Horror for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Horror genre / Page 4

Kingdom of Night - a game in the Horror genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Science fiction, Open world

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2026

Steam: 86/100

The city of Watford becomes the arena for the impending apocalypse. The story unfolds around the invasion of demonic forces, ruled by five lord-generals hiding in...

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse is a third-person action-comedy horror game in which you take on the role of a real zombie who has risen from the depths...

White Day: A Labyrinth Named School

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 67/100

White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game tell the story of schoolchildren who find...

Kholat

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Kholat is an adventure horror game with a first-person view, based on the events of the Dyatlov Pass. In 1959, a group of 9 students went on a hike in the Ural...

Radiation Island

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Radiation Island is an action-adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. This is a game where you determine your own destiny in a huge open world...

Back in 1995

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 May 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Back in 1995 is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view, stylized as games from the 1990s. You will find poor controls, character models and...

DUSK

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A retro shooter filled with three atmospheric campaign episodes, designed in the spirit of the 90s. The main character fights against mystical creatures. The game...

Tormented Souls

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Survival horror, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...

Source of Madness

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Action, Roguelike, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Source of Madness is an action-adventure game with roguelike elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the Claylands, the crazy world...

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A mixture of horror and dating simulator about a princess imprisoned in a basement. Usually such stories end with the girl being saved, but this time it’s the other...

Outlast: Whistleblower

Action, Adventure, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Outlast: Whistleblower is an add-on for the first-person horror adventure game Outlast. The add-on will tell the story of software engineer Waylon Park, who worked...

STAY

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2018

Steam: 93/100

STAY is an unusual adventure with a side view and horror elements. Quinn woke up in a closed room, where there is only a computer connected to the chat you are in...

The House in Fata Morgana

Horror, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Side view, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 96/100

House in Fata Morgana is an adventure visual novel with Japanese-style horror elements. The events of the game will tell the story of a young hero who wakes up in...

Remothered: Broken Porcelain

Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Horror, Action, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 44/100

Remothered: Broken Porcelain is a standalone expansion and expanded version of the first-person horror adventure Remothered: Tormented Fathers. The game will add...

We Were Here

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

An atmospheric co-op adventure where two strangers find themselves separated by the walls of an ancient castle amidst the Antarctic ice. One is trapped in a...

Home Safety Hotline

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Text quest, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 September 2024

Steam: 91/100

The support service operator in 1996 answers calls from people who have discovered suspicious traces, noises, and pests in their homes. Each case needs to be...

Skyhill

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Survival, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

Action, Horror, Indie, First-person view, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is an action-horror game with a first-person view in the point and click genre. This time the horror followed you home. In this final...

Lust for Darkness

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Adult game, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 50/100

Lust for Darkness is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. Jonathan Moon receives a letter from his wife, who disappeared a year ago. Following the...

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 May 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition is a complete edition of the adventure puzzle game with horror elements. The edition contains the full game, as well as...

Castlevania Advance Collection

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...

While We Wait Here

First-person view, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Horror, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

The player controls a roadside cafe and talks to customers. The lives of the guests are threatened by a catastrophe, but there is still time. The gamer cooks and...

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Count Lucanor

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Survival horror, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A pixel-art adventure with horror and stealth elements set in a fairytale world, Count Lucanor follows Hans, a boy who enters a forest, meets a kobold and becomes...

Down To Hell

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Indie, Side view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 December 2019

Steam: 55/100

Down To Hell is a dynamic action-slasher with role-playing elements and a side view. You have to take on the role of a knight filled with hatred and rage. As you...

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut

Adventure, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 November 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 77/100

BloodRayne 2: Terminal Cut is an updated version of the action-adventure slasher BloodRayne 2. The original game has received support for modern gamepads and...

The House of the Dead Remake

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Horror, Beat them all, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 60/100

The House of the Dead Remake is a remake of the cult rail shooter with a first-person view, released in 1997 in arcade machines. The game has received a major...

Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo

Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel, Horror, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A dark story about the mysterious “Ritual of Resurrection.” The game takes place at the end of the 20th century in the Sumida district of Tokyo. An office worker...

Sanitarium Enhanced

Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Puzzle

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

The enhanced edition of the cult psychological horror Sanitarium from 1998. The re-release maintains the dark atmosphere of the classic horror and adds modern...

DOOM 64

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DOOM 64 is a re-release of the 22-year-old cult classic, free when you pre-order Doom Eternal. The ported version, which is being handled by Nightdive Studios, has...

Castlevania Anniversary Collection

Action, Adventure, Horror, Collection, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Castlevania Anniversary Collection is an anniversary edition of Konami's Castlevania games. A great opportunity awaits you to trace the entire history of the games...

Lovecraft's Untold Stories

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Lovecraft's Untold Stories is a top-down pixel action RPG with roguelike elements, inspired by the stories of Howard Lovecraft. As one of five heroes, players will...

Murder House

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021

Steam: 94/100

Atmospheric survival horror in the style of VHS slashers from the 1980s. A local TV crew goes to the abandoned house of the executed serial killer Anthony Smith...

Onimusha: Warlords

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 January 2019

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...

Party Hard 2

Arcade, Simulation, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 66/100

Party Hard 2 is a top-down tactical stealth arcade game. The game will delight you with a new engine with new three-dimensional locations. As in the first part, you...

West of Dead

Shooter, Isometric, Adventure, Roguelike, Replayability, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

West of Dead is a fast-paced adventure shooter with an isometric camera view. Together with the dead William Mason, you can plunge into the gloomy world of the Wild...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted

Virtual Reality (VR), Horror, Puzzle, First-person view, Action, Combat robots

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted is an exciting action-horror game with a first-person view in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, supporting virtual reality...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part One is a standalone expansion for the dynamic first-person shooter Doom Eternal. This time the events will take place...

Beacon Pines

Adventure, Visual novel, Casual game, Exploration, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

An adventure game set in a mysterious book. The main character Luka is trying to deal with mysterious events in his hometown. Along the way, he finds amulets with...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Nintendo Switch