Horror for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Horror genre / Page 5

While We Wait Here - a game in the Horror genre

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...

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...

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...

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...

Remothered: Tormented Fathers

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is a psychological horror game with a first-person view. The game follows a 35-year-old woman named Rosemary Reed who arrives at the...

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...

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...

Resident Evil: Revelations 3

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Not officially announced: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.2/10

Resident Evil: Revelations 3 is a continuation of the cooperative action horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil...

Amnesia: Collection

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Amnesia: Collection is a collection of first-person horror adventures that includes Amnesia: The Dark Descent, an indirect sequel to Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs...

DYING: Reborn

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2019

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 38/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game in the room escape genre unfolds in the dark rooms of an unfamiliar hotel. Protagonist Mathew wakes there with little memory...

West of Dead

Shooter, Isometric, Adventure, Roguelike, Replayability, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

Need a packet?

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2020

Steam: 51/100

Need a packet? — a game about a supermarket cashier who has gone crazy. Beep — Beep — Beep — that's all you'll hear after one routine day of Need...

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...

The Heirloom

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → December 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.3/10

The main character is trying to uncover the secrets of her grandfather's old lighthouse and find out the truth about unusual events. The story is inspired by the...

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The return to Hong Kong in 2048 reveals the events leading up to Fear Effect and shows how the team of mercenaries Hana, Royce, Dick, and the mysterious Rain was...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...

Outer Wilds - Echoes of the Eye

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2023

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A massive addition to the exploration adventure Outer Wilds, which adds a new, hidden secret to the already familiar solar system. The story centers on a strange...

Ghost Master: Resurrection

Strategy, Horror, Business / Management, Top-down view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2026

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 82/100

An updated version of the old-school strategy Ghost Master. The player takes on the role of the Ghost Master, who needs to scare all mortals. The main goal is to...

Corpse Party: Blood Drive

Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2019

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Corpse Party: Blood Drive is a Japanese-style visual novel with a touch of horror that continues the story of Corpse Party and is a direct continuation of Book of...

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...

I Saw Black Clouds

Interactive movie, Horror, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Simulation, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 48/100

I Saw Black Clouds is a mystical interactive film in the horror genre. After her friend's suicide, Christina returns to her hometown. In an attempt to unravel the...

Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2023

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Reissue of the horror game Zero: Tsukihami no Kamen (the fourth installment of the Fatal Frame series). The game's plot tells the story of three girls (Ruka...

Cooking Companions

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2025

Steam: 87/100

An unusual visual novel with elements of psychological horror, hiding a dark story behind a cute and almost carefree facade. The events unfold in the forests of the...

Dementium: The Ward

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Survival horror, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2023

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Waking up in an abandoned hospital with no memory of the past, the hero finds himself in a nightmare where the walls whisper, shadows breathe, and the only weapons...

Fear Effect

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Old school, Cyberpunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

The game takes you to a dark Hong Kong in 2052, where reality intertwines with visions from the Chinese hell. The story begins with the funeral of Wee Ming: a crowd...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 May 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Bulb Boy

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Bulb Boy is an indie horror adventure with point and click elements. The main character of Bulb Boy is a boy with a glowing head. You have to overcome your fear and...

Omen of Sorrow

Arcade, Horror, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 64/100

The game world is filled with creatures from myths, scary fairy tales and classic books like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The game features 12 characters...

Close to the Sun

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2019

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Close to the Sun is an adventure horror game with a first-person view in a steampunk style. The game will take you to the beginning of the 20th century on a ship...

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Steam: 63/100

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a sci-fi horror puzzle game set in the Chernobyl zone. The plot begins in the first few months after the disaster at the S.W.A.N...

Shadow Man Remastered

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Shadow Man Remastered is a remaster of the classic action-adventure game with horror elements and a third-person view. The main character of the game is Michael Le...

Slave Zero X

Side view, Beat them all, Platformer, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Slasher, Cyberpunk, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This is a prequel to the original Slave Zero, released in 1999. The game's events take place five years before the events shown in the first part. Megacity S1-9...

Edge of Sanity

Survival horror, Exploration, Action, Crafting, Detective, Adventure, Side view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

A hand-drawn 2D psychological survival horror game set in the ruthless wilds of Alaska with the intense atmosphere of the Cthulhu Mythos. The main character is a...

The Drifter

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2025

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A dark story inspired by King, Crichton, and Carpenter. The main character constantly moves from one job to another, never staying in one place for long. One day...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Old school, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2023

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Atmospheric pixel art point-and-click quest set in Victorian England, which has become one of the most unexpected hits in the indie genre. The main character is a...

Among the Sleep

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Among the Sleep is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. The main character is a very young child. He is hiding from a mysterious...

Hollow

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 36/100

Hollow is an indie shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You are the pilot of the first mining spaceship. You wake up in an...

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Combat robots

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a continuation of the popular series of horror stories with a first-person view. Welcome to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's...

Maid of Sker

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Adventure horror, which takes place in a mystical estate. The game is based on the true story of Elizabeth Williams. She fell in love with Thomas Evans, a musician...

Happy's Humble Burger Farm

Adventure, Action, Horror, First-person view, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Happy's Humble Burger Farm is an atmospheric horror game with simulator elements and a first-person view. In the game you will try on the role of a fast food...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Nintendo Switch