Horror for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Horror genre / Page 7

Skyhill: Black Mist - a game in the Horror genre

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 41/100

Skyhill: Black Mist — the continuation of the captivating adventure Skyhill with survival elements and an isometric camera view. The main character wakes up in a...

Chernobyl: Origins

Adventure, Survival horror, Exploration, Visual novel, Survival, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

The events of the game take place in 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The main character is a scientist from a secret laboratory located in the depths of...

Tenebrea

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Detective

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

The game transports you to the walls of an old dormitory in Valencia, where night has long ceased to be a time of peace. A worker died here. Since then, the...

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2021

Steam: 86/100

An atmospheric visual novel in the horror and drama genre, inspired by classic Asian horror films. The story unfolds in the gloomy mansion of Ermengard, which has...

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 65/100

Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut is an improved edition of the action-adventure game with a third-person view and horror elements of Deadly Premonition. A...

Secret Files: Sam Peters

Action, Adventure, Horror, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 71/100

Secret Files: Sam Peters — adventure horror in the point and click genre with action elements. Bigfoot, Abominable Snowman, Loch Ness Monster &mdash...

Xenosis: Alien Infection

Action, Shooter, Horror, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Adventure

Frozen: Nintendo Switch → 2018

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

Xenosis: Alien Infection is an atmospheric shooter with horror elements and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. You will take on the role of a space treasure...

Worse Than Death

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Worse Than Death is a side-scrolling horror adventure about a high school reunion that turns into a nightmare. 28-year-old Holly must face the horrors of her past...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...

Dead by Daylight - Nicolas Cage Chapter Pack

DLC, Action, Third-person view, Survival horror, Online, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2023

Steam: 88/100

A new survivor arrives in Dead by Daylight: Nicolas Cage, who has three new skills (Dramaturgy, Scene Partner, and What a Twist). During the game, the hero can...

Pinball M

Horror, Puzzle, Arcade, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Pinball, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 December 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Pinball platform with a set of dark tables available in paid add-ons. The free table is decorated with a huge Lovecraftian monster that has enveloped the entire...

Devil May Cry 2

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Devil May Cry 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action slasher with a third-person...

Dead by Daylight - Silent Hill Chapter

Action, Online, Horror, DLC, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Dead by Daylight — Silent Hill Chapter — an add-on for the third-person action-horror game. The add-on includes a new map and characters, including a killer and a...

Layers of Fear 2

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Layers of Fear 2 is a continuation of the first-person adventure horror game from the creators of Observer. A Hollywood star is invited to star in a new...

Doom: Slayers Collection

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Doom: Slayers Collection is a collection of the legendary first-person shooter series, which includes the first four games: Doom, Doom 2, Doom 3 and Doom...

Saturnalia

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An action-horror adventure set in a gloomy village where terrible ancient rituals are carried out. Each time after the death of all the characters, the streets and...

Omen Exitio: Plague

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2019

Steam: 85/100

Omen Exitio: Plague is an interactive text adventure with horror elements inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Bye Sweet Carole

Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A dark and captivating fairy tale that pays stunning homage to 1930s animation. Set in early 20th-century England against the backdrop of the burgeoning women's...

Ugly

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

The player explores the depths of the aristocrat's sick mind, which are filled with scary monsters and puzzles. Using the mechanics of mirroring a character, you...

Don't Knock Twice

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Don't Knock Twice is an adventure horror game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, based on the film Don't...

Fear Effect Reinvented

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 2022

Anticipation Rating: 8.1/10

Remake of the original Fear Effect, which was released on the first PlayStation. The game features improved graphics and controls that meet current...

The Coma: Recut

Action, Adventure, Horror, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Coma: Recut is an improved edition of adventure horror with survival elements. The main character will be a Korean student who fell asleep while taking an exam...

Heaven Dust 2

Action, Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Isometric, Zombies, Horror, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 January 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Heaven Dust 2 is a continuation of the isometric action horror game in the spirit of Resident Evil, but with a modified visual style. After a press conference, a...

Killer Frequency

First-person view, Horror, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 June 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The game takes place in 1987, in the small town of Gallows Creek, USA. A local radio DJ receives a call from a maniac live. The hero must solve puzzles to save...

Love Eternal

Platformer, Horror, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2026

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Love Eternal is a challenging precision platformer about Maya, a child taken from her family by a lonely deity. To escape her prison and uncover its secret, she...

Under: Depths of Fear

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 65/100

A dark horror film set in the memoirs of World War I veteran Alexander Dockter. The main character finds himself on a creepy ocean liner heading to the bottom of...

Outbreak: Epidemic

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 42/100

Outbreak: Epidemic — a cooperative shooter with a classic survival theme among insane hordes of zombies, as seen in Killing Floor and Left 4 Dead. Four...

Chasing Static

Adventure, First-person view, Horror, Futurism (Future), Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 January 2023

Steam: 86/100

Chasing Static is a first-person action-horror adventure in which you will uncover the mystery of an abandoned village and find out what happened to its...

PowerSlave Exhumed

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

PowerSlave Exhumed is a classic old-school first-person shooter that originally came out back in the mid-90s on the Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, and the first PlayStation...

Adios

Walking Simulator, First-person view, Horror, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character is a farmer who raises pigs and helps the mafia get rid of the bodies of their victims. One day he decides to call it quits and goes for a walk...

Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness

Horror, Survival, Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2023

Steam: 88/100

A pixelated psychological game in which the protagonist explores the history of a 1920s freak circus that burned to the ground. The character solves puzzles and...

The Persistence

Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Horror, Survival horror, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The Persistence is a procedurally generated first-person shooter with horror elements for PlayStation VR devices. The game takes place on board the spaceship...

Vaccine

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Vaccine is a third-person horror adventure with survival elements. Find a vaccine for your infected friend before time runs out, but know that your friend will...

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle

Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2018

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is a horror puzzle game with an isometric view. Controlling the well-known movie maniac Jason Voorhees, you have to get to your...

Infliction

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Infliction is a dark, first-person horror adventure inspired by P.T. and Silent Hills. The action takes place in a large and mysterious house filled with strange...

Stay Out of the House

Survival horror, Indie, First-person view, Old school, Stealth, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2023

Steam: 94/100

A dark game with VHS video style graphics. The main character finds himself in the lair of a maniac and must get out in three days. You'll have to quietly explore...

Once Upon A Puppet

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2025

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The game takes place in the theatrical world. Using the glove, the gamer controls the puppet. The main character must return to the front stage after solving all...

Bad Dream: Coma

Adventure, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Point & Click, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2019

Steam: 91/100

A dark quest with elements of a psychological thriller. The main character travels through a surreal and disturbing dream world, whose appearance adapts to the...

KILL KNIGHT

Action, Horror, Slasher, Isometric, Fantasy, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 October 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The main character is doomed to eternal battles in the arena. There are five large locations with a variety of opponents. The character uses pistols, heavy weapons...

Death Mark

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2018

Steam: 86/100

Death Mark is a horror adventure from the independent studio Experience. The plot revolves around mysterious marks on the bodies of Tokyo residents — everyone...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Nintendo Switch