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

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle, Survival horror, Exploration, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Lamentum is a dark side-scrolling action adventure game set in New England in the mid-19th century. The game tells the story of a young aristocrat named Victor. He...

Dead by Daylight - Descend Beyond

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2020

Dead by Daylight — Descend Beyond — an expansion for the third-person action-horror game. In the expansion, you will encounter a new killer named The...

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Detective, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Remake of the 2007 adventure of the same name, in which the famous London detective confronts a mysterious cult worshiping Cthulhu. A young Sherlock investigates 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...

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...

Terrifier: The ARTcade Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Side view, Comedy, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2025

Steam: 59/100

A bloody retro beat 'em up based on the film series of the same name. Players take on the role of the clown Art and navigate levels styled after film sets, facing...

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...

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...

Apparition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Steam: 80/100

Apparition is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. Your goal is to document paranormal activity in the eerie North Carolina forest. You can...

The Nothing

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Horror

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 2020

Steam: 83/100

The Nothing is an action-adventure action RPG with a first-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in Los Angeles in 2108 and tells the story of...

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...

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...

This Strange Realm Of Mine

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2020

Steam: 83/100

This Strange Realm Of Mine is an adventure shooter with a first-person view and elements of mystical horror. In this game you have to explore the afterlife. In your...

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...

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...

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...

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 4.6/10

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is an interactive horror adventure created from the script of Ruggero Deodato, a famous Italian film director who “ate the dog” in horror...

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...

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...

Perception

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2017

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Perception is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The main character is a blind girl named Cassie, who finds herself in an abandoned mansion and uses...

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...

Pocket Mirror

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

The main character comes to her senses in a mysterious mansion; among her things she finds a strange mirror. A girl sets off to explore a surreal kingdom to bring...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a continuation of the horror adventure with survival elements. The game tells the story of a young girl, Mine Park, who, under...

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...

Remorse: The List

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Remorse: The List is an atmospheric first-person shooter with horror elements. The events of the game take place in the small Hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, where...

Dead by Daylight - Nicolas Cage Chapter Pack

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2023

Steam: 89/100

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...

Mortisomem

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2025

Steam: 93/100

A mystical adventure set in 1917 Brazil. The protagonist explores rural areas and tries to escape from a demon pursuing him. There are multiple endings that are...

Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Board / Group Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2021

Players: 3/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace is an action-horror game with a third-person view, based on the famous board game "The House of Madness" in the universe of...

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...

Silver Chains

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 January 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Silver Chains is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view. The game tells the story of the main character named Peter, who wakes up in an old...

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...

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...

Garten of Banban 0

Horror, Puzzle, First-person view, Action, Adventure, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 May 2025

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Game from the Garten of Banban series, which tells the story of the appearance of a mysterious kindergarten. Gamer explores locations, solves puzzles and meets...

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...

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Best Games in the Horror genre for Nintendo Switch