Online 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Online genre

Monster Hunter Rise - a game in the Online genre

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy, Action, Open world, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 87/100

The action takes place 50 years after the great disaster. The hunters are faced with a new and terrifying monster that is ready to plunge everything around into...

World War Z

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

World War Z — a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, created based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed for...

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 March 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a continuation of the multiplayer third-person shooter in the Plants vs. universe. Zombies. The game will tell about...

EMERGENCY

Isometric, Strategy, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 10/10

The player controls a team of rescuers and helps city residents during disasters. Here you may encounter fires, injured civilians, criminals, electrical accidents...

Sky: Children of the Light

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...

Embr

Arcade, Online, First-person view, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Embr is a first-person co-op action game where you become the best firefighter you can hire. Alone or together with your comrades, you will go to conquer burning...

RICO: London

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021

RICO: London is a continuation of the cooperative arcade shooter with a first-person view and procedural level generation. This time you have to go to London on New...

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls is a multi-player co-op action adventure. Big city — big adventures. When Ryder and the PAW Patrol learn that Mayor...

Skyforge

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 February 2021

Players: 8/10

Skyforge is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a fantasy universe where gods...

Pac-Man 99

Arcade, Online, Top-down view, Action, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Pac-Man 99 is a free-to-play battle royale game in the legendary Pac-Man series. Up to 99 players compete in the game, where the main goal is to remain the only...

Crash Drive 3

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 July 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Drive 3 is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view and online elements. You will experience incredible fun in this game. You will be able to...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Metacritic: 67/100

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

Third-person view, Arcade, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2021

Players: 5.7/10

A vibrant cooperative game in which gamers travel through worlds inspired by different settings. At locations you can fight with opponents and destroy environmental...

CRSED: F.O.A.D.

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Players: 6.8/10

CRSED: F.O.A.D. is a free-to-play first- and third-person shooter in the battle royale genre. It was released on Steam Early Access in 2018 as an independent...

Knockout City

Action, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Knockout City is a fast-paced dodgeball game where you have to throw the ball and knock out your opponent. A whole new type of multiplayer team game awaits you...

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is a top-down cooperative RPG adventure for up to four players. You will find a colorful roguelike with procedurally generated...

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All!

Arcade, Action, Online, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! — a classic beat 'em up with a side view, based on the comic book "The Adventures of Asterix and Obelix". The main opponents...

Super Animal Royale

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Super Animal Royale is an unusual top-down battle royale where cute little animals try to stay alive. At the beginning of the game, you can choose one of the...

B.Ark

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Bark is a side-scrolling co-op family shooter about furry astronauts battling an army of robots. In the game, you can choose from a variety of spaceships controlled...

Cricket 22

Simulation, Sports game, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2021

The gamer plays cricket, which features Ashes, Big Bash, Hundred and other competitions. You can also enter the international battlefield with fully licensed teams...

Crashnauts

Arcade, Online, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

A dynamic arcade platformer-player for 2-6 players with quick and spectacular battles. Matches take place on different arenas, where you can use a wide arsenal of...

Just Dance 2022

Music game, Arcade, Action, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Board / Group Game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Just Dance 2022 is a musical arcade simulator with cooperative elements. As with previous installments in the franchise, players will have to mimic the choreography...

Pokemon Unite

Free game, Online, Action, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Pokemon Unite is a free-to-play strategy game in the MOBA genre in the universe of legendary Pokemon, where two teams of five people will fight against each other...

Infinite Tanks WW2

Tanks, Action, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 June 2021

Players: 6/10

Infinite Tanks WW2 is a tank action game with a third-person view. This game brings an innovative, never-before-seen approach to World War II tank battles. The game...

WarioWare: Get It Together!

Arcade, Side view, Board / Group Game, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

WarioWare: Get It Together! — a fascinating arcade collection of mini-games in the WarioWare series. You have to help Wario and his friends escape from the...

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis

Role-playing game, MMO, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 June 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis is an updated version of the popular multiplayer role-playing game in the fantasy universe of Phantasy Star. You will find...

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Best Games in the Online genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch