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

It Takes Two - a game in the Online genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 87/100

It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...

Minecraft

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An engaging sandbox game focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

No Man's Sky

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...

Little Nightmares 3

Adventure, Horror, Online, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Low and One are trying to get out of Nowhere. They joined forces to survive in a dangerous world full of illusions and shadows. The main feature of the sequel is...

Fortnite

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2018

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Most of the planet was destroyed by a cataclysm, which led to the emergence of strange creatures resembling zombies. The survivors named them "brainiacs." The last...

Grounded

Action, First-person view, Online, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Grounded is a cooperative survival game from Obsidian. The plot tells about children who have shrunk to the size of insects. Now the grass seems huge to them, like...

Sid Meier's Civilization 7

Strategy, Online, Historical, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), Grand strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2025

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the legendary series of turn-based strategies. Players rule as one of the many legendary leaders in world history. At the beginning, the player also...

Among Us

Science fiction, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...

Overwatch

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2022

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A team-based first-person shooter that continues the story of a future world experiencing a technological crisis from Overwatch 2016. The disbanded Patrol is a...

ARK: Survival Evolved

Online, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Shooter, Survival, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world action game with a first-person view and survival elements. You have to become a real dinosaur hunter. You will go to a large...

Dead by Daylight

Action, Horror, Online, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer action-horror game with a third-person view, which tells the story of four teenagers and a maniac who wants to shred everyone and...

Warface

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2020

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Warface — a free-to-play dynamic multiplayer first-person shooter. Players choose one of five classes — assault, medic, engineer, sniper, or SED — and fight in...

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

Fighting, Online, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime "Avatar: The Last Airbender," featuring 12 playable characters, players can utilize various attacks and a flow system with fast movements...

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Action, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Procedural generation, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 April 2026

Players: 8.2/10

A cooperative horror puzzle game in the spirit of Lethal Company. The game is about a group of bloggers trying to get viral on the local equivalent of YouTube. To...

Core Keeper

Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...

Overwatch (2016)

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Overwatch is a team-based online first-person shooter from the developers of Blizzard Entertainment. The game takes place on the Earth of the future, which is...

EA Sports FC 26

Simulation, Online, Football, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2025

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Football simulator and a direct continuation of the Electronic Arts FIFA series. The game has 19,000+ fully licensed players, 700+ teams and 30+ leagues. The new...

FIFA 23

Simulation, Online, Football, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2022

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

FIFA 23 is an arcade football simulator from the Canadian studio EA Sports, offering players the chance to win the 2022-2023 season of real European (and not only...

The Elder Scrolls: Blades

Role-playing game, Online, First-person view, Free game, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2020

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 42/100

The Elder Scrolls: Blades is a free-to-play, first-person multiplayer role-playing game set in the Elder Scrolls universe. The main character is a member of the...

Path of Titans

Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2022

A multiplayer survival simulator dedicated to the life of dinosaurs in an open world. The game features dozens of species of prehistoric creatures, each with its...

Payday 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2018

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Payday 2 is a continuation of the cooperative online shooter with a first-person view. The main characters are still four robbers, each of whom wears memorable...

Minecraft Legends

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, In real time, Online, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2023

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Pixel action-strategy, the events of which unfold in the universe of the popular sandbox Minecraft. The world is on the brink of destruction due to the invasion...

Asphalt Legends Unite

Racing, Online, Free game, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2024

Players: 7/10

Updated version of the arcade racing game Asphalt 9: Legends. The game features various modes, including split-screen competitions, over 250 cars, improved...

Heave Ho

Arcade, Online, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Indie, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2019

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Heave Ho is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle platformer. In the game you can gather a friendly team of up to 4 people to go on a dangerous journey, where the...

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is a remaster of the third-person arcade racing game in the Need for Speed series. In addition to improved graphics, the...

Ravenswatch

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2025

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...

World War Z

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Easy Red 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022

Players: 8.4/10

A game with several multiplayer modes dedicated to the battles of World War II. Battles take place on spacious maps that reflect real locations. You can control a...

Friday the 13th: The Game

Online, Action, Horror, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2019

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Friday the 13th: The Game is an action-horror game played from a third-person perspective. The game will provide an opportunity to try on several roles. The first...

Railway Empire 2

Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, In real time, Trains, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2023

Players: 6.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Continuation of the management simulator, where in the role of a skilled entrepreneur you need to establish the US railway system of the mid-19th century. The game...

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 March 2021

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Palia

Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Sandbox, Free game, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2023

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

A colorful MMO game where you can see old friends and do peaceful things like fishing and gardening. The events take place in a fantasy village, where the main...

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Action, Fighting, Online, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2025

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A fighting game based on the cult anime and manga “Dragon Ball”. The game features dozens of famous characters with unique abilities, transformations and...

Fall Guys

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...

Yet Another Zombie Defense HD

Shooter, Online, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Construction, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 April 2019

Metacritic: 45/100

Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is a top-down cooperative zombie shooter for multiple players. Every night you have to defend yourself from hordes of undead. This...

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Online, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2026

A game that supports co-op for up to 4 people. Characters explore dungeons, ruins, and gardens that are automatically generated each time. The game also has...

Tools Up!

Arcade, Online, Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2019

Players: 5.9/10

Tools Up! is a fun arcade simulator with a top-down view, where you and your friends will have to do a large-scale renovation of your house. The residents of the...

Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game

Action, Online, Third-person view, Stunts, Parkour

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

A game that supports multiplayer for up to 4 people, in which you can freely move around the city, complete time trials and do parkour. There are a variety of...

Risk of Rain Returns

Roguelike, Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A completely revamped version of the original 2013 game. After a spaceship crash, the main character and their team find themselves on a hostile planet. To survive...

My Little Universe

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2023

Players: 7.9/10

A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...

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Best Games in the Online genre for Nintendo Switch (Game released)