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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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Saviorless - a game in the Platformer genre
Saviorless
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Indie, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 April 2024
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
A dark action-platformer in which two main characters try to escape the cursed lands known as the Smiling Isles. The main characters realize that they are inside...
Croc Legend of the Gobbos - a game in the Platformer genre
Croc Legend of the Gobbos
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 April 2025
Steam: 91/100
The return of the warm and bright classics of platformers, where a small crocodile sets off in search of his foster family. Ahead - colorful worlds, filled with...
Once Upon A Puppet - a game in the Platformer genre
Once Upon A Puppet
Side view, Fantasy, Puzzle, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2025
Steam: 83/100
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...
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution - a game in the Platformer genre
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2025
Players: 10/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 74/100
A remastered version of the sequel to the first Shantae, released for the Game Boy Advance, the project of which was suspended in 2004 due to problems with the...
Neva: Prologue - a game in the Platformer genre
Neva: Prologue
Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2026
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 77/100
White butterflies lead Alba to the remote swamps, where she finds a lost young wolf. Trying to escape the deadly marshes, they gradually learn to trust each other...
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron - a game in the Platformer genre
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2011
Players: 10/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 77/100
This fantasy action platformer draws on the Old Testament apocrypha, the Book of Enoch. The player takes the role of Enoch, who must stop a great flood ordered by...
Not A Hero - a game in the Platformer genre
Not A Hero
Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Beat them all, Action, Indie, Comedy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Not A Hero is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Professional hitman Steve, who has become the campaign manager for mayoral candidate Bunny Lord, must...
de Blob 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
de Blob 2
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 75/100
de Blob 2 is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. The main villain from the first part returns and tries to seize power in the...
Toki - a game in the Platformer genre
Toki
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 December 2018
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 66/100
This action platformer follows Toki, a warrior transformed into a chimpanzee by the sorcerer Vookimedlo and the demon Bashtar, who also kidnap his beloved Miho. To...
Mechstermination Force - a game in the Platformer genre
Mechstermination Force
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 April 2019
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 55/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Mechstermination Force is a side-scrolling action-platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the role of a brave warrior with a deadly cannon, you have to save the world...
Skybolt Zack - a game in the Platformer genre
Skybolt Zack
Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Music game, Runner
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2019
Steam: 89/100
Skybolt Zack is a fast-paced arcade action platformer with rhythm game elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on the role of the...
Backworlds - a game in the Platformer genre
Backworlds
Free game, Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 97/100
Backworlds is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer in which you can influence the game world using a special eraser. This is what the main game mechanics...
HAAK - a game in the Platformer genre
HAAK
Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2022
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 92/100
HAAK is a side-scrolling action adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will find yourself in a dark futuristic world of the future, where unique...
Disney Illusion Island - a game in the Platformer genre
Disney Illusion Island
Arcade, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2023
Players: 2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Mickey and his friends explore the mysterious island of Monot to find three mystical books and save the world from disaster. Characters can unlock special abilities...
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - a game in the Platformer genre
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Parkour
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2023
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A dynamic platformer, the spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio. The main character of the game is a graffiti artist with a cyber head named Red. Together with his...
Prison City - a game in the Platformer genre
Prison City
Side view, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Old school, Futurism (Future)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 84/100
The events of the game take place in 1997. The city of Detroit has become an impenetrable mega-prison. One day, a group of terrorist hackers seized control of this...
Dandara Trials of Fear - a game in the Platformer genre
Dandara Trials of Fear
Side view, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2018
Steam: 85/100
Dandara Trials of Fear is a side-scrolling fantasy action-adventure platformer. The citizens, once free-spirited, are now oppressed and isolated. But all is not...
Trine: Enchanted Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine: Enchanted Edition
Action, Adventure, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2018
Steam: 94/100
This fantasy adventure platformer tells the origin story of Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief, whose fates are bound by the magical...
Catherine: Full Body - a game in the Platformer genre
Catherine: Full Body
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 July 2020
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Catherine: Full Body is a remake of the adventure puzzle platformer Catherine for modern platforms. The game tells the story of a 32-year-old guy named Vincent, who...
The Alto Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
The Alto Collection
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Stunts, Collection, Adventure, Snowboard, Action, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2020
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 94/100
The Alto Collection is a collection of minimalist adventure arcade games Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey. As a snowboarder, you will have to ride through...
Vagante - a game in the Platformer genre
Vagante
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 January 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...
Mr. Sun's Hatbox - a game in the Platformer genre
Mr. Sun's Hatbox
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Comedy, Metroidvania, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2023
Steam: 85/100
The evil Mr. Moon and his criminal gang robbed a small but proud courier company, stealing a box of hats for Mr. Sun. The hero, thirsting for justice, assembles a...
30XX - a game in the Platformer genre
30XX
Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 August 2023
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Dynamic action-platformer inspired by the Mega Man series. The game is a direct sequel to 20XX. The events of the game begin with the protagonist awakening after a...
Nikoderiko: The Magical World - a game in the Platformer genre
Nikoderiko: The Magical World
Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2024
Players: 10/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A bright adventure with the support of a cooperative, whose heroes want to save a magical island from a villain. There are seven unique worlds where you can find...
Rusty Rabbit - a game in the Platformer genre
Rusty Rabbit
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2025
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 72/100
The main character is a rabbit who controls a combat mech. The main action takes place in a fantasy setting thousands of years after people left the Earth. Instead...
Storm Lancers - a game in the Platformer genre
Storm Lancers
Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2025
Steam: 61/100
A dynamic game with co-op on one screen, where heroes make an emergency landing in a dying alien world that holds a secret source of powerful magic. You need to...
Dark Flame - a game in the Platformer genre
Dark Flame
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Hidden Objects, Walking Simulator
Frozen: Nintendo Switch → 2018
Steam: 100/100
Dark Flame is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a medieval setting. In the role of a crusader knight, you will have to find out the truth about the...
Dandara - a game in the Platformer genre
Dandara
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2018
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...
The Adventure Pals - a game in the Platformer genre
The Adventure Pals
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 April 2018
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 76/100
The Adventure Pals is an arcade side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with RPG elements. The evil Mr. B kidnaps the inhabitants of a peaceful village in order...
Candle - a game in the Platformer genre
Candle
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2018
Players: 5.1/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Candle is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to take on the role of the brave young man Teku, who is trying to save the shaman from...
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - a game in the Platformer genre
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018
Players: 5.4/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...
Candleman - a game in the Platformer genre
Candleman
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Action, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2019
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Candleman is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer where you control a candle character. The candle can only burn for 10 seconds, so you need to solve various...
Dreaming Sarah - a game in the Platformer genre
Dreaming Sarah
Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2021
Steam: 90/100
The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread - a game in the Platformer genre
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
Arcade, Side view, Comics, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 April 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 87/100
Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that follows the adventures of secret agents. In the story, world...
Arise: A Simple Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Arise: A Simple Story
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Arise: A Simple Story is an adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an atmospheric story of two people in a world...
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure - a game in the Platformer genre
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure
Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Third-person view, Side view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2022
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 79/100
My Little Pony: A Maretime Bay Adventure is a bright arcade platformer based on the popular animated series Friendship is Magic. You will take on the role of Sunny...
Convergence: A League of Legends Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Convergence: A League of Legends Story
Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2023
Steam: 87/100
The main character Ekko is a young inventor of a device that rewinds time. Together with his friends, he works to make his hometown of Zaun safe. But one day a new...
Super Adventure Hand - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Adventure Hand
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comedy, Parkour, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 September 2023
Steam: 94/100
A crazy and comedic platformer where the main character is a living hand, left without its partner forearm. The story quickly turns into an absurd adventure filled...
Penny's Big Breakaway - a game in the Platformer genre
Penny's Big Breakaway
Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Stunts
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 75/100
An adventure platformer where the gameplay is built around using a yo-yo and performing various tricks with it. Yo-Yo is the main character's living magical pet...
Abathor - a game in the Platformer genre
Abathor
Platformer, Fantasy, Side view, Old school, Adventure, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Action, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2024
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 88/100
A pixel game with support for 4-player co-op mode, in which a group of brave heroes must save Atlantis. The people angered the gods, who sent monsters in revenge...
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