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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...
PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC - a game in the Platformer genre
PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Action, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2025
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Remaster Pac-Man World 2 from 2002. Players take on the role of Pac-Man, who embarks on a journey through Pac-Land to defeat the all-powerful Ghost King and...
Blood Dungeon - a game in the Platformer genre
Blood Dungeon
Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2026
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 74/100
A dynamic roguelike platformer with frantic shooting from the creators of Nidhogg, where danger lurks at every level of the underground maze. The space here is not...
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home - a game in the Platformer genre
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Casual game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 82/100
An adventurous action game about a little rat named Met, whose life in a damp wine cellar changes dramatically after meeting Nat — a clever house mouse from the...
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder - a game in the Platformer genre
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 74/100
The game takes place in the steampunk city of Canaan, where the brave Aletheia is trying to defeat an army of clockwork golems and destroy the terrible plans of a...
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...
Unepic - a game in the Platformer genre
Unepic
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2017
Players: 8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...
Typoman - a game in the Platformer genre
Typoman
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...
Castle of Heart - a game in the Platformer genre
Castle of Heart
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 53/100
Castle of Heart — side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a brave knight, whom an evil wizard turned into...
Chariot - a game in the Platformer genre
Chariot
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2018
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Chariot is a side-scrolling adventure co-op puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with a friend, you will have to try on the roles of a beautiful...
Little Orpheus - a game in the Platformer genre
Little Orpheus
Action, Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Science fiction, Side view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2022
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Little Orpheus is an adventure platformer with puzzle and action elements in the science fiction genre. 1962 NASA is trying to land a man on the moon. Meanwhile, in...
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack - a game in the Platformer genre
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2019
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of humanity. The game...
Newt One - a game in the Platformer genre
Newt One
Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Puzzle, Music game, Casual game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2019
Steam: 77/100
Newt One — adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person view. The land of Groovy Hue was once filled with music and bright colors before the Great Sleep...
Helheim Hassle - a game in the Platformer genre
Helheim Hassle
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Helheim Hassle is an adventure game with puzzle elements. The player controls a pacifist Viking named Bjorn, who has a unique ability — he can detach and...
Aerial_Knight's Never Yield - a game in the Platformer genre
Aerial_Knight's Never Yield
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Runner, Music game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2021
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is an adventure arcade platformer in the world of the future with a side view and runner elements. You have to play on behalf of the...
Ayo the Clown - a game in the Platformer genre
Ayo the Clown
Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Ayo the Clown is an adventure platformer with a variety of puzzles and role-playing elements. You have to help the cute clown Ayo in search of his missing dog Bo...
Haiku, the Robot - a game in the Platformer genre
Haiku, the Robot
Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 91/100
This adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements takes place in Arcadia, a mechanical world inhabited by corrupted robots and machinery. The player explores...
Terror of Hemasaurus - a game in the Platformer genre
Terror of Hemasaurus
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 December 2022
Steam: 91/100
Terror of Hemasaurus is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with local co-op in a science fiction setting. In the game you have to get used to the role of a...
Fall of Porcupine - a game in the Platformer genre
Fall of Porcupine
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Interactive movie, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2023
Players: 10/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Fall of Porcupine is an adventure narrative platformer with a side view about the difficult fate of a medical pigeon. You will have to face the injustice of the...
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...
Shotgun Cop Man - a game in the Platformer genre
Shotgun Cop Man
Platformer, Action, Side view, Comedy, Shooter, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 May 2025
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Adrenaline platformer for accuracy from the creators my fired pedro. The main goal is to arrest the devil himself, breaking through the hordes of demons, deadly...
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection
Platformer, Collection, Side view, Casual game, Action, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2026
Steam: 43/100
A collection of classic games based on the animated series "Rugrats," bringing back iconic adventures in a refreshed format. The collection features six projects...
Gurei - a game in the Platformer genre
Gurei
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2026
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 77/100
The game follows Rei, a human spirit who must defeat mystical nature entities, Kami, to obtain their power. The game features a dynamic difficulty system: the...
Greak 2: Alliance of the Storms - a game in the Platformer genre
Greak 2: Alliance of the Storms
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Cooperative metroidvania with hand-drawn graphics. The adventure is designed for single-player, local co-op, or online co-op. After fleeing their homeland, Greak...
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap - a game in the Platformer genre
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2017
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who was turned into...
League of Evil - a game in the Platformer genre
League of Evil
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2017
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...
FE (2018) - a game in the Platformer genre
FE (2018)
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2018
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 71/100
FE is a fantasy arcade platformer with a third-person view. You will play the role of a funny animal who travels through a mysterious forest with equally strange...
Ms. Splosion Man - a game in the Platformer genre
Ms. Splosion Man
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 November 2018
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Ms. Splosion Man is a dynamic puzzle platformer with a side view, where the main character is a female version of the "Explosive Man" from the game of the same...
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight - a game in the Platformer genre
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 January 2019
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a side-scrolling action platformer. You have to go explore the dark lands where the curse has fallen. Evil is penetrating...
Trine 2: Complete Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Trine 2: Complete Story
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2019
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Trine 2: Complete Story is a complete edition of the atmospheric action platformer with a side view in the fantasy setting of Trine 2, which contains all previously...
Jet Kave Adventure - a game in the Platformer genre
Jet Kave Adventure
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2019
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Jet Kave Adventure is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer. You will meet Cave, a caveman with a jet engine. When the chief is driven out by his own tribe, he...
Blue Fire - a game in the Platformer genre
Blue Fire
Adventure, Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 February 2021
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Blue Fire is a 3D arcade platformer with a third-person perspective, set in a place called The Nether. As you progress, you'll explore ancient temples, meet...
Omno - a game in the Platformer genre
Omno
Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2021
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...
Lost Ruins - a game in the Platformer genre
Lost Ruins
Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2022
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 59/100
Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider - a game in the Platformer genre
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Side view, Arcade, Beat them all, Slasher, Platformer, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 January 2023
Players: 5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 77/100
The rulers of the oppressed world made an army of super-soldiers, among whom was the main character, but he decided to go against them. The ninja warrior known as...
Gunbrella - a game in the Platformer genre
Gunbrella
Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Action, Adventure, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2023
Players: 10/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 80/100
The main character is a stern woodcutter who finds himself in a city that is alien to himself, filled with various enemies, including a cult of sectarians, a gang...
Iron Meat - a game in the Platformer genre
Iron Meat
Shooter, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2024
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 96/100
Meat shooter inspired by the legendary Contra and seasoned with a dark plot and living machinery. Players fight bloodthirsty bosses that look like KAMAZ trucks...
Yooka-Replaylee - a game in the Platformer genre
Yooka-Replaylee
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Remake, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Remake of the fun platformer Yooka-Laylee. The evil fat cat Capital B decides to get his hands on all the books in the world to get rich. He finds out that the...
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: 62/100
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...
Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition
Action, Adventure, Collection, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2026
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 71/100
A collection that includes versions of Rayman for MS-DOS, PlayStation, Atari Jaguar, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance, over 120 additional levels from Rayman's...
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