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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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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...
Chenso Club - a game in the Platformer genre
Chenso Club
Cooperative (co-op), Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Comedy, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022
Steam: 73/100
CHENSO CLUB is a cooperative action-rogal with a view of the side of the platformer. Welcome to the growing community of fighters who are ready to save humanity...
The Library of Babel - a game in the Platformer genre
The Library of Babel
Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Detective, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2023
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 70/100
The game takes place in a dystopian future where humanity has long since died out and the world is populated by high-tech robots. The main character investigates a...
Slave Zero X - a game in the Platformer genre
Slave Zero X
Side view, Beat them all, Platformer, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Slasher, Cyberpunk, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 69/100
This is a prequel to the original Slave Zero, released in 1999. The game's events take place five years before the events shown in the first part. Megacity S1-9...
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home - a game in the Platformer genre
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home
Puzzle, Adventure, Logic, Historical, Casual game, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024
Players: 6.3/10
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Continuation of Valiant Hearts: The Great War, which takes place in the midst of the First World War. Two brothers try to survive and pass all the tests in order...
Mika and The Witch's Mountain - a game in the Platformer genre
Mika and The Witch's Mountain
Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Exploration, Adventure, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2024
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 86/100
An aspiring witch named Mika must deliver important packages to the inhabitants of a magical island using a flying broom and jumping on platforms. The girl meets...
Bye Sweet Carole - a game in the Platformer genre
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...
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: 91/100
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...
This Is Fine: Maximum Cope - a game in the Platformer genre
This Is Fine: Maximum Cope
Adventure, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 May 2026
Steam: 69/100
A colorful Metroidvania based on the famous meme about a dog in a burning house. The player controls a dog named Question Hound, exploring five worlds inspired by...
GoNNER - a game in the Platformer genre
GoNNER
Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 56/100
Metacritic: 79/100
GoNNER is a brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. The game tells the story of the friendship between Hiccup...
Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe - a game in the Platformer genre
Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe
Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017
Steam: 70/100
Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. You'll find all the classic elements from 90's games plus some cool new ideas. You...
Xeodrifter - a game in the Platformer genre
Xeodrifter
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 February 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 74/100
This side-scrolling metroidvania follows an interstellar drifter exploring a small cluster of four planets in the Omega sector. After a collision with a rogue...
Clustertruck - a game in the Platformer genre
Clustertruck
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Parkour
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2018
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...
Pode - a game in the Platformer genre
Pode
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2018
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Pode is a cute action-adventure platformer with an isometric camera view and lots of interesting co-op puzzles. The game will tell the story of a small rock that...
In Between - a game in the Platformer genre
In Between
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 68/100
In Between — arcade side-scrolling indie adventure. The game tells a sad story about a man who is dying of cancer. The main character will have to delve into...
Ultimate Chicken Horse - a game in the Platformer genre
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in the style of Super Meat Boy. You have to create levels with a huge number of traps and other...
LOVE - a game in the Platformer genre
LOVE
Platformer, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Old school, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2019
Steam: 92/100
A minimalist game with a retro aesthetic and an emphasis on challenge without being unfair. The game features an innovative revival system, 16 levels and an...
Yoshi's Crafted World - a game in the Platformer genre
Yoshi's Crafted World
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Mario Game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2019
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Yoshi's Crafted World is a fun arcade platformer about the adventures of a dinosaur in the cartoon world of the Mario universe. Explore a large-scale world realized...
Type: Rider - a game in the Platformer genre
Type: Rider
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2019
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Type: Rider is a side-scrolling educational arcade platformer. You have to immerse yourself in the mysterious and fantastic world of letters. By controlling the...
Grimvalor - a game in the Platformer genre
Grimvalor
Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Adventure, Side view, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2020
Players: 8.3/10
Grimvalor is a fantasy action game with RPG elements and a side view. An evil force is raging in the forgotten kingdom of Vallaris. The quest is to uncover the fate...
Collapsed - a game in the Platformer genre
Collapsed
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2020
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 68/100
Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic action platformer with Rogue-lite elements. In the game you will play the role of Hunters, forced to hunt down their enemies for...
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...
Time Loader - a game in the Platformer genre
Time Loader
Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Indie, Puzzle, Simulation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2022
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Time Loader is the adventure of a little robot who goes back in time to change the tragic events that forever changed the fate of his creator. All your actions will...
Spidersaurs - a game in the Platformer genre
Spidersaurs
Arcade, Side view, Comics, Platformer, Shooter, Comedy, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2022
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Spidersaurs is a fun side-scrolling arcade action platformer with sci-fi elements. Ugly spiderosaurs — hybrids of dinosaurs and spiders — have broken...
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: 82/100
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...
Poi - a game in the Platformer genre
Poi
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2017
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Poi is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view. The story follows the journey of a boy and a girl who embark on a dangerous journey to uncover the...
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy - a game in the Platformer genre
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 January 2019
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 74/100
This third-person action-adventure draws on the mythology of ancient Egypt. Sphinx travels between worlds through magical portals to thwart Set’s plans and recover...
Shantae - a game in the Platformer genre
Shantae
Action, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
Metacritic: 74/100
This action-adventure platformer with metroidvania elements follows half-genie Shantae, the self-appointed guardian of the fishing village of Scuttle Town. When the...
DreamWorks Spirit Lucky's Big Adventure - a game in the Platformer genre
DreamWorks Spirit Lucky's Big Adventure
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 June 2021
Steam: 82/100
An adventure game based on the story of Lucky, her mustang Spirit, and her best friends Abigail and Prudence. The events unfold in the open territory of Miradero...
Islets - a game in the Platformer genre
Islets
Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Action, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2022
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Islets is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. Aiko is an aspiring warrior who explores the skies and earth...
Anomaly Agent - a game in the Platformer genre
Anomaly Agent
Side view, Action, Cyberpunk, Platformer, Science fiction, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2024
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
A game in a cyberpunk setting with dynamic battles. The main character is an agent who searches for anomalies to protect the world. In addition to hand-to-hand...
Volgarr the Viking 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Volgarr the Viking 2
Platformer, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 August 2024
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 73/100
A hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the brave Viking Volgarr. The player is once again immersed in the world of ancient mythology and epic...
Speedollama - a game in the Platformer genre
Speedollama
Shooter, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Comedy, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2024
Steam: 95/100
A dynamic pixel game about a group of elite llama mercenaries who set out to destroy an army of alpacas. You can improve your skills and use different weapons. The...
Ultimate Sheep Raccoon - a game in the Platformer genre
Ultimate Sheep Raccoon
Racing, Platformer, Bicycles, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2025
Steam: 46/100
A bright cooperative game in which several characters ride on the highway on bicycles. You need to perform tricks, type points and overtake opponents. There are...
Namco Museum (2001) - a game in the Platformer genre
Namco Museum (2001)
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2017
Ageless - a game in the Platformer genre
Ageless
Adventure, Indie, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2020
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Ageless is a story-driven puzzle platformer in which the young Kiara explores a mysterious world, seeking to uncover its secrets and understand herself. As she...
Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior - a game in the Platformer genre
Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Action, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2019
Steam: 58/100
A brave warrior takes up a legendary sword and embarks on a journey through time, exploring a futuristic cyberpunk world. The game features four levels with diverse...
Skelattack - a game in the Platformer genre
Skelattack
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2020
Players: 5.7/10
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Skelattack is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You are an enchanted skeleton living in the deepest part of the dungeon. You are awakened by the sound...
Ultracore - a game in the Platformer genre
Ultracore
Action, Platformer, Side view, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2020
Metacritic: 65/100
Ultracore is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In 1994, the side-scrolling platformer Project Hardcore was supposed to be...
Neversong - a game in the Platformer genre
Neversong
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2020
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Neversong is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game will tell the story of a little boy named Pete. Waking up from a coma, he discovers that his...
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