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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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Nightmare Boy - a game in the Platformer genre
Nightmare Boy
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2018
Steam: 58/100
Nightmare Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game takes place in another world full of enemies from your worst nightmares. Only you can save...
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...
Flinthook - a game in the Platformer genre
Flinthook
Action, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2018
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Flinthook is a side-scrolling action platformer from the creators of Mercenary Kings and Curses N Chaos. You have to play as a little guy who destroys many enemies...
Toki Tori - a game in the Platformer genre
Toki Tori
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2018
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal, the player will...
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2018
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 60/100
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 is an anniversary collection of side-scrolling action platformers set in the Mega Man X universe. Mega Man X Legacy Collection...
Freedom Planet - a game in the Platformer genre
Freedom Planet
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2018
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 83/100
This combat-focused platform adventure follows the dragon girl Lilac and her friends as they defend the world of Avalice from an alien attack. The heroes face...
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...
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2018
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 75/100
Asterix & Obelix XXL 2 is a fun arcade game with a third-person view, where you will plunge into adventures with Asterix and Obelix. These fictional characters have...
GODS Remastered - a game in the Platformer genre
GODS Remastered
Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 March 2019
Steam: 81/100
GODS Remastered is a remaster of the legendary 1991 platformer Gods, in which you will have to pass the trials of the gods in order to climb Olympus in the end and...
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors - a game in the Platformer genre
The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2019
Players: 10/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Remaster Ninja Warriors (1989), to which the developers added additional moves and combos, 2 new characters, 2-player co-op, as well as improved graphics...
3000th Duel - a game in the Platformer genre
3000th Duel
Action, Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Slasher, Role-playing game, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2020
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 71/100
3000th Duel is an indie adventure platformer with slasher elements and a side view. The hero sets off towards the unknown, remembering almost nothing about himself...
Gigantosaurus The Game - a game in the Platformer genre
Gigantosaurus The Game
Third-person view, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Racing
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2020
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 59/100
The game takes place in the Disney world of Gigantosaurus. A meteorite has blocked the Giganto volcano, and Rocky, Tiny, Mazu and Bill must solve all the puzzles...
Death Tales - a game in the Platformer genre
Death Tales
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Card game, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 84/100
Death Tales is a fast-paced side-scrolling action RPG with card game elements. You will go to a mesmerizing world in which you need to fight using combos and...
Wildfire - a game in the Platformer genre
Wildfire
Role-playing game, Stealth, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020
Players: 6.5/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Wildfire is a pixel platformer with stealth elements. The game takes place in a world where there is almost no magic left. The main character, one of the last...
Crashnauts - a game in the Platformer genre
Crashnauts
Arcade, Online, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021
Steam: 100/100
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...
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows - a game in the Platformer genre
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Fantasy, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2021
Players: 10/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Young Emma and her teddy bear try to solve the mystery of the disappearance of the famous magician Thomas Kane. The game takes place in five worlds, imbued with the...
Vernal Edge - a game in the Platformer genre
Vernal Edge
Side view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2023
Steam: 74/100
The Kingdom of Harikot took off into the skies and split into many small islands — this helped the Aloe Church gain control over these locations. 20 years...
Yars Rising - a game in the Platformer genre
Yars Rising
Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Platformer, Comics, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 66/100
A young hacker, Amy Kimura, is hired by a mysterious client to infiltrate the sinister QoTech corporation. The heroine embarks on an exciting adventure where she...
Laika: Aged Through Blood - a game in the Platformer genre
Laika: Aged Through Blood
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2025
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 83/100
A Western set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The plot tells the story of a tribe oppressed by the invaders. The main character wants revenge in order to return...
Meifumado - a game in the Platformer genre
Meifumado
Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Metroidvania, Role-playing game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Players: 4/10
Steam: 50/100
A dynamic action platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting with a dash of Japanese aesthetics. The player controls a warrior armed with a katana. During the...
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...
Black the Fall - a game in the Platformer genre
Black the Fall
Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017
Players: 5/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Black the Fall is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer whose main goal is to tell the story of a hero escaping the communist system. Solve puzzles to avoid...
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...
Fox n Forests - a game in the Platformer genre
Fox n Forests
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 May 2018
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Fox n Forests is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with pixel graphics. You will play as a lively representative of nature, the fox cub Fox. In the game...
20XX - a game in the Platformer genre
20XX
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2018
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 77/100
20XX is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with a sci-fi setting, inspired by the Mega Man series of games. You have to go on a dangerous journey and destroy...
HoPiKo - a game in the Platformer genre
HoPiKo
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Casual game, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 January 2019
Steam: 87/100
HoPiKo is an arcade platformer from independent developers Laser Dog Games. You have to fight an evil virus. Launching your hero into flight, jump from platform to...
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...
Mable & The Wood - a game in the Platformer genre
Mable & The Wood
Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Horror, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2019
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 62/100
Mable & The Wood is a side-scrolling Metroidvania adventure with horror elements set in a dark fantasy world. The plot tells the story of a mysterious girl named...
EarthNight - a game in the Platformer genre
EarthNight
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2019
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 75/100
EarthNight is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game will tell about the dragon apocalypse, which forced people to leave...
A Fold Apart - a game in the Platformer genre
A Fold Apart
Indie, Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Puzzle, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2020
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 74/100
A Fold Apart is a fun side-scrolling puzzle adventure set in a whimsical paper world. The game will tell the love story of two lovers — a teacher and an...
Outbuddies - a game in the Platformer genre
Outbuddies
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2020
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Outbuddies is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will explore Bahlam, the sunken fortress of the Old Gods, located deep in...
Micetopia - a game in the Platformer genre
Micetopia
Side view, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2020
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 37/100
Micetopia is a classic side-scrolling Metroid set in a medieval mouse kingdom with magic and dragons. The main character, a brave mouse, lived quietly in his...
Spectacular Sparky - a game in the Platformer genre
Spectacular Sparky
Action, Indie, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2021
Steam: 87/100
Spectacular Sparky is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game follows the adventures of Sparky the Space Bunny, a mad...
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...
YEAH! YOU WANT «THOSE GAMES,» RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM! - a game in the Platformer genre
YEAH! YOU WANT «THOSE GAMES,» RIGHT? SO HERE YOU GO! NOW, LET'S SEE YOU CLEAR THEM!
Casual game, Arcade, Comedy, Platformer, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 July 2023
Steam: 71/100
A themed collection of games inspired by advertisements for mobile games, which are never related to the games themselves. The set includes five mini-games inspired...
Tomba! Special Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Tomba! Special Edition
Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2024
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Remaster of the action-platformer Tomba! from 1997. The story centers around a pink-haired wild boy named Tomba, who embarks on an exciting journey to save his...
Bluey's Quest for The Gold Pen - a game in the Platformer genre
Bluey's Quest for The Gold Pen
Adventure, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2026
Steam: 94/100
The heroes of the animated series "Bluey" embark on a journey. They need to explore locations inspired by Australian landscapes, solve puzzles, and make new...
Eden's Guardian - a game in the Platformer genre
Eden's Guardian
Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 8.9/10
The game takes place in a world with a medieval and fantasy aesthetic, ravaged by conflict, where the stories of gods and men are intertwined. The main character...
Slime-san - a game in the Platformer genre
Slime-san
Action, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2017
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This platforming action game follows a slime swallowed by a giant worm. Trapped inside, the protagonist must find a way out before an advancing wall of stomach acid...
Solomon's Key - a game in the Platformer genre
Solomon's Key
Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2018
Solomon's Key is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy, platformer and puzzle from developers from the Tecmo, Ltd. studio. The game is...
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