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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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The End Is Nigh - a game in the Platformer genre
The End Is Nigh
Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2017
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
The End Is Nigh is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. You will play as a character named Ash...
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...
Light Fall - a game in the Platformer genre
Light Fall
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 April 2018
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Light Fall is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You have to go to the fantasy world of Numbra, where darkness prevails over light. The fate of this...
Imp of the Sun - a game in the Platformer genre
Imp of the Sun
Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2022
Steam: 65/100
Metacritic: 69/100
A 2D action-platformer in which the Imp of the Sun explores sprawling, hand-crafted environments. Players navigate complex levels with platforming skills and fight...
Rise and Shine - a game in the Platformer genre
Rise and Shine
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2018
Players: 6.1/10
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Rise & Shine is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with colorful graphics. The game takes place on the planet where the characters from their classic games...
Love Eternal - a game in the Platformer genre
Love Eternal
Platformer, Horror, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2026
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Love Eternal is a challenging precision platformer about Maya, a child taken from her family by a lonely deity. To escape her prison and uncover its secret, she...
Aztech Forgotten Gods - a game in the Platformer genre
Aztech Forgotten Gods
Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2022
Steam: 63/100
Metacritic: 58/100
Aztech Forgotten Gods is an adventure platformer with elements of exploration and a third-person view. Together with young Achtli, you will have to fight the...
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: 80/100
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...
Plunder Panic - a game in the Platformer genre
Plunder Panic
Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 September 2022
Steam: 96/100
Plunder Panic is a side-scrolling, 12-player arcade action platformer where two rival teams battle for supremacy. You and your crew need to loot the loot, defeat...
Pronty: Fishy Adventure - a game in the Platformer genre
Pronty: Fishy Adventure
Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2023
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful assistant Bront...
Curse of the Sea Rats - a game in the Platformer genre
Curse of the Sea Rats
Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2023
Players: 6.3/10
Steam: 56/100
Metacritic: 61/100
A pirate witch turned several British prisoners into rats. They set off to travel along the coast of Ireland to find her and return to their former appearance. Each...
Gravity Circuit - a game in the Platformer genre
Gravity Circuit
Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2023
Steam: 95/100
The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated, but now they...
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...
Kiki - a game in the Platformer genre
Kiki
Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 September 2024
Steam: 61/100
A bright platformer with unique graphics and a memorable chiptune soundtrack, where you need to overcome treacherous traps and obstacles, including spinning saws...
Beyond the Ice Palace 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Beyond the Ice Palace 2
Metroidvania, Adventure, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer, Exploration, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2025
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 63/100
A pixel game about the damned king who went on a trip to return his crown and throne. In battles, the character uses chains that also help when moving along the...
De Mambo - a game in the Platformer genre
De Mambo
Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2017
Steam: 100/100
Metacritic: 69/100
De Mambo is an arcade platform action game for one to four players, who battle on destructible arenas. Its controls revolve around a single button: how long it is...
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...
Eternum EX - a game in the Platformer genre
Eternum EX
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2018
Steam: 84/100
Eternum EX is a classic side-scrolling action platformer with pixel graphics. Sir Arthur became old, too old. He lost everything he had and loved. With great...
La-Mulana 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
La-Mulana 2
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2020
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 79/100
La-Mulana 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade platformer with lots of puzzles. This time the main character is the girl archaeologist Lumisa Kosugi, who...
Potata: fairy flower - a game in the Platformer genre
Potata: fairy flower
Adventure, Action, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle, Side view, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2020
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 66/100
The game is about a great journey and self-discovery. The main character is an aspiring sorceress Potata, who sets off on her dream adventure. As she progresses...
Jump King - a game in the Platformer genre
Jump King
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 June 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 90/100
Jump King is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer where you, as a brave knight, have to climb to the top of the tower and save the princess. As you move...
Evergate - a game in the Platformer genre
Evergate
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2020
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Evergate is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game take place in an amazing afterlife, where two souls have to change their fate and...
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...
Out of Line - a game in the Platformer genre
Out of Line
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2021
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Out of Line is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. An exciting journey awaits you, filled with mesmerizing puzzles and a vibrant...
Residual - a game in the Platformer genre
Residual
Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021
Steam: 66/100
A lonely explorer makes an emergency landing on a strange planet that holds an ancient secret. The character explores a procedurally generated world, gathers food...
A Juggler's Tale - a game in the Platformer genre
A Juggler's Tale
Adventure, Indie, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2021
Players: 9.9/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 69/100
A Juggler's Tale is an atmospheric side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. The main character is a puppet named Abby, who was captured in a circus...
Hazel Sky - a game in the Platformer genre
Hazel Sky
Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2022
Players: 1/10
Steam: 68/100
Hazel Sky is an atmospheric adventure game that tells the story of a world divided between engineers and abused creators. The main character, Shane, is sent to the...
Hell Pie - a game in the Platformer genre
Hell Pie
Platformer, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Indie, Arcade, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022
Players: 6.2/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Hell Pie is an action-adventure arcade platformer with elements of humor and a third-person view. You have to take the demon of bad taste, Nate, by the horns. He is...
Tower Princess - a game in the Platformer genre
Tower Princess
Adventure, Indie, Action, Role-playing game, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Procedural generation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2022
Steam: 65/100
Tower Princess is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. One day, in a distant land, the Evil Dragon stole all the royal princesses...
New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja - a game in the Platformer genre
New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja
Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2022
Steam: 55/100
Remake of the classic platformer Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja from 1991. One night, people from one tribe stole all the women from another tribe. Cro-Magnons Joe...
Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath - a game in the Platformer genre
Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath
Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Demons, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2023
Steam: 62/100
The game takes place in a fantasy version of feudal Japan with evil spirits and demons. The game world is based on Japanese myths and legends. Brave brother and...
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...
Rebel Transmute - a game in the Platformer genre
Rebel Transmute
Metroidvania, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Adventure, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2024
Steam: 74/100
The main character sets off on a dangerous journey to uncover the mystery of her mother's disappearance. You can learn abilities that change your playing style to a...
Volgarr the Viking - a game in the Platformer genre
Volgarr the Viking
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Volgarr the Viking is a hardcore arcade platformer in which the Viking hero fights enemies and navigates deadly traps across a series of dangerous worlds. The game...
Never Give Up - a game in the Platformer genre
Never Give Up
Indie, Platformer, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2019
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer that tests the player’s skills through demanding platforming challenges and obstacles. It is aimed at players looking for a...
Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure - a game in the Platformer genre
Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure
Action, Adventure, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2019
Steam: 65/100
Metacritic: 52/100
This 3D action-adventure follows Scrat, a sabre-toothed squirrel searching for missing relics. Along the way, he encounters prehistoric creatures and survives...
Mr. Driller: Drill Land - a game in the Platformer genre
Mr. Driller: Drill Land
Arcade, Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2020
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Mr. Driller: Drill Land is an arcade puzzle game set in an amusement park 500 meters underground. Players dig through five attractions, each with its own set of...
Flashback (2013) - a game in the Platformer genre
Flashback (2013)
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 June 2018
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 60/100
Metacritic: 50/100
This side-scrolling science-fiction adventure follows Conrad, who is called back into service twenty years after the original game. Players explore remote space...
Semblance - a game in the Platformer genre
Semblance
Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2018
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Semblance is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. You will set off to conquer an amazing world that can easily become deformed...
Super Phantom Cat - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Phantom Cat
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 March 2019
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 77/100
Super Phantom Cat is a retro arcade platformer from the developers of Veewo Games. As a cat, you have to run through various levels, collect coins, destroy walls...
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