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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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Heave Ho - a game in the Platformer genre
Heave Ho
Arcade, Online, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Indie, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2019
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Heave Ho is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle platformer. In the game you can gather a friendly team of up to 4 people to go on a dangerous journey, where the...
Sonic X Shadow Generations - a game in the Platformer genre
Sonic X Shadow Generations
Third-person view, Arcade, Platformer, Action, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2024
Players: 6.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 80/100
An updated version of Sonic Generations with an additional story campaign about Shadow, improved graphics and redesigned levels. The game brings together two...
Spelunky 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Spelunky 2
Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021
Players: 6.8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...
The Rogue Prince of Persia - a game in the Platformer genre
The Rogue Prince of Persia
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Parkour, Replayability
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2025
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Adventure action roguelike in the Prince of Persia series. The game tells the story of the Prince's confrontation with the Huns, who fell under the influence of...
Limbo - a game in the Platformer genre
Limbo
Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2018
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 88/100
A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...
Castlevania Dominus Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Castlevania Dominus Collection
Action, Adventure, Old school, Platformer, Collection, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2024
Players: 6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 91/100
A collection of classic Castlevania games, including Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, previously...
Scott Pilgrim EX - a game in the Platformer genre
Scott Pilgrim EX
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2026
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...
Gang Beasts - a game in the Platformer genre
Gang Beasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2021
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...
Sky: Children of the Light - a game in the Platformer genre
Sky: Children of the Light
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online, Open world, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021
Players: 9/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...
Risk of Rain Returns - a game in the Platformer genre
Risk of Rain Returns
Roguelike, Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2023
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 84/100
A completely revamped version of the original 2013 game. After a spaceship crash, the main character and their team find themselves on a hostile planet. To survive...
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist - a game in the Platformer genre
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2025
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Continuation of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The great kingdom of mages flourished, and the created beings known as "homunculi" were meant to aid in...
Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup! - a game in the Platformer genre
Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup!
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Side view, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2026
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 78/100
A large retro collection that brings together classic games based on the animated films "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life". The compilation includes iconic projects...
Super Mario Odyssey - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Mario Odyssey
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Mario Game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2017
Players: 7.2/10
Metacritic: 97/100
Super Mario Odyssey is an open-world arcade platformer with a third-person perspective and starring the legendary plumber Mario. In the role of this wonderful...
Bramble: The Mountain King - a game in the Platformer genre
Bramble: The Mountain King
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 April 2023
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Bramble: The Mountain King is an action-adventure platformer with horror elements in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you will go into a world inspired by...
Gris - a game in the Platformer genre
Gris
Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 83/100
GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...
Carrion - a game in the Platformer genre
Carrion
Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 76/100
The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance - a game in the Platformer genre
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance
Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2026
Players: 9.9/10
Steam: 27/100
Metacritic: 53/100
Old-school action-platformer in the Legacy of Kain series with dynamic battles and a vertical level structure, where players explore the dark world of Nosgoth...
Fall Guys - a game in the Platformer genre
Fall Guys
Arcade, Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Battle Royale
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2022
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...
Celeste - a game in the Platformer genre
Celeste
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 January 2018
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...
Guacamelee! 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Guacamelee! 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2018
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Guacamelee! 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action platformer with a side view. Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacata is forced to once again...
BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites - a game in the Platformer genre
BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites
Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021
Players: 10/10
Steam: 60/100
BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection
Action, Arcade, Collection, Adventure, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2022
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a collection of 13 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games released in the 90s for arcade machines and...
Endling - Extinction is Forever - a game in the Platformer genre
Endling - Extinction is Forever
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Indie, Stealth, Survival
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 July 2022
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...
ChainStaff - a game in the Platformer genre
ChainStaff
Action, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 April 2026
Steam: 91/100
A hardcore action-platformer with an unusual spear-hook, powerful weapon upgrades, and a cool soundtrack. The events of the game take place on Earth, which has been...
SteamDolls - Order of Chaos - a game in the Platformer genre
SteamDolls - Order of Chaos
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Steam: 90/100
SteamDolls — Order Of Chaos is a side-scrolling stealth action adventure game in the Metroidvania format, made in a steampunk style. The game takes place in a...
ScourgeBringer - a game in the Platformer genre
ScourgeBringer
Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2020
Players: 9.7/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 77/100
ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...
Akatori - a game in the Platformer genre
Akatori
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Open world, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration, Action
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → Q1 2027
Steam: 71/100
A brave nun named Mako embarks on a journey through the land of emerald peaks, inspired by East Asia. The girl is helped on her journey by a red bird, which can...
Spelunky - a game in the Platformer genre
Spelunky
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...
The Longing - a game in the Platformer genre
The Longing
Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 79/100
The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...
The Plucky Squire - a game in the Platformer genre
The Plucky Squire
Arcade, Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2024
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 80/100
The main characters are characters from a fairy tale book who manage to get out of their 2D world and get into another reality — three-dimensional. The heroes...
Super Meat Boy - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Meat Boy
Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2018
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Super Meat Boy is a hardcore 2D side-scrolling platformer. You have to help the meat cube save his beloved, who was kidnapped by the evil scientist Dr. Fitus. The...
LEGO Harry Potter Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Harry Potter Collection
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2018
Players: 5.2/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 73/100
A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...
Rain World - a game in the Platformer genre
Rain World
Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2018
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 63/100
An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...
Moss: The Forgotten Relic - a game in the Platformer genre
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2026
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A re-release of the adventure puzzle duology Moss and Moss: Book 2, fully adapted for play without a VR headset. The game takes you to the ruins of a fallen...
Spyro Reignited Trilogy - a game in the Platformer genre
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Remake, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2019
Players: 9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a re-release of the popular arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Re-release includes Spyro the Dragon...
Vigil: The Longest Night - a game in the Platformer genre
Vigil: The Longest Night
Arcade, Side view, Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2020
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D platformer with RPG elements and a side view, inspired by the Castlevania and Salt and Sanctuary series. You have to go together...
Death's Gambit - a game in the Platformer genre
Death's Gambit
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Players: 9/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...
Metroid Dread - a game in the Platformer genre
Metroid Dread
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2021
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 88/100
Metroid Dread is an adventure action-platformer with a side view set in the sci-fi universe of Metroid. The game is a direct sequel to Metroid Fusion from 2002...
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course - a game in the Platformer genre
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2022
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course — an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-platformer, designed in the style of classic 1930s animation. The story...
FAR: Lone Sails - a game in the Platformer genre
FAR: Lone Sails
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2019
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 81/100
FAR: Lone Sails is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The main character will have to cross the dry ocean in an amazing...
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