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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - a game in the Platformer genre
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Remake, Platformer, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2018
Players: 7.9/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Crash Bandicoot Trilogy is a remastered version of three Crash Bandicoot arcade games, including Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash...
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2020
Players: 6.5/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X - a game in the Platformer genre
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X
Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Procedural generation, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2026
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Extended version of the 2D action BlazBlue Entropy Effect from 2023. The events of the game unfold in a post-apocalyptic future, where the real world is on 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...
OlliOlli World - a game in the Platformer genre
OlliOlli World
Arcade, Side view, Third-person view, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Stunts
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 86/100
OlliOlli World is the sequel to the explosive skateboarding action platformer. You will have to drive through the vibrant and vibrant world of Redland in search of...
Bread & Fred - a game in the Platformer genre
Bread & Fred
Arcade, Online, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2024
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 78/100
A cooperative game in which two gamers must cooperate to climb to the top of a snowy mountain. Two penguins must use the inertia from the swing and protect each...
Kirby and the Forgotten Land - a game in the Platformer genre
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2022
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Kirby and the Forgotten Land is an exciting adventure platformer with a third-person view in the Kirby series. An unforgettable adventure awaits you in...
Yoku's Island Express - a game in the Platformer genre
Yoku's Island Express
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Pinball, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Yoku's Island Express is an arcade action-platformer adventure with side-scrolling pinball mechanics. You will try on the role of a beetle named Yoku, who landed on...
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: 94/100
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...
Evan's Remains - a game in the Platformer genre
Evan's Remains
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Casual game, Visual novel
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 June 2020
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Evan's Remains is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure inspired by classic Japanese thrillers. You have to explore a mysterious island and solve puzzles to...
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...
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...
PICO PARK - a game in the Platformer genre
PICO PARK
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2019
Players: 6.3/10
Steam: 92/100
PICO PARK is a fun multiplayer puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. In the game you need to collect all the keys in the level and get to the...
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...
Grime - a game in the Platformer genre
Grime
Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2022
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU - a game in the Platformer genre
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2024
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 75/100
The main character is Zau, a young warrior seeking adventure in the fantasy world of Kenzer. He has unusual abilities that allow him to change the shape of his...
Guns of Fury - a game in the Platformer genre
Guns of Fury
Action, Side view, Platformer, Adventure, Old school, Indie, Metroidvania, Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2025
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 88/100
Dynamic retro action in the spirit of the Metal Slug series. The main action takes place in a dystopian future in which the world is in an energy crisis. One day, a...
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - a game in the Platformer genre
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Indie, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 July 2025
Players: 10/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Pixel game from the Ninja Gaiden series. Ryu Hayabusa goes to America, where he must fulfill the will of his father. At this time, an army of demons penetrates the...
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: 92/100
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...
The Eternal Life of Goldman - a game in the Platformer genre
The Eternal Life of Goldman
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 8.6/10
A hand-drawn adventure platformer with elements of exploration and battles, set on a mysterious Archipelago. Players will uncover the mysteries of the islands, seek...
Stunt Paradise 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Stunt Paradise 2
Racing, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Stunts, Action, Sports game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Racing arcade with platformer elements, inspired by games like Trials and Gravity Defied. Players navigate obstacle courses, performing various stunts. Physics...
Duck Game - a game in the Platformer genre
Duck Game
Arcade, Online, Action, Side view, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 May 2019
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Duck Game is a side-scrolling multiplayer arcade action game. The game takes us to 1984, where ducks rule the world. The game has the ability to fight up to 4...
TEVI - a game in the Platformer genre
TEVI
Metroidvania, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2023
Players: 8/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 83/100
The main character Tevi is agile and agile, and has both her trusty dagger and a huge wrench in her arsenal, which she uses to strike in close combat with style. At...
LEGO Voyagers - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Voyagers
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2025
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A cooperative platformer about two pieces that set off on a big journey. You need to overcome challenges and solve puzzles by connecting with each other and various...
SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed - a game in the Platformer genre
SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed
Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner, Casual game, Comedy, Parkour, Online, Racing
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2026
Steam: 56/100
A dynamic competitive platformer and a sequel to the cult indie game. In races with up to eight players, participants compete on challenging tracks, use bonuses...
Blasphemous 2 - Mea Culpa - a game in the Platformer genre
Blasphemous 2 - Mea Culpa
Action, Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Gothic, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2024
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 51/100
The continuation of the story of the Penitent, who goes on a completely new adventure, where he will be able to try out new abilities and fight additional bosses...
River City Saga: Journey to the West - a game in the Platformer genre
River City Saga: Journey to the West
Action, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Comedy, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 June 2026
Steam: 65/100
A dynamic action roguelike set in the River City Saga universe, which humorously reinterprets the classic Chinese work "Journey to the West." As familiar heroes...
Cyber Shadow - a game in the Platformer genre
Cyber Shadow
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 January 2021
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...
Chronicles of the Wolf - a game in the Platformer genre
Chronicles of the Wolf
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2025
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A fantasy Metroidvania in the vein of the Castlevania series, players take on the role of the last remaining member of the Order of the Rose Cross, Mateo Lombardo...
Little Nightmares 3 - The Backstage - a game in the Platformer genre
Little Nightmares 3 - The Backstage
Adventure, Horror, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 83/100
A story expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that opens a new chapter of a dark journey through the mysterious Carnival. This time, the events unfold behind the...
Mega Man: Dual Override - a game in the Platformer genre
Mega Man: Dual Override
Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Side view
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
A new installment in the legendary action-platformer series. Mega Man is a helper robot who fights against a mad scientist and his army of bots to prevent them from...
My Memory of Us - a game in the Platformer genre
My Memory of Us
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 71/100
My Memory of US is an adventure arcade platform with a side view. The game will tell the story of two friends - a girl and a boy who found themselves in different...
Sonic Forces - a game in the Platformer genre
Sonic Forces
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Runner, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2017
Players: 7/10
Steam: 56/100
Metacritic: 58/100
Sonic Forces is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. The game will present you with two versions of Sonic at...
Iconoclasts - a game in the Platformer genre
Iconoclasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...
Ghost of a Tale - a game in the Platformer genre
Ghost of a Tale
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Stealth
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Ghost of a Tale is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a medieval world. The events of the game take place in a parallel universe where...
Planet of Lana 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Planet of Lana 2
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Science fiction, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 81/100
The continuation of the adventure Planet of Lana about Lana and her companion Mui. The heroes explore different corners of the planet and solve puzzles together...
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...
Mercenary Kings - a game in the Platformer genre
Mercenary Kings
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...
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...
Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening - a game in the Platformer genre
Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2025
Players: 8/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 67/100
A dynamic action platformer based on the anime and manga "Cobra's Space Adventures". The player takes on the role of space pirate Cobra and faces a mysterious...
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