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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2017
Players: 8.7/10
LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game is an arcade action game with a third-person view, created based on the film of the same name. You have to get used to the role of...
Flipping Death - a game in the Platformer genre
Flipping Death
Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2018
Metacritic: 81/100
Flipping Death is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The game will tell the story of Penny, who dies under mysterious circumstances. But upon awakening...
The Longing - a game in the Platformer genre
The Longing
Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021
Players: 7.8/10
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...
Anomaly Agent - a game in the Platformer genre
Anomaly Agent
Side view, Action, Cyberpunk, Platformer, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2024
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...
Iconoclasts - a game in the Platformer genre
Iconoclasts
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018
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...
Weaving Tides - a game in the Platformer genre
Weaving Tides
Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021
Weaving Tides is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer the wonderful world of...
Little Kitty, Big City - a game in the Platformer genre
Little Kitty, Big City
Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Exploration, Open world, Sandbox, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024
Players: 8/10
Metacritic: 78/100
The player controls a little black kitten who goes on an adventure to find his way home. You can explore the city and make new friends among homeless animals, some...
ANIMAL WELL - a game in the Platformer genre
ANIMAL WELL
Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Puzzle
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 89/100
An old school metroidvania with a focus on exploration and puzzle solving that will require the player to think outside the box to achieve results. In the game you...
Aeon Drive - a game in the Platformer genre
Aeon Drive
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...
Prison City - a game in the Platformer genre
Prison City
Side view, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023
Players: 8.2/10
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...
Night in the Woods - a game in the Platformer genre
Night in the Woods
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 February 2018
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 87/100
Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...
Hardcore Mecha - a game in the Platformer genre
Hardcore Mecha
Action, Indie, Side view, Combat robots, Shooter, Anime / Manga, Futurism (Future), Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020
Metacritic: 77/100
Hardcore Mecha is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will have access to various combat mechs, a large arsenal...
GEX Trilogy - a game in the Platformer genre
GEX Trilogy
Collection, Action, Platformer, Comedy, Old school, Adventure, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2025
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 67/100
A collection of three cult platformers about a chatty gecko named Gex. The games combine satirical humor, pop culture references, and crazy levels inspired by TV...
Unruly Heroes - a game in the Platformer genre
Unruly Heroes
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2019
Players: 6.2/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Unruly Heroes is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting, inspired by the famous Chinese fairy tale "Journey to the West." The game...
Axiom Verge - a game in the Platformer genre
Axiom Verge
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017
Players: 6.8/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds himself in a...
Levelhead - a game in the Platformer genre
Levelhead
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2020
Players: 5.5/10
Levelhead is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control the GR-18 delivery robot through various levels with...
Rising Hell - a game in the Platformer genre
Rising Hell
Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021
Players: 7.3/10
Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist - a game in the Platformer genre
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2025
Players: 9.8/10
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...
Symphonia - a game in the Platformer genre
Symphonia
Adventure, Action, Side view, Platformer, Music game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2024
Players: 10/10
An action-adventure platformer where every movement sounds like part of a large piece of music. The story centers on a talented violinist who sets off on an intense...
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero - a game in the Platformer genre
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2017
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Gonner 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Gonner 2
Indie, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020
Gonner 2 is a sequel to the brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. Hikk returns again, and this time he will...
Narita Boy - a game in the Platformer genre
Narita Boy
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2021
Metacritic: 75/100
Narita Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a cyberpunk setting. In the game you have to become a legendary warrior who needs to get out of...
Shovel Knight Dig - a game in the Platformer genre
Shovel Knight Dig
Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Procedural generation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2022
Players: 7.1/10
Metacritic: 83/100
A fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements set in the Shovel Knight universe. Shovel Knight embarks on a new adventure, digging ever deeper in search of...
Teslagrad - a game in the Platformer genre
Teslagrad
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Teslagrad is an arcade quest with platformer elements and futurism style. In this game, you use the power of electromagnetism to solve puzzles and battle horrors as...
Candle - a game in the Platformer genre
Candle
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2018
Players: 5.1/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Candle is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to take on the role of the brave young man Teku, who is trying to save the shaman from...
Dark Devotion - a game in the Platformer genre
Dark Devotion
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2019
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 72/100
Dark Devotion is a side-scrolling action-RPG set in a dark fantasy world. You will try on the role of a Templar woman who is trapped in a dark and gloomy Temple. As...
Bye Sweet Carole - a game in the Platformer genre
Bye Sweet Carole
Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025
Players: 10/10
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...
Mega Man X Legacy Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Mega Man X Legacy Collection is an anniversary collection of side-scrolling action platformers set in the Mega Man X universe. Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes...
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
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...
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
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...
Axiom Verge 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Axiom Verge 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...
Effie - a game in the Platformer genre
Effie
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021
Metacritic: 68/100
Effie is an arcade action platformer with a third-person view in a medieval setting. You are about to immerse yourself in the exciting adventure of Galand, a young...
Planet Alpha - a game in the Platformer genre
Planet Alpha
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 71/100
Planet Alpha is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer. The main character wakes up on a planet unknown to him, which has become home to hundreds of...
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: 6.7/10
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...
Hell is Other Demons - a game in the Platformer genre
Hell is Other Demons
Adventure, Action, Shooter, Side view, Roguelike, Indie, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2019
Hell is Other Demons is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game has you exploring a vast, hand-crafted world filled with...
Steel Assault - a game in the Platformer genre
Steel Assault
Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2021
Metacritic: 76/100
Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise - a game in the Platformer genre
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise
Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Point & Click,
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2022
Little Noah: Scion of Paradise is a side-scrolling action-adventure roguelike set in a fantasy setting. As Noah, you will travel to ancient ruins to uncover their...
Ebenezer and the Invisible World - a game in the Platformer genre
Ebenezer and the Invisible World
Metroidvania, Side view, Fantasy, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2023
A game based on the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge and a team of shadowy allies battle a wealthy industrialist and his private guard to...
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...
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons - a game in the Platformer genre
Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2023
Metacritic: 72/100
The game takes place in the 90s in New York, which survived a nuclear war. The streets are filled with looters and bandits fighting for power. The main characters...
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