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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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Inmost - a game in the Platformer genre
Inmost
Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2020
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Inmost is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The events of the game take place in two parallel worlds in which three brave main...
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef - a game in the Platformer genre
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Online, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2022
Players: 6/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — a dynamic side-scrolling platformer-shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from the creators of Guns, Gore &...
Deer & Boy - a game in the Platformer genre
Deer & Boy
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Stealth
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2026
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 71/100
An atmospheric platformer that tells a touching story without a single word. At the center of the plot is a runaway boy who finds an unexpected friend — a little...
Unbound: Worlds Apart - a game in the Platformer genre
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Puzzle, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures - a game in the Platformer genre
The Grinch: Christmas Adventures
Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2023
Steam: 62/100
The Grinch is once again trying to steal Christmas. He sneaks into the city of Who-ville to steal all the gifts. During his adventures, the hero solves various...
Castle of Heart: Retold - a game in the Platformer genre
Castle of Heart: Retold
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2025
Steam: 63/100
An improved version of Castle of Heart, released in 2018. The player takes on the role of the warrior Svaran, bewitched by an evil sorcerer, who has turned his...
The Disney Afternoon Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
The Disney Afternoon Collection
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2026
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 77/100
A collection of six classic Disney projects, bringing together iconic arcade adventures in a refreshed format. It includes Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers...
Have a Nice Death - a game in the Platformer genre
Have a Nice Death
Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Slasher, Indie, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2023
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 80/100
The main character is the mortally bored director Death, whose subordinates have completely lost their shores and turned the balance of the coming and going of...
Mariachi Legends - a game in the Platformer genre
Mariachi Legends
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Metroidvania, Indie
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
The main character is the chosen one of Death itself — detective Pablo Cruz. He was entrusted with the task of returning a powerful amulet that gives power...
Cave Story+ - a game in the Platformer genre
Cave Story+
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2017
Players: 10/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Cave Story+ is a supplemented and improved version of the arcade action-platform with the side of the Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating world where an...
LEGO Jurassic World - a game in the Platformer genre
LEGO Jurassic World
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Online, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2019
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 71/100
LEGO Jurassic World is an arcade action game with a third-person view in the popular Jurassic World universe. LEGO style and signature humor will allow you to take...
Neon Inferno - a game in the Platformer genre
Neon Inferno
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2025
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...
Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts - a game in the Platformer genre
Risk of Rain 2: Hallowed Concepts
Arcade, Action, DLC, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Casual game, Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
The expansion enhances the dark universe of the game with new threats and mysteries that can no longer be ignored. Ancient forces are awakening, and with them come...
Whispering Willows - a game in the Platformer genre
Whispering Willows
Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2018
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 64/100
Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...
Catmaze - a game in the Platformer genre
Catmaze
Metroidvania, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Exploration, Fantasy, Anime / Manga, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 83/100
Catmaze is an action adventure game in the Metroidvania genre with elements of anime and fantasy. Cats have always been the link between the worlds of Yav and Navi...
The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest - a game in the Platformer genre
The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest
Action, Platformer, Shooter
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 February 2026
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 68/100
This metroidvania-lite follows someone who, after a psychologist visit goes wrong, becomes trapped in the mind of a game developer nearing physical and emotional...
Scott Pilgrim EX - Back in the Band - a game in the Platformer genre
Scott Pilgrim EX - Back in the Band
Action, Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2026
Steam: 100/100
Three new playable characters have been added to the expansion — Stephen Stills, Kim Pine, and Knives Chau. Each character has their own fighting style: Stephen...
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze - a game in the Platformer genre
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 May 2018
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the Donkey Kong universe. It all starts with Donkey Kong celebrating his...
Pode - a game in the Platformer genre
Pode
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Indie, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2018
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Pode is a cute action-adventure platformer with an isometric camera view and lots of interesting co-op puzzles. The game will tell the story of a small rock that...
Mooseman - a game in the Platformer genre
Mooseman
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2018
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight - a game in the Platformer genre
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 January 2019
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a side-scrolling action platformer. You have to go explore the dark lands where the curse has fallen. Evil is penetrating...
Thomas Was Alone - a game in the Platformer genre
Thomas Was Alone
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...
Axiom Verge 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Axiom Verge 2
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021
Players: 9/10
Steam: 78/100
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...
Oddworld: Soulstorm - a game in the Platformer genre
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 November 2022
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 65/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...
SANABI - a game in the Platformer genre
SANABI
Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Cyberpunk
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2023
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 83/100
The game takes place in a cyberpunk city in which power belongs to a corrupt conglomerate. One day something inexplicable happens — after a sudden power...
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona - a game in the Platformer genre
Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona
Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2024
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 77/100
A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...
GEX Trilogy - a game in the Platformer genre
GEX Trilogy
Collection, Action, Platformer, Comedy, Old school, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2025
Players: 10/10
Steam: 71/100
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...
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...
Within the Blade - a game in the Platformer genre
Within the Blade
Action, Indie, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2021
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 65/100
A ninja from the Black Lotus clan faces nine demons of hell and the samurai clan Steel Claw, which seeks to enslave the world. The source does not specify how the...
Braid Anniversary Edition - a game in the Platformer genre
Braid Anniversary Edition
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Anniversary Edition of Braid. The creators invited the original game's artist, David Hellman, to help update the visual style. But the changes aren't limited to...
Tinykin - a game in the Platformer genre
Tinykin
Logic, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2022
Players: 10/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Tinykin is an arcade adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person view. Milo arrives on Earth and discovers that he is too small for this world, all its...
Magical Delicacy - a game in the Platformer genre
Magical Delicacy
Fantasy, Platformer, Exploration, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Crafting, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2024
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Witch Flora prepares food and potions in her shop kitchen using the right ingredients. Between culinary experiments, you can walk around the city and meet the...
Nullstar: Solus - a game in the Platformer genre
Nullstar: Solus
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2026
Steam: 98/100
A dynamic 2D platformer set in a "dying future." Players take control of a scout drone that ventures into the ruins of an abandoned world. The goal of the game is...
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 → 2026
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...
The King's Bird - a game in the Platformer genre
The King's Bird
Action, Platformer, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2019
Steam: 73/100
Metacritic: 67/100
The King's Bird is a precision platformer built around momentum-based movement. It combines parkour with aerial movement, making both central to its...
The Messenger - a game in the Platformer genre
The Messenger
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2018
Players: 8/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 84/100
The Messenger is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer. When an army of demons lays siege to his home village, a young ninja breaks through a cursed world to...
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
Steam: 76/100
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...
Hue - a game in the Platformer genre
Hue
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2019
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Hue is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game with platforming elements. In it you have to remake the world by changing its background color. Together with a character...
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed - a game in the Platformer genre
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Role-playing game, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2020
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will...
Creaks - a game in the Platformer genre
Creaks
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 July 2020
Players: 9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Creaks — an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view from the creators of Samorost and Machinarium. The events of the game revolve around a young guy who...
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