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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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Shady Part of Me - a game in the Platformer genre
Shady Part of Me
Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Arcade
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 December 2020
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Shady Part of Me is an adventure puzzle platformer where you have to solve the mystery of a poor girl. An exhilarating journey through the land of dreams awaits you...
Ghost Song - a game in the Platformer genre
Ghost Song
Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022
Players: 9.8/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...
Ruffy and the Riverside - a game in the Platformer genre
Ruffy and the Riverside
Action, Open world, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 73/100
This open-world action adventure follows Ruffy and his companion Snokko as they try to save the Riverside Kingdom after an evil force destroys its seven holy...
Clustertruck - a game in the Platformer genre
Clustertruck
Arcade, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Parkour
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2018
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Clustertruck is an arcade action platformer with a first-person view, in which the player has to stay on top of speeding long-range trucks. Jumping from one car to...
Golden Force - a game in the Platformer genre
Golden Force
Action, Platformer, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021
Steam: 58/100
Metacritic: 65/100
The Demon King and his generals have occupied Muscle Island, once a peaceful and prosperous place, and are persecuting its inhabitants. The mercenaries of the...
Mega Man X Legacy Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Mega Man X Legacy Collection
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Side view, Combat robots
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 77/100
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...
Ultimate Chicken Horse - a game in the Platformer genre
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 96/100
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in the style of Super Meat Boy. You have to create levels with a huge number of traps and other...
Kombinera - a game in the Platformer genre
Kombinera
Puzzle, Platformer, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Kombinera is a puzzle platformer in which players control several colored balls at once and must combine them to complete each level. Progress brings new hazards...
Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San - a game in the Platformer genre
Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 October 2018
Steam: 57/100
Metacritic: 66/100
Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San is a classic side-scrolling retro arcade...
Forgotton Anne - a game in the Platformer genre
Forgotton Anne
Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Steampunk, Anime / Manga
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 89/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Forgotton Anne is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will take you to a magical dimension where forgotten things are...
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury - a game in the Platformer genre
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Arcade, Platformer, Action, Third-person view, Mario Game, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2021
Players: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury — deluxe version Super Mario 3D World, which was originally released on Wii U. An exciting adventure awaits you with support...
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
Steam: 88/100
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...
PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls - a game in the Platformer genre
PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2021
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 52/100
PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls is a multi-player co-op action adventure. Big city — big adventures. When Ryder and the PAW Patrol learn that Mayor...
Sonic Colors: Ultimate - a game in the Platformer genre
Sonic Colors: Ultimate
Arcade, Third-person view, Action, Casual game, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2021
Steam: 68/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Re-release of Sonic Colors (2010) from 2010, which was originally released only on Wii and NDS. The developers improved the graphics, increased the frame rate...
Shovel Knight Dig - a game in the Platformer genre
Shovel Knight Dig
Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Procedural generation, Strategy, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2022
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 75/100
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...
Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection
Collection, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2023
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 50/100
A collection that includes 7 games from the Jurassic Park series from the Game Boy, NES, SNES and SEGA Mega Drive consoles. The developers have improved many...
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home - a game in the Platformer genre
A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Casual game
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 81/100
An adventurous action game about a little rat named Met, whose life in a damp wine cellar changes dramatically after meeting Nat — a clever house mouse from the...
League of Evil - a game in the Platformer genre
League of Evil
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2017
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood - a game in the Platformer genre
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Arcade, In real time, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is an adventure arcade puzzle platformer with a side view. You have to save the main character's brother from the evil Lord Mustasho...
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - a game in the Platformer genre
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third part of the series, which follows the adventures of the half-genie Shantae, who tries to thwart the plans of the pirate...
Journey of the Broken Circle - a game in the Platformer genre
Journey of the Broken Circle
Adventure, Indie, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2020
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 76/100
An adventure about self-discovery, love, and existentialism. The protagonist is the Circle, who journeys through an unusual universe and gradually learns about the...
Sundered - a game in the Platformer genre
Sundered
Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2018
Players: 5.4/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...
Samurai Maiden - a game in the Platformer genre
Samurai Maiden
Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Visual novel, Adventure, Role-playing game, Historical, Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2022
Players: 5/10
Steam: 61/100
Samurai Maiden is a Japanese action-adventure action RPG in the anime genre with platformer and visual novel elements. The temple is on fire. Plumes of black smoke...
Slave Zero X - a game in the Platformer genre
Slave Zero X
Side view, Beat them all, Platformer, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Slasher, Cyberpunk, Horror
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 69/100
This is a prequel to the original Slave Zero, released in 1999. The game's events take place five years before the events shown in the first part. Megacity S1-9...
Mario & Luigi: Brothership - a game in the Platformer genre
Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Mario Game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2024
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Mario and Luigi embark on an adventure on the high seas and travel through the vast world of Concordia. Along the way, you can make new friends and integrate old...
Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection
Action, Platformer, Collection, Side view, Comedy, Comics
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2025
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 53/100
Collection of Bubsy games, featuring classic platformers about the lynx Bubsy from the 90s. The collection includes four games from the series, carefully recreated...
Big Hops - a game in the Platformer genre
Big Hops
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy, Casual game, Parkour
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 January 2026
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 75/100
A young frog named Hop was kidnapped from his home by a deceiving spirit. Now the main character wants to find his way home. Along the way, he meets different...
Alwa's Legacy - a game in the Platformer genre
Alwa's Legacy
Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2020
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 80/100
A non-linear adventure with modern retro styling, Alwa's Legacy centers on exploring dangerous dungeons, magical items and ancient secrets. As the player...
Glyph (2021) - a game in the Platformer genre
Glyph (2021)
Third-person view, Exploration, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 February 2021
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Glyph is a 3D open-world platformer in which the player sets out to restore an ancient temple city by solving puzzles and defeating enemies. Its non-linear levels...
Lair of the Clockwork God - a game in the Platformer genre
Lair of the Clockwork God
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2020
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Lair of the Clockwork God is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. A unique blend of genres awaits you in the form of...
Minoria - a game in the Platformer genre
Minoria
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Minoria is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer from the creators of the Momodora series. The game takes place during the fourth Witch War, a major...
Gunslugs - a game in the Platformer genre
Gunslugs
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Shooter, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2020
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Gunslugs is a side-scrolling tactical arcade action game where you take control of an elite squad of soldiers trying to destroy the Black Duck Army and stop their...
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch - a game in the Platformer genre
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch
Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2022
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 80/100
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch is an atmospheric action platformer with a side view in a dieselpunk setting. In the game you will try on the role of a rabbit who...
Moonscars - a game in the Platformer genre
Moonscars
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Slasher, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2022
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Moonscars is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Under the dark moonlight, the fierce clay warrior Gray Irma fights, driven by a lonely goal: to find the...
Ninja Five-O - a game in the Platformer genre
Ninja Five-O
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2025
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 82/100
The dynamic action-platformer, in which Detective Dzo Osuga, known under the call sign of Ninja Five-O, is taken for restoration of justice. Applying the skill of...
Biped 2 - a game in the Platformer genre
Biped 2
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Casual game, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2025
Steam: 71/100
The sequel continues the story of two inseparable robots, Aku and Sayla, whose friendship fuels new adventures. After saving Earth, they receive a mysterious signal...
Dark Scrolls - a game in the Platformer genre
Dark Scrolls
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2026
Steam: 56/100
Metacritic: 63/100
Fantasy action with pixel graphics in the spirit of classic arcades, where you need to fight through hordes of enemies, dodge traps, and defeat bosses. Each run is...
Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo - a game in the Platformer genre
Ganbare Goemon Daishuugo
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Collection, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2026
A collection of classic games from the Ganbare Goemon series, bringing together several adventures of one of Konami's most famous heroes. The franchise transports...
GNAW - a game in the Platformer genre
GNAW
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
The game takes place in the decaying city of New Dino, which must be saved from destruction. Players take on the role of Mac Ripley, a dinosaur with supernatural...
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection
Action, Arcade, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2018
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 78/100
This collection brings together classic arcade games from SNK’s golden age. SNK 40th Anniversary Collection features a selection of retro games, including Ikari...
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