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Best Games in the Platformer genre for Nintendo Switch

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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...
Dreaming Sarah - a game in the Platformer genre
Dreaming Sarah
Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2021
Steam: 90/100
The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...
Weaving Tides - a game in the Platformer genre
Weaving Tides
Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021
Steam: 83/100
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...
Tetragon - a game in the Platformer genre
Tetragon
Puzzle, Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021
Steam: 64/100
Tetragon is a fun side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the world of Tetragon — a huge mysterious universe with...
Arise: A Simple Story - a game in the Platformer genre
Arise: A Simple Story
Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Arise: A Simple Story is an adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an atmospheric story of two people in a world...
Zorro The Chronicles - a game in the Platformer genre
Zorro The Chronicles
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Slasher, Adventure, Comics, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2022
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 49/100
Zorro The Chronicles is an action-adventure slasher game with a third-person view, based on the animated series The Chronicles of Zorro. In the game you have to get...
Contra: Operation Galuga - a game in the Platformer genre
Contra: Operation Galuga
Action, Arcade, Side view, Shooter, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Old school
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2024
Players: 7.4/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Reimagining of the original side-scrolling shooter Contra from 1987. The game includes new levels, enemies, game mechanics, and a weapon system. The story mode...
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
Steam: 87/100
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...
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...
Wolfhound - a game in the Platformer genre
Wolfhound
Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Metroidvania, Adventure
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
Old-school metroidvania with a side view, set on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, where a secret Nazi base is hidden. The player takes on the role of...
Blaster Master Zero - a game in the Platformer genre
Blaster Master Zero
Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2017
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Blaster Master Zero is an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer based on the 1988 Blaster Master game. The new edition features the unique style of the original...
Caveman Warriors - a game in the Platformer genre
Caveman Warriors
Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2017
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 52/100
Caveman Warriors is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer. The events of the game will take you to prehistoric times, when people lived in caves, and there was...
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...
Owlboy - a game in the Platformer genre
Owlboy
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 87/100
Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...
The Fall - a game in the Platformer genre
The Fall
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Science fiction, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2018
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 73/100
The Fall is an adventure shooter with a view of the side of the science fiction setting, which will tell about artificial intelligence trying to save its master...
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - a game in the Platformer genre
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 May 2018
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is an exciting side-scrolling action-platformer set in a fantasy setting from the creators of Mega Man 10 and Mighty No. 9. The...
Miles & Kilo - a game in the Platformer genre
Miles & Kilo
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 July 2018
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 94/100
Miles & Kilo is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. A little boy, Miles, and his faithful dog, Kilo, find themselves stranded on an island after a plane...
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - a game in the Platformer genre
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Mario Game, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2019
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Enhanced port of New Super Mario Bros. U for Nintendo Switch. The game features classic engaging gameplay, where the main goal is to reach the flag and avoid...
The Alto Collection - a game in the Platformer genre
The Alto Collection
Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Stunts, Collection, Adventure, Snowboard, Action, Sports game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 November 2020
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 94/100
The Alto Collection is a collection of minimalist adventure arcade games Alto's Adventure and Alto's Odyssey. As a snowboarder, you will have to ride through...
Teratopia - a game in the Platformer genre
Teratopia
Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Platformer, Indie, Slasher, Arcade, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021
Players: 8.1/10
Steam: 83/100
Teratopia is an arcade platformer with cute graphics and orchestral music. Inspired by the best representatives of this genre, he tried to absorb that mischievous...
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX - a game in the Platformer genre
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX
Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 64/100
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is an updated version of the 1986 platformer. The legendary Alex Kidd is back. The main character explores locations, breaks stones...
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...
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms - a game in the Platformer genre
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Action, Anime / Manga, Old school, Indie, Historical, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 July 2022
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 66/100
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is a fast-paced side-scrolling action game with co-op for up to four players. The story spans all the way from the Yellow Turban...
Disney Illusion Island - a game in the Platformer genre
Disney Illusion Island
Arcade, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2023
Players: 2/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Mickey and his friends explore the mysterious island of Monot to find three mystical books and save the world from disaster. Characters can unlock special abilities...
A Highland Song - a game in the Platformer genre
A Highland Song
Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2023
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Moira McKinnon goes on an exciting adventure. To reach the sea, Moira must first cross the Scottish Highlands — a wilderness full of paths, peaks, shortcuts...
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm - a game in the Platformer genre
Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm
DLC, Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2024
Steam: 55/100
An expansion for Risk of Rain 2 that expands the universe with new levels, characters, and mechanics. The player sets out to explore a mysterious planet where...
Rusty Rabbit - a game in the Platformer genre
Rusty Rabbit
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2025
Steam: 67/100
Metacritic: 72/100
The main character is a rabbit who controls a combat mech. The main action takes place in a fantasy setting thousands of years after people left the Earth. Instead...
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...
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: 55/100
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...
Old Man's Journey - a game in the Platformer genre
Old Man's Journey
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2018
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Old Man's Journey is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure that puts you in the role of the titular old man as he travels to various locations and reminisces...
Toki Tori - a game in the Platformer genre
Toki Tori
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Casual game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2018
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Toki Tori is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where the goal of each level is to collect all the scattered eggs. And to achieve this goal, the player will...
Runner3 - a game in the Platformer genre
Runner3
Arcade, Platformer, Music game, Side view, Action, Indie, Runner
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2018
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Runner3 — side-scrolling arcade runner with musical elements, which is a continuation of the BIT.TRIP series. You will again be able to take part in the...
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...
Wuppo - a game in the Platformer genre
Wuppo
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019
Players: 8/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Wuppo is a side-scrolling pixel arcade action platformer with RPG elements. You have to help a cute round creature who has lost his home. And now he has to go on a...
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...
Ary and the Secret of Seasons - a game in the Platformer genre
Ary and the Secret of Seasons
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2020
Players: 6.7/10
Steam: 64/100
Metacritic: 59/100
Ary and the Secret of Seasons is a vibrant puzzle adventure game. The main character has a unique ability — to change the seasons. Thanks to this, she can...
Projection: First Light - a game in the Platformer genre
Projection: First Light
Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2020
Players: 6.4/10
Steam: 78/100
Projection: First Light is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. You will travel to an alternative shadow world of puppets and visit 19th century England...
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...
RWBY: Arrowfell - a game in the Platformer genre
RWBY: Arrowfell
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view, Science fiction, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2022
Steam: 72/100
RWBY: Arrowfell is an arcade action platformer with slasher elements and a side view in the RWBY universe. You will play as four members of Team RWBY — Ruby...
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