Platformer 2019 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Platformer genre

Terraria - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Sandbox, Survival, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 June 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Terraria is an adventure sandbox game with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful journey where you can create various items, build...

Cuphead

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2019

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now forced to run...

Risk of Rain 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike

Early Access: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2019; Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Risk of Rain 2 is a dynamic action platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the second part you will find a full three-dimensional environment...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of an 18-year-old girl...

Heave Ho

Arcade, Online, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Indie, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2019

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Heave Ho is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle platformer. In the game you can gather a friendly team of up to 4 people to go on a dangerous journey, where the...

Spyro Reignited Trilogy

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Remake, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2019

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Spyro Reignited Trilogy is a re-release of the popular arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Re-release includes Spyro the Dragon...

Katana Zero

Action, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2019

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main character and...

FAR: Lone Sails

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Downwell

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2019

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Downwell is an arcade platformer with procedurally generated locations. You have to play as a mysterious little man, descending lower and lower, destroying enemies...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. This time, three heroes will go in search of the...

Ori and The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2019

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is an expanded edition of the indie adventure platformer. The game tells the story of a little guardian spirit named...

Skyhill

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Survival, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth floor. And then...

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...

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...

My Friend Pedro

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 June 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

My Friend Pedro is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer that will remind many of Max Payne. You will play as a heavily armed hero who kills hundreds of...

Trine 2: Complete Story

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Trine 2: Complete Story is a complete edition of the atmospheric action platformer with a side view in the fantasy setting of Trine 2, which contains all previously...

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...

Never Give Up

Indie, Platformer, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2019

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer that tests the player’s skills through demanding platforming challenges and obstacles. It is aimed at players looking for a...

Timespinner

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2019

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Timespinner is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young girl named Lunais, who...

Dark Devotion

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

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...

Super Mario Maker 2

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Side view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2019

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Super Mario Maker 2 is a continuation of the simulator of creating your own levels in the Super Mario universe. As in the first part, you will be able to publish...

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...

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a colorful continuation of the fantasy platformer from developers from Frozenbyte. The plot of the game tells about the...

EarthNight

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2019

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

EarthNight is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game will tell about the dragon apocalypse, which forced people to leave...

Pikuniku

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Pikuniku is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle adventure game. You have to go to a mysterious game world where you need to uncover a conspiracy and restore the...

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...

Unruly Heroes

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2019

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

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...

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...

Type: Rider

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2019

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Type: Rider is a side-scrolling educational arcade platformer. You have to immerse yourself in the mysterious and fantastic world of letters. By controlling the...

Shadow Blade: Reload

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2019

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Shadow Blade: Reload is a side-scrolling action platformer about Kuro, a ninja tasked with restoring balance to a modern world where ancient clans are locked in a...

Aggelos

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Aggelos is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. Together with the main character, you have to go on a dangerous adventure through...

Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2019

Steam: 58/100

A brave warrior takes up a legendary sword and embarks on a journey through time, exploring a futuristic cyberpunk world. The game features four levels with diverse...

Skybolt Zack

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Music game, Runner

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2019

Steam: 89/100

Skybolt Zack is a fast-paced arcade action platformer with rhythm game elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on the role of the...

Gato Roboto

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 May 2019

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gato Roboto is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will play as a cat who has to save his captain and the...

Degrees of Separation

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Degrees of Separation is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of two heroes — Amber and Rhyme...

GODS Remastered

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 March 2019

Steam: 81/100

GODS Remastered is a remaster of the legendary 1991 platformer Gods, in which you will have to pass the trials of the gods in order to climb Olympus in the end and...

Damsel

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2019

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Damsel is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. You act as a hunter of evil spirits, who, armed with an ultraviolet gun, sets...

AER Memories of Old

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2019

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

AER Memories of Old is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a girl who can turn into a bird...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2019 for Nintendo Switch