Platformer 2022 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Platformer genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A co-op platformer about shared adventures, understanding each other, and overcoming disagreements. The story follows Cody and May, a married couple who turn into...

Rogue Legacy 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 89/100

One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...

Sonic Frontiers

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Exploration, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Sonic Frontiers is a continuation of the classic action-adventure game with a third-person view in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe. Doctor Eggman once again strives...

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course — an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-platformer, designed in the style of classic 1930s animation. The story...

Silt

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 June 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The actions of the game take place in the depths of the sea, where various monsters live. With the help of soul transference, the main character can use the...

Fall Guys

Arcade, Action, Online, MMO, Platformer, Third-person view, Free game, Battle Royale

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Fall Guys is a free-to-play, cute arcade action game about falling colorful people. A unique “battle royale” awaits you, where many players will take on the roles...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

Indie, Side view, Platformer, Comedy, Space, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...

Endling - Extinction is Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Indie, Stealth, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 July 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...

Dungeon Munchies

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about a necromancer cook who hunts...

Kao the Kangaroo

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Action, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Kao the Kangaroo is a reboot of the popular series of arcade action platformers about Kao the Kangaroo. This time the hero will have to find his missing sister and...

Sonic Origins

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Runner, Action, Collection, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2022

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Sonic Origins is a collection of classic Sonic adventures that includes four classic games about the blue hedgehog: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Sonic CD (1993...

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...

OlliOlli World

Arcade, Side view, Third-person view, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Stunts

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 86/100

OlliOlli World is the sequel to the explosive skateboarding action platformer. You will have to drive through the vibrant and vibrant world of Redland in search of...

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2022

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is an exciting adventure platformer with a third-person view in the Kirby series. An unforgettable adventure awaits you in...

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Dungeons, Fantasy, Third-person view, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, based on the anime series of the...

Grime

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...

Haiku, the Robot

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

This adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements takes place in Arcadia, a mechanical world inhabited by corrupted robots and machinery. The player explores...

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...

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...

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 &...

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread

Arcade, Side view, Comics, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that follows the adventures of secret agents. In the story, world...

Aeterna Lucis

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Continuation of Aeterna Noctis, but with a new character. After the events of the first part, the Queen of Light must stop the destruction of the world by...

Vagante

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...

Lost Ruins

Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...

Neon White

Action, First-person view, Platformer, Parkour, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The main character comes to his senses in heaven: he doesn’t remember anything, there are many poor fellows around like him, and angels are visible ahead. The...

Hazel Sky

Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2022

Players: 1/10

Steam: 68/100

Hazel Sky is an atmospheric adventure game that tells the story of a world divided between engineers and abused creators. The main character, Shane, is sent to the...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection

Action, Arcade, Collection, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection is a collection of 13 classic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games released in the 90s for arcade machines and...

Kombinera

Puzzle, Platformer, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Steam: 84/100

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...

Watcher Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Watcher Chronicles is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you have to go to conquer purgatory, filled with...

Trifox

Arcade, Isometric, Platformer, Shooter, Adventure, Action, Comedy, Exploration, Fantasy, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2022

Steam: 82/100

An action-adventure platformer where players, in the role of a fearless hero, try to pass trials and save the hero's home from a deadly invasion. As you progress...

New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja

Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2022

Steam: 55/100

Remake of the classic platformer Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja from 1991. One night, people from one tribe stole all the women from another tribe. Cro-Magnons Joe...

The Spirit and the Mouse

Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2022

Steam: 97/100

The player plays the role of a little mouse with a big heart and tries to help the inhabitants of the French village of Sainte-et-Claire. It is necessary to explore...

Imp of the Sun

Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2022

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A 2D action-platformer in which the Imp of the Sun explores sprawling, hand-crafted environments. Players navigate complex levels with platforming skills and fight...

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...

Aeterna Noctis

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...

Lil Gator Game

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Open world, Casual game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2022

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A bright game about a little alligator. The main character explores an island filled with interesting locations and friends who need help. You can also collect...

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...

HAAK

Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 August 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 92/100

HAAK is a side-scrolling action adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will find yourself in a dark futuristic world of the future, where unique...

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...

FAR: Changing Tides

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

FAR: Changing Tides is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting, which is the spiritual successor to FAR: Lone Sails from...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2022 for Nintendo Switch