Platformer 2023 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Platformer genre

The Last Faith - a game in the Platformer genre

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of...

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2023

Players: 6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A cooperative isometric action platformer set in the Tomb Raider universe. Players once again take on the role of legendary tomb raider Lara Croft...

Blasphemous 2

Arcade, Platformer, Role-playing game, Side view, Action, Horror, Gothic, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The sequel to the hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the Penitent. The character will take part in epic battles with bosses, each...

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...

Song of Nunu: A League of Legends Story

Adventure, Exploration, Fantasy, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The boy Nunu and the yeti Willump set off on a journey through the icy expanses of Freljord. A young hero is looking for his missing mother. While...

Risk of Rain Returns

Roguelike, Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A completely revamped version of the original 2013 game. After a spaceship crash, the main character and their team find themselves on a hostile...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 92/100

A colorful platformer about Mario the Plumber in the spirit of the old Super Mario Bros. games. from the 90s. In the game, familiar heroes find...

Salt and Sacrifice

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania, Action, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Salt and Sanctuary, which tells the story of a condemned criminal who becomes an inquisitor hunting mages in a whimsical fantasy...

Bramble: The Mountain King

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 April 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Bramble: The Mountain King is an action-adventure platformer with horror elements in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you will go into a world...

Prison City

Side view, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Old school, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

The events of the game take place in 1997. The city of Detroit has become an impenetrable mega-prison. One day, a group of terrorist hackers seized...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has...

Elderand

Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A game with Metroidvania elements and hardcore combat, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The main character travels through a dark world...

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...

Nocturnal

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Demons, Exploration, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The main character, a warrior of the Unquenchable Fire named Ardeshir, returns to his native island of Nakhran after a long journey. Everything...

Sonic Superstars

Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2023

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy travel to the North Star Islands to defeat the evil Dr. Eggman. Heroes use new abilities, the power of which is...

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2023

Steam: 63/100

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...

Pronty: Fishy Adventure

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2023

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful...

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The...

Convergence: A League of Legends Story

Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2023

Steam: 87/100

The main character Ekko is a young inventor of a device that rewinds time. Together with his friends, he works to make his hometown of Zaun safe. But...

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Action, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Puzzle, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the popular series of cooperative games about the wizard Amadeus, the thief Zoya and the knight Pontius. The heroes join forces to...

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...

The Library of Babel

Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Detective, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future where humanity has long since died out and the world is populated by high-tech robots. The main character...

Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath

Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Demons, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2023

Steam: 62/100

The game takes place in a fantasy version of feudal Japan with evil spirits and demons. The game world is based on Japanese myths and legends. Brave...

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Old school, Action, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 July 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in the 90s in New York, which survived a nuclear war. The streets are filled with looters and bandits fighting for power. The...

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Direct continuation of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light with co-op for four people. Exciting adventures, dark dungeons, hordes of monsters...

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Parkour

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A dynamic platformer, the spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio. The main character of the game is a graffiti artist with a cyber head named Red...

Super Adventure Hand

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comedy, Parkour, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 September 2023

Steam: 94/100

A crazy and comedic platformer where the main character is a living hand, left without its partner forearm. The story quickly turns into an absurd...

Flashback 2

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

Players: 2/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 36/100

Sequel to the action-platformer Flashback (1992) from 1992. The events of the game tell about the new adventures of Conrad, who defeated the...

Tin Hearts

Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Platformer, Steampunk, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Albert Butterworth is a brilliant Victorian inventor who creates amazing tin soldiers and various bizarre mechanisms. In one moment, all his...

Curse of the Sea Rats

Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2023

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A pirate witch turned several British prisoners into rats. They set off to travel along the coast of Ireland to find her and return to their former...

Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2023

Steam: 79/100

The plot of the second part tells how Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia in search of the stolen Golden Eagle, a precious symbol of the Roman legions...

Gravity Circuit

Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2023

Steam: 95/100

The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated...

30XX

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dynamic action-platformer inspired by the Mega Man series. The game is a direct sequel to 20XX. The events of the game begin with the protagonist...

Ugly

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

The player explores the depths of the aristocrat's sick mind, which are filled with scary monsters and puzzles. Using the mechanics of mirroring a...

Enchanted Portals

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 40/100

The game tells the story of two aspiring wizards, Bob and Penny, who are stuck between dimensions. As they progress, they encounter mortal dangers...

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...

TEVI

Metroidvania, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2023

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character Tevi is agile and agile, and has both her trusty dagger and a huge wrench in her arsenal, which she uses to strike in close combat...