Platformer 2024 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Platformer genre

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown - a game in the Platformer genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 January 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A reimagining of the Prince of Persia series, the main character of which is the Persian soldier Sargon from the elite group of warriors “Immortals”, who is able to...

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Exploration, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A remake of the colorful Disney Epic Mickey for Wii in 2010. Mickey Mouse embarks on an epic journey across the Wasteland, the realm of forgotten Disney characters...

Little Kitty, Big City

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The player controls a little black kitten who goes on an adventure to find his way home. You can explore the city and make new friends among homeless animals, some...

Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Slasher, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Updated version of the cult action-adventures Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2. Both classic projects have received significantly...

Castlevania Dominus Collection

Action, Adventure, Old school, Platformer, Collection, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2024

Players: 6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A collection of classic Castlevania games, including Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, previously...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

The Plucky Squire

Arcade, Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2024

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main characters are characters from a fairy tale book who manage to get out of their 2D world and get into another reality — three-dimensional. The heroes...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed

Action, Adventure, Comics, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 October 2024

Players: 5/10

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A colorful action platformer about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the events of which unfold in the universe of the cartoon “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mayhem...

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown - Mask of Darkness

DLC, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2024

Steam: 52/100

The plot add -on, continuing the saga about the sargon. This time he is trapped in the mind of Rajen - the murderers of the immortals, whose dark magic created the...

Planet of Lana

Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The planet that was once a place of serene balance between man, nature and animals has now become something completely different. The disharmony that had been...

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2024

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character is Zau, a young warrior seeking adventure in the fantasy world of Kenzer. He has unusual abilities that allow him to change the shape of his...

Voidwrought

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The main action takes place in a hand-rendered cosmic horror world, in which the player explores the ruins of the First Civilization and battles the gods who live...

Bread & Fred

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 May 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

A cooperative game in which two gamers must cooperate to climb to the top of a snowy mountain. Two penguins must use the inertia from the swing and protect each...

Neva

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The main character is the girl Alba, who, after meeting with dark forces, found herself connected with a curious wolf cub. Together they embark on a dangerous...

Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2024

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A fun arcade game that combines fast-paced platforming with grappling hook mechanics. The main character is a brave dog who sets off on a space journey to save the...

Penny's Big Breakaway

Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Stunts

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An adventure platformer where the gameplay is built around using a yo-yo and performing various tricks with it. Yo-Yo is the main character's living magical pet...

Blasphemous 2 - Mea Culpa

Action, Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Gothic, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 51/100

The continuation of the story of the Penitent, who goes on a completely new adventure, where he will be able to try out new abilities and fight additional bosses...

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Adventure, Metroidvania, Side view, Platformer, Demons, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The main character is a certain Bo. One day he descends from heaven to play a key role in a mystical ritual. The hero goes on a dangerous journey through colorful...

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...

ANIMAL WELL

Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An old school metroidvania with a focus on exploration and puzzle solving that will require the player to think outside the box to achieve results. In the game you...

Funko Fusion

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 December 2024

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 55/100

An action-adventure that brings iconic Funko figures to life in a colorful and humorous world, bringing together various pop culture franchises. Players battle...

Sonic X Shadow Generations

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2024

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An updated version of Sonic Generations with an additional story campaign about Shadow, improved graphics and redesigned levels. The game brings together two...

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...

Yars Rising

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Platformer, Comics, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A young hacker, Amy Kimura, is hired by a mysterious client to infiltrate the sinister QoTech corporation. The heroine embarks on an exciting adventure where she...

Abathor

Platformer, Fantasy, Side view, Old school, Adventure, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

A pixel game with support for 4-player co-op mode, in which a group of brave heroes must save Atlantis. The people angered the gods, who sent monsters in revenge...

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...

Saviorless

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Indie, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 April 2024

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A dark action-platformer in which two main characters try to escape the cursed lands known as the Smiling Isles. The main characters realize that they are inside...

SCHiM

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2024

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An unusual 3D platformer in which the player controls an entity that resembles a shadow. This is the soul, which in the game is called Shim. One day she is somehow...

Elsie

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Combat robots, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024

Steam: 70/100

A fast-paced platformer with vibrant pixel art and an emphasis on fast-paced combat and acrobatic moves. The player takes on the role of Elsie, a brave heroine who...

Iron Meat

Shooter, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Meat shooter inspired by the legendary Contra and seasoned with a dark plot and living machinery. Players fight bloodthirsty bosses that look like KAMAZ trucks...

The Cub

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 January 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A post-apocalyptic platformer made in the spirit of old-school projects from the Sega Mega Drive era. The main character is a boy who is running away from people...

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...

Felix the Cat

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2024

Metacritic: 63/100

This platform action game based on the Felix the Cat cartoons follows Felix on a journey to rescue his girlfriend Kitty from the Professor. He battles enemies using...

Lifeless Moon

Action, Adventure, Indie, Third-person view, Science fiction, Platformer, Exploration, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2024

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 64/100

During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town, just like on Earth. They soon discover that the city is the beginning of a...

Astro Duel 2

Online, Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024

Steam: 100/100

A pixel game with multiplayer support that you can play with or against friends. The gamer controls a fast spaceship and fights at a distance, and when necessary...

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...

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

Puzzle, Adventure, Logic, Historical, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Valiant Hearts: The Great War, which takes place in the midst of the First World War. Two brothers try to survive and pass all the tests in order...

Pepper Grinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2024

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixel game about a pirate girl, Pepper, whose ship crashed and her treasure was stolen. In the hands of the heroine, Grinder is a powerful drilling machine. The...

Freedom Planet 2

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2024

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Freedom Planet 2 is an arcade platformer inspired by the popular Sonic series. The game has three main characters. Each of them will delight you with unique...

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Best Games in the Platformer genre of 2024 for Nintendo Switch