Roguelike for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Roguelike genre / Page 4

Exit the Gungeon - a game in the Roguelike genre

Arcade, Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Exit the Gungeon is a side-view arcade shooter with roguelike elements, which is a spin-off of the game Enter the Gungeon. In the game, you will...

Summum Aeterna

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Roguelike, Adventure, Indie, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2023

Steam: 83/100

Adventure action-roguelike in a dark fantasy setting, which is a prequel to Aeterna Noctis. Taking on the role of the King of Darkness — a mighty...

PlateUp!

Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Casual game, Action, Top-down view, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

PlateUp! is a top-down cooperative action roguelike where you manage a restaurant. First you have to choose a layout, furnish the establishment with...

Deathless. Tales of Old Rus

Adventure, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG), Replayability, Card game, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 87/100

A card roguelike based on the “Tales of Old Rus'” universe, created by artist Roman Papsuev. It represents a modern interpretation of Slavic...

A Long Way Down

Strategy, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 April 2021

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 56/100

A Long Way Down is a fun side-scrolling card strategy game set in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of Sam, who finds...

Sail Forth

Action, Roguelike, Warships / Submarines, Cooperative (co-op), Third-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2022

Steam: 92/100

A procedural naval adventure featuring classic naval action and exploring beautiful landscapes. In the game you can travel through a variety of...

Wintermoor Tactics Club

Strategy, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Wintermoor Tactics Club is a tactics game where a group of academy students play various board games. The main character and her team are going...

Empty Shell

Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Old school, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2024

Steam: 88/100

A dynamic shooter with black and white pixel graphics and randomly generated locations. The main character is one of the volunteers who explores a...

City of Ashes

Action, Fighting, Slasher, Third-person view, Sports game, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A post-apocalyptic game, the action of which takes place on the streets and in the destroyed buildings of the city. The former MMA fighter tried to...

Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, DLC, Isometric, Roguelike, Fantasy, Dungeons, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The plot of the add-on takes players to winter lands, where the long-forgotten deity of lambs, Yngya, awakens. Gamers need to restore the flock and...

Heroes of Hammerwatch

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Heroes of Hammerwatch is an indie role-playing game with action elements in a medieval setting. Explore procedurally generated levels, destroying...

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 66/100

Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness is an expansion for a unique side-scrolling party-based RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on has added a new...

Dreamscaper

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Isometric, Action, Indie, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dreamscaper is an action-adventure RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. At night, delve into your...

Roguebook

Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 April 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Roguebook is a roguelike with procedurally generated locations and card-based turn-based combat. The plot of the game tells the story of a legendary...

Children of Morta: Paws and Claws

Role-playing game, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Children of Morta: Paws and Claws is a top-down RPG expansion set in a fantasy setting. Night hunters, creatures of the day. They howl, growl, hiss...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate - Metalhead

Action, Top-down view, Comics, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), DLC, Adventure, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2025

Steam: 96/100

Metalhead is a brand new character who uses a variety of ranged weapons. He can fire blasters, transform into a whirlwind of spinning missiles, and...

Chasm

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first...

Immortal Redneck

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2018

Players: 7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Immortal Redneck is a fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements. You will find unique arenas that are generated randomly, a wide...

Phantom Doctrine

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Stealth, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Phantom Doctrine is a tactical strategy with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view from the creators of Hard West. The game takes place in...

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Side view, Turn-based, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition — enhanced edition of the role-playing game Deep Sky Derelicts. It includes expansions: Deep Sky Derelicts...

Metal Slug Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2024

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Continuation of the cult shooter Metal Slug in a new format. Now the classic action platformer has been transformed into a tactical roguelike. After...

The Dragoness: Command of the Flame

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Fantasy, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2023

Steam: 65/100

The Dragoness: Command of the Flame is a fantasy turn-based strategy game with city-building and roguelike elements. In addition to fighting and...

Forestrike

Fighting, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2025

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character is a martial arts master named Yu. In the story, he tries to cross the country and free the emperor from the captivity of the evil...

Fairy Tail: Dungeons

Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG), Replayability, Card game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 January 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Card roguelike based on the anime series “Fairy Tail”. The plot of the game tells how Natsu and Happy discovered a mysterious door under the guild...

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Replayability, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The addition has expanded possibilities...

Collapsed

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 68/100

Collapsed is a post-apocalyptic action platformer with Rogue-lite elements. In the game you will play the role of Hunters, forced to hunt down their...

The Survivalists

Action, Roguelike, Isometric, Adventure, Indie, Crafting, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Survivalists is a sandbox adventure game with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view set in the Escapists universe. In the game you will...

Madshot

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Parkour

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2023

Steam: 79/100

Action roguelike, set in a Lovecraftian horror setting. Cthulhu swallowed up an entire city. The only thing left for you as the main character is to...

Slaycation Paradise

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Slaycation Paradise is a post-apocalyptic isometric shooter with tower defense elements. The game tells the story of a family who was offered an...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Action, Science fiction, Space, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Steam: 77/100

The player, as a captain, controls a spaceship. It is necessary to recruit crew members, explore the galaxy and confront aliens. The legendary...

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...

Conan Chop Chop

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 March 2022

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Conan Chop Chop is a fun arcade action game with an isometric camera view in the Conan the Barbarian universe. An exciting single player mode and...

Gods Will Fall

Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Role-playing game, Slasher, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Gods Will Fall is an RPG adventure in which you lead a handful of Vikings in a daring fight against the cruel gods. For the latter, you either...

DEATHRUN TV

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Shooter, Roguelike, Dungeons, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 June 2022

Steam: 81/100

DEATHRUN TV is a dynamic top-down twin-stick shooter with roguelike elements. The world's largest studio presents a show where contestants put their...

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...

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Isometric, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2020

Metacritic: 69/100

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is a remake of a turn-based RPG with an isometric camera view set in the Pokemon universe. The main character...

Out of Space

Strategy, Online, Roguelike, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 November 2020

Steam: 80/100

Out of Space is an online indie strategy game about team survival on board a spaceship. You have to collect resources, fight off attacks from hostile...