Role-playing game
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Statuses
Best Games in the Role-playing game genre for Nintendo Switch
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
70/100
An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world, Construction, Farm Simulator, Online
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2023
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The ideological continuation of My Time at Portia. In concept, the game has hardly changed: an open world, your own workshop and farm, as well as another town in...
Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 November 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Sandbox with elements of a farmer simulator. The player is building a settlement in the Stone Age. You can grow plants to harvest crops, tame animals, and explore...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Old school
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
10/10
The remaster brings back the iconic immersive simulator in a new form, preserving the dark cyberpunk atmosphere while adding a modern level of graphics and...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2026
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
91/100
A turn-based RPG from the minds of Sproggiwood. The game world is generated anew each time, offering unique adventures with each visit. The environment can be...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Fantasy, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2022
Players:
7.8/10
Metacritic:
73/100
The anniversary edition of the legendary first-person role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The edition includes all DLCs and over 500 paid mods from the...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Open world, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2021
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
83/100
The plot tells the story of the young king Evan, in whose state a coup was carried out, and because of which he was forced to flee. Now, in the company of friends...
Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Dungeons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 May 2018
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a classic RPG in the style of Heroes of Might and Magic 3. You will explore dungeons, develop the abilities of your characters and move...
Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2025
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
The updated first chapter of the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky series. The game takes place in the kingdom of Liberl, explored by Estelle and Joshua. The...
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Hunting / Fishing, Slasher, Crafting
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2019
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
18/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Dauntless is a free-to-play cooperative action RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You will be able to play as the so-called killers traveling...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Open world, Comedy, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2024
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
76/100
During their journey, the Straw Hat Pirates, led by Monkey D. Luffy, are caught in a strong sea storm. They find themselves on a mysterious island and set off on a...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Child of Light is a puzzle-platformer adventure with RPG elements and turn-based combat. The game is based on fairy tales. The events of the game tell the story of...
Role-playing game, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2022
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Set in the Star Wars universe five years after Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, this role-playing game follows the Sith Lords’ campaign against the Jedi and...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2019
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
91/100
The expanded version of Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age tells the story of a young man who turns out to be the reincarnation of a legendary hero from...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2025
Players:
8/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Slasher, Indie, Dungeons
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Steam:
70/100
Deadhaus Sonata is a free-to-play action RPG with a third-person view from the creator of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. The main character in the game is an undead...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Remake
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 16 February 2027
A remake of the Japanese RPG Romancing SaGa 3 from 1995, reinterpreting the classic adventure in full 3D graphics. The story centers around Morastrum, the Star of...
Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy, Procedural generation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2024
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles. The player leads a group of heroes who have left their farming duties to protect their home. Each character has...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Adventure, Online, Sandbox
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Portal Knights is an action role-playing game with a procedurally generated world in a fantasy setting from the creators of Sacred 3. The ideological inspiration...
Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2025
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Remsters Suikoden and Suikoden 2 -games from the 90s, known for their deep plot and memorable characters. In games, updated visual effects, new sounds of the...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027
Players:
10/10
Steam:
83/100
Immersive role action in the Cyberpanic world, where the player takes on the role of Marie, a former killer soldier. The action takes place in a huge Polish...
