Role-playing game
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Statuses
Best Games in the Role-playing game genre for Nintendo Switch
Role-playing game, Online, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020
Players:
6.9/10
Steam:
51/100
Metacritic:
65/100
Torchlight 3 is the continuation of the popular Torchlight series. The new part will offer you a world where players can team up to explore dungeons and fight...
Action, Platformer, Collection, Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2026
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The collection brings back the iconic action series that became the foundation for anime and comics, in an expanded and refined format. The collection includes Mega...
Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Platformer
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 February 2018
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Dragon Quest Builders — arcade sandbox with a third-person view in an open world in the Dragon Quest universe. The plot of the game will tell the sweet story...
Role-playing game, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Historical, Side view, Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2020
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Yes, Your Grace is a management strategy with role-playing game elements in a medieval setting. In the game you will take control of a large kingdom. Every game...
Isometric, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Science fiction, Survival, Crafting, Casual game, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 January 2026
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
83/100
The game takes place in a destroyed and flooded post-apocalyptic city. The main character builds a shelter on the roof of a skyscraper. You can explore nearby...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Top-down view, Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy, Remake
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2024
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Many years ago, the great hero Ortega set out on a dangerous journey to defeat the evil archdemon Baramos. However, his mission ended in failure, and the threat...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Business / Management, Third-person view, Open world, Farm Simulator
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2019
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
73/100
My Time at Portia is an action-adventure role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of a management simulator. You have to go to a colorful open world...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
81/100
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is a continuation of the role-playing adventure in the fantasy universe of Monster Hunter. A new and unique experience...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Construction
Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026
Anticipation Rating:
9.8/10
Continuation of My Time at Portia and My Time at Sandrock. The events of the game unfold 330 years after a catastrophe that destroyed civilization. The player...
Remake, Adventure, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game, Tactics, Turn-based, Fantasy, Third-person view
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2024
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A remake of the role-playing adventure Romancing SaGa 2. Players take on the role of a ruler defending an empire against the powerful Lords of Sin. Inspired by...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Medieval era
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2025
Players:
10/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Final Fantasy Tactics returns, reinvigorated in its modern incarnation. Updated graphics, fully voiced dialogue, and numerous improvements bring the familiar story...
Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game, Roguelike, Strategy
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A traveler is shipwrecked and loses his memory. On the island, the hero encounters a mysterious witch who can restore memories in exchange for service. There are 9...
Role-playing game, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2019
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
85/100
This fantasy role-playing game follows Zidane and the Tantalus Theater Troupe, who kidnap Princess Garnet, heir to Alexandria. Garnet wants to escape the castle...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 May 2020
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy, Medieval era, Construction, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 December 2025
Steam:
83/100
Metacritic:
82/100
The new installment of the Octopath Traveler series invites you to Orsterra — a world where destinies intersect and where legends of divine rings become the...
Arcade, Side view, Action, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op), Beat them all, Adventure, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
River City Girls 2 is a continuation of the exciting retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2019
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
72/100
God Eater 3 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with a third-person view in the God Eater universe. The universe of these games tells about the brutal...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Exploration
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 June 2026
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
75/100
Metacritic:
86/100
A storyline expansion that continues the adventures of Dave and his team beyond the familiar ocean depths. This time, the explorers venture into the heart of the...
