Role-playing game 2017 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Role-playing game genre

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim - a game in the Role-playing game genre

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2017

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 94/100

The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is a role-playing game with action elements in an open world. It was developed and released by Bethesda for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on...

Stardew Valley

Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Stardew Valley is a farmer simulator with role-playing elements, a sandbox in an open world with an isometric camera and a visual style reminiscent of 90s arcade...

Portal Knights

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 November 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2017

Metacritic: 83/100

A role-playing game in Japanese style, continuing the series of large-scale adventures in a fantastic world. The story tells about a new hero who embarks on a...

Unepic

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...

Cat Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Cat Quest is an unusual action RPG with an isometric camera view. The game invites you to get into the role of a cat who wanders around the world and fights...

Ironcast

Role-playing game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Ironcast is an engaging role-playing strategy game with elements of a match-three puzzle set in a Victorian steampunk environment. To protect Great Britain, the...

Dragon Quest 10

Role-playing game, Action, MMO, Hack and slash, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 September 2017

Dragon Quest 10 — continuation of the classic multiplayer role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Dragon...

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is a Japanese-style third-person action RPG. The setting is a fictional Western European city in the late 19th century. The...

Crawl

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 December 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Crawl is a fast-paced action roguelike with side-scrolling RPG elements. The game features a variety of dungeons that are randomly generated. The game is designed...

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern

Role-playing game, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is a classic party role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in a fantasy setting. The game revolves around a group...

Romancing SaGa 2 Remaster

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Romancing SaGa 2 Remaster is an updated version of the Japanese-style adventure role-playing game. You will control members of the royal family of Avalon. The...

Hammerwatch

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Severed

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 August 2017

Metacritic: 84/100

Severed is an adventure role-playing action game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to help a one-armed girl named Sasha, who is looking for...

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance is a Japanese-style turn-based tactical RPG. The main character is the demon Killia, who opposes the emperor who rules hell. You...

Implosion: Never Lose Hope

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Free game, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Implosion: Never Lose Hope is an action RPG with a third-person view for mobile platforms. Twenty years after the fall of the Earth, the remnants of the human race...

Phantom Trigger

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Phantom Trigger is an action role-playing game with bagel elements and a top-down view in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of Stan, a middle-class...

Lost Sphear

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2017

Metacritic: 69/100

Lost Sphear is an RPG adventure with a Japanese-style isometric camera view from the creators of I Am Setsuna. The adventure begins in a remote town, where a young...

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Champions Ballad

Role-playing game, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — The Champions Ballad is an add-on for the popular Link game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The expansion...

I am Setsuna

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Master Trials

Role-playing game, DLC, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2017

Players: 7.2/10

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — The Master Trials is an add-on for the popular Link game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the expansion...

Ambition of the Slimes

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 December 2017

Ambition of the Slimes is a turn-based tactical strategy with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an amazing...

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a unique tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in the Mario universe and with Ubisoft's crazy rabbits. Crazy rabbits...

Battle Chef Brigade

Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2017

Metacritic: 82/100

Battle Chef Brigade is a fast-paced Japanese-style side-scrolling action RPG. You have to become a chef in the most extreme conditions. After all, in order to...

Quest of Dungeons

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2017

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Players: 1/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings is a colorful Japanese-style RPG action adventure. The story of the game is focused on the fate...

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Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2017 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)