Role-playing game
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Best Games in the Role-playing game genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch
Action, Indie, Side view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Role-playing game, Adventure, Beat them all, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
50/100
Aeon Must Die! is an indie side-scrolling action game in a futuristic style with tactical and side-scrolling RPG elements. Eon, the fearsome Emperor of the...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Visual novel
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Deiland is an adventure role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting, created based on “The Little Prince” by the famous French writer Antoine de...
Action, Role-playing game, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Strategy, Isometric, Side view, In real time, City Building, Slasher
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021
Steam:
74/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Actraiser Renaissance is an action role-playing platformer with real-time strategy and platforming elements. You will be able to use powerful fire, ice and other...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2021
Steam:
82/100
Metacritic:
78/100
Blue Reflection: Second Light is a continuation of the colorful Japanese role-playing game about young magical...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Open world
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2021
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Renowned adventurer Adol Christin and his companion Dogi arrive in Balduk, a city annexed by the Romun Empire. But at the entrance to the city the main character is...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2021
Players:
7.8/10
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...
Arcade, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Action, Exploration, Slasher, Dungeons
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
82/100
Skeletal Avenger is an arcade action RPG with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view. A huge arsenal of weapons and capabilities awaits you — you can...
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2021
Metacritic:
84/100
Shin Megami Tensei 5 is a continuation of the post-apocalyptic action role-playing game with a third-person view. The events of the game take place in a destroyed...
Arcade, Sports game, Side view, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Business / Management, Action
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
79/100
Dodgeball Academia is a sports role-playing adventure with elements of Japanese-style management strategy. You will go to conquer an interesting world where the...
Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Top-down view, Metroidvania
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
93/100
Metacritic:
84/100
UNSIGHTED — top-down action adventure role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. Events take place in a fantasy world of the future — Arcadia. The game will...
Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Indie
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021
Steam:
79/100
Thea 2: The Shattering is a continuation of a unique turn-based strategy with elements of 4X strategy, survival, RPG and card game in the world of Slavic mythology...
Board / Group Game, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021
Steam:
80/100
Metacritic:
76/100
Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is a role-playing card game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting from the creators of the NieR and Drakengard series. A...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2021
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
71/100
The Caligula Effect 2 is a sequel to the Japanese role-playing game with a third-person view and turn-based combat. The events of the game take place in a...
Role-playing game, Tactics, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021
Steam:
63/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Disgaea 6 Complete is a tactical turn-based fantasy RPG with an isometric view. Zed is a boastful zombie who flounders at the bottom of the Underworld's ladder with...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Farm Simulator
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 September 2021
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
73/100
Metacritic:
69/100
Kitaria Fables is an action-adventure role-playing game with management elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to an amazing world, which is...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 August 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
68/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is a cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and tower defense elements in a fantasy setting. The game continues...
Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Farm Simulator, Sandbox, Construction
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021
Players:
7/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
61/100
Staxel is a sandbox farming adventure with RPG elements and a first-person perspective. Nurture your farm and farm the village on your own, or enlist the help of...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021
Steam:
50/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Astria Ascending is a side-scrolling adventure JRPG with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Together with brave heroes, you will explore the vast and beautiful...
Business / Management, Third-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Role-playing game, Indie, Comedy, Farm Simulator
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2021
Steam:
78/100
Epic Chef is an adventure role-playing game with elements of a life simulator, cooking, crafting and a third-person view. You are about to go on an incredible...
Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view, Procedural generation
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
64/100
Sword of the Necromancer is an action RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive dead enemies to fight on your side. The main character acquired this ability...
Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Cyberpunk, Free game, Strategy, Roguelike, Role-playing game
Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
72/100
The game takes place in an alternate reality where the Cold War did not end even in 2089. In the story, governments send their agents back in time to prevent a...
