Science fiction for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Science fiction genre / Page 2

Crymachina - a game in the Science fiction genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2023

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic future world where humanity became extinct thousands of years ago. The planet is inhabited by synthetic creatures, which...

Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2019

A brave warrior takes up a legendary sword and embarks on a journey through time, exploring a futuristic cyberpunk world. The game features four levels with diverse...

Storm Lancers

Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2025

A dynamic game with co-op on one screen, where heroes make an emergency landing in a dying alien world that holds a secret source of powerful magic. You need to...

Filament

Logic, Puzzle, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Filament is an adventure game with lots of puzzles in a sci-fi setting. You will board the Alabaster, one of the leading scientific starships of the Thread...

Rebel Transmute

Metroidvania, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Adventure, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2024

The main character sets off on a dangerous journey to uncover the mystery of her mother's disappearance. You can learn abilities that change your playing style to a...

Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise

Adventure, Logic, Science fiction, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Agent A is an episodic point and click adventure game for mobile platforms, made in the style of the sixties. You have to escape from various types of premises...

MECHBORN

Turn-based, Card game, Combat robots, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

A card roguelike where the player faces a global kaiju invasion, controlling combat mechs and their pilots. The game abandons the classic card hand and uses a...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...

RWBY: Arrowfell

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2022

RWBY: Arrowfell is an arcade action platformer with slasher elements and a side view in the RWBY universe. You will play as four members of Team RWBY — Ruby...

Quake 2 - Enhanced Edition

Shooter, First-person view, Science fiction, Online, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Humanity is embroiled in a war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race that has attacked Earth. In response, people decided to strike the Strogg planet. The attack...

1000xRESIST

Science fiction, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Walking Simulator, Visual novel, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 May 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

In the future, a mysterious alien race of giant creatures arrives on Earth. They are not hostile, but their arrival is a death sentence for people. Humanity is...

Spacebase Startopia

Business / Management, Strategy, Isometric, Science fiction, In real time

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2021

Metacritic: 69/100

Spacebase Startopia is a management simulator with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will take control of a large space station, from...

Lifeless Moon

Action, Adventure, Indie, Third-person view, Science fiction, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2024

Metacritic: 64/100

During an expedition to the Moon, two astronauts find themselves in a familiar town, just like on Earth. They soon discover that the city is the beginning of a...

Prison City

Side view, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

Players: 8.2/10

The events of the game take place in 1997. The city of Detroit has become an impenetrable mega-prison. One day, a group of terrorist hackers seized control of this...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...

BLADECHIMERA

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Demons, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2025

The game is about demon hunter Shin, who has lost his memory and made a pact with a demon that can turn into a sword. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic...

Super Bomberman R 2

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Battle Royale, Science fiction, Online, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

A reincarnation of the Bomberman series in a modern style with three-dimensional maps and photorealistic graphics that allow you to enjoy battles with opponents...

Cobalt Core

Collectible card game (CCG), Roguelike, Strategy, Science fiction, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2023

A pixel game in which the gamer controls the crew of a spaceship using cards. You need to attack in time, put up a shield or dodge missiles. If you find the enemy's...

Farlands

Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction, Casual game, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Colorful sandbox in the spirit of Stardew Valley. The player gets an entire planet at their disposal, which the character buys at a very favorable price. The main...

Go Mecha Ball

Roguelike, Arcade, Pinball, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2024

Metacritic: 76/100

A dynamic game in which the main character quickly moves around the level and deals with enemies. You can use the environment, push off walls, or speed up on...

Borderlands: Legendary Collection

Collection, First-person view, Action, Shooter, Science fiction, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op), Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 May 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Borderlands: Legendary Collection is a compilation for Nintendo Switch that includes: Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, Borderlands 2: Game of the Year...

Star Wars: Hunters

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 June 2024

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Following the end of the Galactic Civil War, the bright lights of the Arena came to life and offered new heroes a platform to shine throughout the galaxy. Set deep...

NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy

Casual game, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 April 2024

Players: 7.7/10

The player in the role of artificial intelligence controls the city. You can meet numerous users and help or hinder their lives. At the same time, it is necessary...

Time Treker

Action, Top-down view, Roguelike, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2025

After a race of alien bugs conquered Earth, the remnants of humanity were forced to flee and seek refuge in distant parts of the galaxy. The survivors send their...

YesterMorrow

Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2020

Metacritic: 49/100

YesterMorrow is an indie side-scrolling time travel platformer. In it you will play as the little girl Yui, who will have to save her family and change the fate of...

Curved Space

Arcade, Science fiction, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 July 2021

Metacritic: 59/100

Curved Space is an arcade shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control a space fighter and fight hordes of aliens who want...

Astro Duel 2

Online, Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024

A pixel game with multiplayer support that you can play with or against friends. The gamer controls a fast spaceship and fights at a distance, and when necessary...

Deliver Us The Moon

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2024

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Humanity began to die from a lack of resources on Earth. Many corporations have cast their eyes on the distant Moon, which has the necessary resources for survival...

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Horror, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is an indie horror adventure in the style of a visual novel with fantasy elements. Building on the horrifying legacy of the Weeping...

Six Sides of the World

Logic, Puzzle, Science fiction, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2018

Six Sides of the World is an atmospheric arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, where you will explore various cubic planets that are filled with various traps. As...

Rusty Rabbit

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2025

Metacritic: 72/100

The main character is a rabbit who controls a combat mech. The main action takes place in a fantasy setting thousands of years after people left the Earth. Instead...

Colony Defense - Tower Defense

Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

A minimalistic game in which the gamer travels through the universe and protects human colonies from invaders. You need to liberate different parts of the map and...

Three Minutes to Eight

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2023

A pixel game set in the near future. The main character should die at exactly 19:57, but the gamer still tries to save him. We need to find ways to cheat death and...

Exophobia

Shooter, First-person view, Old school, Exploration, Metroidvania, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2024

An old-school pixel shooter made in the Metroidvania format and inspired by projects from the 90s. The main action takes place on a spaceship that was captured by...

Yars Rising

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Platformer, Comics, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024

Metacritic: 66/100

A young hacker, Amy Kimura, is hired by a mysterious client to infiltrate the sinister QoTech corporation. The heroine embarks on an exciting adventure where she...

No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A girl named Iris is kidnapped by aliens. She finds herself on board a mysterious UFO, where she must complete a strange quest. The player, as her assistant Date...

Nullstar: Solus

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2026

A dynamic 2D platformer set in a "dying future." Players take control of a scout drone that ventures into the ruins of an abandoned world. The goal of the game is...

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 1+2 Dual Collection

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Collection, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2026

A collection that brings together both parts of the dynamic 2D action-platformer about Copen. The edition includes Luminous Avenger iX and Luminous Avenger iX 2...

Blade Assault

Futurism (Future), Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2023

After the devastating Red Stone War, the world is divided into three regions: the infected lands, where mutants rule; an underground city where the survivors fled...

XEL - a game in the Science fiction genre

XEL

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2022

Metacritic: 43/100

The main character Raid, by the will of fate, found herself in the strange world of the XEL ship. Her memory is like a blank slate that she is trying to fill...

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Best Games in the Science fiction genre for Nintendo Switch