Shooter 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Shooter genre

Hitman World of Assassination - a game in the Shooter genre

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 January 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The new series of games about agent 47 is the famous killer playing in dressing and peeping. The bald killer will return for the sake of the most important...

Apex Legends

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Online, Battle Royale

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2021; The project is closed: Nintendo Switch → 4 August 2026

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A multiplayer shooter in the "battle royale" genre with a first-person view set in the Titanfall universe. The gameplay focuses on teamwork, where you can choose...

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Science fiction, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy — an action-adventure game with a third-person view set in the comic universe of the "Guardians of the Galaxy." In the game, you...

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Helicopters, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2022

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 51/100

GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition — a collection of remasters of the legendary GTA series, which includes enhanced versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand...

World War Z

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 70/100

World War Z — a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, created based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed for...

Crysis Remastered Trilogy

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Crysis Remastered Trilogy — a remaster of the popular first-person shooter series in a science fiction setting, which includes enhanced versions of Crysis...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Horror, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part Two — the second standalone expansion Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One. This time, events will take place not only...

Slime Rancher

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Exploration, Adventure, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A bright first-person adventure that combines elements of farming, exploration, and arcade shooting. The action takes place on a distant planet where humanity has...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Survival, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...

Star Wars: Republic Commando

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Star Wars, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Star Wars: Republic Commando is a fast-paced first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe. You have to try on the role of captain of an elite Commando squad...

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 March 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville is a continuation of the multiplayer third-person shooter in the Plants vs. universe. Zombies. The game will tell about...

Destroy All Humans!

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Destroy All Humans! — a remake of the adventure shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, released in 2005. In the game you have to try on the...

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon

Action, Shooter, Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), First-person view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 February 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon is an add-on for a sci-fi RPG with a first-person view and elements of shooter, action and stealth. A mysterious message sends a...

CRSED: F.O.A.D.

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Free game, Battle Royale

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 75/100

CRSED: F.O.A.D. is a free-to-play first- and third-person shooter in the battle royale genre. It was released on Steam Early Access in 2018 as an independent...

DEEEER Simulator

Simulation, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Shooter, Exploration, Sandbox

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 November 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

DEEEER Simulator is a simulator of a deer, but not an ordinary one, but one capable of flying on dragons and doing many other unusual things. Deer can install...

DUSK

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A retro shooter filled with three atmospheric campaign episodes, designed in the spirit of the 90s. The main character fights against mystical creatures. The game...

Worms Rumble

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Third-person view, In real time, Shooter, Online, Battle Royale

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Worms Rumble is a new part of the tactical action strategy with a side view in the legendary Worms series of games about funny worms. The sequel was the first game...

Super Animal Royale

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Battle Royale, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Super Animal Royale is an unusual top-down battle royale where cute little animals try to stay alive. At the beginning of the game, you can choose one of the...

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part One

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 June 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods — Part One is a standalone expansion for the dynamic first-person shooter Doom Eternal. This time the events will take place...

FORECLOSED

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Foreclosed is a cyberpunk action game with a third-person view, stylized as a comic book. The game's protagonist, Evan Kapnos, has been stripped of his job, his...

Gal*Gun Returns

Arcade, Shooter, Anime / Manga, First-person view, Simulation, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2021

Players: 4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gal*Gun Returns — remaster of the original arcade shooter with a first-person view and dating simulator elements Gal Gun. In the game, monsters are replaced by...

New Pokemon Snap

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

New Pokemon Snap is an adventure photography simulator with a first-person view in the amazing world of Pokemon. In the game you have to arm yourself with a camera...

Black Widow: Recharged

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Steam: 77/100

Black Widow: Recharged is a re-release of the cult classic twin-stick shooter starring Spider. In the game you have to defend your web from the onslaught of...

RICO: London

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021

Steam: 48/100

RICO: London is a continuation of the cooperative arcade shooter with a first-person view and procedural level generation. This time you have to go to London on New...

Danger Scavenger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 70/100

Danger Scavenger is a dynamic arcade shooter with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. Deadly effective, highly skilled, invisible to indifferent...

Infinite Tanks WW2

Tanks, Action, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 June 2021

Players: 6/10

Infinite Tanks WW2 is a tank action game with a third-person view. This game brings an innovative, never-before-seen approach to World War II tank battles. The game...

Doom: Slayers Collection

Collection, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Doom: Slayers Collection is a collection of the legendary first-person shooter series, which includes the first four games: Doom, Doom 2, Doom 3 and Doom...

Gearshifters

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Gearshifters is a whirlwind racing action arcade game with bagel elements and a top-down view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will set out to conquer...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 December 2020

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers is a whirlwind cooperative action game with a third-person view in the sci-fi universe of Earth Defense Force. The events of the...

Redout: Space Assault

Simulation, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2021

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Redout: Space Assault is a third-person sci-fi simulator set in the Redout universe. You have to take on the role of an orbital fighter pilot. The plot will tell...

Boomerang X

Action, Indie, Shooter, First-person view, Parkour

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 July 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Boomerang X is a dynamic old-school shooter with a first-person view and a phantasmagoric atmosphere. You will set off to conquer a crazy and vibrant world filled...

Pecaminosa - A Pixel Noir Game

Action, Indie, Role-playing game, Shooter, Top-down view, In real time, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Steam: 50/100

Pecaminosa — A Pixel Noir Game is a mystical indie action thriller with RPG elements in a noir-pixel style that will take you to the dark streets of the town...

Crashnauts

Arcade, Online, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic arcade platformer-player for 2-6 players with quick and spectacular battles. Matches take place on different arenas, where you can use a wide arsenal of...

Habroxia 2

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 February 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Habroxia 2 is an old-school space shooter with pixel graphics and a top-down view. After a brutal attack in the free space zone, humanity sends reconnaissance ships...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

Knights & Guns

Indie, Action, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Steam: 93/100

Knights & Guns is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the best representatives of the "shoot 'em up" genre: Metal Slug, Pang, Mushihimesama , and...

Centipede: Recharged

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Centipede: Recharged is a re-release of the classic arcade game with a top-down view and local co-op. The game features vibrant graphics for modern 16:9 screens, as...

Spectacular Sparky

Action, Indie, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2021

Steam: 87/100

Spectacular Sparky is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game follows the adventures of Sparky the Space Bunny, a mad...

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Best Games in the Shooter genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch