Space for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Space genre

Risk of Rain Returns - a game in the Space genre

Roguelike, Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A completely revamped version of the original 2013 game. After a spaceship crash, the main character and their team find themselves on a hostile planet. To survive...

Breathedge

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

PO'ed: Definitive Edition

Old school, Shooter, First-person view, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2024

An updated version of the 1995 retro space shooter, inspired by the cult Doom and Quake. The main character of the game is a crew member of the military starship...

Bubsy 4D

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Science fiction, Comedy, Space

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Sheep have arrived on Earth from outer space, armed with technology from the Woolies, Bubsy's longtime enemies. The protagonist, along with a motley crew of...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

Action, Science fiction, Space, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

The player, as a captain, controls a spaceship. It is necessary to recruit crew members, explore the galaxy and confront aliens. The legendary edition of Space...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

Indie, Side view, Platformer, Comedy, Space, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2022

A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...

Sigma Star Saga DX

Role-playing game, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2026

Updated and expanded version of Sigma Star Saga from 2005. The game combines side-scrolling battles with top-down planet exploration. The player takes on the role...

Planet Cube: Edge

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2023

Planet Cube has been attacked by aggressors who are trying to capture it. The main character Edge explores an underwater scientific complex and tries to fight back...

Recolit

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2024

A pixel adventure set in an unusual dark city, where the main character's spaceship crashes. Meanwhile, the locals seem to ignore the problem of the lack of light...

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Best Games in the Space genre for Nintendo Switch