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

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 72/100

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...

No Man's Sky

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world, Space, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...

Among Us

Arcade, Action, Online, Isometric, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Space, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and faster version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive by...

Outer Wilds

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...

Bubsy 4D

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 63/100

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...

Astroneer

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Online, Open world, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 January 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Single-player sandbox in an open world with elements of adventure, action, and third-person view, Astroneer allows players to feel like astronauts of the 25th...

Risk of Rain Returns

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2024)

Shooter, Third-person view, Star Wars, Adventure, Action, Science fiction, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Remaster of the action game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, the original version of which was released in 2002 on PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The game's plot tells the...

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection

Shooter, Third-person view, First-person view, Star Wars, Science fiction, Old school, Action, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2024

Steam: 22/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Re-release of the Battlefront duology in the Star Wars universe. Among the features: improved graphics, expanded battles for up to 64 people, bonus cards and...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 December 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

Starlink: Battle for Atlas

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 October 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a space action game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. You have to protect the Atlas star system from enemy attacks. The...

Still There

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Still There is a sci-fi adventure in which you become the keepers of the Bento space lighthouse, located in the poorly explored sector D42-W81. You will perform...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 April 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke up from...

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...

New Tales from the Borderlands

Adventure, Interactive movie, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Visual novel, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2022

Players: 7/10

Steam: 29/100

Metacritic: 63/100

New Tales from the Borderlands — the continuation of the interactive adventure game Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Games Series in the Borderlands...

Sigma Star Saga DX

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2026

Steam: 95/100

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...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 October 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Redout

Arcade, Racing, Virtual Reality (VR), Sports game, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Redout is an anti-gravity arcade racer set on tracks across futuristic environments. Its single-player campaign spans more than 100 events, 11 modes and 35...

Redout 2

Arcade, Racing, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Sports game, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 July 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Redout 2 is a continuation of a dynamic arcade racing game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. Expect action-packed racing across a post-apocalyptic...

PO'ed: Definitive Edition

Old school, Shooter, First-person view, Space, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2024

Steam: 67/100

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...

We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie

Action, Casual game, Comedy, Third-person view, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2023

Steam: 36/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An updated edition of the bright and absurdly funny "ride-along" in which the Prince once again collects everything in a row into a giant katamari ball - from...

Gravitar: Recharged

Arcade, Action, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2022

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This arcade game follows a lone pilot trying to find a way home through an abstract universe of uncharted planets and space stations guarded by hostile aliens. In...

MUSYNX

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga, Indie, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 June 2018

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

MUSYNX is an arcade music rhythm game with over 100 different songs available to you. Your task is to press the buttons in time and try to earn as many points as...

Space Crew: Legendary Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Steam: 77/100

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...

Lifeless Moon

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 July 2024

Steam: 78/100

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...

Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2024

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A sci-fi detective adventure set aboard the Zephyr — the first interstellar ship sent by humanity to another star. The main character, security chief Stella, was...

Lifeless Planet

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 September 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lifeless Planet is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of an astronaut who discovers an abandoned Soviet...

Tharsis

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Card game, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Tharsis is a turn-based strategy game with board game elements in a sci-fi setting. The game takes us on an expedition to Mars, where strange signals are received...

Mars Horizon

Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 82/100

Mars Horizon is a unique management strategy in which you will lead a national space station and fight with other countries for the space above the heads of the...

Galak-Z

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2018

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A top-down space action game, GALAK-Z combines two-dimensional dogfights with procedurally generated worlds and physics-driven combat. The player pilots an...

Spacebase Startopia

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2021

Steam: 57/100

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...

Subdivision Infinity DX

Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 August 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Subdivision Infinity DX is an improved edition of the mobile space shooter for modern platforms. Not only will you have to fight your way through a kaleidoscopic...

Recolit

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Space, Trains

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2024

Steam: 87/100

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...

Last Encounter

Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2020

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Last Encounter is a cooperative top-down shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. You have to join a group of heroes to prevent the destruction of the...

Space Cows

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019

Steam: 71/100

Space Cows is a fun side-scrolling arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of a dairy farmer who sets out to save his beloved cow, Betsy. One...

Planet Cube: Edge

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2023

Steam: 89/100

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...

Galacide

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2020

Steam: 82/100

Galacide is a side-scrolling arcade shooter from the developers behind the fighting game Blade Symphony. You have to prevent the invasion of hostile aliens to save...

Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Side view, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2023

Steam: 92/100

A dynamic arcade shooter that transfers to the atmosphere of films of the 50s. History follows the Lieutenant Kaya - the ace of the Royal Air Force of Great...

Cycle 28

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Space, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Cycle 28 is a top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. You will get into the role of Lieutenant Olivia Bergen, who, due to an unusual coincidence, is separated...

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Best Games in the Space genre for Nintendo Switch