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

Door Kickers: Action Squad - a game in the Tactics genre

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a SWAT operative and...

Star Renegades

Role-playing game, Simulation, Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 November 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Star Renegades is a tactical turn-based strategy game with role-playing elements and a side-view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Halcyon 6: Starbase...

WARSAW

Role-playing game, Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 66/100

WARSAW is a tactical role-playing game set in the Second World War. You will play the role of the Polish Resistance fighting against the Nazis. You will find...

John Wick Hex

Action, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 December 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

John Wick Hex is a fast action game with strategy elements, based on the movie "John Wick". In the game you have to try on the role of a famous assassin. The...

EMERGENCY

Isometric, Strategy, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 10/10

The player controls a team of rescuers and helps city residents during disasters. Here you may encounter fires, injured civilians, criminals, electrical accidents...

Pathway

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Metacritic: 69/100

Pathway is an amazing tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The events of the game will take you to 1936, when German military...

SaGa Emerald Beyond

Tactics, Fantasy, Open world, Adventure, Turn-based, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2024

Metacritic: 72/100

This installment of the SaGa franchise takes place across 17 unique worlds, each with its own aesthetic and culture. There you can meet different inhabitants...

Worms Rumble

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2021

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Alder's Blood

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 March 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Alder's Blood is a tactical turn-based strategy set in the world of dark fantasy. The game will tell the story of Hunters who need to destroy a corrupted god. To do...

SteamWorld Heist

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

SteamWorld Heist is a stylish and fun strategic shooter in the steampunk genre about pirates and robots. The main character is pirate Piper Faraday, who gathers a...

Phantom Doctrine

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Phantom Doctrine is a tactical strategy with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view from the creators of Hard West. The game takes place in an alternate...

Kingdom Rush Origins

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Kingdom Rush Origins is a great continuation of the tower defense game with beautiful hand-drawn graphics, which tells the story of the war of one kingdom with...

Evertried

Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2021

Evertried is an isometric tactical strategy with turn-based battles and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. In a world of unshakable order, the Tower is a...

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 August 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. A serious, adult story will unfold before you, the action of...

Redemption Reapers

Adventure, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 61/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles from the creators of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The action takes place in a dark fantasy world...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Black Legend

Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Black Legend is a turn-based strategy with role-playing elements in the setting of the dark Middle Ages. In the game you will lead a squad of mercenaries and help...

Party Hard 2

Arcade, Simulation, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 September 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Party Hard 2 is a top-down tactical stealth arcade game. The game will delight you with a new engine with new three-dimensional locations. As in the first part, you...

SteamWorld Heist 2

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view, Tactics, Steampunk, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 August 2024

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Turn-based tactics in steampunk style. Not everything is smooth in the blue sea, a crisis is brewing there — a water crisis! A precious resource has suddenly...

Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2018

Metacritic: 56/100

Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view, based on the animated series of the same name. The land of Ooo was...

SaGa Frontier Remastered

Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Turn-based, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

SaGa Frontier Remastered is an anime-style adventure tactical RPG with an isometric view and a fantasy world. You will play as one of eight heroes, each with their...

Front Mission 2: Remake

Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2023

Metacritic: 64/100

Remake of Front Mission 2 with updated graphics, new features, and various improvements. The plot tells the story of three characters: Ash, Lisa, and Thomas. The...

Wild Bastards

Shooter, First-person view, Tactics, Roguelike, Crafting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2024

Metacritic: 77/100

Dynamic roguelike shooter from the creators of Void Bastards and Card Hunter. The Wild Bastards gang was the deadliest in the galaxy until its members were...

Dark Quest 2

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2019

Dark Quest 2 — isometric role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting, based on the board game of the same name. The game is based on a party...

Metal Slug Tactics

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2024

Metacritic: 75/100

Continuation of the cult shooter Metal Slug in a new format. Now the classic action platformer has been transformed into a tactical roguelike. After many years of...

Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening

Strategy, In real time, Grand strategy, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2023

Metacritic: 72/100

The player sets out to fulfill Oda Nobunaga's unfulfilled dream of uniting Japan during the Sengoku era. The main forces of the army are covered by loyal servants...

Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires

Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Strategy, In real time

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 February 2022

Metacritic: 57/100

Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires is a new game in the tactical and strategic branch of the Dynasty Warriors 9 series. As before, the Empires sub-cycle will offer you not...

Dark Deity

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2022

Metacritic: 77/100

A strategy with minimalist graphics in which you need to fight and upgrade your heroes, form squads of 30 fighters, providing them with equipment and magical...

Star Wars: Republic Commando

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Tower of Time

Role-playing game, Action, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2020

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Tower of Time is a tactical action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the gloomy world of...

The Stone of Madness

Tactics, Stealth, In real time, Historical, Strategy, Isometric, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Tactical stealth game in real time, the action of which unfolds in the Spanish monastery of the 18th century. This place hides many secrets, and its walls became...

1971 Project Helios

Strategy, Tactics, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 June 2020

Players: 6.4/10

1971 Project Helios is a turn-based tactical strategy game. In the world of the game, firearms and vehicles are very rare. The battle for resources does not stop...

Mary Skelter 2

Role-playing game, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 August 2019

Metacritic: 75/100

Mary Skelter 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric role-playing game with turn-based combat and first-person view in the Japanese style. Events take place in a...

Faeria

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Free game, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Faeria is a card-based tactical strategy game in a fantasy setting. You have to fight on a playing field consisting of hexagons, mine gold and mana, acquire...

VED

Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 November 2024

Metacritic: 66/100

A dark game in which the gamer explores mysterious islands where he fights monsters. Set in two worlds, the game tells the story of Cyrus, a young hero who embarks...

Wildermyth

Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2024

Metacritic: 86/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles. The player leads a group of heroes who have left their farming duties to protect their home. Each character has...

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

Action, Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2020

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Co-op shooter with tower defense elements. In the game you have to fight for the future of plastic life. Together with three friends, you will go on an epic...

Ash of Gods: Redemption

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Ash of Gods is a turn-based RPG that combines tactical turn-based combat with dramatic, choice-driven storytelling. The game world is a fantasy on the theme of the...

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Historical, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2019

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Sniper Elite V2 Remastered is a remaster of the third-person sniper shooter Sniper Elite V2. You will find yourself in besieged Berlin during the final days of...

Cassette Beasts

Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 May 2023

Metacritic: 83/100

The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...

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Best Games in the Tactics genre for Nintendo Switch