Top-down view 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Top-down view genre

Loop Hero - a game in the Top-down view genre

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into chaos. The player...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...

Gearshifters

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Curse of the Dead Gods

Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Curse of the Dead Gods is a dark isometric roguelike in which the main character explores various catacombs in search of wealth and power. Game locations are filled...

Cultist Simulator

Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Card game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 February 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Cultist Simulator is a board game about the difficult and worry-filled life of an ordinary fanatic who firmly believes in a not-so-holy higher power. The goal of...

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...

112 Operator

Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 July 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...

Super Animal Royale

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is a top-down cooperative RPG adventure for up to four players. You will find a colorful roguelike with procedurally generated...

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Adventure role-playing game, which is a direct sequel to Sunless Sea. The setting is not murky water-filled spaces like in Sunless Sea, but the sunlit sky. The...

Eldest Souls

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Eldest Souls is a dynamic top-down action game where you have to fight ruthless and treacherous gods. The game takes place in a gloomy world in which powerful gods...

Archvale

Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Archvale is a fun top-down arcade shooter with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Once upon a time, the fairy lands were ruled by an evil king who destroyed...

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is an adventure puzzle game with roguelike elements in the Shovel Knight series. The game features 10 characters, a story mode and...

Black Widow: Recharged

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

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...

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 May 2021

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance is a fast-paced top-down action RPG set in the fantasy universe of Baldur's Gate. The combat system is based on the rules of Dungeons...

UNSIGHTED

Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

UNSIGHTED — top-down action adventure role-playing game in a sci-fi setting. Events take place in a fantasy world of the future — Arcadia. The game will...

Prison Architect - Going Green

DLC, Simulation, Business / Management, Strategy, Top-down view, In real time

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Prison Architect — Going Green — an expansion for the real-time management strategy game with a top-down view. The expansion brings farming, product export, and...

Mario Party Superstars

Arcade, Board / Group Game, Isometric, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2021

Metacritic: 80/100

Mario Party Superstars is a fun collection of mini-games featuring Mario and his friends. The new product contains five classic game boards from the Nintendo 64 era...

Twelve Minutes

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Twelve Minutes is an interactive top-down thriller that follows the relationship of a married couple whose lives are dramatically changed by a police officer who...

Death Crown

Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Top-down view, In real time

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Death Crown is a minimalist top-down real-time strategy game where you take on the role of the real Death. You will have to command legions of the undead to get...

Godstrike

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

Godstrike is a dynamic top-down arcade shooter in a fantasy setting. Your task is to defeat the bosses one by one, within the allotted time. But time is not just...

UnMetal

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

UnMetal is a top-down stealth action adventure game that can unofficially be called a parody of Metal Gear Solid. In 1972, a squad of Vietnam veterans put you in...

DoDonPachi Resurrection

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 November 2021

Metacritic: 83/100

DoDonPachi Resurrection is a futuristic Japanese-style top-down arcade shooter. You will go to fight the androids trying to enslave humanity. You will find many...

Battle Axe

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Top-down view, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Battle Ax is an arcade action-slasher adventure game with a top-down view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in the fairy-tale world of Mercia...

Sword of the Necromancer

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

Sword of the Necromancer is an action RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive dead enemies to fight on your side. The main character acquired this ability...

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Arcade, Fighting, Racing, Side view, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 February 2021

Metacritic: 79/100

Capcom Arcade Stadium is a shareware program for launching cult retro games from Capcom. You will find classic shooters, fighting games, action games, adventures...

Devil Slayer - Raksasi

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Devil Slayer — Raksasi is a top-down action role-playing roguelike in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore dark dungeons that are randomly...

Weaving Tides

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Weaving Tides is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer the wonderful world of...

Youtubers Life 2

Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Arcade, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2021

Players: 7/10

Youtubers Life 2 is a continuation of the arcade management simulator with an isometric camera view. The game is very similar in gameplay to the Sims series, only...

Eastward

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 September 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Eastward is a colorful, retro-style, top-down adventure role-playing game that follows the adventures of a miner named John in a destroyed and gradually dying...

The Colonists

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 May 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The Colonists is a top-down real-time management strategy game set in a sci-fi setting. You have to accompany a squad of cute robots to a distant planet in order to...

Dungeon Encounters

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021

Metacritic: 81/100

Dungeon Encounters is an adventure role-playing game with Japanese-style turn-based combat. The game takes place in a fantasy world where an otherworldly labyrinth...

Monster Harvest

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Monster Harvest is a colorful adventure farming simulator with a top-down view. In the game you will go on an unforgettable adventure — you will start a new...

Centipede: Recharged

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2021

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...

A Monster's Expedition

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Players: 6.1/10

A Monster's Expedition is a cute top-down adventure puzzle game. The game is about quirky monsters who love to learn new things about people. As you progress...

Disjunction

Role-playing game, Action, Stealth, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Metacritic: 69/100

Disjunction is an isometric action role-playing game inspired by cyberpunk style and old school games. The game takes place in 2048 in New York. You can decide for...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Adventure, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure puzzle game with RPG elements and a top-down view. The game is about a dog who wields a magic brush. You'll use the power...

Pac-Man 99

Arcade, Online, Top-down view, Action, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Pac-Man 99 is a free-to-play battle royale game in the legendary Pac-Man series. Up to 99 players compete in the game, where the main goal is to remain the only...

Pecaminosa - A Pixel Noir Game

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

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...

Garden Story

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Metacritic: 72/100

Garden Story is a bright adventure role-playing action game with management elements and a top-down view. The game tells the story of a guardian who must unite a...

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Best Games in the Top-down view genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch