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

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - a game in the Zombies genre

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The main character Ethan receives a message from his girlfriend, who disappeared without a trace three years ago. She invites him to meet in the vicinity of the...

Plants vs. Zombies Replanted

Strategy, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The classic Plants vs. Zombies returns in a remastered version, with updated HD graphics, new levels, and surprises for those who remember where it all began. The...

Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Remaster Lollipop Chainsaw about a chainsaw-wielding girl exterminating zombies. The game's plot revolves around schoolgirl Juliet, who finds herself in the...

Undying

Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Survival, Open world, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An isometric zombie action game about a mother who is trying to protect her son from all the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world. The problem is that she has been...

The Walking Dead: Destinies

Action, Third-person view, Zombies, Comics, Adventure, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 November 2023

Players: 5/10

Action adventure based on the series “The Walking Dead”. The game's events focus on the adventures of Rick Grimes in the first four seasons. The main character...

The House of the Dead 2: Remake

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Zombies, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2025

Players: 10/10

A remake of the 1998 on-rails zombie shooter The House of the Dead 2. The updated version received a redesigned soundtrack and improved...

Slaycation Paradise

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Slaycation Paradise is a post-apocalyptic isometric shooter with tower defense elements. The game tells the story of a family who was offered an unusual vacation...

Night Slashers: Remake

Side view, Beat them all, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Remake, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Remake of the beat 'em up Night Slashers, the original version of which was released in 1994 on arcade machines. The events of the game unfold in a nightmare...

EBOLA VILLAGE

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2026

Players: 6.8/10

A dark game inspired by classic survival horror games from the 90s, set in Russia. The main character named Maria is investigating mysterious events in the village...

Yet Another Zombie Defense HD

Shooter, Online, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Construction, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 April 2019

Metacritic: 45/100

Yet Another Zombie Defense HD is a top-down cooperative zombie shooter for multiple players. Every night you have to defend yourself from hordes of undead. This...

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

Action, Shooter, DLC, Third-person view, Card game, Open world, Zombies, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2023

Players: 7.7/10

An addition to the original Red Dead Redemption, where the familiar world of the wild west changes dramatically under the influence of the zombie apocalypse...

Son of a Gun

Shooter, Top-down view, Casual game, Old school, Zombies, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2024

Players: 5.5/10

A dynamic top-down shooter in the spirit of the Alien Shooter series. The plot tells about interplanetary mercenaries who carry out contracts to clear territories...

Graveyard Keeper 2

Action, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie, Comedy, Medieval era, Zombies

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The continuation of the simulator of a graveyard keeper in the medieval era. The player takes on the role of the Grand Inquisitor, who develops the graveyard while...

Dead of Darkness

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Indie, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 July 2025

Players: 10/10

The game takes place in 1985 in England. The main character is a private detective who is investigating the death of his own daughter. The character finds himself...

Darkenstein 3D

Shooter, First-person view, Old school, Zombies, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 6.2/10

A retro game inspired by classic shooters like Wolfenstein and Doom. The protagonist is an American drifter stranded in enemy territory in 1940s Germany. He...

Zomborg

Online, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

The game takes place in the year 2000. The UN created quarantine zones around the world to conceal the spread of an unknown virus. Scientists searched for the cause...

Zombies

Best Games in the Zombies genre for Nintendo Switch