Best Games for Nintendo Switch of 2017 / Page 6

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Dungeons

August 12, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 80/100

A fantasy action-adventure hack-and-slash in pixel art follows a climb through Castle Hammerwatch. The castle can be explored solo or in co-op, as players fight...

Epistory: Typing Chronicles

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

March 30, 2016

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Epistory: Typing Chronicles is an adventure game with action elements. The story follows a writer who asks his muse to help him write a book. Players, in the role...

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

March 28, 2017

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Set in a fantasy kingdom, this action-adventure follows Lily, a Knight of the Rose, as she sets out to save Blossom from eternal darkness. The story is told by a...

Don't Knock Twice

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

September 5, 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Don't Knock Twice is an adventure horror game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR, based on the film Don't...

Spelunker Party!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

October 19, 2017

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Spelunker Party! is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. Go on an underground journey with your friends and the Speleologist. Organize expeditions alone...

Splasher

Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie

February 7, 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Splasher is a 2D platformer in which a young hero sets out to rescue the workers of the Inkorp factory from its greedy boss, Docteur. Armed with a paint cannon, the...

Monster Jam: Crush It!

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view

October 25, 2016

Monster Jam: Crush It! is a third-person arcade game with elements of action and racing from the masters of GameMill Entertainment. The main publisher of the game...

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2: The Final Challengers

Arcade, Fighting, First-person view, Side view

May 26, 2017

Metacritic: 66/100

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2: The Final Challengers is a classic side-scrolling, first-person fighting game exclusively for the Nintendo Switch...

Poi

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Action

February 1, 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Poi is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view. The story follows the journey of a boy and a girl who embark on a dangerous journey to uncover the...

Caveman Warriors

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

September 22, 2017

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 52/100

Caveman Warriors is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer. The events of the game will take you to prehistoric times, when people lived in caves, and there was...

Picross S

Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic

September 28, 2017

Metacritic: 67/100

Picross S is a classic Japanese crossword puzzle in which an image is encrypted using numbers. More than 300 different puzzles with different difficulty levels...

Robonauts

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Shooter

September 15, 2017

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Robonauts is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In the role of a small robot you have to go on a long journey across the planets. The game...

88 Heroes

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

March 24, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 72/100

88 Heroes is an indie platformer with side-scrolling action elements, made in a retro style. The game offers a non-standard approach to gameplay, because with each...

Slime-san

Action, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

April 7, 2017

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This platforming action game follows a slime swallowed by a giant worm. Trapped inside, the protagonist must find a way out before an advancing wall of stomach acid...

Pokken Tournament Deluxe

Arcade, Fighting

September 22, 2017

Metacritic: 79/100

Pokken Tournament Deluxe is a re-release of the arcade fighting game for Nintendo Switch, where you will play as fighting Pokemon. Players will be able to directly...

Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie

March 2, 2016

Steam: 70/100

Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. You'll find all the classic elements from 90's games plus some cool new ideas. You...

Astro Bears Party

September 28, 2017

Metacritic: 57/100

Astro Bears Party is an arcade game in which space bears run around a planet and try to avoid one another’s magical ribbons. Players choose from four bears with...

Namco Museum (2001)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Top-down view

June 10, 2001

Strikers 1945 (1998)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

October 22, 1998

Steam: 100/100

A vertical-scrolling arcade shooter in which the player pilots a fighter plane through aerial battles. Progress involves shooting down enemies and facing boss...

Battle Chef Brigade

Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view

November 20, 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Battle Chef Brigade is a fast-paced Japanese-style side-scrolling action RPG. You have to become a chef in the most extreme conditions. After all, in order to...

Pinball FX3

Arcade, Simulation, Isometric, Top-down view, Pinball, Free game

September 26, 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Pinball FX3 is a continuation of the top-down arcade pinball simulator. You can expect improved visuals, many new interactive elements on the tables, an advanced...

Floor Kids

Arcade, Adventure, Music game, Side view, Casual game, Sports game, Action

December 7, 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Floor Kids is an adventure music arcade game with a side view, in which you will go to conquer underground dance floors. Take your team from ordinary b-boys to...

Deer God

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Adventure

February 27, 2015

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 49/100

A side-scrolling adventure platformer about a deer’s survival in a fantasy world shaped by karma and reincarnation. The player explores 3D pixel-art landscapes...

Lichtspeer

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Adventure

September 27, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Lichtspeer is an arcade action game set in a futuristic world inspired by ancient Germanic myths. Summoned by the gods, a hero sets out on a perilous journey and...

Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic

October 10, 2017

Soldam: Drop, Connect, Erase is a classic arcade game based on the well-known Tetris game. You have to move the fruits of the Soldam tree falling in the form of...

Never Stop Sneakin'

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Top-down view, Indie

December 14, 2017

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Never Stop Sneakin' is an adventure stealth action game with a top-down view. You will play as an operative from the elite unit "The Department of Sneakin". The...

Vostok Inc.

Arcade, Beat them all, Top-down view, Science fiction, Casual game, Action

July 26, 2017

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Vostok Inc. will immerse you in the management of an interstellar empire, diluting it with dual-stick shooter mechanics and a large number of mini-games. Your goal...

Embers of Mirrim

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure

May 23, 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Embers of Mirrim is a fantastic side-scrolling puzzle platformer. The game revolves around a magical animal that can transform into two characters at once &mdash...

Let's Sing 2018

Arcade, Music game

October 20, 2017

Let's Sing 2018 is a musical arcade game where you can feel like a star and sing songs of famous artists. The game has 7 exciting modes with the ability to...

Forma.8

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

February 23, 2017

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This Metroidvania action-adventure follows forma.8, a small exploration probe stranded alone on the surface of an alien planet after an accident. To survive, it...

Qbics Paint

Arcade, Educational game (Education)

July 27, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Qbics Paint is an entertaining arcade sandbox where you can completely devote yourself to creativity. The game features an extensive toolkit for modeling various...

Violett

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Indie

December 13, 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This fantasy point-and-click adventure follows Violett, a rebellious teenager whose parents move her from the city to an old house in the countryside. After...

Earth Atlantis

Arcade, Shooter, Indie, Steampunk, Action, Side view

October 5, 2017

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling arcade shooter in a steampunk style for mobile platforms. You will go to the depths of the ocean, where there are strange...

Mantis Burn Racing

Arcade, Racing, Isometric, Indie, Casual game

July 5, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Mantis Burn Racing is an isometric arcade racer centered on high-speed contests across tracks with varied conditions and opponents. Its nine-season career lets...

Tiny Barbarian DX

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure

December 3, 2013

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This arcade action-platformer, inspired by fantasy pulp fiction, follows a pixelated barbarian captured by crazed cultists, tied to a tree, and left as food for...

DEEMO

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga, Puzzle, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, First-person view

November 13, 2013

DEEMO is a musical arcade puzzle game. In this game you have to explore a huge castle, find clues and solve puzzles. TV mode offers an easy way to press notes and...

Arms

Arcade, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view

June 16, 2017

Metacritic: 77/100

Arms is an arcade fighting game with a third-person view that uses the capabilities of the original Joy-Con joysticks for the Nintendo Switch. You have to go to...