Best Games for Nintendo Switch of 2018 / Page 5

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga, Indie

June 19, 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...

Slaps And Beans

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

December 15, 2017

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Slaps And Beans is a retro-style game about Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, Italian actors who together made many action-packed comedies and spaghetti westerns...

A Case of Distrust

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Detective, Point & Click

February 8, 2018

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An interactive detective story set in San Francisco in 1924. The main character is detective Phyllis Cadence Malone. She investigates various criminal cases...

Okami HD

Action, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Open world

October 30, 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Okami HD is an improved re-release of the third-person action adventure game Okami. The game combines several Japanese myths, legends and folklore elements, and...

Cosmic Star Heroine

Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie

April 11, 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Cosmic Star Heroine is a Japanese-style adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, where the main character, a secret agent, has to save the galaxy. In the...

Trine: Enchanted Edition

Action, Adventure, Collection, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

July 24, 2014

Steam: 94/100

This fantasy adventure platformer tells the origin story of Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief, whose fates are bound by the magical...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view, Action

August 15, 2017

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

911 Operator

Simulation, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Business / Management

February 24, 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 67/100

911 Operator is a simulator with elements of tactical strategy and a top-down view. You have to try on the role of an emergency services dispatcher who is required...

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Text quest, Indie, Casual game, Detective

September 20, 2017

Steam: 91/100

Another Lost Phone: Laura's Story is an unusual adventure for mobile platforms. The game is based on the gameplay where all the events take place on someone's phone...

ICEY

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Anime / Manga, Slasher

November 17, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 79/100

ICEY is a side-scrolling sci-fi arcade action platformer. At first glance, this game is a regular platformer where you follow directions and go where you are told...

V-Rally 4

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Motorcycle racing

September 6, 2018

Players: 7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 59/100

V-Rally 4 is the long-awaited continuation of the racing simulator with a third-person view. An intense journey awaits you around the globe, from Africa to Sequoia...

Crayola Scoot

Arcade, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Stunts, Action, Skateboards

October 16, 2018

Steam: 76/100

Crayola Scoot is a sports arcade game with a third-person view, where you will take part in the color championship of stunts on two-wheeled scooters. With the help...

Azkend 2: The World Beneath

Strategy, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Match-3 (Three in a row)

March 14, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This match-three adventure puzzle takes place in an underground world, where the protagonist makes a journey back towards civilization. Inspired by the works of...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

June 27, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Toki

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

July 19, 1991

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 66/100

This action platformer follows Toki, a warrior transformed into a chimpanzee by the sorcerer Vookimedlo and the demon Bashtar, who also kidnap his beloved Miho. To...

Valkyria Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Turn-based

April 24, 2008

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Valkyria Chronicles is a turn-based tactical strategy with role-playing elements. The game takes place in Europe in 1935, presenting an alternative version of World...

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

October 22, 2012

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...

Grim Fandango Remastered

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Point & Click, Comedy

January 26, 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A puzzle adventure set in a blend of film noir and Mexican folklore. Manny Calavera works as a travel agent at the Department of Death, selling souls tickets for a...

Not A Hero

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Beat them all, Action, Indie, Comedy

May 14, 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Not A Hero is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. Professional hitman Steve, who has become the campaign manager for mayoral candidate Bunny Lord, must...

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker

Arcade, Beat them all, Platformer

November 13, 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Captain Toad Treasure Tracker is an adventure arcade platformer where the main character is the brave Toad, who goes on a journey full of various dangers and fun...

Bug Butcher

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

January 19, 2016

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Bug Butcher is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Over the course of more than 50 levels, you will have to face countless hordes of aliens alone...

Tennis World Tour

Arcade, Simulation, Tennis, Sports game

May 22, 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 44/100

Tennis World Tour is a realistic third-person tennis simulator that is the spiritual successor to the Top Spin series. Expect an honest simulation of real tennis...

Lost Sphear

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

October 12, 2017

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Lost Sphear is an RPG adventure with a Japanese-style isometric camera view from the creators of I Am Setsuna. The adventure begins in a remote town, where a young...

GOD WARS The Complete Legend

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Tactics, Simulation, Adventure

September 4, 2018

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 70/100

GOD WARS The Complete Legend is a Japanese-style tactical RPG with turn-based combat that is an improved version of God Wars: Future Past with new episodes, music...

NBA 2K19

Simulation, Basketball, Sports game

September 6, 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 80/100

NBA 2K19 is a basketball sports simulator in the popular NBA 2K series. From best-in-class graphics and gameplay to immersive game modes and the realistic open...

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

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

September 4, 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action runner. You have to try on the role of valiant ninja rabbits who need to return the carrots...

Chariot

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

September 30, 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Chariot is a side-scrolling adventure co-op puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with a friend, you will have to try on the roles of a beautiful...

Hand of Fate 2

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Roguelike, Action

November 7, 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Hand of Fate 2 is a card action role-playing game in a fantasy setting. The events of the game develop 100 years after those in the previous part. The protagonist...

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2

Arcade, Top-down view, Casual game

September 13, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 is an exciting sequel to the popular top-down arcade game starring Pac-Man. You will again have to return to the expanses of neon...

Tricky Towers

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Side view, Online, Casual game

August 2, 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Tricky Towers is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game inspired by the popular Tetris. As in the original game, you have to build a tower from familiar figures and...

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Exploration

July 17, 2017

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is an action-adventure action RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You will play as the main character who is...

Rise and Shine

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Shooter

January 13, 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Rise & Shine is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with colorful graphics. The game takes place on the planet where the characters from their classic games...

Just Shapes & Beats

Action, Music game, Side view, Online, Indie

May 31, 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Just Shapes & Beats is a hardcore multiplayer rhythm game with fast-paced shootouts. Together with your friends you have to survive the attack of musical waves...

Dandara

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania

February 6, 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...

Masters of Anima

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure

April 10, 2018

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Masters of Anima is an isometric action role-playing game with strategy elements in a fantasy setting from the creators of Space Run. The events of the game take...

Hollow

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

November 16, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 36/100

Hollow is an indie shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You are the pilot of the first mining spaceship. You wake up in an...

Mega Man 11

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

October 2, 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Mega Man 11 is the sequel to the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in the sci-fi universe of Mega Man. You will find classic dynamic gameplay with many...

Carnival Games

Action, First-person view, Casual game, Arcade

September 28, 2007

Steam: 27/100

Metacritic: 49/100

Wins earn tickets that can be exchanged for clothes and headwear for a carnival guest character. Up to four players can compete at the same...

Ms. Splosion Man

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

July 13, 2011

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Ms. Splosion Man is a dynamic puzzle platformer with a side view, where the main character is a female version of the "Explosive Man" from the game of the same...

Tachyon Project

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade

July 15, 2015

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This futuristic twin-stick arcade shooter follows Ada, a software program created to hack into Earth’s most secure servers. After mysterious events leave her...