Best Games for Nintendo Switch of 2023

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Fantasy

September 19, 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The twelfth main installment of the brutal fighting game series — Mortal Kombat 1 — is a simultaneous continuation of Mortal Kombat 11 and the second reboot...

Hogwarts Legacy

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Adventure

February 10, 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The first AAA blockbuster in the Harry Potter universe - Hogwarts Legacy - is a sandbox in a large open world, a third-person action game with RPG elements. The...

Borderlands 3

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

September 13, 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Borderlands 3 is a role-playing action shooter from the first person perspective with elements of action and the first game in the series where players visit new...

Wartales

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Open world, Medieval era

December 1, 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A hundred years have passed since the world witnessed the fall of the once great Edoran Empire at the hands of an unprecedented plague that swept through the...

Vampire Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

December 17, 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

Red Dead Redemption

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world

May 18, 2010

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 95/100

The events of the game take place in America in 1911, in which the Wild West, as such, had almost collapsed, and technologies like cars and machine guns had already...

Dave the Diver

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Exploration

October 26, 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Pixel sea adventure in the mysterious Blue Hole. Players dive deep into the Blue Hole to find the most exotic species of fish and create the best sushi in the...

Remnant: From The Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

August 19, 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...

Gothic

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Fantasy

March 15, 2001

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The Kingdom of Myrtana is engulfed in a terrible war. Hordes of orcs have invaded human lands, and the king needs a large amount of magical ore, from which he can...

DREDGE

Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Exploration, Open world

March 30, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The mysterious archipelago hides many secrets that are best not remembered. Taking the helm of a fishing trawler, a brave fisherman sets sail across islands lost in...

My Time at Sandrock

Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world

May 26, 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The ideological continuation of My Time at Portia. In concept, the game has hardly changed: an open world, your own workshop and farm, as well as another town in...

Gothic 2

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

November 29, 2002

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Gothic 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes place shortly after the events...

Blasphemous 2

Arcade, Platformer, Role-playing game, Side view, Action, Horror, Gothic

August 24, 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The sequel to the hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the Penitent. The character will take part in epic battles with bosses, each of which has...

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era

September 21, 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

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PowerWash Simulator

Action, Shooter, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Casual game

May 19, 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

PowerWash Simulator is an unusual first-person simulator where you have to open your own wash to get rid of dirt and old stains with relief. As you progress, you'll...

Outer Wilds

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

May 28, 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...

Gloomhaven

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy

July 17, 2019

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat, based on the board game of the same name. Players embark on an exciting journey through terrifying dungeons...

Brotato

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy

September 27, 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...

Minecraft Legends

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, In real time, Online, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

April 18, 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Pixel action-strategy, the events of which unfold in the universe of the popular sandbox Minecraft. The world is on the brink of destruction due to the invasion...

Persona 4 Golden

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game

June 14, 2012

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Improved and expanded edition of the popular Japanese role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4. Inaba is a quiet town in rural Japan that provides the best...

30XX

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online

February 17, 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

Dynamic action-platformer inspired by the Mega Man series. The game is a direct sequel to 20XX. The events of the game begin with the protagonist awakening after a...

Risen

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

October 1, 2009

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Risen is an atmospheric action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting from the creators of the Gothic series. In the game you have to...

The Last Spell

Role-playing game, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Fantasy, Roguelike

June 3, 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world, in which, due to the Cataclysm caused by magicians, monsters began to appear everywhere, threatening humanity. A group...

Spirit of the Island

Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Isometric, Role-playing game, Indie

March 16, 2022

Colorful farm simulator. In the homeland of the protagonist, there is an ancient tradition: in order to go through the ritual of growing up, everyone must make a...

ASTLIBRA Revision

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Demons, Metroidvania

October 13, 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Sea of Stars

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based

August 29, 2023

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A game with turn-based battles and pixel graphics from the developers of The Messenger. The difficulty of story missions is adjusted to the hero’s level. During the...

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Legend of Zelda, Open world, Fantasy

May 12, 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Direct continuation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After Ganon's villainy, part of the continent soared into the air, and now Link sets out to...

Company of Heroes

Strategy, In real time, Historical, Isometric, Tactics

September 11, 2006

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Tactical real-time strategy from the creators of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The main action takes place on the battlefields of World War II. In addition to...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

August 15, 2022

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

The Medium

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Walking Simulator

January 28, 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

In the center of events is a girl medium named Marianne, who goes to investigate the mysterious murder of a boy. The mystical gift allows the heroine to look into...

LEGO 2K Drive

Racing, Open world, Online, Third-person view

May 16, 2023

Metacritic: 73/100

A vibrant open-world game set in the LEGO universe. Over a thousand unique construction kit parts allow players to build exactly the vehicle they want to race with...

Fae Farm

Isometric, Fantasy, Farm Simulator, Cooperative (co-op), Online

September 8, 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

The player creates his own cozy home in the enchanted world of Azoria. The main character meets various characters with whom he can talk and become friends. In your...

Flashback 2

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

November 16, 2023

Players: 2/10

Metacritic: 36/100

Sequel to the action-platformer Flashback (1992) from 1992. The events of the game tell about the new adventures of Conrad, who defeated the "Mastermind" — the...

Salt and Sacrifice

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

May 10, 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Salt and Sanctuary, which tells the story of a condemned criminal who becomes an inquisitor hunting mages in a whimsical fantasy world. The events...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

November 15, 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Front Mission 2: Remake

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

October 5, 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...

Have a Nice Death

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Slasher, Indie, Fantasy

March 8, 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character is the mortally bored director Death, whose subordinates have completely lost their shores and turned the balance of the coming and going of...

Despot's Game

Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike

October 14, 2021

A futuristic post -apocalyptic strategy, where a group of survivors needs to get out of a gloomy labyrinth. The path is full of dangers, but the weapon and...

Risk of Rain Returns

Roguelike, Action, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space

November 8, 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

A completely revamped version of the original 2013 game. After a spaceship crash, the main character and their team find themselves on a hostile planet. To survive...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy

April 12, 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...