August 2023 - games, that were released this month for Nintendo Switch

Brotato - release date for Nintendo Switch

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

August 3, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Tiny Thor

Platformer, Side view, Action, Old school

August 3, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The young thunder god Thor sets out on a dangerous journey to unleash the full power of his hammer Mjolnir. As you progress, the hero fights hordes of bloodthirsty...

Flutter Away

Exploration, Adventure, Walking Simulator, First-person view, Casual game, Indie, Hidden Objects

August 3, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric adventure through the Amazon rainforest. The player takes on the role of a butterfly researcher who goes on a five-day hike. As you progress, you can...

Adore

Isometric, Top-down view, Fantasy

August 3, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Adore is an action roguelite about taming monsters, in which Lukha summons and controls creatures in combat. The creatures fight alongside him, with summoning and...

GigaBash

Arcade, Online, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op), Fighting, Board / Group Game, Action

August 4, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

GigaBash is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action fighting game where you take control of huge kaiju as they run around arenas, destroy cities, and punch each other...

30XX

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

August 9, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 91/100

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...

Mondealy

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Visual novel, Exploration

August 9, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Mondealy is an adventure life simulator with visual novel and RPG elements. In the game, you will try on the role of Michael — an ordinary guy who managed to...

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical

Role-playing game, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Fantasy, Music game, Adventure, Comics

August 10, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 75/100

In a modern fantasy world, a girl named Grace receives the power of the Muse, which she will need to find out the truth about the death of her predecessor. She...

Quake 2 - Enhanced Edition

Shooter, First-person view, Science fiction, Online, Old school, Action

August 10, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Humanity is embroiled in a war with the Strogg, a hostile alien race that has attacked Earth. In response, people decided to strike the Strogg planet. The attack...

Female Nation Takeover

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure

August 10, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

The game takes place in a city where all power belongs to women. The main character communicates with local high-ranking girls to find their weaknesses and seize...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

August 10, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 92/100

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

Black Skylands

Arcade, Top-down view, Simulation, Indie, Action, Steampunk, Open world, Sandbox, Adventure

August 15, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 81/100

After the cataclysm, the Earth turned into thousands of floating islands. The brave girl Eve battles the falcons of Cain — bandits who raided her home, as...

Moving Out 2

Logic, Puzzle, Isometric, Casual game, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation

August 15, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A cooperative arcade game in which players learn how to transport and move furniture perfectly. Alone or in online co-op for four players, players help residents of...

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

Isometric, Card game, Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Indie

August 16, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Game from the developers of The Red Strings Club. The main character is a witch-seer who cannot leave the asteroid due to a sentence. Here she uses tarot cards to...

Red Dead Redemption

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world, Zombies

August 17, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

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

August 17, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

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...

Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor

Action, Logic, Puzzle, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Crafting, Construction, Sandbox

August 17, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 60/100

The player is engaged in building various vehicles. The main characters are children who are opposed by a mysterious neighbor from Hello Neighbor. This time...

Vampire Survivors

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

August 17, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

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 and Undead Nightmare

August 17, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 81/100

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Parkour

August 18, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A dynamic platformer, the spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio. The main character of the game is a graffiti artist with a cyber head named Red. Together with his...

WrestleQuest

Role-playing game, Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Wrestling, Adventure

August 22, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The player controls an aspiring wrestler and tries to lead him to success. Along his journey, the character meets various famous WWE athletes. The main character...

Chicken Journey

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration

August 22, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 96/100

The player controls an adorable chicken and travels the world to uncover the biggest mystery of what came first: the egg or the chicken. Along the way, the hero...

Blasphemous 2

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

August 24, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Indie, Roguelike

August 24, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...

Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition

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

August 29, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 88/100

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 Making of Karateka

Action, Educational game (Education), Historical

August 29, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This interactive documentary traces the making of Karateka by Jordan Mechner and the game's influence on the industry. Archival design documents, playable...

Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles

Role-playing game

August 29, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 70/100

This collection brings together two musical RPGs, Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom, continuing the story of...

Samba de Amigo: Party Central

August 29, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 71/100

This rhythm-action game centers on a musical party with Amigo and his friends. Players shake maracas in time with 40 songs spanning popular music genres, performing...

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Action, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Puzzle, Adventure, Role-playing game

August 31, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the popular series of cooperative games about the wizard Amadeus, the thief Zoya and the knight Pontius. The heroes join forces to stop the...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock

DLC, Side view, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Beat them all, Arcade, Online, Adventure, Indie

August 31, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The Neutrino alien race from Dimension X needs help again: Shredder is planning to take over the entire multiverse by moving between dimensions. The add-on...

Norn9: Last Era

Visual novel

August 31, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 76/100

This fan disc explores the lives and growing up of the people aboard the ship Norn. Prelude reveals the characters’ backstories and how they came to be on the ship...

Taito Milestones 2

August 31, 2023 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 72/100

This collection brings together 10 classic Taito arcade games from the 1980s and early 1990s. Its lineup includes Metal Black, Dino Rex, and Kiki Kaikai. Taito...