August 2024 - games, that were released this month for Nintendo Switch

Operation: Tango - release date for Nintendo Switch

Adventure, Online, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Casual game, Free game

August 1, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An espionage-themed action-adventure game in which two players undertake dangerous missions around the world. One player becomes an agent, and the second a hacker...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

August 1, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (2024)

Shooter, Third-person view, Star Wars, Adventure, Action, Science fiction, Space

August 1, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Remaster of the action game Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, the original version of which was released in 2002 on PlayStation 2 and GameCube. The game's plot tells the...

Tomba! Special Edition

Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school

August 1, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Remaster of the action-platformer Tomba! from 1997. The story centers around a pink-haired wild boy named Tomba, who embarks on an exciting journey to save his...

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter Remaster

August 1, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-adventure set in the Star Wars universe follows Jango Fett as he hunts the elusive leader of a mysterious cult. Hired to capture the target dead or...

World of Goo 2

Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Adventure, Construction

August 2, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The continuation of the colorful puzzle World of Goo. The player connects colorful balls, building various structures out of them to reach the end of the level...

Volgarr the Viking 2

Platformer, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure, Arcade

August 6, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the brave Viking Volgarr. The player is once again immersed in the world of ancient mythology and epic...

Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid

Adventure, Exploration, Open world

August 6, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Summer life in the Japanese countryside is at the heart of a story about the only son of a circus ringmaster whose troupe has arrived in a rural town. During the...

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Side view

August 7, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 77/100

A dark metroidvania inspired by the Castlevania and Dark Souls series. The main character is the doomed Lord Derek Erikon, who escaped a fatal end in favor of a...

The Lullaby of Life

Adventure, Music game, Top-down view, Puzzle, Exploration

August 7, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 100/100

A colorful adventure where you need to match music waves, colors and symbols to solve puzzles. You can also find secrets, escape from enemies and help various...

Cat Quest 3

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

August 8, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character is a sweet and brave sailor cat, who this time goes in search of endangered artifacts in order to save his world from disaster. He explores a...

SteamWorld Heist 2

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view, Tactics, Steampunk, Comedy, Puzzle

August 8, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Turn-based tactics in steampunk style. Not everything is smooth in the blue sea, a crisis is brewing there — a water crisis! A precious resource has suddenly...

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles

Action, Role-playing game, Side view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Adventure, City Building

August 8, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 52/100

Role-playing adventure based on the anime series “About My Reincarnation into Slime.” The game offers two completely new stories from the author of the original...

Fate/stay Night Remastered

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Fantasy, Adult game, Comedy

August 8, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Remastered Fate/stay night, based on the PS VITA version. The story tells about a teenager dreaming of becoming a hero, and an almighty vessel that grants wishes...

DREDGE - The Iron Rig

DLC, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Adventure, Exploration, Open world, Simulation, Role-playing game

August 15, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 81/100

The add-on tells a completely new story related to the Iron Harbor company. Players deliver cargo to an oil platform containing a secret laboratory. By assisting...

Magical Delicacy

Fantasy, Platformer, Exploration, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Crafting, Metroidvania

August 15, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Witch Flora prepares food and potions in her shop kitchen using the right ingredients. Between culinary experiments, you can walk around the city and meet the...

Arco

Tactics, Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Top-down view, Adventure, Exploration, Indie, Role-playing game

August 15, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A unique tactical action game where the plot is formed based on the player’s decisions. Four heroes must travel through dense forests, endless plains and scorching...

Elrentaros Wanderings

Action, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration

August 16, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 6/100

Metacritic: 57/100

A Japanese role-playing game that takes players to the magical world of Elrentaros, filled with ancient secrets and magical creatures. The main character goes on an...

Mika and The Witch's Mountain

Third-person view, Fantasy, Platformer, Exploration, Adventure, Casual game

August 21, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

An aspiring witch named Mika must deliver important packages to the inhabitants of a magical island using a flying broom and jumping on platforms. The girl meets...

Sunset Hills

Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Role-playing game, Visual novel

August 21, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 62/100

The game takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. After the army, the main character named Niko became a writer and went on a train journey. In...

Core Keeper

Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Open world, Survival

August 27, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...

Goat Simulator 3

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world

August 27, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...

Peglin

Arcade, Adventure, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Pinball, Turn-based

August 27, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A pachinko-style roguelike where every attack turns into a thrilling collision of balls and pins. The game revolves around collecting an arsenal of special balls...

Crypt Custodian

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Roguelike, Dungeons, Metroidvania

August 27, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The main character is a cat named Pluto, who came to the other world and learned that he would now forever sweep the afterlife. The character goes to explore nearby...

Castlevania Dominus Collection

Action, Adventure, Old school, Platformer, Collection, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Role-playing game

August 27, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A collection of classic Castlevania games, including Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, previously...

Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm

DLC, Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

August 27, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 55/100

An expansion for Risk of Rain 2 that expands the universe with new levels, characters, and mechanics. The player sets out to explore a mysterious planet where...

Gori: Cuddly Carnage

Action, Slasher, Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Horror, Comedy

August 29, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The plot centers on a cat named Gori, who is endowed with the ability to destroy everything in his path. The player controls this cute but deadly hero as he makes...

Valfaris: Mecha Therion

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

August 29, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 94/100

Direct sequel to Valfaris. The main character Therion once again pursues Lord Vroll. For this, he embarks on a journey across the galaxy, exterminating various...

Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Adventure, Visual novel, Detective, Anime / Manga

August 29, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 74/100

The hero investigates the murder of a student whose head was covered with a paper bag with a creepy laughing face. The mysterious case turns out to be connected to...

Monster Jam Showdown

Arcade, Racing, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Sports game

August 29, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Players, in single-player or multiplayer mode, ride off-road in monster trucks. You can perform spectacular stunts, ram opponents and collide with your...

Gundam Breaker 4

Action, Shooter, Combat robots, Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher

August 29, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The player creates his mech from a large number of parts. Battles with opponents take place in online or single-player modes. In this part, you can use two...

Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Party Dash

Arcade, Online, Anime / Manga, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Casual game

August 30, 2024 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A pixel game based on the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby franchise. Familiar characters take part in the championship with different challenges. There are several...