December 2026 - games, that will be released this month for Nintendo Switch

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy

December 3, 2026 → Nintendo Switch

Continuation of the spin-off series Dragon Quest, where the core gameplay revolves around collecting, training, and breeding monsters for turn-based battles. The...

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Steampunk

December 10, 2026 → Nintendo Switch

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The events of the game take place in the city of Steam Bison, located in America, one year after Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. The city is highly...

Taro the Sneaky Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.3/10

Sneaky Ninja is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements. You will play as a secretive ninja master who somewhat resembles a sock rolled up...

Frostpunk

Strategy, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, City Building

April 24, 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Frostpunk is a management strategy game from the creators of This War of Mine. The game tells the story of people surviving in a snowy world and using steam...

Heart Forth, Alicia

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Side view, Metroidvania, Japanese role-playing game, Action

2026

Heart Forth, Alicia is a classic Metroidvania with action RPG elements and a side view. The events of the game unfold around the young sorceress Alicia, who sets...

Death Trash

Role-playing game, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

August 5, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Death Trash is a post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game with horror elements in a futuristic setting. You'll be sent into a world filled with large creatures...

Deadhaus Sonata

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Slasher, Indie, Dungeons

May 14, 2026

Steam: 70/100

Deadhaus Sonata is a free-to-play action RPG with a third-person view from the creator of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. The main character in the game is an undead...

Kingdom of Night

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Science fiction, Open world

December 2, 2025

Steam: 86/100

The city of Watford becomes the arena for the impending apocalypse. The story unfolds around the invasion of demonic forces, ruled by five lord-generals hiding in...

Metal Revolution

Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Online

May 30, 2021

Players: 10/10

Metal Revolution is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will go into a world where you will witness the...

A Rat's Quest - The Way Back Home

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Casual game

April 3, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

An adventurous action game about a little rat named Met, whose life in a damp wine cellar changes dramatically after meeting Nat — a clever house mouse from the...

Tale of Ronin

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Historical, Adventure

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Tale of Ronin is a game about the human side of samurai life, which contains a fascinating story about betrayal, honor, war and peace. The players' decisions...

League of Legends: Wild Rift

Strategy, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, MOBA

December 10, 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

League of Legends: Wild Rift is a new MOBA for mobile devices and consoles with 5v5 battles from the creators of League of Legends. The gameplay is very similar to...

Evolutis: Duality

Action, Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8/10

Evolutis: Duality is an exciting side-scrolling action adventure game set in a cyberpunk setting. The action takes place in Neo Hong Kong. The game will tell the...

Witchbrook

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Sandbox

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

Witchbrook — a charming role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting from the creators of Starbound and Wargroove. In the game, you...

SteamDolls - Order of Chaos

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania

February 11, 2025

Steam: 90/100

SteamDolls — Order Of Chaos is a side-scrolling stealth action adventure game in the Metroidvania format, made in a steampunk style. The game takes place in a...

Gestalt: Steam & Cinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania, Role-playing game

July 16, 2024

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The game takes place in the steampunk city of Canaan, where the brave Aletheia is trying to defeat an army of clockwork golems and destroy the terrible plans of a...

Anima: Song from the Abyss

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Metroidvania, Exploration

2026

Anticipation Rating: 6.3/10

Anima: Song from the Abyss is a third-person action RPG from the developers of Anima: Gate of Memories. The game features two main characters: a knight and a...

Anomaly Hunter

Arcade, Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Action, First-person view, Indie

July 2, 2026

Steam: 66/100

Anomaly Hunter is a point and click style arcade puzzle game with an isometric view. In the age of time travel machines, it's obvious that someone will make a...

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, First-person view, Detective

2026

Anticipation Rating: 4.6/10

Borneo: A Jungle Nightmare is an interactive horror adventure created from the script of Ruggero Deodato, a famous Italian film director who “ate the dog” in horror...

HeatWave

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Tactics

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

Steam: 95/100

HeatWave is a tactical turn-based combat simulator set in Alaska in the year 2080. A climate catastrophe has occurred in the world, and the United States decides to...

DYING: 1983

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Survival horror

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.8/10

DYING: 1983 is a first-person horror adventure in the DYING series of games. In the game you have to get out of a gloomy complex where bloodthirsty creatures live...

Essex: The Whale Hunter

Action, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Historical

2026

Anticipation Rating: 7/10

Essex: The Whale Hunter is a first-person adventure simulator with survival elements that puts you in the shoes of a whaling ship captain. The game takes place in...

Instinction

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.1/10

The game takes place on the mysterious Yucatan Peninsula, where dinosaurs live side by side with people. Environmental adventurer Isabelle sets out to explore...

Elementallis

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

April 28, 2026

Steam: 90/100

Elementallis is a 2D top-down adventure game in the vein of the Zelda series. You will find real-time boss battles, puzzles, many secrets and dungeon exploration...

Viscerafest

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

May 20, 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 87/100

A fast-paced arena shooter set in the year 3796. Mercenary Caroline with a strong desire for violence dreams only of a wedding. She already has a boyfriend, but the...

Moon Samurai

Arcade, Action, Cyberpunk, Beat them all, Side view

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Moon Samurai is a dynamic retro action game with a side view in a cyberpunk setting. In the role of the young samurai Buddy, players will beat up bandits, jump on...

Elements

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.2/10

Elements is an action-adventure RPG with survival elements and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game follows a brother and sister who go on a journey...

Peripeteia

First-person view, Role-playing game, Stealth, Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future), Third-person view

February 21, 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Immersive role action in the Cyberpanic world, where the player takes on the role of Marie, a former killer soldier. The action takes place in a huge Polish...

Red Goes Faster

Arcade, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.5/10

Red Goes Faster is a racing arcade game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The action will take place on the planet Kepler, which, due to the small...

Shores Unknown

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Tactics, Exploration

February 17, 2021

Steam: 65/100

Shores Unknown is a tactical role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young mercenary Morten...

Kristala

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

June 6, 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 71/100

A long time ago, a magic crystal fell on the planet Ailur. As a result of the fall, it broke into six fragments, each of which received unique properties. They were...

Rivals of Aether 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Side view, Online, Indie

October 23, 2024

Steam: 78/100

The game takes place in a fantasy world where the elements of fire, water, earth and air control their heroes. Players choose characters with unique abilities, such...

SacriFire

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game

2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.5/10

SacriFire is a side-scrolling fantasy adventure RPG game. Dynamic Combat — The system combines real-time combat with a turn-based style to let you enjoy all...

World of Anterra

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Open world, Fantasy, Sandbox

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

World of Anterra is an open-world, top-down fantasy RPG. You get to explore a beautifully hand-crafted world full of life. This is an open world that can be...

Another Space Opera - Episode 1: The Wake of The Giant

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Indie, Roguelike, Exploration, Fantasy, Old school, Demons

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old school action inspired by the iconic platformers of the late 80s and early 90s. The game takes place in a science fiction setting, namely in 2297 after a...

Toxic Crusaders

Arcade, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Old school, Comics

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Hurricane beat 'em up based on the 1991 animated series "Toxic Crusaders" of the same name. While Dr. Kilemff tries to enslave the world, only one team of unusual...

Scarlet Deer Inn

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Medieval era, Exploration

July 21, 2026

Steam: 88/100

A colorful adventure inspired by Slavic folklore, medieval culture and the paintings of Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro). The...

Corsairs - Battle of the Caribbean

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Historical

May 18, 2026

VGTimes: 5.6/10

Players: 1/10

Steam: 33/100

The main character is a representative of one of the great maritime powers: France, Denmark, Spain, Britain or Holland. He must create an invincible fleet to gain...

Mariachi Legends

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The main character is the chosen one of Death itself — detective Pablo Cruz. He was entrusted with the task of returning a powerful amulet that gives power...

RESISTOR

Role-playing game, Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Open world

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game is set in 2060, where countries have disappeared due to conflict and people live in city-states run by corporations. Other survivors are in dire straits...