February 2021 - games, that were released this month for Nintendo Switch

Glyph (2021)

Third-person view, Exploration, Platformer

February 1, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Glyph is a 3D open-world platformer in which the player sets out to restore an ancient temple city by solving puzzles and defeating enemies. Its non-linear levels...

Cultist Simulator

Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Board / Group Game, Card game, Roguelike, Simulation

February 2, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Cultist Simulator is a board game about the difficult and worry-filled life of an ordinary fanatic who firmly believes in a not-so-holy higher power. The goal of...

Habroxia 2

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction, Arcade, Indie

February 3, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Habroxia 2 is an old-school space shooter with pixel graphics and a top-down view. After a brutal attack in the free space zone, humanity sends reconnaissance ships...

Skyforge

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

February 4, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8/10

Steam: 54/100

Skyforge is a free-to-play multiplayer action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a fantasy universe where gods...

Haven

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Science fiction

February 4, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Haven is an atmospheric third-person adventure where you take control of the characters Yu and Kay, who have been exiled to a mysterious planet called the Source...

Blue Fire

Adventure, Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Slasher

February 4, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Blue Fire is a 3D arcade platformer with a third-person perspective, set in a place called The Nether. As you progress, you'll explore ancient temples, meet...

NUTS

First-person view, Adventure, Action, Simulation, Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator

February 4, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 67/100

NUTS is an indie action adventure game with simulation elements and a first-person view. Your mission briefing will give you a starting point, but it will be up to...

Re:ZERO - The Prophecy of the Throne

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Visual novel, Tactics

February 5, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Re:ZERO — The Prophecy of the Throne is a tactical adventure with visual novel elements and turn-based combat, based on the anime of the same name. A month...

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Point & Click

February 9, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and turn-based combat from the creators of Quest for Glory. The game will tell...

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon

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

February 10, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 72/100

The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon is an add-on for a sci-fi RPG with a first-person view and elements of shooter, action and stealth. A mysterious message sends a...

Summer Catchers

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Runner, Side view, Racing

February 11, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Summer Catchers is a cute racing arcade game with a side view, made in pixel style. The game tells the story of a young girl from the north who has never seen...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Grand strategy, Historical

February 11, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 14 is a Japanese-style global strategy game set in the Dynasty Warriors universe. The vast land of China is represented in a single...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

February 11, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Death Crown

Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Top-down view, In real time, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Business / Management, Medieval era

February 11, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Death Crown is a minimalist top-down real-time strategy game where you take on the role of the real Death. You will have to command legions of the undead to get...

Healer's Quest

Arcade, Indie, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Comedy

February 11, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 86/100

Healer's Quest is a fun side-scrolling arcade RPG set in a fantasy setting where you take on the role of the most underrated party member in any fantasy world...

Urban Cards

Collectible card game (CCG), Roguelike, Tactics, Indie, Strategy, Card game

February 11, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 75/100

A game in which the gamer collects a deck of cards and earns money. You can join one of three factions: Opera, Akibara, Gastown, each of them has its own...

UnderMine

Dungeons, Role-playing game, Indie

February 11, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This action-adventure roguelike with RPG elements follows the peasants of Delvemore as they explore the UnderMine and seek the mystery at the heart of its depths...

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Third-person view, Mario Game, Cooperative (co-op)

February 12, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury — deluxe version Super Mario 3D World, which was originally released on Wii U. An exciting adventure awaits you with support...

Gal*Gun Returns

Arcade, Shooter, Anime / Manga, First-person view, Simulation, Visual novel

February 12, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Gal*Gun Returns — remaster of the original arcade shooter with a first-person view and dating simulator elements Gal Gun. In the game, monsters are replaced by...

Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing

Casual game, Text quest, Visual novel

February 14, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 55/100

A couple tries to maintain their relationship during lockdown while communicating through a screen. They stay connected online, and their romance depends on how...

Cotton Reboot!

Anime / Manga, Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Side view

February 15, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Cotton Reboot! — a remaster of the classic arcade shooter Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton with a side view and cute graphics. It tells the story of the...

Fallen Legion Revenants

Anime / Manga, Strategy, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Visual novel, Action, Japanese role-playing game

February 16, 2021 → Nintendo Switch; February 19, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Fallen Legion Revenants is a turn-based strategy role-playing game with turn-based combat and visual novel elements in a fantasy setting. In a world covered in...

#DRIVE

February 16, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 69/100

An endless driving game inspired by road and action movies of the 1970s. The player chooses a car and a location, then sets off on the road. The main task is to...

SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Casual game

February 17, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This crossover fighting game brings together 18 popular characters from SNK and Capcom to determine the greatest fighters. It combines characters, fighting...

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Arcade, Fighting, Racing, Side view, Top-down view, Action, Free game

February 17, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Capcom Arcade Stadium is a shareware program for launching cult retro games from Capcom. You will find classic shooters, fighting games, action games, adventures...

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Exploration

February 18, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust is a continuation of the action-adventure Anodyne. You take on the role of Nova, a nanoscavenger tasked with collecting dangerous nanodust...

Speed Limit

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view, Runner

February 18, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 80/100

Speed Limit is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade shooter where your daily train ride goes wrong. As you progress, you will run, steer, fly and die many, many...

Astrologaster

Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Interactive movie, Visual novel, Indie, Comedy

February 18, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Astrologaster is a comedic adventure game about the plague pandemic in London in...

Mutropolis

Adventure, Puzzle, Science fiction, Indie, Detective

February 18, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A science fiction adventure set on the abandoned planet Earth in the year 5000. The protagonist and a team of archaeologists are exploring the ruins of an ancient...

Cathedral (2019)

Action, Indie, Metroidvania

February 18, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Cathedral is an adventure platformer about exploring a vast world and uncovering the hero’s past. Progress involves finding five elemental orbs and making a way...

Thomas Was Alone

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction

February 19, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Horror, Demons

February 19, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection, Shooter

February 19, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

February 23, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is a top-down cooperative RPG adventure for up to four players. You will find a colorful roguelike with procedurally generated...

Persona 5 Strikers

Action, Hack and slash, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Japanese role-playing game

February 23, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Persona 5 Strikers is a spin-off of Persona 5, continuing the story of the Joker and the Phantom Thieves of Hearts and incorporating mechanics from the Dynasty...

Curse of the Dead Gods

Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Action

February 23, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Curse of the Dead Gods is a dark isometric roguelike in which the main character explores various catacombs in search of wealth and power. Game locations are filled...

Taxi Chaos

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Action, Stunts, Open world

February 23, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Taxi Chaos is a racing action arcade game with a third-person view, inspired by the legendary series about the crazy taxi — Crazy Taxi. Just like in the original...

Hellpoint

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

February 25, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Hellpoint is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the future on the Irid Novo space station, which...

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Farm Simulator, Casual game, Role-playing game

February 25, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is an arcade management simulator with an isometric camera view in the Story of Seasons series. Inspired by tales of the...

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Old school

February 25, 2021 → Nintendo Switch

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection is a fantasy side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The game follows the valiant knight Arthur as he runs, jumps and fights his...