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Best Arcade Games for Nintendo Switch

Discover the best Arcade games specifically for Nintendo Switch

88 games
Super Mario Odyssey
Gameplay
exploration-heavy 3D platforming
97
Metacritic Score: 97
Universal Acclaim

Super Mario Odyssey

uplifting playful
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
Gameplay
trick-based platforming
88
Metacritic Score: 88
Generally Favorable

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2

fun energetic
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Gameplay
racing arcade
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit

intense thrilling
Astebreed
Gameplay
combat-focused real-time
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Astebreed

intense thrilling
VOEZ
Gameplay
rhythm-based music-focused
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

VOEZ

relaxing intense
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Gameplay
combat-focused co-op
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

intense atmospheric
Bug Princess
Gameplay
action-packed combat-focused
86
Metacritic Score: 86
Generally Favorable

Bug Princess

intense energetic
Hotline Miami
Gameplay
fast-paced combat-focused
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Hotline Miami

intense atmospheric
Mega Man Legacy Collection / ロックマン クラシックス コレクション
Gameplay
fast-paced combat-focused
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Mega Man Legacy Collection / ロックマン クラシックス コレクション

nostalgic intense
Framed
Gameplay
puzzle-solving turn-based
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Framed

intense atmospheric
Guacamelee! 2
Gameplay
platforming combat-focused
85
Metacritic Score: 85
Generally Favorable

Guacamelee! 2

fun energetic
Pinball FX3
Gameplay
real-time precision-based
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Pinball FX3

intense relaxing
Dungeon Village
Gameplay
turn-based resource management
84
Metacritic Score: 84
Generally Favorable

Dungeon Village

relaxing cozy
Minecraft
Gameplay
exploration-heavy building
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

Minecraft

relaxing creative
ibb & obb
Gameplay
puzzle-solving cooperative
83
Metacritic Score: 83
Generally Favorable

ibb & obb

relaxing atmospheric
Risk of Rain 2
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

Risk of Rain 2

intense thrilling
HoPiKo
Gameplay
exploration-heavy puzzle-solving
82
Metacritic Score: 82
Generally Favorable

HoPiKo

relaxing intense
Overcooked
Gameplay
co-op real-time
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Overcooked

chaotic funny
VVVVVV
Gameplay
gravity-based puzzle-solving
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

VVVVVV

intense atmospheric
Downwell
Gameplay
vertical platforming precision jumping
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Downwell

intense thrilling
Redout: Lightspeed Edition
Gameplay
fast-paced racing
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Redout: Lightspeed Edition

intense atmospheric
The Bug Butcher
Gameplay
fast-paced combat wave-based enemies
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

The Bug Butcher

intense energetic
Trials Rising
Gameplay
racing platforming
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Trials Rising

intense thrilling
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Gameplay
puzzle-solving real-time
81
Metacritic Score: 81
Generally Favorable

Puyo Puyo Tetris

intense fun
Trine Enchanted Edition
Gameplay
puzzle-solving platforming
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Trine Enchanted Edition

atmospheric relaxing
Kingdom: New Lands
Gameplay
turn-based resource management
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Kingdom: New Lands

relaxing atmospheric
Tricky Towers
Gameplay
puzzle-solving turn-based
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Tricky Towers

relaxing intense
Burnout Paradise Remastered
Gameplay
racing exploration-heavy
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Burnout Paradise Remastered

intense thrilling
140
Gameplay
action-packed platforming
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

140

intense atmospheric
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Gameplay
platforming combat-focused
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Kaze and the Wild Masks

intense atmospheric
Urban Flow
Gameplay
puzzle-solving resource management
80
Metacritic Score: 80
Generally Favorable

Urban Flow

relaxing calm
Splasher
Gameplay
platforming exploration
79
Metacritic Score: 79
Generally Favorable

Splasher

intense energetic
Wreckfest
Gameplay
racing arcade
79
Metacritic Score: 79
Generally Favorable

Wreckfest

intense chaotic
Unravel
Gameplay
puzzle-solving exploration-heavy
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Unravel

relaxing atmospheric
Void Bastards
Gameplay
first-person combat-focused
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Void Bastards

intense atmospheric
Sky Force Reloaded
Gameplay
combat-focused real-time
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Sky Force Reloaded

intense thrilling
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!
Gameplay
music-based rhythm
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun!

uplifting fun
Capcom Arcade Stadium
Gameplay
combat-focused 2D
78
Metacritic Score: 78
Generally Favorable

Capcom Arcade Stadium

intense nostalgic
PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2
Gameplay
fast-paced maze-running
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

PAC-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION 2

intense nostalgic
Pix the Cat
Gameplay
platforming action
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Pix the Cat

whimsical playful
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder
Gameplay
action puzzle-solving
77
Metacritic Score: 77
Generally Favorable

Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder

funny chaotic
Furi
Gameplay
combat-focused real-time
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Furi

intense atmospheric
My Friend Pedro
Gameplay
combat-focused action-platforming
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

My Friend Pedro

intense thrilling
ClusterTruck
Gameplay
action platforming
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

ClusterTruck

intense funny
SEGA Genesis Classics
Gameplay
action-packed platforming
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

SEGA Genesis Classics

nostalgic energetic
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Gameplay
combat-focused co-op
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Zombie Army 4: Dead War

intense epic
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Gameplay
rhythm-based music-focused
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory

relaxing nostalgic
TENS!
Gameplay
puzzle-solving turn-based
76
Metacritic Score: 76
Generally Favorable

TENS!

relaxing contemplative
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