The Best 1990s Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : Toree Saturn added at rank #35.
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GyroGunner (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

An omnidirectional scrolling twin-stick shooter with pixel art reminiscent of the 80's.

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  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • 1980s
  • top-down
  • 1990s
  • pixel
  • shoot-em-up
  • 2d
  • attack
  • score
  • retro

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The Legend of Gwen (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Join this amazing magical adventure and help Gwen restore the moons! The legend of Gwen is a hardcore platform game, with a retro style, where the objective is to get all the stars in each level, but the real question is... can you do it?


  • 3d
  • 1990s
  • rhythm
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • anime
  • exploration
  • arcade
  • casual
  • colourful
  • funny

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WolfFang SkullFang Saturn Tribute Boosted (2024)

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Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch j

The steel wolf running across the earth × the sonic corpse that buries its prey. DECO shooting game redeployed!


  • mobility
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • arcade
  • sci-fi
  • shooter
  • robots
  • pixel
  • character
  • futuristic
  • retro
  • mech
  • boss
  • multiple-endings

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New Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja (2022)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

We’re back in the distant Past, when “Rock & Roll” was just about rocks and “Fast food”, a dinner that you couldn’t catch. 2 cave dudes named Joe & Mac live in a peaceful and cool village. Cool it was, until a bogus bunch of Neanderthal snatched all the village’s women!


  • dinosaurs
  • 1990s
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • cooperative
  • platform
  • retro
  • arcade
  • comedy
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • old-school
  • local

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Caveman Ransom (2023)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 j Playstation 4

A fun 16-bit style platformer where you play a caveman fighting against bandits and dinosaurs. It is perfect for carefree gaming and a must for kids as well as for those who want to experience that 1990s nostalgia!


  • 2d
  • dinosaurs
  • scroller
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • cartoony
  • stylized
  • platform
  • comedy
  • arcade
  • casual
  • funny
  • retro
  • relaxing

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Demons Ate My Neighbors! (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Demons & VHS horrors terrorize y'alls neighborhood, a nostalgia nightmare! DAMN is a manic adventure roguelite shooter, & funky spin on co-op arcade classics. Find & exorcise neighbors from hell with upgrades, holy squirt guns & household weapons… before the ICE CREAM MAN gets ya! GET PUMPED!


  • rogue-like
  • nostalgia
  • campaign
  • gun
  • soundtrack
  • customization
  • cooperative
  • perma-death
  • 2.5d
  • 1990s
  • shoot-em-up
  • twin-stick
  • character
  • procedural
  • 1980s

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A Night On The Farm (2024)

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A Night On The Farm is an atmospheric horror adventure with deep lore and surprising plot twists. Uncover the mystery surrounding your crash and the farm’s inescapable draw. Utilize key items, cryptic notes, and audio logs as you venture deeper and deeper into the unknown.


  • walking-simulator
  • horror
  • atmospheric
  • 1990s
  • mystery
  • first-person
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • farming
  • investigation
  • perspective
  • thriller
  • retro

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The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island (2022)

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The Rusty Sword: Vanguard Island is a short, top-down adventure game inspired by several 16-bit games.


  • hack-and-slash
  • 1990s
  • action-adventure
  • dragon
  • top-down
  • anime
  • nonlinear
  • medieval
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • cute
  • arcade
  • old-school

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Elevator Action Returns S-Tribute (2022)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

Infiltrate a terrorist occupied tower, airport, and shopping mall to get classified data and stop their plans. New features have been added to this revival of the home console version of Elevator Action Returns, a masterpiece 2D action game. Also features 2 player mode.


  • 2d
  • runner
  • 1990s
  • arcade
  • run
  • gun
  • local
  • pixel
  • platform
  • elevator
  • action
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • side-scrolling

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Oddworld: Soulstorm (2021)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

Oddworld: Soulstorm is the explosive second game in a brand new Oddworld Quintology that tells the continuing story of Abe and his comrades as they discover further crimes against Mudokonkind and look for the spark that will ignite a revolution.


  • platform
  • dark
  • puzzle
  • 2.5d
  • action-adventure
  • 1990s
  • humor
  • lore
  • conspiracy
  • dystopian
  • 2d
  • realistic
  • remake
  • stealth
  • multiple-endings

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