The Best 2D scroller Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : Spirit Mancer added at rank #46.
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Zapling Bygone (2022)

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

Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • scroller
  • platform
  • psychological
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • horror
  • boss
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • precision-platform

42

Haiku, the Robot (2022)

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Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Haiku is a captivating 2D post-apocalyptic adventure game where you play as a little robot. Your mission is to save the world from the virus that has corrupted your fellow robots by exploring and gathering new abilities, bopping baddies, and chatting with locals. Enjoy simple combat and puzzle-forward platforming with occasional boss fights, plus subtle tweaks that make for a satisfying experience.


What we like:
  • Familiar combination of simple combat and puzzle-forward platforming
  • Boss fights well balanced
  • Excellent music and pixel animation
  • Deeply satisfying movement
  • Non-invasive yet worthwhile story
What could be improved:
  • Not challenging enough for those who crave Souls-like difficulty
  • Level design may not compare to Hollow Knight

  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • nonlinear
  • lore
  • scroller
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • open-world
  • retro
  • cute
  • build-up
  • fantasy

43

Blue Wednesday (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One j IOS iPhone Android Xbox Series X PC Windows Linux

LOVE cozy games? BLUE WEDNESDAY is a narrative adventure cozy game about jazz and love, and about failure. Explore Evans City, chat with various people, and enjoy unique mini-games that connect naturally.


  • rhythm
  • interactive
  • narrative
  • stylized
  • wholesome
  • 2d
  • music
  • hand-drawn
  • choices
  • colourful
  • walking-simulator
  • scroller
  • baking
  • cinematic
  • sliding-tile

44

Volgarr the Viking II (2024)

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

A hardcore, 2D action-platformer where only precision can keep you from death.


  • platform
  • 1980s-arcade
  • mythology
  • 2d
  • fantasy
  • hack-and-slash
  • precision
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • souls
  • arcade
  • hand-drawn
  • action-adventure
  • zombies

45

Steel Assault (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Linux Playstation 5 Xbox One

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

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  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • retro
  • arcade
  • old-school
  • pixel
  • action
  • america
  • 2d
  • perma-death
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • classic
  • mech
  • fast-paced

46

Spirit Mancer (2024)

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Slash, Shoot and Break demons. Capture their spirits and summon them out into your battle in the beautiful yet dangerous world of Inferno. Fight against hordes of demons and stop the evil queen with the power of the Spirit Mancer.


  • hack-and-slash
  • collector
  • creature
  • 2d
  • deckbuilder
  • scroller
  • demons
  • action-adventure
  • cooperative
  • pixel
  • local
  • relaxing
  • platform
  • funny
  • fantasy

47

50 Pinch Barrage!! (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Nintendo 3DS

Shout-inducing 2D side-scrolling action! Alligators! Sharks! Zombies! Escape from a dangerous desert island! Its controls are simple but deep! Use your wit and technique to overcome perfectly balanced stages that will have you saying "Just one more try!!" as you play over and over again!


  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • single-player
  • action
  • remake
  • book
  • online

48

Shiro (2020)

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Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows

Shiro is an adventure platformer in which you have to find your missing sister

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  • platform
  • 2d
  • cute-looking
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • adventure
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • local
  • arena
  • split-screen
  • atmospheric
  • 4-player
  • trial-and-error

49

ITORAH (2022)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!


  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn
  • 2.5d
  • action-adventure
  • scroller
  • colourful
  • exploration
  • fiction
  • anime
  • interactive
  • arcade

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Cybertrash STATYX (2024)

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

Cybertrash STATYX is a story-driven 2D action-platformer with tactical elements, set in a cyberpunk world.


  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • tactical
  • cyberpunk
  • platform
  • pixel
  • retro
  • dystopian
  • conspiracy
  • shooter
  • linear
  • action
  • futuristic

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