The Best 2D Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 10

Update : INAYAH - Life after Gods added at rank #43.
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Disc Room (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS

Disc Room is an exciting game that takes place in 2089 when a gigantic disc appears around Jupiter. You play as a scientist on board to explore the strange and dangerous environment and dodge discs while surviving for as long as possible. Underneath the surface, there are various tasks and objectives to complete in each room which require you to think creatively.

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What we like:
  • Unique concept
  • Inventive challenges
  • Ability upgrades
  • Comic-style cutscenes
  • Visually appealing art style with themed visuals per region
  • Exciting soundtrack by doseone
What could be improved:
  • Challenging difficulty requiring quick inputs and reflexes
  • Obtuse 8-bit era inspired mechanics

  • arcade
  • puzzle
  • bullet-hell
  • survival
  • cartoony
  • gore
  • platform
  • 2d
  • twitch-action
  • difficult
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • precision
  • retro
  • room-by-room

42

50 Pinch Barrage!! (2024)

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70
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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

43

INAYAH - Life after Gods (2025)

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

INAYAH – Life After Gods is a thrilling action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Immerse yourself in a story with multiple choices, explore diverse biomes, face more than 20 bosses, and develop your character with a unique progression system.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • post-apocalyptic
  • scroller
  • anime
  • hand-drawn
  • cyberpunk
  • fight
  • boss
  • 4
  • combat
  • futuristic
  • controller-support
  • tech

44

Volgarr the Viking 2 (2024)

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80
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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

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


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

45

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
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • 2d
  • adventure
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • local
  • shooter
  • arena
  • split-screen
  • pixel
  • 4-player
  • tps
  • anime

46

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (2022)

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

Break into the new apeX of 2D action! INTI CREATES is proud to present new apeX of cutting-edge 2D action with Luminous Avenger iX 2!

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  • boss
  • platform
  • action
  • 2d
  • robots
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • melee
  • spin-off
  • scroller
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • combo
  • anime
  • retro-tinted

47

Spirit Mancer (2024)

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j Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

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

48

Shadow of the Orient (2024)

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

Shadow of the Orient is a 2d pixel art action platformer where you play as a young warrior named Xiaolang who must venture across the orient fighting hordes of Samurai warriors and mythical creatures in an attempt to rescue the kidnapped children of the orient and face off against the dark lord.


  • platform
  • beat-em-up
  • martial
  • 2d
  • action-adventure
  • arts
  • swordplay
  • foreign
  • pixel
  • action
  • adventure
  • ninja
  • arcade

49

Colorful Colore for (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Colorful Colore is a Puzzle Labyrinth game, where your objective is to get in the exit matching the correct colors in the way.

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  • 2d
  • strategy
  • logic
  • casual
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • turn-based
  • trivia
  • puzzle
  • platform
  • maze
  • single-player

50

Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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

Super Chicken Jumper is a hardcore retro platformer that offers an addictive and rage-inducing gaming experience. Play as a superhero chicken and help Mrs President take down huge bosses across 6 unique worlds, while avoiding an array of obstacles. Equip yourself with an array of tools and equipment to give you a fighting chance against the mutated bosses!


What we like:
  • Simple approach
  • Colourful aesthetics
  • Cute graphics
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Flappy Bird-like gameplay
  • Endless option
  • Brutal and unfair challenges
  • Basic concept with power-ups to change the course of the game
What could be improved:
  • Brutal difficulty curve and unforgiving mechanics that will make you wince with failure repeatedly
  • Cinematic not for everyone
  • Basic button layout can be fiddly to master at times

  • anime
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • cooperative
  • local
  • souls
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • funny
  • runner
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • difficult
  • procedural

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