The Best 2D Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : Saviorless added at rank #10.
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King of the Hat (2022)

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Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

A 2D party platformer where you fight with a hat! Throw your hat to attack, defend and bait opponents. But watch out! If someone jumps on your hat... you die!

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  • party
  • 2d
  • competitive
  • memes
  • fast-paced
  • cooperative
  • local
  • 4-player
  • multiplayer
  • family-friendly
  • cartoony
  • funny
  • fight
  • platform
  • pixel

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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (2022)

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IOS iPhone Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a hand-drawn adventure following a lost gibbon as they embark on a dangerous journey into unknown lands. Master the gibbon’s art of brachiation (swinging from branch to branch) at high speed, building momentum, pulling off spectacular somersaults. Race to freedom in liberation mode, or play through an hour-long narrative that captures the real struggle of living creatures.


  • nature
  • emotional
  • hand-drawn
  • platform
  • 2d
  • family-friendly
  • story
  • narration
  • colourful
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • cute
  • procedural

13

One Hand Clapping (2020)

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One Hand Clapping is a vocal 2D platformer. Solve puzzles, by singing or humming into your microphone, and find confidence in the power of your voice as it changes the world around you.

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  • platform
  • rhythm
  • 2d
  • music
  • voice
  • puzzle
  • control
  • experience
  • education
  • family-friendly
  • colourful

14

Tropical Resort Story (2022)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

In Tropical Resort Story, you get to develop your own lush island full of nature and create the most luxurious resort possible. From building accommodations to discovering great travel packages, you can make your guests' dreams come true. Improve the ocean water quality by adding marine plants and rocks in the ocean, and releasing fish you've caught while fishing. With more tourists visiting your island, you get to open stores and restaurants, and even create new products. This game will keep you hooked on creating your tropical paradise!

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What we like:
  • Ability to create immersive natural environment
  • Opportunity to collaborate with business partners
  • Discovering winning combinations of features
  • Colorful and appealing graphics and sound effects
  • Easy to learn and play
What could be improved:
  • Janky handling on desktop
  • Narrow grid range makes building efficiency difficult
  • Limited challenge, low pressure gameplay

  • colony
  • simulation
  • city-building
  • 2d
  • casual
  • nature
  • building
  • pixel
  • cute
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • fishing

15

Gravity Circuit (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

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  • platform
  • robots
  • 2d
  • beat-em-up
  • metroidvania
  • retro
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • superhero
  • futuristic
  • fast-paced
  • classic
  • action

16

Marsupilami: Hoobadventure (2021)

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

Discover the Marsupilamis as you have never seen them before in an adventure full of surprises!

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  • platform
  • colourful
  • comic
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • family-friendly
  • book
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • cartoony
  • funny
  • dinosaurs
  • comedy
  • anime
  • exploration

17

Afterimage (2023)

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75
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s

Afterimage is a Metroidvania game where you play as Renee, a young girl who survived an attack and sets out on a journey to regain her memory. Battle fierce enemies and explore the ruins of Engardin with over 200 different equipment options and deep RPG mechanics, crafting a unique gameplay experience. The stunning hand-drawn art style and original orchestral soundtrack add to the immersive experience.

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What we like:
  • Smooth and responsive combat
  • Excellent exploration and enormous map
  • Exciting weapon and skill progression
  • Varied enemy design
  • Nice visuals and relaxing soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty ramp-up can feel abrupt and inaccessible areas can be frustrating
  • Lack of minimap can be inconvenient
  • Poorly made quests and bad progression system
  • Poorly designed boss fights except for a few

  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • souls
  • boss
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • rpg
  • anime
  • multiple-endings
  • scroller
  • lore
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • combat

18

Peace, Death! 2 (2021)

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Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Peace, Death! 2 is a midcore turn-based logic game where you send clients to Hell, Heaven, or Purgatory and help members of the Reapers Union as they work towards their great cause!

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  • comedy
  • memes
  • turn-based
  • scroller
  • point-and-click
  • casual
  • 2d
  • humor
  • funny
  • simulation
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • tactical
  • dark
  • puzzle

19

COGEN: Sword of Rewind (2022)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.

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  • manipulation
  • dynamic
  • 2d
  • souls
  • swordplay
  • time
  • tutorial
  • attack
  • score
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • narration
  • mech
  • platform

20

Webbed (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.

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  • platform
  • physics
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • pixel
  • collectathon
  • family-friendly
  • nature
  • adventure
  • relaxing
  • brisbane
  • cartoony
  • exploration
  • sprite-work

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