The Best Action platform Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

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Update : Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound added at rank #3.
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Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (2025)

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

Slay your way in Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, an epic action RPG in a dark fantasy world. Battle monsters across a 40+ hour story, master six unique Classes, craft hundreds of useful items, and explore the secrets of an expansive, interconnected world.


  • dark
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • kickstarter
  • rpg
  • metroidvania
  • blood
  • 2.5d
  • combat
  • action
  • scroller
  • medieval
  • boss
  • violent
  • platform

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Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn (2024)

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

After 34 years in the shadows, prepare to see this legendary action adventure in a new light! Looking and playing better than ever before, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn is Tengo Project’s remake of a cult classic, that the fans have been waiting for.


  • ninja
  • platform
  • remake
  • 2d
  • retro
  • cooperative
  • action-adventure
  • scroller
  • action
  • cartoony
  • rpg
  • anime
  • dystopian

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Star Wars Bounty Hunter (2024)

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

Bring In Your Bounty, Dead or Alive


  • tps
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • shooter
  • platform
  • sci-fi
  • space
  • action
  • assassin
  • cult
  • combat
  • first-person
  • 3d
  • orchestral
  • arena

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Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX (2019)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Nintendo 3DS

A spin-off game, Mighty Gunvolt, was released on the same day as Azure Striker Gunvolt. It was followed by a sequel, Mighty Gunvolt Burst, in 2017. Two sequels, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 and Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX, were released in 2016 and 2019, respectively. One further sequel, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, has also been announced, which is set to be released for the Nintendo Switch in 2022.[3]


  • boss
  • platform
  • action
  • 2d
  • side-scrolling
  • anime
  • pixel
  • spin-off
  • futuristic
  • crafting
  • rock-solid
  • combo
  • scroller
  • retro

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Crypt Custodian (2024)

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

Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife. Play as Pluto - a mischievous cat who has died, and is sentenced to be the afterworld's janitor... FOREVER! Hang out with other doomed ghosts, battle beasts, and explore a vastly expansive landscape.


  • metroidvania
  • cats
  • nonlinear
  • hand-drawn
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • zelda
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • boss
  • platform
  • action
  • top-down
  • dungeon-crawler
  • story

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Kalinur (2023)

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

Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.

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  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • swordplay
  • retro
  • fantasy
  • platform
  • demons
  • pixel
  • dark
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • medieval
  • action
  • nonlinear

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Flynn: Son of Crimson (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS

Traverse a beautifully hand crafted world and unearth the mysteries of a dark past in this fast paced 2D action platformer with metroidvania elements.

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  • platform
  • pixel
  • torch-lighting
  • boss
  • action
  • okami
  • adventure
  • storyboard

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ASTRAL CHAIN (2019)

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Nintendo Switch

Astral Chain is an action-packed cyberpunk adventure game that sees you control twin police officers fighting against Chimera aliens with the help of Legion, living weapons. With five possible Legions to choose from, the game offers a diverse combat system that requires strategic decision-making. The game also includes interesting detective-like gameplay, exploring the Ark and talking to people. The game's stunning visuals, anime-style story, and immersive music make for an enjoyable experience.

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What we like:
  • Exciting combat system
  • Interesting detective-like gameplay with exploration that doesn't feel like a chore
  • Immersive anime-style story
  • Stunning visuals
  • Thrilling challenge during battles and enemy encounters
What could be improved:
  • Requires a learning curve to coordinate between the character and the Legion
  • Camera can sometimes be disobedient during combat
  • Enemy design not always imaginative
  • A lot of button combinations to remember
  • Remembering which Legion to use in specific puzzles

  • anime
  • detective
  • combat
  • action
  • fight
  • combo
  • battle
  • non-combat
  • crime
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • skill
  • narrative
  • rpg

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Castlevania Anniversary Collection (2019)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One

Konami's Castlevania Anniversary Collection traces the origins of the historic vampire franchise. Included is a unique eBook with details provided by developers, artists and others inspired by the Castlevania legacy which sheds a fresh light into the world of Castlevania.

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  • vampire
  • platform
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • classic
  • gothic
  • exploration
  • action
  • combat
  • adventure
  • side-scrolling
  • battle
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • puzzle

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BLEED: Arcade Arena Shooter (2023)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!

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  • deathmatch-classic
  • fast-paced
  • platform
  • bullet
  • action
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • time
  • local
  • cooperative
  • inventive
  • short
  • shooter
  • arena

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