The Best Arcade Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : Gradius Origins added at rank #5.
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Arkanoid Eternal Battle (2022)

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

Discover or re-discover, the emblematic block breaker game in a fully modernized version! Classic elements from the franchise will definitely make a comeback, with a brand-new look, new rules, as well as new effects, bonuses and features!


  • royale
  • arcade
  • pvp
  • multiplayer
  • retro
  • classic
  • controller-support
  • 2d
  • attack
  • online
  • score
  • battle
  • space
  • colourful
  • old-school

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ROGUE FLIGHT (2024)

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A breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by prestige anime.


  • shooter
  • arcade
  • flight
  • anime
  • multiple-endings
  • rail
  • controller-support
  • rogue-like
  • ohio
  • combat
  • 1990s
  • stylized
  • 1980s
  • combo
  • vehicle

43

Orbt XL (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone

Stay in orbit while avoiding obstacles or being sucked into a black hole. Survive as long as you can while dodging and weaving between the various obstacles, the closer you orbit to the center; the faster you achieve points. The longer you last, the harder it gets. Good Luck and have fun playing with gravity!Simple one button controls; just pressing the Orbt button allows your planet to move away from the black hole, not pressing the button forces your planet to be sucked towards the black hole. Features:

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  • arcade
  • space
  • fast-paced
  • attack
  • score
  • casual
  • 2d
  • endless
  • family-friendly
  • addictive
  • soundtrack
  • single-player
  • challenging
  • replay-value
  • sci-fi

44

Gravitar: Recharged (2022)

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

The cult classic Gravitar has been Recharged. Complete missions in each solar system, navigating a variety of challenging environments, each with varying levels of gravity that will test your skills as a pilot before unlocking new solar systems to explore.

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  • arcade
  • multidirectional
  • classic
  • aliens
  • shooter
  • challenging
  • cooperative
  • abstract
  • controller-support
  • retro

45

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

46

Speed Limit (2021)

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

Speed Limit is an upcoming action video game developed by Gamechuck and published by Chorus Worldwide. It is planned to be released for PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in February 2021.[1][2][3]

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  • genre-warping
  • arcade
  • top-down
  • nail-biting
  • flight
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • precision
  • non-stop
  • side-scrolling
  • isometric
  • shoot-em-up
  • 2d
  • platform
  • bikes

47

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (2021)

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

Roll into a world of nostalgic fun with Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania! With over 300 levels to conquer and a bunch of hilarious mini-games to enjoy, you'll be hooked. Customize your monkey, challenge your friends, and stop the evil Dr. Bad-Boon in this remastered classic!

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What we like:
  • Perfect for nostalgia
  • Over 300 challenging stages
  • Fun customization options
  • Variety of characters to unlock
  • Competitive online leaderboards
What could be improved:
  • Some physics issues
  • Inconsistent quality of mini-games
  • DLC needed for original character models and music
  • Sound design is not up to par

  • platform
  • bowling
  • physics
  • remake
  • classic
  • arcade
  • party
  • challenging
  • racing
  • online
  • difficult
  • multiplayer
  • controller-support
  • golf
  • local

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Quantum: Recharged (2023)

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

Dodge and encircle your enemies in this neon-drenched revival of the one-of-a-kind arcade classic!

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  • arcade
  • cooperative
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • cigarette
  • remake
  • classic
  • attack
  • score
  • combo
  • space
  • smoke
  • 2d
  • local

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Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024)

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42 of the weirdest, trippiest, sheepiest games ever created. Enter the mind of Jeff Minter, the legendary creator of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse.


  • platform
  • precision
  • psychedelic
  • documentary
  • controller-support
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • interactive
  • surreal
  • 1980s
  • arcade
  • abstract
  • retro
  • pixel
  • 1990s

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Sophstar (2022)

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

A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score sytem and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.


  • vertical
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • top-down
  • arcade
  • collectathon
  • retro
  • boss
  • vertical-scrolling
  • multiple-endings
  • attack
  • score
  • aliens
  • space

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