The Best Battle Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

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Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020)

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Nintendo Switch

Paper Mario: The Origami King is a fantastic adventure that takes you through the Mushroom Kingdom on a 25-30 hour journey with Mario and his companions. You'll get to explore vibrant, visually stunning worlds and confront the tyrannical King Olly in thrilling turn-based battles. With richly developed characters and hilarious yet sometimes heartfelt dialogue, this is an experience like no other!

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What we like:
  • Unique spin on turn-based combat system
  • Vibrant visuals
  • Funny yet emotionally engaging dialogue
  • Memorable characters
  • Creative puzzles
What could be improved:
  • Anti-aliasing issues in first world
  • Limitations in battle system can be annoying at times

  • battle
  • rpg
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • turn-based
  • boss
  • combat
  • ring
  • fight
  • card
  • funny
  • adventure
  • arena
  • platform
  • mario

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Pokemon Violet (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

Catch, battle, and train Pokémon in the Paldea region, a vast land filled with lakes, towering peaks, wastelands, small towns, and sprawling cities. Explore a wide-open world at your own pace and traverse land, water, and air by riding on the form-shifting Legendary Pokémon Miraidon. Along Victory Road, you will challenge Gyms in different locations and aim to achieve Champion Rank.

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  • open-world
  • battle
  • auto-battle
  • exploration

23

Super Bomberman R 2 (2023)

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

The latest title of the party battle games series SUPER BOMBERMAN R! With new adventures and game modes, it has the largest content volume in the series' history!

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  • multiplayer
  • local
  • online
  • battle
  • maze
  • boss-fight
  • grid
  • classic
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • royale
  • arena
  • team
  • top-down
  • competitive

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Samurai Warrior (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android

A new SAMURAI WARRIORS begins. After a 7-year wait, a new instalment in the tactical action series "SAMURAI WARRIORS" is finally here!


  • hack-and-slash
  • historical
  • battle
  • combo
  • cooperative
  • combat
  • skill
  • narrative
  • fight
  • musou
  • action
  • anime
  • horses
  • split-screen

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Monster Sanctuary (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Linux

Monster Sanctuary is a retro-inspired RPG where you collect over 100 unique monsters to fight alongside you in strategic turn-based combat. The game offers a huge world to explore and highly customizable equipment for each monster. With free DLCs and alternate music tracks, there's always something new to experience. Jump in and start your journey as a Monster Keeper now!

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What we like:
  • Intricate teambuilding and turn-based gameplay
  • Huge map with many secret locations and over 100 monsters
  • No required grind, relies mostly on monster synergy and tactics
  • Highly customizable equipment and skill trees for each monster
  • Generous amount of content, including free DLCs and alternate music tracks
What could be improved:
  • Game may be too difficult for players expecting a Pokemon-like experience
  • Story and general progression may not do a great job of directing players towards building monster synergies
  • Sudden difficulty spike relative to the rest of the story may turn some players off
  • Plot is basic and nothing breathtaking

  • turn-based
  • metroidvania
  • rpg
  • battle
  • japanese
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • collector
  • creature
  • jrpg
  • combat
  • platform
  • fight
  • tactical
  • 2d

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KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Cloud Version (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

KINGDOM HEARTS HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue features 3 magical experiences, all leading up to KINGDOM HEARTS III:

KINGDOM HEARTS Dream Drop Distance HD: A full-HD remaster. Sora and Riku take on the Mark of Mastery exam in preparation for their coming showdown with Master Xehanort.

KINGDOM HEARTS χ Back Cover (movie): A new HD movie that tells the mysterious story of the Foretellers from the series’ origins.

KINGDOM HEARTS 0.2 Birth by Sleep – A fragmentary passage – : A brand new episode that links to KINGDOM HEARTS III.

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  • rpg
  • japanese
  • boss-fight
  • battle
  • combat
  • jrpg
  • fight
  • narrative
  • action
  • compilation
  • boss
  • combo
  • card
  • remake
  • platform

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Spellbreak (2020)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Like most battle royale games, Spellbreak drops a large number of players into an arena which slowly shrinks over time with the last surviving team declared the winner. Players can choose from one of six classes wind, fire, ice, lightning, stone and toxic, which will determine their primary attack type. Elements from different gauntlets can be combined to make spells more powerful, provide crowd control effects, or reduce others, depending on strategic desires.


  • battle
  • royale
  • squad
  • magic
  • spell
  • flight
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • combat
  • multiplayer
  • arena
  • tps
  • pvp
  • stylized

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SAMURAI WARRIORS: Spirit of Sanada (2016)

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PC Windows vita Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 3

Struggle for survival. Death before surrender! Experience the dramatic story and epic, action-packed battles of the Sanada clan during Japan's Warring States period.

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  • hack-and-slash
  • battle
  • historical
  • fight
  • action
  • combat
  • combo
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • narrative

29

The Banner Saga 3 (2018)

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Experience the epic conclusion of The Banner Saga trilogy in a dark and desperate world-ending event. As you lead over 40 powerful heroes through tough odds, your decisions truly impact the game's outcome. The storyline concludes in a beautifully animated epic finale with a Grammy-nominated soundtrack that'll leave you feeling both triumphant and nostalgic.


What we like:
  • Excellent storytelling, art and setting
  • Innovative custom battles
  • A fitting end to the saga
  • The series ages very well
  • Grammy-nominated soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Some outcomes of fights seem meaningless
  • Lack of impact for decisions made earlier in the game

  • tactical
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • wave
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • narrative
  • combat
  • fight
  • story
  • grid
  • fantasy
  • hand-drawn

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Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield Double Pack (2019)

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Nintendo Switch

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Double Pack includes an automatic download of the Pokémon Sword game, a Nintendo eShop download code for the Pokémon Shield game, and a special bonus of 2 in-game codes redeemable for one Dynamax Crystal each. By using these codes, you’ll be able to face Dynamax Larvitar and Dynamax Jangmo-o in special Max Raid Battles*. These Pokémon normally can’t be encountered until later in the game!

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  • battle
  • competitive
  • online
  • rpg
  • open-world

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