The Best Dungeon Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 4

Update : FATE: Reawakened added at rank #47.
31

Potato Flowers in Full Bloom (2022)

View Similar Games
90
Review score
Logo of Potato Flowers in Full Bloom Screenshot of Potato Flowers in Full Bloom Screenshot of Potato Flowers in Full Bloom Screenshot of Potato Flowers in Full Bloom

Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Join a trio of heroes in Potato Flowers in Full Bloom, a charming dungeon RPG where you explore ancient labyrinths to retrieve special seeds that can grow in contaminated soil. With a fun turn-based battle system that keeps you on your toes, level up your characters using classes and skill trees. Collect treasure, discover relics, and meet friendly neighbors as you uncover a charming story that is a delight to experience.

Buy

What we like:
  • Delightful dungeon crawler gameplay
  • Charming story
  • No penalty for dying
  • Well-designed levels and encounters
  • Unique mechanics that make combat engaging
What could be improved:
  • Graphics and sound are somewhat limited
  • No gender option for characters
  • Limited replayability
  • Resource management can be overwhelming

  • dungeon-crawler
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • dungeon
  • party
  • japanese
  • cartoony
  • combat
  • exploration
  • class

32

Tallowmere (2015)

View Similar Games
94
Review score
Logo of Tallowmere Screenshot of Tallowmere Screenshot of Tallowmere Screenshot of Tallowmere

IOS iPhone Android wii u Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?


  • rogue-like
  • dungeon
  • stealth-enabling
  • platform
  • boss
  • tablet-sized
  • action
  • violent
  • local

33

Cat Quest II (2019)

View Similar Games
93
Review score
Logo of Cat Quest II Screenshot of Cat Quest II Screenshot of Cat Quest II Screenshot of Cat Quest II

PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone

Cat Quest II is a purrfect RPG adventure set in a fantasy world of cats and dogs. Play as both a cat and dog on an epic journey to take back their thrones. With local co-op gameplay, explore a world filled with magic and cute monsters. With new weapons, spells, and passive abilities, every dungeon experience is exciting. Embark on side quests and expand the lore of Cat Quest. Play alone or with a friend and become a fur-midable fighter today!

Buy

What we like:
  • Solid co-op mode
  • Cute and memorable characters
  • Interesting and diverse side quests
  • Active combat system
  • Ability to switch between characters
What could be improved:
  • Limited options to customize characters
  • Storytelling a bit juvenile in nature
  • Lack of variety in equipment in the beginning
  • Complex equip screen

  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • dungeon
  • arpg
  • action
  • open-world
  • local
  • fantasy
  • cute
  • war
  • discovery
  • adventure
  • 2d
  • cats
  • combat

34

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager (2022)

View Similar Games
74
Review score
Logo of Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager Screenshot of Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager Screenshot of Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager Screenshot of Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

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

Step into the shoes of monsters and demons to defend a treasure in Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager. This roguelite dungeon management game offers a unique twist on the genre, allowing you to play as the villains instead of the heroes. With strategic gameplay, attractive visuals, and a variety of content, this game is definitely worth your time and effort if you enjoy challenging and strategic experiences.

Buy

What we like:
  • Unique premise
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Attractive visuals
  • Variety of content
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive nature of events

  • dungeon
  • rogue-like
  • turn-based
  • management
  • pixel
  • dungeon-crawler
  • protagonist
  • dark
  • fantasy

35

Souldiers (2022)

View Similar Games
74
Review score
Logo of Souldiers Screenshot of Souldiers Screenshot of Souldiers Screenshot of Souldiers

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

Souldiers is a beautifully handcrafted action-adventure game set in a mystical land on the edge of the afterlife. Battle your way through stunning 16-bit graphics, solve puzzles, and upgrade your character's skills and equipment. With engaging melee combat, a connected world, and clever environmental puzzles, Souldiers is a retro epic that you won't want to miss.

Buy

What we like:
  • Challenging and replayable with different classes
  • Gorgeous pixel art and music
  • Well-designed maps and huge locations
  • Solid combat and platforming mechanics with challenging boss fights
  • Compelling story and multiple unique class playthroughs
What could be improved:
  • Not a lot of interconnectivity in the world map
  • Story is all over the place with many unresolved questions
  • Some exploration secrets can be tedious
  • Music can get repetitive

  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • dungeon
  • boss
  • platform
  • retro
  • combat
  • fight
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • difficult
  • 2d
  • war
  • skill
  • side-scrolling

36

Lost Ruins (2021)

View Similar Games
71
Review score
Logo of Lost Ruins Screenshot of Lost Ruins Screenshot of Lost Ruins Screenshot of Lost Ruins

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

Lost Ruins is a challenging and engaging Metroidvania game that offers a unique experience by focusing on inventory management rather than leveling up. With stunning graphics and sound effects, players navigate through the monster-filled dungeon as they retrieve their memories. The game offers different weapons, spells, and unique accessories that encourage experimentation and strategic tactics. With multiple endings and unlockables, Lost Ruins offers high replayability to players.


What we like:
  • Unique formula utilizing inventory
  • well-designed and rewarding exploration system
  • balanced equipment system
  • offers different game modes and endings
  • stunning graphics and sound effects
What could be improved:
  • Small map
  • checkpoint system can be frustrating
  • missable side-quests
  • jumping mechanics and aerial attacks can be imprecise
  • limited storyline compared to other metroidvanias

  • survival
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • dungeon
  • anime
  • pixel
  • retro
  • platform
  • combat
  • inventory
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • dark
  • hack-and-slash
  • cute

37

Forager (2019)

View Similar Games
89
Review score
Logo of Forager Screenshot of Forager Screenshot of Forager Screenshot of Forager

Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Forager is a 2D open-world game inspired by many other farming, crafting and exploration games. You play as a little white unnamed humanoid thing and start on a single small island filled with rocks, trees, flowers and other resources. You use the starting tool to chop down trees or mine rocks to start crafting objects. As you progress, you earn experience points to unlock new skills and craft new tools as well as purchase more land to expand your area of exploration. There are also puzzles to solve that award special treasure chests or items.

Buy

What we like:
  • Fun gameplay
  • Earn experience points
  • Craft new tools
  • Expand land area
  • Solve puzzles for rewards
  • Extra content unlocked from feats in game
What could be improved:
  • No real story needed
  • Stamina must be monitored closely
  • Price tag for the game may seem high compared to content offered

  • crafting
  • farming
  • dungeon
  • open-world
  • survival
  • exploration
  • puzzle
  • skill

38

Dungeon Encounters (2021)

View Similar Games
69
Review score
Logo of Dungeon Encounters Screenshot of Dungeon Encounters Screenshot of Dungeon Encounters Screenshot of Dungeon Encounters

PC Windows ps1 portable mega drive/genesis Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Join the adventure to explore a deadly dungeon! Dungeon Encounters is a polished dungeon exploration RPG with refined battle mechanics and a streamlined interface. Prepare to face new challenges, monsters, and lost allies while collecting rare items and discovering the dungeon's secrets. Do you have what it takes to complete all 99 floors?

Buy

What we like:
  • Easy to sink time into
  • Deep RPG mechanics
  • Satisfying to complete everything
  • Nice art
  • Clever and stimulating puzzle design
What could be improved:
  • Extreme difficulty curve and punishing traps
  • Limited graphics and mechanics
  • Backtracking and forced juggling of party members

  • rpg
  • dungeon
  • japanese
  • dungeon-crawler
  • jrpg
  • tile
  • battle
  • grid
  • turn-based
  • exploration
  • old-school

39

Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2 (2022)

View Similar Games
92
Review score
Logo of Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2 Screenshot of Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2 Screenshot of Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2 Screenshot of Monster Girls and the Mysterious Adventure 2

Nintendo Switch PC Windows

This is a "Mysterious Dungeon" style roguelike game where the terrain changes with each challenge. Make the monsters your "Friends" and go on a new adventure!


  • rogue-like
  • traditional
  • hack-and-slash
  • dungeon
  • mystery
  • turn-based
  • procedural
  • strategy
  • simulation
  • rpg
  • tactical

40

Guardian Tales (2020)

View Similar Games
86
Review score
Logo of Guardian Tales Screenshot of Guardian Tales Screenshot of Guardian Tales Screenshot of Guardian Tales

Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Guardian Tales is an anime-inspired action game with kooky characters and nostalgic design elements. You take on the role of a new knight embarking on a quest to save the world, complete with hilarious characters and humorous dialogue. As you progress through the game, you can build your own town in the main menu and even enjoy a social media app within the game.


What we like:
  • Anime-inspired graphics
  • Quirky cast of characters
  • Nostalgic design elements
  • Entertaining story
  • Can build your own town
What could be improved:
  • Complicated currencies
  • Poor hand-holding of mechanics
  • Unstable connection issues
  • Slow pace to get hang of game
  • Micro-transactions can be tempting

  • rpg
  • real-time
  • -game
  • mech
  • dungeon
  • boss
  • jrpg
  • japanese
  • resource
  • top-down
  • run-of-the-mill
  • anime
  • waves
  • old-school

Not seeing your game?