The Best First-person Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Heretic + Hexen added at rank #7.
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PowerSlave Exhumed (2022)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

PowerSlave Exhumed is an updated version of the mid-90s FPS game that combines the best elements from both the Sega Saturn and Sony PSX releases. Your character is sent in to fight back against a mysterious yet powerful force, armed with a machete and about eight weapons, plus power-ups and permanent special abilities. There are over a dozen levels with various enemies and bosses, as well as secrets to discover along the way.

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What we like:
  • Creative weapons
  • Enemies
  • Environment traps and abilities
  • Checkpoints scattered through levels
  • Well ahead of its time for an FPS
  • Variety of adjustable options in the menu
  • Bright visuals with CRT emulation and 4K support
  • Great soundtrack with Egyptian-vibe
What could be improved:
  • Average level design
  • Can't save your game when you want

  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • metroidvania
  • underwater

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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster (2025)

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

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.


  • first-person
  • shooter
  • fps
  • horror
  • rpg
  • immersive
  • cyberpunk
  • cooperative
  • sci-fi
  • survival-horror
  • multiplayer
  • classic
  • metroidvania
  • lost-in-space
  • atmospheric

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DOOM Eternal (2020)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X stadia IOS iPhone

Are you ready to become the ultimate demon-slayer? In DOOM Eternal, you become the Slayer on a mission to conquer demons and save humanity from destruction. With the year one pass, you can explore never-before-seen realms of the DOOM Universe and fight against new demons. The game also has a unique multiplayer experience where you can face off against two player-controlled demons. Play DOOM Eternal now.


What we like:
  • Fast and dynamic gameplay with expanded mechanics
  • Nice blend of Unreal Tournament/Classic Doom/Quake mechanics
  • Good daily adrenaline quick fix with Horde Mode
  • Insanely good, high speed, and intense gameplay
  • Super lore rich story with a perfect conclusion to the saga.
What could be improved:
  • Some users may find ammo management difficult
  • Some players may find the gameplay difficult and stressful
  • TShielded enemies slow down the pace
  • Over-long platforming sequences.

  • shooter
  • first-person
  • demons
  • fps
  • arena
  • platform

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Mullet MadJack (2024)

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

MULLET MADJACK is a single-player fast-paced FPS that brings you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Power up your character and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!


  • shooter
  • first-person
  • anime
  • rogue-like
  • boomer
  • fps
  • fast-paced
  • robots
  • cyberpunk
  • 2.5d

5

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon (2025)

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Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.

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  • rpg
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • first-person
  • immersive
  • dark
  • third-person
  • narrative
  • exploration
  • crafting
  • nonlinear
  • dungeon
  • character

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Severed Steel (2021)

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

Severed Steel is a first-person parkour shooter set in a neon hued facility, combining the frenetic action of Mirror's Edge and Max Payne. Expect to bounce off walls, dive, slide and shoot your way through a maze-like compound teeming with enemies. Slow motion can be activated to make the carnage sublime. Keep moving to stay alive and use slow-motion to line up shots like Burnout!


What we like:
  • Fast paced and hectic gameplay
  • Unique combination of games
  • Allows players freedom of options on first play through
  • Varied levels with objectives that bring out the best in them
  • Voxel-based levels that shatter when hit by bullets or rockets
What could be improved:
  • Limited slow mo option may not appeal to some players
  • Firefight challenges lack structure and leaderboard

  • first-person
  • shooter
  • fps
  • parkour
  • time
  • bullet
  • voxel
  • electronic

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Heretic + Hexen (2025)

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

Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.


  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • retro
  • fantasy
  • boomer
  • classic
  • dark
  • old-school
  • cult
  • inventory
  • rpg

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Wild Bastards (2024)

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

The spiritual successor to the award-winning game Void Bastards, Wild Bastards is a roguelike strategy shooter with heart-pounding FPS action, mod management, and a tactical campaign. Saddle up and lead the most notorious outlaws in the galaxy.


  • rogue-like
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • bite-sized
  • strategy
  • western
  • board-game
  • turn-based
  • sci-fi

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DOOM + DOOM II (2024)

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

Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.


  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • demons
  • multiplayer
  • classic

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Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition (2023)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!

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  • shooter
  • first-person
  • fps
  • remake
  • cult
  • old-school
  • 2.5d
  • retro
  • pve
  • alternate

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