The Best Gothic Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Valfaris: Mecha Therion added at rank #12.
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Wytchwood (2021)

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In Wytchwood, you play as an aging witch and explore a magical countryside. Create your own enchantments, trick wicked characters, and solve puzzles in this crafting adventure game. The unique art style and fairy tale-inspired storybook world will capture your imagination.

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What we like:
  • Wonderful art style and entertaining dialogue
  • Fun adventure crafting game with engaging questlines
  • Unique and unexpected gameplay as an elderly witch
  • Relaxing gameplay with charming design
  • Multiple maps with engaging challenges
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive and tedious fetch quests
  • Grinding materials becomes very frustrating and obfuscates the story
  • Limited combat and focus on crafting
  • Backtracking and running between areas can be tedious
  • Graphic depictions of animal death

  • crafting
  • gothic
  • conversation
  • investigation
  • fantasy
  • 2.5d
  • magic
  • adventure
  • stylized
  • dark
  • story
  • colourful
  • exploration

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Deathsmiles III (2021)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back

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  • gothic
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • shoot
  • anime
  • 2d
  • horror
  • boss
  • side-scrolling
  • shoot-em-up
  • demons
  • scroller
  • alternate
  • cooperative

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The Last Faith (2023)

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

A dark, gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. The Last Faith thrives on merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions at your disposal. Let nothing stand in your way.


  • gothic
  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • blood
  • dark
  • vampire
  • gore
  • violent
  • platform
  • fantasy

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Elderand (2023)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.


  • metroidvania
  • gothic
  • boss
  • lovecraftian
  • rpg
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • gore
  • combat
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • action
  • cult
  • hack-and-slash

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Hunt the Night (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Plunge into a retro-style action-adventure game that combines a fast, skilled gameplay with dark fantasy and lore. Play as Vesper, a virtuous member of 'The Stalkers,' and explore the vast world of Medhram, filled with ruins and horrors.


  • gothic
  • dark
  • souls
  • boss
  • fantasy
  • top-down
  • pixel
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • 2d
  • character
  • action
  • rpg
  • boss-fight
  • challenging

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Lost in Random (2021)

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

In the Kingdom of Random, the fate of all individuals is decided by a cursed black die when they reach the age of 12. Even's sister, Odd, is abducted by the wicked Queen of Random. As Even journeys across the six realms of Random to rescue her sister, she meets Dicey, a sentient die who has lost nearly all of its pips. In a world which is governed by game rules, Even will slowly understand the randomness of life with the help of Dicey.[1]

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  • dice
  • card
  • gothic
  • action-adventure
  • burton
  • board-game
  • battle
  • combat
  • arena
  • robots
  • fairytale
  • narrative

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Mask of the Rose (2023)

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

A marvellous romance with a hint of murder. Lose your heart to a stolen city in this game of amorous intrigue! Seek love, for yourself or your friends. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

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  • romance
  • dating-sim
  • visual-novel
  • gothic
  • lgbtq
  • story-crafting
  • detective
  • noir
  • romantic
  • investigation
  • lore
  • choices
  • lovecraftian
  • hand-drawn

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The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. 'The House in Fata Morgana' is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. This version includes three games and more: 1: The House in Fata Morgana: the main storyline. 2: A Requiem for Innocence: a prequel shedding light on the origins of Fata Morgana’s terrible curse. 3: Reincarnation: a sequel featuring the central cast members reincarnated in the present day. *The part including voices* 4: Other additional short stories.


  • visual-novel
  • gothic
  • horror
  • psychological
  • story
  • full-length

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Toziuha Night: Dracula's Revenge (2022)

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Follow the story of Xandria, the iron alchemist. Seeking revenge, she accepts the dangerous mission to put an end to the evil that resides in Dracula's castle and torments the people of Transylvania. Fight with an iron whip in this retro-style & Classic-Vania adventure.


  • gothic
  • 2d
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • demons
  • magic
  • vampire
  • platform
  • scroller
  • medieval
  • anime
  • linear
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • retro

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BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites (2021)

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

Original developer WayForward upgrades its 2011 classic with new voice acting by Laura Bailey and Troy Baker, sharpened visuals, and rebalanced gameplay. Run, jump, cut, and feed your way through a massive underground castle to confront Rayne’s father at the behest of the Brimstone Society.

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  • platform
  • vampire
  • gothic
  • blood
  • hack-and-slash
  • beat-em-up
  • 2d
  • dark
  • scroller
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • action
  • fight

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