The Best Retro Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

Update : Phantom Fury added at rank #37.
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Toki (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS wii u

The return of the wacky monkey!Toki sets off on a new adventure! The cult action/platform game originally released on arcade machines in 1989 is back with a super-simian new version, featuring all-new hand-drawn graphics and re-orchestrated music!


  • platform
  • cult
  • retro
  • hand-drawn
  • remake
  • arcade
  • adventure
  • park
  • metroidvania
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • casual
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • cerebral

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C.A.R.L. (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

A mysterious factory outfitted with spiky ceilings, hidden passages, and deadly cogs… that’s a lot for the average robot, but not for C.A.R.L.! Help him uncover the sinister secrets of Kent Industries in this 2D puzzle adventure filled to the brim with funky tunes and retro platformer goodness.


  • platform
  • electronic
  • robots
  • retro
  • music
  • cooperative
  • puzzle
  • funny
  • shooter
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • twin-stick
  • zombie-inhabited
  • classic
  • deterministic

23

Super Onion Boy 2 (2021)

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69
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android

Super Onion Boy 2 is a 2D adventure game in retro style platformer. Defeat enemies on the way with the help of superpowers and epic transformations, collect coins and stars to earn extra lives, find chests with magic potions and defeat all the terrible bosses until you reach the final boss.

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  • retro
  • platform
  • 2d
  • boss
  • pixel
  • ninja
  • magic
  • chiptune
  • controller-support
  • hand-wave
  • adventure
  • boss-fight
  • classic
  • old-school

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Atari Mania (2022)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Atari Mania is a microgame collection wrapped in an hilarious retro-driven narrative of exploration and surprise. You play as the Caretaker of the Atari Vault, the storehouse of classic Atari games.


  • pixel
  • comedy
  • retro
  • arcade
  • boss
  • classic
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • dark
  • warioware
  • bite-sized
  • point-and-click
  • exploration
  • 1990s
  • interactive

25

Homebody (2023)

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

Homebody is a survival horror puzzle game about a group of friends haunted by memories of the past and hunted by a relentless killer. Move on or die trying.

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  • horror
  • survival-horror
  • retro-but-modern
  • choices
  • retro
  • point-and-click
  • psychological
  • puzzle
  • noir
  • memes
  • story
  • fiction
  • third-person
  • old-school
  • atmospheric

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Jay and Silent Bob: Mall Brawl (2020)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows nes Nintendo Switch

Play as Jay and Silent Bob in a retro 8-bit sidescrolling brawler solo or with a friend. Pummel enemies with hard-hitting combos, dash attacks, and elbow drops as well as a random assortment of weapons as you battle your way out of the mall and back to the Quickstop.

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  • cooperative
  • retro
  • beat-em-up
  • boss-fight
  • comedy
  • boss
  • fight
  • classic
  • 2d
  • character
  • arcade
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • comic
  • hockey

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Z-Warp (2022)

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

Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.

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  • retro
  • bullet-hell
  • vertical
  • boss
  • pixel
  • shoot-em-up
  • old-school
  • arcade
  • shooter
  • action
  • replay-value
  • chiptune
  • difficulty
  • vertically
  • 2d

28

Stranger Things 3: The Game (2019)

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Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Mac OS

Explore through the world of the hit Netflix original series in the official game for Stranger Things 3!


  • cooperative
  • retro
  • local
  • 1980s
  • split-screen
  • adventure
  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • action-adventure
  • isometric
  • horror
  • action
  • controller-support

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Tiny Thor (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Unleash the bouncy power of Mjölnir in this retro platformer. Use the mighty hammer and many other power-ups to travel the realms of Asgard. But watch out! Some mythical creatures will do everything to stop Thor from growing up.

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  • platform
  • 8-bit
  • vikings
  • retro
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • cozy
  • precision
  • collectathon
  • music
  • 1990s
  • controller-support
  • boss-fight
  • arcade

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Retro Highway (2018)

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IOS iPhone Android Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Hit the Retro Highway and return to the days of 16-bit blast processing and pure arcade fun! Retro Highway is a throwback game aiming to combine the accessibility of modern titles with the high-skill challenge and charming aesthetics of old.

• Experience high octane old school action on your console in 60 fps

• Complete daring challenges and compete with your friends or the whole world for the highest scores

• Explore six unique environments ranging from a hot desert freeway to a futuristic moon base

• Customize your playstyle by choosing from a diverse garage of 10+ bikes and by upgrading various powerups

• Embrace the nostalgia rush caused by stylish pixel art visuals and chiptune soundtrack

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  • endless
  • retro
  • runner
  • arcade
  • third-party
  • chiptune
  • bite-sized
  • buildings
  • futuristic
  • driving
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • real-time

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