The Best Retro Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

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Update : Terminator 2D: No Fate added at rank #42.
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Super Onion Boy 2 (2021)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch 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
  • 2d
  • platform
  • magic
  • pixel
  • boss
  • mystery
  • adventure
  • controller-support
  • ninja
  • chiptune
  • old-school

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Terminator 2D: No Fate (2025)

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

Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.


  • scroller
  • rush
  • retro
  • 1990s
  • 2d
  • platform
  • pixel
  • shooter
  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • first-person
  • contra
  • shoot-em-up
  • tps
  • fast-paced

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Freddy Farmer (2025)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5

Freddy's daughter has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. To rescue her, he must cross the entire kingdom taking some ingredients with which to make a magic potion, but it won't be easy, they must be collected in a specific order and Freddy will have to overcome the dangers he finds in his path.


  • arcade
  • retro
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • 1990s
  • 1980s
  • shooter
  • room-by-room
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • linear
  • zelda
  • dungeon
  • challenging

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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

45

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

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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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Catgotchi: Virtual Pet (2023)

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IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch

RETRO CAT FAMILY

Raise a happy and healthy cat! Become a proper cat parent by ensuring all of its needs are fulfilled. If you want you can raise MULTIPLE pets at once!

REAL-TIME GAMEPLAY

Be careful! If you ignore your pets for too long, they can fall into sadness or even get sick. Their fate is within your hands.

Key Features:

- multiple cats to choose from
- relaxing gameplay loop
- retro aesthetic
- brief gameplay sessions

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  • retro
  • simulation
  • pixel
  • atmospheric

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Ratyrinth (2023)

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

You are drastically separated from your family in a scary forest with dangerous creatures, and you have to find them again! Ratyrinth is a cute and challenging precision platformer.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • precision
  • retro
  • pixel
  • casual
  • cute
  • adventure
  • linear
  • side-scrolling

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Commander Keen: Keen Dreams (2023)

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Commander Keen is back. In the modernised Definitive Edition of the lost episode "Keen Dream". The game structure has been reworked to make the game a more modern experience without sacrificing any of the original charm!

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  • nostalgia
  • retro
  • side-scrolling
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • casual
  • scroller
  • adventure
  • compilation
  • non-linear
  • subscription
  • tile

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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (2025)

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Nintendo Switch 2 Playstation 4 Xbox Series X/s Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!


  • top-down
  • 2d
  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • action-adventure
  • retro
  • modern
  • exploration
  • story
  • pixel
  • family-friendly
  • crime
  • controller-support
  • multiple-endings
  • adventure

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