The Best Retro Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

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Update : Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo added at rank #49.
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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

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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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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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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

45

Okinawa Rush (2021)

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Nintendo Switch dreamcast Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Okinawa Rush is a martial arts platforming game with RPG elements, many items to collect and unique FengShui system.

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  • martial
  • platform
  • ninja
  • cooperative
  • retro
  • campaign
  • arts
  • fight
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • demons
  • fantasy
  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • action-adventure

46

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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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

48

Commander Keen: Keen Dreams (2023)

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wii u Nintendo Switch Mac OS dos PC Windows Linux

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

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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Slam and Roll (2024)

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early access Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Slam and Roll is a modern 2D platformer where you beat enemies by throwing them sport balls. Play 200+ stages while travelling around the world rescuing new characters. A frantic tribute to the '90s arcade "stage clear" games. Play solo or with a friend. Unlimited hours of fun playing 'chaos mode'.


  • cooperative
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • local
  • arcade
  • platform
  • replay-value
  • family-friendly
  • pixel
  • retro
  • mind-bending
  • character
  • multiplayer
  • scrolling
  • difficult

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