The Best Run-and-gun Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Escape from Terror City added at rank #3.
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Mighty Goose (2021)

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80
Review score
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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!

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  • run-and-gun
  • mech
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • local
  • shooter
  • vehicle
  • fast-paced
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • platform
  • boss-fight
  • war-machine
  • spectacle
  • 2d

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Cuphead (2017)

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95
Review score
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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Step into the world of Cuphead and Mugman and experience a classic run and gun action game with visually stunning graphics and original jazz recordings. Take on multiple boss battles, traverse bizarre worlds, and uncover hidden secrets as you try to pay back your debt to the devil. With the option of single-player or local co-op, Cuphead is a game that brings back the nostalgia of the 1930s cartoons and promises countless hours of fun and adventure.

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What we like:
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Plenty of content
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty could be a turn-off for some player

  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • run-and-gun
  • platform
  • cooperative
  • hand-drawn
  • side-scrolling
  • difficult
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • fight
  • battle

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Escape from Terror City (2023)

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

3D Run'n'Gun Arcade-Style Action! Fight the Mechanized Forces of the Argus Empire and Escape from Terror City!

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  • bullet-hell
  • 3d
  • tps
  • run-and-gun
  • mech
  • on-rails
  • tanks
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • retro

4

IGS Classic Arcade Collection (2023)

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Nintendo Switch

Collection includes multiple series of "Knights of Valour" games, and all support online multiplayer warfare. Original game content has been completely preserved, and the plot experienced on the arcade machine has been reproduced again.

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  • slug
  • china
  • fantastically
  • run-and-gun
  • scrolling
  • narration
  • building
  • historical
  • fight
  • action-adventure
  • combo
  • strategy
  • pixel
  • combat
  • racing

5

Bleed 2 (2018)

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83
Review score
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Linux Mac OS

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

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  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • run-and-gun
  • cooperative
  • fast-paced
  • boss
  • platform
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • action
  • twin-stick
  • randomly-generated
  • procedural
  • local
  • 2d

6

Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2018)

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75
Review score
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PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 vita Linux Nintendo Switch

Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!

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  • cooperative
  • run-and-gun
  • scroller
  • platform
  • local
  • side-scrolling
  • pixel
  • crafting
  • 2d
  • split-screen
  • developed
  • simular
  • retro
  • loot
  • action

7

Xenogunner (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

In the future year of 2011, Zeta Reak, kind, gentle king of the Xenolians, is overthrown by a powerful tyrant named the "Xenogunner". Xenogunner is an intense boss-focused run-and-gun platformer based on games from the days of 16-bit consoles. With the addition of conveniences like mouse aiming and highly customizable difficulty settings, we believe that we've truly modernized a classic game genre that started in decades long since past.

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  • boss-rush
  • boss
  • run-and-gun
  • platform
  • genesis
  • pastel
  • pixel
  • action
  • light-hearted
  • sci-fi
  • old-school
  • bullet-hell
  • 2d

8

Contra Anniversary Collection (2019)

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76
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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.

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  • classic
  • boss
  • side-scrolling
  • shooter
  • run
  • cooperative
  • arcade
  • run-and-gun
  • action
  • platform
  • gun
  • old-school
  • retro
  • hardcore
  • boss-fight

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