The Best Space Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : Directive 8020 added at rank #9.
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Orbt XL (2017)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone

Stay in orbit while avoiding obstacles or being sucked into a black hole. Survive as long as you can while dodging and weaving between the various obstacles, the closer you orbit to the center; the faster you achieve points. The longer you last, the harder it gets. Good Luck and have fun playing with gravity!Simple one button controls; just pressing the Orbt button allows your planet to move away from the black hole, not pressing the button forces your planet to be sucked towards the black hole. Features:

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  • arcade
  • space
  • fast-paced
  • attack
  • score
  • casual
  • 2d
  • endless
  • family-friendly
  • addictive
  • soundtrack
  • single-player
  • challenging
  • replay-value
  • sci-fi

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Syder Reloaded (2020)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows

Syder Reloaded revives the Syder series in this love-letter to 90s Amiga shmups with upgraded graphics and refined gameplay. Challenging levels, a fleet of ships and a motherload of alien invaders. Get back to your roots and curse at your monitor in this skills-first shooter.


  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • retro
  • shooter
  • scroller
  • space
  • old-school
  • arcade
  • skill-first
  • 2d
  • controller-support
  • sci-fi
  • colourful
  • side-scrolling
  • flight

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Broken Universe - Tower Defense (2022)

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l Playstation 4 IOS iPhone PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Get ready to rethink all your defense strategies! Build barricades to stop monsters, or lure them into a maze and attack. A variety of stages that change each time depending on how you play them.


  • tower-defense
  • deckbuilder
  • base-building
  • pve
  • building
  • space
  • attack
  • score
  • hand-drawn
  • logic
  • strategy
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • colourful
  • survival

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Contingency Plan (2024)

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early access Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Take control of a capable combat frigate with your friends in Contingency Plan, a VR multiplayer co-op sci-fi spaceflight game about taking contracts and making money.


  • space
  • vr
  • pve
  • flight
  • procedural
  • loot
  • action-adventure
  • cooperative
  • 3d
  • sci-fi
  • tactical
  • vehicle
  • team

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Astrosmash (2023)

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

ASTROSMASH® was originally a Shoot´em up game for the Intellivision® console in 1981. This reimagined version is based on the game’s original theme and gameplay but much more exciting and challenging. The new graphics are phenomenal and the amazing background music adds a lot of excitement.


  • shoot-em-up
  • space
  • cooperative
  • pvp
  • fixed
  • fiction
  • shooter
  • local
  • abstract
  • interactive
  • multiplayer
  • best-selling
  • arcade
  • nice
  • cross

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Mars Survivor (2024)

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Android Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

After an asteroid catastrophe, your rocket ship crash-lands in the wilderness of Mars. Explore the planet's mysteries, strategize your escape, and build a shelter to protect yourself!


  • top-down
  • survival
  • space
  • skill
  • sci-fi
  • crafting
  • action-adventure
  • cartoony
  • adventure
  • pve
  • 3d

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Space Crew: Legendary Edition (2020)

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Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Time for your toughest mission yet! Recruit and train your crew to tackle the growing threat from alien and android armies as you defend Earth to become a Galactic Legend in Space Crew: Legendary Edition. All new content free to existing owners of Space Crew!


  • space
  • simulation
  • sci-fi
  • management
  • survival
  • strategy
  • rogue-like
  • perma-death
  • challenging

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Alien Breakout (2025)

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Alien Breakout is a precision platformer where you control an alien that has been captured and must escape from the laboratory.


  • platform
  • precision
  • aliens
  • pixel
  • space
  • colourful
  • retro
  • atmospheric
  • linear
  • cute
  • family-friendly
  • 2d
  • combat
  • action-adventure

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Breakpoint (2020)

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Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Breakpoint is an arcade-style space shooter with neon explosions, unique enemies, and a variety of melee weapons that you can use to dispatch your adversaries. You can level up your weapons and build up a "breakpoint" meter to unleash powerful attacks that clear the screen efficiently. Compete in high score challenges and aim to best your own personal record.

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What we like:
  • Unique spin on classic arcade trope
  • Variety of melee weapons with unique light/heavy attacks
  • Fast restarts and pick-up-and-play addictiveness
  • Catchy electronica dance track intensifies with each passing enemy
  • High score leaderboards both local and global
What could be improved:
  • Single game mode - no set level mode
  • More game modes would be nice

  • top-down
  • twin-stick
  • shooter
  • space
  • attack
  • score
  • shoot-em-up
  • hack-and-slash
  • fast-paced
  • arcade
  • futuristic
  • colourful
  • retro
  • sci-fi
  • 2d

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Power of Ten (2021)

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Find and unlock 10 unique playable star ships. Choose your ship's upgrades carefully to create an unstoppable machine. Equip powerful and sometimes a bit crazy weapons. Discover combined weapons that slap two together making devastating combos.Explore and battle through three unique regions and conquer a final epic battle.


  • rogue-like
  • space
  • spaceships
  • top-down
  • mining
  • perma-death
  • loot
  • flight
  • procedural
  • pixel
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • skill

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