The Best Spectacle Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Death of a Wish added at rank #9.
1

Ultra Age (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Slash your way through a futuristic Earth overrun with ruthless mutants and powerful robots as Age, a young soldier sent on a mission to prevent the destruction of humankind. Ultra Age is a high-speed character action title co-developed by Next Stage and Visual Dart with Unreal Engine 4.

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  • hack-and-slash
  • spectacle
  • action
  • robots
  • post-apocalyptic
  • character
  • third-person
  • rogue-like
  • pve
  • rpg
  • sword-swinging
  • anime
  • violent
  • sci-fi
  • fight

2

Slave Zero X (2024)

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Nintendo Switch (Nintendo Switch) Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X/s j

Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.

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  • spectacle
  • beat-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • mech
  • hack-and-slash
  • dystopian
  • 2.5d
  • ninja
  • post-apocalyptic
  • platform
  • historical
  • dark
  • alternate
  • futuristic
  • horror

3

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is a modern take on the classic River City Ransom series, combining it with Romance of the Three Kindgoms to create an exciting beat-em-up adventure. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and upgrade your character with weapons, food, armor or special moves by visiting stores in towns. Interact with NPCs and progress through a six chapter story full of dialogue and comedic timing. Enjoy local or online co-op for up to two players and bonus modes like China Heroes.


What we like:
  • Fun beat-em-up gameplay
  • Upgradeable characters
  • Local or online co-op for up to two players
  • Bonus modes like China Heroes
  • Full gallery with character bios and music gallery
What could be improved:
  • Clunky controls
  • Difficult platforming levels in some areas
  • Very long story dialogue

  • beat-em-up
  • spectacle
  • 2d
  • historical
  • old-school
  • destruction
  • brawler
  • fight
  • platform
  • comedy
  • retro
  • pve
  • family-friendly
  • anime
  • controller-support

4

Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2 Digital Bundle (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.

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  • spectacle
  • hack-and-slash
  • mature
  • all-action
  • character
  • action
  • action-adventure
  • beat-em-up
  • fight
  • single-player
  • third-person

5

Melty Blood: Type Lumina (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

This is the latest addition to the series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual romance novel, Tsukihime. The curtain rises once more on dramatic battles played out with familiar characters from Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-.

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  • fight
  • spectacle
  • pixel
  • lore
  • 2d
  • tutorial
  • esport
  • arcade-era
  • pvp
  • vampire
  • visual-novel
  • competitive
  • battle
  • anime
  • novel

6

Super Crush KO (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Super Crush K.O. is a stylish brawler-shooter hybrid set in a vibrant near-future city. Save the world from total annihilation with the neon-wearing, robot-stomping, stylish-as-heck hero you didn’t know you needed.

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  • spectacle
  • beat-em-up
  • character
  • lgbtq
  • attack
  • score
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • stylized
  • scroller
  • colourful
  • bullet-hell
  • hand-drawn
  • fight
  • brawler

7

Shing! (2020)

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

Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

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  • beat-em-up
  • demons
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • fight
  • rogue-like
  • swordplay
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2.5d
  • spectacle
  • scroller
  • character
  • side-scrolling
  • colourful
  • arcade

8

Goonya Monster (2022)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows

GOONYA MONSTER is a party game where you go on a rampage playing as characters designed by Terada Tera. Split into Busters and Monsters to face off against one another! An absolutely absurd battle awaits you!

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  • spectacle
  • cooperative
  • pve
  • loot
  • pvp
  • moba
  • 3d
  • humor
  • family-friendly
  • character
  • funny
  • fight
  • cute
  • customization
  • local

9

Death of a Wish (2024)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

THE NEO-SANCTUM SHALL FALL. Claim retribution against the theocratic Faiths as you master vicious hack-and-slash combat in this action-RPG where style is salvation.


  • spectacle
  • psychedelic
  • souls
  • lgbtq
  • hack-and-slash
  • surreal
  • pve
  • minimalist
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • character
  • fight
  • customization
  • action
  • top-down

10

Alice Escaped! (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!


  • spectacle
  • metroidvania
  • nature
  • hack-and-slash
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • anime
  • dark
  • cute
  • story
  • colourful
  • 2d
  • fantasy
  • platform
  • fight

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