The Best Violent Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Psychopathy Assessment added at rank #10.
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Bloodroots (2020)

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

In Bloodroots, you're Mr. Wolf, a man betrayed and left for dead, seeking vengeance. Use everything around you to choreograph ultra-violent combos in a twisted Western revenge tale. Experiment with different objects as weapons, enjoy the smooth gameplay and amazing music, and compete for fame on worldwide leaderboards.


What we like:
  • Satisfying and fluid gameplay
  • Unique use of objects as weapons
  • Compelling story with deranged characters
  • Great music and visuals
  • Encourages creative problem-solving
What could be improved:
  • Limited player freedom
  • Can become repetitive towards the end

  • violent
  • western
  • top-down
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • platform
  • combo
  • isometric
  • blood
  • beat-em-up
  • gore
  • cartoony
  • hack-and-slash
  • animal
  • difficult

2

Happy Game (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?

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  • horror
  • violent
  • psychedelic
  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • point-and-click
  • resource
  • cute
  • gore
  • adventure
  • dark
  • atmospheric
  • colourful

3

My Friend Pedro (2019)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Android IOS iPhone

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.


  • skateboard
  • shooter
  • violent
  • action
  • parkour
  • bullet-time
  • platform
  • side-scrolling
  • surreal
  • puzzle
  • boss-fight
  • skill
  • physics
  • narrative
  • combat

4

Mia and the Dragon Princess (2023)

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

A live-action, interactive action movie following Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.

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  • choices
  • fmv
  • interactive
  • drama
  • violent
  • immersive
  • cinematic
  • buddy-action
  • emotional
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • visual-novel
  • multiple-endings
  • martial
  • simulation

5

Rage in Peace (2018)

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Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

Rage in Peace started out as a prototype developed during the "Indies vs PewDiePie" Game Jam in 2014.[2] Although the game did not make top 10 out of the 800 submissions to be played in PewDiePie's channel (it ranked 17th), it was played on his stream regardless, causing other YouTube channels to play the game as well and drawing interest into it.[3]

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  • gore
  • dark
  • violent
  • comedy
  • humor
  • side-scrolling
  • emotional
  • philosophical
  • adventure
  • drama
  • memes
  • experimental
  • supernatural

6

Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.5 (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Murasaki's sister Yuuki has returned to Japan and begins bonding with the other members of Class A. Feeling out of place, Murasaki thinks back on when she first met Haruto. Where was the secret art Haruto sought out in her village really hidden?


  • violent
  • casual
  • visual-novel
  • anime
  • adventure
  • cute

7

Haunted Hell House (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Horror action ADV to enjoy the fear.

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  • gore
  • violent
  • horror
  • adventure
  • pixel

8

Trap (2018)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS dos 3do 32x sega cd Playstation 4

After receiving a disturbing letter from his brother, our protagonist decides to go looking for him at the hotel Beryl. He will soon discover the strangeness of the places, the objects, the paintings, the shadows and the terrifying models moving, speaking, living of their own will.


  • gore
  • horror
  • violent
  • psychological
  • walking-simulator
  • movie
  • point-and-click
  • dark
  • pixel
  • platform
  • episodic
  • exploration
  • retro
  • 2d

9

SturmFront: The Mutant War - Ubel Edition (2022)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 vita Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 wii u

Arcade action game in the vein of Commando, Ikari Warriors and Shock Troopers, mixed with bullet hell elements. You play as an experimental cyborg battle unit fighting against unrelenting mutant hordes to a soundtrack of aggressive heavy metal and psychedelic electronica.

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  • gore
  • violent
  • all-action
  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • bullet-hell
  • arcade
  • action
  • boss
  • old-school
  • retro
  • recreation
  • scrolling
  • aliens
  • top-down

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Psychopathy Assessment (2024)

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Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch j Playstation 4 PC Windows

Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.


  • gore
  • violent
  • horror
  • cinematic
  • psychedelic
  • 1980s
  • simulation
  • survival-horror
  • minimalist
  • psychological
  • old-school

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