Best Nintendo Switch Side Scroller Games of All Time
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82
Fighting, Action
Aug 31, 2023
1
90
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Oct 9, 2018
Platforms:
PS4, XB1, PC, Switch, XBXS, PS5
2
88
Super Mario Maker 2
Genres:
Release Date:
Jun 28, 2019
Platforms:
Switch
3
88
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
Genres:
Release Date:
Aug 28, 2025
Platforms:
PS5, PS4, PC, XBXS, XB1, Switch
4
87
Metroid Dread
Genres:
Adventure, Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Oct 8, 2021
Platforms:
Switch
5
87
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Genres:
Action, Fighting, Arcade
Release Date:
Jun 16, 2022
Platforms:
XBXS, PS5, XB1, Switch, PS4, PC
6
86
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Mar 3, 2017
Platforms:
Switch, 3DS, PS4, XB1, Wii-U, PC, Vita, XBXS, PS5
7
86
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Genres:
Release Date:
Dec 4, 2018
Platforms:
PS4, XB1, Switch, XBXS, PS5, PC
85
Levelhead
Genres:
Platformer
Release Date:
Apr 30, 2020
Platforms:
Switch, PC, XB1, PS4, XBXS, PS5
9
85
Huntdown
Genres:
Action, Platformer, Arcade
Release Date:
May 12, 2020
Platforms:
PS4, XB1, PC, Switch, XBXS, PS5
10
85
30XX
Genres:
Action, Platformer, Arcade
Release Date:
Feb 17, 2021
Platforms:
PC, Switch, PS4, XB1
11
84
Blasphemous 2
Genres:
Action, Platformer, Adventure, RPG
Release Date:
Aug 24, 2023
Platforms:
PS5, XBXS, PC, Switch, PS4
12
84
Streets of Rage 4
Genres:
Fighting, Action, Arcade
Release Date:
Apr 30, 2020
Platforms:
Switch, PC, XB1, PS4
13
84
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Jul 24, 2018
Platforms:
PS4, XB1, PC, Switch, XBXS, PS5
14
83
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Genres:
Adventure, RPG
Release Date:
Jun 18, 2019
Platforms:
PC, PS4, XB1, Switch, XBXS, PS5
15
83
Freedom Planet 2
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Sep 13, 2022
Platforms:
PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBXS
16
83
Anomaly Agent
Genres:
Action, Platformer, Fighting, Arcade
Release Date:
Jan 24, 2024
Platforms:
XBXS, Switch, PC, XB1
17
83
Gleylancer
Genres:
Action, Arcade
Release Date:
Oct 15, 2021
Platforms:
PS5, XBXS, Switch, PS4, XB1
18
83
Fading Afternoon
Genres:
Action, RPG, Adventure, Simulation
Release Date:
Sep 15, 2023
Platforms:
PC, Switch
19
82
TEVI
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Nov 30, 2023
Platforms:
PC, Switch, PS4, PS5, XB1, XBXS
20
82
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock
Genres:
Fighting, Action
Release Date:
Aug 31, 2023
Platforms:
PC, XBXS, PS5, Switch, PS4, XB1, 3DS