The Best Arcade Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 5

Update : ROGUE FLIGHT added at rank #45.
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Night Slashers: Remake (2024)

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Night Slashers is a pulse-pounding, horror-themed beat 'em up game, in a nightmarish world filled with bloodthirsty creatures and unspeakable horrors.


  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • remake
  • horror
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • zombies
  • fight
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • pulse-pounding
  • post-apocalyptic
  • supernatural
  • comic
  • belt-scrolling

42

Sophstar (2022)

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

A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score sytem and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.


  • vertical
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • top-down
  • arcade
  • collectathon
  • retro
  • boss
  • vertical-scrolling
  • multiple-endings
  • attack
  • score
  • aliens
  • space

43

Breakout: Recharged (2022)

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

The original brick breaker returns with its toughest challenge yet. Survive as long as you can in arcade or take on one of 50 challenges picking up game-changing power-ups along the way.

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  • arcade
  • retro
  • cooperative
  • psychedelic
  • modern
  • 1980s
  • multi-ball
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • attack
  • score
  • linear
  • local
  • classic
  • 2d

44

Ding Dong XL (2018)

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IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Ding and Dong between the top and bottom of the screen as you attempt to avoid obstacles, collect points, and smash helpful power-ups. Try to survive as long as you can!Simple one button controls, just pressing the Ding Dong button allows you to cross the screen from top to bottom or vice-versa. Wait for the proper timing and don't hit enemies.Features:

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  • touch-friendly
  • mouse
  • soundtrack
  • casual
  • arcade
  • attack
  • score
  • fast-paced
  • short
  • minimalist
  • family-friendly
  • 2d
  • retro
  • replay-value
  • colourful

45

ROGUE FLIGHT (2024)

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A breathtaking arcade space combat game inspired by prestige anime.


  • shooter
  • arcade
  • flight
  • anime
  • multiple-endings
  • rail
  • controller-support
  • rogue-like
  • ohio
  • combat
  • 1990s
  • stylized
  • 1980s
  • combo
  • vehicle

46

Asteroids: Recharged (2021)

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

How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

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  • shooter
  • arcade
  • shoot-em-up
  • top-down
  • 1980s
  • cooperative
  • attack
  • score
  • local
  • space
  • old-school
  • retro
  • colourful
  • sci-fi
  • pixel

47

Shatter Remastered Deluxe (2022)

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

Relive the award-winning classic that redefined the brick-breaking genre. Shatter returns in stunning 4K resolution running at 120fps, with a modernised UI, and multiple visual improvements. Re-experience the highly acclaimed original soundtrack, remixed and remastered in 5.1 surround sound.


  • destruction
  • cooperative
  • 1980s
  • cyberpunk
  • arcade
  • abstract
  • attack
  • score
  • local
  • physics
  • linear
  • colourful
  • futuristic
  • space
  • pvp

48

Quantum: Recharged (2023)

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

Dodge and encircle your enemies in this neon-drenched revival of the one-of-a-kind arcade classic!

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  • arcade
  • cooperative
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • cigarette
  • remake
  • classic
  • attack
  • score
  • combo
  • space
  • smoke
  • 2d
  • local

49

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story (2024)

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42 of the weirdest, trippiest, sheepiest games ever created. Enter the mind of Jeff Minter, the legendary creator of Attack of the Mutant Camels, Gridrunner, and Tempest 2000, in this interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse.


  • platform
  • precision
  • psychedelic
  • documentary
  • controller-support
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • interactive
  • surreal
  • 1980s
  • arcade
  • abstract
  • retro
  • pixel
  • 1990s

50

Atari Mania (2022)

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Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Atari Mania is a microgame collection wrapped in an hilarious retro-driven narrative of exploration and surprise. You play as the Caretaker of the Atari Vault, the storehouse of classic Atari games.


  • pixel
  • comedy
  • retro
  • arcade
  • boss
  • classic
  • fiction
  • 1980s
  • dark
  • warioware
  • bite-sized
  • point-and-click
  • exploration
  • 1990s
  • interactive

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