The Best Auto-battler Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Insectum - Epic Battles of Bugs added at rank #18.
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Despot's Game: Dystopian Army Builder (2021)

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

Guide puny humans through Despot's Game - a rogue-like tactics army battler. Equip your team and sacrifice them through procedural dungeons as you fight enemies, and other players!


  • auto-battler
  • rogue-like
  • tactical
  • humor
  • asynchronous
  • pixel
  • dark

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Warpips (2021)

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80
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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

Warpips is a physics-based combat game that will keep you entertained for hours. You get to assemble your army from a variety of infantry, vehicles and airplanes, and lead them to the battlefield without the stress of micromanagement. With each round lasting between 10-20 minutes, this game is easy to learn and hard to master. You can try out various randomly generated battles with multiple replay options, unlockable upgrade tree, and multiple strategic combinations that provide a unique gaming experience.


What we like:
  • Awesome graphics and soundtrack
  • Challenging gameplay that is easy to learn
  • Multiple units and upgrades available
  • Runs smoothly on Linux
  • Good value for its price
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • No multiplayer or ability to play as other side's units
  • Units are consumable and get boring quickly
  • Lack of innovation and unit diversity

  • auto-battler
  • strategy
  • resource-management
  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • war
  • 2.5d
  • base-building
  • wargame
  • tanks
  • tactical
  • combat
  • pixel
  • physics

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Operation: Polygon Storm (2024)

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

A fastpaced, military tug-of-war game with minimal micromanagement. Choose and deploy from a mix of specialized military units to overwhelm the enemy. Experiment with a huge variety of unit compositions, synergies, abilities, and upgrades to lead your army to victory!


  • auto-battler
  • strategy
  • tower-defense
  • real-time
  • resource-management
  • physics
  • military
  • war
  • wargame
  • destruction
  • artillery
  • base-building
  • tactical
  • gore
  • resource

4

Heretic's Fork (2023)

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80
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j PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Dear candidate, we are pleased to invite you to take up the position of manager of Hell. You will punish sinners by using our deck-building computer system to construct hellish towers capable of keeping the endless hordes of the underworld in check. Best of luck!


  • rogue-like
  • deckbuilder
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • auto-battler
  • card
  • perma-death
  • tower-defense
  • bullet-hell
  • demons
  • top-down
  • arena
  • pixel
  • tactical
  • 2d
  • arcade

5

Unholy Heights (2017)

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90
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Nintendo 3DS

The Devil has converted a tenement building into monsters-only housing, and has big plans for the future. Sucker monsters into moving into your building, charge them rent and keep them happy by buying them furniture. Knock on residents' doors to call them to battle, trap heroes in devious pincer formations, and command your troops to victory.

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  • auto-battler
  • management
  • tower-defense
  • simulation
  • real-time
  • collector
  • creature
  • immersive
  • defence
  • strategy
  • tower
  • city-building
  • humor
  • cute
  • cartoony

6

Teamfight Manager (2021)

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75
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Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

In Teamfight Manager, you become a coach and lead a virtual eSports pro-game team. Pick the best champions, create winning strategies, and aim for the world championship title. Manage your players by recruiting or training them, considering their unique abilities and skills. Improve your team's environment and equipment to enhance their performance. Challenge your friends in friendly matches or compete in a league. Get ready to become the best manager and lead your team to victory!

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What we like:
  • Well done scaling system
  • Fun and simple character design
  • Good replayability with new game+
  • Multiplayer mode allows for manual character updates
  • Step-by-step introduction of mechanics
What could be improved:
  • Not that hard
  • Bugs
  • Lack of customizability
  • ATK/DEF and Hero Stats have little impact
  • Management portion too light

  • esport
  • management
  • auto-battler
  • simulation
  • fight
  • strategy
  • skill
  • fast-forward
  • mind-numbing
  • choices
  • pixel
  • resource-management
  • sport

7

Bloody Rally Show (2020)

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85
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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Mac OS Linux PC Windows

Welcome to Bloody Rally Show - a head-on smash between frenetic top-down arcade racing and hyperviolent reality TV. You must drift, boost, and blast to keep the viewers entertained and your paymasters happy. Go full throttle and drive to survive! Includes local multiplayer mayhem for up to 4 players

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  • auto-battler
  • racing
  • transportation
  • auto
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • rogue-like
  • pvp
  • character
  • split-screen
  • driving
  • sandbox
  • arcade
  • top-down
  • physics

8

Godsbane (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Craft explosive combos of units and powers to use in head-to-head auto battler combat against players worldwide. Outplay your opponent with strategic maneuvers and watch the battle unfold on a tabletop arena. Win matches to climb the ranks and become Godlike in this lunchtime eSport!


  • auto-battler
  • tactical
  • deckbuilder
  • chess
  • competitive
  • tabletop
  • card
  • turn-based
  • pvp

9

Full Metal Sergeant (2023)

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

Be the drill instructor! Insult recruits with no remorse! Can you transform flabby recruits into lean war machines within 12 weeks?

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  • auto-battler
  • base-building
  • management
  • rogue-like
  • 1980s
  • military
  • movie
  • simulation
  • resource-management
  • war
  • strategy
  • close-combat
  • historical

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Mage & Monsters (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Create an army and use spells while it fights for you. Mage & Monsters is an active auto battler, where you must choose wisely between upgrading the might of your army, or increasing the power of your spells.

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  • auto-battler
  • perma-death
  • magic
  • choices
  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • wargame
  • pixel
  • management
  • pve
  • character
  • war
  • dragon
  • coin
  • fantasy

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