The Best Character Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : Magical Bakery added at rank #13.
Here are our 10 Best Character Games for Nintendo Switch:
1

Traveler (2015)

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early access Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS

Building the game as Open World so you are able to go on in your speed - just to tell, only the ones who want to explore will find out the ultimative ending. Traveler contains 8 different themed worlds you are able to explore by your own.


  • character
  • quick-time-event
  • shooter
  • story
  • episodic
  • loot
  • adventure
  • rpg
  • customization
  • action
  • first-person
  • pve
  • comedy
  • open-world
  • narrative

2

Hard Time III (2024)

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The toughest prison sim in the yard is back to serve its 3rd consecutive sentence - combining classic moments from the OG with the best aspects of 2D, while putting out a few hits of its own! Tackle crime from either side of the prison fence, while a larger world beyond it makes life worth living.


  • crime
  • humor
  • wrestling
  • simulation
  • customization
  • life
  • character
  • gun
  • sentence-combining
  • investigation
  • conversation
  • dark
  • crafting
  • choices
  • open-world

3

Hamster Playground (2024)

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

Prepare for cuteness overload, relentless training, and fierce rivalry as you and your hamsters take on challenges while traversing the maze and riding a skateboard, with more modes coming soon! Be the first to cross the finish line to earn rewards and yummy treats!


  • simulation
  • character
  • life
  • immersive
  • time-management
  • customization
  • building
  • family-friendly
  • isometric
  • platform
  • comedy
  • racing
  • relaxing
  • third-person
  • cute

4

QV (2020)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

In a universe, dimensions are connected to each other.In the center of the passages lies Dimensional Core, keeping the balance between dimensions.This balance began to collapse when the Core stopped working.Unless someone gives a helping hand, soon the universe will follow.The Gate doesn't let anyone into the Dimensional Core.But Quby, as the last descendant of Chosen Ones, can access the Gate.To restore the balance between dimensions, Quby opens a portal to the Gate.With Varon, the talking penguin, she must explore the long-forgotten ruins of her ancestors and find a way to reactivate the Core.Let the journey begin!

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  • character
  • isometric
  • platform
  • puzzle
  • 3d
  • cute
  • relaxing
  • anime
  • customization
  • action-adventure
  • single-screen
  • funny
  • exploration
  • replay-value

5

Petal Crash (2020)

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Crash blocks together into huge chain reactions in this frantic arcade action puzzler! Pick your favorite character and experience their tale in the Story Mode, solve tricky brain teasers and make your own in Puzzle Mode, shoot for high scores in Solo Play, or go head to head in Versus Mode!

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  • 1990s
  • character
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • cute
  • puzzle
  • cartoony
  • comedy
  • city-states
  • logic
  • arcade
  • anime
  • twin
  • family-friendly
  • local

6

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

7

Relicta (2020)

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Alone in the depths of the Moon, your scientific mind is the only thing that can keep your daughter alive …Play as a top physicist stranded on an eerie, derelict Moon base. Find your way around the enigmatic, terraformed craters by bending gravity and magnetism to your will in order to solve physical puzzles. Will you rush straight ahead and try to reach safety - or will you take your time to gather clues and unravel the intrigues of 22nd century orbital politics? Buried in the eternal darkness of the lunar craters lies a secret that might claim your daughter’s life - or change the fate of humanity forever. Are you ready to face the ultimate consequences of your research?

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  • mars
  • character
  • snow
  • narration
  • puzzle
  • science
  • logic
  • action-adventure
  • physics
  • first-person
  • sci-fi
  • 3d
  • exploration
  • story
  • colourful

8

Quest Hunter (2019)

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Quest Hunter is an isometric action-RPG where your choice drives the story. Find tons of treasures and secrets, solve puzzles, equip your character, level up your skills and finish off enemy bosses. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!


  • isometric
  • rpg
  • character
  • party
  • dungeon
  • story
  • magic
  • cartoony
  • cooperative
  • controller-support
  • customization
  • arpg
  • family-friendly
  • hack-and-slash
  • couch

9

Jitsu Squad (2022)

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

Jitsu Squad is a four-player co-op fighting game inspired by the Marvel vs Capcom series. The players take on the role of four heroes on a mission to thwart an evil sorcerer’s ambitions and retrieve a powerful demon's soul stone. With beautiful hand-drawn visuals and an over-the-top chop socky soundtrack, this game will have you feeling like you're playing in one of your favorite Saturday morning cartoons.


What we like:
  • Varied characters
  • Super transformations and screen filling super attacks
  • Visually stunning graphics
  • Entertaining soundtrack
  • Variety of enemies and bosses
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty distinguishing between characters in multiplayer mode
  • Limited number of puzzles
  • Not difficult even at the end

  • ninja
  • beat-em-up
  • 1990s
  • scroller
  • cooperative
  • hack-and-slash
  • fight
  • character
  • swordplay
  • 2d
  • comedy
  • superhero
  • old-school
  • retro
  • linear

10

Eternal Edge (2018)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Eternal Edge + is a casual Action-Adventure role-playing game following Cross, an Age-old warrior who is trying to wake his lost Wife from an Eternal slumber. Only together can they defeat the Skeleton King.

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  • souls
  • character
  • rpg
  • magic
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • customization
  • pixel
  • open-world
  • anime
  • exploration
  • management
  • inventory
  • story
  • funny

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