The Best Dungeon Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

Update : Cat Quest III added at rank #10.
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Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (2022)

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Xbox Series X/s Xbox One PC Windows Linux Nintendo Switch

The Minotaur King has returned...and it's all your fault! Lily's back for a new "classic" action-adventure set hundreds of years after The Sleeping King!

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  • top-down
  • dungeon
  • action-adventure
  • adventure
  • zelda
  • hack-and-slash
  • narrates
  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • instrument
  • pixel
  • remake
  • retro
  • colourful
  • pirates

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Vivid Knight (2021)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Join Crystal Princess Amelie on her quest to defeat the Black Witch and free her friends from jewel prisons in Vivid Knight, a dungeon-crawler game with auto-chess mechanics. Build a team of up to six fighters, collect powerful jewels, and activate unique symbol abilities to help you defeat monsters and progress through the dungeon. The game's cute anime-style graphics make it an enjoyable adventure for any player looking for a fun and replayable game.

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What we like:
  • No microtransactions
  • Fun and colorful graphics
  • Allows for a lot of different party approaches
  • Wide pool of unlockable characters and items
  • Unique gameplay mechanics
What could be improved:
  • Bonuses and debuffs hard to understand at first
  • Limited movement points may be frustrating
  • Dungeons may not be too difficult for seasoned roguelike players

  • rogue-like
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • dungeon
  • deckbuilder
  • auto-battler
  • party-building
  • dungeon-crawler
  • choices
  • strategy
  • anime
  • cute
  • inventory
  • management

23

The Caligula Effect 2 (2021)

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PC Windows vita Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 l

Experience a world without regrets in The Caligula Effect 2. Transport yourself into the virtual world of Redo, where you can redo your life and become the person you've always wanted to be. Join the Go-Home Club as they strive to escape this false world and return to reality. Unravel the mysteries of each club member's past and engage in turn-based battles with the power to predict the future. Use WIRE's group chat function to uncover hidden truths. Embark on an unforgettable journey of self-discovery.

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What we like:
  • Streamlined graphics and mechanics compared to the first game
  • Deeper passive and equipment system
  • Great voice acting and music
  • Well-balanced combat system with satisfying combo hits
  • Natural progress of the story with character development
What could be improved:
  • Story heavily relies on the prequel
  • Side quests are mediocre
  • Lack of variety in music
  • Little difference in graphics compared to the original game

  • japanese
  • rpg
  • jrpg
  • dungeon
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • anime

24

Souldiers (2022)

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

Souldiers is a beautifully handcrafted action-adventure game set in a mystical land on the edge of the afterlife. Battle your way through stunning 16-bit graphics, solve puzzles, and upgrade your character's skills and equipment. With engaging melee combat, a connected world, and clever environmental puzzles, Souldiers is a retro epic that you won't want to miss.

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What we like:
  • Challenging and replayable with different classes
  • Gorgeous pixel art and music
  • Well-designed maps and huge locations
  • Solid combat and platforming mechanics with challenging boss fights
  • Compelling story and multiple unique class playthroughs
What could be improved:
  • Not a lot of interconnectivity in the world map
  • Story is all over the place with many unresolved questions
  • Some exploration secrets can be tedious
  • Music can get repetitive

  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • dungeon
  • platform
  • boss
  • retro
  • combat
  • fight
  • exploration
  • action-adventure
  • difficult
  • side-scrolling
  • 2d
  • skill
  • action

25

Etrian Odyssey III HD (2023)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Embark on an epic adventure in Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City, a dungeon-crawling RPG that lets you build your own guild of explorers and venture into the unknown. With unique and interesting character classes, turn-based combat, and a sailing mini-game, this game offers hours of gameplay and endless experimentation. The auto-mapping feature and lower difficulty modes make it accessible to beginners, while the challenging gameplay and quality-of-life upgrades cater to seasoned players. Discover the secrets of the undersea labyrinth and write your own legend as you explore Armoroad.

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What we like:
  • Amazing dungeon crawler
  • Quality of Life improvements
  • Endless variety in play styles
  • Hours of gameplay
  • Accessible to beginners
What could be improved:
  • Complex mapping system
  • Clunky controls for Switch
  • Lackluster visuals
  • Some grinding required

  • dungeon-crawler
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • turn-based
  • battle
  • jrpg

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Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection is an exciting series of dungeon-crawling RPGs that will take you on a thrilling adventure, exploring strange lands and defeating powerful monsters. With the ability to create your party of up to 30 adventurers, each with their own unique set of skills, you can customize your gameplay experience. The game's unique mapping system adds an extra layer of strategy to the adventure. While the game's skill trees and party-balancing system may prove challenging, Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection is an engaging and thrilling RPG experience that you won't want to miss.


What we like:
  • Highly customizable gameplay experience
  • Unique mapping system adds extra strategy
  • Thrilling adventure in strange, mysterious lands
What could be improved:
  • Skill trees and party-balancing can be difficult to understand
  • Challenging gameplay may not be suitable for casual players

  • dungeon-crawler
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • japanese

27

DC's Justice League: Cosmic Chaos (2023)

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

Suit up as Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman and take on some of the most powerful Super-Villains in the DC universe with DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos.


  • superhero
  • book
  • dungeon
  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • action
  • cartoony
  • open-world
  • comic
  • action-adventure
  • villain
  • sandbox
  • combat
  • comedy
  • family-friendly

28

Cat Quest II (2019)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone

Cat Quest II is a purrfect RPG adventure set in a fantasy world of cats and dogs. Play as both a cat and dog on an epic journey to take back their thrones. With local co-op gameplay, explore a world filled with magic and cute monsters. With new weapons, spells, and passive abilities, every dungeon experience is exciting. Embark on side quests and expand the lore of Cat Quest. Play alone or with a friend and become a fur-midable fighter today!

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What we like:
  • Solid co-op mode
  • Cute and memorable characters
  • Interesting and diverse side quests
  • Active combat system
  • Ability to switch between characters
What could be improved:
  • Limited options to customize characters
  • Storytelling a bit juvenile in nature
  • Lack of variety in equipment in the beginning
  • Complex equip screen

  • rpg
  • cooperative
  • dungeon
  • arpg
  • action
  • open-world
  • local
  • fantasy
  • cute
  • war
  • discovery
  • adventure
  • 2d
  • cats
  • combat

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Tallowmere (2015)

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IOS iPhone Android wii u Nintendo Switch Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Raise your shield. Indulge Lady Tallowmere and her lovingly violent dungeons. New rooms are created every time you play. How deep can you delve?


  • rogue-like
  • dungeon
  • stealth-enabling
  • platform
  • boss
  • tablet-sized
  • action
  • violent
  • local

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Naheulbeuk's Dungeon Master (2023)

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

A dungeon in danger ! Build, manage, and defend your tower in the satirical heroic fantasy universe of Dungeon of Naheulbeuk. From a shaky establishment to an infamous lair!


  • management
  • dungeon
  • base-building
  • sandbox
  • building
  • medieval
  • simulation
  • replay-value
  • narration
  • comedy
  • fantasy
  • cartoony
  • resource-management
  • funny
  • family-friendly

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