The Best Martial Games for Nintendo Switch

Update : The World of KungFu: Dragon and Eagle added at rank #9.
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Sifu (2022)

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

Sifu is a wonderfully difficult beat-'em-up that puts the player at the forefront of their very own martial arts epic. With tight combat and inventive level design, Sifu boasts one of the best martial arts experiences available from a video game in years - even with its punishing difficulty.

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What we like:
  • Fast-paced combat
  • Unique roguelike system
  • Satisfying moves and combos
  • Variety of environments to explore
  • Engaging storyline and characters
What could be improved:
  • Punishing difficulty can be overwhelming
  • Requires a lot of practice to master

  • martial
  • boss
  • fight
  • rogue-like
  • combat
  • brawler
  • skill
  • boss-fight
  • combo

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9 Monkeys of Shaolin (2020)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Linux PC Windows

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a beat-em-up game with deep combat mechanics and varied level designs. The story follows Daokong, a man who joins a Shaolin order to seek revenge on the Japanese pirates that attacked his village. With generous parries, special attacks, seal moves and skill points to customize your abilities, you will feel like an unstoppable warrior!

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What we like:
  • Deep combat mechanics
  • Varied level design
  • Generous parries and special attacks
  • Plenty of voice acting options
What could be improved:
  • Relatively short runtime
  • By-the-numbers plot

  • cooperative
  • beat-em-up
  • martial
  • fight
  • pirates
  • side-scrolling
  • local
  • brawler
  • online
  • ninja
  • arts
  • combat
  • old-school
  • hack-and-slash
  • action

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Boomerang Fu (2020)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Boomerang Fu is a fun and unique multiplayer game perfect for parties with up to 6 players. With explosive boomerangs, unique Kung Fu arenas, and customizable rules, you'll have a blast pulverizing your pals and forming outrageous power-up combinations. With cute characters, awesome soundtrack and solid couch-PVP, Boomerang Fu is a must-play game for any gamer.

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What we like:
  • Fun gameplay that is easy to understand
  • Cute characters with bright colors
  • Fantastic and catchy soundtrack
  • Many characters to unlock
  • Solid Couch-PVP, easy enough for anyone to pick up
What could be improved:
  • No online multiplayer
  • Terrible character selection menu design
  • Need more DLC maps and updates

  • party
  • local
  • martial
  • 4-player
  • arts
  • physics
  • cute
  • competitive
  • cooperative
  • pvp
  • family-friendly
  • multiplayer
  • team
  • fight
  • top-down

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Okinawa Rush (2021)

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Okinawa Rush is a martial arts platforming game with RPG elements, many items to collect and unique FengShui system.

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  • martial
  • platform
  • ninja
  • cooperative
  • retro
  • campaign
  • arts
  • fight
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • demons
  • fantasy
  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • action-adventure

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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018)

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Xbox One Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is a unique and inscrutable narrative-brawler that explores the lives of high school seniors contemplating their future after graduation. You play as Ringo and take part in 2D brawler-style combat, buy food and books to replenish your health and stamina, attend classes, study, work part-time jobs and train at the gym.

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What we like:
  • Unique experience full of freedom
  • Cool pixelated graphical style
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Discover routines in the town
  • Follow them and learn different actions you can take
What could be improved:
  • No tutorials or hints provided
  • No world map or quest markers given
  • Combat could feel more responsive

  • beat-em-up
  • brawler
  • 1980s
  • martial
  • arts
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • drama
  • sandbox
  • anime
  • brawler-type
  • 2d

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Paradise Lost (2021)

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It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.

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  • martial
  • post-apocalyptic
  • alternate
  • narrative
  • walking-simulator
  • first-person
  • story
  • anime
  • fight
  • violent
  • war
  • combat
  • quick-time-event
  • shooter
  • action

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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons - Sacred Reunion (2024)

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The Double Dragon brothers return in this fresh addition to the iconic beat 'em up franchise. With roguelite elements, every playthrough is a chance at new action. Tag in with 2 of 4 starter characters or unlock 9 additional characters, each with their own special moves and unique playstyles.


  • local
  • beat-em-up
  • arts
  • cooperative
  • scroller
  • martial
  • 1990s
  • rogue-like
  • pixel
  • retro
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • action
  • multiplayer
  • old-school

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants Unleashed (2024)

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Join the Turtle brothers straight from the sewers and slide into this new adventure of shell-shocking proportions!


  • beat-em-up
  • arts
  • 3d
  • martial
  • comic
  • cartoony
  • cooperative
  • book
  • ninja
  • fight
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • controller-support

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The World of KungFu: Dragon and Eagle (2024)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Make a name for yourself in this old-school Wuxia RPG. Explore the chaotic lands of ancient China and engage in challenging turn-based battles to change the world of kungfu forever.


  • arts
  • martial
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • rpg
  • 1980s
  • multiple-endings
  • old-school
  • choices
  • historical
  • pixel
  • retro
  • story
  • fantasy
  • 2d

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Punch Club 2: Fast Forward (2023)

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

You have come here to read game descriptions and play fighter management sims…and you’re all outta descriptions.

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  • arts
  • cyberpunk
  • nostalgia
  • time-management
  • martial
  • management
  • resource-management
  • rpg
  • 1990s
  • tactical
  • 1980s
  • life
  • sport
  • pixel
  • simulation

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