The Best Old-school Games for Nintendo Switch

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Update : Scott Whiskers in: The Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw added at rank #7.
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Infernax (2022)

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

Embark on an epic, bloodthirsty adventure in Infernax! With challenging castle-dungeons, multiple endings, and the option to play with friends, this retro side-scrolling platformer keeps you on the edge of your seat. Upgrade your character and unlock new skills to defeat demons and reverse the curse on your homeland. With secret areas to discover and a unique morality system, Infernax offers hours of exciting gameplay.

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What we like:
  • Fun co-op
  • Multiple fun endings
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Lots of replayability
  • Incredible music
What could be improved:
  • Lots of instadeath pits
  • Weird morality system
  • Some metroid-esque elements but not a true metroidvania

  • dungeon
  • retro
  • gore
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • old-school
  • demons
  • pixel
  • dark
  • classic
  • side-scrolling
  • violent
  • castle-dungeon
  • boss-fight

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Steel Assault (2021)

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

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

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  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • retro
  • arcade
  • old-school
  • pixel
  • action
  • america
  • 2d
  • perma-death
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • classic
  • mech
  • fast-paced

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River City Saga: Three Kingdoms (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

River City Saga: Three Kingdoms is a modern take on the classic River City Ransom series, combining it with Romance of the Three Kindgoms to create an exciting beat-em-up adventure. Fight your way through hordes of enemies and upgrade your character with weapons, food, armor or special moves by visiting stores in towns. Interact with NPCs and progress through a six chapter story full of dialogue and comedic timing. Enjoy local or online co-op for up to two players and bonus modes like China Heroes.


What we like:
  • Fun beat-em-up gameplay
  • Upgradeable characters
  • Local or online co-op for up to two players
  • Bonus modes like China Heroes
  • Full gallery with character bios and music gallery
What could be improved:
  • Clunky controls
  • Difficult platforming levels in some areas
  • Very long story dialogue

  • beat-em-up
  • spectacle
  • 2d
  • historical
  • old-school
  • destruction
  • brawler
  • fight
  • platform
  • comedy
  • retro
  • pve
  • family-friendly
  • anime
  • controller-support

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (2023)

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

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.


  • rpg
  • old-school
  • dungeon-crawler
  • dark
  • party
  • fantasy
  • turn-based
  • werewolves
  • classic
  • character
  • dragon
  • class
  • vampire
  • magic
  • customization

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Super Cute Alien's Adventure (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Super-Cute Alien's Adventure is a classic 2-D platformer where you play as an alien spaceship pilot who crash-landed on planet Earth. Four difficulty levels, including Kid Mode, which is tailored to the youngest gamers. Challenge mode has an additional 44 short but challenging levels with various objectives for those who want continued replays.

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  • platform
  • old-school
  • 2d
  • controller-support
  • challenging
  • classic

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Remaster (2023)

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

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a full 3D remake of the first game in the legendary Wizardry series of RPGs.


  • rpg
  • dark
  • dungeon-crawler
  • old-school
  • party
  • werewolves
  • character
  • fantasy
  • dragon
  • documentary
  • magic
  • turn-based
  • vampire
  • demons
  • customization

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Scott Whiskers in: The Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw (2024)

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

“Scott Whiskers in: the Search for Mr. Fumbleclaw” is a modern, funny and family-friendly point & click adventure game about cats, pop culture and life itself. Created in the spirit of the classics of the genre.


  • 2.5d
  • investigation
  • family-friendly
  • cats
  • point-and-click
  • old-school
  • hand-drawn
  • cartoony
  • logic
  • relaxing
  • exploration
  • comedy
  • funny
  • puzzle
  • adventure

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Wallachia: Reign of Dracula (2020)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.

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  • old-school
  • classic
  • retro
  • boss-fight
  • vampire-slaying
  • action
  • vampire
  • boss
  • pixel
  • side-scrolling
  • historical
  • anime
  • arcade
  • run-and-gun
  • 2d

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Another Crusade (2023)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Discover a 3d wooden puppet style world while exploring as a platformer, and taking battles in a turn-based combat as an old school RPG where timing and strategy are the keys to victory!

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  • rpg
  • turn-based
  • old-school
  • japanese
  • medieval
  • retro
  • colourful
  • jrpg
  • combat
  • mystery
  • fantasy

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Super Hydorah (2017)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 vita IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Force, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.


  • retro
  • shoot-em-up
  • old-school
  • horizontal
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • card-play
  • dexterity
  • classic
  • action
  • campaign
  • bullet-hell
  • meditative
  • 2d
  • controller-support

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