The Best Top-down Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 4

Update : Whacking Hell added at rank #47.
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Cat Rescue Story (2023)

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It's up to you to create the most welcoming cat rescue centre around! When you move into the house left to you by your great-aunt, all you find is a cardboard box with a stray cat inside, which needs your help. Your mission is to take care of it and rescue other cats along the way! Feed them and play with them until you can find a new family to take them in. Rescue more than 50 different breeds, from the most common to the rarest. Take care of the cats by feeding them and playing with them in several mini-games. Discover each cat's different personality as you bond with them, and find them a family suitable to their character and needs. Customize, decorate, and furnish your house, and team up with your new neighbors to get them to help along the way. Protect your rescue centre from those seeking to replace it with a luxury hotel. Uncover the secret of your great-aunt's house and the mysterious forest surrounding it.


  • mystery
  • challenging
  • top-down
  • relaxing

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UltraGoodness (2023)

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

Tear your enemies to pieces, leave oceans of blood and mountains of corpses in new dynamic and colorful action designed in pixel art style. All in the name of Goodness, of course!

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  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • shooter
  • twin-stick
  • ghoulish
  • blood
  • pixel
  • dungeon-crawler
  • 2d
  • comedy
  • action
  • demons
  • colourful
  • cute

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Garden Story (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Embark on a delightful journey in Garden Story, where you play as Concord, a grape guardian, restoring your village and combating the Rot. With charming characters, cozy pixel graphics, and soothing music, you'll be immersed in this vibrant, heartwarming world. Uncover hidden pasts, foster community, and become the hero your village needs!

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What we like:
  • Engaging storyline
  • Adorable pixel-art aesthetic
  • Relaxing music
  • Unique world-building mechanics
  • Easy to play
What could be improved:
  • Clunky combat system
  • Repetitive quests
  • Slow early game
  • Limited inventory and storage

  • rpg
  • dungeon
  • farming
  • top-down
  • pixel
  • japanese
  • cozy
  • action
  • cute
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • colourful
  • combat
  • season
  • character

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Taur (2020)

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Android Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Taur is an action-strategy sci-fi game. Control the Prime Cannon and unlock all of its powerful weapons and abilities. Build turrets, droids, aircraft and more as you fight to protect the homeworld of the Tauron droids against a relentless invasion. Will your Taur stand against the Imperion warmachine?

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  • tower-defense
  • top-down
  • strategy
  • base-building
  • action-strategy
  • sci-fi
  • real-time
  • maze
  • tactical
  • destruction
  • replay-ability
  • automation
  • defense
  • futuristic
  • wave

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Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2020)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!


  • top-down
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • linear
  • shooter
  • platform
  • anime
  • magic
  • attack
  • score
  • pixel
  • arcade

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Xeno Crisis (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch vita Playstation 4 Xbox One sega mega drive/genesis

Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which up to two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries, searching for survivors, and ultimately facing the origin of the outpost's demise.

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  • shooter
  • top-down
  • twin-stick
  • arena
  • pixel
  • cooperative
  • aliens
  • battle-hardened
  • retro
  • 2d
  • procedural
  • local
  • sci-fi

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Tinker Racers (2020)

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IOS iPhone PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Tinker Racers is a Survival Racing Party Game. Drive mini RC cars through tracks built around the house with common, everyday items. Forget the finishing line and just try to stay in sight! Up to four friends can join forces or compete with each other on local multiplayer!

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  • racing
  • local
  • campaign
  • top-down
  • 4-player
  • party
  • multiplayer
  • cooperative
  • pve
  • family-friendly
  • pvp
  • split-screen
  • cute
  • funny
  • survival

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Ultimate Racing 2D (2019)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The ultimate top-down racing game, with 35 racing classes, over 45 visual stunning tracks, extensive career mode, championship mode and online/offline multiplayer modes.

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  • racing
  • automobile
  • top-down
  • illustration
  • design
  • simulation
  • multiplayer
  • sport
  • 2d
  • pvp
  • local
  • arcade
  • 4-player

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Centipede: Recharged (2021)

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game boy vic-20 ti-99/4a intellivision ibm PC Windows commodore 64 colecovision bbc micro atari 8-bit atari 7800 atari 5200 atari 2600 apple ii arcade Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

The original bug-blasting arcade game is back! Centipede: Recharged has been reimagined for modern gameplay, with vibrant visuals designed for modern screens, a 16:9 field of play, and an original soundtrack from award-winning video game composer Megan McDuffee.Aim for a high score in the old school arcade mode and earn bragging rights with your name at the top of the leaderboard. Or test your skills and rank on the boards in one of 30 intensely creative challenges, which twist the gameplay in new and exciting ways.A dozen new power-ups can give you an edge by introducing abilities like screen-clearing explosions, rail guns, and even slowing down time. Every mode and level is playable in local co-op mode with a friend.Key Features:

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  • arcade
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • cooperative
  • shoot-em-up
  • fixed
  • rail
  • classic
  • retro
  • attack
  • abstract
  • score
  • 1980s
  • psychedelic

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Blossom Tales 2: The Minotaur Prince (2022)

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Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is an action-adventure game inspired by A Link to the Past, where you play as Lily, fighting your way through carnival games and battles to save your brother Chrys from the evil Minotaur King. Full of charming visuals, a captivating story and puzzles to solve, this game is a must-play for fans of adventure titles!


What we like:
  • Unique story featuring a sibling relationship
  • Charming visuals reminiscent of SNES era
  • Enjoyable soundtrack
  • Helpful campfire recaps
  • Girl protagonist
What could be improved:
  • Not as innovative as first game in series
  • Mini-games can be repetitive

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

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