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

Update : NAIAD added at rank #5.
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The Hong Kong Massacre (2019)

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Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

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  • top-down
  • shooter
  • crime-riddled
  • twin-stick
  • violent
  • bullet
  • gore
  • time
  • detective
  • blood
  • action
  • trading

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SHINORUBI (2022)

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Inspired by classic Japanese shooting games, SHINORUBI is a pure dose of adrenaline and frenetic arcade action with all the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, optimized for modern PC in ultra HD, all in a polished, accessible with many levels of difficulties.


  • top-down
  • military
  • futuristic
  • on-rails
  • shooter
  • faith
  • space
  • flight
  • bullet-hell
  • vertical
  • arcade
  • aliens
  • attack
  • score
  • 2d

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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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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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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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Rustler (2021)

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

Become a medieval thug in a crazy open-world action game, full of pop-culture references. Complete insane quests, kill heroes, steal horses, fight guards, rob peasants, listen to some bard music, and much more! All packed in old-school gameplay style!

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  • top-down
  • medieval
  • horses
  • crime
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • funny
  • soundtrack
  • racing
  • swordplay
  • satire
  • shooter
  • gta
  • mature

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Nephenthesys (2024)

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Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • shoot
  • 2.5d
  • shooter
  • space
  • scrolling
  • arcade
  • vertical
  • vertical-scrolling

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Paper io 2 (2023)

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Conquer territory solo or beat your friends in multiplayer mode with up to 4 players!


  • casual
  • battle
  • strategy
  • local
  • skill
  • cartoony
  • top-down
  • split-screen
  • arcade
  • multiplayer
  • pve
  • pvp
  • 4-player
  • 3d
  • reflexes

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Whacking Hell (2024)

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The gates of hell have opened: whack all the monsters before they whack you! Collect their souls, ramp up your weapons and your spells, and become a slaughtering machine in this frantic roguelite top-down 2D shooter!


  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • boss
  • rogue-like
  • vampire
  • thriller
  • action
  • cartoony
  • cooperative
  • 2d

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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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