DEAD CHARGE is a fast paced 2D Action Platformer where your battery is your health bar, and it’s always draining. Shoot, Melee, and dash through enemies to stay alive and keep the momentum going.

You and your friend just crash-landed on an alien planet harboring a secret source of powerful magic. All of reality is on the verge of collapse, and two magical creatures have chosen you as their heroes. To save the planet, you’ll fight, die, and bond with the Stormhearts to rise again — stronger, fiercer, and unstoppable.

Designed for couch co-op, Storm Lancers is a fast-paced rogue-like, where every run means dodging death, overcoming enemies, and mastering powerful skills. The battle is on, so team up for survival.

Introducing a brand new retro arcade game designed exclusively for modern computers and consoles, drawing inspiration from the classic Trasmoz Saga for ZX Spectrum and the Amstrad CPC.

Is Bubsy a celebrated icon from the mascot wars of the early 90s or a platforming punchline? Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection explores the franchise's troubled history and enduring popularity. A playable history that includes games, artifacts and interviews. What could possibly go wrong?

Finally, a game that answers the age-old question: “What if a basketball was also an armadillo?”

A hero resurrected. A new Adventure. With stunning, 2D pixel art, Adventure of Samsara combines classic gameplay, a deeply connected world, and a heady, twisting narrative of death, rebirth and memory. Become the Solar Champion and restore balance to the multiverse.

There is a trouble at the Magic University. The heart of magic has been stolen by Pastry Witches. Adventure across on a journey through a beautiful world drawn in pixel art style, buy magic wands, collect jewels and fight monsters to return the Magic Crystal.

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.

Lose your mind and maybe even your voice in this brutally challenging 2D platformer featuring an unusually emotional shark with a short fuse and a long jump.

An epic adventure that will test your courage

With the SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Digital Deluxe Edition, you can play the game three days early and receive the Ghost Outfit, Medic Lite Amulet, in-game currency, digital artbook and soundtrack, and the SEGA Villains Stage, featuring bosses based on iconic SEGA villains.

It includes:
• Base Game
• Play the game 3 days early
• Digital Deluxe Season Pass:
o Starter Pack: the Ghost Outfit, the Medic Lite Amulet, and In-Game Currency
o SEGA Villains Stage (Coming Early 2026)
o Digital Art Book + Soundtrack

The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.

Play as Cobra, the space pirate, in an action platformer adapted from the famous anime series. Along with Lady Armaroid, your loyal partner, and equipped with your iconic Psychogun, you must solve a mysterious threat hanging over the entire universe.

Let's tell an old tale anew, and go back to the good ol' days of gaming with a new classic, hack and slash adventure. Upgrade Georgie & Yolkie's abilities and travel across 17 lovely lands and save Princess Tabitha from the clutches of the evil King Rattie! Lots of addictive swordplay and fun here!

Particle Hearts is a 3rd-person adventure game where you explore a world made entirely of particles. Use special abilities to manipulate those particles, solve puzzles, avoid detection, and navigate this sinister and beautiful land.

A Serene Journey Through a Stylized Eastern Landscape

The Cursed Frog is a single-player puzzle-platformer with an enchanted twist: switch between a brave princess during the day and a cursed frog at night to overcome magical challenges in the heart of Witchwood forest.

Solve environmental puzzles, avoid treacherous traps, and use each form’s unique abilities to forge a path through 30 carefully crafted levels. The day-night shift mechanic changes not only the scenery but also the gameplay: jump higher as the frog to reach hidden areas, or fight enemies as the princess with ranged attacks and agile dashes.

Combine logic and reflexes to activate magic bridges, manipulate platforms, and discover secret routes in this ever-changing enchanted world. Each level brings new challenges that test your creativity and strategy.

Best Switch Platformer Games

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Dead Charge

Storm Lancers

Trasmoz Legends

Bubsy 3D: ReFurBished

Dunkadillo

Gold Grove

Adventure of Samsara

Candylands Journey

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Flood Parkour Obby

Greenveil Hike

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Tralalero Tralala: Rage Bait!

Knight Quest: Goblins Raid

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance - Digital Deluxe Edition

Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening

Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening - Gold Edition

Georgie-Yolkie 64: The Furry Tale

Particle Hearts

Silky Winds

Autumn Isle

Cozy Kingdom

Sf3ra

Boned Again: Survivors

The Cursed Frog

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