Game Genre
Action Games
Browse Action Nintendo Switch games with release dates, images, related genres, and score details where available.
About Action
The action game is a genre that includes fights, puzzles, and strategies emphasizing coordination and reaction. It includes a large variety of sub-genres like fighting, beat 'em ups, shooters, survivals, mazes, and platforms; sometimes even multiplayer online battles and real-time strategies. Usually, the player performs as the protagonist with its unique abilities; some games add power-ups along the way. The character aims to complete levels, collect items, avoid obstacles, and battle against antagonists. It's necessary to avoid severe injuries during fights; if the health bar goes low, the player loses. Some games have an unbeatable number of enemies, and the only goal is to maximize score and survive for as long as possible. There might be a boss enemy who appears at the last level; he has unique abilities and a longer health bar. Pong is one of the first action games, released in 1972; the latest include Battlefield, Assasin's Creed, Fortnite and Dark Souls.
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Popular Action Nintendo Switch Games
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FullBlast
Tonight We Riot
Boomerang X
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
Fate/Extella Link
Little Devil Inside
Absolum
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP
Dungreed
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Good Job!
MotoGP 20
Undead Horde
Sea Salt
Rise of Insanity
Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
Hell is Other Demons
Grow: Song of the Evertree
Metamorphosis
Almost There: The Platformer
Castlevania Advance Collection
Star Ocean: The Second Story R
Toree 3D
Gunbrella
Elevator Action (1983)
Ministry of Broadcast
Captain Blood
Atomicrops
Youropa
Neversong
Songbringer
Fatal Fury Special
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD
Megaton Rainfall
Panzer Dragoon: Remake
Unholy Heights
Gunhouse
Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
Onigiri
Gates of Hell
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
BioShock 2: Minerva's Den Remastered
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans
39 Days to Mars
FATAL FRAME: Maiden of Black Water Digital Deluxe Edition
9 Years of Shadows
OVIVO
Persona 5 Tactica
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
Nintendo Labo
Cel Damage HD
Kao the Kangaroo
Colt Canyon
Metal Unit
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Valkyrie Elysium
Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition
Action News
Read Nintendo news articles connected to games in the Action genre.
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Sega has announced that it will be hosting a special session at the upcoming Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2026, commemorating the 35th
Sales of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and Shinobi have fallen short of expectation
SEGA isn’t particularly happy with the sales of both Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance as they simply haven’t met internal expectations. SEGA says...
SEGA says Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance sales haven't met its expectations
SEGA has provided an update on the sales of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, with both being labeled as a disappointment. That brief update...
Screenbound confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2, including physical release
Screenbound, a game that you’ve probably seen at least once during a showcase over the last couple of years, is officially coming to Nintendo Switch 2. Not only that,...
Ocarina of Time fan remake using Unreal Engine scrapped after a decade of development
A fanmade remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which has been in development since 2016, has been cancelled to avoid potential legal issues with
Video: Devil May Cry 5 Nintendo Switch 2 vs. PS4 comparison, can hit 120 FPS on Nintendo's console
GVG has taken a closer look at the new Nintendo Switch 2 version of Devil May Cry 5, which includes a comparison with the PS4 version. As you’ll notice in the video,...