2DUpcoming Switch Video Games
Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
A list of Upcoming 2D video games for Switch sorted by popularity among gamers.
Nintendo Switch is the successor of Nintendo Wii and Wii U consoles and is widely considered to be the first hybrid console on the market. It allows users to play games either at home on a big TV screen or while travelling. This is possible thanks to its revolutionary design, which combines features of both stationary and handheld consoles. It is composed of two main parts: the console unit, which is a 6.2" screen tablet based on Nvidia technology, and the docking station necessary to connect the console to a TV set. Nintendo Switch was released worldwide on March 3, 2017.
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Moonstone Island
Adventure May 2024
An adventure game with RPG and life sim elements. Moonstone Island is set in a fantasy world of floating islands, which the player explores, learns its secrets and faces threats hidden within.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
RPG 23 May 2024
A remastered release of the iconic GameCube RPG, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door from 2004. The game retains the original, acclaimed story and gameplay.
Core Keeper
RPG August 2024
Action RPG with roguelike elements. In Core Keeper we play as an adventurer who explores the underground labyrinth, faces numerous opponents and acquires resources used to create useful items.
World of Anterra
RPG 2024
An open-world RPG in which the action is observed from a top-down view. World of Anterra stands out from others of its kind for its minimalist interface, fast-paced, turn-based skirmishes and focus on accessibility.
Gestalt: Steam & Cinder
Action 2025
Platform action game enriched with RPG elements. In Gestalt: Steam & Cinder as Aletheia we discover the dark secrets of the steampunk city of Canaan, exploring various levels and facing mechanical opponents.
Chrono Sword
Action 2024
Action adventure game with RPG elements and soulslike features. In Chrono Sword we play as Aenor, a time traveller, who explores the gloomy land trying to change her own fate and influence the history of the whole fallen world.
TriggerHeart Exelica
Arcade 02 May 2024
Triggerheart Exelica is an arcade shooter. We land on a moving board, and on the screen appear endless hosts of enemies that we have to exterminate.
Surmount
Arcade 02 May 2024
A platformer with adventure elements, in which we must climb the world's tallest mountain. Surmount has us making our way through numerous stages, getting past environmental obstacles, trying to use the law of physics to our advantage.
World of Goo 2
Puzzle 02 August 2024
The second installment in a series of puzzle games starring the titular goo. World of Goo 2 tasks us with creating structures from blobs of goo, dealing with the laws of physics and increasing difficulty.
Wanderlost
Action 2024
Survival action game with RPG elements. In Wanderlost we find ourselves in a postapocalyptic America overrun by zombies, and during the game we deal mainly with the fight for survival: acquiring food and resources, making equipment and expanding the base.
Blade Chimera
Action May 2024
An action platformer metroidvania. Blade Chimera has us playing as the warrior Shin, traversing a dystopian sci-fi world, cutting down hordes of monsters while trying to remember his past.
Biomorph
Action 2025
A dark 2D metroidvania from Lucid Dreams Studio (authors of Legends of Ethernal). Biomorph offers an anthropomorphic cat as th main protagonist. The hero can copy the shapes and abilites of fallen enemies. It allows for them to be used both for combat and solving puzzles.
Dicefolk
Strategy 2025
A combination of a strategy game and a roguelike. Dicefolk tasks us with controlling chimeras and traversing a fantasy world, acquiring more powerful creatures and prevailing in turn-based battles.
Bread & Fred
Arcade 23 May 2024
A pixelated indie platformer about two mountain-climbing penguins. The titular characters of Bread & Fred are connected with a rope, forcing them to cooperate to reach the peak. Though the game was created with co-op in mind, it also supports singleplayer.
Dark Light
Action September 2024
Platform action game with a story set in a cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic world full of supernatural creatures. Dark Light focuses on numerous horror solutions, exploration of available levels and dynamic battles.
Samurai Gunn 2
Action July 2024
The second part of the cycle of brawlers, which takes us on a journey to the troubled city of Gunn City. In Samurai Gunn 2 the gameplay consists primarily of traversing locations and fighting gruesome duels, in which death is delivered with just a single accurate blow.
Blazing Strike
Fighting August 2024
Blazing Strike is a 2D brawler inspired by the classic games from the SNK studio. The game offers a large selection of characters, an extensive combat system and smooth animation of the fighters.
Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus
Action 18 July 2024
A crowdfunded indie game inspired by Japanese folklore. Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus is an action adventure game with metroidvania elements, in which we play as a mythical fox-like tentaihana.
Animal Well
Puzzle 09 May 2024
Animal Well is a puzzle game with platform game elements. We explore 2D maps, avoid dangers, collect objects and most of all solve puzzles.
Pocket Bravery
Fighting September 2024
A fighting game heavily inspired by NeoGeo Pocket Color games. Pocket Bravery is a 2D arena fighter featuring a diverse roster of characters, all having different movesets and powers.
Loco Motive
Adventure June 2024
A point & click adventure game in which we take the role of three passengers of Reuss Express train. In Loco Motive we investigate to discover identity of the murderer. The game is kept in light slapstick comedy style.
Simon the Sorcerer Origins
Adventure September 2024
Simon the Sorcerer Origins is a humorous fantasy adventure game. The game is a prequel of the popular series and offers a lot of sarcastic humor, a rich selection of various logic puzzles and attractive cartoon graphics.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Action TBA
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a 2D platformer from Team Cherry, a continuation of the hit of 2017. The game offers a great world with a partially open structure, a crafting system and an extensive dexterity combat system, based on acrobatic maneuvers.
Rusted Moss
Action 20 June 2024
Rusted Moss is a 2D metroidvania platformer with twin-stick shooter elements. The game emphasizes gunplay and exploration using a grappling hook.