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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Nine Sols
Action 26 November 2024
Action platform game set in a universe with elements of cyberpunk and Taoism. In Nine Sols we play as a hero named Yi, who travels through the colorful land and discovers its secrets, trying to take revenge on its divine rulers.
Chrono Sword
RPG 2025
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.
Blade Chimera
Action 2025
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.
Pixelshire
RPG December 2024
Farming RPG with elements of action adventure game and life sim. In Pixelshire we find ourselves on the Arcadia continent, which we can freely roam. Apart from that game allows us to run our own farm or store and take care of development of the whole title town.
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
Adventure November 2024
Refind Self: The Personality Test Game is an unusual adventure game, in which we can freely explore the world and meet its inhabitants. The game analyzes our actions to match us to one of several available personality types.
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Arcade 2025
The sixth installment of the platforming series Shantae. Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution is set between the first game and Shantae: Risky's Revenge.
Simon the Sorcerer Origins
Adventure 2025
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.
Super Zoo Story
RPG 2026
Super Zoo Story is an RPG with economic strategy elements, in which we play the owner of a zoo. We build facilities, take care of the animals we own, acquire new ones and develop relationships with local residents.
Naiad
Adventure 2025
A calm exploration game, in which as the title nymph we swim across a long river and help animals navigate and avoid obstacles. Naiad attracts attention with its vividly colored graphics.
STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator
Simulation 2025
Economic strategy and life simulator game. In STONKS-9800: Stock Market Simulator we play as a Japanese businessman from the 1980s and 1990s. During the game we play on the stock market and invest the funds we have accumulated, gradually multiplying our wealth.
Symphonia
Arcade 05 December 2024
A music-themed platformer. Symphonia stars Philemon, a violinist traversing a musical world, assembling an orchestra to stop the silence the land is falling into.
Hazelnut Bastille
Action January 2025
A 2D action-adventure game with pixel-art visuals, inspired by a subgenre known as metroidvania. Developed by the American Aloft Studio, Hazelnut Bastille is an attempt to recreate the best features of 2D games released in the 90s for SNES. The creators brought both an adequate visual style and a fitting soundtrack, but they also limited the aspect ratio to 4:3 for example.
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
Action 23 January 2025
A two-dimensional metroidvania platformer. Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist is a sequel to Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. It features Lilac as the new protagonist and it offers various new gameplay features, including voice overs and difficulty levels changes.
Meifumado
RPG December 2024
Action RPG with metroidvania elements. In Meifumado we go to the postapocalyptic world. We take on the role of the hero, who wanders the dangerous Yamatai island, and his actions will shape the further fate of this piece of land.
One Lonely Outpost
RPG 2025
One Lonely Outpost is a sandbox RPG in which, as the founder of a colony, we discover the secrets of a barren planet and establish relationships with the incoming settlers. The title was developed by independent studio Aurorian Studios and published by Freedom Games.
Old Skies
Adventure 2025
Old Skies is an adventure game by Wadjet Eye Games studio. It tells the story of an agent of an organization that monitors time travel.
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.
Aeterna Lucis
Action 2025
An action platformer metroidvania with RPG elements and the sequel to Aeterna Noctis. Aeterna Lucis has us playing as the Queen of Light, facing off against the setting's top god, Chaos.
Damnview: Built from Nothing
Strategy March 2025
Unusual production with the open world, which is a two-dimensional simulator of.... a citizen of the city. Our task is to survive in an unfriendly, capitalist environment. Instead of fighting, the title offers, for example, the possibility of running a taxi or working in a shop. Elections and friendships are of great importance.
GEX Trilogy
Arcade 2025
A remastered compliation of three first GEX Games: GEX, GEX: Enter the Gecko and GEX 3: Deep Cover Gecko; it was created by Limited Run Games and Square Enix.
Rift of the NecroDancer
Arcade 2025
The second part of a series of roguelike RPG and rhythm games. Rift of the NecroDancer was developed by Brace Yourself Games studio, which created the first installment of the series and its add-ons.
Everdeep Aurora
Adventure 2025
Everdeep Aurora is an adventure platformer by Nautilus Games, set underneath a fantasy world. It stars Shell, a young cat delving deep underground to find her missing mother.
Pocket Bravery
Fighting 2025
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.
Puzzles for Clef
Adventure April 2025
A platform game with well-defined elements of adventure and puzzle games. In Puzzles for Clef we play as the title rabbit, who wanders the vast island, searching for treasures, solving puzzles and helping its inhabitants.