The Best Run-and-gun Games for Nintendo Switch

July 27, 2024

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Update 6 September 2023: Escape from Terror City added at rank #3.

Here are our 10 Best Run-and-gun Games for Nintendo Switch: 1

Mighty Goose (2021)

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

Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!

run-and-gun
mech
cooperative
boss
local
shooter
vehicle
fast-paced
pixel
arcade
platform
boss-fight
war-machine
spectacle
2d

Good match + 33 Bad match - 57

Cuphead (2017)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Mac OS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Step into the world of Cuphead and Mugman and experience a classic run and gun action game with visually stunning graphics and original jazz recordings. Take on multiple boss battles, traverse bizarre worlds, and uncover hidden secrets as you try to pay back your debt to the devil. With the option of single-player or local co-op, Cuphead is a game that brings back the nostalgia of the 1930s cartoons and promises countless hours of fun and adventure.

What we like:

Challenging gameplay
Plenty of content

What could be improved:

Difficulty could be a turn-off for some player

boss-fight
boss
platform
run-and-gun
cooperative
hand-drawn
difficult
side-scrolling
shooter
bullet-hell
fight
battle
local

Good match + 13 Bad match - 30

Escape from Terror City (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

3D Run'n'Gun Arcade-Style Action! Fight the Mechanized Forces of the Argus Empire and Escape from Terror City!

bullet-hell
3d
tps
run-and-gun
mech
on-rails
tanks
shooter
shoot-em-up
arcade
retro

Good match + 2 Bad match

IGS Classic Arcade Collection (2023)

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Nintendo Switch

Collection includes multiple series of "Knights of Valour" games, and all support online multiplayer warfare. Original game content has been completely preserved, and the plot experienced on the arcade machine has been reproduced again.

slug
china
fantastically
run-and-gun
scrolling
narration
building
historical
fight
action-adventure
combo
strategy
pixel
combat
racing

Good match + 1 Bad match

Bleed 2 (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Linux Mac OS

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

shoot-em-up
bullet-hell
run-and-gun
cooperative
fast-paced
boss
platform
arcade
pixel
action
twin-stick
randomly-generated
procedural
local
2d

Good match + 24 Bad match - 52

Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2018)

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PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 vita Linux Nintendo Switch

Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!

cooperative
run-and-gun
scroller
platform
local
side-scrolling
pixel
crafting
2d
split-screen
developed
simular
retro
loot
action

Good match + 19 Bad match - 52

Xenogunner (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

In the future year of 2011, Zeta Reak, kind, gentle king of the Xenolians, is overthrown by a powerful tyrant named the "Xenogunner". Xenogunner is an intense boss-focused run-and-gun platformer based on games from the days of 16-bit consoles. With the addition of conveniences like mouse aiming and highly customizable difficulty settings, we believe that we've truly modernized a classic game genre that started in decades long since past.

boss-rush
boss
run-and-gun
platform
genesis
pastel
pixel
action
light-hearted
sci-fi
old-school
bullet-hell
2d

Good match + 22 Bad match - 37

Contra Anniversary Collection (2019)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.

classic
boss
side-scrolling
shooter
run
cooperative
arcade
run-and-gun
action
platform
gun
old-school
retro
hardcore
boss-fight

Good match + 19 Bad match - 51

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