Upcoming Switch Action Video Games
Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
A list of Upcoming Action video games for Switch sorted by popularity among gamers.
Action games. Wide category of games that require reflex, accuracy and agility. It includes, among other things, shooters (e.g. Call of Duty and Battlefield series) and action-adventure games (Tomb Raider). First and third person perspective (FPP/TPP) is used. In most cases we are playing as a character who has to defeat some enemies and reach a specific point. We can use a wide range of weapons, including pistols, rocket launchers, swords, knives and like. Action-adventure is a particular category within action games genre. Such titles put less emphasis on action and combat, focusing more on story, exploration and puzzles. more
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Dying Light 2
Action TBA
A sequel to the popular open-world game created by the Polish developer, Techland. The players get to explore a ruined city infested by zombies.
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
Action 11 July 2024
An arcade flight simulator and continuation of the popular series published by Bandai Namco. Like its predecessors, Ace Combat 7 is set in alternative timeline, in which there are different countries, and humans have constructed unique flying units. Game focuses on the story, which we learn both through events during missions and many cutscenes. The gameplay is mostly arcade, with only a few simulation’s features.
Kill Knight
Action 2024
An isometric arena survival game, enriched with roguelike and bullet hell elements. Kill Knight allows us to play as a titular knight. We explore the vast Abyss, eliminating hordes of enemies using melee weapons and firearms. Over time we can improve our skills and gear.
The House of the Dead 2: Remake
Action 2024
The House of the Dead 2: Remake is the return of the second installment of SEGA's rail shooter series by Polish companies Forever Entertainment and MegaPixel Studio. Once again, we play as special agents who have to face the zombie plague.
Wizard with a Gun
Action 2024
Isometric survival game with roguelike elements, allowing you to play solo or in the company of up to four players. In Wizard with a Gun we play as mages with guns, who travel the fantastic world and face many dangers.
Succubus
Action 2025
SUCCUBUS is a first-person action game designed as a side production in relation to Agony. Players play the demonic Sukkuba and focus on exploration and combat with the heroine's magical powers. The game is enriched by light elements of RPG in the form of a tree of skills and equipment affecting character statistics.
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
Action 28 April 2024
Three-dimensional action game with a TPP perspective, with a number of arcade stages shown in 2D. As God's messenger named Enoch, we descend to Earth to kill the fallen archangels and their allies. The game has a unique graphics with a very unusual style, which makes it stand out from other productions of this type.
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Action 23 April 2024
An action platformer metroidvania. Tales of Kenzera: ZAU was created by Surgent Studios, founded by Abubakar Salim, an actor known for his roles as Bayek in Assassin's Creed Origins, the Raised by Wolves TV series and many others.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
Action 23 April 2024
A 2,5D beat'em up which originated in the arcade and that's based on the animated series from the Nickelodeon channel. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants features the famous turtles and it can be played both alone or in local co-op for up to 4 people.
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.
Wolfenstein III
Action TBA
The ninth installment in the Wolfenstein series, and a continuation of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. The production developed by the Swedish Machine Games studio once again puts the players in the role of B.J. Blazkowicz, who continues his fight against the Nazis.
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.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Action 25 April 2024
A shooter in which we find ourselves in a dark fantasy world, in order to get rid of the remaining guardians of the Old World and hordes of horrifying enemies as a stranger. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin is the work of an experienced 3D Realms team and is based on the Quake Engine.
GRAVEN
Action August 2024
GRAVEN is a Hexen-inspired first-person action game with RPG elements (immersive sim) . During the game we explore a dark fantasy land, fight enemies with cold weapons and magic and solve puzzles.
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Action 2024
A sequel of a well-received title, combining elements of action adventure, RPGs and soulslikes. Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter has us play as Arlo who is the Warden of the Wastes. We explore cold northern regions, trying to deal with a new threat of the Dark Wings.
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.
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
Action 2024
A remastered release of a TPP shooter with horror elements from 2011. Shadows of the Damned: Remastered stars Garcia Hotspur, a demon hunter delving down into hell to save his beloved.
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.
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.
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.
Deadly Dozen Reloaded
Action July 2024
A remake of a tactical shooter from 2001. Deadly Dozen Reloaded takes us back to the times of World War II and lets us take control over a squad performing dangerous missions behind enemy lines.
Lunar Lander Beyond
Action 23 April 2024
A 2D action game focusing on space exploration and maintaining the crew's sanity. Lunar Lander Beyond was developed by Dreams Uncorporated, a studio owned by Atari - the same company responsible for the first Lunar Lander from 1979.
Another Crab's Treasure
Action 25 April 2024
A TPP action adventure game with soulslike elements. In Another Crab's Treasure we move to the bottom of the ocean, which we wander as a hermit crab named Kril. The protagonist performs tasks, fights enemies and learns the dark secrets of the underwater world.
Cultic
Action 2024
An old-school FPS released by 3D Realms. In Cultic we play as a hero who fights against mysterious and dangerous sect. During the game we dash ahead and eliminate hordes of enemies, making use of expanded arsenal.