Gaming What are the best 2D platformers on Switch?

[Swordmasterman]

I am looking for a 2D platformer - I really enjoyed playing Shovel Knight and would love to find something similar. I don't mind if it's a port; actually, I've been playing Dogurai - a samurai dog game, Game Boy style - a lot these days.

 

[Pleng]

I quite liked Gunman Clive on the 3DS, and I believe it's now available on the Switch.

 

[XDel]

Not sure if all I am about to list fits into the genre you seek exactly but here's some of my collection:

Toki, Sonic Mania, Umihara Kawase Fresh!, Hollow Knight, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap.

 

[City]

+1 for the Dragon's Trap!

 

[Pleng]

I wouldn't class the Cursed Kingdom as a platform game.

Sonic Mania is good, of course. And I'm sure the OP knows about New Super Mario Bros U and Mario Maker but just in case...

 

[cracker]

Steamworld Dig
Axiom Verge
Iconoclasts
Elliot's Quest
Cave Story
Bloodstained
Rayman Legends

There are a lot of good 2D platformers.

 

[DANTENDO]

Yoshi crafted world a beautiful platformer

 

[Ninn]

There's tons of 2D platformers on the switch.

Here's a few of the best ones
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/03/feature_best_nintendo_switch_2d_platformers

 

[godreborn]

I wouldn't class the Cursed Kingdom as a platform game.

what would you classify it as?

the game is a metroid-vania style platformer imo. if the op gets this game next, expect to die A LOT. I beat the game a while back, and I like it many times more than wonder boy and the dragon's trap, which I also have.

tropical freeze is also good, but I don't think yooka laylee and the impossible maze is a good successor to it. too much of it looks the same.

 

[_abysswalker_]

Dead Cells (best I've played so far)
Katana Zero (short but really fun)
Blasphemous (has a Diablo 1 kind of atmosphere)

 

[Akorax]

Noone named Celeste yet? Jesus...
PS trailer cause its better made than Nintendos.

 

[Pleng]

what would you classify it as?

Well I'm not an expert on game genres. I hear the term "metroid vania" banded around and have no idea what it really means.

For me a platform game is run, jump and maybe shoot, nothing overly complex. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong. So be it.

 

[Swordmasterman]

Thank you all for those recommendations! I will check game by game, they look so fun to play!

 

[Rahkeesh]

Metroidvanias are a sub-genre of 2D platformer. Though I would accept that they aren't really games 'like Shovel Knight."

Speaking of, Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon if you want Castlevania III over again. Unlike its larger metroidvania cousin, there are zero problems with this Switch port and its just classic NES style gameplay done very well.

 

[Stealphie]

Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
Yooka-Laylee in the Impossible Lair
Celeste
Rayman Legends
Sonic Mania
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe

 

[pottsie283]

I've had a great time with Celeste and Hollow Knight.

Metroidvanias are a sub-genre of 2D platformer