The Best Classic RPG Games for Nintendo Switch
By Matthew Martinez
Update : Irem Collection Volume 1 added at rank #15.
Here are our 10 Best Classic RPG Games for Nintendo Switch:Sea Of Stars (2023)
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows
Dive into Sea of Stars, a modernized RPG adventure with a nostalgic charm. Engage in turn-based combat, explore a seamless world, and join original characters on a captivating journey. Sync your actions with animations for maximum impact and enjoy activities like sailing, cooking, and playing tabletop games. With its beautiful pixel art and engaging story, Sea of Stars is a must-play for fans of the genre.
What we like:
- Excellent music and overall art
- Engaging combat with unique mechanics
- Simple yet impactful story
- Beautiful pixel art and animations
- Well-designed levels and puzzles
- Initial poor writing quality
- Limited character movesets
- Some issues with the lock system
- Generic equipment and lack of buffs
- Collectibles tied to true ending can be tedious
- rpg
- turn-based
- japanese
- jrpg
- classic
- retro
- pixel
- combat
- battle
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (2022)
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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android Nintendo Switch Playstation 4
The original FINAL FANTASY VI comes to life with completely new graphics and audio! A remodeled 2D take on the sixth game in the world-renowned FINAL FANTASY series! Enjoy the timeless story told through charming retro graphics.
- rpg
- japanese
- pixel
- dungeon
- jrpg
- auto-battle
- classic
- battle
- class
- empire
- nostalgia
- emotional
- 2d
- remake
- narrative
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021)
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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Xbox One
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a classic party-based cRPG developed by Owlcat Games. Take part in a century-long conflict between mortals, demons and other celestial parties and save the region of Mendev or even the entirety of Golarion. Unlock tremendous Mythic powers to set in motion a chain of events that has a chance to end this conflict once and for all.
What we like:
- Over 1000 spells
- Feats and abilities to choose from
- Flexible difficulty settings
- Extensive character customization
- Mounted combat
- Streamlined Kingdom Management system
- Turn-based tactical mode for armies
- Character creation can be overwhelming
- Kingmaker's infamous insta-death events still exist
- Tactical battles feel bare-bones compared to other systems
- rpg
- turn-based
- demons
- isometric
- tabletop
- fantasy
- old-school
- classic
- combat
- real-time
- battle
- tactical
- dragon
- romance
- dungeon
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (2023)
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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch
Dive into the electrifying world of Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1! Unleash your ultimate deck of special moves in grid-based battles, explore the net for rare BattleChips, and fight network crime with Lan Hikari and MegaMan.EXE. With improved graphics, engaging gameplay, and a jammin' soundtrack, this action-packed collection will keep you on the edge of your seat!
What we like:
- Nostalgic gameplay
- Enhanced online features
- Improved graphics and music
- Polished story and balanced gameplay
- Unique playstyles with style changes
- Confusing maps
- Lack of quality of life improvements
- Inability to play offline
- rpg
- battle
- grid
- card
- online
- compilation
- dungeon
- classic
- trading
- sprite
- combat
- retro
- platform
- real-time
- action
Tower of Time (2018)
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PC Windows Linux Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4
Tower of Time is a story-rich dungeon crawler with innovative real time combat. Set in the world of Artaria, you play as an anonymous character who has no name and seemingly little history. Explore the Tower with your party, discover various narrative threads that tie back to the present and foreshadow the future. With RPG tropes such as upgrading buildings to level up your heroes, finding blueprints and crafting special equipment also included, Tower of Time offers an incredibly varied gaming experience.
What we like:
- Innovative real time combat system
- Story-rich narrative
- Varied team members with unique skills
- Deep exploration encourages full discovery
- RPG tropes included
- Occasional graphical hitches
- No shortcut to select all heroes at once
- rpg
- real-time
- pause
- combat
- dungeon-crawler
- tactical
- story
- old-school
- classic
- strategy
- battle
- exploration
- fight
ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game (2021)
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Linux series s series x Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS
Atom RPG is an old school post-apocalyptic game set in Russia. The character creation is reminiscent of games like Fallout, with skills, stats and traits that affect the game's difficulty. Combat is turn-based and action point based, while crafting gives players the chance to create objects using various pieces of rubbish found in the wasteland. There are plenty of NPCs with their own stories, as well as a main storyline to follow.
What we like:
- Rich character customization options
- Turn-based combat system
- Variety of NPCs with stories
- Crafting system based on scavenging for resources
- Main storyline and side quests
- Aiming at body parts rarely has an effect
- Speechcraft skills are essential for success in some situations
- Some NPCs have more personality than others
- rpg
- post-apocalyptic
- turn-based
- old-school
- isometric
- atom
- classic
- survival
- combat
Quest for Infamy (2014)
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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Playstation 5
Quest for Infamy is a humorous and nostalgic point-and-click adventure game with a twist - you get to play the charming villain. Choose from three different characters, each with their own storylines, and become the bad guy who cheats, lies, and steals your way through multiple endings. With hand-drawn graphics and customizable spells, skills, and adventures, this game gives you the ultimate retro RPG experience that has never felt so good!
What we like:
- Humorous dialogue with great writing and exploration
- Modernized old school adventure games with good story, quests, and humor
- End game achievements accessible to any character class
- Huge open world with good animations and decent voice acting
- Wonderful homage to Sierra On-Line games and perfect for fans of the point & click genre
- Frustrating design issues
- Occasional offensive humor
- Some puzzles require arbitrary actions to be triggered
- Combat system is repetitive and lackluster with simple mechanics
- adventure
- point-and-click
- rpg
- old-school
- puzzle
- classic
- stealth
- villain
- fantasy
- combat
- inventory
- fight
- picaresque
- retro
- funny
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles (2023)
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ps2 PC Windows Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch
Enjoy the next verse of Marl Kingdom adventures with Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom! Join Kururu, the daughter of Cornet and Ferdinand, as she pursues her dreams of true love, and experience these classic RPGs in full forte as they take center stage! With improved visuals, a heart-warming story, a charming soundtrack, and an emotional conclusion, Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles comes ready to win your heart as it makes its welcome western debut!
- rpg
- turn-based
- japanese
- battle
- jrpg
- combat
- fast-forward
- auto-battle
- adventure
- classic
Castlevania Advance Collection (2021)
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One
The Castlevania Advance Collection is a compilation of four classic retro games from the beloved Castlevania series. Developed by M2, the collection offers an art gallery, full soundtrack and plenty of quality of life features to make the games more accessible for modern audiences.
What we like:
- Rewind gameplay feature
- High Quality Sound
- Save/Load anytime
- Adjustable screen size & wallpaper
- Gadget Settings for rare items
- Harmony of Dissonance has awkward controls
- Souls in Aria of Sorrow can be limiting
- Dracula X is linear and unforgiving
- vampire
- boss
- platform
- classic
- gothic
- exploration
- boss-fight
- card
- action
- rpg
- adventure
- platform-adventure
- combat
- action-adventure
- 2d
Trials of Mana (2020)
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Nintendo Switch Android IOS iPhone Playstation 4 PC Windows
Trials of Mana is a modern revival of the 3rd game in the seminal Mana series. The game, originally released in Japan as Seiken Densetsu 3, has been fully rebuilt from the ground up in 3D.
- rpg
- remake
- japanese
- privacy-policy
- classic
- recreation
- graphic
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