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5 Games like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Sniper Elite 4, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
Tags
NarrativeMultiplayerSolo
Year 2010Dev Electronic Arts

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is Sniper Elite 4 — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag follow close behind.

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The best games like Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on Nintendo Switch

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Sniper Elite 4

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Sniper Elite 4
Closest overall match
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person
Year 2017Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

It shares the essentials of what Battlefield: Bad Company 2 does: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

Released 7 years after Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Closest on visuals
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeTacticalNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationFirst Person
Year 2017Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What brings it close to Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, world and progression. Both also lean on historical setting and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.

Released 7 years after Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Closest on tone
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Same family as Battlefield: Bad Company 2: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a sandbox world and stealth mechanics.

Released 3 years after Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry

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Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft QuébecOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

If Battlefield: Bad Company 2 worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics and a third-person camera.

Released 3 years after Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter

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Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Same family as Battlefield: Bad Company 2: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in combat and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a third-person camera.

Released 6 years after Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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