5 Games like Castle Crashers® on Nintendo Switch that you should try

It comes from the same genre as Castle Crashers® and shares cozy, relaxing feel, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: an anime aesthetic and pixel art.

It comes from the same genre as Castle Crashers® and shares melee combat, co-op play and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: punishing difficulty and fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Castle Crashers®’s, and with it single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is setting and progression: exploration and discovery, and fantasy world.

On paper it is what Castle Crashers® is — a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in game mode and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a top-down view.

Genre puts it alongside Castle Crashers®, and so does melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.