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4 Games like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Bayonetta 3, Maneater and The Pathless top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 2021Dev Eidos Montreal

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is Bayonetta 3 — scoring 61/100 on our similarity scale. Maneater and The Pathless follow close behind.

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The best games like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on Nintendo Switch

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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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Bayonetta 3

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Bayonetta 3
Closest on genre
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloThird PersonFantasy
Year 2022Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

It comes from the same genre as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and shares single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world.

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Maneater

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Maneater
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2020Dev Blindside Interactive · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What brings it close to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: action RPG combat.

Genre100Tone100World100Progression100Game mode84Visuals64
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The Pathless

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The Pathless
Closest on combat
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Year 2020Dev Giant Squid · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 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 setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and 3D presentation.

Genre100Combat100World100Progression100Game mode85Tone81
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Astral Chain

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Astral Chain
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonCo-op
Year 2019Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

Same family as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: co-op play.

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