5 Games like Rec Room on Nintendo Switch that you should try

The genre is the same as Rec Room’s, and with it a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is action RPG combat and offline play.

It comes from the same genre as Rec Room and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds 2D presentation and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Same family as Rec Room: melee combat, single-player focus and skill tree progression. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on visuals and game mode.

On paper it is what Rec Room is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Rec Room, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on 2D presentation and skill tree progression. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is competitive edge and fantasy world.