4 Games like Shadowgrounds on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Shadowgrounds down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. World War Z, Borderlands 4 and Guns, Gore & Cannoli top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shadowgrounds.

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The best games like Shadowgrounds on Nintendo Switch

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shadowgrounds. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

World War Z

84 similarity to Shadowgrounds

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Closest overall match

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedDarkHorror

Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as Shadowgrounds and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

Released 14 years after Shadowgrounds.

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Borderlands 4

65 similarity to Shadowgrounds

NGL72

Closest on setting

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

The genre is the same as Shadowgrounds’s, and with it a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a first-person view.

Released 20 years after Shadowgrounds.

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Guns, Gore & Cannoli

66 similarity to Shadowgrounds

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Closest on game mode

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeDarkHorror

Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

Same family as Shadowgrounds: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a cartoon aesthetic and 2D presentation.

Released 10 years after Shadowgrounds.

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Overwatch

56 similarity to Shadowgrounds

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiPvP

Year 2023Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

On paper it is what Shadowgrounds is — a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 18 years after Shadowgrounds.

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