10 Best Sci-Fi And Space Games On Nintendo Switch

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Like movies, sci-fi is a genre with many options when it comes to games, including open-world RPGs, survival horror, narrative-based, and survival games. Thanks to the continuous stream of sci-fi games being ported to Nintendo Switch, that library has grown significantly, offering a wealth of choices.

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Sci-fi cartoon-inspired, Metroidvania-style, comedy-mixed, and multiplayer experiences, this console has it all. And maybe you’ll come across a sci-fi title you didn’t even know existed on Switch. But be safe on your space adventure!

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Ten Signaled

Elster stands in an orange room with two towering pillars at the bottom and a device to the left. The right side is mostly empty.

Signalis offers sci-fi that combines elements of retro survival horror and Resident Evil-style inventory management. And an immersive dystopian interstellar atmosphere created by spooky environmental design and a vibrant pixel art style. What’s even more impressive is that this was all carried out by his team of two.

The Signalis story follows protagonist Elster, a replica android who has awakened from cryogenic sleep, into unknown dangers lurking in an off-planet facility. Her memories become entwined with mystery as you navigate eerie regions populated by zombie-like creatures in search of her partner Arianne.

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Ghost Song Character Shooting Destruction Tile

Ghost Song is another Humble Games product, and this sci-fi piece is like the perfect blend of Hollow Knight, Metroid, and Returnal. It’s a Metroidvania set in an extraterrestrial world of purple skies and fog, with a series of cave systems to explore and grotesque fungal enemies and bosses to defeat.

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The deadsuit-mounted arm cannons are the only way to ward off cosmic horror monsters that lie in your path, and the character designs are original and unlike those seen in sci-fi movies. And while the lunar environment of Lorient is atmospherically grim, it’s visually gorgeous.

8 Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Aliens: Fireteam Elite - Lancer using Onslaught on Elite Xenomorph

Aliens: Fireteam Elite finally hits Switch on April 26, 2023, Alien Day (LV-426, get it?). It’s a multiplayer third-person shooter in which you play as a Colonial Marine and must survive waves of iconic Xenomorph variants, including a variety of brand-new designs not seen in the movies.

With many classes to choose from, you can develop better tactical strategies for the equipment and abilities you want to utilize in battle. There are also classic weapons from the alien world, such as flamethrowers and rifles. This installment offers the best of both the worlds of Alien: Isolation and the less successful Alien: Colonial Marines, making it a must-have for fans of the series.

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Howard using Legion in Astral Chain combat

Exclusive to Nintendo Switch, Astral Chain is like the hack-and-slash sci-fi equivalent of Bayonetta from the developers of Nier Automata. Set in 2078, you traverse the rich cyberpunk landscape of Ark as a detective who can command weaponized aliens called Chained Legions.

As a member of the Neuron Special Forces Police Squad, you’ll perform classic detective duties of chasing down clues, interrogating potential suspects and witnesses, and solving evidence-based puzzles like Sherlock Holmes. carry out However, the Ark is not a peaceful society and is constantly exposed to invasion by enemy chimeras from the astral plane. That’s where the army comes in.

6 Borderlands Legends Collection and New Borderlands Tales

Split image of Borderlands FPS gameplay and Anu and Octavio character cards from New Tales from the Borderlands.

Borderlands 3 hasn’t come to Switch yet, but the Legendary Collection and the new Tales from the Borderlands give you plenty of quirky marauder-shooter sci-fi fun. This collection bundles Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, and Borderlands 2.

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Borderlands is an FPS RPG series packed with a unique visual style, action, comedic characters, evil corporations and charming villains like Handsome Jack. New Tales from the Borderlands, the sequel to Telltale Games’ spin-off series, follows the equally irreverent characters of the Borderlands universe with choice-based gameplay.

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Exploring Planets in Astroneer on Switch

Astroneer is a more family-friendly space adventure where you control one of the cutest astronauts in gaming. It includes base-building survival craft elements, planetary vehicles, and a satisfyingly functional terrain tools mechanic that sucks up debris to reshape the environment. He has seven planets to explore.

Astroneer may fall short of No Man’s Sky, but there’s still plenty to do and lots of fun to share with friends. Low-poly graphics give each planet a unique look and offer a quirky aesthetic as the debris vacuum cleaner comes to maneuver around it.

Four Journey to the Savage Planet

Xbox Game Pass Co-op Journey To The Savage Planet

High on Life may be exclusive to Xbox and PC, but a very similar concept exists on Switch. Also titled Journey To The Savage Planet, it’s his comedic FPS platformer that takes you to the interstellar world. Sure, it doesn’t have the traditional Skanch humor or Gatrian-like vulgarity, but it’s still pretty hilarious in its own right.

Working in the Pioneer Program for the 4th Best Company in Interstellar Exploration, you tag a wide variety of flora and fauna in an effort to avoid occupational hazards. The fun is in the alien species you encounter, the materials you read and watch, and the actions you can perform, such as being able to slap the suit AI that accompanies you on your journey.

3 No Man’s Sky

An image of the lush planet from No Man's Sky, with orange grass and blue water. These planets are home to diverse wildlife and are similar to Earth.

No Man’s Sky launches on Switch in 2022, and it’s the best space exploration game you can play. A galaxy of procedurally generated planets that constantly offer new biomes that carry all kinds of species for the never-ending excitement of interplanetary discovery. And everything looks really gorgeous.

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Being able to seamlessly travel to each planet in a spaceship and land without loading the screen is the most immersive aspect that beats most other games with similar mechanics. The creatures that roam each planet may not be as appealing, but it’s still a survival game at its core.

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Citizen Sleeper - Introducing Rem and Mina at the Shipyard

This acclaimed sci-fi game is produced by Jump Over The Age, a development team known for creating truly memorable experiences in the genre. You may remember that their debut was ‘In Other Waters’, his sci-fi underwater adventure featuring an AI in a diving suit. However, Citizen Sleeper’s narrative structure is reminiscent of Disco Elysium, set in a space station.

The unique spin is inspired by tabletop role-playing mechanics that are incorporated into gameplay, such as dice and ticking clocks. Similar to Signalis, the future envisioned here is a grim dystopia, focusing on characters who are Sleepers, androids implanted with human consciousness and Essen-Alp possessions. And your goal is to seek freedom from corporations.

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Screenshot from The Outer Worlds where Parvati fights alien creatures

The Outer Worlds is Obsidian’s sci-fi RPG, set in an alternate future where corporations are once again the main enemy after capitalist greed has colonized the solar system. The narrative here ties into an alternate historical timeline of the assassination of President Teddy Roosevelt and creates a future that you are now a part of.

Though technically a single-player experience, you can gather a bunch of friends to form a party and explore the scenic land of Halcyon, where danger lurks around every corner. The story and worldbuilding of The Outer Worlds is truly exceptional, including an epic script with plenty of dialogue options for branching conversations.

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