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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 48 games similar to Battletoads down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Guacamelee! 2, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and River City Girls top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Battletoads.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
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Co-opMultiplayer
Year 2020Dev Dlala Studios

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Battletoads is Guacamelee! 2 — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and River City Girls follow close behind.

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The best games like Battletoads on Nintendo Switch

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Battletoads. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Guacamelee! 2
Guacamelee! 2
ActionHack and Slash
Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMelee2D
Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB84· 13OC86· 115
Year 2018Dev Drinkbox StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with precision platforming, fighting mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting cartoon

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DFantasy
Steam👍 92%· 7.0KIGDB86· 6OC89· 53
Year 2014Dev Drinkbox Studios · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing precision platforming, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode92Setting0
River City Girls
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D
Steam👍 84%· 3.8KIGDB77· 6OC79· 59
Year 2019Dev Arc System Works · WayForwardOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and visual pixel, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals59Setting0
Ape Out
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMelee2DDarkHardcore
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KIGDB82· 12OC83· 77
Year 2019Dev Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: game mode and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Visuals36Game mode28
Trek to Yomi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMelee2DNarrativeDark
Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161
Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Visuals66Game mode28Setting0
Furi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeHardcoreNarrativeDark
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86
Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode29Setting0Visuals0
Mother Russia Bleeds
ActionHack and Slash
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMelee2D
Steam👍 87%· 5.3KIGDB73· 8OC69· 42
Year 2016Dev Le Cartel Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Battletoads: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals59Setting0

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