5 Games like Quake on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Quake down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Journey to the Savage Planet and Borderlands 4 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Quake.

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The best games like Quake on Nintendo Switch

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Quake. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Wolfenstein: YoungbloodClosest overall match

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, setting cyberpunk and online features, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Quake: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Quake.

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#2Journey to the Savage PlanetClosest on game mode

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Quake.

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#3Borderlands 4Closest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

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

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Quake.

Released 4 years after Quake.

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#4Guns, Gore & Cannoli

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 92%· 4.2KIGDB63· 3OC76· 21

Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and setting cartoon, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Quake: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Quake.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 30%· 401KIGDB83· 3OC90· 138

Year 2023Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: PvP competition, visual third person and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against overwhelmingly positive for Quake.

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