Feature: Best Nintendo Switch Run And Gun Games

Mechstermination Force, my dudes

Where's The Legend of Dark Witch? I'd put that on there. I even liked it more than Kero Blaster.

Despite really liking them, i absolutely suck at this genre. Cuphead was good but boy did i struggle on some bits. I didnt ever complete it despite getting to the final 3rd part of the map.

That's a good list, quite a few of these are in my collection.
I own every Megaman/X game available on the Switch apart from Zero Collection, and that and Huntdown are near the top of my wishlist.
Megaman 11 is an all time classic.
Luminous Avenger ix is a decent little game for the price (it's not expensive), with a great over the top sci fi anime aesthetic.

Highly recommend every Inti and capcom game on this list, especially Megaman Z/ZX collection and Luminous Avenger.

I recommend Cuphead too but Im pretty sure the people interested probably already played or are going to someday.

Cuphead and Mega Man are classics and some of my all time favourites, but imo Huntdown is the top choice. With its difficulty options, it's a bit more accessible to new players and those anxious of paying for something that's too hard.

While not technically a run and gun game (it's more like run and slash, or run and fireball), if you like the Mega Man Zero games, you should try Dragon Marked for Death.

@StuartGipp Oh, good shout! It shall be done (in the morning)

I would LOVE Cuphead to be a Run & Gun, but... It is not. Except for a few levels, it's all about killing bosses. I don't know if it should be in this list, honestly.
Awesome game though, the art style is brilliant and the controls are perfect.

Still waiting on that physical Cuphead.

Cuphead far and away is my fave. Broforce and Huntdown after that however

I'm still waiting for the Mega Man Legacy Collection Collection

Valfaris is super underrated!

When is cuphead going to be physical

Cuphead is one of those games I keep going back to in an attempt to beat it and each time I die a million times while edging closer and closer to victory.

Add me to those waiting for physical Cuphead.

Kero Blaster gets my love. One of my favorites.

Huntdown is definitely at the top for me. I hope DLC will be added someday, and possibly more variety in the environments.

Huntdown is awesome. Should be much, much higher in the list.

For the record, Cuphead sucks. Why is it even on the list? It's a boss-rush game, not a run&gun. Beside being in the wrong genre aside, how is it better than something like Contra classics? Let alone the more modern variants?
I know everyone seems to love the graphics in Cuphead, and it's a great aesthetic done well, don't get me wrong, but aside from that the controls are easily on a par with a cheap ZXSpectrum game (using a Kempston joystick that's been chewed by a dog) and I just found it so meh when I actually played it. Perhaps it was overhyped. I don't know.
To me it feels like instead of just being inspired by the classic cartoons of the time they're trying to evoke, they've tried to create a game that plays as though it was an arcade cabinet built in the 50's with dogdick controls and a scheming proprietor's eye as to how many pennies you're going to have to shove into it to complete the damn thing.

What the Switch really needs is a proper, modern, spiritual successor to Rolling Thunder. That can replace Cuphead at the top, we can juggle Huntdown and Contra Classics higher, and everyone will be happy. Or at least I will, which is the everyone I care about.

Vote for Gunlord here.

Cuphead is King. Has completely set the standard for the genre

Valfaris called... is going on about being left off a list it should be on.

@StuartGipp yes! Such a good game

Blazing Chrome was very sweet. Put it on your watch list at least. I got it for very cheap, under $5. Bro Force looks to be $3.74 USD on the eshop right now.

I’m not saying it’s a bad game but man I despise the Megaman games, Could possibly be that I suck at them.

Great list, it’s great to see so many of Inti Creates games on there, they really know how to do this genre well.

Cave Story would be my goto pick for this genre.

@Kidfunkadelic83 me too. I really want to play Cuphead, but I am terrible. Doubt I would put more than an hour or two into it.

@rockodoodle once you get used to it and learn the patterns its a absolutely fantastic game. You start unlocking perks as well and they really help. Its a very tricky game but its so satisfying when you beat a boss or level. One of the most addictive "one last go" games ive played.

@Kidfunkadelic83 I need someone to play it with....

Added Gunlord X and Mechstermination Force

@StuartGipp It isn't a Run-n-Gun though, in the classic sense that all of these others are.

@rockodoodle i did it completely solo. I tried it with my noy but the ammount thats happening on screen just gets confusing with 2 people playing it.

Can't wait for huntdown DLC.

@YANDMAN I'd argue that if Cuphead counts so does Mechstermination Force, but it's not a big deal, really. Cuphead does have discrete run n' gun stages which MF doesn't.

To parrot others, Cuphead wins. It has a old time vibe that just charms (and moderately alarms), on top of the great gameplay.

Hope to see Sunset Riders soon on this list!