15 Best Nintendo Switch Zombie Games That Have You Battling The Undead

The Nintendo Switch is home to plenty of experiences ranging from relaxing indie titles meant for vibing to fast-paced shooters. Among this impressive library, there’s one type of game that will always endure no matter how much certain people may complain about it being overdone — the zombie game. Whether taking the form of a first-person shooter, interactive narrative, or third-person action game, here are some of the best Nintendo Switch zombie games.

#15 Into the Dead 2

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch

Into the Dead 2 is one of the Nintendo Switch’s most visually impressive titles. At first glance, you might almost think it’s too good to be running in real-time. As it turns out, there’s a reason for these relatively high fidelity visuals. Into the Dead 2 is an endless runner in shooter form. You’re constantly moving forward, shooting any zombies in your path, vaulting over obstacles, and pikcing up supply drops.

#14 World War Z

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC

World War Z may not be the most ideal version of the game, which stretches beyond the usual Nintendo Switch compromises. The World War Z Aftermath content never made its way to the platform, with no indications of the overhauled experience coming to the Switch. If you ignore that, World War Z still offers plenty of Left 4 Dead-style fun, especially when playing with friends. It’s probably the closest thing you’ll get to Valve’s take on the zombie horde shooter on Nintendo’s system along with the Zombie Army titles.

#13 Stubbs The Zombie In Rebel Without A Pulse

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC

This remaster brings the Xbox original cult classic to modern platforms. Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse places you in the role of a zombie on a mission to create an army of undead soldiers to combat the living soldiers in its fictional town that looks oddly futuristic despite taking place in 1959. It’s a very tongue-in-cheek action game with b-movie vibes and references to plenty of older films. There’s even a local co-op mode.

#12 The House of the Dead: Remake

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC

The House of the Dead: Remake is exactly what it sounds like. It recreates the iconic 90’s lightgun shooter with modern rendering features. Unlike some other games brandishing the remake moniker, this title remains true to the original gameplay and placing. This means anybody that likes the original game will almost definitely enjoy the remake, even if they hold a special place in their hearts for its antiquated polygonal look. The enhanced graphics definitely make the game moodier than it ever was.

#11 Evil Dead: The Game

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC

Evil Dead: The Game is a love letter to the film franchise of the same name in a similar manner to a game like Friday the 13th. Evil Dead: The Game is an asymmetrical horror game with a twist. Most games in this genre force survivors to escape or hide as they are powerless against their adversaries. This title flips that on its head, giving the survivors a fighting chance against the undead. It also isn’t just four humans against one other player. Combat against AI is thrown into the mix as well.

#10 Resident Evil: Revelations Collection

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC

Resident Evil: Revelations Collection packs one solid Resident Evil title along with a more humdrum installment. Resident Evil Revelations is an excellent remaster of a 3DS title, which you wouldn’t know just by playing it. Its exploration and puzzle solving is a little streamlined compared to older games, but it sports high production values. You feel like you’re playing a game with tons of money and love poured into it. Resident Evil Revelations 2 is the complete opposite. It was crafted as a smaller-scale title, originally released episodically. That lack of investment shows, particularly in the cinematic presentation. Additionally, it sees you revisiting the same linear levels twice as two seperate sets of characters in attempt to lengthen the runtime without creating new assets.

#9 Dying Light

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC

With Dying Light 2‘s Nintendo Switch launch still up in the air, this is probably the single chance Nintendo owners will have of experiencing Techland’s classic zombie action. Dying Light makes a better fit anyways, seeing as Dying Light 2 would be confined to the cloud, limiting its portability. Some people even prefer Dying Light to its sequel, which feels like it doubled down to aggressively on the standard open world template. As the only zombie title on the list that features a fully fledged parkour system along with violent melee combat, Dying Light is worth a look.

#8 Zombie Army Trilogy

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC

Zombie Army Trilogy is a remastered compilation of games you probably never heard of prior to this release. That’s because the first two Zombie Army games were standalone downloadable content for Sniper Elite V2, which is just before the series started becoming big. The third game is an entirely new inclusion to Zombie Army Trilogy. It essentially plays like Sniper Elite V2, except with zombies and a new dismemberment system because killing zombies wouldn’t be as satisfying without it. For Left 4 Dead fans, all of the classic playable characters from Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 are included, which is a nice nod to a series that likely inspired Zombie Army in the first place.

#7 Telltale Games The Walking Dead

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC

Unlike any other game on this list, Telltale’s The Walking Dead is a purely narrative-focused experience. There isn’t much player agency outside of moving a cursor around for basic environmental interactions. You’ll also occasionally solve sometimes admittedly obtuse puzzles, but its the dialogue and choices that you’ll remember most. In truth, Telltale bluffs a lot, with the signature “this character will remember that” not actually amounting to much in most instances. Still, it tells a good story. It was also one of the first in this modern wave of interactive narrative adventures.

#6 Death Road to Canada

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC

Death Road to Canada isn’t your typical road trip simulator. The existence of a zombie horde as you travel the country sure makes that impossible. You’ll end up making various pit stops at cities across the randomly generated world, killing zombies and attempting to rescue survivors along the way. There’s a trait system, influencing how major choices can play out. For some random fun, Death Road to Canada even features a character creator that will then randomly spit the created character into the game as a helpless NPC that will probably be eaten by a zombie.

#5 Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC

Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville is a streamlined take on the Garden Warfare series, with more of a live service structure. The Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare games featured tons of variants to each class from enflamed to poison-fueled pea shooters. As more classes were introduced in the second game, all these variants made for a messy meta. Because of this, Plants vs Zombies Battle for Neighborville can be picked up and understood a little more easily, especially compared to Garden Warfare 2.

#4 Zombie Army 4: Dead War

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC

Zombie Army 4 expands on the fast-paced chaos that made Zombie Army Trilogy a success. It also happens to be one of the best Nintendo Switch conversions of an eighth-generation console game. Whether playing solo or with three other players, Zombie Army 4 mixes the zombie hordes with some of the best elements from the Sniper Elite series it spun off of. This includes upgraded version of the x-ray kills, going even further with full on dismemberment. There’s also a pretty in-depth progression system for each of the characters.

#3 Resident Evil 5

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC

Resident Evil 5 takes the basic gameplay formula established by Resident Evil 4, while adding co-op and modernizing its predecessor’s dated design decisions. The ability to quick swap weapons makes such a difference to the aggressive, contextual combat on display. People may not be a fan of the lighter mood, but as a pure action title, Resident Evil 5 is a more refined version of the combat system Resident Evil 4 introduced. Co-op also makes the game even more entertaining, letting you perform beautifully coordinated attacks against swarms of enemies.

#2 Resident Evil Origins Collection

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC

The Resident Evil Origins Collection bundles the two best classic survival horror games that are playable on Nintendo Switch. The package includes remasters of Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil Remake. Unlike the later remakes, this first remake more closely emulates the gameplay foundation survival horror games were built on with fixed camera angles, semi-auto aiming, and a larger focus on puzzles and exploration. If you’re yearning for a return to the genre’s roots on Nintendo’s hybrid system, you won’t find better than Resident Evil Origins Collection.

#1 Resident Evil 4

• Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC

Resident Evil 4 is one of the most iconic video games in history. If you haven’t played it, you can’t go wrong with the Nintendo Switch version, which holds up just as well as its PS4 and Xbox One counterparts. Certain aspects of its design haven’t aged well, particularly the mishmash between constant action and the archaic weapon swapping system. The constant pausing mid-encounter gets in the way of the flowstate Resident Evil 4 is so close to achieving. Enemy AI is also prone to bugging out. Despite these flaws, it’s still a great game for those that want a little more action than horror.