With last month's release of the highly anticipated game Stray, which lets players play as a lovable feline friend while exploring a futuristic post-apocalyptic city, many fans fell in love with the concept of slipping into the skin of an animal once again.

Unfortunately for Nintendo Switch gamers, the Switch was not included in the console platforms that Stray was released onto. However, there are plenty of game titles on the Nintendo Switch featuring animal characters as the protagonist. Some of these games are their biggest hits, while there are others that often go unnoticed. From sandbox games to platformers, and even action adventures, there is an animal-based Switch game for everyone.

Kao The Kangaroo

Kao The Kangaroo gameplay level

Kao The Kangaroo is a 3D platformer game and it is the fourth title in the series. It was released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One/One X/S, and Nintendo Switch, and launched a modern reboot of the franchise, as the first title released since 2005.

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Kao The Kangaroo is an eye-catching game with bright and bold, gorgeously crafted environments that are extremely enjoyable to explore and run through level by level. Gamers get to play as Kangaroo character Kao, and explore fun mechanics that many users have also referred to as a mix of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro The Dragon, making it a perfect addition to the Switch library for fans of those two titles.

Untitled Goose Game

Gameplay of Untitled Goose Game Two Player

Untitled Goose Game is an indie title well-known for taking the world by storm upon release. In Untitled Goose Game, gamers play as a mischievous goose and wreak havoc on the town around them by performing and completing tasks.

Untitled Goose Game features simple and straightforward gaming mechanics that even the most casual gamers can enjoy, and a simplistic indie art style that brings a specific charm to the game. Untitled Goose Game even features a co-op multiplayer mode where players can team up with a friend and create chaos as geese together!

Snake Pass

Snake Pass Level gameplay

Snake Pass is a puzzle-platformer game released as one of the first titles on the Nintendo Switch. Snake Pass has players take control of a snake character and try to weave their way through obstacle and platform-based levels to reach an end goal.

Snake Pass brings bright and colorful levels for the player to enjoy, as well as the unique movement mechanics in which the players are limited only to the movements of a real-life snake. There is no jump control or special attacks, so gamers must carefully think out their movements and get timing down to achieve passing a level.

Klonoa: Phantasy Reverie Series

Main character Klonoa smiling a the camera

Klonoa: Phantasy Star Reverie Series is a recently released compilation of two remastered platformer titles, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, and Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil. Players take control of Klonoa, an adorable hybrid character with the animalistic features of a bunny, cat, and dog.

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In the remastered Klonoa titles, players will be met with incredibly fun and engaging levels in both a side-scrolling and front-view composition. Klonoa uses a range of interesting movement mechanics tied to the in-game enemies, and it has the classic gem-collector element in every level.

Webbed

Webbed level gameplay

As the perfect console to enjoy smaller titles, the Nintendo Switch is home to many amazing 2D indie games. Webbed is a 2D adventure puzzle-platformer game with a beautiful pixel art style that allows players to take control of a tiny little spider, swing through trees, spin webs, and solve puzzles to save her boyfriend from a fearsome bowerbird.

Webbed brings an incredibly endearing visual aspect to the Nintendo Switch with gorgeous pixel art, well-thought-out levels, and fun web-slinging mechanics. Webbed is light-hearted and easy to pick up and play, providing endless entertainment with the ability to swing across the map and interact with the environment.

Ty The Tasmanian Tiger HD

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger looking at the camera

The Nintendo Switch is a gaming system known for having many excellent platformer games available to players. Ty The Tasmanian Tiger HD is a remastered 3D platformer where players take control of Ty, a dual-boomerang-wielding Tasmanian tiger, as they explore platform levels in the Australian Outback.

Ty The Tasmanian Tiger is full of interesting and varying levels, and it lets the player play the game with either a normal setup or motion controls, allowing an extra interactive side of gameplay to the remastered title. Ty The Tasmanian Tiger also has a selection of unlockable skins and costumes, so players can customize their Ty to their liking, and even offers a 'Hardcore' difficulty mode for those wanting a real challenge.

Spirit Of The North

Spirit of the North Ruins

Spirit Of The North is a third-person adventure game where players take control of a red fox whose life becomes entangled with a female fox spirit known as the guardian of the Northern Lights. As players journey across lands, they will discover more about the land in ruin and their new spirit fox companion.

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Spirit Of The North features a gorgeous and captivating world and environmental design based on the landscapes of Iceland. The gameplay is incredibly relaxing and enjoyable, with the fox acting as an adorable player character that makes exploring the world that much more satisfying. Alongside this, gameplay offers an interesting storyline and mesmerizing puzzles that are sure to keep the player entertained.

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time

Crash Bandicoot 4 Switch Release Date

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is the second Crash Bandicoot title to release on the Nintendo Switch and the fourth game in the franchise reboot, following the modern remakes of Crash 1, 2, and 3 found inside Crash Bandicoot: N Sane Trilogy. Crash Bandicoot 4 has had major success since releasing, and is often regarded as the best modern 3D platformer game.

Crash 4 features new and improved graphics and mechanics that bring the worlds and levels to life in a new way, not previously seen in Crash titles. Players can play Crash or Coco throughout their adventure, as well as new playable characters Dr. Neo Cortex, Dingodile, and Tawna. Crash 4 implements new slide mechanics and camera angles that are a breath of fresh air to the Crash Bandicoot game franchise, creating a brand new experience for fans of the series.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Key art for Animal Crossing New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the fifth title in the sandbox simulation video game series Animal Crossing, and it is known as one of the most popular games for gamers on the Nintendo Switch. Animal Crossing features a farming, collecting, and village-building game with adorable animal companions, making it a great title for relaxed gameplay.

Animal Crossing has an adorable, simplistic art style with fun network play components, allowing players to visit friends' islands to trade items or materials. Animal Crossing also offers frequent DLC and seasonal updates, meaning there is always plenty of reasons to return to the game and see what's new.

Okami HD

Okami cover art

Okami HD is a modern remaster of the hit 2006 action-adventure game, Okami. A breathtaking game inspired by Japanese folklore and mythology, Okami tells the story of a Shinto sun goddess named Ameterasu, who takes the form of a white wolf and saves the world from darkness.

Okami features a beautiful world to explore as Ameterasu, with visual aspects inspired by the Ukiyo-e art style. Okami includes satisfying puzzles and a vibrant world filled with unique and captivating characters. Okami HD even features both touch and motion controls, allowing players to maximize the brush stroke mechanic implemented into the game. For fans who enjoy animal-themed titles, Okami is as good as it gets.

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