It's a simpler and, surprisingly, more humourous affair than most of the other games on this list.

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing casts you as the son of the legendary vampire slayer in a steampunk 19th century Europe. Well whaddaya know? Another Diablo-inflected action RPG with a monster mash theme. We'd love to go shooting and looting with this on Switch. However, its fantasy-horror theme (with a little Western stirred in) marks it out as being a little more interesting than your average Tolkien-meets- Warhammer nonsense. As the name suggests, Grim Dawn's world isn't a particularly bright and cheery place, which doesn't necessarily chime with Nintendo's console. More modern hacky-slashy RPG action that owes a debt to Diablo here. But for pure hacky-looty depth, it's a winner. Sure, its setting is a little grim, and it lacks the polish and distinctive style that a Switch audience might expect. Path of ExileĪnother (relatively) recent addition to the traditional ARPG genre, Path of Exile has won over a bunch of hardcore fans with its formidably deep character development system. However, Larian Studios head Swen Vincke has gone on record to state that he would love to find a way to do so. One of the biggest and best old school western RPGs of recent years, Divinity: Original Sin 2 attracted widespread acclaim at launch with its deep, complex, challenging gameplay.Īs for whether a Switch version would be possible, we're not so sure.

Sadly Runic Games folder towards the end of last year, making the likelihood of a Switch Torchlight 2 port pretty negligible. The latter point could make it the perfect gateway drug for Switch owners. It plays a lot like Diablo 3, but is set in a fresher, more vibrant steampunk world. Torchlight 2 first launched on PC in the same year as Diablo 3, and to some it was the better, more interesting old school RPG. There are plenty of other classic western RPGs we'd love to see on Nintendo's brilliant hybrid console, of course. It seems highly likely, and despite Blizzard's subsequent protestations, reports from across the internet suggest that we can indeed expect a port of the much-loved hack-and-slash RPG. Diablo 3 for Switch? Check out 7 mobile games that would be better on Switch This week has seen the rumour mill going into overdrive concerning a Diablo 3 port for the Nintendo Switch.ĭeveloper Blizzard - the big tease - recently tweeted a video of someone switching a Diablo-themed light on and off.

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