Side view 2015 — top best games in the Side view genre

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

January 28, 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game

March 13, 2015

Steam: 90/100

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Knock-knock

Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

October 4, 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

July 21, 2010

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

DISTRAINT

Adventure, Horror, Free game, Side view, Indie

October 21, 2015

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DISTRAINT is a psychological horror game with a side view for mobile platforms. You have to play as a young ambitious guy Price, who in an unholy way took the...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

June 26, 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Indie, Online

August 22, 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Skullgirls: 2nd Encore is an expanded version of a dynamic arcade fighting game with a side view in an anime style. The game features many interesting female...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

November 18, 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Rusty Lake Hotel

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Side view, Horror, Point & Click

December 14, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Rusty Lake Hotel is a side-scrolling arcade adventure game with horror elements inspired by the cult TV series Twin Peaks by David Lynch. The plot centers on...

DuckTales Remastered

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Remake

August 13, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

DuckTales Remastered is an HD remake of the cult game based on the animated series DuckTales. The game contains many restored levels from the original, as well as...

Ninja Pizza Girl

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Runner, Parkour

September 30, 2015

Steam: 86/100

Ninja Pizza Girl is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a cyberpunk style. In a futuristic metropolis, all the game's protagonist Gemma wants to do is...

Pumped BMX +

Arcade, Side view, Motorcycle racing, Sports game, Bicycles, Indie

September 18, 2015

Steam: 85/100

Pumped BMX + — A fun side-scrolling arcade game dedicated to stunts on BMX bikes. You will find many different levels where you can combine various tricks and...

Psycho Starship Rampage

Side view, Construction, Indie

September 28, 2015

Steam: 83/100

A horizontal-scrolling space shooter about a warship controlled by a psychotic AI that is trying to return to Earth. After a long hibernation, the ship’s AI...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike, Space

February 24, 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke up from...

2064: Read Only Memories

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Side view, Combat robots, Point & Click

July 13, 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

2064: Read Only Memories is a Japanese-style sci-fi adventure visual novel with pixel art. The game takes place in the world of the future, namely in the city of...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

May 27, 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

EA Sports MMA

Simulation, Fighting, Sports game, Wrestling, Side view

October 19, 2010

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

EA Sports MMA is a realistic mixed-style fighting simulator licensed from an MMA sports organization. In the game you will be able to fight with the best champion...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Steampunk

August 8, 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

Simulation, Business / Management, Puzzle, Side view, Adult game, Casual game, Indie

September 19, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker is a fun dating simulator. The player runs his own dating agency under the leadership of Kitty Powers. You'll have to match endless clients...

The Deletion

Side view, Runner, Puzzle

July 30, 2015

Steam: 75/100

This minimalist puzzle-platformer features 40 levels in which the player must avoid deletion. The controls are simple, but completing each challenge calls for...

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

October 22, 2012

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow comes Today

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Point & Click, Indie

April 10, 2015

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow comes Today is an atmospheric “point and click” adventure with a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. A terrible epidemic turns...

Alto's Adventure

Arcade, Sports game, Snowboard, Side view

February 19, 2015

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Alto's Adventure is a side-scrolling arcade platformer for mobile platforms. As a snowboarder, you will have to ride through picturesque locations, performing...

Happy Wheels

Arcade, Indie, Free game, Side view, Sandbox, Action

August 19, 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Happy Wheels is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade runner for mobile platforms. Your main task is to try to survive and get to the finish line before the “death...

Mute Crimson+

Side view, Platformer, Arcade

August 13, 2015

Steam: 89/100

A side-scrolling platformer about a ninja setting out to save the world. The hero climbs walls, fights enemies and navigates challenging platforming sequences, with...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

January 11, 2010

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, , Puzzle

March 4, 2015

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow is a fantasy adventure puzzle with horror elements. The game's protagonist is deprived of his memory and is imprisoned against his will in a...

Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare

Arcade, Shooter, Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Side view, Action

December 17, 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare is a free-to-play arcade shooter with strategy elements in the tower defense genre for mobile platforms. You will go to the pixelated and...

Ultra Street Fighter 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

June 3, 2014

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ultra Street Fighter 4 is the most complete edition of the arcade side-scrolling fighting game Street Fighter 4. The game brings significant changes to the balance...

Nihilumbra

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

June 27, 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Action

October 23, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third part of the series, which follows the adventures of the half-genie Shantae, who tries to thwart the plans of the pirate...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Casual game, Indie

December 1, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...

Mortal Kombat X (Mobile App)

Arcade, Fighting, Card game, Free game, Side view, Online

April 7, 2015

Players: 7.2/10

Mortal Kombat X (Mobile App) — arcade card fighting game with a side view. You have to assemble a team of Mortal Kombat 11 console characters on your mobile...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Space

May 30, 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

Crusaders of the Lost Idols

Arcade, Strategy, Mini-game / browser-based, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Indie

August 4, 2015

Steam: 81/100

Crusaders of the Lost Idols is a shareware arcade clicker with a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to go on an exciting adventure through colorful locations...

Tinboy

Side view, Collectible card game (CCG), Puzzle

August 31, 2015

Steam: 64/100

This puzzle-platformer follows a small humanoid robot created by a scientist and tested in different environments. The player guides the robot, using a special bow...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

November 21, 1992

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania

August 15, 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

Call of Tomsk-7

Action, Indie, Side view

August 10, 2015

Steam: 82/100

This side-scrolling action shooter is set at an abandoned Soviet biological weapons facility in Tomsk-7, where monsters are pouring out. The player fights the...

Metal Slug

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Side view

June 29, 2006

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metal Slug — The gameplay is similar to the Contra series games. The main difference is the presence of special military equipment in the game — Slugs...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2015