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

Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

February 4, 2014

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey is a word puzzle game with a side view and a fantasy setting. The main task of the players is to collect English words...

Funtoon's World

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

May 1, 2015

Steam: 43/100

An adventure platformer with 25 levels where you’ll battle monsters, collect coins, and earn points. Players can choose from eight characters. As you...

Broken Age

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...

Limbo

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

July 21, 2010

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Axiom Verge

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

March 30, 2015

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Axiom Verge is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will play the role of a scientist who, due to an accident, finds...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

April 30, 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli is a 2D arcade action shooter inspired by 1970s exploitation and grindhouse films, classic gangster movies, and old-school...

EA Sports UFC Mobile

Simulation, Fighting, Sports game, Free game, Side view

April 21, 2015

Players: 7.8/10

EA Sports UFC Mobile — fighting game simulator with side view. You can choose from over 70 fighters in four squads and begin your journey to...

Castle Crashers Remastered

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Fighting, Adventure, Action

September 9, 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Castle Crashers Remastered is an improved version of the furious side-scrolling co-op action game for up to 4 people. The game will delight you with...

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...

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...

La Mulana Ex

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

June 21, 2011

La Mulana Ex is a side view arcade game with platformer, puzzle, fantasy and indie elements from Nigoro and Pygmy Studio. The game is published by...

EA Sports MMA

Simulation, Fighting, Sports game, Wrestling, Side view

October 19, 2010

Players: 7.1/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Badland

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

April 4, 2013

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Badland is an adventure, arcade puzzle platformer with a view. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful locations, avoiding various...

Duck Game

Arcade, Online, Action, Side view, Platformer

May 13, 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Duck Game is a side-scrolling multiplayer arcade action game. The game takes us to 1984, where ducks rule the world. The game has the ability to...

htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Anime / Manga, Strategy

June 19, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 58/100

htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary — side-scrolling adventure arcade puzzle game. You will control a firefly, whose main task is to illuminate the...

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...

Athletics 2 Summer Sports Lite

Third-person view, Side view, Sports game, Olympics

July 21, 2015

A collection of summer athletic sports with support for single player and multiplayer. There are 12 types of athletics, 4 shooting, 4 cycling, 6...

Year Walk

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

February 21, 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Year Walk is a first-person adventure set in 19th-century Sweden and based on an old ritual used to glimpse the future. The protagonist ventures into...

Shadow Blade: Reload

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie

August 10, 2015

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Shadow Blade: Reload is a side-scrolling action platformer about Kuro, a ninja tasked with restoring balance to a modern world where ancient clans...

Azure Striker Gunvolt

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action, Indie

August 20, 2014

Players: 3.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Azure Striker Gunvolt is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer built around the protagonist’s agility and control over lightning. These abilities...

Worms 4

Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

September 3, 2015

Worms 4 — in this part, the developers offer you new types of weapons, new locations and a large number of missions in single-player mode...

Velocity 2X

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Side view, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Platformer

September 2, 2014

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Velocity 2X is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. Abducted by a race of hostile aliens, Lieutenant Kai Tana must...

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...

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...

Dino Bash

Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Action, Tactics

May 14, 2015

Players: 8.5/10

Dino Bash is a tactical action game with a side view and tower defense elements. Dinosaurs and their eggs are under attack by hungry cavemen and only...

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...

Shadow Complex Remastered

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Metroidvania

December 4, 2015

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Shadow Complex Remastered is a re-release of the arcade action platformer Shadow Complex, the original version of which appeared on the Xbox 360 in...

Walking Dead: Road to Survival

Role-playing game, Strategy, Turn-based, Free game, Tactics, Side view

August 27, 2015

Players: 8.6/10

The Walking Dead: Road to Survival — role-playing turn-based strategy with tactical elements and a side view. You must build your team of...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2015