Side view 2017 — top best games in the Side view genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

February 24, 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Shadow Fight 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Side view

July 18, 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Shadow Fight 3 is a side-scrolling arcade fighting game for mobile platforms. There are three factions in the game: the brutal Legion, the secretive Dynasty and the...

Cuphead

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

September 29, 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now forced to run...

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 parallel developing...

Sheltered

Role-playing game, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Survival, Strategy

March 15, 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Sheltered is a procedurally generated adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After many died in a nuclear holocaust, you are lucky enough to survive in a...

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

May 9, 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Injustice 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the DC Comics universe. The plot continues exactly from the same moment where the first...

Beholder

Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Point & Click

November 9, 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Beholder is a side-scrolling adventure strategy game where you have to spy on people. The story of the game will tell us about Karl Stein, a citizen of a...

Salt and Sanctuary

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

March 15, 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...

Little Nightmares

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle

April 27, 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark tale in which the main character Six must find a way out of an underwater vessel filled with creepy creatures. The inhabitants of the in-game world also...

Oxygen Not Included

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Side view, Survival, Construction

May 18, 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Oxygen Not Included is a side-view management simulator. You have to set up a space colony on an asteroid and help the residents survive in difficult conditions...

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...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie

March 28, 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Shift Happens

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

February 22, 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Shift Happens is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of two jelly-like creatures named Bizmo and Plom. After the accident...

Hero Wars - Fantasy World

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, Side view, Online

March 31, 2017

Players: 6.2/10

Chronicles of Chaos is a free-to-play role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the fairy-tale world of...

Pankapu

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

September 21, 2016

Steam: 73/100

Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...

Inside

Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Horror, Indie, Adventure

June 29, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Online, Action, Replayability

February 24, 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...

Detention

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

January 12, 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click, Indie

March 30, 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Thimbleweed Park is a classic “point-and-click” quest from the creators of Maniac Mansion. The game takes place in a small town where a mysterious murder occurred...

SteamWorld Dig 2

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

September 21, 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

February 21, 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

August 15, 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...

N++

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Action, Parkour

July 28, 2015

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

N++ is a side-scrolling platformer set in a science-fiction world where success depends on controlling momentum. The player navigates obstacles, evades hostile...

Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition

Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Online

September 20, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition is a special edition of the fantastic fighting game with a side view of Killer Instinct. It includes all three seasons, 26...

Kingdom: New Lands

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Exploration

August 9, 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 84/100

Kingdom: New Lands is a side-view pixel management strategy set in a fantasy setting. You will become the ruler of your own kingdom and face various tasks, which...

Hustle Castle

Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy

March 31, 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Hustle Castle is a strategy game in the spirit of Fallout Shelter, where the player manages a medieval castle. The castle consists of various rooms that give the...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Simulation

November 17, 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a SWAT operative and...

Punch Club

Role-playing game, Boxing, Business / Management, Sports game, Side view

January 8, 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Punch Club is a boxing sports game with RPG elements that tells the story of a boxer searching for his father's killer. The game is made in pixel style and...

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite

Arcade, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Action, Online

September 19, 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is a dynamic side-scrolling fighting game for fans of the Marvel universes and legendary Capcom fighters. You can expect new characters...

Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

August 18, 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition — a special edition of the side-scrolling arcade fighting game for mobile platforms. This edition differs from the standard...

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 himself in a...

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

December 20, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...

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...

Oxenfree

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

January 14, 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Oxenfree is a mystical adventure with a side view about teenagers who decide to spend a weekend on a mysterious island. The main character, along with her friends...

Full Throttle Remastered

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

April 18, 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Full Throttle Remastered is a re-release of the legendary point and click adventure, imbued with the best stories in the world of...

Darkside Detective

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Detective

July 27, 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Darkside Detective is a noir adventure detective story that contains references to the popular TV series Twin Peaks and True Detective. The events take place in the...

Worms W.M.D

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Online

August 23, 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Worms W.M.D is a turn-based tactical action strategy game with a side view. A continuation of the popular game series, where two squads of worms will clash again in...

Meganoid

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Metroidvania, Dungeons

March 29, 2017

Steam: 63/100

Meganoid is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. As a mysterious hero, you have to go into dungeons and destroy as many enemies as...

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 fight up to 4...

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...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2017