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

Beholder - a game in the Side view genre

Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Logic, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS → 9 November 2016

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Hollow Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Cuphead

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

Game released: Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 29 September 2017

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, PC → 16 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Pankapu

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 21 September 2016

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...

Little Nightmares

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, iOS, Android → 27 April 2017

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Sheltered

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2016

Players: 8/10

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...

Broken Age

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Ouya, Xbox One → 28 April 2015

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Хроники Хаоса

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

Game released: Android, iOS, Browser → 31 March 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...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 28 March 2017

Players: 9.2/10

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Inside

Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2016

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Salt and Sanctuary

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

Game released: PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2017

Players: 9/10

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...

Kingdom: New Lands

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 9 August 2016

Players: 8.2/10

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

Game released: iOS, Android → 29 August 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...

Four Last Things

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click

Game released: PC, Android, iOS → 23 February 2017

Four Last Things is a classic point-and-click adventure inspired by Renaissance art. The game will tell you the story of sin and the Four Last Things — Death...

DISTRAINT

Adventure, Horror, Free game, Side view

Game released: Android, iOS, PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PS Vita → 30 November 2016

Players: 8.2/10

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...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

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...

Shadow Fight 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Android, iOS, Windows Phone → 16 November 2017

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Oxenfree

Adventure, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 14 January 2016

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Forts

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 19 April 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Meganoid

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android → 29 March 2017

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...

Punch Club

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 8 January 2016

Players: 9.1/10

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...

Kitty Powers' Matchmaker

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

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 April 2015

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...

Pinstripe

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the main character...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2017

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

Worms W.M.D

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 23 August 2016

Players: 7.2/10

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...

Dungeon Rushers

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android → 6 September 2016

Players: 1/10

Dungeon Rushers is a fantasy role-playing game with turn-based combat where you go on a dungeon exploration. All levels are generated randomly and are fraught with...

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Xbox One, PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.5/10

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...

Wormix

Arcade, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 10 August 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Wormix is a side-scrolling arcade turn-based strategy game based on the popular Worms series. As in the original game, you have to assemble a team of cute and...

Rabi-Ribi

Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2016

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Rabi-Ribi is a Japanese-style 2D side-scrolling action platformer. In the game you will find a huge world to explore, where you will take on the role of a quirky...

Super Mario Run

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Mario Game

Game released: iOS, Android → 15 December 2016

Players: 3.8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Super Mario Run — arcade runner with a side view for mobile platforms. As the most popular plumber, Mario, you have to run through many levels that are...

Axiom Verge

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2015

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Karma - Incarnation 1

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 19 October 2016

Players: 9.4/10

Karma — Incarnation 1 is a fun side-scrolling adventure. You have to get used to the role of a worm named Pip, who, according to the plan, was supposed to...

Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

Game released: Android, iOS → 18 August 2017

Players: 6.8/10

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

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 27 October 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Little Nightmares: Complete Edition is a complete edition of the adventure puzzle game with horror elements. The edition contains the full game, as well as...

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow comes Today

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 10 April 2015

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...

West of Loathing

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

West of Loathing is an unusual adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat. You have to go to the minimalistic world of the city of Boring Springs, where you...

Tricky Towers

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Tricky Towers is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game inspired by the popular Tetris. As in the original game, you have to build a tower from familiar figures and...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2017 (Game released)