Side view 2018 — 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...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania

August 6, 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit, throw, burn, and...

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...

Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction

December 11, 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Kingdom: Two Crowns is a continuation of the pixel management strategy with a side view in a fantasy setting, where the main emphasis is on cooperative play. You...

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...

Unravel Two

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

June 9, 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Unravel Two is the second part of an exciting side-scrolling adventure puzzle game. Now Yarny will travel in company with a similar creature woven from blue yarn...

ICEY

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Anime / Manga, Slasher

November 17, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

ICEY is a side-scrolling sci-fi arcade action platformer. At first glance, this game is a regular platformer where you follow directions and go where you are told...

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...

Inside

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

June 29, 2016

Players: 8.8/10

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...

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...

Four Last Things

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Indie

February 23, 2017

Steam: 95/100

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...

Dead Age

Role-playing game, Horror, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Zombies, Strategy

July 14, 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Dead Age is an action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will go to a world where you will forever have to...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

December 13, 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...

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...

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...

Celeste

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure

January 25, 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...

Guacamelee! 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania

August 21, 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Guacamelee! 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action platformer with a side view. Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacata is forced to once again...

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...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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

December 7, 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 93/100

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the sequel to the action-packed side-scrolling fighting game, featuring 66 characters from different game universes, all of whom will...

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...

FAR: Lone Sails

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration

May 17, 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

FAR: Lone Sails is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The main character will have to cross the dry ocean in an amazing...

Beholder 2

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

December 5, 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Beholder 2 is a continuation of the side-view adventure strategy that will take you to a world where totalitarianism has reached almost every citizen. The main...

Little Nightmares - The Residence

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Puzzle, Side view

February 22, 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Little Nightmares — The Residence is an add-on for the side-view horror adventure Little Nightmares. The main character has to find out who is hiding behind...

Chuchel

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Comedy, Point & Click

March 7, 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Chuchel is an unusual side-scrolling adventure from the creators of Samorost 3, Botanicula and Machinarium. Starring an angry, hairy, slightly nice, screaming and...

Mark of the Ninja Remastered

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

October 9, 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Mark of the Ninja Remastered is a special version of the side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements for Nintendo Switch. The events of the game...

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...

The Red Strings Club

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie

January 22, 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Red Strings Club — a "point and click" adventure with a side view in a cyberpunk style. The game's plot centers around a bartender and his hacker friend, who...

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...

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...

Octopath Traveler

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game

July 12, 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline, revealing...

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...

STAY

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

March 30, 2018

Steam: 93/100

STAY is an unusual adventure with a side view and horror elements. Quinn woke up in a closed room, where there is only a computer connected to the chat you are in...

Dungeon Rushers

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

September 6, 2016

Players: 1/10

Steam: 63/100

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...

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

Arcade, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Action

May 29, 2018

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is a massive collection of classic games from the Street Fighter series. Some games have online mode available, as well...

Tetris Effect

Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Virtual Reality (VR), Online, Music game

November 9, 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Tetris Effect — a classic arcade puzzle game for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices from the creators of Rez. The game is dedicated to the "Tetris syndrome...

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action

January 26, 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The game takes you into the spectacular world of cult manga and anime, turning each fight into a dynamic battle on a grand scale. The game is created in the style...

Timespinner

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

September 25, 2018

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Timespinner is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of a young girl named Lunais, who...

Lobotomy Corporation

Business / Management, Simulation, Indie, Horror, Side view, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, In real time, Strategy, Tactics

April 10, 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Lobotomy Corporation is a side-view business simulator in the indie horror genre with elements of fantasy and tactics. This game was inspired by monsters from games...

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...

Epic Seven

Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Side view, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Online

July 21, 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Epic Seven is an anime-style RPG adventure game with tactical elements and turn-based combat. Thus began the 7th World War. Ditch, the goddess of life, called upon...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2018