Side view 2018 — top best games in the Side view genre

Hollow Knight - a game in the Side view genre

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

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5 → 6 August 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...

Unravel Two

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 9 June 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...

Sheltered

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

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

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Cuphead

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

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

Rain World

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

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

Kingdom: Two Crowns

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Mac, Linux → 11 December 2018

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Limbo

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

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2011

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...

FAR: Lone Sails

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS → 17 May 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Salt and Sanctuary

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

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

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...

Kingdom: New Lands

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

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

Octopath Traveler

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 12 July 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Octopath Traveler is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade RPG. Embarking on an exciting adventure, you can choose one of eight characters. Each of the characters...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 13 December 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...

2064: Read Only Memories

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

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Ouya → 17 January 2017

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...

Chuchel

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Android, iOS → 7 March 2018

Players: 8.3/10

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...

Inside

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

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 29 June 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...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

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

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 8 April 2020

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...

Four Last Things

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Indie

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

SteamWorld Dig

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

Game released: Nintendo 3DS, PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 20 November 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...

Arcade Archives Ninja-Kid

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 5 April 2018

Arcade Archives Ninja-Kid is a re-release of the arcade platformer Ninja-Kid for modern platforms. In the game you can try on the role of Ninja-kun and fight your...

Mother Russia Bleeds

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Mother Russia Bleeds is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You advance through the level, destroying all enemies along the way using hand-to-hand combat and...

Dragon Ball FighterZ

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 26 January 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...

Beholder 2

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 5 December 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...

Celeste

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 25 January 2018

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Dust: An Elysian Tail

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

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Mac, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Linux → 24 May 2013

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...

Grimvalor

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

Game released: iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Grimvalor is a fantasy action game with RPG elements and a side view. An evil force is raging in the forgotten kingdom of Vallaris. The quest is to uncover the fate...

Detention

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 12 January 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...

N++

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Action, Parkour

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 29 July 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...

The Greater Good

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Top-down view

Game released: PC, iOS → 23 October 2018

Steam: 96/100

The Greater Good is a side-scrolling adventure RPG. The game takes place in an amazing and hand-drawn world. Once upon a time it was ruled by magic, but gradually...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Mac, Xbox One → 2 March 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 is a fantastic sequel to the side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game take us 15 years forward, after the end of the first part...

Little Nightmares - The Residence

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 22 February 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...

Guacamelee! 2

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 21 August 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...

The Final Station

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Survival

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 30 August 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Action platformer in a post-apocalyptic setting. The player will have the opportunity to become a train driver in a desert world, carrying his passengers from...

Forgotton Anne

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Steampunk, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Mac → 15 May 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Forgotton Anne is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will take you to a magical dimension where forgotten things are...

Whispering Willows

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Ouya, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Wii U, Linux → 9 July 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...

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 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...

Muse Dash

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Android → 20 June 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Muse Dash is a musical arcade game with a side view in anime style. The game is an exciting platformer where, to the beat of the music, you need to collect various...

Mark of the Ninja Remastered

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 9 October 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...

Mega Man X Legacy Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Futurism (Future), Side view, Combat robots

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC → 24 July 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Mega Man X Legacy Collection is an anniversary collection of side-scrolling action platformers set in the Mega Man X universe. Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes...

Timespinner

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 September 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...

Side view

Best Games in the Side view genre of 2018 (Game released)