Best Games in the Side view genre of 2018 (Game released)
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2016
Players:
7.9/10
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...
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
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2018
Players:
9.8/10
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 26 January 2018
Players:
7.6/10
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...
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...
Game released: Nintendo 3DS, PC, Linux, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS Vita, Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2013
Players:
9.2/10
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...
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...
Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4, Android, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 13 December 2018
Players:
8.9/10
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...
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...
Business / Management, Simulation, Indie, Horror, Side view, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, In real time, Strategy, Tactics
Game released: PC → 10 April 2018
Players:
9.5/10
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 7 June 2019
Players:
6.6/10
Metacritic:
64/100
The game world is filled with creatures from myths, scary fairy tales and classic books like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The game features 12 characters...
Game released: PC, Mac, Ouya, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Wii U → 9 July 2014
Players:
9.1/10
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...
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, iOS → 6 February 2018
Players:
7/10
Metacritic:
72/100
Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...
