Side view 2020 — top best games in the Side view genre

Evan's Remains - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Evan's Remains is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure inspired by classic Japanese thrillers. You have to explore a mysterious island and solve puzzles to...

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath

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

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody fatalities. It...

Hayfever

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2020

Players need to help the postman Thomas collect lost letters. The hero suffers from severe allergies, and various allergens help him overcome obstacles. For...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 23 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 6 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

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

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 11 March 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Ori and the Will of the Wisps — the continuation of the colorful side-scrolling platformer Ori and the Blind Forest. The forest spirit Ori embarks on a journey once...

Slay the Spire

Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 23 January 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Slay the Spire is a card-based role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to climb to the top of a dark tower, passing...

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...

Spiritfarer

Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia → 18 August 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build your own ship to...

Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice

Adventure, Side view, Adult game

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android → 23 October 2020

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice is a continuation of a series of exciting point and click adventures about forty-year-old balding heartthrob Larry Laffer...

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...

The Longing

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 5 March 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...

Huntdown

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...

Poly Bridge 2

Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Strategy, Simulation

Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 28 May 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Sequel to the game about building bridges. The player is engaged in creating various structures that help vehicles get over ponds and cliffs. In the continuation, a...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Stadia, PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate — the ultimate edition of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, which includes the base game, two fighter packs, and a story expansion...

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 11 February 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Dead Cells: The Bad Seed is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Android, PlayStation 5 → 21 October 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...

Octopath Traveler

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

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

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Beholder 2

Adventure, Stealth, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Xbox One → 5 December 2018

Players: 8/10

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...

Machinarium

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Android, iPad, Linux, Mac, PC, PS Vita, iPhone, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, iOS, Xbox One → 10 May 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Machinarium is an amazing quest about the robot Josef, who seeks to return his beloved. The game has mesmerizing hand-drawn graphics and truly mind-bending puzzles...

Neon Abyss

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 14 July 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Neon Abyss is a dynamic action game with roguelike elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. As a fearless warrior, you will go into dangerous dungeons that...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

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

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

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Katana Zero

Action, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 18 April 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main character and...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view

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...

Creaks

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 22 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Creaks — an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view from the creators of Samorost and Machinarium. The events of the game revolve around a young guy who...

Inmost

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS → 21 August 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Inmost is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The events of the game take place in two parallel worlds in which three brave main...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

Game released: PC, iOS, Mac, Linux → 11 October 2018

Players: 1/10

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

Game released: Genesis, Game Boy Advance, Wii, Xbox 360, iPhone, PC, iOS, PlayStation 3, Mac, Android, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch → 24 November 1992

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...

Tetris

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: iOS, Android → 22 January 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Tetris is a fun mix of classic puzzle games and battle royale games. The game includes battles for 100 players, massive daily competitions among thousands of...

Little Misfortune

Adventure, Side view, Arcade

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2019

Players: 9.2/10

Little Misfortune is an exciting side-scrolling interactive adventure. In the game you will try on the role of the little girl Ramirez Hernandez, who goes on a...

FAR: Lone Sails

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

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

Players: 9.4/10

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...

Yes, Your Grace

Role-playing game, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Historical, Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android → 6 March 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Yes, Your Grace is a management strategy with role-playing game elements in a medieval setting. In the game you will take control of a large kingdom. Every game...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view

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

Players: 8.8/10

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...

Neighbours Back From Hell

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Action

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

Players: 7.7/10

Neighbors Back From Hell is a modern re-release of two parts of the How to Get Your Neighbor puzzle. The new product received updated graphics, doubled frame rate...

Noita

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 October 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Noita is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will find procedural generation of levels, the irreversible death of the hero, as well...

Worms Rumble

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Third-person view, In real time, Shooter

Game released: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Worms Rumble is a new part of the tactical action strategy with a side view in the legendary Worms series of games about funny worms. The sequel was the first game...

Wasteland Lords

Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, In real time, Side view, Isometric

Game released: iOS, Android → 9 December 2020

Wasteland Lords is a post-apocalyptic real-time strategy game with a side view. The game takes place after the world has suffered from a nuclear war that ends...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 10 January 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2020 (Game released)