Side view 2021 — top best games in the Side view genre

Mortal Kombat 11 - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Mortal Kombat 11 is a continuation of the series of brutal fighting games, known for their deadly finishing moves and bloody fatalities. Players will enjoy a new...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 29 September 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Grime

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

Game released: PC, Stadia, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

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...

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game

Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 22 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. The setting is the fallen kingdom of Outland...

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...

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: 9.2/10

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...

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch is an atmospheric action platformer with a side view in a dieselpunk setting. In the game you will try on the role of a rabbit who...

Mr. Prepper

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Side view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 18 March 2021

Players: 8/10

Mr. Prepper is an interesting management simulator with survival elements and a side view. Events in the world heated up to the limit and the threat of nuclear war...

Cyber Shadow

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac, PlayStation 5 → 26 January 2021

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Tails of Iron

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 17 September 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Tails of Iron is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in a fantasy setting. Playing as Reggie, heir to the Rat throne, you will have to save your kingdom and...

Curious Expedition 2

Role-playing game, Simulation, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Curious Expedition 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling adventure role-playing game with a procedurally generated world, dedicated to expeditions in the 19th...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Aeterna Noctis

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 15 December 2021

Metacritic: 69/100

Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...

Until We Die

Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: PC → 3 June 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Until We Die is an exciting action game with strategy elements and a side view, where you have to defend your base from the invasion of extraterrestrial monsters...

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...

Pronty: Fishy Adventure

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer

Game released: PC → 19 November 2021

Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful assistant Bront...

HighFleet

Strategy, In real time, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action

Game released: PC → 27 July 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

HighFleet is a dynamic action game with elements of management strategy and a side...

Mighty Goose

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 5 June 2021

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

Melon Playground

Arcade, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Android → 27 August 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Melon Playground is a side-scrolling arcade simulator. In this game you have to test different types of weapons on a person who supports the physics of movements...

Guilty Gear Strive

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5 → 8 June 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Guilty Gear Strive is a new entry in the side-scrolling fighting game series set in the popular Japanese Guilty Gear universe. The list of fighters includes your...

Eastern Exorcist

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

Game released: PC → 8 July 2021

Players: 5.8/10

Eastern Exorcist is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to get used to the role of an experienced Chinese...

My Friend Pedro

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android → 20 June 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

My Friend Pedro is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer that will remind many of Max Payne. You will play as a heavily armed hero who kills hundreds of...

The Legend of Tianding

Side view, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Comics

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 1 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a comic book style. The game will tell the story of a young Taipei vigilante, Liao...

Dead Age 2

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 12 March 2021

Players: 8/10

Dead Age 2 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. 10 years after the first...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 2 November 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 28 July 2021

Metacritic: 80/100

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is a pixel remake of the original Final Fantasy with new graphics and sound. The game's story focuses on four heroes whose parents...

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...

Despotism 3k

Side view, In real time, Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Indie, Simulation, Adventure

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 19 May 2019

Players: 10/10

Despotism 3k is a side-scrolling real-time strategy game in a post-apocalyptic style. Humanity is enslaved by artificial intelligence and this is great because we...

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues

Fighting, Arcade, Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 5 January 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues is a side-scrolling fighting game based on the events of the American TV series Cobra Kai of the same name. The plot...

Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 28 July 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy III with new graphics and sound. The four main characters have been completely redesigned, and new scenarios...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

They Always Run

Side view, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie

Game released: PC, Xbox One → 20 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

They Always Run is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The main character in the game is a character named Aiden. He is a mutant...

Blightbound

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 27 July 2021

Players: 5.6/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Blightbound is a multiplayer roguelike in which players explore dungeons and fight monsters. A group of heroes breaks into the heart of the Plague, a mysterious fog...

Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 10 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy V with new graphics and sound. The King of Tycoon senses a change in the wind. The crystals that maintain the...

Sheltered 2

Business / Management, Strategy, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, In real time

Game released: PC → 21 September 2021

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Sheltered 2 is a continuation of the management strategy with turn-based battles and a side view in the world of the post-apocalypse. One of the main innovations of...

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Side view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 17 February 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer. Powerful creatures called Demiurges began to rule the world of Hypnos after the...

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 2021 (Game released)