Side view 2021 — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 2

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...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view

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

Players: 6.8/10

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...

Firework

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

Game released: PC → 4 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Firework is a side-scrolling indie horror adventure with visual novel elements. An accidental fire at a funeral forces police to re-investigate a closed mass murder...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

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

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Melon Playground

Arcade, Simulation, Side view

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...

Omen of Sorrow

Arcade, Horror, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy

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...

Indies' Lies

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Tactics, Steampunk, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 23 September 2021

Players: 5.3/10

Indies' Lies is a side-scrolling RPG card game in the steampunk genre with tactical and roguelike elements. At the early stage there are 3 professions. Among them...

Final Fantasy II 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: 77/100

A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy II with new graphics and sound. The epic adventure begins with four young people who have lost their home during the...

Shadow Hunter: Lost World

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

Game released: iOS → 15 August 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 62/100

Shadow Hunter: Lost World is a side-scrolling action platformer in the fantasy genre. 4 playable characters. 12 new character costumes. New PvP mode. New limited...

Residual

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Survival

Game released: iOS, Android, PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2022

A lonely explorer makes an emergency landing on a strange planet that holds an ancient secret. The character explores a procedurally generated world, gathers food...

Endless Abyss

Tactics, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Side view, Roguelike, Adventure

Game released: Android, iOS → 18 September 2019

Endless Abyss is a side-scroll adventure tactical card RPG with roguelike elements. During the game you will encounter various random events. Each choice will...

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...

Darkside Detective

Adventure, Side view

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 → 27 July 2017

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...

Astria Ascending

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

Astria Ascending is a side-scrolling adventure JRPG with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Together with brave heroes, you will explore the vast and beautiful...

TOHU

Adventure, Side view

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

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

TOHU is a cute 2D platformer in an unusual setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a heroine who can turn into her mechanical alter ego. Together with...

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...

Lacuna — A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

Adventure, Detective, Side view, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

A fascinating journey into the world of science fiction, cyberpunk and noir, where, in the role of detective Neil Conrad, the player faces complex moral choices...

Banners of Ruin

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

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Banners of Ruin is an adventure role-playing roguelike with turn-based and card-based elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer a fairy-tale...

Song of Iron

Action, Side view, Card game, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Stealth

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 31 August 2021

Metacritic: 71/100

Song of Iron is a dark side-scrolling action game developed by just one person: Joe Winter. The main character goes on an exciting and challenging journey to find...

Mad Dogs

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action

Game released: iOS, Android → 19 November 2020

Mad Dogs is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you are being chased by mad dogs and you need to escape from them. There will be a large number...

Samorost

Adventure, Free game, Side view, Indie

Game released: Browser, PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 2003

Players: 9.6/10

Samorost is an unusual side-scrolling indie adventure game that follows the exciting journey of a dwarf in...

KonoSuba: Fantastic Days

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

Game released: iOS, Android → 19 July 2021

Players: 9.5/10

KonoSuba: Fantastic Days is a side-scrolling fantasy tactics RPG. You have been summoned to a world that is threatened by the Devil King's army. The journey can be...

Highrisers

Role-playing game, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 July 2021

Players: 4/10

Highrisers is a unique side-view action RPG in a post-apocalyptic setting. After mysterious events, humanity practically disappeared from all over the Earth...

Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

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

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

Lamentum

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2021

Players: 8/10

Lamentum is a dark side-scrolling action adventure game set in New England in the mid-19th century. The game tells the story of a young aristocrat named Victor. He...

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...

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...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Mac, Linux → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the original game, our...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 28 July 2021

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

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...

Dodgeball Academia

Arcade, Sports game, Side view, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Business / Management

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

Metacritic: 79/100

Dodgeball Academia is a sports role-playing adventure with elements of Japanese-style management strategy. You will go to conquer an interesting world where the...

Tetris Effect

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

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 → 18 August 2021

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Castlevania Advance Collection

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 24 September 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...

Teacup

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: iOS, Android, PC → 18 August 2022

A short colorful adventure about a shy frog named Teacup, who goes into the forest in search of ingredients for an upcoming tea party. The day before meeting...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online

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

Metacritic: 67/100

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...

Metroid Dread

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Metroid Dread is an adventure action-platformer with a side view set in the sci-fi universe of Metroid. The game is a direct sequel to Metroid Fusion from 2002...

Aeon Must Die!

Action, Indie, Side view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Role-playing game, Adventure, Beat them all

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 14 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Aeon Must Die! is an indie side-scrolling action game in a futuristic style with tactical and side-scrolling RPG elements. Eon, the fearsome Emperor of the...

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...

Helheim Hassle

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

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

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Helheim Hassle is an adventure game with puzzle elements. The player controls a pacifist Viking named Bjorn, who has a unique ability — he can detach and...

Demon Skin

Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Fighting, Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 13 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 48/100

Demon Skin is an indie slasher game with platformer elements and a side view in a fantasy style. The game contains various types of undead, a race of underground...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2021 (Game released)