Side view 2025 — top best games in the Side view genre

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

September 4, 2025

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. The game takes you to a new world — the fallen kingdom of Pharlum, where silk and song rule. Here, Hornet...

Little Nightmares 3

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

October 10, 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Low and One are trying to get out of Nowhere. They joined forces to survive in a dangerous world full of illusions and shadows. The main feature of the sequel is...

Street Fighter 6

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Online, Side view

June 2, 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Continuation of the popular series of arcade fighting games Street Fighter. The new part features fast and intense battles with colorful loot, including those done...

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

January 18, 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A reimagining of the Prince of Persia series, the main character of which is the Persian soldier Sargon from the elite group of warriors “Immortals”, who is able to...

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Action, Fighting, Online, Side view

April 24, 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A new game in the popular 90s Japanese fighting game series Fatal Fury. It’s always hot on the streets of the Southern City: those who dream big and make...

Absolum

Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

October 9, 2025

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Dynamic action-clip from the creators teenage mutant ninja turtles: shredder's revenge and streets of rage 4. The main action unfolds in the world of Talam, where...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

December 1, 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest heroes are...

Terminator 2D: No Fate

Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade

December 12, 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Hurricane action with pixel graphics, inspired by the arcade games of the 80-90s, which is based on the 1991 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Players can take...

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

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

April 17, 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The game takes place in a world where humanity has fallen due to an attack by monsters. Now people have to hide behind brick walls and distraction fences that...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view, Detective

November 3, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is a survival...

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

August 29, 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The story centers on Joe Musashi, a martial artist whose village was destroyed and his fellow tribesmen turned to stone. Ahead lies the path of revenge and battle...

Neon Abyss 2

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation

July 17, 2025

Steam: 87/100

A sequel to the explosive roguelike, where everything moves even faster, brighter and more dangerous. In the game, each playthrough turns into a crazy experiment...

IdleOn - The Idle RPG

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Business / Management, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Old school, Crafting, Clicker

November 9, 2020

Steam: 75/100

A multiplayer role-playing game with incremental gameplay elements, where heroes continue fighting and gathering resources even when the player is away. The loot...

Ratatan

Strategy, Online, Music game, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

September 18, 2025

Steam: 85/100

The spiritual successor to the Patapon series of games. Ratatans are animated musical heroes, each with unique abilities. So, one of them uses a megaphone to...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie

September 10, 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Action, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Arcade, Old school

October 30, 2025

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The ultimate compilation of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, featuring 20 different games released across the 90s and 2000s on consoles and arcades. The...

Dragon Is Dead

Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Slasher

June 7, 2024

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Action-adventure roguelike inspired by Dead Cells, Diablo and Castlevania. In the story, the dragons challenged the gods, but lost the battle and fell. Only one...

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

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

March 25, 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Continuation of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The great kingdom of mages flourished, and the created beings known as "homunculi" were meant to aid in...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability

September 15, 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Procedural generation, Cyberpunk, Replayability

August 16, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A dynamic action roguelike in the BlazBlue universe. Familiar characters from the series team up to overcome various challenges and fight hordes of enemies who want...

SteamDolls - Order of Chaos

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania

February 11, 2025

Steam: 90/100

SteamDolls — Order Of Chaos is a side-scrolling stealth action adventure game in the Metroidvania format, made in a steampunk style. The game takes place in a...

The Rogue Prince of Persia

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Parkour, Replayability

May 27, 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Adventure action roguelike in the Prince of Persia series. The game tells the story of the Prince's confrontation with the Huns, who fell under the influence of...

Beholder: Conductor

Simulation, Business / Management, Comedy, Side view, Indie, Point & Click

April 23, 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Spin-off of the Beholder series. The main character is a train conductor who is tasked with monitoring passengers, reporting incidents and carrying out important...

Night Slashers: Remake

Side view, Beat them all, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Remake, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Action

September 26, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 61/100

Remake of the beat 'em up Night Slashers, the original version of which was released in 1994 on arcade machines. The events of the game unfold in a nightmare...

Cast n Chill

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

June 16, 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

A relaxing fishing game in the background where you can explore calm lakes, rivers and oceans at your own pace. The game requires you to catch fish, sell them for a...

Planet of Lana

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

May 23, 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The planet that was once a place of serene balance between man, nature and animals has now become something completely different. The disharmony that had been...

INAYAH - Life after Gods

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania

March 27, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The post -apocalyptic game about the brave orphan Inaya, who went on a dangerous journey to find her tribe. The heroine is accompanied by a drone, which helps to...

Castle of Heart: Retold

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era

October 3, 2025

Steam: 63/100

An improved version of Castle of Heart, released in 2018. The player takes on the role of the warrior Svaran, bewitched by an evil sorcerer, who has turned his...

Little Nightmares - The Residence

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Puzzle, Side view

February 22, 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...

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Action, Adventure, Side view, Survival, Crafting, Zombies, Survival horror, Post-apocalyptic

April 10, 2025

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 92/100

A side-scroller in the Into the Dead series about survival in a zombie apocalypse. The action takes place in Texas in 1980, where the once vibrant town of Walton is...

Constance

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

November 24, 2025

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A colorful metroidvania about a girl artist. The plot is based on the girl’s inner experiences about creativity, balance between life and work, personal motivation...

Ratopia

Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy

November 6, 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

The player controls a city inhabited by mice. Each resident of Ratopia has their own skills and characteristics — they need to organize suitable jobs for the...

Tingus Goose

Strategy, Horror, Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Casual game

December 2, 2025

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The player creates a goose tree, on the branches of which various mechanisms and creatures reside. You can create whimsical and strange things by combining...

Knock on the Coffin Lid

Roguelike, Role-playing game, Card game, Adventure, Side view, Fantasy, Zombies

April 8, 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 80/100

A dark roguelike with card game elements. The main character rises from the dead and tries to return home to fulfill his destiny. Along the way, the hero will have...

Cassette Beasts

Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Exploration

April 27, 2023

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...

Bridge Constructor Studio

Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Simulation, Construction, Strategy

July 17, 2025

Steam: 90/100

A game from the Bridge Constructor series that supports both regular and virtual reality glasses modes. The gamer builds structures from various elements that must...

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Indie, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Action

July 31, 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Pixel game from the Ninja Gaiden series. Ryu Hayabusa goes to America, where he must fulfill the will of his father. At this time, an army of demons penetrates the...

Katanaut

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

September 10, 2025

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A dynamic pixel game set on a huge space station filled with monsters. You need to jump quickly and use a variety of weapons to survive. You can find memory...

Toziuha Night: Order of the Alchemists

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration

October 7, 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 80/100

The game is about an alchemist named Cassandria, who uses an iron whip and her knowledge to fight formidable demons. Various chemical elements can be used to...

Bounce Quest

Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Point & Click

June 30, 2025

Steam: 100/100

A hardcore platformer about a little bouncy cube trying to conquer a dangerous mountain and uncover the secret at its summit. The way up is full of treacherous...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2025