Side view
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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2025 (Game released)
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Mac, Linux → 4 September 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 10 October 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 2 June 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 18 January 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 9 October 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux → 12 December 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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Linux → 1 December 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...
Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS, Mac, Linux → 17 July 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 August 2025
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...
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2025
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 29 August 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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Mac, Linux → 10 September 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 October 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 24 November 2025
Players:
9.6/10
Steam:
85/100
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...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 May 2025
Steam:
94/100
An atmospheric horror game that combines first- and third-person perspectives with tense sound design. The main character is Sophie, a blind girl who can see the...
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Procedural generation, Cyberpunk, Replayability
Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android → 14 February 2024
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...
Game released: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 22 January 2025
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...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
70/100
An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...
Business / Management, Strategy, Side view, Futurism (Future), In real time, Post-apocalyptic, City Building, Simulation
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 → 17 July 2025
Players:
8/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
A city-building simulator where the settlement is built not on the ground, but on the back of a giant wandering creature named Onbu. The world around is poisoned by...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 29 September 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...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2025
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
74/100
Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, iOS, Xbox One, Android, Linux → 19 September 2019
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
78/100
An atmospheric side-scrolling adventure in a fantastic setting. Over 100 years ago, a meteorite fell on a tropical resort. Almost all the inhabitants died, and the...
Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 5 → 1 May 2025
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...
Side view, Beat them all, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Remake, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Action
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 26 September 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 31 July 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...
Fantasy, Platformer, Exploration, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Crafting, Metroidvania
Game released: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 → 16 July 2024
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Witch Flora prepares food and potions in her shop kitchen using the right ingredients. Between culinary experiments, you can walk around the city and meet the...