Side view
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
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 → 4 September 2025
VGTimes:
8.2/10
Players:
8.6/10
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
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, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 18 January 2024
Players:
8.3/10
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, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2025
Players:
8.3/10
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, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 9 October 2025
Players:
9.3/10
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, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 August 2025
Players:
8.1/10
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, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 1 December 2025
Players:
7.7/10
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, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 October 2025
Players:
3.2/10
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, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 29 August 2025
Players:
10/10
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: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC → 22 January 2025
Players:
9.8/10
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 24 November 2025
Players:
9.6/10
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 31 July 2025
Players:
10/10
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...
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
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, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2025
Players:
8/10
Metacritic:
67/100
A dynamic action platformer based on the anime and manga "Cobra's Space Adventures". The player takes on the role of space pirate Cobra and faces a mysterious...
Online, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Free game, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Sports game
Game released: PC, iOS, Android → 25 June 2025
Players:
10/10
A sports RPG about unusual heroine horses who strive to be the best on the racetrack. Each participant has her own personality, abilities, and dreams, and the path...
