Side view 2026 — top best games in the Side view genre

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Exploration, Detective, Metroidvania

October 8, 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is a private detective, Red Walker, who travels to the mysterious town of Silver Pines to investigate the disappearance of musician Eddie Velvet...

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Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

April 14, 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game transports you to a dark cyberpunk metropolis, where neon reflects in puddles and human organs have become currency. The world is controlled by the...

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

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

October 15, 2026

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The Curse of Blood returns to the Castlevania universe in a modern 2D action format with a focus on world exploration from the creators of Dead Cells. The events...

Little Nightmares 2

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

February 11, 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Mewgenics

Role-playing game, Arcade, Platformer, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Comics, Horror

February 10, 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A crazy cat-breeding RPG from the creator of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. This turn-based roguelike with draft simulator elements is a new challenge...

Invincible VS

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

April 30, 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A brutal superhero fighting game based on the animated series "Invincible" with battles in the "3 on 3" format. Familiar characters fight in recognizable arenas...

Servant of the Lake

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Detective

August 13, 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An adventure quest from the Rusty Lake series. The events take place in the Vanderboom family house, where a new guest is soon expected to arrive. The gameplay...

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...

SiNiSistar 2

Action, Adult game, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania

May 16, 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

A stylized pixel-art adventure in a decadent world inhabited by grotesque, monstrous creatures. Sister Lelia and her partner Hanya embark on a mission to eradicate...

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...

Hollow Knight

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

February 24, 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

The Last Gas Station

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Casual game, Old school

April 28, 2026

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric simulator for managing an old gas station, where the familiar routine gradually intertwines with the unsettling mystery of the previous owner's...

TBH: Task Bar Hero

Role-playing game, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Fantasy, Old school, Clicker, Indie

May 27, 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 62/100

An unusual free RPG that offers a maximally unobtrusive gameplay format. The main feature of the project is that the game literally lives on the Windows taskbar...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Casual game, Arcade

August 6, 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful fighting game from the creators of the Guilty Gear series, where iconic Marvel heroes and villains clash in dynamic team fights. Instead of the usual...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game, Cooperative (co-op)

March 5, 2026

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 91/100

The sequel returns in a new form — the Spire awakens after a millennium of oblivion, hiding even more dangers, secrets, and challenges in its depths. Its halls are...

Veillombre

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Medieval era, Arcade, Survival horror

October 5, 2026

A pixel-art multiplayer horror game for 1–16 players, set in a mansion plunged into darkness. The only source of light is the candle on each player’s head: without...

Well Dweller

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

September 22, 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A dark fairy tale metroidvania from the creators of Crypt Custodian. Deep in the forest lies a well, at the bottom of which lives Blik — a tiny bird armed with a...

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

Fighting, Online, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

July 23, 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime "Avatar: The Last Airbender," featuring 12 playable characters, players can utilize various attacks and a flow system with fast movements...

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...

God of War: Sons of Sparta

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

February 12, 2026

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

An adventure platformer with a side view in the God of War series. The game tells the story of two Spartan brothers before the tragic events that separated their...

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Online, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania, Platformer

March 5, 2026

Steam: 71/100

A game that supports co-op for up to 4 people. Characters explore dungeons, ruins, and gardens that are automatically generated each time. The game also has...

Tenebris: Terra Incognita

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Science fiction, Strategy, Dungeons

September 30, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Turn-based role-playing game in the spirit of Darkest Dungeon. The main action takes place on the planet Tenebris, which is teeming with hostile bugs. The player...

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...

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Exploration, Remake

September 24, 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A remake of the colorful Disney Epic Mickey for Wii in 2010. Mickey Mouse embarks on an epic journey across the Wasteland, the realm of forgotten Disney characters...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

March 17, 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure metroidvania set in the fantasy world of Raoah, where your chosen allies and relationships with them affect your combat style and exploration. As the...

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration

January 20, 2026

Players: 4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

An android named Mio awakens on a large spaceship that has fallen into disrepair. The main character explores overgrown locations filled with hostile machines to...

The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival

Arcade, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Zombies

September 18, 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade beat 'em up in the universe of "The Walking Dead," based on the events of the storyline "All-Out War." The game brings familiar heroes into a brutal...

Okko The Exiled

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Metroidvania

September 30, 2026

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 89/100

An adventure platformer in the spirit of classic ’90s games, inspired by the aesthetic of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The project’s main feature is its...

Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup!

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

October 15, 2026

Metacritic: 79/100

A large retro collection that brings together classic games based on the animated films "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life". The compilation includes iconic projects...

Nocturnal 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania

November 10, 2026

A hand-drawn metroidvania with the mechanics of “juggling” the enemy and a unique game feature: after a single blow to the source of fire, the sword bursts into...

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...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

October 22, 2024

Players: 9/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Adventure Metroidvania based on King Kong. The game tells the story of oil rig worker David as he tries to find his daughter in a collapsing city. To save his...

Rayman Legends Retold

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Remake

December 3, 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An updated version of the colorful platformer Rayman Legends, which brings back Rayman, Globox, and their friends to the vibrant world of the Dream Glades. This...

Grime 2

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration

March 31, 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the metroidvania about a hero with a black hole instead of a head. The new part is dedicated to the Formless — a vile creature that can absorb...

Ratatan

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

September 18, 2025

Steam: 87/100

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...

Constance

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

November 24, 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...

2XKO

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy

October 7, 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Dynamic game set in the League of Legends universe. The gamer controls familiar characters and faces off against the opponent. Battles take place in various...

The Witch's Bakery

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Visual novel, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

October 14, 2026

Steam: 96/100

An RPG bakery simulator inspired by the anime Witch's Delivery Service. The game is about a cheerful witch who opens her bakery in modern Paris. During the day, the...

Scott Pilgrim EX

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online

March 3, 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...

Doloc Town

Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator

May 8, 2025

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The main character, who collects trash in the wastelands, accidentally finds a small settlement and decides to...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2026