Side view
Years
Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Side view genre of 2026 (Game released)
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie
Game released: PC, Xbox Series X/S → 14 April 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...
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 February 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2026
Players:
7/10
Steam:
76/100
Metacritic:
64/100
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...
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, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Linux → 24 February 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 23 July 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2026
Players:
9/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
89/100
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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 September 2026
Steam:
58/100
An expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that takes Little and One to a new location related to water and underwater dangers. The heroes will face the return of...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 January 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 24 September 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...
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...
Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Online
Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 23 September 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
95/100
An unusual roguelike that combines dynamic action and platformer elements, where the player acts as an office worker - Stickman, striving for career heights. The...
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, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 March 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...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch → 31 March 2026
Players:
9.9/10
Steam:
27/100
Metacritic:
53/100
Old-school action-platformer in the Legacy of Kain series with dynamic battles and a vertical level structure, where players explore the dark world of Nosgoth...
Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 → 24 November 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...