Side view for iOS — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 3

Dust: An Elysian Tail - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: iOS → 8 October 2015

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Dust: An Elysian Tail is a 2D action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. A colorful world awaits you, filled with...

Turmoil

In real time, Business / Management, Indie, Side view, Strategy, Online

Game released: iOS → 2 June 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

A side-view real-time management strategy game set in North America at the end of the 19th century. The beginning of the oil rush, a small town and the struggle for...

Darkestville Castle

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Hidden Objects

Game released: iOS → 26 March 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Darkestville Castle is a colorful 2D classic quest with a side view. The game tells the story of Sid, an evil orphan demon who found refuge in the village of...

Creaks

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: iOS → 10 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Creaks — an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view from the creators of Samorost and Machinarium. The events of the game revolve around a young guy who...

The Case of the Golden Idol

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

Game released: iOS → 9 February 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Side view detective adventure game. The game takes place in an alternate 18th century England, where players will have to unravel 12 of the strangest and most...

DCKO

Fighting, Online, Comics, Free game, Side view

Game in development: iOS → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Mobile team fighting in the DC universe, where battles take place in a "2 on 2" format. The game combines real-time PvP fights, PvE missions, and a storyline...

2064: Read Only Memories

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Side view, Combat robots, Point & Click

Game released: iOS → 6 March 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

2064: Read Only Memories is a Japanese-style sci-fi adventure visual novel with pixel art. The game takes place in the world of the future, namely in the city of...

Tetris

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: iOS → 22 January 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Tetris is a fun mix of classic puzzle games and battle royale games. The game includes battles for 100 players, massive daily competitions among thousands of...

The Elder Scrolls: Castles

Strategy, Side view, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: iOS → 9 September 2024

Players: 6.6/10

A game reminiscent of Fallout Shelter, where the gamer manages their own castle and dynasty. The player observes and guides their subjects as the years pass...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 10 September 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Happy Wheels

Arcade, Indie, Free game, Side view, Sandbox, Action

Game released: iOS → 19 August 2015

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Happy Wheels is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade runner for mobile platforms. Your main task is to try to survive and get to the finish line before the “death...

Exit the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: iOS → 19 September 2019

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Exit the Gungeon is a side-view arcade shooter with roguelike elements, which is a spin-off of the game Enter the Gungeon. In the game, you will once again take...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

Game released: iOS → 20 October 2020

Players: 1/10

Steam: 97/100

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

Kingdom Eighties

Strategy, Side view, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Exploration, City Building

Game released: iOS → 16 October 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A new part of the Kingdom microstrategy series. The main character is trying to protect his family and the city from attacks by mysterious monsters. Neighboring...

Parabellum: Siege of Legends

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Medieval era, Construction, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS → 7 October 2025

Steam: 40/100

A game set in a medieval universe where you need to build a city and defend it from enemies. You'll need to produce resources and manage your finances wisely to...

Angry Birds

Tactics, Logic, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: iOS → 11 December 2009

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Angry Birds is a tactical puzzle game with a side view. In this game you have to take revenge on the greedy pigs who stole the eggs. You will be able to use the...

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Comedy

Game released: iOS → 21 February 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is a frantic and bloody side-scrolling platformer set in Hell. You have to get used to the role of the demonic hare Ash, heir to...

The Spike - Volleyball Story

Adventure, Volleyball, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: iOS → 28 April 2021

Players: 9.1/10

The Spike — Volleyball Story — a sports adventure game about volleyball with a side view. In this game, you will create your own hero and progress through the...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 12 June 2014

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

Angry Birds: Star Wars

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Side view

Game released: iOS → 8 November 2012

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Angry Birds: Star Wars is a fantastic arcade game in the style of Star Wars with a side view. Levels take place both on standard terrain and in outer space. The...

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: iOS → 19 September 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Thimbleweed Park is a classic “point-and-click” quest from the creators of Maniac Mansion. The game takes place in a small town where a mysterious murder occurred...

Mindcop

Adventure, Logic, Point & Click, Side view, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: iOS → 22 January 2026

Steam: 94/100

A detective game with puzzles, set in a quiet village where a murder has occurred. The main character must interact with the locals and use their skills to solve...

Flappy Bird

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action

Game canceled: iOS → 8 February 2014

Anticipation Rating: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Flappy Bird — side-scrolling arcade platformer. You have to play as a small bird, which needs to fly as far as possible dodging pipes and other obstacles in...

Neverending Nightmares

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator

Game released: iOS → 29 November 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 20 December 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bridge Constructor Portal is a driving crossover of the Bridge Constructor and Portal series. You will play the role of a new employee of the Aperture Science...

Epic Seven

Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Side view, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Online

Game released: iOS → 30 August 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Epic Seven is an anime-style RPG adventure game with tactical elements and turn-based combat. Thus began the 7th World War. Ditch, the goddess of life, called upon...

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, , Puzzle

Game released: iOS → 19 April 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow is a fantasy adventure puzzle with horror elements. The game's protagonist is deprived of his memory and is imprisoned against his will in a...

Tokyo Dark

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Side view, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: iOS → 16 December 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Tokyo Dark is a side-scrolling crime-psychological adventure in the Japanese style. You will take on the role of detective Ayami Ito, who is searching for her...

Pirates Outlaws

Adventure, Card game, Side view, Tactics, Online, Strategy, Turn-based

Game released: iOS → 6 March 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Pirates Outlaws is a card-based adventure game with tactical elements and a side view. You have to play cards and build a deck to get the best combinations. You can...

Pixel Starships 2

Strategy, MMO, In real time, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Space

Game released: iOS → 28 August 2025

Steam: 28/100

The player creates a unique starship from a variety of elements and explores space and planets. There are different factions and alien races to interact with. You...

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kitten

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Procedural generation

Game released: iOS → 14 October 2022

Steam: 79/100

Hardcore indie platformer with roguelike elements and dungeons. The player takes on the role of a brave hero who, at the command of the eccentric Lady Tallowmere...

Umamusume: Pretty Derby

Role-playing game, Online, Sports game, Anime / Manga, Casino, Visual novel, Free game, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: iOS → 25 June 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Street Fighter X Tekken

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: iOS → 18 September 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Street Fighter X Tekken is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game that combines the two universes of Street Fighter and Tekken. Dozens of familiar heroes...

Steampunk Tower 2

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: iOS → 26 May 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Steampunk Tower 2 is a unique side-view action strategy game set in an alternative steampunk universe. There is a protracted world war with an unprecedented enemy...

Lost in Play

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Fantasy, Point & Click

Game released: iOS → 12 July 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Young brother and sister are lost in the vastness of their own imagination. Now Toto and Gel must stick together and solve puzzles to return home. Along the way...

The Battle Cats

Strategy, In real time, Tactics, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy

Game released: iOS → 17 September 2014

Absurd strategy in the tower defense genre, where armies of funny and completely absurd cats clash in battles against equally strange opponents. The game stands out...

Karateka (2012)

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Action, Tactics, Side view, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 6 December 2012

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Karateka (2012) is an indie tactical fighting game with action and arcade elements. The game takes place in a feudal universe. Your mission is to save your beloved...

Poly Bridge 2

Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Strategy, Simulation, Construction

Game released: iOS → 28 October 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Sequel to the game about building bridges. The player is engaged in creating various structures that help vehicles get over ponds and cliffs. In the continuation, a...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: iOS → 6 March 2026

Steam: 91/100

A pixel adventure in the spirit of 90s quests about a young writer named William, who is searching for inspiration. He goes to an abbey where the monks have taken a...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: iOS → 16 December 2010

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is Sissel, the spirit of a deceased man, capable of inhabiting objects and controlling them. The goal of the game is to find out the cause of the...

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