Side view for iOS — top best games in the Side view genre

AFK Arena - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game, Side view

Game released: iOS → 9 April 2019

Players: 7.7/10

AFK Arena is a free-to-play side-scrolling role-playing game in a fantasy setting for mobile platforms. The events of the game will take you to the...

Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey

Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: iOS → 4 February 2014

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey is a word puzzle game with a side view and a fantasy setting. The main task of the players is to collect English words...

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 14 April 2025

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...

Underground Blossom

Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: iOS → 27 September 2023

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Continuation of the puzzle series Rusty Lake Hotel about the memories of Laura Vanderboom. The action unfolds at seven unique metro stations, each...

Shadow Fight 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Side view

Game released: iOS → 18 July 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Shadow Fight 3 is a side-scrolling arcade fighting game for mobile platforms. There are three factions in the game: the brutal Legion, the secretive...

Servant of the Lake

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

Game released: iOS → 13 August 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Absolum

Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game released: iOS → 5 November 2026

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...

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: iOS → 17 July 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: iOS → 10 January 2023

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is an arcade side-scrolling retro co-op beat 'em up fighting game set in the Teenage Mutant Ninja...

Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction

Game released: iOS → 28 April 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Kingdom: Two Crowns is a continuation of the pixel management strategy with a side view in a fantasy setting, where the main emphasis is on...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 24 May 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well...

Beholder

Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Point & Click

Game released: iOS → 17 May 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Beholder is a side-scrolling adventure strategy game where you have to spy on people. The story of the game will tell us about Karl Stein, a citizen...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Music game, Sandbox, Indie, Side view

Game released: iOS → 23 November 2013

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring...

Little Nightmares

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: iOS → 12 December 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark tale in which the main character Six must find a way out of an underwater vessel filled with creepy creatures. The inhabitants of the in-game...

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

Game released: iOS → 3 April 2013

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an exciting side-scrolling fighting game about DC superheroes from the creators of the Mortal Kombat series. You have to...

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

Game released: iOS → 9 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Injustice 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the DC Comics universe. The plot continues exactly from the same moment...

Hero Wars: Alliance RPG Legend

Role-playing game, Online, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Free game, Side view

Game released: iOS → 31 March 2017

Players: 6.2/10

A free role-playing game with turn-based battles and a side view, set in a fantasy world. The game takes place in the fairytale world of Dominion...

Broken Age

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: iOS → 12 June 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two...

Slay the Spire

Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: iOS → 13 June 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Slay the Spire is a card-based role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to climb to the top of a dark...

Sheltered

Role-playing game, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Survival, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 25 October 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Sheltered is a procedurally generated adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After many died in a nuclear holocaust, you are lucky enough to...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: iOS → 31 October 2024

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge...

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...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: iOS → 3 June 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of...

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

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

Game released: iOS → 16 September 2026

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Home - A Unique Horror Adventure

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view

Game released: iOS → 20 June 2013

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Home is a unique side-scrolling horror adventure in a pixelated style. The main character wakes up in a mysterious dark place and does not know how...

Katana Zero

Action, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: iOS → 21 May 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main...

Out There

Science fiction, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, In real time, Side view, Top-down view, Roguelike, Space

Game released: iOS → 27 February 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Out There is a fantasy adventure indie roguelike with elements of real-time strategy and a side view. In this game, you play as an astronaut who woke...

Legend of mushroom

Role-playing game, Arcade, Adventure, Side view

Game released: iOS → 3 March 2024

Players: 7.6/10

A casual idle RPG where the player controls a small mushroom, gradually turning it from a weak creature into a capable fighter. Legend of Mushroom...

Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

Game released: iOS → 24 August 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Shadow Fight 2 Special Edition — a special edition of the side-scrolling arcade fighting game for mobile platforms. This edition differs from...

Idle Miner Tycoon: Gold Games

Free game, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: iOS → 1 July 2016

An economic clicker game where you build your own mining empire and earn passive income. The gameplay centers on managing a mine, expanding...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: iOS → 3 July 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his...

Huntdown

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: iOS → 26 May 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: iOS → 24 February 2025

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...

Inside

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: iOS → 11 December 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is...

IdleOn - The Idle RPG

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Business / Management, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Old school, Crafting, Clicker

Game released: iOS → 12 August 2022

Steam: 75/100

A multiplayer role-playing game with incremental gameplay elements, where heroes continue fighting and gathering resources even when the player is...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: iOS → 22 August 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked...

Dead Age

Role-playing game, Horror, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Zombies, Strategy

Game released: iOS → 8 June 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Dead Age is an action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will go to a world where you will...

Machinarium

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Combat robots, Point & Click, Side view

Game released: iOS → 8 September 2011

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Machinarium is an amazing quest about the robot Josef, who seeks to return his beloved. The game has mesmerizing hand-drawn graphics and truly...

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...

FAR: Lone Sails

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration

Game released: iOS → 22 October 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

FAR: Lone Sails is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The main character will have to cross the dry...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for iOS (Game released)