Games Game Genres Side view

Side view

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2026 for Linux

Huntdown: Overtime

Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Old school

Early Access: Linux → 7 May 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Players: 5.5/10

Prequel to the action-platformer Huntdown. The events unfold in futuristic New Detroit in the year 2084 — a grim metropolis where corporations have replaced...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG)

Early Access: Linux → 5 March 2026; Game in development: Linux → 2027

Players: 4.4/10

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...

Scott Pilgrim EX

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

Game released: Linux → 3 March 2026

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...

Aye Leon

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Old school

Game released: Linux → 7 January 2026

A short pixel adventure lasting 20 minutes, where the main character flies with a jetpack through colorful floating worlds. You also need to search for secrets and...

Occulto

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Side view

Game in development: Linux → 30 June 2026

An artistic adventure with complex puzzles and hand-drawn scenes about a young magic apprentice named Eliot. The main character navigates traps and tries to find...