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

Slay the Spire 2 - a game in the Side view genre

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

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...

Huntdown: Overtime

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

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...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 9/10

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

Stick It to the Stickman

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 10/10

An unusual roguelike that combines dynamic action and platformer elements, where the player acts as an office worker - Stickman, striving for career heights. The...

KYORA

Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Procedural generation

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Core Keeper takes you to a procedurally generated world where matter itself can be changed. The ruined lands hide...

City of None

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

Game in development: Linux → 2027

Old-school metroidvania from the creators of Celeste and TowerFall. Players need to explore a dark metropolis inhabited by strange spirits, fierce beasts...

Toonsouls

Action, Platformer, Side view

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Hardcore action-platformer reminiscent of a mix between Dark Souls Remastered and Cuphead, where players, in the role of a knight, fend off cartoonish enemies...

Shadow of Oryda

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Open world, Metroidvania

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The plot is built around survival after a spaceship crash on a dangerous planet. The main character wakes up among the wreckage and sees only misty ruins, sandy...

Sinweaver

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

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The main action unfolds in the fifth circle of hell, where sinners roam freely through a fiery landscape, committing violence in the name of the Archangel. The...

Vapor World: Over The Mind

Action, Side view, Adventure, Platformer

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The game takes the player deep into a warped dreamscape, where the mind becomes a battlefield and nightmares take the form of enemies. A world woven from fog and...

A.N.N.E.

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game in development: Linux → 2027

A.N.N.E. is an adventure platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of robot Number25, accused of loving another robot A.N.N.E. Love...

Book of Travels

Role-playing game, MMO, Indie, Side view

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Book of Travels is a unique side-scrolling multiplayer RPG. Inspired by classics of the genre, this serene adventure will transport you to a fairytale world. In the...

Heart Forth, Alicia

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Heart Forth, Alicia is a classic Metroidvania with action RPG elements and a side view. The events of the game unfold around the young sorceress Alicia, who sets...

Scarlet Deer Inn

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Medieval era

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A colorful adventure inspired by Slavic folklore, medieval culture and the paintings of Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro). The...

Barotrauma: Home and Harbor

Online, Business / Management, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8/10

The add-on adds the Descendants faction for Barotrauma, which uses alien technology. Now you can control underwater outposts and install modules on them. Also, NPC...

Kanun 1919

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A detective adventure set in a gloomy Russian province at the beginning of the 20th century. As a messenger, the player needs to deliver an important telegram to...

Ruins To Fortress

Online, Sandbox, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Players: 7.5/10

A pixel game with multiplayer support in which gamers explore a post-apocalyptic island. You need to collect resources to build shelters and craft equipment. You...

Taro the Sneaky Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.3/10

Sneaky Ninja is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements. You will play as a secretive ninja master who somewhat resembles a sock rolled up...

Obey the Insect God

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

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Old-school side-scrolling action platformer reminiscent of classic games from the Mortal Kombat series. The player will venture into the lair of the Insect God...

Nerobi

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game in development: Linux → 2026

The events of the game take place in a wonderful world inhabited by demons, spirits and entities, where the balance between Life and Death is strictly maintained...

Octopus City Blues

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Kaf Kafkarian is a cowardly middle-aged octopus drug addict with a tentacle trimmer who lives in a city built around a giant octopus. Kaf succumbed to bizarre...

Wolfhound

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Metroidvania

Game in development: Linux → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old-school metroidvania with a side view, set on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, where a secret Nazi base is hidden. The player takes on the role of...

DekaDuck

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Science fiction, Comedy, Old school

Game in development: Linux → 2027

A dynamic action-platformer inspired by classics for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The player takes on the role of a bounty...

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...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Linux (Game in development)