Side view 2023 for Mac — top best games in the Side view genre

Underground Blossom - a game in the Side view genre

Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 27 September 2023

Players: 9.5/10

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 dedicated to a...

Barotrauma

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

Early Access: Mac → 6 June 2019; Game released: Mac → 13 March 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

A game about a submarine, which features procedural generation of tasks, a character editor and an online mode for 16 players. The gamer will be able to visit a...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Platformer, Metroidvania, Procedural generation, Cyberpunk, Replayability

Early Access: Mac → 16 August 2023; Game released: Mac → 14 February 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A dynamic action roguelike in the BlazBlue universe. Familiar characters from the series team up to overcome various challenges and fight hordes of enemies who want...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

Game released: Mac → 8 May 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: Mac → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Ratopia

Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy

Early Access: Mac → 6 November 2023; Game released: Mac → 1 May 2025

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

The player controls a city inhabited by mice. Each resident of Ratopia has their own skills and characteristics — they need to organize suitable jobs for the...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike, Replayability

Early Access: Mac → 15 August 2022; Game released: Mac → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Super Bunny Man

Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Sandbox

Early Access: Mac → 1 September 2017; Game released: Mac → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Mac → 26 September 2023

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...

Gravity Circuit

Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Beat them all, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Mac → 13 July 2023

Steam: 95/100

The game takes place in a future world where intelligent robots face an old enemy — the Virus Army. Many years ago the villains were defeated, but now they...

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: Mac → 6 March 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The main character...

Pocket Bravery

Arcade, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: Mac → 31 August 2023

Steam: 90/100

A colorful fighting game inspired by classic games of the nineties. The events of the game unfold around Nuno and his comrades who are trying to investigate the...

Kingdom Eighties

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

Game released: Mac → 26 June 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...

Saga Of Sins

Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Arcade, Metroidvania, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Mac → 30 March 2023

Steam: 76/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world with demons, monsters and dark magic. There are several characters available that you can switch between during battle...

Mr. Sun's Hatbox

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Comedy, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: Mac → 20 April 2023

Steam: 85/100

The evil Mr. Moon and his criminal gang robbed a small but proud courier company, stealing a box of hats for Mr. Sun. The hero, thirsting for justice, assembles a...

Three Minutes to Eight

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 23 October 2023

Steam: 63/100

A pixel game set in the near future. The main character should die at exactly 19:57, but the gamer still tries to save him. We need to find ways to cheat death and...

A Highland Song

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 5 December 2023

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Moira McKinnon goes on an exciting adventure. To reach the sea, Moira must first cross the Scottish Highlands — a wilderness full of paths, peaks, shortcuts...

Kung Fury - Street Rage Ultimate Edition

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Indie

Game released: Mac → 15 March 2023

Steam: 89/100

A co-op game based on the short film Kung Fury. Gamers control one of five characters with unique abilities and make their way through crowds of opponents. In...

Inkulinati

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view, Medieval era, Historical

Early Access: Mac → 1 February 2023; Game released: Mac → 22 February 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The player takes on the role of a medieval illuminator who uses Living Ink to draw and command an army of creatures. On his way to power, he battles numerous...

Death or Treat

Side view, Roguelike, Action, Slasher, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Mac → 11 May 2023

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 57/100

The main character is Zhutik, the owner of PrizraMart, the main enterprise for the production of Halloween sweets. After the mysterious disappearance of the...

Don't Byte Your Tongue

Side view, Platformer, Puzzle, Arcade, Cyberpunk

Game released: Mac → 7 April 2023

Steam: 100/100

The main character jumps on platforms, trying to get as high as possible. Each jump must be made as if life depends on it, since one mistake can return the...

Bokura

Adventure, Side view, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Early Access: Mac → 13 February 2023; Game released: Mac → 9 August 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Two boys who run away from home find a dead deer. The sight of this horror makes them faint. But after awakening, they find themselves in a completely different...

Mosa Lina

Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Casual game, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Mac → 17 October 2023

Steam: 95/100

An immersive puzzle platformer in which the player is given three random abilities and attempts to complete small levels. The main task is to collect all the apples...

Verne: The Shape of Fantasy

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 14 August 2023

Steam: 82/100

A pixelated steampunk adventure about the life and work of Jules Verne, one of the most famous writers of science fiction and adventure. The plot is based on the...

Super Catboy

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view, Shooter

Game released: Mac → 24 July 2023

Steam: 77/100

Super Catboy is not just an ordinary cat. Together with his crazy partner, a charming young lady armed from head to toe, he leaves nothing but chaos as he tries to...

Town of Salem 2

Online, Side view, Fantasy, Survival, Detective, Puzzle, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: Mac → 25 August 2023

Players: 1/10

Steam: 69/100

Multiplayer deduction game. 15 gamers explore the city and complete various tasks to identify and eliminate opponents. Each role has its own tasks and...

Fireball Wizard

Fantasy, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Mac → 20 June 2023

Steam: 90/100

A pixel game in which the gamer explores a magical world in the role of a powerful sorcerer. The main character can use various fire spells to defeat ordinary...

Duru - About Mole Rats and Depression

Side view, Platformer, Puzzle, Educational game (Education), Adventure, Indie

Game released: Mac → 8 May 2023

Steam: 86/100

Tuli lives in a rodent colony and is a forager. One day, Bel appears at a party, the personification of the main character’s growing depression. You need to explore...

Life of Delta

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Logic, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 13 March 2023

Steam: 67/100

Life of Delta is a Point and Click indie adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world of destroyed Japan. After a nuclear war, all people died, only robots and...

Sylvio And The Mountain Giants

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Mac → 1 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

The natural wealth of the forest has attracted greedy explorers who are interested in plundering it. The main character explores spacious locations where there are...

Fraymakers

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Early Access: Mac → 19 January 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 81/100

A fighting game with famous characters from popular indie games. Up to four players can fight at the same time, where each can call an assistant. In the editor you...

Full Void

Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Action, Indie

Game released: Mac → 18 July 2023

Steam: 91/100

The game takes place in a dystopian future. The main character is a frightened and lonely teenager who is trying to free humanity from the oppression of evil...

Whispers in the West - Co-op Murder Mystery

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Detective, Side view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 25 July 2023

Steam: 68/100

A detective game for playing together with friends. The game takes place in the far reaches of the Old West. A series of crimes shook the Wild West, the mystery of...

The Master's Pupil

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Mac → 28 July 2023

Steam: 89/100

An atmospheric puzzle platformer in which the player travels through the iris of Claude Monet's eye and helps the artist create masterpieces. The hero lives and...

Spiritfall

Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Slasher

Game released: Mac → 28 February 2024; Early Access: Mac → 3 April 2023

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 92/100

A colorful action roguelike that tells the story of a mysterious warrior named Omen. He was chosen by the Divine Spirits to fight the disease spreading across the...

Planet Cube: Edge

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Shooter

Game released: Mac → 23 February 2023

Steam: 89/100

Planet Cube has been attacked by aggressors who are trying to capture it. The main character Edge explores an underwater scientific complex and tries to fight back...

Vivaldia 2

Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Free game, Old school, Cyberpunk

Game released: Mac → 30 October 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Continuation of the browser-based 2D platformer Vivaldia. In the second part, the main character Vivaldia teleported to the Lost Valley, where robots and dinosaurs...

Powers in the Basement

Adventure, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click

Game released: Mac → 7 December 2023

Steam: 86/100

A short pixel game set in a comedic medieval fantasy world in the spirit of classic LucasArts quests. Fifteen-year-old boy Will Feil is looking for his favorite...

Minabo - A walk through life

Casual game, Procedural generation, Side view, Simulation, Survival

Game released: Mac → 28 April 2023

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 65/100

The player controls a turnip who meets others to form his own personality. At the same time, the hero acquires strong and weak traits that affect communication. You...

Savant - Ascent REMIX

Shooter, Arcade, Casual game, Indie, Science fiction, Platformer, Side view, Music game, Gothic

Game released: Mac → 29 September 2023

Steam: 92/100

The main character takes the elevator to the top of the tower. Along the way, he fights mechanized opponents and jumps on platforms. By collecting various bonuses...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2023 for Mac