Side view 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2 — top best games in the Side view genre

Silver Pines - a game in the Side view genre

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Exploration, Detective, Metroidvania, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 October 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a private detective, Red Walker, who travels to the mysterious town of Silver Pines to investigate the disappearance of...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 29 May 2026

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you...

Hollow Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 February 2026

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange...

Absolum

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 17 September 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...

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Action, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 October 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A new game in the popular 90s Japanese fighting game series Fatal Fury. It’s always hot on the streets of the Southern City: those who dream big and...

Darkest Dungeon 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 October 2026

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...

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 24 September 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The story centers on Joe Musashi, a martial artist whose village was destroyed and his fellow tribesmen turned to stone. Ahead lies the path of...

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

Fighting, Online, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 23 July 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime "Avatar: The Last Airbender," featuring 12 playable characters, players can utilize various attacks and a flow system with...

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 20 January 2026

Players: 4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

An android named Mio awakens on a large spaceship that has fallen into disrepair. The main character explores overgrown locations filled with hostile...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 March 2026

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is...

Rayman Legends Retold

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Remake

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 December 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An updated version of the colorful platformer Rayman Legends, which brings back Rayman, Globox, and their friends to the vibrant world of the Dream...

Scott Pilgrim EX

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 March 2026

Steam: 85/100

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...

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 6 October 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...

Constance

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 1 May 2026

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A colorful metroidvania about a girl artist. The plot is based on the girl’s inner experiences about creativity, balance between life and work...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 26 March 2026

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 92/100

A colorful platformer about Mario the Plumber in the spirit of the old Super Mario Bros. games. from the 90s. In the game, familiar heroes find...

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 31 March 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 27/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Old-school action-platformer in the Legacy of Kain series with dynamic battles and a vertical level structure, where players explore the dark world...

Octopath Traveler

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 1 October 2026

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline...

The Slormancer

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Top-down view, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 November 2026

Steam: 87/100

An adventure action RPG with top-down hack-and-slash combat, set in a fantasy world where a band of heroes must stand against hordes of deadly...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect X

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 12 February 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Extended version of the 2D action BlazBlue Entropy Effect from 2023. The events of the game unfold in a post-apocalyptic future, where the real...

Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.

Action, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 26 March 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An improved version of the fighting game Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown for PlayStation 4. The game features classic modes such as Arcade and...

Little Nightmares 3 - The Shores

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 30 September 2026

Steam: 54/100

An expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that takes Little and One to a new location related to water and underwater dangers. The heroes will face the...

The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival

Arcade, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 18 September 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade beat 'em up in the universe of "The Walking Dead," based on the events of the storyline "All-Out War." The game brings familiar heroes into...

Well Dweller

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 September 2026

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A dark fairy tale metroidvania from the creators of Crypt Custodian. Deep in the forest lies a well, at the bottom of which lives Blik — a tiny bird...

The Disney Afternoon Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Collection, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 26 February 2026

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A collection of six classic Disney projects, bringing together iconic arcade adventures in a refreshed format. It includes Chip 'N Dale: Rescue...

Planet of Lana 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 5 March 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The continuation of the adventure Planet of Lana about Lana and her companion Mui. The heroes explore different corners of the planet and solve...

ChainStaff

Action, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 8 April 2026

Steam: 91/100

A hardcore action-platformer with an unusual spear-hook, powerful weapon upgrades, and a cool soundtrack. The events of the game take place on Earth...

Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup!

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 15 October 2026

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A large retro collection that brings together classic games based on the animated films "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life". The compilation includes...

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Mario Game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 21 May 2026

A new chapter about the adventures of the green dinosaur Yoshi. A mysterious book named Mr. E falls onto his island, its pages filled with the...

Ratatan

Strategy, Online, Music game, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 14 October 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The spiritual successor to the Patapon series of games. Ratatans are animated musical heroes, each with unique abilities. So, one of them uses a...

Harold Halibut

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 12 November 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The events of the game take place on a large spaceship, which, after two hundred years of its journey, has managed to turn into a real retro-utopia...

Little Nightmares 3 - The Backstage

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 12 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

A story expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that opens a new chapter of a dark journey through the mysterious Carnival. This time, the events unfold...

The James Pond Legacy: The Pond Is Not Enough

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → November 2026

A collection of classic adventures about the unusual secret agent James Pond, bringing together four games from the series in one edition. The...

The Witch's Bakery

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Visual novel, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 14 October 2026

Steam: 90/100

An RPG bakery simulator inspired by the anime Witch's Delivery Service. The game is about a cheerful witch who opens her bakery in modern Paris...

Rotwood

Action, Fighting, Slasher, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 3 March 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

An action-adventure roguelike from the creators of Don't Starve. Players explore and fight through a labyrinthine, dense forest with up to three...

Blood Dungeon

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 25 August 2026

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A dynamic roguelike platformer with frantic shooting from the creators of Nidhogg, where danger lurks at every level of the underground maze. The...

LIFTED

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 22 July 2026

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventurous platformer with puzzles and time travel. The story tells about a student named Ari, who only wanted to earn extra points in school but...

Scott Pilgrim EX - Back in the Band

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch 2 → 27 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

Three new playable characters have been added to the expansion — Stephen Stills, Kim Pine, and Knives Chau. Each character has their own fighting...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion - The Siege of Castle Doom

Arcade, Adventure, DLC, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game in development: Nintendo Switch 2 → 10 November 2026

The expansion significantly increases progression depth and the original Marvel Cosmic Invasion ’s overall replayability by adding full skill trees...

Side view

Best Games in the Side view genre of 2026 for Nintendo Switch 2