Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 10

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow comes Today

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2017

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow comes Today is an atmospheric “point and click” adventure with a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. A terrible epidemic turns...

Unruly Heroes

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2019

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Unruly Heroes is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting, inspired by the famous Chinese fairy tale "Journey to the West." The game...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 is a fantastic sequel to the side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game take us 15 years forward, after the end of the first part...

Mineko's Night Market

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Minoria

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Minoria is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer from the creators of the Momodora series. The game takes place during the fourth Witch War, a major...

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Steampunk, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch is an atmospheric action platformer with a side view in a dieselpunk setting. In the game you will try on the role of a rabbit who...

Infernax

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Infernax is a side-scrolling action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The main character is a brave knight who returned to his homeland to defeat monsters caused...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Mario Game, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Mario and Luigi embark on an adventure on the high seas and travel through the vast world of Concordia. Along the way, you can make new friends and integrate old...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

Speedollama

Shooter, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Comedy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2024

Steam: 95/100

A dynamic pixel game about a group of elite llama mercenaries who set out to destroy an army of alpacas. You can improve your skills and use different weapons. The...

Touhou Luna Nights

Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 December 2020

Steam: 97/100

A pixel game in which the main character finds herself in another world. It's full of strange places and demon youkai. You can use different weapons and learn...

Kentum

Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting, Survival, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 98/100

A sci-fi adventure in which the protagonist awakens from a very long sleep in the year 10,000. You must explore a world with new plants and animals, harvest...

The Drifter

Adventure, Horror, Point & Click, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2025

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A dark story inspired by King, Crichton, and Carpenter. The main character constantly moves from one job to another, never staying in one place for long. One day...

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

Arcade, In real time, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is an adventure arcade puzzle platformer with a side view. You have to save the main character's brother from the evil Lord Mustasho...

Mega Man Legacy Collection

Arcade, Collection, Futurism (Future), Platformer, Action, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 May 2018

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Mega Man Legacy Collection is a collection of legendary side-view arcade action platformers about Mega Man. The collection includes the first six 8-bit Mega Man...

Tricky Towers

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Side view, Online, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Tricky Towers is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game inspired by the popular Tetris. As in the original game, you have to build a tower from familiar figures and...

Braid Anniversary Edition

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2024

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Anniversary Edition of Braid. The creators invited the original game's artist, David Hellman, to help update the visual style. But the changes aren't limited to...

Ayo the Clown

Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ayo the Clown is an adventure platformer with a variety of puzzles and role-playing elements. You have to help the cute clown Ayo in search of his missing dog Bo...

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 77/100

While the southern rats are trying to return to their usual way of life after the great war between rodents and frogs, an ancient and indescribable evil has...

West of Loathing

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Side view, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 86/100

West of Loathing is an unusual adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat. You have to go to the minimalistic world of the city of Boring Springs, where you...

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Zombies

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 November 2020

Steam: 69/100

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead is another crossover in the bridge-building puzzle game Bridge Constructor, this time meeting famous characters from the...

Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy IV with new graphics and sound. The Kingdom of Baron sends an elite airborne unit, the Red Wings, to attack...

Rivals of Aether 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Side view, Online, Indie

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Steam: 78/100

The game takes place in a fantasy world where the elements of fire, water, earth and air control their heroes. Players choose characters with unique abilities, such...

American Arcadia

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Third-person view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 May 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An unusual adventure puzzle game from the creators of Call of the Sea. In terms of plot, the game is similar to a darker version of the film "The Truman Show...

Birger's Tale

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Dungeons, Exploration

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The game is about a Viking warrior who fights against many enemies using weapons and abilities. As you level up, you can improve your equipment and upgrade your...

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A remastered version of the sequel to the first Shantae, released for the Game Boy Advance, the project of which was suspended in 2004 due to problems with the...

Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 June 2019

Steam: 58/100

A brave warrior takes up a legendary sword and embarks on a journey through time, exploring a futuristic cyberpunk world. The game features four levels with diverse...

Neva: Prologue

Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

White butterflies lead Alba to the remote swamps, where she finds a lost young wolf. Trying to escape the deadly marshes, they gradually learn to trust each other...

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This fantasy action platformer draws on the Old Testament apocrypha, the Book of Enoch. The player takes the role of Enoch, who must stop a great flood ordered by...

Indivisible

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Indivisible is a colorful action-RPG platformer with turn-based combat and a side view. You have to try on the role of the girl Ajna, who goes on a journey around...

Dark Flame

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Hidden Objects, Walking Simulator

Frozen: Nintendo Switch → 2018

Steam: 100/100

Dark Flame is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a medieval setting. In the role of a crusader knight, you will have to find out the truth about the...

Omen of Sorrow

Arcade, Horror, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 64/100

The game world is filled with creatures from myths, scary fairy tales and classic books like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The game features 12 characters...

Ninja Shodown

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Ninja Shodown is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer where you compete for the jade katana. Alone or together with friends, you will try on the role of guards...

Double Kick Heroes

Arcade, Music game, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Zombies, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Double Kick Heroes is a fiery mix of shooter and musical rhythm game. You have to fight for your life, shooting back from opponents on the steep Gundillac on the...

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Side view, Turn-based, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 73/100

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition — enhanced edition of the role-playing game Deep Sky Derelicts. It includes expansions: Deep Sky Derelicts: Station Life...

Shantae and the Seven Sirens

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Shantae and the Seven Sirens is an anime-style side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer. The game is a continuation of the series of tropical adventures of the...

Teslagrad 2

Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Steampunk, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The young Teslamancer Lumina found herself in a difficult situation after her airship crashed far to the north, on the territory of the unpredictable Wyrmheim. The...

Dandara Trials of Fear

Side view, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2018

Steam: 85/100

Dandara Trials of Fear is a side-scrolling fantasy action-adventure platformer. The citizens, once free-spirited, are now oppressed and isolated. But all is not...

Hoa

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch