Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 11

Young Souls - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Slasher, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Young Souls is an arcade co-op action-slasher with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of...

Jump King

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 June 2020

Players: 9/10

Jump King is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer where you, as a brave knight, have to climb to the top of the tower and save the princess. As you move...

Axiom Verge 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...

Foregone

Platformer, Side view, Action, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Foregone is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer in which the main character is trying to save the city of Kalagan from complete destruction. The game has a...

Enchanted Portals

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

The game tells the story of two aspiring wizards, Bob and Penny, who are stuck between dimensions. As they progress, they encounter mortal dangers and collect lost...

Aeon Must Die!

Action, Indie, Side view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Role-playing game, Adventure, Beat them all

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Aeon Must Die! is an indie side-scrolling action game in a futuristic style with tactical and side-scrolling RPG elements. Eon, the fearsome Emperor of the...

Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy V with new graphics and sound. The King of Tycoon senses a change in the wind. The crystals that maintain the...

Punch Club 2: Fast Forward

Business / Management, Role-playing game, Sports game, Boxing, Isometric, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

The continuation of Punch Club, but in a cyberpunk future setting. The player controls a boxer and tries to make him a champion. The character can upgrade...

Mario & Luigi: Brothership

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Mario 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...

Windswept

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2025

A pixel adventure with co-op on one screen, where characters try to return home after a storm. In single-player mode, you can switch between heroes to use their...

Stunt Paradise 2

Racing, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Stunts

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Racing arcade with platformer elements, inspired by games like Trials and Gravity Defied. Players navigate obstacle courses, performing various stunts. Physics...

Neva: Prologue

Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Free game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2026

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...

Dark Scrolls

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2026

Metacritic: 64/100

Fantasy action with pixel graphics in the spirit of classic arcades, where you need to fight through hordes of enemies, dodge traps, and defeat bosses. Each run is...

The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

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 a brutal...

Bit.Trip Runner

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 December 2020

Metacritic: 76/100

Bit.Trip Runner is a hardcore side-scrolling arcade runner set in the Bit.Trip universe. You have to run through dangerous locations, which are located on the Moon...

Caveman Warriors

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2017

Metacritic: 52/100

Caveman Warriors is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer. The events of the game will take you to prehistoric times, when people lived in caves, and there was...

Battle Chef Brigade

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2017

Metacritic: 82/100

Battle Chef Brigade is a fast-paced Japanese-style side-scrolling action RPG. You have to become a chef in the most extreme conditions. After all, in order to...

Kirby Star Allies

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2018

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Kirby Star Allies — A cooperative arcade action platformer with a side view, in which a cute pink round character named Kirby, armed with an impressive sword...

Party Planet

Arcade, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2017

Party Planet is a collection of arcade games for a pleasant game in a friendly company. There are a total of 30 games available for anyone, regardless of age and...

Damsel

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2019

Metacritic: 66/100

Damsel is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. You act as a hunter of evil spirits, who, armed with an ultraviolet gun, sets...

Mummy Demastered

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Mummy Demastered is a classic side-scrolling action platformer. Once again, a powerful and ancient evil has awakened and threatens all of humanity. You will try on...

Full Metal Furies

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Full Metal Furies is a side-scrolling arcade co-op action RPG from the creators of Rogue Legacy. In this team game, almost every player is important. Along with...

Killer Queen Black

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2019

Metacritic: 83/100

Killer Queen Black is an arcade PvP platformer where players will fight in a 4v4 format. Moreover, each team will have a Queen armed with a sting. Her powerful and...

Skybolt Zack

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 November 2019

Skybolt Zack is a fast-paced arcade action platformer with rhythm game elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on the role of the...

Micetopia

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Micetopia is a classic side-scrolling Metroid set in a medieval mouse kingdom with magic and dragons. The main character, a brave mouse, lived quietly in his...

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues is a side-scrolling fighting game based on the events of the American TV series Cobra Kai of the same name. The plot...

Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The events of the game unfold 5 years after the original Oxenfree. Due to an accidentally opened portal, a temporal rift has occurred in the world, and now a cult...

Valfaris: Mecha Therion

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2024

Direct sequel to Valfaris. The main character Therion once again pursues Lord Vroll. For this, he embarks on a journey across the galaxy, exterminating various...

Unusual Findings

Adventure, Side view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 October 2022

Players: 9.9/10

Unusual Findings is an old-school side-scrolling quest that combines the atmosphere of 80s teen adventure movies ("The Goonies," "The Monster Squad," and "The Lost...

Sumire

Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Metacritic: 86/100

Sumire is a fantasy adventure visual novel with anime and supernatural elements. In this charming place, a sad girl named Sumire meets a mischievous spirit who...

Deck of Ashes: Tome of Dimensions

DLC, Role-playing game, Card game, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 April 2022

Deck of Ashes: Tome of Dimensions — an expansion for the intriguing mix of card game and roguelike Deck of Ashes. It adds another playable character, an elf named...

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Side view, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is a point and click adventure puzzle game with a side view. Twin Lakes is a damn town. Damned enough to pay attention...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

RWBY: Arrowfell

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2022

RWBY: Arrowfell is an arcade action platformer with slasher elements and a side view in the RWBY universe. You will play as four members of Team RWBY — Ruby...

Curse of the Sea Rats

Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2023

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 61/100

A pirate witch turned several British prisoners into rats. They set off to travel along the coast of Ireland to find her and return to their former appearance. Each...

Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection

Collection, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 50/100

A collection that includes 7 games from the Jurassic Park series from the Game Boy, NES, SNES and SEGA Mega Drive consoles. The developers have improved many...

Guns of Fury

Action, Side view, Platformer, Adventure, Old school, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2025

Players: 7.2/10

Dynamic retro action in the spirit of the Metal Slug series. The main action takes place in a dystopian future in which the world is in an energy crisis. One day, a...

Ninja Kamui: Shinobi Origins

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Action, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 November 2024

A colorful game based on the anime Ninja Kamui. The main character is a shadow named Tsukumo. The character cuts through hordes of deadly ninjas. You can time your...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2024

Metacritic: 74/100

Pixel game with co-op support about "Power Rangers". In the story, the team faces the robotic reincarnation of their longtime enemy. Robo-Rita travels back in time...

Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2024

A sci-fi detective adventure set aboard the Zephyr — the first interstellar ship sent by humanity to another star. The main character, security chief Stella, was...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch