Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 12

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise - a game in the Side view genre

Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Steampunk, Point & Click,

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 June 2022

Little Noah: Scion of Paradise is a side-scrolling action-adventure roguelike set in a fantasy setting. As Noah, you will travel to ancient ruins to uncover their...

Chenso Club

Cooperative (co-op), Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Comedy, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 September 2022

CHENSO CLUB is a cooperative action-rogal with a view of the side of the platformer. Welcome to the growing community of fighters who are ready to save humanity...

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...

Vasilisa and Baba Yaga

Horror, Adventure, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 May 2025

Players: 7.5/10

A 2D horror adventure based on the Russian folk tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful.” The game will tell a creepy story about Vasilisa's journey into a dark forest in...

Toxic Crusaders

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Hurricane beat 'em up based on the 1991 animated series "Toxic Crusaders" of the same name. While Dr. Kilemff tries to enslave the world, only one team of unusual...

Afterdream

Adventure, Horror, Walking Simulator, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2023

The events of the game unfold around a girl who is lost in a lucid dream, where the line between reality and imagination has blurred. The heroine finds herself in a...

LOVE

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2019

A minimalist game with a retro aesthetic and an emphasis on challenge without being unfair. The game features an innovative revival system, 16 levels and an...

Slave Zero X

Side view, Beat them all, Platformer, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 February 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

This is a prequel to the original Slave Zero, released in 1999. The game's events take place five years before the events shown in the first part. Megacity S1-9...

Снусмумрик: Мелодия Муми-дола

Adventure, Music game, Puzzle, Side view, Open world, Hidden Objects

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance in Moominvalley. Snufkin restores the valley and helps the quirky characters who call it home. Cops must be...

Pepper Grinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2024

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixel game about a pirate girl, Pepper, whose ship crashed and her treasure was stolen. In the hands of the heroine, Grinder is a powerful drilling machine. The...

Escape from Ever After

Role-playing game, Action, Turn-based, Side view, Comedy, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A bright game in the spirit of the Paper Mario series. In the story, greedy corporations from the real world want to profit from the magical worlds of books. The...

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 December 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

Ironcast

Role-playing game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Ironcast is an engaging role-playing strategy game with elements of a match-three puzzle set in a Victorian steampunk environment. To protect Great Britain, the...

Typoman

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Typoman is an unusual side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The creators of Typoman were inspired by the biographies of dedicated writers. It will take you on...

Unruly Heroes

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2019

Players: 6.2/10

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...

Beat Cop

Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Beat Cop is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with pixel graphics. The game takes place in New York in the 80s. Former detective Jack Kelly was framed for...

Omen of Sorrow

Arcade, Horror, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2023

Players: 6.6/10

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...

Super Hydorah

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2018

Metacritic: 82/100

Super Hydorah is a side view arcade game with shooter elements from the studios Abylight SL, Gryzor87 and Locomalito. The main publisher of the game is Abylight...

My Memory of Us

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 71/100

My Memory of US is an adventure arcade platform with a side view. The game will tell the story of two friends - a girl and a boy who found themselves in different...

Necrocosmos

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Side view

Frozen: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2020

Anticipation Rating: 3.3/10

Necrocosmos is a side-scrolling sci-fi arcade action game set in a Metroidvania style. Each player will start the game with a unique star map and will be able to...

Octahedron

Arcade, Platformer, Music game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 January 2019

Metacritic: 79/100

Octahedron is a side-scrolling arcade rhythm platformer. You have to explore various locations, avoiding enemies and traps. A unique feature of the game will allow...

Wandersong

Action, Adventure, Music game, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2018

Metacritic: 82/100

Wandersong is a side-scrolling musical action-adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a wandering singer. Use your singing to bring people together, solve...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Molecats

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Molecats is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game set in the mysterious and wonderful world of cats. They love to collect mushrooms in the most dangerous...

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...

Evolutis: Duality

Action, Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8/10

Evolutis: Duality is an exciting side-scrolling action adventure game set in a cyberpunk setting. The action takes place in Neo Hong Kong. The game will tell the...

Magin: The Rat Project Stories

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2026

A narrative adventure in a dark fantasy world, combining exploration, choices, and card battles with deck building. The action takes place in a grim universe at the...

Airhead

Side view, Action, Platformer, Arcade, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2024

An atmospheric game in which the gamer must save an inflatable head that is constantly losing air. The body can move independently and is forced to search for...

When The Past Was Around

Adventure, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 78/100

When The Past Was Around is a point & click adventure puzzle game with a sad story about a girl who has lost the meaning of life. She couldn't find him until she...

The Procession to Calvary

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Point & Click, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 July 2021

Metacritic: 78/100

The Procession to Calvary is a side-scrolling adventure game with elements of historical black comedy. The game takes place during the Renaissance, where you have...

Hoa

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the original game, our...

Loco Motive

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Comedy, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 November 2024

Metacritic: 77/100

A humorous side-scrolling adventure in which the heroes investigate the mysterious death of Lady Unterwald. To find the culprit, you need to meet eccentric...

Watcher Chronicles

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Watcher Chronicles is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you have to go to conquer purgatory, filled with...

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...

Terror of Hemasaurus

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 December 2022

Terror of Hemasaurus is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with local co-op in a science fiction setting. In the game you have to get used to the role of a...

Kung Fury - Street Rage Ultimate Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2023

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...

Jitsu Squad

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2022

Players: 4.5/10

A bright game similar to the Marvel vs. series. Capcom. Four characters fight opponents, including strong bosses, performing powerful combos. In co-op mode you can...

Castle Doombad Classic

Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Comedy, Fantasy

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 8/10

The player in the role of a villain defends his lair from annoying heroes. There are more than two dozen insidious traps that need to be placed throughout the...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch