Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 15

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Mario Game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 January 2019

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Enhanced port of New Super Mario Bros. U for Nintendo Switch. The game features classic engaging gameplay, where the main goal is to reach the flag and avoid...

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

Side view, Arcade, Beat them all, Slasher, Platformer, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 January 2023

Players: 5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The rulers of the oppressed world made an army of super-soldiers, among whom was the main character, but he decided to go against them. The ninja warrior known as...

Bye Sweet Carole

Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Survival horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 October 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A dark and captivating fairy tale that pays stunning homage to 1930s animation. Set in early 20th-century England against the backdrop of the burgeoning women's...

Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun

Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Parkour

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Steam: 57/100

A dynamic game with pixel graphics, which takes place in medieval Japan. The main character quickly moves around the location, jumps on platforms and strikes...

Gunbrella

Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Action, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character is a stern woodcutter who finds himself in a city that is alien to himself, filled with various enemies, including a cult of sectarians, a gang...

Abathor

Platformer, Fantasy, Side view, Old school, Adventure, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

A pixel game with support for 4-player co-op mode, in which a group of brave heroes must save Atlantis. The people angered the gods, who sent monsters in revenge...

Anarkade

Action, Platformer, Side view, Online, Fighting, Old school, Comedy, Futurism (Future), Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 September 2024

Steam: 100/100

A multiplayer shooter with pixel graphics and intense battles in the style of platformers. To defeat opponents, players use a variety of tricks and an arsenal of...

Morkull Ragast's Rage

Platformer, Slasher, Metroidvania, Adventure, Fantasy, Side view, Comics, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2025

Steam: 69/100

The main character of the game is Morkull, a villain who knows that he is a video game character. In battles, you can use combos and a variety of abilities to help...

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

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

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...

Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Visual novel, Point & Click, Comedy, Hidden Objects

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2018

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Demetrios — The BIG Cynical Adventure is a fun visual novel with puzzles and a side view. The main character is a slob living in Paris named Björn Thonen. One...

Turmoil

In real time, Business / Management, Indie, Side view, Strategy, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 May 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

A side-view real-time management strategy game set in North America at the end of the 19th century. The beginning of the oil rush, a small town and the struggle for...

Shu

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2018

Players: 2.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Shu is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the role of a funny creature named Shu, you have to save the villagers from a...

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Collection, Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 May 2025

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A collection of 8 classic fighting games from Capcom, including crossovers Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro, Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium...

Type: Rider

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2019

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Type: Rider is a side-scrolling educational arcade platformer. You have to immerse yourself in the mysterious and fantastic world of letters. By controlling the...

She and the Light Bearer

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Logic, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2019

Steam: 84/100

As the journey continues, the firefly learns about the forest’s sacrifice, the Devourers and the secret of awakening the Mother. The adventure combines music...

The End Is Nigh

Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The End Is Nigh is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. You will play as a character named Ash...

Blade Strangers

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Blade Strangers is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. Expect characters from popular games such as Cave Story, Code of Princess and Umihara...

Mummy Demastered

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bridge Constructor Portal is a driving crossover of the Bridge Constructor and Portal series. You will play the role of a new employee of the Aperture Science...

Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2018

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 is an anniversary collection of side-scrolling action platformers set in the Mega Man X universe. Mega Man X Legacy Collection...

Ministry of Broadcast

Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2020

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Ministry of Broadcast is an exciting side-scrolling adventure that takes you to a land surrounded by a large wall. The only way to cross it is to win a reality...

A Juggler's Tale

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A Juggler's Tale is an atmospheric side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. The main character is a puppet named Abby, who was captured in a circus...

Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 October 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 83/100

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...

TOHU

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

TOHU is a cute 2D platformer in an unusual setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a heroine who can turn into her mechanical alter ego. Together with...

Dungeon Munchies

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about a necromancer cook who hunts...

Madshot

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Parkour

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2023

Steam: 79/100

Action roguelike, set in a Lovecraftian horror setting. Cthulhu swallowed up an entire city. The only thing left for you as the main character is to destroy the...

Overlord: Escape From Nazarick

Anime / Manga, Action, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 June 2022

Steam: 65/100

Overlord: Escape From Nazarick is a side-scrolling, fantasy-adventure action-platformer with anime elements. Clementine wakes up to find herself imprisoned in the...

Laika: Aged Through Blood

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 January 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Western set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The plot tells the story of a tribe oppressed by the invaders. The main character wants revenge in order to return...

Alien Hominid HD

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Steam: 95/100

Enhanced version of the cooperative 2D action game Alien Hominid (2002) . Armed with a space blaster and a team of mysterious little ones, you must try to take...

While the Iron's Hot

Side view, Crafting, Adventure, Role-playing game, Medieval era, Fantasy, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2023

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 80/100

In the distant land of Ellian, legendary artisans have gathered for centuries to perfect their skills. The main character wants to join them. The character explores...

Windswept

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 November 2025

Steam: 92/100

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...

Deer God

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 49/100

A side-scrolling adventure platformer about a deer’s survival in a fantasy world shaped by karma and reincarnation. The player explores 3D pixel-art landscapes...

DARQ

Action, Horror, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 March 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DARQ is an indie horror game that puts you in a lucid nightmare. The game tells the story of Lloyd, a boy caught in a nightmare. By exploring the darkest corners of...

Saturday Morning RPG

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 April 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Saturday Morning RPG is a fantastic side-scrolling RPG with turn-based combat. The developers took inspiration from cartoons and the culture of the eighties. The...

Death Tales

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 84/100

Death Tales is a fast-paced side-scrolling action RPG with card game elements. You will go to a mesmerizing world in which you need to fight using combos and...

Rage in Peace

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 November 2018

Steam: 89/100

Rage in Peace is a bloody side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. One fateful day in Timmy's life, the Reaper of Death appears with news that he will die today...

Candleman

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 October 2019

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Candleman is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer where you control a candle character. The candle can only burn for 10 seconds, so you need to solve various...

STAY

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 September 2018

Steam: 93/100

STAY is an unusual adventure with a side view and horror elements. Quinn woke up in a closed room, where there is only a computer connected to the chat you are in...

Not Tonight

Role-playing game, Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 January 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The story unfolds in an alternative United Kingdom, where the country teeters on the brink of collapse, and everyday life is filled with anxiety and strict control...

Levelhead

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Combat robots, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Levelhead is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control the GR-18 delivery robot through various levels with...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch