Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 16

Grimvalor - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Grimvalor is a fantasy action game with RPG elements and a side view. An evil force is raging in the forgotten kingdom of Vallaris. The quest is to uncover the fate...

Ikenfell

Role-playing game, Side view, Top-down view, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2020

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Ikenfell is a classic adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. The game is about a group of troubled students from a school of...

Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2017

Steam: 70/100

Woodle Tree Adventures Deluxe is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. You'll find all the classic elements from 90's games plus some cool new ideas. You...

Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 April 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Sumire

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Steam: 95/100

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...

Spidersaurs

Arcade, Side view, Comics, Platformer, Shooter, Comedy, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 July 2022

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Spidersaurs is a fun side-scrolling arcade action platformer with sci-fi elements. Ugly spiderosaurs — hybrids of dinosaurs and spiders — have broken...

WarDogs: Red's Return

Action, Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Casual game, Side view, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Steam: 85/100

WarDogs: Red's Return is a hurricane beat 'em up with a side view in retro style. After a deadly plague nearly destroyed the world, the remnants of humanity turned...

LOVE

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2019

Steam: 92/100

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...

Once Upon A Puppet

Side view, Fantasy, Puzzle, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 April 2025

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The game takes place in the theatrical world. Using the glove, the gamer controls the puppet. The main character must return to the front stage after solving all...

Gigapocalypse

Arcade, Action, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 August 2022

Steam: 92/100

A pixel game in which the gamer controls a giant monster. There are characters from prehistoric times, unknown space and popular works, with unique skills...

JAWS: Retro Edition

Action, Adventure, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2026

Steam: 95/100

A re-release of the classic game from 1987, timed with the release of Steven Spielberg's horror film "Jaws." The player is offered to control a boat and fight...

Ganbare! Super Strikers

Role-playing game, Football, Sports game, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 February 2020

Steam: 85/100

Ganbare! Super Strikers is a unique turn-based sports RPG focused on football. You will find non-standard football matches, where victories will increase the levels...

Rainswept

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective, Visual novel, Walking Simulator

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2020

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Rainswept is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with a variety of puzzles. Detective Michael Anderson is sent to the small town of Pineview to help the local...

Super Combat Fighter

Arcade, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2018

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

Super Combat Fighter is the spiritual successor to the classic Mortal Kombat with 2D graphics, digitized fighters, a bunch of modes, cheat codes, and a sea of...

Tale of Ronin

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Turn-based, Side view

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Tale of Ronin is a game about the human side of samurai life, which contains a fascinating story about betrayal, honor, war and peace. The players' decisions...

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 January 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Dead Cells: Fatal Falls is a hardcore side-scrolling action slasher expansion inspired by the Dark Souls series. Two new locations await you, in which there will be...

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp

Strategy, Side view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 April 2023

Metacritic: 83/100

A remake of the first two tactical strategies Advance Wars, released on the Game Boy Advance portable console in 2001 and 2003. Commanding air, land and sea forces...

Islets

Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Action, Open world

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Islets is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. Aiko is an aspiring warrior who explores the skies and earth...

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

Side view, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A peaceful village is attacked by enemies, so several children climb into a huge tank to protect themselves. Characters can use their unique abilities and improve...

Anomaly Agent

Side view, Action, Cyberpunk, Platformer, Science fiction, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 January 2024

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A game in a cyberpunk setting with dynamic battles. The main character is an agent who searches for anomalies to protect the world. In addition to hand-to-hand...

LISA: The Painful

Role-playing game, Side view, Comedy, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2023

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A dark role-playing game in a post-apocalyptic world, full of dark humor and unexpected stories. Going in search of the protagonist's daughter, the player is faced...

Volgarr the Viking 2

Platformer, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 August 2024

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the brave Viking Volgarr. The player is once again immersed in the world of ancient mythology and epic...

Justin Wack's Big Time Hack

Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Comedy, Old school, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2022

Steam: 95/100

A multi-protagonist adventure where you need to help the characters solve their problems. You will have to solve puzzles and communicate a lot with local residents...

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...

Ultimate Sheep Raccoon

Racing, Platformer, Bicycles, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2025

Steam: 46/100

A bright cooperative game in which several characters ride on the highway on bicycles. You need to perform tricks, type points and overtake opponents. There are...

Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn

Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 46/100

Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn is a side-scrolling arcade action game starring NBA legend Shaq-Fu. From childhood, young Shak finds himself in the temple of Shaolin...

Crashnauts

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic arcade platformer-player for 2-6 players with quick and spectacular battles. Matches take place on different arenas, where you can use a wide arsenal of...

Freedom Planet 2

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 April 2024

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Freedom Planet 2 is an arcade platformer inspired by the popular Sonic series. The game has three main characters. Each of them will delight you with unique...

Skelattack

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2020

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Skelattack is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You are an enchanted skeleton living in the deepest part of the dungeon. You are awakened by the sound...

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong

Arcade, Sports game, Snowboard, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Construction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2019

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong is a physics sandbox that turns the classic bridge-building genre upside down. You will face hours of new challenges where you need to...

Neversong

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 July 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Neversong is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game will tell the story of a little boy named Pete. Waking up from a coma, he discovers that his...

Inmost

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 August 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Inmost is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The events of the game take place in two parallel worlds in which three brave main...

Iris.Fall

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 January 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Iris.Fall is a side-scrolling adventure arcade puzzle game that tells the interesting story of a little girl, Iris. One day she wakes up in an unfamiliar place...

Ultracore

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2020

Metacritic: 65/100

Ultracore is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In 1994, the side-scrolling platformer Project Hardcore was supposed to be...

One Hand Clapping

Adventure, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

One Hand Clapping is a side-scrolling indie musical platformer that challenges you to sing into your microphone to solve puzzles and unlock the power of your voice...

Shing!

Action, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Fighting, Beat them all, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Shing! — a dynamic action-adventure with a side view, where you will play the role of a deadly ninja and begin to chop down hordes of demons. In the game you...

Regions of Ruin

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 December 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Regions of Ruin is a side-scrolling adventure RPG with strategy elements and a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to explore fabulous lands, ravaged by...

Rogue Lords

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Rogue Lords is a dark fantasy roguelike in which the player leads a squad of devils. The squad includes various monsters and characters known from films and fairy...

Speed Limit

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view, Runner

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Steam: 80/100

Speed Limit is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade shooter where your daily train ride goes wrong. As you progress, you will run, steer, fly and die many, many...

Dodgeball Academia

Arcade, Sports game, Side view, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Business / Management, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dodgeball Academia is a sports role-playing adventure with elements of Japanese-style management strategy. You will go to conquer an interesting world where the...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch