Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 17

Xeodrifter - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This side-scrolling metroidvania follows an interstellar drifter exploring a small cluster of four planets in the Omega sector. After a collision with a rogue...

Galacide

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 October 2020

Steam: 82/100

Galacide is a side-scrolling arcade shooter from the developers behind the fighting game Blade Symphony. You have to prevent the invasion of hostile aliens to save...

Bulb Boy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 July 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Bulb Boy is an indie horror adventure with point and click elements. The main character of Bulb Boy is a boy with a glowing head. You have to overcome your fear and...

Shadow Bug

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Shadow Bug is a side-scrolling arcade platformer for mobile platforms. In the game you will destroy the forces of evil of unknown origin with the help of your...

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2: The Final Challengers

Arcade, Fighting, First-person view, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 May 2017

Metacritic: 66/100

ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 2: The Final Challengers is a classic side-scrolling, first-person fighting game exclusively for the Nintendo Switch...

Battle Planet: Judgement Day

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2019

Steam: 87/100

Battle Planet: Judgment Day is an arcade futuristic top-down shooter with augmented reality for mobile platforms. Your hero randomly finds himself on an unknown...

Caveman Warriors

Arcade, Action, Online, Platformer, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 December 2017

Steam: 74/100

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...

Butcher

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Butcher is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game is based on the best shooters from the 90s. You have to get used to the...

GoNNER

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 79/100

GoNNER is a brutally challenging 2D platformer with roguelike elements and procedurally generated levels. The game tells the story of the friendship between Hiccup...

Moonfall Ultimate

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2018

Steam: 48/100

Moonfall Ultimate is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of the Empire, a former small kingdom that is now...

WARSAW

Role-playing game, Strategy, Historical, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 66/100

WARSAW is a tactical role-playing game set in the Second World War. You will play the role of the Polish Resistance fighting against the Nazis. You will find...

Ghost Parade

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 October 2019

Steam: 81/100

Ghost Parade is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a little girl, Suri, who gets lost in a mysterious forest...

Outbuddies

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2020

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Outbuddies is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will explore Bahlam, the sunken fortress of the Old Gods, located deep in...

River City Girls

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

River City Girls is a fun retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of River City. Two heroines Kyoko...

Hardcore Mecha

Action, Indie, Side view, Combat robots, Shooter, Anime / Manga, Futurism (Future), Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Hardcore Mecha is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will have access to various combat mechs, a large arsenal...

Skate City

Arcade, Action, Sports game, Stunts, Skateboards, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Skate City is a side-scrolling arcade runner for mobile platforms dedicated to skateboarding. In the new game from the developers of Alto's Adventure , you can...

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...

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...

Sky Racket

Indie, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 March 2020

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sky Racket is an adventure arcade shooter with a side view in a sci-fi setting. The game features a unique combination of genres that mixes classic shoot'em up and...

Airhead

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2024

Steam: 73/100

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...

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is a direct continuation of the exciting action-platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The game will delight you with...

Underhero

Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Puzzle, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2020

Steam: 91/100

Underhero is a role-playing puzzle platformer with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of a chosen hero who is...

The Procession to Calvary

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

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...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Narita Boy

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Narita Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a cyberpunk setting. In the game you have to become a legendary warrior who needs to get out of...

Hell is Other Demons

Adventure, Action, Shooter, Side view, Roguelike, Indie, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 April 2019

Steam: 92/100

Hell is Other Demons is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game has you exploring a vast, hand-crafted world filled with...

Astria Ascending

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Astria Ascending is a side-scrolling adventure JRPG with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Together with brave heroes, you will explore the vast and beautiful...

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...

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

Role-playing game, Isometric, Side view, Anime / Manga, In real time, Collection

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2023

Metacritic: 76/100

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is a collection of classic Mega Man games. Mega Man is a popular character who has become the hero of games of various...

Vasilisa and Baba Yaga

Horror, Adventure, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 May 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Sonic Superstars

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2023

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy travel to the North Star Islands to defeat the evil Dr. Eggman. Heroes use new abilities, the power of which is bestowed by the...

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Remaster Ninja Warriors (1989), to which the developers added additional moves and combos, 2 new characters, 2-player co-op, as well as improved graphics...

Gift

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 May 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 75/100

A colorful action platformer in which the main character tries to escape from a giant ship before it sinks into the sea. The tilt of the ship and the water level in...

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles

Action, Role-playing game, Side view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy, Adventure, City Building

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 August 2024

Steam: 52/100

Role-playing adventure based on the anime series “About My Reincarnation into Slime.” The game offers two completely new stories from the author of the original...

Until Then

Adventure, Visual novel, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 June 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The game follows the life of Mark Boria, a high school student in the Philippines. At first glance, his life is ordinary: school, friends, instant messaging...

Wolfhound

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

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Old-school metroidvania with a side view, set on a mysterious island in the Bermuda Triangle, where a secret Nazi base is hidden. The player takes on the role of...

Splasher

Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Splasher is a 2D platformer in which a young hero sets out to rescue the workers of the Inkorp factory from its greedy boss, Docteur. Armed with a paint cannon, the...

Super Daryl Deluxe

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 April 2018

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Super Daryl Deluxe is a side-scrolling comedy adventure RPG. The main character is teenager Daryl, who has to while away his days at a new school. But it was not...

88 Heroes

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 72/100

88 Heroes is an indie platformer with side-scrolling action elements, made in a retro style. The game offers a non-standard approach to gameplay, because with each...

Old Man's Journey

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 February 2018

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Old Man's Journey is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure that puts you in the role of the titular old man as he travels to various locations and reminisces...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch