Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 18

Unto The End - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 December 2020

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Unto The End is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in a fantasy setting. A veil of rage covered his eyes and cold steel slipped out of its sheath. But the roar...

Long Reach

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Long Reach is a psychological thriller executed in the style of pixel art. The game takes place in a world where everyone craves power, be it money, divine blessing...

The Mystery Of Woolley Mountain

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 April 2019

Steam: 80/100

The Mystery Of Woolley Mountain is an exciting point and click adventure with a side view. A team of characters tries to solve the mystery of the mountain by...

Damsel

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2019

Steam: 70/100

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...

Unavowed

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 July 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Unavowed is a side-scrolling mystery adventure inspired by the point and click games of the '90s. Demons constantly break into familiar New York to confuse the next...

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Arcade, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 May 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is a fast-paced Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. Expect exciting two-on-two battles where you choose characters from...

Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Side view, Space

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 March 2023

Steam: 92/100

A dynamic arcade shooter that transfers to the atmosphere of films of the 50s. History follows the Lieutenant Kaya - the ace of the Royal Air Force of Great...

Sonic Mania Plus

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Extended version of the arcade platformer Sonic Mania in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The extended edition includes a new Encore Mode and two...

Aggelos

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 April 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Aggelos is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. Together with the main character, you have to go on a dangerous adventure through...

Inkulinati

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view, Medieval era, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 February 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The player takes on the role of a medieval illuminator who uses Living Ink to draw and command an army of creatures. On his way to power, he battles numerous...

KUNAI

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

KUNAI is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will try on the role of an elite robot named Tubby, who masterfully wields a...

Arcade Archives Ninja-Kid

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 April 2018

Arcade Archives Ninja-Kid is a re-release of the arcade platformer Ninja-Kid for modern platforms. In the game you can try on the role of Ninja-kun and fight your...

Potata: fairy flower

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2020

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The game is about a great journey and self-discovery. The main character is an aspiring sorceress Potata, who sets off on her dream adventure. As she progresses...

Foregone

Platformer, Side view, Action, Slasher, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2020

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

MX Nitro: Unleashed

Motorcycle racing, Simulation, Side view, Racing, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2020

Steam: 79/100

MX Nitro: Unleashed is a motorcycle racing game in which players go through obstacle courses and face strong bosses. While jumping, racers can perform spectacular...

Super Magbot

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Super Magbot is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will try on the role of a robot explorer who will have to...

Children of Morta: Paws and Claws

Role-playing game, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Children of Morta: Paws and Claws is a top-down RPG expansion set in a fantasy setting. Night hunters, creatures of the day. They howl, growl, hiss, and snarl: but...

Double Pug Switch

Indie, Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Science fiction, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 October 2020

Steam: 100/100

Double Pug Switch is an arcade indie platformer with action and puzzle elements in the fantasy genre. You have to take control of the pug Otis, the professor's...

The Longest Road on Earth

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 January 2022

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The Longest Road on Earth is a side-view adventure arcade game in the point and click genre. This is a narrative game, deeply personal and meaningful. Simple...

Actraiser Renaissance

Action, Role-playing game, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Strategy, Isometric, Side view, In real time, City Building, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Actraiser Renaissance is an action role-playing platformer with real-time strategy and platforming elements. You will be able to use powerful fire, ice and other...

The Legend of Tianding

Side view, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Comics, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a comic book style. The game will tell the story of a young Taipei vigilante, Liao...

3000th Duel

Action, Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Side view, Slasher, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2020

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 71/100

3000th Duel is an indie adventure platformer with slasher elements and a side view. The hero sets off towards the unknown, remembering almost nothing about himself...

Death and Taxes

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Puzzle, Visual novel, Side view, Point & Click, Strategy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Death and Taxes — an exciting adventure game in the spirit of Papers, Please, Reigns , and Beholder. In the game, you will take on the role of the Grim...

Haiku, the Robot

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

This adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements takes place in Arcadia, a mechanical world inhabited by corrupted robots and machinery. The player explores...

Summum Aeterna

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 September 2023

Steam: 83/100

Adventure action-roguelike in a dark fantasy setting, which is a prequel to Aeterna Noctis. Taking on the role of the King of Darkness — a mighty, powerful, and...

Pac-Man World Re-Pac

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Casual game, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2022

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Pac-Man World Re-Pac is a remake of the excellent action platformer about Pac-Man with a side view, a funny plot and an abundance of gameplay mechanics, released in...

RWBY: Arrowfell

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2022

Steam: 71/100

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...

Death or Treat

Side view, Roguelike, Action, Slasher, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2023

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 57/100

The main character is Zhutik, the owner of PrizraMart, the main enterprise for the production of Halloween sweets. After the mysterious disappearance of the...

Lil' Guardsman

Adventure, Fantasy, Side view, Comedy, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2024

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Deductive adventure in the spirit of the game Papers, Please. As 12-year-old Lil, the player sits at the castle guard post and decides who is worthy to pass...

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...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 August 2023

Steam: 92/100

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

Arcade, Action, Anime / Manga, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 April 2025

Steam: 84/100

A pixel co-op game in which a brave foursome of characters explore parallel worlds to rescue a girl kidnapped by a villain. The battles are made in the form of a...

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa

Action, Simulation, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 April 2019

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 64/100

A stylish mix of action in the "beat 'em up" genre and a life simulator, immersing you in the atmosphere of a school bully's last autumn. The plot centers around...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of humanity. The game...

In Between

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

In Between — arcade side-scrolling indie adventure. The game tells a sad story about a man who is dying of cancer. The main character will have to delve into...

Super Phantom Cat

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 March 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Super Phantom Cat is a retro arcade platformer from the developers of Veewo Games. As a cat, you have to run through various levels, collect coins, destroy walls...

Super Mighty Power Man

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Side view

Frozen: Nintendo Switch → 2018

Super Mighty Power Man is an arcade side-scrolling sci-fi action platformer that is the ideological successor to the Mega Man series. The events of the game will...

Unit 4

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 March 2019

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Unit 4 is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. Evil aliens seize a sacred artifact from the tribe of the main characters and...

Heart Forth, Alicia

Role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Side view, Metroidvania, Japanese role-playing game, Action

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Heart Forth, Alicia is a classic Metroidvania with action RPG elements and a side view. The events of the game unfold around the young sorceress Alicia, who sets...

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...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch