Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 19

Okinawa Rush - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Okinawa Rush is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer inspired by classic games from the 90s. Expect dynamic battles with ancient evil, unique character...

Full Metal Furies

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 November 2018

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Full Metal Furies is a side-scrolling arcade co-op action RPG from the creators of Rogue Legacy. In this team game, almost every player is important. Along with...

SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 September 2018

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 60/100

SNK Heroines Tag Team Frenzy is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. Unique 2v2 team battles await you, where you can perform mesmerizing moves...

Claws of Furry

Arcade, Action, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 August 2018

Steam: 53/100

Claws of Furry is a colorful side-scrolling arcade action game with roguelike elements. You take on the role of dangerous ninja cats who must make their way through...

I Am The Hero

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2018

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 65/100

I Am The Hero is an arcade action game with fighting game elements and a side view. The events of the game will tell the story of a mysterious hero with a glorious...

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 September 2019

Players: 7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX is an arcade action-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Mega Man 10 and Mighty No. 9...

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...

GODS Remastered

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 March 2019

Steam: 81/100

GODS Remastered is a remaster of the legendary 1991 platformer Gods, in which you will have to pass the trials of the gods in order to climb Olympus in the end and...

Jump King

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 June 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 90/100

Jump King is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer where you, as a brave knight, have to climb to the top of the tower and save the princess. As you move...

Metal Revolution

Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Online

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 10/10

Metal Revolution is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will go into a world where you will witness the...

Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 October 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Disney Classic Games: Aladdin and The Lion King — re-releases of the cult games Aladdin and The Lion King, adapted for modern platforms. Both games received...

Horace

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 October 2020

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Horace is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a pixel art style. The game will tell the heartfelt story of a cute robot who goes on an amazing...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

3 out of 10: Season One

Adventure, Side view, Free game, Exploration, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2021

Players: 7.8/10

3 out of 10: Season One is a shareware episodic adventure game that tells the story of the world's worst game development studio. The game is an interactive sitcom...

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...

Paw Paw Paw

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 December 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Paw Paw Paw is a co-op beat'em up with a side-scrolling fantasy setting. At the beginning you have to choose one of four heroes, differing not only in appearance...

Valfaris: Mecha Therion

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 August 2024

Steam: 94/100

Direct sequel to Valfaris. The main character Therion once again pursues Lord Vroll. For this, he embarks on a journey across the galaxy, exterminating various...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Steam: 76/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

The Last Friend

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Action, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The Last Friend is a fun side-scrolling tower defense strategy game with action elements. Dogs have started disappearing all over the world. And only Alpha can...

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 January 2022

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling arcade action-platformer set in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Mega Man...

River City Girls Zero

Arcade, Side view, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Music game, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Motorcycle racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 February 2022

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 68/100

River City Girls Zero is a cooperative Beat 'em up action game with 16-bit graphics, which tells the story of four characters: Kunio, Riki, Misako and Kyoko. In the...

New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja

Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2022

Steam: 55/100

Remake of the classic platformer Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja from 1991. One night, people from one tribe stole all the women from another tribe. Cro-Magnons Joe...

Ugly

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

The player explores the depths of the aristocrat's sick mind, which are filled with scary monsters and puzzles. Using the mechanics of mirroring a character, you...

Snakebird Complete

Indie, Puzzle, Casual game, Side view, Logic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 November 2023

A collection with Pazzlov remasters Snakebird and Snakebird Primer, where the main characters are long birds. Gathering fruits, players gradually increase the...

Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact

Action, Fighting, Online, Side view, Comics

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2025

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 55/100

A fighting game based on the famous anime and manga Hunter x Hunter, with 3-on-3 team battles. Players create their own teams of characters, selecting a composition...

Blazing Strike

Action, Fighting, Side view, Old school, Online, Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 October 2024

Steam: 53/100

A dynamic fighting game with retro graphics, inspired by 16-bit games by Capcom and SNK. The game has three modes: story, arcade and online battles. Each fighter...

Gimmick! 2

Platformer, Side view, Old school, Puzzle, Adventure, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A sequel to the classic 1992 platformer that retains the spirit of the original while offering new and exciting adventures. Players once again control a lovable...

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...

One Gun Guy

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2022

Steam: 70/100

A dynamic pixel game where the main character explores one huge level. Here you can find upgrades, traps to overcome, many enemies, and powerful bosses. After the...

Gravity Circuit 2

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Indie

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2027

A dynamic action-platformer focused on fast-paced combat and style choices. At the center of the story are two heroes with completely different approaches to...

Runbow

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 July 2018

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Runbow is a side-scrolling platformer where shifts in the colourful background affect the platforms and obstacles: anything matching the background disappears...

Little Orpheus

Action, Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Science fiction, Side view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Little Orpheus is an adventure platformer with puzzle and action elements in the science fiction genre. 1962 NASA is trying to land a man on the moon. Meanwhile, in...

Robot Named Fight

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 April 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Robot Named Fight is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a sci-fi setting. You will go on a dangerous journey through a randomly generated world in order...

My Brother Rabbit

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 September 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

My Brother Rabbit is a colorful adventure with lots of puzzles and a side view in a fantasy setting. After parents find out that their daughter is seriously ill...

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...

198X

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 January 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

198X is a fun indie drama that focuses on various arcade games from the eighties. The story centers on a suburban teenage boy caught between a carefree childhood...

Blaster Master Zero 3

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Blaster Master Zero 3 is a sequel to the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You have to help Jason again, and this time go to the...

Smelter

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Smelter is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of Eve, who came to the earthly world from Eden and...

Fallen Knight

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2021

Steam: 56/100

Fallen Knight is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a descendant of the legendary...

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