Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 20

Pronty: Fishy Adventure - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2023

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful assistant Bront...

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

Business / Management, Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Action, Arcade, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 May 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising is a Japanese side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy setting. The game is a prequel to Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes and will...

Blind Fate: Edo no Yami

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Cyberpunk, Slasher, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2022

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Blind Fate: Edo no Yami is a fast-paced side-scrolling cyberpunk slasher game. Welcome to Edo, the dark age of machines, during a time when the Shogunate rules...

Sclash

Fighting, Side view, Online, Action, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 May 2024

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place in the era of brave samurai fighting each other for their honor. Players take on the role of a master samurai and experience epic battles...

Gargoyles Remastered

Action, Side view, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy, Gothic, Old school, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2023

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Remastered classic 16-bit platformer Gargoyles, based on the Disney animated series "Gargoyles" from the 90s. The leader of the gargoyles, Goliath, awakens in...

Minabo - A walk through life

Casual game, Procedural generation, Side view, Simulation, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 April 2023

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 65/100

The player controls a turnip who meets others to form his own personality. At the same time, the hero acquires strong and weak traits that affect communication. You...

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...

Meifumado

Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Metroidvania, Role-playing game

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 4/10

Steam: 50/100

A dynamic action platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting with a dash of Japanese aesthetics. The player controls a warrior armed with a katana. During the...

Elsie

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Old school, Combat robots, Procedural generation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2024

Steam: 70/100

A fast-paced platformer with vibrant pixel art and an emphasis on fast-paced combat and acrobatic moves. The player takes on the role of Elsie, a brave heroine who...

JAWS: Retro Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 February 2026

Steam: 97/100

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...

Dark Scrolls

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2026

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Fantasy action with pixel graphics in the spirit of classic arcades, where you need to fight through hordes of enemies, dodge traps, and defeat bosses. Each run is...

A Boy and His Blob

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Remake

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A Boy and His Blob is a fascinating puzzle-platformer with a side view in a sci-fi setting, which is a remake of David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on...

Earth Atlantis

Arcade, Shooter, Indie, Steampunk, Action, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2017

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling arcade shooter in a steampunk style for mobile platforms. You will go to the depths of the ocean, where there are strange...

Way, The

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 April 2018

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Way is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will become a member of a team of space explorers who has lost his love and cannot...

Flinthook

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Flinthook is a side-scrolling action platformer from the creators of Mercenary Kings and Curses N Chaos. You have to play as a little guy who destroys many enemies...

Fox n Forests

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 May 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Fox n Forests is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with pixel graphics. You will play as a lively representative of nature, the fox cub Fox. In the game...

Furwind

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 June 2019

Steam: 68/100

Furwind is a side-scrolling pixel action platformer. Events take place in a magical world inhabited by intelligent animals. A great evil has awakened, after many...

Bleed 2

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 March 2018

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Bleed 2 is a continuation of the fun arcade action game with a side view. As in the original, you will again have to save the world from an impending disaster in...

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...

20XX

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

20XX is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with a sci-fi setting, inspired by the Mega Man series of games. You have to go on a dangerous journey and destroy...

Blaster Master Zero 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 March 2019

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Blaster Master Zero 2 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 into the...

Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 August 2019

Steam: 96/100

Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You have to try on the role of a skilled thief named Robbie. Waking up in...

LEGO Brawls

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 September 2022

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 46/100

LEGO Brawls is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer set in the LEGO universe. In the game you have to fight with other players, create unique characters...

Mable & The Wood

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2019

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Mable & The Wood is a side-scrolling Metroidvania adventure with horror elements set in a dark fantasy world. The plot tells the story of a mysterious girl named...

Wildfire

Role-playing game, Stealth, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Wildfire is a pixel platformer with stealth elements. The game takes place in a world where there is almost no magic left. The main character, one of the last...

Urban Trial Tricky

Arcade, Side view, Motorcycle racing, Stunts, Casual game, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 June 2020

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Urban Trial Tricky is a side-scrolling arcade racing game where you have to do various tricks on a motorcycle while exploring the urban jungle. The main feature is...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

MO: Astray

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

MO: Astray is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements. Through the pitch-damp darkness, the eerie sounds of giant machines can be heard...

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...

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...

Spectacular Sparky

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 October 2021

Steam: 87/100

Spectacular Sparky is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game follows the adventures of Sparky the Space Bunny, a mad...

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story

Arcade, Side view, Music game, Indie, Runner, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story — a dynamic arcade runner with rhythm game elements and a side view in the League of Legends...

Plunder Panic

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 September 2022

Steam: 94/100

Plunder Panic is a side-scrolling, 12-player arcade action platformer where two rival teams battle for supremacy. You and your crew need to loot the loot, defeat...

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...

Astro Duel 2

Online, Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 March 2024

Steam: 100/100

A pixel game with multiplayer support that you can play with or against friends. The gamer controls a fast spaceship and fights at a distance, and when necessary...

Everdeep Aurora

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2025

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A post-apocalyptic game in which the population moved underground due to a meteor shower. The main character, a cat named Shell, went in search of her missing...

Planet Cube: Edge

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2023

Steam: 89/100

Planet Cube has been attacked by aggressors who are trying to capture it. The main character Edge explores an underwater scientific complex and tries to fight back...

Burly Men at Sea

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 April 2018

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Burly Men at Sea is a minimalist side-scrolling adventure. The game tells a fairy tale about three big bearded fishermen who were tired of quietly and peacefully...

Kemono Heroes

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 February 2020

Steam: 100/100

Kemono Heroes is a side-scrolling local co-op action fighting game for 1-4 players. You'll choose one of four characters with unique abilities to battle other...

Party Planet

Arcade, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 December 2017

Party Planet is a collection of arcade games for a pleasant game in a friendly company. There are a total of 30 games available for anyone, regardless of age and...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch