Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 21

Pang Adventures - a game in the Side view genre

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 January 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Pang Adventures is a side-scrolling arcade action game. The game continues the story of Buster Bros., which was released back in the 90s. You have to use a variety...

Slime-san

Action, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 June 2017

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This platforming action game follows a slime swallowed by a giant worm. Trapped inside, the protagonist must find a way out before an advancing wall of stomach acid...

The World Ends with You: Final Remix

Role-playing game, Action, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 September 2018

Metacritic: 77/100

The World Ends with You: Final Remix is a remaster of the Japanese-style side-scrolling action RPG. The main character Neku accidentally meets a mysterious girl...

Scribblenauts Showdown

Arcade, Online, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2018

Metacritic: 59/100

Scribblenauts Showdown is a fun arcade game in which you can gather a group of four people and take part in more than 25 mini-games together. Three exciting...

Shift Quantum

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 May 2018

Steam: 78/100

Shift Quantum is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements. You have to try on the role of a person trapped in the labyrinth of his own...

Unforeseen Incidents

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 January 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Unforeseen Incidents is a classic point-and-click side-scrolling adventure set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The events of the game will tell the story of Harvey...

Slam Land

Arcade, Action, Board / Group Game, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Sports game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2018

Steam: 100/100

Slam Land is a multiplayer arcade action game with a side view for a fun company. In the game you have to choose a unique fighter and, together with your friends...

Splash Blast Panic

Arcade, Action, Board / Group Game, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 October 2018

Steam: 100/100

Splash Blast Panic is a side-scrolling co-op action game where you shoot, ram, and dodge your opponents while trying to push them off the screen using a variety of...

Worse Than Death

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 75/100

Worse Than Death is a side-scrolling horror adventure about a high school reunion that turns into a nightmare. 28-year-old Holly must face the horrors of her past...

Whateverland

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Comedy, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 September 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Vincent is a skilled thief who decides to steal a precious necklace from the mansion of a lonely old woman named Beatrice. His plan would have gone perfectly, but...

The Darkest Tales

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Action, Free game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 October 2022

Players: 7/10

Steam: 69/100

The Darkest Tales is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you will become the companion of the teddy bear Teddy, who is forced to...

Knights & Guns

Indie, Action, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Steam: 93/100

Knights & Guns is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the best representatives of the "shoot 'em up" genre: Metal Slug, Pang, Mushihimesama , and...

Grimvalor

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...

Healer's Quest

Arcade, Indie, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2021

Steam: 86/100

Healer's Quest is a fun side-scrolling arcade RPG set in a fantasy setting where you take on the role of the most underrated party member in any fantasy world...

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...

Duck Souls

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2020

Steam: 97/100

Duck Souls is an indie action-adventure game with platforming elements and a side view. The game is set in a cute and deadly fantasy world where many dangers will...

Aeterna Noctis

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2022

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...

Curse of the Sea Rats

Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2023

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A pirate witch turned several British prisoners into rats. They set off to travel along the coast of Ireland to find her and return to their former appearance. Each...

Vernal Edge

Side view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 March 2023

Steam: 74/100

The Kingdom of Harikot took off into the skies and split into many small islands — this helped the Aloe Church gain control over these locations. 20 years...

The Master's Pupil

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2023

Steam: 89/100

An atmospheric puzzle platformer in which the player travels through the iris of Claude Monet's eye and helps the artist create masterpieces. The hero lives and...

Princess Peach: Showtime

Action, Adventure, Side view, Mario Game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 March 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An action-adventure game about Princess Peach, best known as the “damsel in distress” in the Mario series. The events of the game take place in a theater where a...

The Cub

Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 January 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A post-apocalyptic platformer made in the spirit of old-school projects from the Sega Mega Drive era. The main character is a boy who is running away from people...

Pepper Grinder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 March 2024

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A pixel game about a pirate girl, Pepper, whose ship crashed and her treasure was stolen. In the hands of the heroine, Grinder is a powerful drilling machine. The...

The Phantom

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Casual game, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 March 2025

Steam: 61/100

An adventure in which the main characters must stand up for justice and stop pirates. The legendary comic book hero Phantom and his partner, Diana Palmer, fight...

Robonauts

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 September 2017

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Robonauts is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In the role of a small robot you have to go on a long journey across the planets. The game...

Nightmare Boy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 January 2018

Steam: 58/100

Nightmare Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game takes place in another world full of enemies from your worst nightmares. Only you can save...

FutureGrind

Arcade, Racing, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Sports game, Bicycles

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 January 2019

Steam: 91/100

FutureGrind is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade platformer. You have to drive a special futuristic transport, which is equipped with two wheels of different...

Sine Mora EX

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Side view, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Sine Mora EX is a re-release of the side-scrolling arcade shooter for modern platforms. New challenges await you, a 16:9 aspect ratio and an easier difficulty...

Bomb Chicken

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 July 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Bomb Chicken is a side-view pixel arcade puzzle platformer where you take on the role of a chicken that lays bombs instead of eggs. Together with them you will have...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Horror, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 September 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action runner. You have to try on the role of valiant ninja rabbits who need to return the carrots...

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech

Role-playing game, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 April 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 81/100

SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech is a collectible role-playing card game with turn-based combat in the fantasy universe of SteamWorld. You have to become the...

Fromto: Toy Cars in Hell

Arcade, Racing, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 September 2020

Steam: 72/100

Fromto: Toy Cars in Hell is a crazy racing sandbox with a side view, where you have to build your own unimaginable track. Together with other players, you will take...

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...

BurgerTime Party!

Action, Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2019

Metacritic: 70/100

BurgerTime Party! is a remake of a fascinating side-view puzzle platformer in the series, designed for solo and cooperative play by up to four people. As in the...

Murder by Numbers

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Murder by Numbers is an exciting puzzle game with elements of a visual novel in the Japanese style. The game takes place in Los Angeles in 1996. You will try on the...

Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Post-apocalyptic, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 March 2021

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse - adventure game with the side of the side of the post -apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of the...

Bounty Battle

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2020

Players: 5.1/10

Steam: 20/100

Bounty Battle is a competitive side-scroll co-op action fighting game pitting famous indie heroes from games like Guacamelee!, Darkest Dungeon, Dead Cells and...

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Arcade, Logic, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Casual game, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2020

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a combination of two popular puzzle games where you have to challenge your opponent. As in the first part, the task is simple: you need to...

R-Type Final 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 April 2021

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

R-Type Final 2 is an arcade side-scroller with shooter elements and a space theme. It has been almost twenty years since the release of the last game in the...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch