Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 23

Spelunker Party! - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2017

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Spelunker Party! is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. Go on an underground journey with your friends and the Speleologist. Organize expeditions alone...

Afterparty

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 March 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Afterparty is an atmospheric adventure with a side view from the creators of Oxenfree. Two college students, Milo and Lola, die and, unfortunately for them, end up...

Lamplight City

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 June 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Lamplight City is a classic side-scrolling Point and Click adventure. The game takes place in the fictional town of Lamplight during the Victorian era with a hint...

The Forbidden Arts

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2019

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 50/100

The Forbidden Arts is an indie action-adventure game with platformer elements in a fantasy setting and a side view. Playing as a hero named Phoenix, you will have...

TurtlePop: Journey to Freedom

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 March 2018

Metacritic: 62/100

TurtlePop: Journey to Freedom — side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer. In the role of funny animals, each of which has its own unique abilities, you will go...

Joggernauts

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 October 2018

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Joggernauts is a cooperative puzzle-platformer with a side view. In the game, you will control alien creatures that are trying to navigate a path full of dangers...

One Finger Death Punch 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

One Finger Death Punch 2 is a continuation of the arcade fighting game with a side view and simple mechanics, where you need to press a couple of buttons and fight...

Headspun

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2019

Steam: 51/100

Metacritic: 51/100

Headspun is an unusual adventure with a side view. The events of the game will tell the story of Theo Kavinsky, who woke up after a five-week coma and lost his...

Semblance

Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 July 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Semblance is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. You will set off to conquer an amazing world that can easily become deformed...

Molecats

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 September 2019

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 80/100

Molecats is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game set in the mysterious and wonderful world of cats. They love to collect mushrooms in the most dangerous...

Bladed Fury

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Bladed Fury is a fun action-platformer with RPG elements and a Japanese-style side view. The game takes place during the times of Ancient China and tells the story...

SolSeraph

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 July 2019

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 56/100

SolSeraph is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with strategy elements in a fantasy setting. You will play the role of the young god Helios, who must lead...

PixelJunk Eden 2

Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 December 2020

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A sequel to the atmospheric platformer with roguelike elements, the player controls Grimp, a tiny horned creature tasked with rescuing his fellow creatures and...

Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Collection, Action, Historical

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 81/100

Samurai Shodown NeoGeo Collection is a collection of old-school fighting games that includes seven games: Samurai Shodown (1993), Samurai Shodown 2, Samurai...

StarCrossed

Arcade, Online, Side view, Science fiction, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Shooter, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

StarCrossed is a co-op, dynamic side-scrolling action game set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to join a group of 5 space heroes who travel among the...

Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 September 2020

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 83/100

Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer where you'll set out to conquer the world of Trollhunters, based on the animated...

Shoot 1UP DX

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 October 2020

Steam: 79/100

Shoot 1UP DX is a retro top-down shooter of the "fly and shoot" type, which is an improved version of the game Shoot 1UP. The main feature that sets it apart from...

The Company Man

Platformer, Action, Side view, Indie, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The Company Man is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game challenges you to battle the work routine of attacking your crazy colleagues with a...

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 May 2022

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a side-scrolling platformer adventure game. This is a hand-drawn adventure game about a gibbon who has lost his family and is sent on a...

WarDogs: Red's Return

Action, Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Casual game, Side view, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Steam: 85/100

WarDogs: Red's Return is a hurricane beat 'em up with a side view in retro style. After a deadly plague nearly destroyed the world, the remnants of humanity turned...

Dude, Where Is My Beer?

Casual game, Comics, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Comedy, Exploration, Point & Click

Game canceled: Nintendo Switch → 5 November 2020

Steam: 76/100

An unusual adventure, the main character of which is trying to uncover a conspiracy with the disappearance of the Pilsner beer in the city of Oslo. To investigate...

Mighty Fight Federation

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2021

Steam: 74/100

A dynamic game with multiplayer support in which gamers control fighters, team up with other heroes and fight in the arena. There are 13 different characters with...

Farming Simulator Kids

Educational game (Education), Simulation, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2024

A simple game suitable for all ages to introduce younger generations to the world of farming. Gamers are engaged in planting and harvesting crops using different...

RunGunJumpGun

Arcade, Action, Side view, Indie, Platformer

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2018

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

RunGunJumpGun is a 2D platformer set in the Extax System, where a swelling sun is devouring planets. The player controls a scavenger from beyond the system’s...

Rad Rodgers - Radical Edition

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 February 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Rad Rodgers — Radical Edition is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game tells the stories of two characters — a 12-year-old boy, Red...

Ground Divers!

Arcade, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 June 2022

Metacritic: 72/100

Ground Divers! is a classic side-scrolling adventure arcade game with pixel art style, inspired by the old-school Dig Dug, where a miner navigated deep into a...

Embers of Mirrim

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Embers of Mirrim is a fantastic side-scrolling puzzle platformer. The game revolves around a magical animal that can transform into two characters at once &mdash...

Flipping Death

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 August 2018

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Flipping Death is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. The game will tell the story of Penny, who dies under mysterious circumstances. But upon awakening...

Animal Super Squad

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 May 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 77/100

Animal Super Squad is a side-scrolling arcade action puzzle game from the creator of Goat Simulator. In the game you have to fight your way through traps and...

Romancing SaGa 2 Remaster

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Romancing SaGa 2 Remaster is an updated version of the Japanese-style adventure role-playing game. You will control members of the royal family of Avalon. The...

Double Cross

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 January 2019

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Double Cross is a side-scrolling puzzle action adventure game. You have to try on the role of Zahra, an agent of R.I.F.T. (Regulators of Interdimensional Boundaries...

Tied Together

Arcade, Online, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 October 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Tied Together is a unique side-scrolling co-op action platformer. You have to go through many levels with complex traps, puzzles and hiding places. The main feature...

Desert Child

Arcade, Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Side view, Racing, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 December 2018

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 55/100

Desert Child is a dynamic racing arcade game with RPG elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will try on the role of a young and talented...

Papetura

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2022

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Papetura is an atmospheric adventure with a side view. The game will tell the story of a cute paper creature named Pape, who ended up in a flower prison. However...

Enchanted Portals

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 40/100

The game tells the story of two aspiring wizards, Bob and Penny, who are stuck between dimensions. As they progress, they encounter mortal dangers and collect lost...

Fallen Legion Revenants

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Fallen Legion Revenants is a turn-based strategy role-playing game with turn-based combat and visual novel elements in a fantasy setting. In a world covered in...

Copperbell

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 March 2020

Steam: 88/100

Copperbell is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer, entirely hand-drawn. According to the plot, you set out to rid your beloved forest of the evil spirits...

Turrican Flashback

Collection, Futurism (Future), Action, Shooter, Runner, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 December 2020

Turrican Flashback is a collection of games from the Turrican series, a classic side-scrolling shooter inspired by genre giants like Metroid and Alien (1990...

Beat Me!

Indie, Arcade, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Side view, Platformer, Online, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 November 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 70/100

Beat Me! is a competitive arcade action game in a fantasy setting with a side view. Here you choose one of the heroes, each of which is unique and has its own set...

Colossus Down

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Colossus Down is a juicy side-scrolling fighting game about a girl named Nika and her fight against everything uncool. For her own purposes, she even assembled a...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch