Side view for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 9

Fading Afternoon - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 June 2024

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 77/100

An atmospheric pixel adventure about Seiji Maruyama — an aging yakuza who has just been released from prison and finds himself at a crossroads. The story unfolds in...

Underling Uprising

Action, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.3/10

Steam: 73/100

Dynamic action in the spirit of 90s cartoons, combining street fights, crazy super moves, and the vibrant style of old animated series. The story centers around a...

Snipperclips

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Snipperclips is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle game. Everything depends on using the features of forms. Sometimes you just need to match them, sometimes you...

Dandara

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 February 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...

Unreal Life

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Logic, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 November 2020

Steam: 95/100

Unreal Life is a side-view pixel adventure about a girl who has lost her memory and remembers nothing but one name — Miss Sakura. Hooked on this thread, she...

Flashback 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 16 November 2023

Players: 2/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 36/100

Sequel to the action-platformer Flashback (1992) from 1992. The events of the game tell about the new adventures of Conrad, who defeated the "Mastermind" — the...

Creepy Tale 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Creepy Tale 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a side view and horror elements. These are dark times. A mysterious evil is terrorizing the...

Edge of Sanity

Survival horror, Exploration, Action, Crafting, Detective, Adventure, Side view, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

A hand-drawn 2D psychological survival horror game set in the ruthless wilds of Alaska with the intense atmosphere of the Cthulhu Mythos. The main character is a...

Touhou Luna Nights

Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 December 2020

Steam: 97/100

A pixel game in which the main character finds herself in another world. It's full of strange places and demon youkai. You can use different weapons and learn...

Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Metroidvania, Exploration, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A remastered version of the sequel to the first Shantae, released for the Game Boy Advance, the project of which was suspended in 2004 due to problems with the...

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Adventure, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is an exciting side-scrolling adventure set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in an alternative Japan in the 1980s and tells the...

The Final Station

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Survival

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Action platformer in a post-apocalyptic setting. The player will have the opportunity to become a train driver in a desert world, carrying his passengers from...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Darkestville Castle

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Hidden Objects

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Darkestville Castle is a colorful 2D classic quest with a side view. The game tells the story of Sid, an evil orphan demon who found refuge in the village of...

Blade Strangers

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 August 2018

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Blade Strangers is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. Expect characters from popular games such as Cave Story, Code of Princess and Umihara...

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...

Young Souls

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Slasher, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 March 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Young Souls is an arcade co-op action-slasher with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will tell the story of...

Micetopia

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 November 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 37/100

Micetopia is a classic side-scrolling Metroid set in a medieval mouse kingdom with magic and dragons. The main character, a brave mouse, lived quietly in his...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection, Shooter

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 February 2022

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 65/100

GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon is a dynamic side-scrolling arcade action roguelike in a fantasy setting. In the game, you will act as the guardian and chosen one of the...

Return to Monkey Island

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 September 2022

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Many years have passed since the last battle between Guybrush Threepwood and his nemesis, the zombie pirate LeChuck. Elaine Marley, his only love, is distracted...

Peglin

Arcade, Adventure, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Pinball, Turn-based

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A pachinko-style roguelike where every attack turns into a thrilling collision of balls and pins. The game revolves around collecting an arsenal of special balls...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Rising Hell is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game you have to fight your way through hordes of bloodthirsty demons to...

Afterdream

Adventure, Horror, Walking Simulator, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2023

Steam: 91/100

The events of the game unfold around a girl who is lost in a lucid dream, where the line between reality and imagination has blurred. The heroine finds herself in a...

Abathor

Platformer, Fantasy, Side view, Old school, Adventure, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 July 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

A pixel game with support for 4-player co-op mode, in which a group of brave heroes must save Atlantis. The people angered the gods, who sent monsters in revenge...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

Game in development: Nintendo Switch → 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

Little Nightmares 3 - The Backstage

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

A story expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that opens a new chapter of a dark journey through the mysterious Carnival. This time, the events unfold behind the...

Nihilumbra

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 May 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Adventure, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a fun side-scrolling action game based on the original Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie. Following the story of the...

Mother Russia Bleeds

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Mother Russia Bleeds is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You advance through the level, destroying all enemies along the way using hand-to-hand combat and...

Hungry Shark World

Arcade, Action, Free game, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 July 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Hungry Shark World is a free-to-play arcade action game with a side view. In the role of a shark, you have to quench your hunger by eating various sea creatures...

Mooseman

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 July 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...

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...

Forgotton Anne

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Steampunk, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 November 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Forgotton Anne is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will take you to a magical dimension where forgotten things are...

Vagante

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...

Backbone

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

River City Girls

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

River City Girls is a fun retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of River City. Two heroines Kyoko...

Dordogne

Adventure, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Dordogne is a watercolor adventure game. The game takes place in France. The main character's grandmother dies and leaves her an old house as an inheritance. There...

Hoa

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

OlliOlli World

Arcade, Side view, Third-person view, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Stunts

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 February 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 86/100

OlliOlli World is the sequel to the explosive skateboarding action platformer. You will have to drive through the vibrant and vibrant world of Redland in search of...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Nintendo Switch