Side view 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre

Little Nightmares 2 - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice

Adventure, Side view, Adult game, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 May 2021

Players: 5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice is a continuation of a series of exciting point and click adventures about forty-year-old balding heartthrob Larry Laffer...

Metroid Dread

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Metroid Dread is an adventure action-platformer with a side view set in the sci-fi universe of Metroid. The game is a direct sequel to Metroid Fusion from 2002...

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. The setting is the fallen kingdom of Outland...

Castlevania Advance Collection

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...

The House in Fata Morgana

Horror, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Side view, Gothic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 April 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 96/100

House in Fata Morgana is an adventure visual novel with Japanese-style horror elements. The events of the game will tell the story of a young hero who wakes up in...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

The Longing

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Adventure, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 February 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghosts 'N Goblins: Resurrection is a fantasy side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The game follows the valiant knight Arthur as he runs, jumps and fights his...

Tails of Iron

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tails of Iron is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in a fantasy setting. Playing as Reggie, heir to the Rat throne, you will have to save your kingdom and...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...

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...

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions

Arcade, Fighting, Sports game, Boxing, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2021

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions is an arcade boxing simulator featuring 20 iconic characters from the Rocky and Creed film series. In the game you will challenge...

Lacuna — A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure

Adventure, Detective, Side view, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 December 2021

Steam: 92/100

A fascinating journey into the world of science fiction, cyberpunk and noir, where, in the role of detective Neil Conrad, the player faces complex moral choices...

Worms Rumble

Action, Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Third-person view, In real time, Shooter, Online, Battle Royale

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 June 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Worms Rumble is a new part of the tactical action strategy with a side view in the legendary Worms series of games about funny worms. The sequel was the first game...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 January 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Axiom Verge 2

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...

Tetris Effect

Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Virtual Reality (VR), Online, Music game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Tetris Effect — a classic arcade puzzle game for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices from the creators of Rez. The game is dedicated to the "Tetris syndrome...

Thomas Was Alone

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

Lamentum

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle, Survival horror, Exploration, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Lamentum is a dark side-scrolling action adventure game set in New England in the mid-19th century. The game tells the story of a young aristocrat named Victor. He...

Shing!

Action, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Fighting, Beat them all, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

Shing! — a dynamic action-adventure with a side view, where you will play the role of a deadly ninja and begin to chop down hordes of demons. In the game you...

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...

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is a point and click adventure puzzle game with a side view. Twin Lakes is a damn town. Damned enough to pay attention...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the original game, our...

Ayo the Clown

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ayo the Clown is an adventure platformer with a variety of puzzles and role-playing elements. You have to help the cute clown Ayo in search of his missing dog Bo...

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...

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...

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...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2021

Steam: 90/100

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Residual

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021

Steam: 66/100

A lonely explorer makes an emergency landing on a strange planet that holds an ancient secret. The character explores a procedurally generated world, gathers food...

Summer Catchers

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Runner, Side view, Racing

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Summer Catchers is a cute racing arcade game with a side view, made in pixel style. The game tells the story of a young girl from the north who has never seen...

Gearshifters

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Gearshifters is a whirlwind racing action arcade game with bagel elements and a top-down view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will set out to conquer...

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view, Simulation

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 December 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is a side-scrolling anime fantasy RPG game. In this game you will be able to raise, train and fight just like in the original. You can...

Minute of Islands

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 March 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an experienced...

Backworlds

Free game, Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Platformer, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Backworlds is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer in which you can influence the game world using a special eraser. This is what the main game mechanics...

Aeon Must Die!

Action, Indie, Side view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Role-playing game, Adventure, Beat them all, Metroidvania

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 50/100

Aeon Must Die! is an indie side-scrolling action game in a futuristic style with tactical and side-scrolling RPG elements. Eon, the fearsome Emperor of the...

VirtuaVerse

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cyberpunk, Point & Click, Old school

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

VirtuaVerse is a cyberpunk adventure game in which you will travel to the near future, where artificial intelligence has taken over everything. The main character...

One Hand Clapping

Adventure, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 December 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

One Hand Clapping is a side-scrolling indie musical platformer that challenges you to sing into your microphone to solve puzzles and unlock the power of your voice...

Side view

Best Games in the Side view genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch (Game released)