Side view 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 2

Tetragon - a game in the Side view genre

Puzzle, Side view, Platformer, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Steam: 64/100

Tetragon is a fun side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the world of Tetragon — a huge mysterious universe with...

Olija

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Olija is a pixel platformer about Faraday, a shipwrecked man who ends up in the mysterious country of Terraphage. He is armed with a legendary harpoon, which he...

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...

A Long Way Down

Strategy, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 April 2021

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 56/100

A Long Way Down is a fun side-scrolling card strategy game set in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of Sam, who finds himself in the...

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX

Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Adventure

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is an updated version of the 1986 platformer. The legendary Alex Kidd is back. The main character explores locations, breaks stones...

Banners of Ruin

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Steam: 78/100

Banners of Ruin is an adventure role-playing roguelike with turn-based and card-based elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer a fairy-tale...

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...

Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 October 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is a side-scrolling point and click adventure. Extended version of the plot: with a longer final part, hundreds of lines of additional...

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...

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...

Tunche

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Ayo the Clown

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

Steam: 84/100

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...

Cotton Reboot!

Anime / Manga, Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Cotton Reboot! — a remaster of the classic arcade shooter Fantastic Night Dreams: Cotton with a side view and cute graphics. It tells the story of the...

Gearshifters

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

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...

3 out of 10: Season One

Adventure, Side view, Free game, Exploration, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2021

Players: 7.8/10

3 out of 10: Season One is a shareware episodic adventure game that tells the story of the world's worst game development studio. The game is an interactive sitcom...

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...

Smelter

Action, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Smelter is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to try on the role of Eve, who came to the earthly world from Eden and...

Skate City

Arcade, Action, Sports game, Stunts, Skateboards, Side view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Skate City is a side-scrolling arcade runner for mobile platforms dedicated to skateboarding. In the new game from the developers of Alto's Adventure , you can...

Steel Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 September 2021

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...

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...

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...

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...

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

Side view, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy, Strategy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A peaceful village is attacked by enemies, so several children climb into a huge tank to protect themselves. Characters can use their unique abilities and improve...

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...

Crashnauts

Arcade, Online, Shooter, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic arcade platformer-player for 2-6 players with quick and spectacular battles. Matches take place on different arenas, where you can use a wide arsenal of...

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...

Speed Limit

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view, Runner

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 February 2021

Steam: 80/100

Speed Limit is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade shooter where your daily train ride goes wrong. As you progress, you will run, steer, fly and die many, many...

Dodgeball Academia

Arcade, Sports game, Side view, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Business / Management, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dodgeball Academia is a sports role-playing adventure with elements of Japanese-style management strategy. You will go to conquer an interesting world where the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

Astria Ascending

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Astria Ascending is a side-scrolling adventure JRPG with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. Together with brave heroes, you will explore the vast and beautiful...

The Last Friend

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Action, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 April 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The Last Friend is a fun side-scrolling tower defense strategy game with action elements. Dogs have started disappearing all over the world. And only Alpha can...

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...

Tadpole Treble

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 21 January 2021

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tadpole Treble is a side-scrolling adventure music rhythm game. You have to take on the role of a newly born fish who is eager to explore the world around him. She...

Super Magbot

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Super Magbot is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will try on the role of a robot explorer who will have to...

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