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

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! — a classic beat 'em up with a side view, based on the comic book "The Adventures of Asterix and Obelix". The main opponents...

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...

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...

WarioWare: Get It Together!

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

WarioWare: Get It Together! — a fascinating arcade collection of mini-games in the WarioWare series. You have to help Wario and his friends escape from the...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...

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...

Kaze and the Wild Masks

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Kaze and the Wild Masks is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer inspired by classic 16-bit games. The events of the game take place in the fairy-tale world of...

Curious Expedition 2

Role-playing game, Simulation, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 August 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Curious Expedition 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling adventure role-playing game with a procedurally generated world, dedicated to expeditions in the 19th...

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...

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: 57/100

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...

Out of Line

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2021

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Out of Line is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. An exciting journey awaits you, filled with mesmerizing puzzles and a vibrant...

Mayhem Brawler

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Steam: 89/100

Mayhem Brawler — a fresh take on 90s side-scrolling beat 'em ups, influenced by the success of Streets of Rage 4. You will be able to choose one of three heroes...

Demon Skin

Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Fighting, Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 48/100

Demon Skin is an indie slasher game with platformer elements and a side view in a fantasy style. The game contains various types of undead, a race of underground...

TOHU

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

TOHU is a cute 2D platformer in an unusual setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a heroine who can turn into her mechanical alter ego. Together with...

A Juggler's Tale

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A Juggler's Tale is an atmospheric side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. The main character is a puppet named Abby, who was captured in a circus...

Dungeon Munchies

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about a necromancer cook who hunts...

DARQ

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 March 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DARQ is an indie horror game that puts you in a lucid nightmare. The game tells the story of Lloyd, a boy caught in a nightmare. By exploring the darkest corners of...

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...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Visual novel

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view set in a fantasy world, created by the writer of Mirror's Edge (2008), Tomb Raider...

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...

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...

Narita Boy

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 March 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Narita Boy is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a cyberpunk setting. In the game you have to become a legendary warrior who needs to get out of...

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...

The Procession to Calvary

Adventure, Historical, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The Procession to Calvary is a side-scrolling adventure game with elements of historical black comedy. The game takes place during the Renaissance, where you have...

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...

Super Magbot

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Unavowed

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 July 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Unavowed is a side-scrolling mystery adventure inspired by the point and click games of the '90s. Demons constantly break into familiar New York to confuse the next...

Actraiser Renaissance

Action, Role-playing game, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Strategy, Isometric, Side view, In real time, City Building, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Actraiser Renaissance is an action role-playing platformer with real-time strategy and platforming elements. You will be able to use powerful fire, ice and other...

The Legend of Tianding

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a comic book style. The game will tell the story of a young Taipei vigilante, Liao...

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...

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...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 September 2021

Steam: 76/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

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...

Okinawa Rush

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Okinawa Rush is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer inspired by classic games from the 90s. Expect dynamic battles with ancient evil, unique character...

Tunche

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Steam: 73/100

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...

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...

Fallen Knight

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 20 July 2021

Steam: 56/100

Fallen Knight is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a descendant of the legendary...

Blaster Master Zero 3

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Blaster Master Zero 3 is a sequel to the classic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You have to help Jason again, and this time go to the...

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...

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...

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