Side view

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Side view

July 14, 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Neon Abyss is a dynamic action game with roguelike elements and a side view in a sci-fi setting. As a fearless warrior, you will go into dangerous dungeons that...

Mortal Kombat (2011)

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

April 19, 2011

VGTimes: 10.0/10

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Mortal Kombat (2011) is the ninth fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series. The game is both a continuation and a restart of the franchise. The game's plot begins...

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view

January 18, 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A reimagining of the Prince of Persia series, the main character of which is the Persian soldier Sargon from the elite group of warriors “Immortals”, who is able to...

Celeste

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

January 25, 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...

ANNO: Mutationem

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

March 17, 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

ANNO: Mutationem is an indie action role-playing adventure game in the style of futurism and cyberpunk, with a side view. Welcome to a world covered in neon lights...

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

Action, Adventure, Side view, Survival, Crafting, Zombies, Survival horror

April 10, 2025

Players: 8.7/10

A side-scroller in the Into the Dead series about survival in a zombie apocalypse. The action takes place in Texas in 1980, where the once vibrant town of Walton is...

Little Nightmares

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle

April 27, 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark tale in which the main character Six must find a way out of an underwater vessel filled with creepy creatures. The inhabitants of the in-game world also...

Beholder

Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Logic, Side view

November 9, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Beholder is a side-scrolling adventure strategy game where you have to spy on people. The story of the game will tell us about Karl Stein, a citizen of a...

Warpips

Strategy, In real time, Side view, Tanks, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Tactics, Indie

April 29, 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Warpips is an exciting tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre and with a side view. In the game you have to create an indestructible army by combining...

Nine Sols

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

May 28, 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Adventure action-platformer from the creators of psychological horrors Detention and Devotion. The game tells the story of an awakened hero who must fight nine...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

November 15, 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Forts

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view

April 19, 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view

March 28, 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Inside

Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view

June 29, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...

Huntdown

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

May 12, 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...

Machinarium

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

October 16, 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Machinarium is an amazing quest about the robot Josef, who seeks to return his beloved. The game has mesmerizing hand-drawn graphics and truly mind-bending puzzles...

Worms Revolution

Action, Strategy, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view

October 9, 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Worms Revolution is the legendary return of the side-scrolling turn-based tactical action strategy game to the Worms series. The game was created using a new game...

Huntdown: Overtime

Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Old school

May 7, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Prequel to the action-platformer Huntdown. The events unfold in futuristic New Detroit in the year 2084 — a grim metropolis where corporations have replaced...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG)

March 5, 2026

Players: 4.4/10

The sequel returns in a new form — the Spire awakens after a millennium of oblivion, hiding even more dangers, secrets, and challenges in its depths. Its halls are...

SIGNALIS

Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view

October 27, 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

SIGNALIS is a classic sci-fi horror, the style of which is very reminiscent of the movie "Alien". Finding herself alone on the snowy planet Elster, the main...

Unepic

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

October 2, 2011

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...

Hidden Deep

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

January 24, 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Hidden Deep is an action-adventure platformer with elements of horror, survival and a side view. The game takes place in a research complex two kilometers under the...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view

February 24, 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

August 15, 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

October 21, 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...

Tap Ninja

Side view, Arcade, Roguelike, Action, Adventure, Indie

March 17, 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Tap Ninja is an adventure arcade clicker with role-playing elements and a side view in a medieval setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a warlike...

Muse Dash

Arcade, Music game, Anime / Manga, Side view

January 15, 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Muse Dash is a musical arcade game with a side view in anime style. The game is an exciting platformer where, to the beat of the music, you need to collect various...

Street Fighter 5

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

February 16, 2016

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Street Fighter 5 is a side-scrolling arcade fighting game in the popular Street Fighter series. In a simple and understandable form, the game will introduce you to...

Indivisible

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

October 8, 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Indivisible is a colorful action-RPG platformer with turn-based combat and a side view. You have to try on the role of the girl Ajna, who goes on a journey around...

Infernax

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game

February 14, 2022

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Infernax is a side-scrolling action-adventure RPG in a fantasy setting. The main character is a brave knight who returned to his homeland to defeat monsters caused...

30XX

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

February 17, 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

Dynamic action-platformer inspired by the Mega Man series. The game is a direct sequel to 20XX. The events of the game begin with the protagonist awakening after a...

Castle Crashers

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

August 27, 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Castle Crashers is a furious side-view co-op action game designed for 4 people. The game takes place in the fictional Middle Ages, in which an evil sorcerer steals...

Worms Reloaded

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view

August 26, 2010

Players: 9/10

Worms Reloaded is the legendary return of the fast-paced side-scrolling team strategy game. The game offers multiplayer play for up to four people and with a...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

December 8, 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

Side view, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

February 19, 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

Worms Rumble

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

December 1, 2020

Players: 9.2/10

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...

Aeterna Noctis

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

December 14, 2021

Metacritic: 69/100

Aeterna Noctis is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The Supreme God Chaos cursed his creation, forcing the dominant...

Guacamelee! 2

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

August 21, 2018

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Guacamelee! 2 is a continuation of the dynamic action platformer with a side view. Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacata is forced to once again...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration, Platformer, Action

October 22, 2024

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Adventure Metroidvania based on King Kong. The game tells the story of oil rig worker David as he tries to find his daughter in a collapsing city. To save his...

Beholder 2

Adventure, Stealth, Puzzle, Side view

December 5, 2018

Players: 8/10

Beholder 2 is a continuation of the side-view adventure strategy that will take you to a world where totalitarianism has reached almost every citizen. The main...

Best Games in the Side view genre