Side view

February 1, 2023

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The player takes on the role of a medieval illuminator who uses Living Ink to draw and command an army of creatures. On his way to power, he battles numerous...

One Hand Clapping

Adventure, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Side view

June 10, 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Indiecalypse

Action, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Side view, Top-down view

May 29, 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Indiecalypse is a side-scrolling action-adventure game that lets you experience the real life of an indie game developer. Three misfits team up to design and create...

Evolutis: Duality

Action, Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8/10

Evolutis: Duality is an exciting side-scrolling action adventure game set in a cyberpunk setting. The action takes place in Neo Hong Kong. The game will tell the...

Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition

DLC, Arcade, Fighting, Side view

February 14, 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition is an expansion for the side-scrolling arcade fighting game in the popular Street Fighter series. In the updated version you will...

UNI

Arcade, Action, Side view, Top-down view, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Sports game, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

March 31, 2019

Players: 3.6/10

UNI is a fascinating collection of 40 mini-games of different genres and is designed for cooperative play. The game will please you with races, funny arcades...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

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

March 28, 2020

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...

WWE 2K Battlegrounds

Action, Fighting, Side view, Wrestling

September 18, 2020

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 58/100

WWE 2K Battlegrounds is an arcade spin-off from the main WWE 2K series, dedicated to the fights of miniature wrestlers. Battlegrounds features the familiar battles...

Shadow of Death: Fighting Game

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

August 29, 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Shadow of Death: Fighting Game is a side-scrolling arcade fighting game in the fantasy style. You can fight the way you want, with 4 unique Shadow Knights to choose...

Long Live Caesar

Indie, Role-playing game, Tactics, Historical, Roguelike, Side view

December 16, 2024

A step -by -step role -playing strategy with elements of a crogue in which the fate of the Roman Empire depends on the decisions of one person. Playing for Guy...

The Procession to Calvary

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

April 9, 2020

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...

Slice of Sea

Adventure, Indie, Steampunk, Point & Click, Side view

November 11, 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Slice of Sea is an atmospheric Point and Click adventure with a side view in a steampunk setting. This is not the best day in the life of Seaweed. You could even...

Lucid Dream Adventure

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

October 8, 2018

Players: 10/10

Lucid Dream Adventure is a side-scrolling horror adventure with puzzle elements. The second chapter of Lucid Dream Adventure continues the fairytale story of Lucy...

Stickman Backflip Killer 5

Arcade, Platformer, Shooter, Side view

May 15, 2018

Players: 6.6/10

Stickman Backflip Killer 5 is an arcade platformer with shooter elements and a side view. This is a game where you have to complete levels and destroy stickmans...

Death and Taxes

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Puzzle, Visual novel, Side view

February 20, 2020

Players: 10/10

Death and Taxes — an exciting adventure game in the spirit of Papers, Please, Reigns , and Beholder. In the game, you will take on the role of the Grim...

Magic Rampage

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

March 4, 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Magic Rampage is a free action platformer with RPG elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. There are several classes to choose from in the game, including...

Beholder: Conductor

Simulation, Business / Management, Comedy, Side view

April 23, 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Spin-off of the Beholder series. The main character is a train conductor who is tasked with monitoring passengers, reporting incidents and carrying out important...

Spiritfall

Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy

April 3, 2023

Players: 4.7/10

A colorful action roguelike that tells the story of a mysterious warrior named Omen. He was chosen by the Divine Spirits to fight the disease spreading across the...

Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection

Action, Platformer, Collection, Side view, Comedy

September 9, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 53/100

Collection of Bubsy games, featuring classic platformers about the lynx Bubsy from the 90s. The collection includes four games from the series, carefully recreated...

Ark of Charon

Side view, Simulation, Construction, Strategy, Sandbox, Fantasy

July 9, 2024

Players: 7.2/10

The player builds a mobile fortress on top of a giant and mysterious walking tree. You will have to go through a difficult path to bring the seedling to a safe...

Rusty Rangers

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Action, Dungeons, Adventure, Metroidvania, Exploration

2026

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world engulfed in chaos and constant horror. No one remembers what it was like before being captured by the Baron, except...

Touhou Luna Nights

Metroidvania, Side view

February 25, 2019

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...

The Dark Queen of Mortholme

Action, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

August 15, 2025

Players: 10/10

The player takes on the role of the Dark Queen of Mortholme, the final boss of the game, and fights a tenacious hero who tries to defeat the enemy time after time...

Carlos the Taco

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Comedy

January 9, 2023

A classic side-scrolling platformer set in sunny Mexico, the player takes on the role of a Mexican hero who has set out to find his kidnapped bride. As you...

Hellreaper

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

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A hardcore action roguelike in which Heaven unleashes the Reaper of Hell—a destructive force created at the sacrifice of one of the High Angels. His goal is to...

Death Fungeon

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Old school

August 18, 2018

A pixelated game where the protagonist must use wits, cunning, and dexterity to escape a dangerous prison. You can advance slowly, using stealth, or jump on walls...

Tingus Goose

Horror, Business / Management, Side view, Casual game

December 2, 2025

Metacritic: 74/100

The player creates a goose tree, on the branches of which various mechanisms and creatures reside. You can create whimsical and strange things by combining...

Ecco the Dolphin: Complete

Adventure, Collection, Side view, Casual game, Old school

2027

The return of the iconic Ecco the Dolphin series, more than three decades after its debut on the Sega Mega Drive. The collection brings together classic games about...

Showdown Effect

Arcade, Online, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view

March 5, 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Showdown Effect is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action platformer from the creators of Magicka. The game is inspired by the best films of the 80s and 90s and...

SimTower: The Vertical Empire

Simulation, Business / Management, Side view

March 1, 1996

SimTower: The Vertical Empire is a side-view management simulator. Your task is to build a skyscraper that is both tall, nice-looking, popular and, most...

Trials Frontier

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Stunts, Motorcycle racing, Side view

April 9, 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Trials Frontier is an arcade racing action game with elements of stunts. You'll be able to control your bike with incredible precision and move your weight back or...

Ironcast

Role-playing game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

March 26, 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Ironcast is an engaging role-playing strategy game with elements of a match-three puzzle set in a Victorian steampunk environment. To protect Great Britain, the...

Dropsy

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click

September 10, 2015

Metacritic: 80/100

Dropsy is a Point and Click adventure game from Jay Tholen. The main publisher of the game is Devolver Digital. Overall, the project turned out to be rather weak...

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

April 23, 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. The game is an expanded edition of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma with an...

Goo Saga

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

April 7, 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Goo Saga is a side-scrolling arcade platformer for mobile platforms. You will play as a test tube creature whose skills are being tested. Clearly the scientist had...

Zombie Night Terror

Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

July 20, 2016

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Zombie Night Terror is a side-view management strategy set in the world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to control a squad of zombies, whose goal is to infect...

Ego Rigo

Puzzle, Side view, Arcade

July 30, 2019

Ego Rigo is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game for mobile platforms. The game is inspired by the concept of hand spinner and hands-on kayaking. You will avoid...

Mars: Mars

Arcade, Platformer, Free game, Side view

June 27, 2016

Players: 10/10

Mars: Mars is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade platformer for mobile platforms. As an astronaut, you will go to explore the red planet Mars. You will find more...

Dragon Bros

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

May 31, 2017

Dragon Bros is a side view arcade game with a dash of action and platforming from Space Lizard Studio LTD. The game is published by Space Lizard Studio...

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

October 6, 2016

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a side-view arcade with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the studio Arc System Works. The game's main publishers are...

Best Games in the Side view genre