Side view

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

March 8, 2023

Players: 9/10

Earth headquarters have lost contact with a remote colony on planet VL-744. The main character, together with his faithful fighting vehicle, goes on reconnaissance...

Capcom Fighting Collection

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

June 24, 2022

Metacritic: 80/100

Capcom Fighting Collection is a collection of classic games from Capcom, which includes ten...

Sumire

Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view

May 26, 2021

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...

Iris and the Giant

Role-playing game, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Side view

February 27, 2020

Iris and the Giant is an adventure RPG with roguelike and collectible card game elements. The main character is a girl named Iris, who aims to overcome her own...

Rose and Locket

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

2026

Rose and Locket is an indie side-scrolling fantasy adventure platformer with action elements. Having given up her life as a gunslinger, Rose vowed never to pick up...

Rotwood

Action, Fighting, Slasher, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

April 24, 2024

Players: 8.3/10

An action-adventure roguelike from the creators of Don't Starve. Players explore and fight through a labyrinthine, dense forest with up to three friends. Along the...

Rising Hell

Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Demons

May 17, 2021

Players: 7.3/10

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...

9 Years of Shadows

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

March 27, 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character explores a dark castle filled with dangerous creatures in order to lift the curse that has stripped the earth of all its flowers. The dormant...

Don Duality

Strategy, Business / Management, Card game, Roguelike, Side view, Clicker

August 25, 2023

Players: 8/10

The main character is a mafia boss and part-time restaurant owner. This means that he must not only give his gangsters instructions on how to collect debts, but...

Afterimage

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Slasher, Adventure

April 25, 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Side view game with non-linear levels. A girl named Renee survived an attack on her home village, but lost her memory. Now she is trying to regain her memories and...

Tiny Rails

Strategy, Side view, Business / Management, Trains

December 13, 2016

The player develops his railway empire with dozens of trains and tracks, having received his grandfather's modest locomotive company. You need to deliver passengers...

TRY AGAIN

Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Third-person view

July 14, 2023

The game is about a video game character who goes through various tests to complete the tasks of an invisible designer and turn from a test hero into the main one...

Pocket Bravery

Arcade, Fighting, Online, Side view

August 31, 2023

A colorful fighting game inspired by classic games of the nineties. The events of the game unfold around Nuno and his comrades who are trying to investigate the...

Night Slashers: Remake

Side view, Beat them all, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Remake, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online

September 26, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Remake of the beat 'em up Night Slashers, the original version of which was released in 1994 on arcade machines. The events of the game unfold in a nightmare...

Soul Eater

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Action, Free game

March 24, 2024

The protagonist embarks on a journey through a sword containing the soul of a creature desperate for revenge on its traitors. During such meetings there is an...

The Karate Kid: Street Rumble

Action, Old school, Side view, Beat them all, Cooperative (co-op)

September 20, 2024

Pixel bitmap based on the film series “The Karate Kid”. The action takes place in the 80s. The game features 12 levels inspired by locations featured in the first...

Cloaks and Capes

Platformer, Roguelike, Fantasy, Side view, Free game

October 14, 2022

Players: 10/10

A dark pixel game about a magician who wants to resurrect his son. The main character, together with the ashes of the child, sets off to free the city from demons...

Dino Cats

Side view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects

August 31, 2024

The player walks through a huge park with dinosaurs, in which more than a hundred cats are hidden. Found animals can be painted in the chosen color so as not to be...

Astronarch

Side view, Roguelike, Role-playing game

January 22, 2021

Players: 9.1/10

The player gathers a squad of brave adventurers to protect the kingdom from evil. Each character has its own unique abilities. With each playthrough, the gamer goes...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

September 10, 2021

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

Everdeep Aurora

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

July 10, 2025

Metacritic: 75/100

A post-apocalyptic game in which the population moved underground due to a meteor shower. The main character, a cat named Shell, went in search of her missing...

Primal Planet

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Crafting

July 28, 2025

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel adventure about a caveman who went on a dangerous journey for his family. The main character encounters dinosaurs and wildlife. You need to create weapons...

KRYSYS 2D

Shooter, Educational game (Education), Indie, Side view, Science fiction

September 4, 2025

A fan-made reimagining of the original Crysis series as a 2D pixel shooter. The game offers simple gameplay where you have to fight alien invaders in different...

Layers Deep

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

2026

A small onion, just sprouted in late autumn, finds itself in a world that is rapidly fading. The gothic atmosphere is saturated with destruction and secrets, and...

Kentum

Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting

November 6, 2025

Players: 8.5/10

A sci-fi adventure in which the protagonist awakens from a very long sleep in the year 10,000. You must explore a world with new plants and animals, harvest...

Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil

Horror, Stealth, Side view, Survival, Detective, Metroidvania

2026

A dark pixel game set in the 19th century. The main character is a detective haunted by a recent loss. He must solve a terrible crime and survive in an ancient...

Planet of Lana 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Science fiction

March 5, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

The continuation of the adventure Planet of Lana about Lana and her companion Mui. The heroes explore different corners of the planet and solve puzzles together...

KYORA

Action, Adventure, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Procedural generation

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Core Keeper takes you to a procedurally generated world where matter itself can be changed. The ruined lands hide...

NOIR BLOOM

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Old school

2027

Hardcore action in the style of gun-fu (kung-fu with guns) focusing on fast-paced shootouts, hand-to-hand combat, and cinematic fight choreography in the spirit of...

Hammerfight

Action, Fighting, Side view, Arcade

September 19, 2009

Players: 10/10

Hammerfight is a 2D game about fighting between flying machines equipped with various types of cutting, piercing and crushing weapons. The unique combat system is...

Lost Castle

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

September 1, 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

September 18, 1997

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was catapulted into a...

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...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

December 1, 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood

Arcade, In real time, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

December 20, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is an adventure arcade puzzle platformer with a side view. You have to save the main character's brother from the evil Lord Mustasho...

King of Fighters 14

Arcade, Fighting, Side view

August 23, 2016

Players: 8.9/10

King of Fighters 14 is a side view arcade with a dash of fighting from developers from the studios Abstraction Games and SNK Playmore Corporation. The game is...

Bug Butcher

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

January 19, 2016

Bug Butcher is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. Over the course of more than 50 levels, you will have to face countless hordes of aliens alone...

Vector 2

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

March 21, 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Vector 2 is a continuation of the arcade runner from the developers from the Nekki studio. The events of the game take us to a research complex in which horrific...

Braveland

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view

March 16, 2014

Players: 3.9/10

Braveland is a turn-based strategy game with a side view in a fantasy setting. You will embark on a dangerous journey filled with battles and exciting adventures...

Beat Cop

Adventure, Indie, Side view

March 30, 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Beat Cop is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with pixel graphics. The game takes place in New York in the 80s. Former detective Jack Kelly was framed for...

Best Games in the Side view genre