Side view

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...

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...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view

June 26, 2014

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Cyber Shadow

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

January 26, 2021

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Lost Epic

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

June 5, 2021

Players: 10/10

Lost Epic is a 2D side-scroller where you explore and fight in a fantasy world. The game is an action RPG and tells about the war between gods and people. Players...

Nine Sols

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

May 28, 2024

Players: 9.4/10

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 Final Station

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

August 30, 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Action platformer in a post-apocalyptic setting. The player will have the opportunity to become a train driver in a desert world, carrying his passengers from...

Lucky Tower Ultimate

Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Comedy, Procedural generation

September 13, 2024

Players: 9.8/10

The player must help the knight escape from the tangled tower, which is a labyrinth with traps, secrets and monsters. You can also meet other prisoners who will...

Tails of Iron

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

September 17, 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Tails of Iron is a side-scrolling action-adventure game in a fantasy setting. Playing as Reggie, heir to the Rat throne, you will have to save your kingdom and...

Curious Expedition 2

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

June 17, 2020

Players: 9.4/10

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...

Loopmancer

Action, Adventure, Cyberpunk, Side view, Role-playing game, Indie

July 13, 2022

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Loopmancer is a cyberpunk action adventure with role-playing elements and a side view. The main character is private detective Xiang Zixu, who is suddenly killed...

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...

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Action, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Puzzle

August 31, 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the popular series of cooperative games about the wizard Amadeus, the thief Zoya and the knight Pontius. The heroes join forces to stop the...

Vigil: The Longest Night

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

October 14, 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Vigil: The Longest Night is a 2D platformer with RPG elements and a side view, inspired by the Castlevania and Salt and Sanctuary series. You have to go together...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

July 21, 2010

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

March 20, 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Souldiers

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

June 2, 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Souldiers is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with other fighters fighting for the glory of their kingdom, you...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

December 1, 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest heroes are...

Lost Castle

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

September 1, 2016

Players: 7.2/10

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

Role-playing game, Isometric, Side view, Anime / Manga, In real time, Collection

April 14, 2023

Metacritic: 76/100

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is a collection of classic Mega Man games. Mega Man is a popular character who has become the hero of games of various...

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Old school

July 27, 2023

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in the 90s in New York, which survived a nuclear war. The streets are filled with looters and bandits fighting for power. The main characters...

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

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

November 10, 2020

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is a side-scrolling action-platformer from the creators of Astebreed. In the game, you will take on the role of Sakuna, a proud but...

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...

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...

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...

Until We Die

Action, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Side view

June 3, 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Until We Die is an exciting action game with strategy elements and a side view, where you have to defend your base from the invasion of extraterrestrial monsters...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

November 18, 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

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...

A Difficult Game About Climbing

Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie

March 6, 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Hardcore precision platformer in the spirit of Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy. The player controls the climber's hands to ascend a massive, treacherous...

Pizza Tower

Platformer, Side view, Indie, Comedy

January 26, 2023

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Peppino Spaghetti is a funny and clumsy Italian who goes on an important mission. He wants to destroy the evil Pizza Tower to save his restaurant. The hero explores...

Beholder: Conductor

Simulation, Business / Management, Comedy, Side view

April 23, 2025

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Terminator 2D: No Fate

Action, Platformer, Side view

December 12, 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Hurricane action with pixel graphics, inspired by the arcade games of the 80-90s, which is based on the 1991 film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”. Players can take...

Octopath Traveler

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

July 12, 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Octopath Traveler is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade RPG. Embarking on an exciting adventure, you can choose one of eight characters. Each of the characters...

The Rogue Prince of Persia

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

May 27, 2024

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Adventure action roguelike in the Prince of Persia series. The game tells the story of the Prince's confrontation with the Huns, who fell under the influence of...

Battletoads

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

August 20, 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Battletoads is the return of the legendary side-scrolling arcade action game set in the fantasy universe of Battletoads. The game retains its original arcade...

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

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

January 11, 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Five years after the events of Momodora 3 , demons invaded the village of Koho. The high priestess sets out on a journey to save her people from destruction. In...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

November 3, 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...

The Devil Within: Satgat

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

April 9, 2024

The main character is Kim Rip, a royal guard who is trying to uncover the secrets of the Black Sting and cleanse the world of its vice. The source of demonic power...

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...

Pronty: Fishy Adventure

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer

November 19, 2021

Pronty: Fishy Adventure is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to help Pronty and his faithful assistant Bront...

Best Games in the Side view genre