Side view for PlayStation 3 — top best games in the Side view genre

Mortal Kombat (2011)

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 April 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...

Castle Crashers

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 November 2010

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...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 April 2015

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...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 July 2011

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...

Never Alone

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 December 2015

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...

Machinarium

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 September 2012

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...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 August 2010

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a fun side-scrolling action game based on the original Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie. Following the story of the...

DuckTales Remastered

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 14 August 2013

Players: 8.4/10

DuckTales Remastered is an HD remake of the cult game based on the animated series DuckTales. The game contains many restored levels from the original, as well as...

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 June 2013

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an exciting side-scrolling fighting game about DC superheroes from the creators of the Mortal Kombat series. You have to defeat your...

Worms Revolution

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 9 October 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...

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 October 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...

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 31 October 2013

Players: 5.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that is the spiritual successor to 1987's Great Giana Sisters for the Commodore 64...

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 September 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is a frantic and bloody side-scrolling platformer set in Hell. You have to get used to the role of the demonic hare Ash, heir to...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 August 2014

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

Stick it to the Man

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 November 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Stick it to the Man is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer. The game's plot tells the story of a safety helmet tester named Rey. One day the hero wakes up...

Guacamelee!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Logic, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 10 April 2013

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Guacamelee! is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. The plot revolves around the brave Mexican Juan Agacata, who must save the daughter of the President of...

Shank

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 24 August 2010

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Shank is a side-scrolling action game with platformer elements, beat 'em up and co-op games from the developers of Klei Entertainment Inc.. The main publisher of...

Street Fighter X Tekken

Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 March 2012

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Street Fighter X Tekken is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade fighting game that combines the two universes of Street Fighter and Tekken. Dozens of familiar heroes...

Peggle

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 November 2009

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Peggle is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. You have to shoot a limited number of balls at the walls and at the same time you need to hit the multi-colored...

Comix Zone

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Comix Zone is an arcade action game with fighting game elements and a side view in the style of comics. Sketch Turner is an artist based in New York. One day...

Mighty No. 9

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 June 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 52/100

Mighty No. 9 is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer that is the spiritual successor to the Mega Man series. At the beginning of the 21st century, there was a...

Karateka (2012)

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Action, Tactics, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 December 2012

Metacritic: 60/100

Karateka (2012) is an indie tactical fighting game with action and arcade elements. The game takes place in a feudal universe. Your mission is to save your beloved...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 June 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of humanity. The game...

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 April 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle is an amazing side-scrolling fighting game based on the popular manga of the same name. The game features more than 30...

Angry Birds

Tactics, Logic, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 January 2011

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Angry Birds is a tactical puzzle game with a side view. In this game you have to take revenge on the greedy pigs who stole the eggs. You will be able to use the...

99Vidas

Arcade, Action, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 July 2017

Metacritic: 61/100

99Vidas is a side-scrolling arcade action game reminiscent of the gameplay of classic games Double Dragon and Battletoads. You have 11 characters to choose from...

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 23 October 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...

Vessel

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 12 March 2012

Players: 6.3/10

Vessel is a fun puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. The events of the game take place in the amazing world of mechanical machines that have...

Tekken 6

Action, Fighting, Arcade, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 27 October 2009

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Tekken 6 is a side-scrolling arcade action fighting game. In this game you have to fight with other characters to become the champion of the tournament. A large...

Rayman

Platformer, Side view, Action, Arcade

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 17 July 2008

Players: 5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After this, you can...

Badland

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 4 April 2013

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Badland is an adventure, arcade puzzle platformer with a view. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful locations, avoiding various obstacles...

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 25 April 2017

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Awesomenauts

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 20 June 2012

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Awesomenauts is a free-to-play 2D side-scrolling MOBA action game. The events of the game will take you to the distant year 3587, in which there is a great...

Castlestorm

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 6 November 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Castlestorm is a fun side-view tower defense strategy game. Clouds are gathering in the sky... There is a war between knights and Vikings. The game features...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 19 August 2011

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is an old-school platformer about a blue hedgehog, released by Sonic Team in 1992. In the story, Sonic and Tails decide to fight back against...

Steredenn

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 1 October 2015

Metacritic: 79/100

Steredenn is a side-scrolling sci-fi shooter. You have to destroy enemies using a large arsenal of weapons, accompanied by beautiful heavy music. And of course...

Jetpack Joyride

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 26 November 2014

Players: 8.1/10

Jetpack Joyride is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. It's time to join Barry Steakfries and equip cool jetpacks, dress up in stylish suits and drive crazy...

Ultra Street Fighter 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 22 August 2014

Players: 6.2/10

Ultra Street Fighter 4 is the most complete edition of the arcade side-scrolling fighting game Street Fighter 4. The game brings significant changes to the balance...

Outland

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 16 June 2011

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Outland is a fantastic action-plate with a side of the side, where you have to use the forces of light and darkness in an epic journey to save the world from the...

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 18 October 2011

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 75/100

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Best Games in the Side view genre for PlayStation 3