Side view for PlayStation 4 — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 9

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 April 2017

Steam: 94/100

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...

Has-Been Heroes

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 March 2017

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Has-Been Heroes is a 2D side-scrolling strategy game with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. You have to help a brave squad of heroes escort the twin...

Mooseman

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 18 July 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...

Butcher

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 May 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Butcher is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer set in a futuristic setting. The game is based on the best shooters from the 90s. You have to get used to the...

Little Nightmares - The Hideaway

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 10 October 2025

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Little Nightmares — The Hideaway is an add-on for the side-scrolling horror adventure Little Nightmares. The add-on tells an alternative story to the...

Shio

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 May 2018

Players: 1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Shio is a hardcore Japanese-style side-scrolling action platformer. In the game you will play as a mysterious protagonist who hides his identity behind a wooden...

Vesper

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Vesper is an atmospheric side-scrolling platformer. A little android travels across a desert planet, where he is hunted by merciless robots. The android's weapon...

Cat Quest 3

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 8 August 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character is a sweet and brave sailor cat, who this time goes in search of endangered artifacts in order to save his world from disaster. He explores a...

Punch Club 2: Fast Forward

Business / Management, Role-playing game, Sports game, Boxing, Isometric, Side view, Adventure, Cyberpunk

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 20 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 80/100

The continuation of Punch Club, but in a cyberpunk future setting. The player controls a boxer and tries to make him a champion. The character can upgrade...

Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 November 2023

Steam: 79/100

The plot of the second part tells how Asterix and Obelix go to Lutetia in search of the stolen Golden Eagle, a precious symbol of the Roman legions, in order to...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants

Beat them all, Arcade, Action, Side view, Comics, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 23 April 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 53/100

A cooperative beat-em-up based on the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series from Nickelodeon. The game features local co-op for up to four players, 6...

Edge of Sanity

Survival horror, Exploration, Action, Crafting, Detective, Adventure, Side view, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 September 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

A hand-drawn 2D psychological survival horror game set in the ruthless wilds of Alaska with the intense atmosphere of the Cthulhu Mythos. The main character is a...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 5 March 2021

Steam: 90/100

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Little Nightmares 3 - The Backstage

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 12 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

A story expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that opens a new chapter of a dark journey through the mysterious Carnival. This time, the events unfold behind the...

Double Dragon (1988)

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Side view, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 9 November 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 65/100

A side-scrolling action game about martial arts experts Billy and Jimmy Lee, who take on the Black Warriors street gang to rescue Marian. Players fight through four...

Ninja Five-O

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 25 February 2025

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The dynamic action-platformer, in which Detective Dzo Osuga, known under the call sign of Ninja Five-O, is taken for restoration of justice. Applying the skill of...

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Adventure, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 January 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 69/100

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...

Tekken 3

Action, Fighting, Arcade, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 21 October 2025

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 96/100

Tekken 3 is a side-scrolling arcade action fighting game. Set fifteen years after the King of the Iron Fist Tournament 2, the story begins with Jun Kazama living a...

Never Alone

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 26 November 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

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...

Crawl

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 11 April 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Crawl is a fast-paced action roguelike with side-scrolling RPG elements. The game features a variety of dungeons that are randomly generated. The game is designed...

Castle Crashers Remastered

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 October 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Castle Crashers Remastered is an improved version of the furious side-scrolling co-op action game for up to 4 people. The game will delight you with a fivefold...

Mortal Kombat X: Kombat Pack

Arcade, Fighting, DLC, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 April 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Mortal Kombat X: Kombat Pack — addition to the side-view arcade fighting game Mortal Kombat X. Now you can participate in fights as the nightmare Jason...

Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey

Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Side view, Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 May 2016

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey is a word puzzle game with a side view and a fantasy setting. The main task of the players is to collect English words from letters...

Hungry Shark World

Arcade, Action, Free game, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 July 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Hungry Shark World is a free-to-play arcade action game with a side view. In the role of a shark, you have to quench your hunger by eating various sea creatures...

Between Heartbeats

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Side view

Game canceled: PlayStation 4 → August 2016

Between Heartbeats is a side-scrolling arcade action game. As a microscopic bionic robot, you will go to the most hidden parts of a person. Your task is to destroy...

Pumped BMX +

Arcade, Side view, Motorcycle racing, Sports game, Bicycles, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 22 September 2015

Steam: 85/100

Pumped BMX + — A fun side-scrolling arcade game dedicated to stunts on BMX bikes. You will find many different levels where you can combine various tricks and...

Long Reach

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Long Reach is a psychological thriller executed in the style of pixel art. The game takes place in a world where everyone craves power, be it money, divine blessing...

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 November 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time is a side-scrolling arcade action RPG based on the short anime and TV series of the same name. The events of the game revolve...

Vagante

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Online

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 27 January 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...

9 Monkeys of Shaolin

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 October 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action game from the creators of Redeemer. Expect thrilling gameplay based on the techniques of the ancient...

Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare

Arcade, Shooter, Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 April 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare is a free-to-play arcade shooter with strategy elements in the tower defense genre for mobile platforms. You will go to the pixelated and...

Backbone

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 28 October 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

Ghost Parade

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 31 October 2019

Steam: 81/100

Ghost Parade is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a little girl, Suri, who gets lost in a mysterious forest...

Flashback 2

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 16 November 2023

Players: 2/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 36/100

Sequel to the action-platformer Flashback (1992) from 1992. The events of the game tell about the new adventures of Conrad, who defeated the "Mastermind" — the...

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread

Arcade, Side view, Comics, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 13 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that follows the adventures of secret agents. In the story, world...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea

Arcade, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, DLC, Action, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 6 January 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea is an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-slasher inspired by the Dark Souls series. In the expansion, you will...

Saga Of Sins

Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Arcade, Metroidvania, Side view, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 30 March 2023

Steam: 76/100

The game takes place in a dark fantasy world with demons, monsters and dark magic. There are several characters available that you can switch between during battle...

Rising Hell

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

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 17 May 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Knights of Braveland

Action, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Roguelike, Role-playing game, Online, Beat them all, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 4 → 1 February 2024

Steam: 75/100

Difficult times have come in the world — the Guild of Heroes has fallen, and the villains are triumphant and keep the entire kingdom in fear. Players team up...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for PlayStation 4