Side view for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 11

Kemono Heroes - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 March 2025

Steam: 100/100

Kemono Heroes is a side-scrolling local co-op action fighting game for 1-4 players. You'll choose one of four characters with unique abilities to battle other...

A Space for the Unbound

Anime / Manga, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 January 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Two school friends with supernatural powers explore the Indonesian countryside to uncover its secrets. There is an opportunity to communicate with the townspeople...

Papetura

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 March 2023

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Papetura is an atmospheric adventure with a side view. The game will tell the story of a cute paper creature named Pape, who ended up in a flower prison. However...

Knights & Guns

Indie, Action, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Arcade, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 June 2024

Steam: 93/100

Knights & Guns is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the best representatives of the "shoot 'em up" genre: Metal Slug, Pang, Mushihimesama , and...

Laika: Aged Through Blood

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 December 2023

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Western set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. The plot tells the story of a tribe oppressed by the invaders. The main character wants revenge in order to return...

Mighty Fight Federation

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 February 2021

Steam: 74/100

A dynamic game with multiplayer support in which gamers control fighters, team up with other heroes and fight in the arena. There are 13 different characters with...

R-Type Dimensions III

Side view, Action, Shooter

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 May 2026

Steam: 34/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This science-fiction action game follows humanity’s struggle against the Bydo Empire, a biomechanical life-form that can corrupt and absorb anything it touches...

Lil' Guardsman

Adventure, Fantasy, Side view, Comedy, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 January 2024

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Deductive adventure in the spirit of the game Papers, Please. As 12-year-old Lil, the player sits at the castle guard post and decides who is worthy to pass...

CLeM

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 July 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

An adventure with a dark plot and riddles. The main character is a teddy bear who wakes up in a cold, dim room. He sets off to explore a huge mansion filled with...

The Mobius Machine

Side view, Action, Metroidvania, Platformer, Roguelike, Exploration, Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 March 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character explores a huge alien world, where he fights with the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. You need to purchase equipment that will make...

SUMMERHOUSE

Side view, City Building, Construction, Strategy, Casual game, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 May 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Creative game about building houses with pixel graphics. The gamer builds up a small area to his liking. There are several locations: near a big city, near the sea...

Neva: Prologue

Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 February 2026

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

White butterflies lead Alba to the remote swamps, where she finds a lost young wolf. Trying to escape the deadly marshes, they gradually learn to trust each other...

Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Point & Click, Side view, Science fiction, Space, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 September 2024

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A sci-fi detective adventure set aboard the Zephyr — the first interstellar ship sent by humanity to another star. The main character, security chief Stella, was...

Mighty Cuphead Adventure

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Old school

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure in the universe of Cuphead, made in the style of classic 8-bit platformers. The project is inspired by the era of home consoles from the late 80s and...

LIFTED

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 July 2026

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventurous platformer with puzzles and time travel. The story tells about a student named Ari, who only wanted to earn extra points in school but found himself...

Dawn of the Monsters

Action, Adventure, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 March 2022

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Dawn of the Monsters is a manga-inspired, side-scrolling kaiju beat ’em up about a battle to defend Earth from an invasion by the giant Nephilim. The Defense...

DARQ

Action, Horror, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 March 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

DARQ is an indie horror game that puts you in a lucid nightmare. The game tells the story of Lloyd, a boy caught in a nightmare. By exploring the darkest corners of...

River City Girls

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 January 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

River City Girls is a fun retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of River City. Two heroines Kyoko...

Mayhem Brawler

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 May 2023

Steam: 89/100

Mayhem Brawler — a fresh take on 90s side-scrolling beat 'em ups, influenced by the success of Streets of Rage 4. You will be able to choose one of three heroes...

Koumajou Remilia Scarlet Symphony

Action, Adventure, Side view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 August 2024

Players: 9/10

Steam: 65/100

Koumajou Remilia Scarlet Symphony is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The legendary 2009 game returns with updated HD graphics, new dialogue and...

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 January 2023

Players: 5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The rulers of the oppressed world made an army of super-soldiers, among whom was the main character, but he decided to go against them. The ninja warrior known as...

KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT

Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Comedy, Side view, Slasher, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 March 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

An unusual action platformer about the struggle of a bodybuilder cat with alien invaders. In the role of a furry bodybuilder, players clear locations of aliens to...

Manual Samuel

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 June 2025

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Manual Samuel is a fun adventure game that tells the story of Samuel. He is handsome and rich, but most importantly, he is dead. Samuel decides to make a deal with...

Landflix Odyssey

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 November 2020

Steam: 72/100

Landflix Odyssey is an arcade indie platformer with side-scrolling action elements. The plot revolves around a lazy dude, Larry, who sat and flipped through...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...

The Longest Road on Earth

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 January 2022

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The Longest Road on Earth is a side-view adventure arcade game in the point and click genre. This is a narrative game, deeply personal and meaningful. Simple...

Little Orpheus

Action, Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Science fiction, Side view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 September 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Little Orpheus is an adventure platformer with puzzle and action elements in the science fiction genre. 1962 NASA is trying to land a man on the moon. Meanwhile, in...

Prison City

Side view, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Old school, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 November 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 84/100

The events of the game take place in 1997. The city of Detroit has become an impenetrable mega-prison. One day, a group of terrorist hackers seized control of this...

Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland

Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Old school, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 September 2024

Steam: 81/100

Side-scrolling platformer based on the animated series Rugrats! Tommy, Chucky, Phil and Lil see an advertisement for the new video game Reptar. To experience...

Eden's Guardian

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 8.9/10

The game takes place in a world with a medieval and fantasy aesthetic, ravaged by conflict, where the stories of gods and men are intertwined. The main character...

Gigapocalypse

Arcade, Action, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 August 2022

Steam: 92/100

A pixel game in which the gamer controls a giant monster. There are characters from prehistoric times, unknown space and popular works, with unique skills...

Ninja Five-O

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Little Nightmares - The Depths

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 October 2025

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 62/100

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

Unbound: Worlds Apart

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 February 2022

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Online

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 October 2021

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a fast-paced side-scrolling action fighting game that puts you in the shoes of popular Nickelodeon cartoon characters. You will have...

Violetti Goottii

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 May 2021

Violetti Goottii is an old school side-scrolling indie platformer. The game will tell the story of a very strong woman who, while exploring a mysterious cave in the...

A Building Full of Cats

Logic, Side view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 June 2023

Steam: 99/100

A cute puzzle in which you need to look for cats in pictures. The player moves through a six-story building, examines the interiors of the rooms and tries to find...

The Master's Pupil

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 March 2024

Steam: 89/100

An atmospheric puzzle platformer in which the player travels through the iris of Claude Monet's eye and helps the artist create masterpieces. The hero lives and...

Bumballon

Dungeons, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 April 2023

Steam: 95/100

A bright pixel game in which the main character explores 7 worlds. He must overcome various obstacles to save the Ballon kingdom and the beautiful princess Luna...

Windswept

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2025

Steam: 92/100

A pixel adventure with co-op on one screen, where characters try to return home after a storm. In single-player mode, you can switch between heroes to use their...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for PlayStation 5