Side view for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 2

The Last Faith - a game in the Side view genre

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Action, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Arcade, Old school

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 October 2025

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The ultimate compilation of the Mortal Kombat fighting game series, featuring 20 different games released across the 90s and 2000s on consoles and arcades. The...

Scott Pilgrim EX

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 March 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 May 2023

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Medieval era, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 July 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

The Rogue Prince of Persia

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 August 2025

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup!

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 October 2026

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A large retro collection that brings together classic games based on the animated films "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life". The compilation includes iconic projects...

A Little to the Left

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 February 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A set, which includes more than a hundred diverse casual puzzles. For example, you need to sort bottles, arrange books or lay out small details in a box. Some tasks...

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

Side view, Metroidvania, Action, Platformer, Fantasy, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 January 2025

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Continuation of Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. The great kingdom of mages flourished, and the created beings known as "homunculi" were meant to aid in...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 March 2025

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Night Slashers: Remake

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 61/100

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...

Dragon Is Dead

Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Action-adventure roguelike inspired by Dead Cells, Diablo and Castlevania. In the story, the dragons challenged the gods, but lost the battle and fell. Only one...

Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement

Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Old school, Metroidvania, Gothic

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An action-adventure game set before the events of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The game takes you to Gothic medieval England, where the mysterious castle of...

Bramble: The Mountain King

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Horror, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 April 2023

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Bramble: The Mountain King is an action-adventure platformer with horror elements in a dark fantasy setting. In the game you will go into a world inspired by...

Grime 2

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 March 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Continuation of the metroidvania about a hero with a black hole instead of a head. The new part is dedicated to the Formless — a vile creature that can absorb...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 December 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...

Romancelvania

Action, Comedy, Side view, Platformer, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Adult game, Gothic, Exploration, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 March 2023

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Hybrid parody of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and dating simulator. The game tells the story of the vampire Drac, who, in search of love, ends up on a local...

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Gothic, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 March 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 27/100

Metacritic: 53/100

Old-school action-platformer in the Legacy of Kain series with dynamic battles and a vertical level structure, where players explore the dark world of Nosgoth...

Endling - Extinction is Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Indie, Stealth, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 November 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...

Trek to Yomi

Action, Adventure, Side view, Slasher, Historical

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 May 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A black and white action adventure in the style of ancient Japan. The main character is a fearless warrior who fights supernatural forces. Young Hiroki swore to the...

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Online, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 March 2026

Steam: 72/100

A game that supports co-op for up to 4 people. Characters explore dungeons, ruins, and gardens that are automatically generated each time. The game also has...

Injustice 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Not officially announced: PlayStation 5 → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 8.3/10

The finale of the trilogy and the first game of a new generation from Netherrealm. The fighting game will receive two story modes and more customization options...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 April 2022

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...

Ratopia

Survival, City Building, Side view, Simulation, Business / Management, Sandbox, Construction, Strategy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 August 2025

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 87/100

The player controls a city inhabited by mice. Each resident of Ratopia has their own skills and characteristics — they need to organize suitable jobs for the...

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Indie, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 July 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Pixel game from the Ninja Gaiden series. Ryu Hayabusa goes to America, where he must fulfill the will of his father. At this time, an army of demons penetrates the...

INAYAH - Life after Gods

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 August 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The post -apocalyptic game about the brave orphan Inaya, who went on a dangerous journey to find her tribe. The heroine is accompanied by a drone, which helps to...

Nine Sols

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 November 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Neon Blood

Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Side view, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie, Detective, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 November 2024

Steam: 60/100

An adventure role-playing game set in the cyberpunk future of 2053. The main character is former police detective Axel McCoin, who must uncover a terrible...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 August 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

The Plucky Squire

Arcade, Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 September 2024

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main characters are characters from a fairy tale book who manage to get out of their 2D world and get into another reality — three-dimensional. The heroes...

Creepy Tale: Snow Child

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 October 2026

Steam: 90/100

The game continues to develop the ideas of the Creepy Tale series, focusing on expanding the world, improving the visual component, and offering more diverse...

The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival

Arcade, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Side view, Old school, Zombies

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 September 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An arcade beat 'em up in the universe of "The Walking Dead," based on the events of the storyline "All-Out War." The game brings familiar heroes into a brutal...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate — the ultimate edition of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, which includes the base game, two fighter packs, and a story expansion...

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Platformer, Horror, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 September 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites — remaster of the dynamic side-scrolling slasher BloodRayne Betrayal, where the main character, the seductive half-breed Rayne...

Trine 6: Together in Time

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Fantasy, Action

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 4 March 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Continuation of the popular series of cooperative games about the wizard Amadeus, the thief Zoya, and the knight Pontius. The story begins with a robbery that went...

Akatori

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Open world, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Exploration, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 August 2026

Steam: 71/100

A brave nun named Mako embarks on a journey through the land of emerald peaks, inspired by East Asia. The girl is helped on her journey by a red bird, which can...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2024

Players: 9/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Adventure Metroidvania based on King Kong. The game tells the story of oil rig worker David as he tries to find his daughter in a collapsing city. To save his...

ChainStaff

Action, Platformer, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 April 2026

Steam: 91/100

A hardcore action-platformer with an unusual spear-hook, powerful weapon upgrades, and a cool soundtrack. The events of the game take place on Earth, which has been...

Darkside Detective

Adventure, Side view, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 April 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Darkside Detective is a noir adventure detective story that contains references to the popular TV series Twin Peaks and True Detective. The events take place in the...

Beholder: Conductor

Simulation, Business / Management, Comedy, Side view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 June 2026

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for PlayStation 5