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

MARVEL MaXimum Collection - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 March 2026

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A collection that brings together six classic Marvel games from arcade machines, Sega Genesis, NES, and Super Nintendo. Various display options can...

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 September 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse is the third part of the series, which follows the adventures of the half-genie Shantae, who tries to thwart the plans...

The Cub

Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 January 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A post-apocalyptic platformer made in the spirit of old-school projects from the Sega Mega Drive era. The main character is a boy who is running away...

Farworld Pioneers

Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Side view, Business / Management, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 May 2023

Steam: 37/100

The player builds ships and travels to different planets, where he creates colonies. Only the most successful settlements will be able to pool...

Stunt Paradise 2

Racing, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Stunts, Action, Sports game

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Racing arcade with platformer elements, inspired by games like Trials and Gravity Defied. Players navigate obstacle courses, performing various...

Neva

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 October 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The main character is the girl Alba, who, after meeting with dark forces, found herself connected with a curious wolf cub. Together they embark on a...

Punch Club 2: Fast Forward

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 December 2024

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Pixel game with co-op support about "Power Rangers". In the story, the team faces the robotic reincarnation of their longtime enemy. Robo-Rita...

Sigma Star Saga DX

Role-playing game, Shooter, Top-down view, Side view, Science fiction, Old school, Space, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 April 2026

Steam: 95/100

Updated and expanded version of Sigma Star Saga from 2005. The game combines side-scrolling battles with top-down planet exploration. The player...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 October 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap is a side-scrolling remake of the legendary arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of a valiant knight who...

Salt and Sacrifice

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania, Action, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 May 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Salt and Sanctuary, which tells the story of a condemned criminal who becomes an inquisitor hunting mages in a whimsical fantasy...

White Shadows

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half...

Silt

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 June 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The actions of the game take place in the depths of the sea, where various monsters live. With the help of soul transference, the main character can...

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...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 August 2023

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The Neutrino alien race from Dimension X needs help again: Shredder is planning to take over the entire multiverse by moving between dimensions. The...

Afterimage

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Slasher, Adventure, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 April 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Side view game with non-linear levels. A girl named Renee survived an attack on her home village, but lost her memory. Now she is trying to regain...

Sonic Superstars

Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Side view, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 October 2023

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy travel to the North Star Islands to defeat the evil Dr. Eggman. Heroes use new abilities, the power of which is...

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley

Adventure, Music game, Puzzle, Side view, Open world, Hidden Objects, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 December 2024

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance in Moominvalley. Snufkin restores the valley and helps the quirky characters who call it...

Grime

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 December 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a...

Omen of Sorrow

Arcade, Horror, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 March 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 64/100

The game world is filled with creatures from myths, scary fairy tales and classic books like Dracula and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. The game features...

Ayo the Clown

Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 April 2022

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ayo the Clown is an adventure platformer with a variety of puzzles and role-playing elements. You have to help the cute clown Ayo in search of his...

Magin: The Rat Project Stories

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 April 2026

Steam: 69/100

A narrative adventure in a dark fantasy world, combining exploration, choices, and card battles with deck building. The action takes place in a grim...

Iron Meat

Shooter, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 September 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Meat shooter inspired by the legendary Contra and seasoned with a dark plot and living machinery. Players fight bloodthirsty bosses that look like...

BloodRayne: Definitive Collection

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 July 2026

This edition brings together three updated games from the legendary Rayne vampire series: BloodRayne: Revamped, BloodRayne 2: Revamped, and...

Dead or Alive 6 Last Round

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Action, Casual game, Online

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 June 2026

Players: 4.4/10

Steam: 30/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Updated and expanded version of Dead or Alive 6. The edition includes 24 base characters and five additional fighters: Nyotengu, Phase 4, Momiji...

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view, Comics, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 April 2026

Steam: 63/100

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch is a side-scrolling arcade beat-em-up starring popular characters Jay and Silent Bob. The developers took...

Harold Halibut

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 April 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The events of the game take place on a large spaceship, which, after two hundred years of its journey, has managed to turn into a real retro-utopia...

The Knight Witch

Side view, Metroidvania, Shooter, Collectible card game (CCG), Exploration, Adventure, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 December 2022

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Knight Witch is a fast-paced Metroidvania adventure with shooter elements, set in a hand-drawn world. The game tells about witch knights who are...

9 Years of Shadows

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 July 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The main character explores a dark castle filled with dangerous creatures in order to lift the curse that has stripped the earth of all its flowers...

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

Adventure, Metroidvania, Side view, Platformer, Demons, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 July 2024

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The main character is a certain Bo. One day he descends from heaven to play a key role in a mystical ritual. The hero goes on a dangerous journey...

Little Nightmares 3 - The Backstage

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Prison Run and Gun

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 October 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Arcade action platformer with pixel graphics about a daring prison escape. The main character must overcome many obstacles, fight enemies, and solve...