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

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2023

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...

Awaken - Astral Blade

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character is a certain Loretta, who is called upon to defeat demons and save the world. Among the features of the game are a wide selection of weapon...

This War of Mine: Final Cut

Action, Historical, Business / Management, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Simulation, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 May 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine: Final Cut — an enhanced and complete edition of the atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The package includes an expanded...

Ravenous Devils

Business / Management, Side view, Horror, Simulation, Arcade

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 April 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Ravenous Devils is an atmospheric culinary simulator with horror elements, where you will manage a pub and an atelier that keep a dark secret. Percival and Hildred...

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...

Metal Slug Attack Reloaded

Strategy, Tactics, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 18 June 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 69/100

Reissue of Metal Slug Attack in the "tower defense" genre. The game combines elements of classic action and strategic gameplay with a rich arsenal of weapons and...

Blasphemous 2 - Mea Culpa

Action, Adventure, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Gothic, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 October 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 50/100

The continuation of the story of the Penitent, who goes on a completely new adventure, where he will be able to try out new abilities and fight additional bosses...

Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 May 2026

Steam: 46/100

A collection of classic games based on the animated series "Rugrats," bringing back iconic adventures in a refreshed format. The collection features six projects...

Biomorph

Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 November 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A colorful metroidvania in the spirit of Hollow Knight, in which the main emphasis is on hardcore battles with enemies, an abundance of different fighting styles...

Pocket Bravery

Arcade, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 April 2025

Steam: 90/100

A colorful fighting game inspired by classic games of the nineties. The events of the game unfold around Nuno and his comrades who are trying to investigate the...

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 5 → 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...

Castle of Heart: Retold

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 October 2025

Steam: 63/100

An improved version of Castle of Heart, released in 2018. The player takes on the role of the warrior Svaran, bewitched by an evil sorcerer, who has turned his...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 March 2026

Steam: 92/100

A pixel adventure in the spirit of 90s quests about a young writer named William, who is searching for inspiration. He goes to an abbey where the monks have taken a...

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Hoa

Platformer, Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

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. The dormant...

Bye Sweet Carole

Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 October 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A dark and captivating fairy tale that pays stunning homage to 1930s animation. Set in early 20th-century England against the backdrop of the burgeoning women's...

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 her memories and...

Kingdom Eighties

Strategy, Side view, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Exploration, City Building

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 October 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A new part of the Kingdom microstrategy series. The main character is trying to protect his family and the city from attacks by mysterious monsters. Neighboring...

TEVI

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 May 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character Tevi is agile and agile, and has both her trusty dagger and a huge wrench in her arsenal, which she uses to strike in close combat with style. At...

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 resources and...

Little Nightmares - The Residence

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 October 2025

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Little Nightmares — The Residence is an add-on for the side-view horror adventure Little Nightmares. The main character has to find out who is hiding behind...

Tetris Effect

Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Virtual Reality (VR), Online, Music game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 February 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Tetris Effect — a classic arcade puzzle game for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices from the creators of Rez. The game is dedicated to the "Tetris syndrome...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 January 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

Braid Anniversary Edition

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2024

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Anniversary Edition of Braid. The creators invited the original game's artist, David Hellman, to help update the visual style. But the changes aren't limited to...

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...

SpiderHeck

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future), Action, Parkour, Online

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2022

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

SpiderHeck is a minimalistic side-scrolling arcade fighting game where you take on the role of a spider with a laser sword. In the game you can fight in a hurricane...

Islets

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Islets is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. Aiko is an aspiring warrior who explores the skies and earth...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Online, Action, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 November 2023

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Sequel to Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, where cartoon characters fight each other. The second part introduces new heroes such as Squidward, Jimmy Neutron, and...

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 travels back in time...

Patapon 1+2 Replay

Music game, Side view, Logic, Adventure, Action, Slasher

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 July 2025

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The rhythmic adventure, where the fate of the whole tribe depends on the sound of mystical drums. The player controls charming patapons - creatures similar to huge...

Hellreaper

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Replayability

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A hardcore action roguelike in which Heaven unleashes the Reaper of Hell—a destructive force created at the sacrifice of one of the High Angels. His goal is to...

Lost Twins 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Logic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 August 2025

Steam: 86/100

A colorful puzzle-platformer about a brother and sister lost in a magical world. Abi and Ben are trying to find their way home, passing through unusual spaces full...

The Coma 3: Bloodlines

Action, Adventure, Visual novel, Side view, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 April 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 85/100

An adventure horror about survival, where the player must hide and run from pursuing monsters in the dark mirror dimension "Coma". The plot revolves around three...

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...

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...

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...

Dark Light

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 January 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

A sci-fi metroidvania in a cyberpunk setting, where the world is experiencing an apocalypse after an invasion of supernatural creatures. The player must make his...

River City Girls 2

Arcade, Side view, Action, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op), Beat them all, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 77/100

River City Girls 2 is a continuation of the exciting retro arcade action game with a side view. The events of the game will take you to the dangerous streets of...

Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 January 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 77/100

While the southern rats are trying to return to their usual way of life after the great war between rodents and frogs, an ancient and indescribable evil has...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for PlayStation 5