Side view for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 6

Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting, Survival, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 November 2025

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 75/100

A sci-fi adventure in which the protagonist awakens from a very long sleep in the year 10,000. You must explore a world with new plants and animals, harvest...

Scott Pilgrim EX - Back in the Band

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

Three new playable characters have been added to the expansion — Stephen Stills, Kim Pine, and Knives Chau. Each character has their own fighting style: Stephen...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 April 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

Flashback 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Online, Fantasy, Adventure, Platformer, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 October 2022

Players: 6/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef — a dynamic side-scrolling platformer-shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe from the creators of Guns, Gore &...

Vasilisa and Baba Yaga

Horror, Adventure, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 May 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

A 2D horror adventure based on the Russian folk tale “Vasilisa the Beautiful.” The game will tell a creepy story about Vasilisa's journey into a dark forest in...

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Old school, Action, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 July 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The game takes place in the 90s in New York, which survived a nuclear war. The streets are filled with looters and bandits fighting for power. The main characters...

WrestleQuest

Role-playing game, Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Wrestling, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 August 2023

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The player controls an aspiring wrestler and tries to lead him to success. Along his journey, the character meets various famous WWE athletes. The main character...

Jurassic Park Classic Games Collection

Collection, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 November 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 50/100

A collection that includes 7 games from the Jurassic Park series from the Game Boy, NES, SNES and SEGA Mega Drive consoles. The developers have improved many...

BLEACH Rebirth of Souls

Fighting, Online, Anime / Manga, Comics, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 March 2025

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A dynamic fighting game based on the anime "Bleach". The game features spectacular fights, powerful fighting techniques and characters from the popular manga and...

Volgarr the Viking 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 August 2024

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the brave Viking Volgarr. The player is once again immersed in the world of ancient mythology and epic...

Anima Flux

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Metroidvania, Indie

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 78/100

A cooperative game that pits two genetically modified soldiers against mutants in a deserted space city. Each character has their own characteristics and skills...

Neon Inferno

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 November 2025

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Old-school cyberpunk action that combines elements of a side-scroller and a "target" type shooter, where the action unfolds simultaneously on multiple planes of the...

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...

ANNO: Mutationem

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Anime / Manga

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 March 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

ANNO: Mutationem is an indie action role-playing adventure game in the style of futurism and cyberpunk, with a side view. Welcome to a world covered in neon lights...

Planet of Lana

Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 April 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The planet that was once a place of serene balance between man, nature and animals has now become something completely different. The disharmony that had been...

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: 59/100

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

Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea

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...

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...

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 trying to repel...

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...

Wall World

Arcade, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Roguelike, Strategy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 December 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 88/100

The player controls a miner and a huge spider robot climbing the “World Wall”. On his way, the hero can visit various biomes and randomly generated mines. The...

The Grinch: Christmas Adventures

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 October 2023

Steam: 63/100

The Grinch is once again trying to steal Christmas. He sneaks into the city of Who-ville to steal all the gifts. During his adventures, the hero solves various...

SteamWorld Heist 2

Strategy, Turn-based, Side view, Tactics, Steampunk, Comedy, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 August 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Turn-based tactics in steampunk style. Not everything is smooth in the blue sea, a crisis is brewing there — a water crisis! A precious resource has suddenly...

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, Rachel, and...

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kitten

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Procedural generation

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 June 2026

Steam: 79/100

Hardcore indie platformer with roguelike elements and dungeons. The player takes on the role of a brave hero who, at the command of the eccentric Lady Tallowmere...

Vesper

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

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...

Lost Ruins

Arcade, Side view, Anime / Manga, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Slasher, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 April 2025

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lost Ruins is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a retro theme. The girl wakes up in the twilight of the dungeon. She doesn't remember...

Blade Assault

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 31 March 2023

Steam: 74/100

After the devastating Red Stone War, the world is divided into three regions: the infected lands, where mutants rule; an underground city where the survivors fled...

Cat Quest 3

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 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...

Pocket Bravery

Arcade, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 April 2025

Steam: 89/100

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...

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 February 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Five years after the events of Momodora 3 , demons invaded the village of Koho. The high priestess sets out on a journey to save her people from destruction. In...

Ultros

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 February 2024

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character comes to his senses in a certain sarcophagus floating in space. The character explores areas of the ship and fights alien creatures to uncover...

VED

Side view, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 November 2024

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A dark game in which the gamer explores mysterious islands where he fights monsters. Set in two worlds, the game tells the story of Cyrus, a young hero who embarks...

Primal Planet

Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Crafting, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 July 2025

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel adventure about a caveman who went on a dangerous journey for his family. The main character encounters dinosaurs and wildlife. You need to create weapons...

BlazBlue Entropy Effect X

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Procedural generation, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 February 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Extended version of the 2D action BlazBlue Entropy Effect from 2023. The events of the game unfold in a post-apocalyptic future, where the real world is on the...

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 January 2022

Steam: 67/100

Demoniaca: Everlasting Night is a gothic, gritty, adult and straight-up action RPG with the spirit and charm of the Castlevania games. In the game you will explore...

Shovel Knight Dig

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Procedural generation, Strategy, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 May 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A fast-paced action platformer with roguelike elements set in the Shovel Knight universe. Shovel Knight embarks on a new adventure, digging ever deeper in search of...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for PlayStation 5