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Rayman Legends Retold - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game in development: PC → 3 December 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An updated version of the colorful platformer Rayman Legends, which brings back Rayman, Globox, and their friends to the vibrant world of the Dream Glades. This...

Owlboy

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 November 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...

Cuphead

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

Game released: PC → 29 September 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now forced to run...

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

Players: 4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

An android named Mio awakens on a large spaceship that has fallen into disrepair. The main character explores overgrown locations filled with hostile machines to...

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game

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

Game released: PC → 23 July 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime "Avatar: The Last Airbender," featuring 12 playable characters, players can utilize various attacks and a flow system with fast movements...

Tekken 8

Adventure, Fighting, Side view, Online, Action

Game released: PC → 26 January 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Tekken 8 is a side-scrolling adventure fighting game. In the background, during the battle, you can see dynamic waves and tornadoes, a huge tanker gradually falling...

Kong: Survivor Instinct

Action, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 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...

The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival

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

Game released: PC → 18 September 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 64/100

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...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

Okko The Exiled

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

Game released: PC → 30 September 2026

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 89/100

An adventure platformer in the spirit of classic ’90s games, inspired by the aesthetic of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The project’s main feature is its...

Octopath Traveler

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 7 June 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline, revealing...

Broken Age

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: PC → 28 April 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...

Mindcop

Adventure, Logic, Point & Click, Side view, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 15 November 2024

Steam: 94/100

A detective game with puzzles, set in a quiet village where a murder has occurred. The main character must interact with the locals and use their skills to solve...

Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles

Side view, Roguelike, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Card game

Game released: PC → 21 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

The player explores the fantasy world of Astraea, where he fights against opponents to save the star system. You can choose one of six unique characters, each with...

The Rogue Prince of Persia

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

Early Access: PC → 27 May 2024; Game released: PC → 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...

Beholder

Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 9 November 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Beholder is a side-scrolling adventure strategy game where you have to spy on people. The story of the game will tell us about Karl Stein, a citizen of a...

Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice

Adventure, Side view, Adult game, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: PC → 23 October 2020

Players: 5/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Leisure Suit Larry - Wet Dreams Dry Twice is a continuation of a series of exciting point and click adventures about forty-year-old balding heartthrob Larry Laffer...

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Action, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: PC → 24 April 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A new game in the popular 90s Japanese fighting game series Fatal Fury. It’s always hot on the streets of the Southern City: those who dream big and make...

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

Game released: PC → 1 December 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Injustice 2 is a sequel to the side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the DC Comics universe. The plot continues exactly from the same moment where the first...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Music game

Game released: PC → 22 December 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

Injustice: Gods Among Us

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

Game released: PC → 12 November 2013

VGTimes: 6.0/10

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an exciting side-scrolling fighting game about DC superheroes from the creators of the Mortal Kombat series. You have to defeat your...

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Arcade, Adventure, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school

Game released: PC → 1 December 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Classic arcade action in the Marvel universe with pixel graphics and exciting command gameplay. Annigilus leads his deadly army and only the greatest heroes are...

Sally Face 2

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Comedy

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A story-driven adventure with a dark atmosphere, continuing the story of the original Sally Face. After the tragic events of the first part, a group of friends...

Darkest Dungeon 2

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

Early Access: PC → 26 October 2021; Game released: PC → 8 May 2023

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...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Sheltered

Role-playing game, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Survival, Strategy

Game released: PC → 15 March 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 64/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Sheltered is a procedurally generated adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After many died in a nuclear holocaust, you are lucky enough to survive in a...

Spiritfarer

Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op), Construction

Game released: PC → 18 August 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build your own ship to...

Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Side view, Exploration, Remake

Game released: PC → 24 September 2024

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A remake of the colorful Disney Epic Mickey for Wii in 2010. Mickey Mouse embarks on an epic journey across the Wasteland, the realm of forgotten Disney characters...

Grime 2

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

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

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...

Lenin Street Geek Shop

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An unusual simulator that immerses in the atmosphere of Russia in the early 2000s and makes it possible to try himself as a seller in a stall. In the game, it is...

Salt and Sanctuary

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

Game released: PC → 17 May 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...

ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

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

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2024; Game released: PC → 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...

Carrion

Action, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 23 July 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The game's protagonist is a creature created in a laboratory that managed to escape from a glass container and start hunting its creators. The huge complex and its...

Little Nightmares

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 April 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A dark tale in which the main character Six must find a way out of an underwater vessel filled with creepy creatures. The inhabitants of the in-game world also...

Blasphemous 2

Arcade, Platformer, Role-playing game, Side view, Action, Horror, Gothic, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Adventure

Game released: PC → 24 August 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The sequel to the hardcore action platformer that continues the story of the Penitent. The character will take part in epic battles with bosses, each of which has...

Machinarium

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 27 October 2009

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Machinarium is an amazing quest about the robot Josef, who seeks to return his beloved. The game has mesmerizing hand-drawn graphics and truly mind-bending puzzles...

Anvil Saga

Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 21 June 2022; Game released: PC → 16 November 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 70/100

An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...

Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns

DLC, Fighting, Side view, Action, Fantasy, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 60/100

According to the plot of the add-on, the heroes come together again to repel the ruthless titan Havik. Liu Kang continues to defend his New Era by battling the...

Hellreaper

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

Game in development: PC → 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...

Guilty Gear Strive

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 11 June 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Guilty Gear Strive is a new entry in the side-scrolling fighting game series set in the popular Japanese Guilty Gear universe. The list of fighters includes your...

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