Side view for PC — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 42

Tails: The Backbone Preludes - a game in the Side view genre

Side view, Point & Click, Visual novel, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 2 February 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game takes place years before the events of Backbone in a dystopian world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Four characters go through different stories...

Let Bions Be Bygones

Detective, Side view, Adventure, Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 30 April 2024

Steam: 69/100

The game takes place on the futuristic planet Terrahive. The planet is gradually dying, because it has been captured by the most terrible disease — humanity...

Oblivion Override

Action, Platformer, Side view, Slasher, Roguelike, Science fiction, Combat robots

Early Access: PC → 13 June 2023; Game released: PC → 25 January 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

The player controls a killer robot and explores a war-torn wasteland. More than 25 types of weapons are available, the ability to dodge, dash and jump along the...

Conquistadorio

Adventure, Side view, Science fiction, Dungeons, Exploration, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 October 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 63/100

The game is about a conquistador who, after many trials, decided to retire. The coffin in which the main character slept disappeared. To find it, you will have to...

Mosa Lina

Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Casual game, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 17 October 2023

Steam: 95/100

An immersive puzzle platformer in which the player is given three random abilities and attempts to complete small levels. The main task is to collect all the apples...

SquadBlast

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

Game released: PC → 15 October 2023

Players: 1/10

Steam: 75/100

A multiplayer game set in 2042 on a planet where most governments have gone bankrupt and the world is ruled by selfish corporations. Armed gangs intend to fight the...

Captain Pawsome

Sandbox, Business / Management, Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Simulation, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 December 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 45/100

The player sets sail with the cat-captain. The main character improves his ship, travels the ocean, cleans up the environment and catches dozens of unique species...

Bumballon

Dungeons, Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 December 2021

Steam: 95/100

A bright pixel game in which the main character explores 7 worlds. He must overcome various obstacles to save the Ballon kingdom and the beautiful princess Luna...

Shanghai Summer

Adventure, Visual novel, Side view, Anime / Manga, Detective

Game released: PC → 7 February 2024

Steam: 89/100

The game takes place in Shanghai in 2003. Suddenly, Baichuan feels that something is wrong with his life — sometimes he thinks he can see his memories, so...

Rebel Transmute

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

Game released: PC → 11 March 2024

Steam: 74/100

The main character sets off on a dangerous journey to uncover the mystery of her mother's disappearance. You can learn abilities that change your playing style to a...

Soulbind: Prologue

Adventure, Action, Roguelike, Top-down view, Metroidvania, Platformer, Fantasy, Zombies, Side view, Slasher

Game released: PC → 26 April 2024

Steam: 92/100

Prologue set before the story of Soulbind: Tales Of The Underworld. The story reveals the origin of the character and the acquaintance of the companion. The main...

Meifumado

Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 18 July 2024

Players: 4/10

Steam: 50/100

A dynamic action platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting with a dash of Japanese aesthetics. The player controls a warrior armed with a katana. During the...

Immortal Hunters

Role-playing game, Beat them all, Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure, Dungeons, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Early Access: PC → 10 September 2024; Game released: PC → 5 March 2025

Steam: 66/100

Role-playing action in the spirit of Darkest Dungeon and Golden Axe. The main action takes place in a dark world on the brink of apocalypse due to the evil...

Cave Crawler 2

Old school, Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Action

Game released: PC → 10 October 2024

Steam: 90/100

The main character explores winding caves and tries to find a way out. The locations are full of strange creatures and treacherous platform challenges. There are 3...

Epic Dragon

Side view, Arcade, Casual game, Platformer, Simulation, Exploration, Horror

Game released: PC → 20 December 2022

Steam: 80/100

A casual game in which the gamer controls a dragon named Fabi. The main character constantly moves to the right, like in Flappy Bird, collects coins and flies...

Lifetakers & Heartbreakers

Action, Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Free game, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter

Game released: PC → 22 November 2024

Steam: 90/100

The game takes place in the war-torn world of Pavlovia. Three elite soldiers: Lynch, Hirschman and Bishop must fight for their survival after their helicopter...

Gunbrick: Reloaded

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

Game released: PC → 9 April 2020

Steam: 97/100

The player controls a cube character and explores a world divided into 5 unique locations. You need to solve puzzles and fight mutants and psychos using a gun and a...

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

Anime / Manga, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Platformer

Game released: PC → 27 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A game based on the anime “Record of Lodoss War”. The main character named Deedlit wakes up in an unfamiliar place. The girl must go through 6 levels of a labyrinth...

Missing Banban

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Old school, Horror

Game released: PC → 30 May 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

A colorful game in the Banban universe. Sheriff Toadster goes on a journey to find his missing friend. You need to jump on platforms, avoid traps and shoot at...

Haze (2025)

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 9 October 2025

Steam: 66/100

A dark game inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe, set in a Gothic mansion. The protagonist explores locations, navigates a labyrinth, and solves puzzles to...

SnakeLaw Island

Action, Platformer, Side view, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 October 2021

Steam: 100/100

The protagonist explores an island with glaciers, deserts, and forests. You can battle bosses and meet charming characters. Each battle features unique elements...

Cardinal Fall

Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Action, Horror

Early Access: PC → 31 October 2025; Game in development: PC → 2030

Steam: 42/100

A co-op game set in a dystopian universe in the distant future. Players control a clone of Echo, stationed in a research facility. They must explore locations...

Dog Witch

Turn-based, Card game, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Strategy

Game released: PC → 5 November 2025

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A bright game about a dog wizard. You need to use spells, collect various items into a deck, and summon allies to fight against opponents. Dice are also used in...

Recolit

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Space, Trains

Game released: PC → 16 February 2024

Steam: 87/100

A pixel adventure set in an unusual dark city, where the main character's spaceship crashes. Meanwhile, the locals seem to ignore the problem of the lack of light...

DekaDuck

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Science fiction, Comedy, Old school

Game in development: PC → 2027

A dynamic action-platformer inspired by classics for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The player takes on the role of a bounty...

Where We Went

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 23 January 2026

Steam: 98/100

The main character travels through an ancient tomb. Strange fog, giant crystals, and indecipherable runes fill these halls. The character can control the guardians...

Tasty Planet: Final Bite

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Side view

Game released: PC → 24 January 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

The gamer controls one of the creatures and tries to eat all the items on the map. There are six scenarios with unique heroes and their own way of consuming the...

DJ Bunny

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

Game released: PC → 13 February 2026

Steam: 98/100

A game about an aspiring DJ who leaves home to attend a legendary music festival. The girl solves puzzles and creates tracks, fulfilling requests from locals to...

VampireBlaze

Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 24 March 2026

Steam: 80/100

A pixel game set in a dark village. A powerful demon was locked in the local castle, but the seal has been broken. The main character is a hunter from a knightly...

Kintsugi

Adventure, Platformer, Free game, Side view, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

Steam: 98/100

A free 2D platformer about a young pharmacist named Kyo, who embarks on a journey to restore the world destroyed by humanity and uncover the origin of his powers...

Bourbon Risky

Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Old school, Action

Game released: PC → 8 May 2026

Steam: 88/100

A dynamic action-platformer with retro graphics, where speed, style, and constant movement are more important than cover and caution. The main character is armed...

Humans: Meet the Ancestors!

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Side view, God Simulator

Game released: PC → 18 September 2009

Steam: 100/100

Humans: Meet the Ancestors! is a third-person strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the masters at Blue Monkey Studios, Inc.. The game's primary publisher is...

Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken

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

Game released: PC → 15 October 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This side-scrolling action platformer with puzzles is set in Albatropolis, a land ruled by a totalitarian penguin regime. Hardboiled Chicken sets out to assassinate...

Flockers

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Strategy, Action

Game released: PC → 19 September 2014; Early Access: PC → 6 May 2014

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 64/100

F...

CARL'S QUEST

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game canceled: PC → 2017

CARL'S QUEST — side-scrolling adventure platformer. You play as Karl, a square who faces danger on his way home. He is pursued by his worst enemies in the...

Tembo the Badass Elephant

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Action

Game released: PC → 21 July 2015

Players: 1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This 2D side-scrolling platformer follows an attack by the PHANTOM organization on Shell City. When the National Army struggles to contain the enemy’s war machines...

Octopus City Blues

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 2027

Kaf Kafkarian is a cowardly middle-aged octopus drug addict with a tentacle trimmer who lives in a city built around a giant octopus. Kaf succumbed to bizarre...

Funk of Titans

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Music game, Casual game, Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 24 July 2015

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Funk of Titans is a side-scrolling arcade platformer. Funk is the music of the gods. Zeus, the father of them all, created and shared it with the rest of the...

Mushroom 11

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

Game released: PC → 15 October 2015

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Mushroom 11 is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. Controlling an amorphous organism, you have to overcome flocks of strange mutated creatures and...

Sayakat

Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval

Frozen: PC → 2021

Sayakat is a side-scrolling fantasy adventure puzzle game with platforming elements. In this game you have to help a little girl who was lost in the mountains find...

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