Side view 2017 for PC — top best games in the Side view genre

Hollow Knight - a game in the Side view genre

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Cuphead

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: PC → 29 September 2017

Players: 7.3/10

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...

Forts

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 19 April 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Injustice 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 December 2017

Players: 8.5/10

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...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Oxygen Not Included

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Side view

Game released: PC → 30 July 2019; Early Access: PC → 18 May 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Oxygen Not Included is a side-view management simulator. You have to set up a space colony on an asteroid and help the residents survive in difficult conditions...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 29 August 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Sonic Mania is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The game will delight you with new stages, reworked classic...

Little Nightmares

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 April 2017

Players: 8.4/10

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...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 17 November 2017; Game released: PC → 10 September 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a SWAT operative and...

Double Dragon 4

Arcade, Action, Side view

Game released: PC → 30 January 2017

Metacritic: 50/100

Double Dragon 4 is a continuation of the classic arcade action game with a side view that will make you remember your childhood. The game's plot begins after the...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 28 March 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view

Early Access: PC → 24 February 2017; Game released: PC → 8 May 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Fury Unleashed is a 2D arcade platformer with a side view, made in a comic book style. You will play as the cool Scumbag, a comic book hero whose goal is to save...

20XX

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 16 August 2017

Players: 8.7/10

20XX is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with a sci-fi setting, inspired by the Mega Man series of games. You have to go on a dangerous journey and destroy...

Beat Cop

Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Beat Cop is a side-scrolling adventure detective game with pixel graphics. The game takes place in New York in the 80s. Former detective Jack Kelly was framed for...

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

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

Game released: PC → 8 June 2017

Players: 6.6/10

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 was turned into...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Mages of Mystralia

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC → 18 May 2017

Players: 5.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Mages of Mystralia — A colorful action adventure with a side view in a fantasy setting. The events of the game take place in a world where magic is strictly...

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite

Arcade, Fighting, Comics, Side view

Game released: PC → 19 September 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is a dynamic side-scrolling fighting game for fans of the Marvel universes and legendary Capcom fighters. You can expect new characters...

Sundered

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC → 28 July 2017

Players: 5.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...

BlazBlue: Central Fiction

Arcade, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

Game released: PC → 26 April 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

BlazBlue: Central Fiction is a side-view arcade with a mixture of fighting and anime or manga games from the studio Arc System Works. The game's main publishers are...

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Thimbleweed Park is a classic “point-and-click” quest from the creators of Maniac Mansion. The game takes place in a small town where a mysterious murder occurred...

Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 31 October 2017

Metacritic: 45/100

Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back is an old-school side-scrolling arcade platformer about a kitten named Bubsy from the creators of Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams. You...

Rocketbirds 2: Evolution

Arcade, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 26 January 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 67/100

Rocketbirds 2: Evolution is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view. Players will once again take on the role of a robot bird and set out to spread...

The Franz Kafka Videogame

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Side view

Game released: PC → 6 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 64/100

The Franz Kafka Videogame is an adventure puzzle game based on the works of Franz Kafka. You play as a hero named K. He receives a lucrative offer and goes abroad...

Shift Happens

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Shift Happens is a side-scrolling co-op arcade action platformer. The game tells the story of two jelly-like creatures named Bizmo and Plom. After the accident...

Cryptark

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 20 June 2017

Space arcade shooter with a side view. The player takes on the role of a futuristic mercenary who earns money from government contracts and attacks space stations...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: PC → 20 December 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Bridge Constructor Portal is a driving crossover of the Bridge Constructor and Portal series. You will play the role of a new employee of the Aperture Science...

Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition

Fighting, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 27 September 2017

Players: 10/10

Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition is a special edition of the fantastic fighting game with a side view of Killer Instinct. It includes all three seasons, 26...

Aztez

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 August 2017

Aztez is a monochrome mix of bitmap and turn-based strategy that tells the story of the Aztec empire. The game's plot takes place in the Aztec Empire before the...

Darkside Detective

Adventure, Side view

Game released: PC → 27 July 2017

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...

Full Throttle Remastered

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 18 April 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Full Throttle Remastered is a re-release of the legendary point and click adventure, imbued with the best stories in the world of...

Splasher

Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 7 February 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Sine Mora EX

Arcade, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 8 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Sine Mora EX is a re-release of the side-scrolling arcade shooter for modern platforms. New challenges await you, a 16:9 aspect ratio and an easier difficulty...

Mooseman

Arcade, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 February 2017

Players: 9.5/10

Mooseman is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. Long ago, the world was created from the shell of a duck egg by a god named Yen. In the dim...

River City Ransom: Underground

Fighting, Beat them all, Side view

Game released: PC → 28 February 2017

River City Ransom: Underground is a modern take on the old classic beat'em up games. It has over 500 different street battle moves, tons of weapons and fun...

The End Is Nigh

Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 12 July 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The End Is Nigh is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creators of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. You will play as a character named Ash...

Samurai Riot

Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 September 2017

Players: 6.5/10

Samurai Riot is a two-dimensional cooperative fighting game with a side view that will send you to conquer the ancient eastern worlds. Together with a friend, you...

Star Story: The Horizon Escape

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view

Game released: PC → 5 September 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Star Story: The Horizon Escape is a sci-fi adventure with survival elements. The game takes place on the planet Horizon, where you, in the role of a space...

Nongünz

Action, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 19 May 2017

Nongünz is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer. You will go on dangerous adventures through dungeons, where a wide variety of monsters and a myriad of traps...

Super ComboMan: Smash Edition

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 August 2017

Super ComboMan: Smash Edition is an action-adventure platformer with fighting game elements and a side view. An energetic islander with an unusual hairstyle and a...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2017 for PC