Side view 2021 for PC — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 3

Lost Ruins - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: PC → 13 May 2021

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: PC → 18 January 2022; Early Access: PC → 7 June 2021

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...

Luna's Fishing Garden

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Platformer, Side view, Sandbox, Farm Simulator, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 June 2021

Steam: 93/100

Luna's Fishing Garden is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with life simulation elements. The game will tell the story of young Casey, who ends up on a...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection, Shooter

Game released: PC → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Rogue Glitch

Free game, Arcade, Side view, Action, Roguelike, Platformer, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 10 March 2021

Steam: 91/100

Rogue Glitch is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer arcade action game featuring procedurally generated levels and countless enemies. During each run, you'll...

Noir Punk

Free game, Side view, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Detective, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Steam: 87/100

Noir Punk is a free-to-play 2D detective game with puzzle and platform elements, set in a dark noir style. The game takes place in the future, where style and...

Minute of Islands

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 13 June 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an experienced...

Samurai Shodown

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

Game released: PC → 14 June 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game's plot unfolds between Samurai Shodown 5 and the original Samurai Shodown (1993). New and familiar characters with their own goals come together to...

Eastern Exorcist

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

Early Access: PC → 14 August 2020; Game released: PC → 8 July 2021

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Eastern Exorcist is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG platformer in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to get used to the role of an experienced Chinese...

Tales of the Mirror

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click, Role-playing game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 12 August 2021

Steam: 54/100

Tales of the Mirror is a point and click adventure puzzle game with a side view. This is a story of joys and sorrows. Adapted from a traditional classic. It tells a...

Gearshifters

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Post-apocalyptic, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Gearshifters is a whirlwind racing action arcade game with bagel elements and a top-down view in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game you will set out to conquer...

Book of Travels

Role-playing game, MMO, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 11 October 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 73/100

Book of Travels is a unique side-scrolling multiplayer RPG. Inspired by classics of the genre, this serene adventure will transport you to a fairytale world. In the...

TOHU

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

Game released: PC → 28 January 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 70/100

TOHU is a cute 2D platformer in an unusual setting. In the game you have to try on the role of a heroine who can turn into her mechanical alter ego. Together with...

Rhythm Doctor

Role-playing game, Adventure, Music game, Indie, Side view, Action

Early Access: PC → 26 February 2021; Game released: PC → 6 December 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An unusual musical rhythm game in which every keystroke becomes the pulse of life. Here, medicine and music intertwine: synchronizing keystrokes at the right moment...

Deepest Sword

Free game, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 9 June 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Deepest Sword is a free, addictive side-scrolling puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game tells the story of a knight who goes to a dragon to pierce it...

Highrisers

Role-playing game, Action, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC → 15 July 2021

Players: 4/10

Steam: 35/100

Highrisers is a unique side-view action RPG in a post-apocalyptic setting. After mysterious events, humanity practically disappeared from all over the Earth...

Mayhem Brawler

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 19 August 2021

Steam: 89/100

Mayhem Brawler — a fresh take on 90s side-scrolling beat 'em ups, influenced by the success of Streets of Rage 4. You will be able to choose one of three heroes...

Teacup

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 23 September 2021

Steam: 96/100

A short colorful adventure about a shy frog named Teacup, who goes into the forest in search of ingredients for an upcoming tea party. The day before meeting...

Actraiser Renaissance

Action, Role-playing game, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Strategy, Isometric, Side view, In real time, City Building, Slasher

Game released: PC → 24 September 2021

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Actraiser Renaissance is an action role-playing platformer with real-time strategy and platforming elements. You will be able to use powerful fire, ice and other...

A Juggler's Tale

Adventure, Indie, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 29 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A Juggler's Tale is an atmospheric side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. The main character is a puppet named Abby, who was captured in a circus...

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread

Arcade, Side view, Comics, Adventure, Action, Platformer, Metroidvania, Exploration

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2021; Game released: PC → 13 April 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer that follows the adventures of secret agents. In the story, world...

The Tale of Fighting Nymphs

Anime / Manga, Fighting, Side view, Free game, Adult game, Arcade, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 October 2021

Steam: 88/100

The Tale of Fighting Nymphs is a free side-scrolling arcade fighting game featuring anime girls as fighters. The game features multiple arenas and nine female...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: PC → 2 November 2021

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: PC → 10 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A pixelated remaster of the original Final Fantasy V with new graphics and sound. The King of Tycoon senses a change in the wind. The crystals that maintain the...

Martial Law

Adventure, Side view, Visual novel, Free game, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 December 2021

Steam: 91/100

Martial Law is a free side-scrolling adventure with visual novel elements. Its main character is one of the inhabitants of communist Poland, abandoned to the mercy...

Aircraft Carrier Survival

Simulation, Indie, Warships / Submarines, Strategy, Historical, Business / Management, Tactics, Side view, Isometric, Action, Survival

Early Access: PC → 5 February 2021; Game released: PC → 20 April 2022

Steam: 59/100

Aircraft Carrier Survival is a tactical simulator with elements of real-time management strategy, where you will act as the captain of an aircraft carrier during...

Ascii the Brave Cat

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

Game released: PC → 27 February 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Ascii the Brave Cat is a simple side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. A group of powerful evil cats, the Big Eight, have invaded the earth. The...

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator

Free game, Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Role-playing game, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: PC → 2 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Introvert: A Teenager Simulator is a free-to-play arcade side-scrolling adventure game with role-playing elements. In the game, the main character is told a...

Dead Age 2

Role-playing game, Horror, Side view, Turn-based, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Zombies

Game released: PC → 12 March 2021; Early Access: PC → 16 July 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 75/100

Dead Age 2 is a continuation of the action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. 10 years after the first...

Papetura

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Papetura is an atmospheric adventure with a side view. The game will tell the story of a cute paper creature named Pape, who ended up in a flower prison. However...

The Artful Escape

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Music game

Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Artful Escape is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. The game tells about what goes on in a musician’s head while writing music. In our case, in the...

Kathy Rain: Director’s Cut

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

Game released: PC → 26 October 2021

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is a side-scrolling point and click adventure. Extended version of the plot: with a longer final part, hundreds of lines of additional...

The Legend of Tianding

Side view, Action, Platformer, Slasher, Anime / Manga, Comics, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 1 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer in a comic book style. The game will tell the story of a young Taipei vigilante, Liao...

Jet Kave Adventure

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

Game released: PC → 15 January 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Jet Kave Adventure is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer. You will meet Cave, a caveman with a jet engine. When the chief is driven out by his own tribe, he...

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Side view, Adventure, Indie

Early Access: PC → 4 June 2019; Game released: PC → 17 February 2021

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer. Powerful creatures called Demiurges began to rule the world of Hypnos after the...

Sumire

Adventure, Visual novel, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Side view, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 26 May 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Sumire is a fantasy adventure visual novel with anime and supernatural elements. In this charming place, a sad girl named Sumire meets a mischievous spirit who...

Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A pixel remaster of the original Final Fantasy II with new graphics and sound. The epic adventure begins with four young people who have lost their home during the...

Axiom Verge 2

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

Game released: PC → 11 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Axiom Verge 2 is a continuation of the side-scrolling pixel action platformer in a sci-fi setting. In the sequel you will find new characters, skills and game...

Robonauts

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Shooter

Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Robonauts is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In the role of a small robot you have to go on a long journey across the planets. The game...

Aeon Drive

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cyberpunk, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Steam: 76/100

Aeon Drive is a side-scrolling arcade platformer in a sci-fi setting. The action takes you to the neon-lit streets of Neo-Barcelona. You will try on the role of...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2021 for PC