Side view 2023 for PC — top best games in the Side view genre

Mortal Kombat 1 - a game in the Side view genre

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

Game released: PC → 19 September 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The twelfth main installment of the brutal fighting game series — Mortal Kombat 1 — is a simultaneous continuation of Mortal Kombat 11 and the second reboot...

Underground Blossom

Puzzle, Side view, Adventure

Game released: PC → 27 September 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Continuation of the puzzle series Rusty Lake Hotel about the memories of Laura Vanderboom. The action unfolds at seven unique metro stations, each dedicated to a...

Barotrauma

Online, Business / Management, Roguelike, Side view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Game released: PC → 13 March 2023

Players: 8.8/10

A game about a submarine, which features procedural generation of tasks, a character editor and an online mode for 16 players. The gamer will be able to visit a...

Street Fighter 6

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Online, Side view

Game released: PC → 2 June 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Continuation of the popular series of arcade fighting games Street Fighter. The new part features fast and intense battles with colorful loot, including those done...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Pizza Tower

Platformer, Side view, Indie, Comedy

Game released: PC → 26 January 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Peppino Spaghetti is a funny and clumsy Italian who goes on an important mission. He wants to destroy the evil Pizza Tower to save his restaurant. The hero explores...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Darkest Dungeon 2

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

Game released: PC → 8 May 2023

Players: 8.6/10

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...

SANABI

Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view

Game released: PC → 9 November 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes place in a cyberpunk city in which power belongs to a corrupt conglomerate. One day something inexplicable happens — after a sudden power...

Blasphemous 2

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2023

Players: 8.5/10

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...

BoxLoop 2

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 19 January 2023

Continuation of the puzzle adventure about sinister boxes and a time loop. The player will once again help the hero Aus escape from the trap by solving puzzles and...

Limbus Company

Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Tactics, Science fiction, Roguelike, Free game

Game released: PC → 27 February 2023

Players: 9.3/10

The game takes place in a huge city, divided into 26 districts, each of which is unique in its technological achievements and culture. No two areas are alike. A...

Flashback 2

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

Game released: PC → 16 November 2023

Players: 2/10

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...

Super Bunny Man

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

Game released: PC → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...

Madshot

Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 18 July 2023

Action roguelike, set in a Lovecraftian horror setting. Cthulhu swallowed up an entire city. The only thing left for you as the main character is to destroy the...

Elderand

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

Game released: PC → 16 February 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A game with Metroidvania elements and hardcore combat, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The main character travels through a dark world, swings and...

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

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

Game released: PC → 31 August 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the popular series of cooperative games about the wizard Amadeus, the thief Zoya and the knight Pontius. The heroes join forces to stop the...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 26 September 2023

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...

Conquistadorio

Adventure, Side view, Science fiction, Dungeons, Exploration

Game released: PC → 20 October 2023

Players: 10/10

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...

Bad Cat Sam

Side view, Arcade, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 24 January 2023

Players: 9/10

A fun game in the spirit of the “How to Annoy Your Neighbor” series. A cat named Sam moves around a large house and ruins the lives of its inhabitants. You need to...

VPet

Side view, Free game, Casual game, Clicker, Anime / Manga, Simulation

Game released: PC → 14 August 2023

Players: 8.8/10

A free utility game that adds a cute anime girl to the user’s desktop who runs, dances when the music is turned on, makes faces and does various things. Like...

Planet of Lana

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2023

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Salt and Sacrifice

Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania, Action

Game released: PC → 7 November 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Salt and Sanctuary, which tells the story of a condemned criminal who becomes an inquisitor hunting mages in a whimsical fantasy world. The events...

Farworld Pioneers

Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Science fiction, Construction, Crafting, Sandbox, Side view, Business / Management, Survival

Game released: PC → 30 May 2023

The player builds ships and travels to different planets, where he creates colonies. Only the most successful settlements will be able to pool resources and...

American Arcadia

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An unusual adventure puzzle game from the creators of Call of the Sea. In terms of plot, the game is similar to a darker version of the film "The Truman Show...

Kingdom Eighties

Strategy, Side view, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 26 June 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A new part of the Kingdom microstrategy series. The main character is trying to protect his family and the city from attacks by mysterious monsters. Neighboring...

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

Side view, Arcade, Fighting, Online

Game released: PC → 7 November 2023

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...

Torn Away

Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Historical, Indie, Stealth

Game released: PC → 29 September 2023

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Atmospheric stealth action in the setting of the Second World War. The main character is a ten-year-old girl, Asya, who, like millions of other people, suffered...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock

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

Game released: PC → 31 August 2023

Metacritic: 87/100

The Neutrino alien race from Dimension X needs help again: Shredder is planning to take over the entire multiverse by moving between dimensions. The add-on...

Romancelvania

Action, Comedy, Side view, Platformer, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Adult game, Gothic

Game released: PC → 7 March 2023

Metacritic: 64/100

Hybrid parody of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and dating simulator. The game tells the story of the vampire Drac, who, in search of love, ends up on a local...

Afterimage

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 April 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Side view game with non-linear levels. A girl named Renee survived an attack on her home village, but lost her memory. Now she is trying to regain her memories and...

DOOMBLADE

Metroidvania, Side view, Action, Exploration, Platformer, Fantasy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 31 May 2023

Players: 4.8/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The main character is the girl of Gloom, the last surviving member of the Twilight. She wields a sentient Demon Sword, which seeks revenge on the Lords of Terror...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is Sissel, the spirit of a deceased man, capable of inhabiting objects and controlling them. The goal of the game is to find out the cause of the...

Catch Me!

Arcade, Online, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Runner, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 24 January 2023

A competitive multiplayer platformer for four players, turning classic tag into a dynamic test of speed and agility. One participant becomes the runner and earns...

Blue Wednesday

Side view, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 28 August 2023

Players: 10/10

A game about a boy named Morris. The main character plays the piano and walks around the city, where he communicates with various characters. There are many...

Afterdream

Adventure, Horror, Walking Simulator, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 28 September 2023

The events of the game unfold around a girl who is lost in a lucid dream, where the line between reality and imagination has blurred. The heroine finds herself in a...

Love Tavern

Simulation, Side view, Adult game, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Business / Management, Strategy, Action, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 19 December 2023

Players: 6/10

Love Tavern is a side-view arcade management simulator for adults in a fantasy setting. After a series of unfortunate events, you are called by a passionate goddess...

Indies' Lies

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Tactics, Steampunk, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 16 January 2023

Players: 5.3/10

Indies' Lies is a side-scrolling RPG card game in the steampunk genre with tactical and roguelike elements. At the early stage there are 3 professions. Among them...

Cassette Beasts

Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Tactics, Open world, Side view

Game released: PC → 27 April 2023

Metacritic: 83/100

The action of the game unfolds on an island inhabited by different creatures. The detachment of the protagonist arrives in this mysterious place to find the best...

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons

Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Old school

Game released: PC → 27 July 2023

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...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2023 for PC (Game released)