Side view 2026 for PC — top best games in the Side view genre

Silver Pines - a game in the Side view genre

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Exploration, Detective, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is a private detective, Red Walker, who travels to the mysterious town of Silver Pines to investigate the disappearance of musician Eddie Velvet...

Replaced

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 14 April 2026

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game transports you to a dark cyberpunk metropolis, where neon reflects in puddles and human organs have become currency. The world is controlled by the...

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Curse of Blood returns to the Castlevania universe in a modern 2D action format with a focus on world exploration from the creators of Dead Cells. The events...

Mewgenics

Role-playing game, Arcade, Platformer, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Comics, Horror

Game released: PC → 10 February 2026

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A crazy cat-breeding RPG from the creator of The Binding of Isaac and Super Meat Boy. This turn-based roguelike with draft simulator elements is a new challenge...

Invincible VS

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Online, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 30 April 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A brutal superhero fighting game based on the animated series "Invincible" with battles in the "3 on 3" format. Familiar characters fight in recognizable arenas...

Servant of the Lake

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

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An adventure quest from the Rusty Lake series. The events take place in the Vanderboom family house, where a new guest is soon expected to arrive. The gameplay...

SiNiSistar 2

Action, Adult game, Side view, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 16 May 2026

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 89/100

A stylized pixel-art adventure in a decadent world inhabited by grotesque, monstrous creatures. Sister Lelia and her partner Hanya embark on a mission to eradicate...

Neon Abyss 2

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 17 July 2025; Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Steam: 87/100

A sequel to the explosive roguelike, where everything moves even faster, brighter and more dangerous. In the game, each playthrough turns into a crazy experiment...

The Last Gas Station

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 28 April 2026

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric simulator for managing an old gas station, where the familiar routine gradually intertwines with the unsettling mystery of the previous owner's...

Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls

Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Steam: 48/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A colorful fighting game from the creators of the Guilty Gear series, where iconic Marvel heroes and villains clash in dynamic team fights. Instead of the usual...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 5 March 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 91/100

The sequel returns in a new form — the Spire awakens after a millennium of oblivion, hiding even more dangers, secrets, and challenges in its depths. Its halls are...

TBH: Task Bar Hero

Role-playing game, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Fantasy, Old school, Clicker, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 May 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 62/100

An unusual free RPG that offers a maximally unobtrusive gameplay format. The main feature of the project is that the game literally lives on the Windows taskbar...

Veillombre

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Medieval era, Arcade, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 5 October 2026

A pixel-art multiplayer horror game for 1–16 players, set in a mansion plunged into darkness. The only source of light is the candle on each player’s head: without...

Well Dweller

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

Game released: PC → 22 September 2026

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A dark fairy tale metroidvania from the creators of Crypt Custodian. Deep in the forest lies a well, at the bottom of which lives Blik — a tiny bird armed with a...

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...

Tenebris: Terra Incognita

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Tactics, Side view, Science fiction, Strategy, Dungeons

Early Access: PC → 30 September 2024; Game released: PC → 14 September 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Turn-based role-playing game in the spirit of Darkest Dungeon. The main action takes place on the planet Tenebris, which is teeming with hostile bugs. The player...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 23 September 2026; Early Access: PC → 17 March 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure metroidvania set in the fantasy world of Raoah, where your chosen allies and relationships with them affect your combat style and exploration. As the...

Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse

Online, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Metroidvania, Platformer

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026

Steam: 71/100

A game that supports co-op for up to 4 people. Characters explore dungeons, ruins, and gardens that are automatically generated each time. The game also has...

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...

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...

Rayman Legends Retold

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...

Disney Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup!

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Side view, Casual game, Exploration

Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026

A large retro collection that brings together classic games based on the animated films "Toy Story" and "A Bug's Life". The compilation includes iconic projects...

Nocturnal 2

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

Game in development: PC → 10 November 2026

A hand-drawn metroidvania with the mechanics of “juggling” the enemy and a unique game feature: after a single blow to the source of fire, the sword bursts into...

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: 79/100

Metacritic: 63/100

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...

2XKO

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 7 October 2025; Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Dynamic game set in the League of Legends universe. The gamer controls familiar characters and faces off against the opponent. Battles take place in various...

Scott Pilgrim EX

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Online

Game released: PC → 3 March 2026

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

An action adventure based on the comic book series of the same name and made in the format of a pixel beat-em-up. Players have to save Toronto from chaos caused by...

Ratatan

Strategy, Online, Music game, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Anime / Manga

Early Access: PC → 18 September 2025; Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026

Steam: 88/100

The spiritual successor to the Patapon series of games. Ratatans are animated musical heroes, each with unique abilities. So, one of them uses a megaphone to...

The Witch's Bakery

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Visual novel, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 14 October 2026

Steam: 95/100

An RPG bakery simulator inspired by the anime Witch's Delivery Service. The game is about a cheerful witch who opens her bakery in modern Paris. During the day, the...

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: 81/100

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...

Little Nightmares 3 - The Shores

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 30 September 2026

Steam: 53/100

An expansion for Little Nightmares 3 that takes Little and One to a new location related to water and underwater dangers. The heroes will face the return of...

4:AM

Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Horror

Game in development: PC → Q4 2026

Steam: 90/100

A cinematic stealth adventure in a dark world of the near future, where the usual laws of reality no longer apply. At exactly 04:00, Ayla wakes up among the ruins...

Doloc Town

Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026; Early Access: PC → 8 May 2025

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The main character, who collects trash in the wastelands, accidentally finds a small settlement and decides to...

Stick It to the Stickman

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Online

Early Access: PC → 18 August 2025; Game released: PC → 23 September 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

An unusual roguelike that combines dynamic action and platformer elements, where the player acts as an office worker - Stickman, striving for career heights. The...

Barbarian Saga: The Beastmaster

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

Game released: PC → 9 September 2026

Steam: 45/100

The events of the game unfold in the world of Arboréa, which has survived devastating portal wars. After a brief period of peace, the new king of the Empire, along...

Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge

Role-playing game, Adventure, DLC, Turn-based, Tactics, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 18 August 2026

Steam: 79/100

The expansion introduces the Duelist and the Runaway from Darkest Dungeon 2, along with the new mechanics of setting fire, which opens up new tactical options in...

Underling Uprising

Action, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

Game released: PC → 14 May 2026

VGTimes: 7.3/10

Steam: 73/100

Dynamic action in the spirit of 90s cartoons, combining street fights, crazy super moves, and the vibrant style of old animated series. The story centers around a...

Divinum

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

Game released: PC → 28 August 2026

Steam: 85/100

In the center of the story is a girl named Fior — one of the defenders, born with the fate of a Guardian and outstanding combat skills. An unknown threat descends...

Huntdown: Overtime

Action, Shooter, Cyberpunk, Roguelike, Side view, Old school

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Prequel to the action-platformer Huntdown. The events unfold in futuristic New Detroit in the year 2084 — a grim metropolis where corporations have replaced...

Planet of Lana 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The continuation of the adventure Planet of Lana about Lana and her companion Mui. The heroes explore different corners of the planet and solve puzzles together...

VELASTER

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Top-down view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Side view, Exploration

Early Access: PC → 14 January 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 88/100

An adventurous soulslike action game with a side view in a dark fantasy world, where the fates of angels, demons, and humans intertwine. The story unfolds in a...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2026 for PC