Side view for Xbox One — top best games in the Side view genre / Page 2

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 5 December 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

Nine Sols

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 26 November 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Adventure action-platformer from the creators of psychological horrors Detention and Devotion. The game tells the story of an awakened hero who must fight nine...

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath

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

Game released: Xbox One → 26 May 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath — continuation of the story campaign of the fighting game Mortal Kombat 11, known for its deadly finishers and bloody fatalities. It...

The Last Faith

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

Game released: Xbox One → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 11 July 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

The Last Night

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game in development: Xbox One → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The Last Night is a side-scrolling arcade cyberpunk platformer. A two-dimensional open world awaits you, which the main character will have to explore as his...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

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

Game released: Xbox One → 29 April 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Katana Zero

Action, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 15 October 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main character and...

Pentiment

Adventure, Side view, Logic, Historical, Medieval era, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 15 November 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Historical role-playing detective story, the events of which unfold in Bavaria in the early 16th century. The main character is an apprentice who follows his mentor...

Scott Pilgrim EX

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

Shift Happens

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

Game released: Xbox One → 22 February 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Inside

Arcade, Platformer, Logic, Side view, Horror, Indie, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 29 June 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...

Dragon Ball FighterZ

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

Game released: Xbox One → 26 January 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The game takes you into the spectacular world of cult manga and anime, turning each fight into a dynamic battle on a grand scale. The game is created in the style...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

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

Game released: Xbox One → 21 October 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

Huntdown

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

Game released: Xbox One → 12 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...

Castlevania Advance Collection

Arcade, Side view, Horror, Platformer, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Collection, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 24 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Castlevania Advance Collection is a classic collection of the Castlevania series, which includes the classic Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view, Detective

Game released: Xbox One → 18 July 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is a survival...

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 29 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. The setting is the fallen kingdom of Outland...

Pankapu

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

Game released: Xbox One → 20 September 2017

Steam: 73/100

Pankapu: The Gates of Omnia is an episodic side-scrolling action platformer. The events of the game develop in the fantasies of Jaarell, a child who once...

Fury Unleashed

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Comics, Side view, Online, Action, Replayability

Game released: Xbox One → 8 May 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Beholder 3

Adventure, Stealth, Puzzle, Side view, Simulation, Strategy, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox One → 15 December 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 68/100

Beholder 3 is a continuation of the side-view adventure strategy that will take you to a world where totalitarianism has reached almost every citizen. The main...

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course — an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-platformer, designed in the style of classic 1930s animation. The story...

Dead or Alive 6

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

Game released: Xbox One → 1 March 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Dead or Alive 6 is a continuation of the series of side-scrolling arcade fighting games set in the Dead or Alive universe. The game continues the traditions of the...

Suikoden 1&2 HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars

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

Game released: Xbox One → 6 March 2025

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Remsters Suikoden and Suikoden 2 -games from the 90s, known for their deep plot and memorable characters. In games, updated visual effects, new sounds of the...

The Case of the Golden Idol

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

Game released: Xbox One → 9 July 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Side view detective adventure game. The game takes place in an alternate 18th century England, where players will have to unravel 12 of the strangest and most...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

Game released: Xbox One → 8 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: Xbox One → 30 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 13 December 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability

Game released: Xbox One → 13 January 2022

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Pumped BMX Pro

Side view, Stunts, Bicycles, Sports game

Game released: Xbox One → 7 February 2019

Steam: 80/100

Pumped BMX Pro — bike racing with a side view and elements of stunts. An incredible cycling slalom awaits you. You will be able to combine tricks into...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 8 October 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. This time, three heroes will go in search of the...

Virtua Fighter Crossroads

Arcade, Adventure, Fighting, Side view

Game in development: Xbox One → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Continuation of the series of popular fighting games Virtua Fighter. There is no information about the game and not even a final name, perhaps it will be Virtua...

Thimbleweed Park

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 30 March 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Unravel

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 9 February 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Unravel is a side-scrolling arcade adventure with various puzzles. The platformer will tell the story of a knitted man — Yarny, who stretches like a ball with...

Sonic Mania

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 15 August 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Celeste

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 26 January 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 27 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Darkest Dungeon: The Fire's Edge

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

Game released: Xbox One → 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...

MultiVersus

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

Beta testing: Xbox One → 19 July 2022; Game released: Xbox One → 28 May 2024

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Dynamic action function with the side of the side, in which you are offered to play for popular heroes from films and cartoons Warner Bros. The battles in the game...

Trials Rising

Arcade, Motorcycle racing, Side view, Racing, Bicycles, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 26 February 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Trials Rising is a continuation of the popular motorcycle arcade game. You will again have to compete in this world and try to become a real celebrity in the world...

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Best Games in the Side view genre for Xbox One