Side view 2015 for Xbox One — top best games in the Side view genre

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove - a game in the Side view genre

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...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox One → 5 June 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

SteamWorld Dig

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

Game released: Xbox One → 5 June 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Castle Crashers Remastered

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Fighting, Adventure, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 9 September 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Castle Crashers Remastered is an improved version of the furious side-scrolling co-op action game for up to 4 people. The game will delight you with a fivefold...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: Xbox One → 28 August 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 25 September 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli is a 2D arcade action shooter inspired by 1970s exploitation and grindhouse films, classic gangster movies, and old-school arcade...

Leo's Fortune

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 11 September 2015

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Leo's Fortune is an arcade indie platformer. Complete 24 levels of this colorful game. Solve puzzles and avoid dangerous...

Mega Man Legacy Collection

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 August 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Mega Man Legacy Collection is a collection of legendary side-view arcade action platformers about Mega Man. The collection includes the first six 8-bit Mega Man...

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend

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

Game released: Xbox One → 23 October 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. The game is an expanded edition of BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma with an...

Deer God

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

Game released: Xbox One → 1 September 2015

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 49/100

A side-scrolling adventure platformer about a deer’s survival in a fantasy world shaped by karma and reincarnation. The player explores 3D pixel-art landscapes...

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

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

Game released: Xbox One → 17 September 2015

Players: 10/10

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows — You play as the Plague Knight, a villainous master of alchemy, on his own adventure. Using his maniacal scientific mind...

Tembo the Badass Elephant

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 21 July 2015

Players: 1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This 2D side-scrolling platformer follows an attack by the PHANTOM organization on Shell City. When the National Army struggles to contain the enemy’s war machines...

Mortal Kombat X: Kombat Pack

Arcade, Fighting, DLC, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 14 April 2015

Players: 8.4/10

Mortal Kombat X: Kombat Pack — addition to the side-view arcade fighting game Mortal Kombat X. Now you can participate in fights as the nightmare Jason...

Earth's Dawn

Arcade, Role-playing game, Slasher, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 2 November 2016

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Earth's Dawn is a 3D side-scrolling arcade slasher game with a Japanese style and a futuristic setting. The events of the game tell about the struggle of humanity...

Badland

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 29 May 2015

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Badland is an adventure, arcade puzzle platformer with a view. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through colorful locations, avoiding various obstacles...

Nova-111

Adventure, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Side view, Science fiction, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 25 August 2015

Steam: 79/100

This science-fiction adventure combines puzzles with a mix of turn-based and real-time gameplay. After a failed scientific experiment, a ship’s pilot travels across...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 21 August 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...

Velocity 2X

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

Game released: Xbox One → 19 August 2015

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Velocity 2X is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. Abducted by a race of hostile aliens, Lieutenant Kai Tana must use her quick...

Never Alone: Foxtales

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

Game released: Xbox One → 28 July 2015

Steam: 83/100

An expansion for Never Alone, in which Nuna and Fox travel across the waters of Northwest Alaska to rescue a new friend. The companions paddle a sealskin canoe...

Bridge

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 14 August 2015

Steam: 85/100

Bridge is a side view arcade game with a hint of puzzle from the developers from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild studio. The main publishers of the game are...

No Time To Explain

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

Game released: Xbox One → 17 May 2016

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 53/100

No Time To Explain is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer in a sci-fi setting. One day, he himself breaks into the main character’s house, only from the...

Overruled!

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 15 September 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

A side-scrolling multiplayer brawler where players change the rules and objectives in the middle of a match. The winner is the player with the most points, but the...

Penarium

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

Game released: Xbox One → 23 September 2015

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This 2D arena platforming game is set in a sinister circus where contestants must entertain a cruel crowd. Willy tries to survive the show by running, jumping and...

Starwhal: Just the Tip

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view, Online, Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 9 December 2015

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Starwhal: Just the Tip is a side-scrolling multiplayer arcade fighting game featuring exciting space battles between narwhals, cetacean mammals armed with a long...

Pumped BMX +

Arcade, Side view, Motorcycle racing, Sports game, Bicycles, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 18 September 2015

Steam: 85/100

Pumped BMX + — A fun side-scrolling arcade game dedicated to stunts on BMX bikes. You will find many different levels where you can combine various tricks and...

Sticked Man Fighting - Gravity Combat

Fighting, Side view, Beat them all

Game released: Xbox One → 25 February 2015

Sticked Man Fighting — Gravity Combat is a side-scrolling fighting game in the beat 'em all genre. In this game you have to fight with numerous opponents and...

Kung Fu Panda: Showdown of Legendary Legends

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

Game released: Xbox One → 4 December 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 59/100

Set in the Kung Fu Panda universe, this fighting game centers on a tournament where warriors compete for honor and glory. Po, Tigress, Monkey, Tai Lung, Master...

Funk of Titans

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Music game, Casual game, Action, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 9 January 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Funk of Titans is a side-scrolling arcade platformer. Funk is the music of the gods. Zeus, the father of them all, created and shared it with the rest of the...

Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 6 November 2015

Metacritic: 60/100

Peanuts Movie: Snoopy's Grand Adventure is a fun arcade game with a side view, dedicated to the release of the cartoon "Snoopy and the Little Thing at the Movies...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2015 for Xbox One