Side view 2018 for Xbox One — top best games in the Side view genre

Dead Cells - a game in the Side view genre

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 7 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit, throw, burn, and...

Hollow Knight

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 September 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Unravel Two

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Xbox One → 9 June 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Unravel Two is the second part of an exciting side-scrolling adventure puzzle game. Now Yarny will travel in company with a similar creature woven from blue yarn...

Kingdom: Two Crowns

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction

Game released: Xbox One → 11 December 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Kingdom: Two Crowns is a continuation of the pixel management strategy with a side view in a fantasy setting, where the main emphasis is on cooperative play. You...

Owlboy

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 10 April 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...

2064: Read Only Memories

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Cyberpunk, Side view, Combat robots, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox One → 17 January 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

2064: Read Only Memories is a Japanese-style sci-fi adventure visual novel with pixel art. The game takes place in the world of the future, namely in the city of...

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...

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...

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 6 June 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is an exciting side-scrolling action-platformer set in a fantasy setting from the creators of Mega Man 10 and Mighty No. 9. The...

Forgotton Anne

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Steampunk, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox One → 15 May 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Forgotton Anne is a side-scrolling adventure platformer in a fantasy setting. The events of the game will take you to a magical dimension where forgotten things are...

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

Arcade, Fighting, Collection, Side view, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 29 May 2018

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection is a massive collection of classic games from the Street Fighter series. Some games have online mode available, as well...

Mark of the Ninja Remastered

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 9 October 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Mark of the Ninja Remastered is a special version of the side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements for Nintendo Switch. The events of the game...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2

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

Game released: Xbox One → 12 October 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 is a fantastic sequel to the side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game take us 15 years forward, after the end of the first part...

Planet Alpha

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 4 September 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Planet Alpha is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer. The main character wakes up on a planet unknown to him, which has become home to hundreds of...

Dead Age

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

Game released: Xbox One → 7 September 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Dead Age is an action role-playing game with turn-based combat and a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. You will go to a world where you will forever have to...

Sundered

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

Game released: Xbox One → 21 December 2018

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Sundered is a side-scrolling arcade platformer from the creators of Jotun. You will play as a character named Yeshe, a wanderer in a ruined world with ever-changing...

Yoku's Island Express

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

Game released: Xbox One → 29 May 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Yoku's Island Express is an arcade action-platformer adventure with side-scrolling pinball mechanics. You will try on the role of a beetle named Yoku, who landed on...

Mega Man X Legacy Collection

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

Game released: Xbox One → 24 July 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Mega Man X Legacy Collection is an anniversary collection of side-scrolling action platformers set in the Mega Man X universe. Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes...

Raging Justice

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

Game released: Xbox One → 8 May 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Raging Justice is an arcade-adventure beat 'em up with a wide scope. You will go to conquer a city that is immersed in chaos. Crime and corruption are more...

Wenjia

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

Game released: Xbox One → 21 September 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Wenjia is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the game, two realities await you — the world of Matter and the world of...

My Memory of Us

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 10 October 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

My Memory of US is an adventure arcade platform with a side view. The game will tell the story of two friends - a girl and a boy who found themselves in different...

Injustice 2: Legendary Edition

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Comics, Side view, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 30 March 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Injustice 2: Legendary Edition is a complete edition of the side-scrolling arcade fighting game set in the DC Comics universe, containing all previously released...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 19 July 2018

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

Moonfall Ultimate

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Xbox One → 4 September 2018

Steam: 48/100

Moonfall Ultimate is a hardcore side-scrolling action RPG in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of the Empire, a former small kingdom that is now...

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

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

Game released: Xbox One → 4 September 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Ninjin: Clash of Carrots is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade action runner. You have to try on the role of valiant ninja rabbits who need to return the carrots...

The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories

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

Game released: Xbox One → 11 October 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories — an atmospheric arcade puzzle-platformer with a side view from the creator of the horror Deadly...

Brawlout

Arcade, Fighting, Side view, Fantasy, Action, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 21 August 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Brawlout is a crazy side-scrolling arcade fighting game. You have to fight in various arenas, choosing your hero from anthropomorphic fighters, including a toad, a...

The Adventure Pals

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

Game released: Xbox One → 3 April 2018

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The Adventure Pals is an arcade side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with RPG elements. The evil Mr. B kidnaps the inhabitants of a peaceful village in order...

Beholder: Complete Edition

Adventure, Stealth, In real time, Side view, Strategy

Game released: Xbox One → 19 January 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Beholder: Complete Edition is a complete edition of a side-scrolling adventure strategy game where you have to spy on people. The story of the game will tell us...

Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare

Arcade, Shooter, Strategy, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Side view, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 6 April 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Dead Ahead: Zombie Warfare is a free-to-play arcade shooter with strategy elements in the tower defense genre for mobile platforms. You will go to the pixelated and...

Coffee Crisis

Role-playing game, Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 15 August 2018

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Coffee Crisis is an arcade action-slasher with a side view and the possibility of co-op. You have to play the role of a brave barista and fight the aliens who have...

Die For Valhalla

Arcade, Action, Hack and slash, Side view, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Slasher, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 30 May 2018

Steam: 70/100

Die For Valhalla is a dynamic action game with role-playing elements and a side view. In the game you will play the role of a warrior Valkyrie and set out to...

Light Fall

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 26 April 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Light Fall is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You have to go to the fantasy world of Numbra, where darkness prevails over light. The fate of this...

Full Metal Furies

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

Game released: Xbox One → 17 January 2018

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Full Metal Furies is a side-scrolling arcade co-op action RPG from the creators of Rogue Legacy. In this team game, almost every player is important. Along with...

Sonic Mania Plus

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 17 July 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Extended version of the arcade platformer Sonic Mania in the universe of the popular Sonic the Hedgehog. The extended edition includes a new Encore Mode and two...

Pinstripe

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 7 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the main character...

Rad Rodgers - Radical Edition

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

Game released: Xbox One → 21 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Rad Rodgers — Radical Edition is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game tells the stories of two characters — a 12-year-old boy, Red...

Bridge Constructor Portal

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: Xbox One → 28 February 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Bridge Constructor Portal is a driving crossover of the Bridge Constructor and Portal series. You will play the role of a new employee of the Aperture Science...

Hungry Shark World

Arcade, Action, Free game, Side view, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 17 July 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Hungry Shark World is a free-to-play arcade action game with a side view. In the role of a shark, you have to quench your hunger by eating various sea creatures...

Long Reach

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 18 July 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Long Reach is a psychological thriller executed in the style of pixel art. The game takes place in a world where everyone craves power, be it money, divine blessing...

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Best Games in the Side view genre of 2018 for Xbox One