Side view
Description
These games use a traditional “platforming” viewpoint where the action is seen from the side. This perspective can be used for 2D as well as 3D games, both scrolling and static.![]() |
Browser (2007) In this game you play as Funshine Bear, trying to gather his friends. Funshine will automatically walk forward all the... |
Dragon 32/64 (1984) Folly Farm's Chicken Run is a single screen platform game where a hen has to lay eggs that then have... |
DOS (1986) For all armchair quarterbacks, subLOGIC's football is an in depth strategy/action football game complete with full rosters of (fictional) players.... |
Thomson TO (1985), Philips VG 5000 (1984) and Thomson MO (1987) Football is a soccer game. Players name their own teams then hit the field. The field is viewed from a... |
DOS (1987), Amiga (1987), Atari ST (1987), Commodore 64 (1984), Atari 8-bit (1985), ZX Spectrum (1982), VIC-20 (1984), MSX (1987), TRS-80 (1981), Amstrad CPC (1985), Dragon 32/64 (1984), BBC Micro (1984), Electron (1985), Oric (1984), Commodore 16, Plus/4 (1986), ZX80 (1981) and ZX81 (1981) The football management game style has been one of the most enduring since Kevin Toms pioneered it in 1982. You... |
Browser (2011) Football Referee is a sports video game that simulates association football refereeing. By playing the Football Referee game, the player... |
Commodore 64 (1987) and Apple II (1987) In Force Seven, the player is in charge of a specially trained squadron which consists of seven crew members, all... |
Commodore 64 (1987) In the year 2430 there is a great war being fought amongst the stars called the 2nd Solar War. Deep... |
Atari 2600 (1983) Ah, you poor woodcutter. You just want to cut some wood to sell so your family can eat but an... |
Amiga (1995) Forest Dumb is a side-scrolling platform game. The aim for the player is to reach the designated number of coins... |
Amiga (1996) Forest Dumb Forever is a side-scrolling platform game and the sequel of Forest Dumb. The action has been moved from... |
DOS (1999) Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two is a compilation of seven games released for the PC based on the... |
DOS (1991), Genesis (1989), Amiga (1989), Atari ST (1989), SEGA Master System (1991), Commodore 64 (1989), ZX Spectrum (1989), TurboGrafx CD (1992), Amstrad CPC (1989), Wii (2008) and Arcade (1988) Forgotten Worlds features two characters known as The Nameless Ones, who both look like Arnold Schwarzenegger, one even has a... |
Windows (2017), Macintosh (2017), PS Vita (2017), Wii U (2017), PlayStation 4 (2017), Xbox One (2017) and Nintendo Switch (2017) |
ZX Spectrum (1983) and Amstrad CPC (1985) Shortly after Football Manager became a sensation, the sports management concept was applied to the high-pressure dollar-intensive world of Formula... |
Windows (2012) Forrest Gump: Match 3 Game is as the title implies a tile based puzzle game based on the movie with... |
Windows (2014) Forsaken is a free 2D side-scrolling game. The characters are displayed as black and white silhouettes which adds to the... |
Commodore 64 (1982) and Atari 8-bit (1982) The war with the Kralthans is on, and they've taken prisoners. These people must be rescued from the Draconis caves... |
Game Boy Advance (2001) Fortress is a Tetris-variant puzzle game. As in that classic game, geometric pieces fall from the top of the screen... |
Arcade (1979) In Fortress, the player must defend a castle from cannonballs by intercepting them with their own cannons before they hit... |
ZX81 (1982) Fortress of Zorlac is a shoot 'em up with some similarities to Yars' Revenge. The player's objective is to rid... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 96 Super Mario Bros. 3
- 95 World of Goo
- 95 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- 95 Super Mario Galaxy 2
- 95 Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- 95 Donkey Kong
- 94 World of Goo
- 94 World of Goo
- 94 Three Weeks in Paradise
- 94 Tetris
Games must have at least a Critic Score of 80 to be considered.
MobyScore
Top games as rated by our users:
- 4.67 Ice Guys (1997)
- 4.63 Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu (1993)
- 4.62 Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- 4.61 Museum Madness (1994)
- 4.54 Mortal Kombat X (2015)
- 4.53 Strider 2 (1999)
- 4.53 Metal Slug: Anthology (2006)
- 4.53 Sonic CD (2011)
- 4.52 Street Fighter X Tekken (2012)
- 4.52 Mega Man V (1994)
Games must have at least 5 votes and a User Score of 4.0 to be considered.
Perspective
Side view is part of Perspective. This group of genres contain: