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.![]() |
Linux (2009), Windows (2009), Macintosh (2009), PlayStation 3 (2012), Android (2012), iPad (2011), Windows Phone (2014), PS Vita (2013), Windows Apps (2014), PlayStation 4 (2016), Ouya (2015), Fire OS (2012), tvOS (2017) and Nintendo Switch (2018) Machinarium is a point-and-click adventure set in a mechanical world where the player controls a small robot that has been... |
Commodore 64 (1988) You control the sports car in overhead scrolling view. The track represents a three-lane road filled with other cars, oil... |
Game Boy Advance (2001) A full day of work for a Machop, as everyone knows, is pulverizing bouncing boulders with its bare hands. This... |
Windows (2019) |
Atari 2600 (1983) M.A.D. (which stands for Missile Attack and Defense) is an arcade action game somewhat similar to Missile Command. You control... |
Game Boy Advance (2005) and Nintendo DS (2005) In Madagascar for Nintendo DS, based on the movie of the same name, you play as Marty (zebra), Alex (lion),... |
Game Boy Advance (2005) Madagascar: Operation Penguin is a sequel to the game Madagascar and features the movie's penguins as the main characters. Your... |
Commodore 64 (1987), ZX Spectrum (1988) and Amstrad CPC (1988) On the planet Orb live a gang of notorious Madballs who decide what is passed through parliament. They have no... |
Jaguar (2009) The Graphics Man has fused the world's reality with the one on his ebonic mind as a plan in order... |
Commodore PET/CBM (1980) The Mad Bomber is single-button action game in which the player must drop bombs on targets. The game is shown... |
Windows (2017) and Nintendo Switch (2019) |
Amiga (1995) Madhouse is a graphic adventure for the Amiga created with AMOS. Unusually for an adventure of this type, the player... |
Game Boy (1992) This entry in the game series based on the Spy vs Spy comic strip series has a similar gameplay premise... |
Arcade (1989) Mad motor is a 2D side-scrolling biker-themed beat 'em-up game that puts players in the shoes of a motor driver... |
Browser (2012) Madness: Project Nexus is a side-view action game based on the Flash animation series Madness Combat. The game has two... |
SuperGrafx (1990) Madō King Granzort is based on the anime of the same name. The story takes place in science-fiction scenario in... |
SNES (1996) The game is set in the same universe and shares characters and storyline with Puyo Puyo puzzle games. Unlike Puyo... |
Amiga (1990), Atari ST (1990) and Acorn 32-bit (1990) Professor Mariarti is, as the game title suggests, a mad scientist. Not all of his experiments worked out the way... |
Apple II (1983) Mad Rat is a 1-player arcade game for the Apple II.Three blind field mice named Masecy, Karson, and Marshall have... |
Commodore 64 (1993) Madrax is a platform game where the player walks and somersaults around a maze, located in Almahagor Kingdom, attempting to... |
TurboGrafx CD (1994), FM Towns (1994) and Sharp X68000 (1994) Mad Stalker is a side-scrolling mecha-themed brawler in which the player controls a character piloting a giant mecha (called "Slave... |
Critic Score
Top games by as rated by the press:
- 96 Super Mario Galaxy 2
- 96 Super Mario Bros. 3
- 95 World of Goo
- 95 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- 95 Photographs
- 95 Photographs
- 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:
- 4.73 Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition (2012)
- 4.67 Ice Guys (1997)
- 4.64 Darkest Dungeon (2015)
- 4.62 Sonic Rush Adventure (2007)
- 4.61 Museum Madness (1994)
- 4.57 Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun Magginesu (1993)
- 4.56 Worms: The Director's Cut (1997)
- 4.53 Metal Slug: Anthology (2006)
- 4.53 Sonic CD (2011)
- 4.52 Street Fighter X Tekken (2012)
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: