Fit check
Is Sideway™ New York worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Adventure-platformer fans who want puzzle solving alongside combat
- Players who enjoy changing camera angles, gravity, and movement
- Local co-op groups seeking a game with join-and-leave multiplayer
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer conventional 2D platforming may hit a wall when camera angles, gravity, and 3D spaces change how movement works.
- Those seeking combat without puzzle solving may lose interest during the game's navigation and challenge sections.
- Players looking for online multiplayer may not find the local co-op format suitable.
Our take on Sideway™ New York
The bounce point arrives when movement shifts between 2D and 3D spaces. Players who rely on fixed camera angles or consistent gravity may hit a wall as those systems change during platforming and puzzle challenges.
What is Sideway™ New York?
Sideway New York follows Nox through a twisted graffiti world in a fast-paced 2D adventure presented within a 3D game world.
Progress combines puzzle solving, platforming, enemy encounters, and efforts to rescue friends. Camera angles, gravity, and movement change as the game shifts between 2D and 3D spaces. Players collect abilities that allow Nox to soar, slide, jump, and blast through enemies. The game includes unusual boss battles, including an encounter with a pink bunny that vomits pink mini-bunnies. Local co-op supports players joining or leaving during play. The soundtrack features music by Mr. Lif.
How Sideway™ New York plays
- 01Shifting movement rules
- Camera angles, gravity, and movement change across the game's 2D and 3D spaces.
- 02Unlockable abilities
- Collected abilities add options for soaring, sliding, jumping, and blasting through enemies.
- 03Drop-in local co-op
- Local multiplayer allows players to join or leave during a session.
- 04Distinctive boss battles
- Boss encounters include a pink bunny that vomits pink mini-bunnies.
Sideway™ New York compared to similar games
Sideway New York combines 2D platforming, puzzle solving, enemy battles, changing gravity, and local drop-in/drop-out co-op within a 3D graffiti world. Jusant focuses on climbing a tall tower, watching a stamina meter, exploring different paths, and uncovering secrets from a bygone civilization at the player's own pace.
Sideway™ New York: platforms & release
Is Sideway™ New York worth it?
It is worth it if: adventure-platformer fans who want puzzle solving alongside combat. Skip it if: players who prefer conventional 2D platforming may hit a wall when camera angles, gravity, and 3D spaces change how movement works.
Where can I download Sideway™ New York?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Sideway™ New York's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Sideway™ New York on?
Windows only.
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