The Best 2D scroller Games - Page 2

Update : Iron Meat added at rank #26.
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ROUNDS (2021)

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Android Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 5 j Playstation 4

Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.


  • 2d
  • rogue-like-deckbuilder
  • card
  • deckbuilder
  • battler
  • rogue-like
  • party
  • fight
  • scroller
  • pvp
  • multiplayer
  • twin-stick
  • platform
  • local
  • physics

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Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2020)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!

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  • top-down
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • linear
  • shooter
  • platform
  • anime
  • magic
  • attack
  • score
  • pixel
  • arcade

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Deepest Sword (2021)

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web browser PC Windows Mac OS

Venture deep into the Cavern of Longing in this short-yet-challenging physics platformer. Plunge your sword deep into the dragon's heart! How deep is your resolve?

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  • platform
  • scroller
  • precision
  • 2d
  • dragon
  • pixel
  • swordplay
  • medieval
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • fantasy

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Boo! (2023)

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early access PC Windows Android

Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing the items on a list. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what is lurking in the dark...


  • rogue-like
  • heist
  • horror
  • 2d
  • cooperative
  • character
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • platform
  • dark
  • nature
  • hand-drawn
  • action
  • customization
  • cartoony

15

Peace, Death! 2 (2021)

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Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Peace, Death! 2 is a midcore turn-based logic game where you send clients to Hell, Heaven, or Purgatory and help members of the Reapers Union as they work towards their great cause!


  • comedy
  • memes
  • turn-based
  • point-and-click
  • casual
  • scroller
  • funny
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • humor
  • arcade
  • simulation
  • tactical
  • dark
  • puzzle

16

HAAK (2020)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Explore the ruins of the once glorious city as Haak, the brave traveler. With retro-futuristic pixel world and hand-drawn graphics, this Metroidvania-style game will keep you hooked, using your hook, dash, and charged slash to uncover hidden rooms and secrets. Enjoy extremely good and fluid platforming, fun mechanics, solid level design and challenges that adapt to your skills. Make meaningful choices to change the game's fate with multiple endings. Join in and become the light that repels the darkness!


What we like:
  • Fun platforming
  • Great combat mechanics
  • Well-designed levels
  • Good controls
  • Engaging story and atmosphere
What could be improved:
  • Linear with stingy ability gating
  • Tedious and punishing platforming with dubious checkpoints
  • Inconsistent exploration
  • Poor translation
  • Lack of boss variety

  • platform
  • underground
  • dystopian
  • metroidvania
  • comic
  • post-apocalyptic
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • action-adventure
  • book
  • rpg
  • exploration
  • puzzle
  • combat

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Anomaly Agent (2024)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch j Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Step into the neon-soaked shoes of Agent 70 in 'Anomaly Agent,' a thrilling ride through a cyberpunk world beset by anomalies. Arm yourself with a collection of anomaly weapons and unleash mayhem with fluid combat that blends shooting, melee, and acrobatics. Shape the story with your actions, explore a rich narrative, and face off against uniquely challenging bosses. It's a sci-fi adventure filled with action, choice, and style!

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What we like:
  • Innovative combat system blending melee and ranged attacks
  • Engaging story with meaningful choices
  • Unique and challenging boss fights
  • Rich, cyberpunk aesthetic with a captivating soundtrack
  • Customizable gameplay with character upgrades
What could be improved:
  • Steep initial difficulty curve
  • Some sections have frustrating platforming

  • cyberpunk
  • 2d
  • platform
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • action
  • fight
  • hack-and-slash
  • boss
  • conversation
  • choices
  • boss-fight
  • brawler

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Zombotron (2019)

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Mac OS PC Windows

Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.


  • zombies
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • sci-fi
  • city-building
  • remake
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • rpg
  • platform
  • single-player
  • atmospheric
  • action

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Pronty (2021)

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PC Windows Android Nintendo Switch

Embark on an underwater adventure in Pronty where you'll battle mutated sea creatures and polluted environments with your robotic swordfish companion. The game's unique combat system and challenging boss fights will keep you engaged for hours. Explore the intricately designed underwater world while enjoying immersive sound and music. With post-launch updates, Pronty is a game you'll want to replay over and over.


What we like:
  • Beautiful graphics and art style
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Unique and challenging combat mechanics
  • Well-designed boss fights
  • Good variety of enemies and environments
What could be improved:
  • Cutscenes disrupt the game's flow
  • Level design is cramped and claustrophobic, limiting movement
  • Stamina bar mechanic feels unnecessary and limits player choices

  • underwater
  • metroidvania
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • boss-fight
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • cute
  • boss
  • difficult

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Alien Hominid HD (2023)

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Xbox One PC Windows Xbox 360

The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!


  • cooperative
  • hand-drawn
  • run
  • old-school
  • aliens
  • boss
  • side-scrolling
  • local
  • gun
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • shooter
  • action
  • arcade

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