The Best 2D scroller Games for Xbox One - Page 5

Update : Iron Meat added at rank #11.
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Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath (2022)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Playstation 5

ZERO 2 is an ARPG with intriguing storytelling, an unpredictable battle system, and endless heartfelt adventure. The story includes multiple subtle metaphors for the relationship between God and humans.


  • story
  • metroidvania
  • side-scrolling
  • arpg
  • scroller
  • rpg
  • drama
  • hack-and-slash
  • exploration
  • action
  • post-apocalyptic
  • anime
  • 2d
  • 3d
  • innovative

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Treasures of the Aegean (2021)

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

Embark on a thrilling adventure to solve the mystery behind the downfall of the Minoan civilization in Treasures of the Aegean. With fascinating historical context and stunning hand-drawn graphics, explore a non-linear open world as you gather clues to prevent history from repeating itself. Parkour over obstacles, solve puzzles, and discover treasures while being challenged by lurking rivals. The game will immerse you in a time loop adventure filled with action, precision, and puzzle-solving that will keep you coming back for more.


What we like:
  • Huge and varied map with interesting places to discover and 110 collectibles to find
  • Good emphasis on movement and platforming
  • Excellent comic-book aesthetics with unique Greek music
  • Time-loop mechanic used well in puzzles and story elements
  • Fun parkour platforming with neat level design and tightly squeezed jumps and rolls
What could be improved:
  • Writing full of grammatical errors
  • Flawed gameplay that plays like a game of the late 1990s
  • Environmental hazards don't react as they should
  • No support for mouse controls

  • parkour
  • historical
  • non-lineal
  • platform
  • open-world
  • hand-drawn
  • puzzle
  • metroidvania
  • thriller
  • collectathon
  • action-adventure
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • comic
  • exploration

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Astronite (2022)

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

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.


  • 8-bit
  • platform
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • music
  • precision
  • action-adventure
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • sci-fi
  • exploration
  • shooter

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Even the Ocean (2016)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS PC Windows

The game includes platforming and story elements, putting the player in the role of Aliph, a Power Plant engineer working for the game's central city of Whiteforge.


  • 2d
  • platform
  • beautiful
  • philosophical
  • nonlinear
  • capitalism
  • scroller
  • lgbtq
  • stylized
  • nature
  • hand-drawn
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • action-adventure
  • story

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The friends of Ringo Ishikawa (2018)

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Xbox One Mac OS Nintendo Switch PC Windows

The Friends of Ringo Ishikawa is a unique and inscrutable narrative-brawler that explores the lives of high school seniors contemplating their future after graduation. You play as Ringo and take part in 2D brawler-style combat, buy food and books to replenish your health and stamina, attend classes, study, work part-time jobs and train at the gym.


What we like:
  • Unique experience full of freedom
  • Cool pixelated graphical style
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Discover routines in the town
  • Follow them and learn different actions you can take
What could be improved:
  • No tutorials or hints provided
  • No world map or quest markers given
  • Combat could feel more responsive

  • beat-em-up
  • brawler
  • 1980s
  • martial
  • arts
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • drama
  • sandbox
  • anime
  • brawler-type
  • 2d

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Guts 'n Grunts (2023)

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Inspired by games like Contra and Turrican, Guts 'n Grunts is a mid-paced action game with lots of shooting, swimming, and rolling. Find power-ups. Earn upgrades. Fight for pig freedom!


  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • 1990s
  • platform
  • post-apocalyptic
  • mature
  • satire
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • old-school
  • action
  • adventure
  • sci-fi

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Gestalt: Steam & Cinder (2024)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.


  • steampunk
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • platform
  • soundtrack
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • story
  • anime
  • atmospheric

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Unleaving (2024)

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When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning


  • platform
  • ambient
  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • hand-drawn
  • surreal
  • 2d
  • cinematic
  • dark
  • scroller
  • physics
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • controller-support

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Afterdream (2023)

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Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.


  • psychological
  • horror
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • emotional
  • walking-simulator
  • narration
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • linear
  • story
  • surreal
  • fiction

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Eastern Exorcist (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Eastern Exorcist is a stunning 2D side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy eastern world with the vicious spirits and monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience different stories of joy and sorrow.


  • souls
  • hack-and-slash
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • hand-drawn
  • side-scrolling
  • demons
  • parry
  • action
  • magic
  • violent
  • combat
  • arts

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