The Best 2D Games for Playstation 5 - Page 4

Update : Shinobi: Art of Vengeance added at rank #47.
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Spirit Mancer (2024)

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j Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Slash, Shoot and Break demons. Capture their spirits and summon them out into your battle in the beautiful yet dangerous world of Inferno. Fight against hordes of demons and stop the evil queen with the power of the Spirit Mancer.


  • hack-and-slash
  • collector
  • creature
  • 2d
  • deckbuilder
  • scroller
  • demons
  • action-adventure
  • cooperative
  • pixel
  • local
  • relaxing
  • platform
  • funny
  • fantasy

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Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (2022)

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

Break into the new apeX of 2D action! INTI CREATES is proud to present new apeX of cutting-edge 2D action with Luminous Avenger iX 2!


  • boss
  • platform
  • 2d
  • action
  • robots
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • melee
  • scroller
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • combo
  • anime
  • retro-tinted
  • fantasy

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6Souls (2021)

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

6Souls is an exciting 2D pixel-art action-adventure platformer. Join Jack and his dog, Butch, as they embark on an adventurous journey to find the abandoned Clifford Castle and uncover its secrets and the fate of the Clifford family.


  • dog
  • 2d
  • platform
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • medieval
  • family-friendly
  • mystery
  • colourful
  • controller-support
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • cute
  • fantasy

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Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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

Super Chicken Jumper is a hardcore retro platformer that offers an addictive and rage-inducing gaming experience. Play as a superhero chicken and help Mrs President take down huge bosses across 6 unique worlds, while avoiding an array of obstacles. Equip yourself with an array of tools and equipment to give you a fighting chance against the mutated bosses!


What we like:
  • Simple approach
  • Colourful aesthetics
  • Cute graphics
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Flappy Bird-like gameplay
  • Endless option
  • Brutal and unfair challenges
  • Basic concept with power-ups to change the course of the game
What could be improved:
  • Brutal difficulty curve and unforgiving mechanics that will make you wince with failure repeatedly
  • Cinematic not for everyone
  • Basic button layout can be fiddly to master at times

  • anime
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • cooperative
  • local
  • souls
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • funny
  • runner
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • difficult
  • procedural

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Active Neurons - Wonders Of The World (2021)

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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One Nintendo Switch

A puzzle slasher that trains spatial and logical thinking. Power up your brains!


  • education
  • puzzle
  • hack-and-slash
  • abstract
  • 2d
  • turn-based
  • exploration
  • minimalist
  • tutorial
  • stylized
  • casual
  • third-person
  • maze
  • arcade
  • colourful

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Morkull Ragast's Rage (2025)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

A 2D video game that combines platforming and action with a touch of exploration in which we control Morkull, God of death and darkness and lord of the Ragast, whose main mechanics lies in the breaking of the fourth wall, which will allow Morkull to communicate with the player in various ways.


  • 2d
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • nonlinear
  • hack-and-slash
  • comic
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • comedy
  • action-adventure
  • exploration
  • book
  • fantasy
  • controller-support

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Pets at Work (2022)

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

Some pets got lost from their owners in an office and now need to work together, using boxes, mats, buttons, climb on shelves and tables or just make a mess trying to find them in this colorful co-op game!


  • dog
  • cats
  • cooperative
  • platform
  • 2d
  • local
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • puzzle
  • cartoony

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Funtasia (2023)

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Funtasia, a colorful paradise being polluted by airborne garbage. Only a handful of heroes and their goofy wheel machinations can help fend off the trash. Push pedal to metal, drive fast, and survive the Furry Road in this physics-based, side-scrolling racing game for single and co-op shenanigans!


  • 2d
  • racing
  • local
  • side-scrolling
  • cooperative
  • scroller
  • hand-drawn
  • pvp
  • cartoony
  • multiplayer
  • colourful
  • platform
  • physics
  • funny
  • fantasy

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Wife Quest (2021)

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A retro platform, side-scrolling game with gorgeous pixel art. Help Mia rescue Fernando, her husband, who has been kidnapped by a Dark Elf named Morganna and her pack of Monster Girls.


  • platform
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • anime
  • side-scrolling
  • cute
  • magic
  • funny
  • retro
  • linear
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • fantasy
  • boss

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Umbraclaw (2024)

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

Umbraclaw tells the story of Kuon, a house cat who has died in the mortal world, after she awakens in the Soulplane, a realm of the dead. She must challenge the perilous underworld to return home to her owner in this 2D action adventure.


  • platform
  • action-adventure
  • 2d
  • boss
  • hand-drawn
  • survival
  • skill
  • boss-fight
  • cult-classic
  • adventure
  • action

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