The Best Horizontal Games for Xbox One

Update : Andro Dunos 2 added at rank #1.
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Andro Dunos 2 (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo 3DS dreamcast Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!


  • arcade
  • shooter
  • horizontal
  • boss
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • scrolling
  • sprite
  • old-school
  • side-scrolling
  • boss-fight
  • pixel
  • retro
  • classic
  • linear

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Natsuki Chronicles (2019)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki. Discover the story of her past as a rookie pilot up to present day with events that are parallel to those in Ginga Force.


  • shooter
  • shoot
  • horizontal
  • arcade
  • side-scrolling
  • shoot-em-up
  • boss
  • story
  • vertical
  • shoot-ups
  • steadily-paced
  • bullet-hell-type
  • hard-as-heck
  • smoke
  • action

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Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Asterix & Obelix, return in a new adventure full of slaps! Play as Asterix and Obelix and cross the most iconic landscapes of the saga while facing a host of enemies, in a Beat Them Up filled with action ... and slaps!


  • hand-drawn
  • book
  • beat-em-up
  • horizontal
  • 2d
  • scrolling
  • local
  • brawler
  • comic
  • cooperative
  • fight
  • adventure
  • multiplayer

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TENGAI (2020)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone turbografx-16/PC Windows engine Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Miko-san and ninja girl blast away! The best of eccentric Japanese-style shooter is here! With online rankings!


  • horizontal
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • shoot-em-up
  • scrolling
  • ninja
  • raiden
  • multi-phased
  • horizontal-scrolling
  • boss
  • action

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Risk System (2019)

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Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!


  • boss
  • shoot-em-up
  • anime
  • horizontal
  • bullet-hell
  • boss-fight
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • japanese-made
  • experimental
  • scrolling
  • vertical
  • challenging
  • classic
  • arcade

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Super Hydorah (2017)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 vita IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Force, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.


  • retro
  • shoot-em-up
  • old-school
  • horizontal
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • card-play
  • dexterity
  • classic
  • action
  • campaign
  • bullet-hell
  • meditative
  • 2d
  • controller-support

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Cave Bad (2021)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Playstation 5

Pick up your pickaxe and plenty of bombs as you set forth into treacherous dungeons in pixelated 8-bit style! This roguelike adventure combines inspirations from genre classics with procedural generation to keep every run fresh and unpredictable. Solve puzzles, collect items, purchase new gear and push your limits to reach even higher scores!


  • demons
  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • dungeon
  • chiptune
  • exploration
  • classic
  • horizontal
  • boss
  • maze
  • adventure
  • retro
  • boss-fight
  • achievements
  • puzzle

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Binarystar Infinity (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Binarystar Infinity is a 1-Bit Shoot ‘Em Up with a challenging experience reminding of the traditional Arcade Shmup classics, that can be experienced alone or with a friend, and with the particularity of being playable in vertical or horizontal scrolling mode.


  • scrolling
  • cooperative
  • bullet-hell
  • pve
  • arcade
  • stylized
  • shooter
  • horizontal
  • boss
  • space
  • relaxing
  • pixel
  • retro
  • fast-action
  • classic

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