The Best Scroller Games - Page 4

Update : Knock\'Em Out added at rank #22.
31

Alien Hominid Invasion (2023)

View Similar Games
84
Review score
Logo of Alien Hominid Invasion Screenshot of Alien Hominid Invasion Screenshot of Alien Hominid Invasion Screenshot of Alien Hominid Invasion

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

Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.


  • cooperative
  • nonlinear
  • beat-em-up
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • rogue-like
  • aliens
  • procedural
  • pve
  • run
  • multiplayer
  • online
  • cartoony
  • gun
  • non-linear

32

Burnhouse Lane (2022)

View Similar Games
84
Review score
Logo of Burnhouse Lane Screenshot of Burnhouse Lane Screenshot of Burnhouse Lane Screenshot of Burnhouse Lane

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

Burnhouse Lane tells a story of Angie Weather, a one foot in the grave agency nurse attempting to complete five impossible tasks in order to win her life back. Solve puzzles, make friends and enemies, run, hide and fight in this dark adventure that'll take you on a trip to another world and back...


  • horror
  • dark
  • cats
  • psychedelic
  • humor
  • scroller
  • choices
  • action-adventure
  • drama
  • psychological
  • atmospheric
  • surreal
  • multiple-endings
  • story
  • adventure

33

Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath (2022)

View Similar Games
82
Review score
Logo of Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath Screenshot of Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath Screenshot of Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath Screenshot of Heroine Anthem Zero 2: Scalescars Oath

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

34

They Always Run (2021)

View Similar Games
81
Review score
Logo of They Always Run Screenshot of They Always Run Screenshot of They Always Run Screenshot of They Always Run

PC Windows

Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.


  • scroller
  • 2d
  • platform
  • hack-and-slash
  • parkour
  • ninja
  • hand-drawn
  • stylized
  • action-adventure
  • space
  • atmospheric
  • story
  • sci-fi
  • fantasy
  • conspiracy

35

Jitsu Squad (2022)

View Similar Games
81
Review score
Logo of Jitsu Squad Screenshot of Jitsu Squad Screenshot of Jitsu Squad Screenshot of Jitsu Squad

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

Jitsu Squad is a four-player co-op fighting game inspired by the Marvel vs Capcom series. The players take on the role of four heroes on a mission to thwart an evil sorcerer’s ambitions and retrieve a powerful demon's soul stone. With beautiful hand-drawn visuals and an over-the-top chop socky soundtrack, this game will have you feeling like you're playing in one of your favorite Saturday morning cartoons.

Buy

What we like:
  • Varied characters
  • Super transformations and screen filling super attacks
  • Visually stunning graphics
  • Entertaining soundtrack
  • Variety of enemies and bosses
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty distinguishing between characters in multiplayer mode
  • Limited number of puzzles
  • Not difficult even at the end

  • ninja
  • beat-em-up
  • 1990s
  • scroller
  • cooperative
  • hack-and-slash
  • fight
  • character
  • swordplay
  • 2d
  • comedy
  • superhero
  • old-school
  • retro
  • linear

36

Towerborne (2024)

View Similar Games
80
Review score
Logo of Towerborne Screenshot of Towerborne Screenshot of Towerborne Screenshot of Towerborne

early access PC Windows Xbox Series X

The Belfry stands as a beacon of hope and safety amongst the ruins of humanity and the City of Numbers, with monsters lurking right outside the tower’s walls. You are an Ace, born anew from the spirit realm with the skills, the grit, and the determination to protect the people of the Belfry.

Buy

  • loot
  • cooperative
  • beat-em-up
  • rpg
  • action-adventure
  • scroller
  • lore
  • pve
  • hack-and-slash
  • character
  • anime
  • procedural
  • fantasy
  • action
  • multiplayer

37

Rendering Ranger: R2 Rewind (2025)

View Similar Games
79
Review score
Logo of Rendering Ranger: R2 Rewind Screenshot of Rendering Ranger: R2 Rewind Screenshot of Rendering Ranger: R2 Rewind Screenshot of Rendering Ranger: R2 Rewind

PC Windows

You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.

Buy

  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • retro
  • 1990s
  • pixel
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • space
  • attack
  • score
  • sci-fi
  • action
  • aliens
  • linear

38

Mon Amour (2021)

View Similar Games
79
Review score
Logo of Mon Amour Screenshot of Mon Amour Screenshot of Mon Amour Screenshot of Mon Amour

PC Windows Nintendo Switch

ONE button is all you need in this flappy kissing game! Welcome to a wonderful world where love is... diversity. A pastel-coloured, pixelated world, where a mustachioed-monsieur will kiss a princess, and 64 of her loyal subjects!


  • attack
  • score
  • lgbtq
  • scroller
  • romance
  • family-friendly
  • linear
  • psychedelic
  • arcade
  • cartoony
  • pixel
  • remix
  • cute
  • comedy
  • colourful

39

Fractured (2022)

View Similar Games
79
Review score
Logo of Fractured Screenshot of Fractured Screenshot of Fractured Screenshot of Fractured

Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One

Fractured is a side scroll action game focused on boss battles. As the hero, you take on different boss fights from underground monsters to fighting dragons. Learn from each fight to gain to skill necessary to take down epic monsters.


  • 2.5d
  • precision
  • scroller
  • hack-and-slash
  • platform
  • multiple-endings
  • rpg
  • third-best-selling
  • anime
  • fantasy
  • atmospheric
  • increasingly-difficult
  • weather
  • instagram
  • difficult

40

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona (2024)

View Similar Games
77
Review score
Logo of Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona Screenshot of Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona Screenshot of Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona Screenshot of Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona

Nintendo Switch PC Windows Linux Xbox One Xbox Series X

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.


  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • gothic
  • dark
  • blood
  • lore
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • boss-fight
  • horror
  • difficult
  • platform
  • rpg

Not seeing your game?