The Best Scrolling Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

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Update : Gradius Origins added at rank #1.
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Gradius Origins (2025)

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PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch

Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.


  • arcade
  • scrolling
  • shooter
  • 2d
  • 1980s
  • compilation
  • 1990s
  • retro
  • spin-off
  • shoot-em-up
  • platform
  • boss
  • pixel
  • space
  • vertical

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X-Out: Resurfaced (2025)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Build your fleet and face the alien terror from the deep! Now it’s up to you alone to stop an alien invasion from the depths of the ocean in this legendary, home computer era shoot ‘em up dredged up and faithfully rebuilt for modern platforms – X-Out: Resurfaced!


  • scrolling
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • pve
  • submarine
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • side-scrolling
  • enemy
  • horizontally-scrolling
  • aliens
  • underwater
  • abstract
  • attack
  • score

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Caverns of Mars: Recharged (2023)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X

Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.


  • rogue-like
  • mars
  • shooter
  • vertical-scrolling
  • scrolling
  • cooperative
  • arcade
  • attack
  • score
  • futuristic
  • space
  • action
  • colourful
  • aliens
  • sci-fi

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Cyber mission (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Side-scroller, with beautiful 2D pixel art, addictive shooter gameplay, classic levels and weapons that will let you perform a symphony of destruction of the alien base in the black eye galaxy.


  • scrolling
  • local
  • cooperative
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • multiplayer
  • aliens
  • action
  • military
  • team
  • boss
  • arcade

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Starlit Adventures (2015)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android Xbox One

Comes with all suits including Unicorn, Dino and Dragon Golden Suit as playable characters. Simple, straightforward controls, optimized for younger and less-experienced players. For multiplayer, all a player needs is a Joy-Con™, so two people can team up right out of the box.

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  • cerebral
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • platform
  • vertical
  • cute
  • scrolling
  • perspective-altering
  • mole
  • family-friendly
  • grid
  • maze
  • water
  • walking

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Pixel Game Maker Series THUNDER STRIKER (2022)

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Nintendo Switch

Pixel Game Maker Series THUNDER STRIKER is a vertical scrolling shooter with a retro flavor.
You can choose between a laser and a wide range of trajectories for your primary weapon, and three different power-ups for your subweapons!
Each weapon can be powered up to five levels.
so find the most advantageous combination for each stage and boss!

The enemies that stand in your way will attack you with a variety of weapons, including ballistic missiles and guided missiles.
In a pinch, use the Bomber for emergency evasion, and enjoy hardcore play!

The "Pixel Game Maker Series" is a series of games created using the action game creation software "Pixel Game Maker MV" that can be enjoyed on the Nintendo Switch™.

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  • scrolling
  • vertical
  • hardcore
  • retro
  • boss
  • shooter

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