The Best Side-scrolling Games - Page 4

Update : Reef Escape added at rank #26.
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Gargoyles Remastered (2023)

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

Relive the legend of Goliath and save the world from destruction.


  • platform
  • side-scrolling
  • non-stop
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • retro
  • classic
  • achievements
  • 1990s
  • cult
  • combat
  • hand-drawn
  • cartoony

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Shadow Complex Remastered (2016)

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Playstation 4 Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.


  • platform-adventure
  • side-scrolling
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • exploration
  • military
  • classic
  • political
  • war
  • boss-fight
  • narrative
  • action
  • shooter
  • non-linear
  • fast-paced

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Pocket Rocket (2022)

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early access PC Windows various

Pocket Rocket is a minimalistic arcade racing game where you try to get the fastest time possible by maneuvering through tough hand-crafted levels.

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  • 2d
  • platform
  • racing
  • side-scrolling
  • space
  • flight
  • fast-action
  • abstract
  • minimalist
  • casual

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ecaaacaChoju Yokai Giga (2022)

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PC Windows

The mysterious Yokai Monogatari has been opened, unleashing Yokai into the world! Help Miko seal them away and restore peace to the village. Build your deck and summon animals to defeat Yokai in this side-scrolling platformer!

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  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • deck-building
  • side-scrolling
  • platform
  • 2d
  • action
  • card
  • fantasy
  • controller-support

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Pixel Game Maker Series CHAM THE CAT ADVENTURE (2021)

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Nintendo Switch

"Pixel Game Maker Series CHAM THE CAT ADVENTURE is a side-scrolling action game full of retro flavor.
The game is full of retro flavor, with a variety of tricks, including attack methods that change depending on the number of hearts (stamina).
The stages are not only side-scrolling action with various gimmicks, but also shooting aspects!

If you can collect all the keys hidden in each stage, you can challenge the hidden stages!
If you can collect all the keys hidden in each stage, you can challenge the hidden stage. Can you see the mysterious hidden boss?

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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  • side-scrolling
  • retro
  • boss
  • action
  • shooter

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The Dragon Sword (2021)

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明朝末年,朝政腐敗,魏忠賢獨攬大權,大肆誅殺異己,前錦衣衛指揮使聶玉弓因不忍枉殺忠良,得罪了奸臣魏忠賢,遭其陷害以致家破人亡。抗金名將袁崇煥上奏摺稱頌魏忠賢的功德,相反魏忠賢派使其黨羽以袁崇煥不救錦州為由,彈劾袁崇煥,從此揭開了一場鬥智鬥力的曲折開端……

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  • cinematic
  • katana
  • side-scrolling
  • platform
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • ninja
  • top-selling
  • remake
  • animation
  • nes
  • anime
  • historical
  • third-party
  • episodic

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Ninja Epic Adventure (2021)

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Nintendo Switch

Help your ninja buddie and his pals to go through 4 worlds and 36 levels in this side-scrolling arcade platformer game! Defeat monsters, collect coins and unlock weapons and new characters. Main Features: + 4 Worlds – 36 levels total, 4 Big Bosses fight at final level + Nice sound and graphics + Shop system, using free coins (gained through playing) to unlock new characters and collect items + Hit blocks to release random items + Special bullet range attack + addictive jump and run platform / obstacles runner + side-scroller gameplay with easy controls Enjoy!

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  • side-scrolling
  • ninja
  • runner
  • platform

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Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

The game was announced on August 25, 2020.[1] A trailer for the game was released the same day.[2]


  • beat-em-up
  • arts
  • fight
  • martial
  • side-scrolling
  • 2.5d
  • character
  • top-tier
  • narration
  • arcade
  • brawler
  • combo
  • boss
  • multiple-endings
  • customization

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Hollowed (2017)

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PC Windows

Hollowed tells the story of a woman who will do anything to bring her perished loved one back to the world of the living. Control Halia and her spirit Oco simultaneously on a single controller in this side-scrolling puzzle platformer.

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  • side-scrolling
  • platform
  • scroller
  • stylized
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • controller-support
  • action
  • 3d

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Bounce Mania (2021)

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Nintendo Switch

Bounce Mania is an endless side-scrolling game where you bounce balls and other characters on platforms while collecting various power ups. This experimental journey into magnificents worlds will ask you focus and dexterity. Simple yet getting tougher and tougher, definetely addictive, this game will bring you hours of guaranteed fun. 20 different characters to collect and play with.

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  • experimental
  • side-scrolling
  • endless
  • platform

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