The Best Side-scrolling Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 2

Update : LASERPITIUM added at rank #6.
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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!

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

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Shing! (2020)

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

Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

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  • beat-em-up
  • demons
  • cooperative
  • ninja
  • fight
  • rogue-like
  • swordplay
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2.5d
  • spectacle
  • scroller
  • character
  • side-scrolling
  • colourful
  • arcade

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Commander Keen: Keen Dreams (2023)

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Commander Keen is back. In the modernised Definitive Edition of the lost episode "Keen Dream". The game structure has been reworked to make the game a more modern experience without sacrificing any of the original charm!

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  • nostalgia
  • retro
  • side-scrolling
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • casual
  • scroller
  • adventure
  • compilation
  • non-linear
  • subscription
  • tile

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The Wonderful One: After School Hero (2023)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

SUPER-DUPER-FUN SIDE-SCROLLING LASER SHOOTING ACTION!!! JOIN LUKA IN HIS JOURNEY TO BECOMING A FULL-FLEDGED HERO! Important note: A copy of The Wonderful 101: Remastered is not needed to enjoy this standalone version.

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  • action-adventure
  • full-fledged
  • scroller
  • side-scrolling
  • beat-em-up
  • action
  • hack-and-slash
  • battle
  • networking
  • classic
  • shooter
  • controller-support
  • superhero

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019)

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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

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  • side-scrolling
  • gothic
  • castlevania
  • inventive
  • platform
  • boss
  • rpg
  • crafting
  • horror
  • non-linear
  • arpg
  • action
  • demons
  • alternate
  • classic

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ICEY (2016)

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ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

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  • side-scrolling
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2d
  • narration
  • brawler
  • action
  • anime
  • villain
  • combo
  • meta-narrative
  • combat
  • scroller
  • narrative
  • electronica
  • boss

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Contra Anniversary Collection (2019)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch

The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.

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  • classic
  • boss
  • side-scrolling
  • shooter
  • run
  • cooperative
  • arcade
  • run-and-gun
  • action
  • platform
  • gun
  • old-school
  • retro
  • hardcore
  • boss-fight

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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.

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

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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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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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