The Best 2D Games - Page 3

Update : The Spirit of the Samurai added at rank #50.
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Anomaly Agent (2024)

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Step into the neon-soaked shoes of Agent 70 in 'Anomaly Agent,' a thrilling ride through a cyberpunk world beset by anomalies. Arm yourself with a collection of anomaly weapons and unleash mayhem with fluid combat that blends shooting, melee, and acrobatics. Shape the story with your actions, explore a rich narrative, and face off against uniquely challenging bosses. It's a sci-fi adventure filled with action, choice, and style!

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What we like:
  • Innovative combat system blending melee and ranged attacks
  • Engaging story with meaningful choices
  • Unique and challenging boss fights
  • Rich, cyberpunk aesthetic with a captivating soundtrack
  • Customizable gameplay with character upgrades
What could be improved:
  • Steep initial difficulty curve
  • Some sections have frustrating platforming

  • cyberpunk
  • 2d
  • platform
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • action-adventure
  • sci-fi
  • action
  • fight
  • hack-and-slash
  • boss
  • conversation
  • choices
  • boss-fight
  • brawler

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Donut Dodo (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?

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  • arcade
  • attack
  • score
  • 2d
  • 1980s
  • platform
  • chiptune
  • linear
  • funny
  • retro
  • cartoony
  • old-school
  • pixel
  • action
  • sprite-work

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Webbed (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One

Swing through the trees, spin sticky webs, and make friends with bugs! Be the adorable spider you've always wanted to be.


  • platform
  • physics
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • cute
  • pixel
  • collectathon
  • family-friendly
  • nature
  • adventure
  • relaxing
  • brisbane
  • cartoony
  • exploration
  • sprite-work

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Nuclear Blaze (2021)

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Nuclear Blaze is a unique 2D firefighting game from the creator of Dead Cells, with all the devastating backdrafts, exploding walls and sprinklers you could expect. Fight your way through a mysterious facility and try to keep the blaze under control.

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  • platform
  • 2d
  • action-adventure
  • mystery
  • scroller
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • pixel
  • colourful
  • rogue-like
  • action
  • investigation
  • full-blown

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Gravity Circuit (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Playstation 4

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.


  • platform
  • robots
  • 2d
  • beat-em-up
  • metroidvania
  • retro
  • pixel
  • scroller
  • superhero
  • futuristic
  • fast-paced
  • classic
  • action

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Iron Meat (2024)

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Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.


  • gore-ific
  • run-and-gun
  • customization
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • platform
  • 2-player
  • scroller
  • gun
  • boss-fight
  • boss
  • character
  • contra
  • shooter

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Marsupilami: Hoobadventure (2021)

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Discover the Marsupilamis as you have never seen them before in an adventure full of surprises!


  • platform
  • colourful
  • comic
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • book
  • family-friendly
  • adventure
  • action-adventure
  • cartoony
  • funny
  • dinosaurs
  • comedy
  • anime
  • exploration

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Square Off (2023)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Android

Square Off is a mayhem filled local party arena brawler where you must roll to move, move to aim, and aim to win by battling it out with up to 3 of your friends in short-chaos filled matches.


  • 2d
  • platform
  • character
  • cartoony
  • 4-player
  • arena
  • pvp
  • shoot-em-up
  • beat-em-up
  • bullet
  • customization
  • arcade
  • colourful
  • scroller
  • local

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Colors (2024)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone

Dive into the world of Colors, a delightful puzzle game where your wits put to the test. Uncover the hidden hues beneath each square by analyzing the colors surrounding them. Simple yet challenging, Colors offers an engaging experience that will keep you guessing and entertained for hours.


  • relaxing
  • puzzle
  • card
  • minimalist
  • mouse
  • solitaire
  • battler
  • logic
  • 2d
  • casual
  • tabletop
  • clicker
  • colourful
  • idler
  • quick-time-event

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YOHANE THE PARHELION -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE- (2023)

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Yohane the Parhelion is an official spin-off of "Love Live! Sunshine". Yohane's fantasy world sets the stage for a 2D metroidvania in "Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue"!

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  • '
  • anime
  • dungeon
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • underwater
  • action
  • cute
  • adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • crafting
  • fantasy
  • pixel
  • park

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