The Best 2D Games for Playstation 4 - Page 3

Update : Iron Meat added at rank #12.
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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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Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- (2021)

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

Play as Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War ~Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth~, a thrilling 2D action-exploration game. Using your sword and bow, fight against enemies and level up your elemental spirits to gain new abilities. With beautiful graphics and an engaging story by the original creator, both longtime fans and new players will enjoy this Metroidvania-style adventure.


What we like:
  • Fantastic gameplay and puzzles
  • Beautiful 2D sprites with great animations
  • Good music
  • Backtracking is not a chore
  • Smooth and responsive controls with continuous influx of new weapons and spells
What could be improved:
  • Extremely short gameplay for completionists
  • Grating music at times
  • Potentially difficult fights

  • anime
  • boss
  • "
  • action-exploration
  • exploration
  • pixel
  • novel
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • fantasy
  • rpg
  • boss-fight
  • platform
  • beat-em-up
  • ikaruga

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Gunborg: Dark Matters (2022)

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79
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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X

Gunborg: Dark Matters is a side scrolling game that stands out from the pack with its distinct gameplay element, responsive combat and vibrant visuals. You have to infiltrate an alien spaceship and capture the enemy aliens using your sword and shield. The game runs smoothly and offers complete button mapping, plus an energy shield to help you traverse levels and deflect projectiles.


What we like:
  • Responsive Combat
  • Vibrant Visuals
  • Smoothe Frame Rate
  • Energy Shield Mechanic
  • Complete Button Mapping
  • Gradual Difficulty Increase
What could be improved:
  • Short Playtime Length
  • Limited Replayability

  • twin-stick
  • platform
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • scroller
  • aliens
  • bullet-hell
  • arcade
  • swordplay
  • sci-fi
  • cyberpunk
  • mech
  • action-adventure

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The Rumble Fish + (2023)

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"+" means new possibilities... The arcade version of The Rumble Fish + has returned with new features!


  • 2d
  • fight
  • arcade
  • anime
  • large-scale
  • pvp
  • futuristic
  • online
  • pixel
  • retro
  • multiplayer

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COGEN: Sword of Rewind (2022)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Rewind, rethink, redo. COGEN is a brand-new kind of 2D action game where there's no time for death.


  • manipulation
  • 2d
  • dynamic
  • swordplay
  • time
  • platform
  • tutorial
  • attack
  • score
  • scroller
  • futuristic
  • narration
  • action-adventure
  • action
  • sci-fi

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Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 (2022)

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75
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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox One Xbox Series X

Break into the new apeX of 2D action! INTI CREATES is proud to present new apeX of cutting-edge 2D action with Luminous Avenger iX 2!


  • platform
  • boss
  • action
  • 2d
  • robots
  • action-adventure
  • combo
  • boss-fight
  • air
  • side-scrolling
  • sci-fi
  • melee
  • scroller
  • spin-off
  • pixel

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Fall of Porcupine (2023)

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

Fall of Porcupine is a unique story adventure. The collision of work and daily life – an exciting reflection of an unhealthy healthcare-system. Experience the exciting story of Finley and his friends in a lovingly illustrated world – and uncover the darkest secrets of Porcupine and its residents.


  • emotional
  • conversation
  • fiction
  • story
  • 2d
  • story-adventure
  • narration
  • drama
  • cute
  • choices
  • linear
  • hand-drawn
  • interactive
  • atmospheric
  • stylized

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Night Slashers: Remake (2024)

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Night Slashers is a pulse-pounding, horror-themed beat 'em up game, in a nightmarish world filled with bloodthirsty creatures and unspeakable horrors.


  • beat-em-up
  • arcade
  • remake
  • horror
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • zombies
  • fight
  • action-adventure
  • hack-and-slash
  • pulse-pounding
  • post-apocalyptic
  • supernatural
  • comic
  • belt-scrolling

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Wuppo (2016)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Enter the wondrous world of Wuppo! Fight numerous enemies, collect countless items, and solve immersive puzzles, all while exploring the detailed history of the world in your quest to find a new home.


  • metroidvania
  • hand-drawn
  • 2d
  • platform
  • attack
  • score
  • cooperative
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • cute
  • exploration
  • funny
  • puzzle
  • story
  • local

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Underhero (2018)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Underhero is a 2D side-scroller RPG adventure game with timing-based combat. It tells an intriguing and mysterious story, full of silly characters brimming with personality, quirky dialogue, and lots of weird humor. Inspired by Paper Mario games and RPGs in general, it tells the story of a world where the chosen hero has failed and an underling of the main villain takes his place as the new “hero”. Join the magical hilt Elizabeth the IV and the little Masked Kid, as they travel the world to restore Elizabeth’s long lost power, so they can defeat the tyrannical Mr. Stitches and save the world once and for all!


  • rpg
  • protagonist
  • japanese
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • villain
  • scroller
  • turn-based
  • humor
  • conspiracy
  • jrpg
  • platform
  • dark
  • combat
  • colourful

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