The Best Horizontally Games

Update 17 November 2022: Gates of Zendocon added at rank #1.

Here are our 10 Best Horizontally Games:

Gates of Zendocon
Gleylancer
Razion EX

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Gates of Zendocon (2022)

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PC Windows atari lyNintendo Switch

In this classic side-scrolling shoot-em-up, originally published in 1989 for the Atari Lynx handheld console, take on the role of a starship pilot trapped in a web of 51 interconnected hostile universes by the evil spider Zendocon.

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horizontally
scroller
shoot-em-up
retro
shooter
scrolling
space
sci-fi
2d
pixel
arcade
futuristic
aliens

Gleylancer (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows sega mega drive virtual console Xbox Series X/s

An iconic 1990s legacy outer space shoot ‘em up classic comes back.

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shooter
horizontally
retro
museum
boss
classic
anime
aliens
scrolling
fight
retro-tastic
arcade
horizontally-scrolling
physical
side-scrolling

Razion EX (2021)

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neo geo Nintendo Switch

The score system is based on growing gold cubes and using the beam to freeze the cubes. It has 3 game modes (NOVICE/NORMAL/MANIAC). Changes for EX version: - reworked game play - re-balanced and reduced difficulty - added bullet canceling for certain enemies - reworked controls and ship movements - upgraded graphics and added 32 bit effects - upgraded to widescreen - added scanline filter - slightly reworked levels - reworked scoring mechanics - unlock-able continues - added training mode for unlocked levels and bosses - added small ending - CD quality music Game Features: 6 stages with varied settings 6 huge end bosses 7 sub bosses 3 game modes Graphics: Rendered 16-bit CGI graphics horizontal shooting game

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