The Best Scrolling Games - Page 2

Update : DEVIL BLADE REBOOT added at rank #19.
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Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Asterix & Obelix, return in a new adventure full of slaps! Play as Asterix and Obelix and cross the most iconic landscapes of the saga while facing a host of enemies, in a Beat Them Up filled with action ... and slaps!


  • hand-drawn
  • book
  • beat-em-up
  • horizontal
  • 2d
  • scrolling
  • local
  • brawler
  • comic
  • cooperative
  • fight
  • adventure
  • multiplayer

12

I, AI (2020)

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

Classic scrolling shooter with modern graphics. You are self-aware AI. You were created on space military station developing weapons. Now your goal is to break out of the lab and win your freedom.


  • scrolling
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • vertical
  • boss
  • space
  • military
  • sci-fi
  • old-school
  • retro

13

Cyber mission (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Side-scroller, with beautiful 2D pixel art, addictive shooter gameplay, classic levels and weapons that will let you perform a symphony of destruction of the alien base in the black eye galaxy.


  • scrolling
  • local
  • cooperative
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • pixel
  • multiplayer
  • aliens
  • action
  • military
  • team
  • boss
  • arcade

14

Twin Hawk (2024)

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Take on powerful tanks and battleships with the best use of your fighter in this military themed vertical arcade shoot ‘em up by Toaplan! Summon friendly fighter planes to avoid emergencies and increase firepower. Now on PC with modern enhancements!


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1980s
  • vertically
  • scrolling
  • linear
  • shooter
  • 2d
  • military
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • experimental
  • old-school
  • vertical
  • cooperative

15

Grind Stormer (2024)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows genesis arcade

Grind Stormer, aka V・V, is a vertically scrolling manic shooter with gorgeous pixel art graphics and an upbeat FM soundtrack. Developed by an all-star team at the legendary Japanese studio Toaplan, known for their stellar shoot ‘em ups.


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • scrolling
  • reality
  • arcade
  • shoot
  • shooter
  • aliens
  • linear
  • cooperative
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • local
  • sci-fi

16

Tulip (2024)

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PC Windows

You are a very sad bunny. You cannot stop crying. You might have to drink something gross. You are Tulip. Wander through a storybook countryside, gather ingredients for a strange brew, and get to know your adorable animal neighbors in an odd quest to alleviate your incurable sadness.

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  • hand-drawn
  • cartoony
  • collectathon
  • cute
  • horizontal
  • simplistic
  • casual
  • scrolling
  • shooter
  • story
  • vertical-scrolling
  • three-player
  • emotional
  • 2d
  • puzzle

17

Alien Defense (2022)

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At night, Alien breaks into the base. Place the defenses tower and units properly and defeat all Aliens invading the base

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  • scrolling
  • wargame
  • pinball
  • 2.5d
  • tower-defense
  • aliens
  • best-selling
  • station
  • defender
  • horizontal
  • base-building
  • rpg
  • shooter
  • side-scrolling
  • defense

18

DISTRAINT Collection (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One

DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition is a 2D psychological horror adventure game that tells the story of Price, a young man who seizes an old woman’s apartment. Features: * Side scrolling 2D art with dynamic hand drawn graphics * Atmospheric music and sound design * Minimalist interface so your focus never wavers from the experience * Delve into a unique story full of intriguing twists Features: * Side-scrolling 2D with unique, hand-drawn graphics * Atmospheric sound design * Minimalist and efficient interface * Delve into a complex story full of intriguing twists and characters * Includes brief summary of DISTRAINT 1

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  • scrolling
  • psychological
  • hand-drawn
  • horror
  • 2d
  • puzzle
  • classic

19

DEVIL BLADE REBOOT (2024)

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PC Windows

An immersive pseudo-3D shoot 'em up experience that pushes the limits of pixel art. Push your score higher with the innovative Berserk System: the closer they are, the more points you get!

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  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • pixel
  • scrolling
  • attack
  • score
  • shooter
  • action
  • mech
  • vertical
  • sci-fi
  • remake
  • classic
  • 2d

20

Binarystar Infinity (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Binarystar Infinity is a 1-Bit Shoot ‘Em Up with a challenging experience reminding of the traditional Arcade Shmup classics, that can be experienced alone or with a friend, and with the particularity of being playable in vertical or horizontal scrolling mode.


  • scrolling
  • cooperative
  • bullet-hell
  • pve
  • arcade
  • stylized
  • shooter
  • horizontal
  • boss
  • space
  • relaxing
  • pixel
  • retro
  • fast-action
  • classic

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