The Best Side-scrolling Games - Page 5

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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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The Dragon Sword (2021)

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明朝末年,朝政腐敗,魏忠賢獨攬大權,大肆誅殺異己,前錦衣衛指揮使聶玉弓因不忍枉殺忠良,得罪了奸臣魏忠賢,遭其陷害以致家破人亡。抗金名將袁崇煥上奏摺稱頌魏忠賢的功德,相反魏忠賢派使其黨羽以袁崇煥不救錦州為由,彈劾袁崇煥,從此揭開了一場鬥智鬥力的曲折開端……

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  • cinematic
  • katana
  • side-scrolling
  • platform
  • rpg
  • strategy
  • ninja
  • top-selling
  • remake
  • animation
  • nes
  • anime
  • historical
  • third-party
  • episodic

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Shadow Complex Remastered (2016)

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ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.


  • platform-adventure
  • side-scrolling
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • exploration
  • military
  • classic
  • political
  • war
  • boss-fight
  • narrative
  • action
  • shooter
  • non-linear
  • fast-paced

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Bounce Mania (2021)

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Nintendo Switch

Bounce Mania is an endless side-scrolling game where you bounce balls and other characters on platforms while collecting various power ups. This experimental journey into magnificents worlds will ask you focus and dexterity. Simple yet getting tougher and tougher, definetely addictive, this game will bring you hours of guaranteed fun. 20 different characters to collect and play with.

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  • experimental
  • side-scrolling
  • endless
  • platform

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Hollowed (2017)

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Hollowed tells the story of a woman who will do anything to bring her perished loved one back to the world of the living. Control Halia and her spirit Oco simultaneously on a single controller in this side-scrolling puzzle platformer.

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  • side-scrolling
  • platform
  • scroller
  • stylized
  • adventure
  • puzzle
  • controller-support
  • action
  • 3d

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Azure Striker Gunvolt: The Anime (2015)

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A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

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  • 2d
  • platform
  • side-scrolling
  • anime
  • hardcore-platform
  • action
  • man
  • scroller
  • manipulation
  • pixel
  • spin-off
  • boss
  • battle
  • flight

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Arcade Archives: VENDETTA (2021)

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Nintendo Switch

Players fight to save a friend's younger sister, who was kidnapped by the Dead End Gang. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games. The options menu and manual are available in Japanese, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.

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  • must-buy
  • simultaneous
  • side-scrolling
  • arcade
  • colourful
  • fight
  • classic
  • platform

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Stick Fight Combo (2021)

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Android

Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet. Fight it out against your friends or find random sticks from around the world!

Features
- 2 to 4 players in either Local or Online Multiplayer
- Physics-Based Combat System
- 100 Highly Interactive Levels
- Lots of weapons!


  • fight
  • side-scrolling
  • couch
  • arcade
  • classic

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Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues (2020)

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The game was announced on August 25, 2020.[1] A trailer for the game was released the same day.[2]


  • beat-em-up
  • arts
  • fight
  • martial
  • side-scrolling
  • 2.5d
  • character
  • top-tier
  • narration
  • arcade
  • brawler
  • combo
  • boss
  • multiple-endings
  • customization

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