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Side Scroller

Featuring gameplay that moves horizontally across a scrolling background, with characters typically walking, running, or jumping from left to right. Often includes platforming elements and side-view perspectives.

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"Here we go! Super Mario!"
Action
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An old adventure... with new features!
Platformer
A side-scroller shooting platformer! Starring Nadine, the prototype android!
Platformer
A beat 'em up game about an "oni" (demon) making an escape from a shrine maiden
Action
Help Agumon rescue his friends and memories in this platformer Digimon fan-game!
Platformer
"That psychic spork game."
Platformer
Action-packed Japanese-inspired retro SHMUP
Shooter
Run. Think. Shoot. Live.
Action
Parkour platforming as a shinobi tortoise
Platformer
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A single button catformer
Platformer
Kill people and crash police cars!
Action
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Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
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Platformer
Epic autoscrolling difficult platformer ! Can you survive the scrolling?
Platformer
1980s-style arcade shooter. It's like a turbo-speed Defender with a shield.
Action
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A free Metroidvania with horror vibes
Action
How far can Hope go?
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Explore the ocean floor for treasure!
Platformer
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An herb picking RPG.
Role Playing
A retro, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Shooter
Propeller-powered duck delivery action!
Action
You must speak with the raven...
Adventure
A short survival game with a panda and lots of snow
Deepnight GamesVerified Account
Adventure
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A combination of Risk of Rain and Faster Than Light.
Action
Slay, chop and stab until your name is remembered in the Pantheon of Gladiators!
Action
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A 16-bit style, action exploration platformer, about a paladin and her fight against evil.
Action
Zak
$1
They say they're protecting us, but from what?
Platformer
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Minimalist Abstract Racing
Racing
2.5D side-scroller shooter in which time moves when you move.
Shooter
The platformer game where your enemies are more than just obstacles, and your path defines the end.
Platformer
Use your voice to help wez in his journey!
Platformer
Cyberpunk Arcade Shoot em Up - Pilot Version
Shooter
Climb the tower to shut down the signal! A short platformer with simple combat.
Platformer
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2D Pixel art run and gun
Shooter
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Adventure
A puzzle horror game about repairing a facility
Puzzle
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