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16-bit

Projects inspired by the 16 bit console generation from the late 80s and early 90s. Including the consoles Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, and PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16.

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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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tagged 16-bit and Side Scroller (260 results)

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Prototype N
A side-scroller shooting platformer! Starring Nadine, the prototype android!
Arrietty
Platformer
Digimon: Digital Heroes
Help Agumon rescue his friends and memories in this platformer Digimon fan-game!
sette fan-games
Platformer
GIF
XYDONIA / ザイドニア
Action-packed Japanese-inspired retro SHMUP
Breaking Bytes
Shooter
Nadine in: Diamond in the Grave
$4.99
A Prototype N Halloween Special
Arrietty
Action
Super Mario Maker 4 Advance
"Here we go! Super Mario!"
TomAndTheCats
Action
Play in browser
Forsaken Castle Demo
A 16-bit style, action exploration platformer, about a paladin and her fight against evil.
Duck Block Games
Action
Dead Pixels II: Straight To Video
When the dead start walking, there's no where to run.
CSR-Studios
Action
Green Beret
Famous arcade action classic, finally on the Commodore Amiga computers.
Dante Retro Dev
Action
Eibas
Climb the tower to shut down the signal! A short platformer with simple combat.
BrokenRook
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
Dragon Bros Demo
2D Pixel art run and gun
spacelizardstudio
Shooter
Digimon Chronicles: The Alpha Chosen
The first episode of a Digimon fan-game saga! Enhanced! #fangame #digimon
SE77E
Platformer
Nami
A game about a water girl
Damon Greenhalgh
Platformer
Rawal Rumble: Pre-Alpha Demo
Old-school beat 'em up set in a cyberpunk Neo-Barcelona (prototype demo)
Anarkade
Action
Rising Runner
get your soul back from the Endless Sender!
Devlin
Puzzle
Stellanova Demo
Stellanova is a fast horizontal action-arcade shooter with vibrant pixel art, and stunning action set-pieces!
Brandon Beauregard
Action
Abyssal Infants
kakoeimon
Shooter
Chronicles of two Heroes
Chronicles of 2 Hereoes: Amaterasu’s Wrath is a 2D action platforming game with metroidvania elements.
Infinity Experience
Action
Soul Warrior Merope
A non-linear Metroidvania where you can clone yourself
HatCatGames
Adventure
Dream Arcade
2D Side scrolling platformer game with 27 unique artist-created levels.
Light Grey Art Lab
Platformer
Play in browser
Ro_bit
Retro Metroidvania Side-Scroller
JESGRAD07
Platformer
Ultra Type-R
$1.99
ansdorVerified Account
Platformer
Play in browser
GIF
Nebular Crush
Intense 80s style 2D shooter with a cyber psychedelic aesthetic
Sunamico
Action
Jolt: Fully Charged
Save the world from calamity in this love letter to 16-bit era gaming!
Darkera Studios
Platformer
Charlie II
$11.99
Cute platformer about a duck. Run, jump and collect power ups, search for hidden secrets.
Wiering Software
Platformer
Metanet Hunter CD
Suit up for this side-scroller.
NIGHT KAWATA
Platformer
GIF
Santa's Surprise
Like Celeste, but with Santa.
Pirate Shell
Platformer
XO-Planets - EARLY ACCESS
$3.99
BohFam
Platformer
The Bend
Take a dive into the deep and mysterious
Pale Hand Horror
Adventure
GIF
Cally's Caves 3
$5
Level Up Everything
callyscaves
Platformer
REMOTE LIFE - Demo 1.5
Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC.
nextgamelevel
Action
Super Mario All-Stars Maker
Create and play SNES-inspired levels!
TomAndTheCats
Action
Play in browser
Metal Dust (C64 SuperCPU)
$9.99
Protovision
Shooter
GIF
Ammo Pigs: Armed and Delicious
$3
Juicy smash 'em up, rescue op
Cascadia Games
Action
GIF
KLOSTERTRIEKA
dogfight your way up to heaven
bonitāka
Shooter
XENOCAVE
$3.99
The hunt for sweet alien loot is on.
LAUDSOFT
Platformer
Ninja Scroller
$7.99
Collect all 100 Shadow Scrolls and defeat the Guardians, Ninjas and Wolves
Mars Touch Studio
Action
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