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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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Top rated released$15 or less tagged Side Scroller (167 results)

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A Dark Mystery is Unfolding...
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(258 total ratings)
Adventure
Explore the ocean floor for treasure!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(151 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Underhero
$14.99
One in a minion
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(352 total ratings)
Role Playing
Copy weapons from your enemies, and combine 3 of them at once into a unique super-weapon! 175 combinations total!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(49 total ratings)
Action
A puzzle game about cute girls rescuing a hundred cute rabbits!
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(55 total ratings)
Puzzle
Can you collect all the Gems, reach the Tower in the clouds, and return home?
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(62 total ratings)
Puzzle
A 2D side-scrolling puzzle-adventure horror game.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(85 total ratings)
Adventure
A Prototype N Halloween Special
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
Voyage
$14.99
To find their way home, two survivors journey to unravel the mysteries of the past.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
Collect stardust to build your own constellation!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Platformer
Compete to build the best snowman in a story-driven, winter adventure!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Adventure
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
Shooter
An Xmas SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
A fast paced platformer without...running?
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(54 total ratings)
Platformer
Zak
$1
They say they're protecting us, but from what?
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
An Atari 2600 game inspired by an Amiga classic
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
A side scrolling 2D C64 space shooter
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
A short disturbing side scroller game
catowoVerified Account
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
Survival
Mystery-thriller puzzle adventure about a strange boy: Evan.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Adventure
Use your voice to help wez in his journey!
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Platformer
Story based C64 action adventure - Metal Warrior re-amped.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Adventure
An ex-minister ventures through the frozen depths of Hell in search of his kidnapped daughter.
atmosVerified Account
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
2D Classicvania side-scroller action platformer retro.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Platformer
Arcade-style dungeon crawler with tactical sword & shield combat
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Action
Boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
The most bizarre BeatEm Up, unique in its kind.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Fighting
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves.
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
A platforming adventure
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Platformer
A symbiosis with ancient shadows. A tower full of demons. A proverb.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Platformer
Help Nathan beat an adrenaline-packed platformer as part of a tournament, to grab the prize and pay his debts.​
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
A retro, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
Direction is meaningless.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
A Flash cult-classic! Explore Pete's strange sub-conscious world!
atmosVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Adventure
Shred submarines with your battleship using explosives and powerups
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
Equipped of your minigun, try to survive to the horde of emus who will do their best to catch you.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
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