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Retro

Featuring aesthetics, gameplay, or themes reminiscent of classic video games. Often characterized by pixel art, chiptune music, or mechanics popularized in earlier gaming eras.

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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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Astra And The New Constellation
$4.99
Collect stardust to build your own constellation!
rare
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Platformer
Papilio
$4.99
Take the fight to the skies in this fantasy 2D shootemup!
Cool Old Guy Games
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Shooter
Snow Force (C64)
$3.99
An Xmas SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
Soul of the Beast
$5
An Atari 2600 game inspired by an Amiga classic
ΛERIF°RM
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Toziuha Night: Dracula's Revenge
$4.99
2D Classicvania side-scroller action platformer retro.
Danny Garay
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Platformer
Boingkid™ [E.A.]
$4.99
2D / Action / Platformer
Niv Studio
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Clash Force
$4.99
A retro, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
Submarine Samurai
$1
Shred submarines with your battleship using explosives and powerups
MadDuckGames
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
It's Magic 2 (C64)
$2.22
Protovision
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
$1
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer (Frog)
SmellyFrog
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
Z-Exemplar
$1
Conquer a galaxy. One planet at a time.
suminell
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Alchemist's Castle
$1
Alchemists's Castle is a 2D side-scroller platformer, inspired by old-school Metroid and Castlevania games.
kabukgames
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Platformer
Lucid: Parables of the Ubermensch
$3.99
A 2D platformer themed around esoteric and philosophical dreams.
SuccessStudios
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Platformer
Boogie Bot
$3.99
A fast survival platformer about boogie and flow
From the end games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Owyn's Adventure
$1.99
Gameboy styled puzzle platformer
Gazoid
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
The Lost Temples (Spectrum Next)
5€
The kingdom of Azuria is in danger. Help the prince to recover the lost temples.
Pat Morita TeamVerified Account
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Wormhole (C64)
$4.99
Run and gun / bomb
Protovision
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
WILOO
$1.99
A 2D old-school platformer with colorful graphics and heartwarming soundtrack.
lightUP
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
Planet Lander
$1.99
Maneuver your space ship trough lunar caves.
Nannings
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Dragon Kingdom - Windows Version
$5
Control a dragon and breathe fire! - A Windows PC video game
DaMoCo Game Official
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Fantasy Dragon - Windows Version
$5
A quest to slay a dragon! - A Windows PC video game
DaMoCo Game Official
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Role Playing
Nakawak
$4.99
Nakawak is a handheld styled exploration platformer.
Anxious Neck Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Sunny Quest - Windows Version
$5
A little fox adventure - A Windows PC video game
DaMoCo Game Official
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
SPE OPS - Windows Version
$5
They called on an elite soldier to neutralize the threat! - A Windows PC video game
DaMoCo Game Official
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Pizzarian
$3.99
Be the coolest pizza delivery shop in the Jovian system!
Jeddy
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Kilmert
$5
A wacky action-platformer made in GB Studio 2
TranSe
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Camera Obscura
$1.99
An ancient Tower in a forgotten land.
Anteater Games
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Ammo Pigs: Armed and Delicious
$3
Juicy smash 'em up, rescue op
Cascadia Games
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Squidlit
$1.99
Every day is a wonderful day for invertebrates! Blip your way through an 8-bit Game Boy adventure with Plip.
Super Squidlit
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Grindhouse Games Volume I
$1
A collection of 3 short and frantic games!
Black Eyed Priest Games
Rated 2.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
Fairy Fire - Defender of the Fairies
$2.99
Up for some retro arcade action? Extra weapons, upgrades, smart bombs etc are your favorite tools?
preussie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
Tamed - Chapter 1
$2
Platform game inspired by Little Nemo Dreammaster.
Mcpoyle Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Super Person Run Deluxe
$5
A simple, retro, 2D platformer.
CreativeCoder35
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Pier Pressure
$4.99
Headcannon
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Wild Castle
$0.24
-94%
Malzone Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Bloopy & Droopy
$4.99
Stronger together !
DreamVeloper
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
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