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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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Tom Vs The Dinos
Maxjk0
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Jolt: Fully Charged
Save the world from calamity in this love letter to 16-bit era gaming!
Darkera Studios
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Ascent
A 2D platformer where you attempt the Ascent!
Ezra Magaram
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Platformer
Armadillo Escape
Escape before the eruption hits!
Helix9
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Skull Issue
A short prototype of a 2D platformer game about a very persistent skeleton.
Goop Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Santa's Surprise
Like Celeste, but with Santa.
Pirate Shell
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Xerox Remastered
Futuristic platformer where you can dash once per level and also - make a checkpoint once per level.
Arcy
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
The Bend
Take a dive into the deep and mysterious
Pale Hand Horror
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Divine Wind
Retrofuturistc Bosozoku Shmup
Sodeko
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Love You UP!
Little platform game where you use only the keys U & P from your keyboard
Owl New Worlds
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Fallout Mini Game
Fan-based Fallout 3 mini Game
DevilsWork.shop
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Dude's Quest
A fun side-scrolling adventure game
Diguifi Studios
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Pothole Runner
A "Midwestern" Car Chase. High stakes getaway with gritty realism of Midwest potholes.
Slo Nod
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Racing
Play in browser
An Aspie Life
Your roommate Leaves. You’re left to face the outside world alone, it's difficult when you have autism.
EnderLost Studios
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Super Mario Bros 5 It’s about Time!
By the Fans,For the Fans
Redstar-1707
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Tarantula Hawk
Defy The Order. Sow chaos.
R9A
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
SuperCutiemarkSisters
MLP CMC pony game
Ioncorupterx
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
The Dark Side of the Moon
MFauzan
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Biometal Blitz
Jump and Dash with a Full Roster!
The_Hashy_Brown
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Qirmiz: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Omniclause
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Kit-Twins
Submission to the 2021 Game Makers Toolkit Game Jam
Omniclause
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Witch Tower
Protect your fairy friend from many enemies and reach the end of the tower!
El_Tutsi
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Sint Nicolaas
Platform/puzzle game, collect presents and cookies and bring them to the correct chimneys.
Wiering Software
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Touhou: Cirno in Streets of Frog
Freeze! Fairy police!
Yal
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Fighting
Wire We Doing This?
You are a construction worker that forgot his climbing equipment... wires could do the job.
Fraywire
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Izalys World
A 2D platformer with HD crayonstyle graphics
lythiumsoftware
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
CodeX Athena
Open world robot coding metroidvania
Watermark RPG
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Square Up Beta
2d platformer public beta
JoeDev
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Upwell
A Unity based vertical scroller for UCI VGDC Winter 2017 that will stress you out
tunsy
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Draco's Kingdom Climb
DKC - a Donkey Kong Country inspired momentum-based speedrunning platformer with live leaderboards!
ephemerald
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
U.N Squadron (Built in Unity)
UN Squadron remake on Unity Engine
dfmr96
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
It's Time To Go Home
A story about finally going home from work.
KSBP
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Touhou Seirei: Feast of Wonder Early Prototype
A WIP Mega Man Zero-styled, bullet hell platformer
gatomon20XX
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Ad Nauseam
A game about advertising
h011yw00d
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
Soul of the Sword
Slay beasts and climb castles in this dark fantasy adventure!
EldrtichBee
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Lab Escape
Strange things are afoot at the lab sector C.
Harper Rhett
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
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