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Sci-fi

Science-fiction. Commonly including things like aliens, advanced technology, and settings of outer space or distant planets. 

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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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Nymph's Tower
Ascend, explore, escape
brlka
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Adventure
The Lightkeeper
An action-adventure platformer inspired by Metroid and Lovecraft
Dreamnoid
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Tikotep Adventure Demo
A side-scrolling action adventure with strong storyline
alwex
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Vital Signs
A survival horror adventure game set in zero gravity
Jem Smith
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Adventure
Predator / 20 Second Game Jam 2022
Predator but in only 20 seconds
drgd_retro
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
i'll see you in the eye of jupiter
short, exploration-based game about love in space
MrTheKunzer
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Writer's Block Demo
A short 2D horror narrative prototype inspired by Silent Hill 2 and Gustavo Viselner's pixel art
nguyenlong180
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
NO ME - The Future Is ours
the future is beautiful place!
Quinn K.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
Acrolyte
AGDG Demo 2
mccad
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Platformer
Metrocity Escape Prototype
Escape from Metrocity in fast paced chaotic side scroller
UStateMachines
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Silent Paradise
Explore the depths of an abandoned submerged city
Dreamnoid
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Action
Lost Soul
Jesse Eisenbart
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Don't enter the Forest!
A sci-fi short story about getting lost in the forest!
PhilterPhil
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Heavens Below
A journey to the dark deep underwater Abyss.
Mojiken Studio
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Platformer
Coffee Stain
Another game with a twist
Enes Kaplan
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Adventure
Spaceman
Explore the depths of a science station built inside an alien cave
Aviv Levy
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Return (Jam Version)
Jesse Eisenbart
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Adventure
Brawn, Scorn and Ammo
A free, retro inspired, run-and-gun platformer!
CritCorsac
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Alien Planet
Explore a lush alien world on foot or by spaceship.
Isaac Games
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Play in browser
Dream Arcade
2D Side scrolling platformer game with 27 unique artist-created levels.
Light Grey Art Lab
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Infinity Inc (Flash)
Sci-fi puzzle platformer about destroying your own clones
TheShpufa
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Veriscape
Put an end to the virtual world of Veris
Gaminate
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
REMOTE LIFE - Demo 1.5
Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC.
nextgamelevel
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Tiny Robot Justice Squad: Alpha Demo
A side-scrolling-arena-shooter-platformer inspired by Bubble Bobble and SmashTV, but with rocket launchers and pigeons
mindrelay
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Every Second
Escape the slider puzzle maze... Make every second count!
Distant Dimensions
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Puzzle
BoltRider
"BoltRider" is a thrilling cyberpunk racing game with global leaderboards
MadTricks
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Pluto: Cave Mission Prologue
A short mission among the stars.
thatjoshoverthere
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Kuggs
Sci-fi, Platformer
Deathwish Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Last Ship
Work in progress
SoMaxB
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Bitlogic MSX, A Cyberpunk Arcade Adventure
Inmerse yourself in Bit's universe and dare to uncover the secrets behind the source code.
JamQue - Rafel Pérez - Game Developer
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Super Plantoid
Plant-based Metroidvania
Daniel Sousa
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Erit (Demo)
TengoUnProblema
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Planet Pursuer
​It's move in day for the friendly planet-stabbing aliens. Or is it? Their new home keeps teleporting away!
Scoot o' Speed Studios
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Thalassophobe
Answer the Call of the Void in a subaquatic side-scrolling shooter for the NES!
Icon_Ninja
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
The Space Between Us
Jam-a-Llamas
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Survival
Drop Zone Galaxy
Drop humans from your UFO in this physics based arcade game
RabbleGamesStudio
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
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