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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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Story Rich

Games with a heavy focus on storytelling and narrative.

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Psycutlery
"That psychic spork game."
Luke Tarlowe
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Platformer
Resurgent
A post-apocalyptic narrative-driven adventure.
Tristan Harris
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(118 total ratings)
Adventure
GIF
My Friend is a Raven
You must speak with the raven...
Two Star Games
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(87 total ratings)
Adventure
Dreamfarer (English Translation)
A child lost her dreams and a man drowing in the dreams.
rabbitongames
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(58 total ratings)
Adventure
The Little Red Lie
A 2D horror side scroller.
ralphyua
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(53 total ratings)
Adventure
The Railroad to Elsewhere
When does this train ever stop?
SaveSlothStudios
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Hero of Memory
A different kind of text adventure
Vimlark
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Tower Guy Remastered
A short narrative adventure about a deserted half tower/half man. Alone in a world full of humans..
Bonte Avond
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Adventure
Vertigo Temple
An abandoned car wreck, a txt from your dead sister... cyberpunk/txt/horror
psy_wombats
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
GIF
Antbassador
Bring peace to the kingdom of ants!
Kevin Zuhn
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(60 total ratings)
Adventure
Project Perception Prototype
2d animated psychological narrative game
Yana Fian
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Adventure
Heavens Below
A journey to the dark deep underwater Abyss.
Mojiken Studio
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Platformer
Dream Arcade
2D Side scrolling platformer game with 27 unique artist-created levels.
Light Grey Art Lab
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Detect Occult
A side-scrolling horror investigation game.
CorgiBits
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(49 total ratings)
Raybound
Everyone is born with an appearance of some sort, but you simply don't seem to know what you are...
Braveo
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Platformer
Rodents: Rewind
A 2D adventure game with combats
Prancake/Leslyn
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Birds in Circled Flight
How far would you go for love?
Blackthorn Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
SHUT IN - [Demo]
Fight yourself. Die trying. The psychological horror/dark comedy game that hates you as much as you hate yourself.
HiddenTrack
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Beasts of the Town
Explore a strange land and uncover the secret of the town of talking animals.
Daxserus
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Your Better Intro-version
Stay home, stay safe, stay introvert.
Haiyoooo | Artist
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Rhythm
Play in browser
Maia: Unhappily Ever After
A puzzle-platformer about the process and consequences of domestic violence.
Perpétuos Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Puzzle
Imobilidade urbana
Junte os passageiros e tente sair de um trem privatizado e parado numa noite de terror
Núcleo de Tecnologia do MTST
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Farofa Everywhere
(📱💻) - Party good
Dev Vand™
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Play in browser
Restore
Save the world by restoring nature! :D
Icoso
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Sacrificed
Dororo Inspired Ragdoll Game
AnasMations
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Temporal
Time travel narrative-puzzler sharing the experience of Anxiety.
Unboxed
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
i!
Double-input platformer & endless runner with a moving story
Michele Piccolini
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
UnderLoop
Explore the Looping Under World Looking for your missing Grandpa. #LudumDare47
Fadrik Alexander
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
GIF
Echoed World
Short but charming puzzle-platformer.
Team DOTS
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Stop Me
chaysmolokom
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Platformer
Minuto
​Minuto is a minute-long, multi-ending, action game with difficult controls.
Xilurus
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Super Mario: All-Star Attack!
Take The All-Star Back From Bowser!
Stellar Synthesizer
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Alpha Roach
Be cockroach. Leave Wall. Find Bread.
Scoot o' Speed Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Fig's First Flight
Short cinematic story with adaptive music and pixel art graphics
JamieRyePotter
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
Slice and Bite
A pizza-delivering vampire in his magical tank carriage on their quest to satisfy demon-customers in medieval Italy.
TinyMoldGames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Shape Shifters
A dark fantasy 2.5D action sidescroller about shapes!
PurpleHacker
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
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