Top rated free games from 2017 tagged Side Scroller

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An arcade game about blowing up robots

boghog

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(19 total ratings)

Shooter

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

Project Light Spirit - Christmas Patch 2019

Another metroidvania, featuring a light spirit maiden.

Paradoxigent

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Adventure

GIF

Saxophight

Help Max the Sax make his way in the cutthroat world of underground jazz.

cekent

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(24 total ratings)

Action

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The Lighthouse

Help the lighthouse keeper fix the light!

PaleBlueSean

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(20 total ratings)

GIF

Voodoo Lockdown

Ancient ruins, weird machines, impending doom...

anttihaavikko

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(25 total ratings)

Platformer

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Monochrome Ace

A 1-bit style sidescrolling shoot-em-up

jSi

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(8 total ratings)

Shooter

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GIF

you are the coin master

the more you have, the worse it is

Sean

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(16 total ratings)

Platformer

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Blue

An experimental game about coping with mental illness.

danielvincenz

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(17 total ratings)

Simulation

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GIF

Pajuu - Always With You

Short story driven side scroller, about a small fox named Pajuu

Samurai-Spark

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(18 total ratings)

Platformer

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Alex Kidd in Pico World

A "de-make" of Alex Kidd in 64x64! Created within Pico-8's limitations.

Domarius Games

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(8 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

Antbassador

Bring peace to the kingdom of ants!

Kevin Zuhn

Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars

(60 total ratings)

Adventure

GIF

Tiny Frontier Saga

A short roguelike set in the Old West for CGAJam

chilly_durango

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Adventure

Play in browser

Sheepwith

Who's afraid of the pink bad wolf?

Iiro Lindell

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Action

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Beneath The Skin

A strange "art" game denouncing the superficial nature of some people...

Blackthornprod Games

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(20 total ratings)

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Vivid Spirit (2.3 Demo - 5/3/2021)

Vivid Spirit is an action-packed Kirbyvania that uses color based elements.

LucasMaxDream

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Platformer

Eibas

Climb the tower to shut down the signal! A short platformer with simple combat.

BrokenRook

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(25 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

Träumerei (Demo)

Veynn

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Role Playing

Space Outlaw Alice

Hissatsu Studios

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(6 total ratings)

Platformer

Lylian: Paranoid Friendship

As Lylian, you have been unsecured of your restraints in the Hacklaster mental hospital.

ionside

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(8 total ratings)

Action

GIF

Lost In Space: infinite frontier

You are lost in an infinite and threatening space void.

Tim Krief

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Action

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Detect Occult

A side-scrolling horror investigation game.

CorgiBits

Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars

(49 total ratings)

GIF

Demon's Hymn

Deep in the church basement, demons lurk... Can you exterminate them all?

unTied Games

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Platformer

GIF

Voodoo Lockdown (Jam version)

Ancient ruins, weird machines, impending doom...

anttihaavikko

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(6 total ratings)

Platformer

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Super Skelly Belly

Meat Climber

Bretton Hamilton

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Platformer

GIF

sarah goes to her friend's house

and meets some people along the way

Sean

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Adventure

Play in browser

REscape

Nicholas is escaping to a whole new adventure..with some help of course ;)

Quickalas529

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Platformer

Metanet Hunter CD

Suit up for this side-scroller.

NIGHT KAWATA

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Platformer

Oblige

Narrative side-scroller about a working-class mother in 1979, Hong Kong

jocelyn

Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Simulation

GIF

Dream Eater

Amble your way through a surreal dreamscape as you explore and gather fragments of other people's dreams.

Sarah O

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Platformer

Moon Survival

Pixeles Muertos

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Platformer

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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

GIF

SUP

anttihaavikko

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(3 total ratings)

Platformer

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Basil goes O.U.T.S.I.D.E.

A somewhat challenging ambient nonsense platformer.

insrude

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Platformer

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GIF

whatshername

A short, dark, depressive side-scrolling narrative adventure

hankworx

Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

(5 total ratings)

Visual Novel

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GIF

Space Barnacle

A charmingly violent metroidvania

Doomlaser

Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars

(4 total ratings)

Platformer

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