Top rated games from 2021 tagged Side Scroller

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Animal Crackers

Plan the perfect birthday party! Scavenge for foods, collect goods, and give the President the best party ever!

3 Halves Games

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(257 total ratings)

Adventure

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Below The Ocean

$5.99

Explore the ocean floor for treasure!

Ismael Rodriguez

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(151 total ratings)

Platformer

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Nymph's Tower

Ascend, explore, escape

brlka

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(31 total ratings)

Adventure

sunset-shaped

an atmospheric and challenging platformer

bucketfish

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(27 total ratings)

Platformer

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BOBA

Collect keys and stop time in this exciting platformer!

Nasty Old Wizard

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(98 total ratings)

Platformer

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STRAINGE

Just one more stop to get home...

Rocket Raw

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(116 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Washout Spire

A platformer for weirdos

June Flower

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(33 total ratings)

Platformer

GIF

Voyage

$14.99

To find their way home, two survivors journey to unravel the mysteries of the past.

venturous

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Adventure

Digimon: Digital Heroes

Help Agumon rescue his friends and memories in this platformer Digimon fan-game!

sette fan-games

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(36 total ratings)

Platformer

Return - Alpha

An art driven, soul's like, side scroller

Jesse Eisenbart

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(49 total ratings)

Adventure

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2 (DEMO)

A young girl needs to find her friends, unravel a dark mystery and escape the clutches of her cursed toys.

MOONBIT

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(41 total ratings)

Survival

GIF

Big Donut

Kill people and crash police cars!

Skinner Space

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

(71 total ratings)

Action

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The Little Red Lie

A 2D horror side scroller.

ralphyua

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(53 total ratings)

Adventure

GIF

IBUKI 伊吹

A beat 'em up game about an "oni" (demon) making an escape from a shrine maiden

Mark Li

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars

(44 total ratings)

Action

Rail or Die

Survive on your train with lots of items, craft, weapons and fun!

StalenGD

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(14 total ratings)

Shooter

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Valkyrie Command

Playimu

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(22 total ratings)

Action

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Snow Force (C64)

$2.99

-25%

An Xmas SHMUP for the C64

SarahJaneAvory

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(18 total ratings)

Shooter

KING OF MACHINES

Face judgement.

CURSED BOOTLEG INC

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(23 total ratings)

Action

Sector 01

magarajam3

marcus7z

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(19 total ratings)

Platformer

Mega Man AGAIN

An old adventure... with new features!

SlingshotMage

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Platformer

VASTYNEX

horizontal scroll 2D Shmup

zakichi

Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Shooter

Cat Knight

Defeat the forces of evil! Entry for Up!Steam 2: Steam Jam 2021

Super.Syntax 5

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Action

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GIF

A Dog To Rescue

A wholesome and atmospheric puzzle experience: build bridges to get your dog 🐶

gypynkt

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(11 total ratings)

Puzzle

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Mod-O-Bot

Some assembly required!

Ismael Rodriguez

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(10 total ratings)

Platformer

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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

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The Infected Truth

2D Pandemic Platformer

IT-LOG COMPANY

Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars

(18 total ratings)

Platformer

BURNING TENSHI

A hololive fan-made game based on Amane Kanata, submission for KanataContest 20/3/21

SylverDev

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars

(9 total ratings)

Puzzle

Handsome Roadkill

Hidden Forge Games

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(25 total ratings)

Action

Mechanical Playground

An action-platformer inspired by "Super Meat Boy" and "Hollow Knight".

EduYukio

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Platformer

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A Bird's Tale

A short platformer about home.

Essssam

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(13 total ratings)

Platformer

Lost Soul

Jesse Eisenbart

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(17 total ratings)

Platformer

The Fiddler in the River

Musical 2D adventure side scroller about a Scandinavian folklore creature

ralphyua

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Adventure

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50 years of Gaming

One project, five games

Rataiada

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars

(7 total ratings)

Platformer

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Hydraulic Bandits

A Side-Scrolling, Mech-Building Action platformer.

Nerys

Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars

(15 total ratings)

Platformer

Abduct And Destroy!

A procedurally generated twin stick shooter, where the main mechanic is based around abducting enemies.

OcO

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Shooter

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WATCH_DOGS 1985

Parallel universe Watch Dogs

CURSED BOOTLEG INC

Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars

(12 total ratings)

Platformer

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