Side Scrolling Games

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  1. SuperTux icon
     99 likes

    SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original Super Mario games. Instead of Mario, the hero in this game is Tux, the mascot of the Linux kernel.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • PortableApps.com
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  2. Terraria icon
     192 likes

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. The world is your canvas and the ground itself is your paint.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
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    Underground exploration, mining gold.
    Boss-Monster Eater of Worlds
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  3. Limbo icon
     76 likes

    Limbo (stylized as LIMBO) is a puzzle-platform video game and the premiere title of independent Danish game developer Playdead. The game was released in July 2010 as a platform exclusive title on Xbox Live Arcade, and was later re-released as part of a retail game pack along...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • SteamOS
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  4. Cave Story, or Dokutsu Monogatari, is a Japanese freeware Metroidvania side-scrolling Metroidvania platform-adventure game developed by Studio Pixel . It has been translated into English by Aeon Genesis Translations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • RetroArch
    • Internet Archive
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • Playstation
    • Lakka
    • Nintendo Switch
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  5. Sonic The Hedgehog brings SEGA's legendary platformer mascot to modern systems with all the familiar 16-bit sights, sounds and blistering gameplay of the original.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Apple TV
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  6. Super Mario Run icon
     12 likes

    Mario jumps into a new adventure on iPhone and iPad, this time playable using only one hand. In this game, you constantly move forward through the courses while using a variety of jumps to navigate. Your character will behave differently depending on the timing of your taps, so...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  7. OpenClonk icon
     14 likes

    OpenClonk is a free multiplayer action game where you control clonks, small but witty and nimble humanoid beings. The game is mainly about mining, settling and fast-paced melees. OpenClonk is not just a game but also a versatile 2D game engine that allows the creation of...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Dead Cells icon
     7 likes

    A roguelike, Castlevania-inspired, action-platformer, Dead Cells allows you to explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle, unlock new gear and gain access to unreachable areas. Fight to the death using the weapons and loot you find during each run, slowly building your strength...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  9. Inside icon
     13 likes

    The dark and eerie sequel to the hit platformer game, Limbo.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  10. Rain World icon
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    You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
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  11. Lato icon
     2 likes

    'Lato' is the name of the main character and describes someone who is always 'late' and that's why he has to hurry. Help Lato to race downhill on his snowboard. Or just sit on the mountain and enjoy the sunset.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
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  12. Feist icon
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    Feist is a multi-award-winning action game that features a fur creature's perilous journey to rescue its mate, set in a beautifully handcrafted, savage forest environment, with dynamic gameplay and a complex AI system.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Android Tablet
    • Mac
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
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  13. Teslagrad icon
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    Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle-platformer with action elements where magnetism and other electromagnetic powers are the key to go throughout the game, and thereby discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  14. Canabalt icon
     12 likes

    Canabalt is a 2009 side-scrolling endless runner video game developed by Adam Saltsman for the Experimental Gameplay Project. It has been released on iOS, Android, Commodore 64, Ouya and various Flash based online gaming websites, such as Kongregate.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • PortableApps.com
    • Steam
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  15. Oddworld icon
     5 likes

    Oddworld is a fictional universe presented in video game form, created by game developers Oddworld Inhabitants under the direction of Lorne Lanning. The series has been released on various platforms such as PlayStation, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Windows, Wii U, and PC.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
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  16. Cuphead icon
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    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox
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  17. KAG is a game about mining, building castles and destroying your enemies. It is a side-scrolling 2D action multiplayer war game with focus on building, constructing siege machines and intense PvP combat.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  18. They've got your spaceship and you will blow up anything in your path to get it back. Completely hand-drawn high-definition graphics, coupled with old-school game play, results in ultimate mayhem and hours of fun!

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Xbox
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Playstation
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  19. Bloodstained icon
     5 likes

    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 18th century England. A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical power.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Nintendo Switch Online
    • Playstation
    • PlayStation Network
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox
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  20. Take on the role of Sackboy, the knitted hero from the handcrafted world of LittleBigPlanet™, in this side-scrolling, endless adventure. DASH to ESCAPE the GOO and the clutches of the grumpy Negativitron!

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  21. Trine icon
     21 likes

    “Trine is a physics-based action game where three characters allow clever solutions to challenges created by hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics - each character's different abilities and tactics can be used to invent...

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  22. Jazz Jackrabbit is a platform game developed and published by Epic MegaGames. It was released in 1994 for PCs operating DOS, with subsequent Macintosh and Microsoft Windows releases in 1995 and 1996. It was one of the first games to bring the side-scrolling platformer style -...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MS-DOS
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