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Hollow Knight: Silksong
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania
September 4, 2025
VGTimes: 8.2/10
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 91/100
A sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. The game takes you to a new world — the fallen kingdom of Pharlum, where silk and song rule. Here, Hornet...
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Wailing Heights
Adventure, Music game, Point & Click, Indie
April 27, 2016
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Wailing Heights is a musical "Point and Click" adventure where protagonist Francis Finkelstein must organize a monstrous rock concert. The former manager of a...
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Song of the Deep
Arcade, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania, Action
July 12, 2016
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 69/100
Song of the Deep is a side-scrolling arcade adventure. The setting was a sunken city that hides many secrets and mysteries and where the main character’s father was...
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Spectrum Break
Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure
March 29, 2018
Steam: 80/100
Spectrum Break is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer. Unusual mechanics with moving platforms await you. When moving, they light up and your task is to...
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Super ComboMan: Smash Edition
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Side view, Indie
August 22, 2017
Super ComboMan: Smash Edition is an action-adventure platformer with fighting game elements and a side view. An energetic islander with an unusual hairstyle and a...
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Flora and the Darkness
Arcade, Platformer, Free game, Side view
September 14, 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Flora and the Darkness is a shareware side-scrolling arcade platformer for mobile platforms. Darkness has covered the entire planet. Light creatures are either lost...
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vridniX
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action
August 16, 2018
Steam: 100/100
vridniX is a side-scrolling adventure platformer about a strange orange creature with three legs who wants to save the world, but mercilessly destroys it. You will...
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Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view
September 20, 2018
Steam: 96/100
Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You have to try on the role of a skilled thief named Robbie. Waking up in...
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Randall
Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Indie, Adventure
June 6, 2017
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 38/100
Randall is a side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a futuristic setting. The events of the game take place in the distant and dark future on a planet that is...
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KUNAI
Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Side view, Indie, Adventure
February 6, 2020
Players: 7/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 76/100
KUNAI is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will try on the role of an elite robot named Tubby, who masterfully wields a...
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Skelattack
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Indie
June 2, 2020
Players: 5.7/10
Steam: 59/100
Metacritic: 65/100
Skelattack is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You are an enchanted skeleton living in the deepest part of the dungeon. You are awakened by the sound...
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Gleamlight
Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
August 20, 2020
Players: 5.3/10
Steam: 37/100
Metacritic: 42/100
Gleamlight is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. You will set off to conquer the amazing stained glass world to unravel the...
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Rad Rodgers - Radical Edition
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Arcade
December 1, 2016
Players: 10/10
Steam: 62/100
Rad Rodgers — Radical Edition is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The game tells the stories of two characters — a 12-year-old boy, Red...
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Curse of the Dead Gods
Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Action
March 3, 2020
Players: 7.3/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Curse of the Dead Gods is a dark isometric roguelike in which the main character explores various catacombs in search of wealth and power. Game locations are filled...
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Botanicula
Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Arcade, Casual game, Point & Click, Exploration
April 19, 2012
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Botanicula is an adventure arcade puzzle game with a third-person view. In this game you will find a relaxing atmosphere, a huge number of detailed locations that...
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Space
September 9, 2015
Players: 7.7/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
This co-op space shooter follows a crew exploring a colorful galaxy aboard a shared neon battleship and fighting the forces of Anti-Love. Players rescue space...
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Outbuddies
Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania
October 15, 2019
Steam: 70/100
Metacritic: 70/100
Outbuddies is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. You will explore Bahlam, the sunken fortress of the Old Gods, located deep in...
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Embers of Mirrim
Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Adventure
May 23, 2017
Players: 7/10
Steam: 79/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Embers of Mirrim is a fantastic side-scrolling puzzle platformer. The game revolves around a magical animal that can transform into two characters at once &mdash...
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Potata: fairy flower
Adventure, Action, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle, Side view, Fantasy
December 17, 2019
Steam: 78/100
The game is about a great journey and self-discovery. The main character is an aspiring sorceress Potata, who sets off on her dream adventure. As she progresses...
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Electronic Super Joy 2
Arcade, Action, Indie, Free game, Side view, Platformer
August 9, 2019
Players: 5.3/10
Steam: 87/100
Electronic Super Joy 2 is a free-to-play hardcore action platformer with a pixelated side view. The game involves a lot of running and jumping, making your way...
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Endless Memories
Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game
October 20, 2020
Players: 3/10
Endless Memories is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements and a side view that will take you to the amazing world of dreams. In each of them you will...
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Resurrested will
Platformer, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania
August 1, 2022
A medieval soulslick action game made in a side-scroller format. The game features hardcore battles with an emphasis on timing and exploration of dark...
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Rayman Origins
Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Action
November 15, 2011
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
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Salt and Sanctuary
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania
March 15, 2016
Players: 9/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Salt and Sanctuary is a fantasy platformer with RPG elements and a side view. The game tells the story of a sailor who is shipwrecked off the shore of an unknown...
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Unbound: Worlds Apart
Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Puzzle, Indie
July 28, 2021
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...
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Death's Gambit
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania
August 13, 2018
Players: 9/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...
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Horace
Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle, Platformer
July 18, 2019
Players: 4.9/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Horace is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with a pixel art style. The game will tell the heartfelt story of a cute robot who goes on an amazing...
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Biomass
Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Role-playing game, Indie
October 13, 2020
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 85/100
Biomass is a hardcore pixelated side-scrolling platformer with elements of Dark Souls. The main character faces dangerous opponents, including robots and humans...
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Dead Cells
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania
August 6, 2018
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 89/100
The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but on the way, he will encounter a whole horde of various monsters that will hit, throw, burn, and...
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The Bridge
Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure, Arcade
February 22, 2013
Steam: 85/100
The Bridge is a two-dimensional logic game that will allow you to look at physics and perspective from a different angle. You have to walk on the ceiling, explore...
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Primordia
Adventure, Cyberpunk, Point & Click, Post-apocalyptic
December 5, 2012
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 72/100
Primordia is a point and click adventure in cyberpunk style from the creators of Gemini Rue. The events of the game take place in the distant future, when people...
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Cave Story+
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Exploration, Metroidvania
September 8, 2011
Players: 10/10
Steam: 91/100
Cave Story+ is a supplemented and improved version of the arcade action-platform with the side of the Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating world where an...
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Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
Indie, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Role-playing game, Metroidvania, Puzzle
October 15, 2020
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is an action-adventure platformer with RPG elements and a side view. In the role of a courageous warrior, you have to...
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Warlocks 2: God Slayers
Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view
June 7, 2019
Metacritic: 59/100
Warlocks 2: God Slayers is a side-scrolling co-op action RPG with a pixel art style. Challenge the vile gods and wring their necks with the help of wizards and...
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Freedom Planet 2
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view
September 13, 2022
Steam: 96/100
Freedom Planet 2 is an arcade platformer inspired by the popular Sonic series. The game has three main characters. Each of them will delight you with unique...
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Karma - Incarnation 1
Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Casual game
October 19, 2016
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 82/100
Karma — Incarnation 1 is a fun side-scrolling adventure. You have to get used to the role of a worm named Pip, who, according to the plan, was supposed to...
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Summer Catchers
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Runner, Side view, Racing
July 16, 2019
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 81/100
Summer Catchers is a cute racing arcade game with a side view, made in pixel style. The game tells the story of a young girl from the north who has never seen...
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Liberated
Action, Adventure, Comics, Side view, Cyberpunk
June 2, 2020
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 59/100
Liberated is an exciting side-scrolling action game made in the form of a comic book. The events of the game take place in a gloomy world where the authorities are...
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Apocalipsis
Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Horror, Point & Click
February 28, 2018
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 72/100
Apocalipsis is a hand-drawn point-and-click side-scrolling adventure. Inspired by Samorost and Machinarium, the game will provide you with many interesting puzzles...
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Fallback
Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Science fiction, Exploration
October 11, 2019
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 87/100
Fallback is an adventure action-platformer with roguelike elements and a side view in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game tells the story of humanity's life after...
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Monster Sanctuary
Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration
August 28, 2019
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 78/100
Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...
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Mutazione
Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator, Mysticism / Supernatural
September 19, 2019
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 78/100
An atmospheric side-scrolling adventure in a fantastic setting. Over 100 years ago, a meteorite fell on a tropical resort. Almost all the inhabitants died, and the...
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Ori and the Blind Forest
Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Metroidvania
March 11, 2015
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
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