Tag: Side Scroller

Stone Run turns a wonderfully simple idea into a frantic prehistoric dash, combining charming hand-drawn visuals, responsive controls and addictive arcade action in a game that may be straightforward, but knows exactly how to make you want one more run.

Mister Scary - Where Are You? is a charming retro platformer featuring a lovable purple monster, a playful Halloween atmosphere, and a wonderfully quirky sleep mechanic. Its short adventure and familiar level design limit its ambitions, but there is plenty of old-school fun in this wholesome quest to reunite a family.

A wonderfully brutal throwback to classic arcade brawlers, where six distinctive heroes, crunchy combat, elemental magic and four-player co-op turn a bloody march through a dark fantasy empire into a seriously satisfying scrap.

Kong: Survivor Instinct delivers an intriguing ground-level Monsterverse adventure in which one desperate father must navigate a collapsing city, manipulate terrifying Titans and fight for his daughter's survival beneath the shadow of Kong.

A stunning modern revival that gives Joe Musashi a beautifully hand-drawn world, brilliantly fluid combat, challenging platforming and enough ninja swagger to make SHINOBI feel gloriously alive again.

A stylish and surprisingly tense 2D platformer in which a fearless cat boy uses shadows, stealth, fireballs and feline agility to restore light to a wonderfully dark world.

Jane Austen's 8-bit Adventure turns literary history into pixelated chaos, combining quill-wielding combat, tricky platforming, charming 8-bit England, and a gloriously daft sense of humour into a retro adventure with genuine personality.

A bloody and addictive arcade expansion that turns The Walking Dead's walker hordes into an endless, score-chasing battle of combos, survival and one more desperate run.

A bloody, wonderfully punchy Walking Dead beat 'em up where iconic survivors, brutal combos, weapon pickups and overwhelming walker hordes turn the apocalypse into a satisfying arcade scrap.

1964: Operation Velvet Twins delivers a colourful dose of 8-bit action, with fists, firearms, eccentric bosses and enough retro charm to fill an arcade cabinet. It may not offer much mechanical depth, but its straightforward combat, varied locations and wonderfully silly spy adventure make it a hugely enjoyable throwback for fans of classic action games.