Tag: Side Scroller

A sharp, self-sabotaging Metroidvania-lite that hides a brutally honest portrait of burnout beneath pixel nudity, bad jokes, and surprisingly tight platforming.

A colorful, heartfelt adventure that trades cruelty for compassion, proving that even at the world’s end, friendship can still be the strongest plot twist.

Space Elite Force: Double Pack fires straight from the hip—no gimmicks, no fluff, just pure arcade adrenaline. It’s a glowing love letter to 16-bit shooters, best enjoyed shoulder-to-shoulder with a friend and a screen full of exploding stars.

Earth Must Die is a razor-sharp playable cartoon that drags classic point-and-click kicking and screaming into 2025 with outrageous British comedy and an all-star voice cast. Compact, confident, and gloriously stupid in the best way, it proves that saving the adventure genre might require blowing up Earth first.

Guts ’n Grunts Jr. captures the wild energy of classic side‑scrolling action with a modern twist, delivering relentless combat, inventive level design, and a cheeky sense of humour. While its difficulty and pacing won’t be for everyone, this quirky adventure is an enjoyable homage to old‑school run‑and‑gun titles with enough personality to stand on its own.

Aspire: Ina’s Tale – Avatar Edition is a heartfelt blend of puzzle, platforming and emotional storytelling. A soothing yet sometimes uneven journey, it invites players into a fantastical world rich with metaphor and personal meaning, even if its pacing and mechanics don’t always keep pace with its story ambitions.

For players willing to embrace its eccentricities, Tomba! 2 Special Edition is not just a nostalgic revisit, but a reaffirmation of how playful and imaginative platformers can be.

M.A.U.S + Mighty Aphid 2 pairs tactical strategy with kinetic platforming, delivering two distinct action experiences that are polished, creative, and highly engaging.

Tombi! Special Edition revives a wonderfully eccentric platform adventure with care and restraint, preserving its colourful charm and open-ended design while making it far more comfortable to experience on modern systems.

A charming and tightly designed action-platformer that balances accessibility with challenge, delivering personality-driven fun rooted in classic arcade design.