Best Side Scroller Games of All Time
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XB1, XBXS, PC, PS4, PS5
Platformer, Turn-Based Strategy
Dec 4, 2015
140.
74
PC, Switch, PS5, XBXS, PS4, XB1
Adventure, Puzzle, Survival, Action
Dec 2, 2022
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Seraph
Genres:
Platformer
Release Date:
Sep 20, 2016
Platforms:
PS4, PC, PS5
76
METAL SLUG 3 - Nintendo Switch Edition
Genres:
Arcade, Action
Release Date:
Mar 9, 2017
Platforms:
Switch
123
76
Contra Anniversary Collection
Genres:
Release Date:
Jun 11, 2019
Platforms:
PS4, XB1, PC, Switch, XBXS, PS5
124
76
Headlander
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Jul 26, 2016
Platforms:
PS4, PC, PS5, XB1
125
76
Katanaut
Genres:
Release Date:
Sep 10, 2025
Platforms:
PC
126
76
Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution
Genres:
Release Date:
Aug 19, 2025
Platforms:
XBXS, PS5, Switch, PS4, XB1, PC
127
76
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Genres:
Third-Person Shooter
Release Date:
Apr 30, 2015
Platforms:
PS4, XB1, PC, XBXS, PS5, Switch
76
Eastern Exorcist
Genres:
Action, Adventure, RPG
Release Date:
Jul 8, 2021
Platforms:
Switch, PC, PS4, XB1, XBXS
129
76
DARQ: Complete Edition
Genres:
Action, Puzzle
Release Date:
Dec 4, 2020
Platforms:
XBXS, PS5, PC, XB1, PS4
130
76
Shadow Complex Remastered
Genres:
Platformer, Turn-Based Strategy
Release Date:
Dec 4, 2015
Platforms:
XB1, XBXS, PC, PS4, PS5
131
75
Rive
Genres:
Arcade
Release Date:
Sep 13, 2016
Platforms:
PS4, PC, PS5
132
75
Nocturnal
Genres:
Action, Adventure, Platformer
Release Date:
Jun 7, 2023
Platforms:
PC, PS5, Switch, XBXS, XB1, PS4
133
75
Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood
Genres:
Release Date:
Oct 26, 2018
Platforms:
PS4, PS5
134
75
Grim Guardians: Demon Purge
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Feb 22, 2023
Platforms:
PC, PS5, Switch, PS4, XBXS, XB1
136
75
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Feb 25, 2021
Platforms:
Switch, PS4, XB1, PC
75
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Apr 8, 2021
Platforms:
PC
138
75
Gimmick! Special Edition
Genres:
Action, Platformer
Release Date:
Jul 6, 2023
Platforms:
Switch, PC, PS4, XB1
139
75
Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege
Genres:
Release Date:
Apr 20, 2026
Platforms:
XBXS, PC, PS5, XB1, PS4, Switch, Switch 2