Hidden gem Side Scroller games
60 overlooked Side Scroller games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Adventure 4232
Casual 3762
Action 3739
2D 3472
Puzzle 2552
Story Rich 2342
Pixel Graphics 2083
RPG 2069
Cute 1998
Strategy 1932
Simulation 1855
Anime 1720
Atmospheric 1717
Exploration 1600
Visual Novel 1471
Female Protagonist 1406
◆ 89Fiz and the Rainbow Planet
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players-30% $9.99 $6.99
◆ 88CometStriker DX
🕳 ×13 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players$14.99
◆ 87Infinos Gaiden
🕳 ×10 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players$10.99
◆ 86Putty Pals
🕳 ×21 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 86Goliath Depot
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players$6.99
◆ 85Putinist Slayer
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access
▮ ~3k players$9.99
◆ 85Wild Dogs
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$9.99
◆ 85Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 85Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
🕳 ×10 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~9k players$9.99
◆ 84Exception
🕳 ×15 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 84KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
🕳 ×13 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$17.99
◆ 84PIGROMANCE
🕳 ×30 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 84雨上がりのハナビィ Ameagari no Hanaby
🕳 ×9 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~3k players-52% $13.99 $6.71
◆ 83TraumaCore Violence
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~7k players$2.99
◆ 83Shot in the Dark
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$9.99
◆ 83Twinkle Hunter
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$11.99
◆ 83Super Dangerous Dungeons
🕳 ×6 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$4.99
◆ 83Habroxia
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$7.99
◆ 83Invasher
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Casual, Indie
▮ ~1k players$4.99
◆ 83TOMOMI
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~7k players$7.99
◆ 82Songs from the Iron Sea
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~3k playersFree
◆ 82Viola: The Heroine's Melody
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players$14.99
◆ 82BVOVB - Bruising Vengeance of the Vintage Boxer
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~5k playersFree
◆ 82Interstellar Sentinel
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$11.99
◆ 82Listeria Wars
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$5.90
◆ 82Tres-Bashers
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$9.99
◆ 82Cloaks and Capes
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 81Ducky's Delivery Service
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players-50% $9.99 $4.99
◆ 81そこへ向かう(GO THERE)
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 81Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual
▮ ~2k players$9.99
◆ 81Din's Champion
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access
▮ ~4k players$19.99
◆ 80Romino's Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 80Supercow
🕳 ×4 gap✅ Organic reviews
Casual
▮ ~5k players$7.99
◆ 80Deputinization
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~2k players-80% $5.97 $1.19
◆ 80The Hookmarine
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~1k players$5.99
◆ 80Clea 2
🕳 ×7 gap🪙 Buried treasure🔁 Franchise
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$13.99
◆ 80魔法使いハナビィ Hanaby the Witch
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players-52% $13.99 $6.71
◆ 80Everslash
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$6.99
◆ 80シシテナオ-Even in Death-
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players-40% $9.99 $5.99
◆ 80Cuboy Adventure
🌅 Just out🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$3.99
◆ 80PUTRID SHOT ULTRA
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~2k players$2.99
◆ 80Die Erdnussbutter
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 80Beep's Escape
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$5.00
◆ 80X-Out: Resurfaced
✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~2k players-60% $19.99 $7.99
◆ 80Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
🕳 ×5 gap🔁 Franchise✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~7k players$49.99
◆ 79PSYCRON
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure
▮ ~5k players$6.99
◆ 79The Brave Little Cloud
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$9.99
◆ 79CRAYON SHINCHAN The Storm Called! FLAMING KASUKABE RUNNER!!
✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 79Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×12 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$16.99
◆ 79BeDo
🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 79The Forestale
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$3.99
◆ 79Akai Katana Shin
🕳 ×8 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~4k players$29.99
◆ 79Deathsmiles I・II
🕳 ×13 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~5k players$39.90
◆ 79Mon Amour
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players-30% $8.99 $6.29
◆ 79Devil Engine
🕳 ×10 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~6k players$19.99
◆ 79Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers
🕳 ×7 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie, Racing
▮ ~9k players$19.99
◆ 79Mission Zigloton
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~10k playersFree
◆ 79Paralyzed
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 79Makis Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-80% $9.99 $1.99
◆ 79Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~3k players$16.99