Hidden gem Side Scroller games
60 overlooked Side Scroller games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Adventure 4168
Casual 3706
Action 3672
2D 3417
Puzzle 2519
Story Rich 2305
Pixel Graphics 2047
RPG 2042
Cute 1975
Strategy 1905
Simulation 1814
Anime 1706
Atmospheric 1689
Exploration 1557
Visual Novel 1455
Female Protagonist 1383
◆ 89Fiz and the Rainbow Planet
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players-30% $9.99 $6.99
◆ 88CometStriker DX
🕳 ×14 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players$14.99
◆ 87Infinos Gaiden
🕳 ×12 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players$10.99
◆ 87Goliath Depot
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players$6.99
◆ 86Putty Pals
🕳 ×23 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$9.99
◆ 86Putinist Slayer
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access
▮ ~3k players$9.99
◆ 85Wild Dogs
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$9.99
◆ 85KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$17.99
◆ 85Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 85Exception
🕳 ×15 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 85雨上がりのハナビィ Ameagari no Hanaby
🕳 ×10 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~3k players-52% $13.99 $6.71
◆ 84Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
🕳 ×11 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~9k players$9.99
◆ 84Twinkle Hunter
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$11.99
◆ 84Super Dangerous Dungeons
🕳 ×6 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$4.99
◆ 84PIGROMANCE
🕳 ×29 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 84Shot in the Dark
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$9.99
◆ 83TraumaCore Violence
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~7k players$2.99
◆ 83Cloaks and Capes
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 83Habroxia
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$7.99
◆ 83BVOVB - Bruising Vengeance of the Vintage Boxer
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~5k playersFree
◆ 83Tres-Bashers
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$9.99
◆ 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
◆ 83Ducky's Delivery Service
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players-50% $9.99 $4.99
◆ 82Songs from the Iron Sea
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~3k playersFree
◆ 82Interstellar Sentinel
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$11.99
◆ 82Viola: The Heroine's Melody
🕳 ×9 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players$14.99
◆ 82Listeria Wars
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$5.90
◆ 82Deputinization
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~2k players-80% $5.97 $1.19
◆ 82Din's Champion
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access
▮ ~4k players$19.99
◆ 82Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual
▮ ~2k players$9.99
◆ 82Romino's Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 81CRAYON SHINCHAN The Storm Called! FLAMING KASUKABE RUNNER!!
✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 81そこへ向かう(GO THERE)
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 81Supercow
🕳 ×4 gap✅ Organic reviews
Casual
▮ ~5k players$7.99
◆ 81Die Erdnussbutter
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 81Deathsmiles I・II
🕳 ×14 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~5k players$39.90
◆ 81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
◆ 81シシテナオ-Even in Death-
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players-40% $9.99 $5.99
◆ 80Clea 2
🕳 ×7 gap🪙 Buried treasure🔁 Franchise
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$13.99
◆ 80The Hookmarine
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~1k players$5.99
◆ 80Akai Katana Shin
🕳 ×8 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~4k players$29.99
◆ 80Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
🕳 ×5 gap🔁 Franchise✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~7k players$49.99
◆ 80BLACK BIRD
🕳 ×9 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~4k players$18.99
◆ 80Everslash
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$6.99
◆ 80Beep's Escape
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$5.00
◆ 80The Forestale
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$3.99
◆ 80PUTRID SHOT ULTRA
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~2k players$2.99
◆ 80The Brave Little Cloud
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$9.99
◆ 79X-Out: Resurfaced
📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~2k players-60% $19.99 $7.99
◆ 79Devil Engine
🕳 ×10 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~6k players$19.99
◆ 79Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×17 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$16.99
◆ 79BeDo
📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 79NeverAwake
🕳 ×9 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~7k players$19.99
◆ 79OU
🕳 ×7 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 79Mon Amour
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$8.99
◆ 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
◆ 79Pengu Never Left
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$1.99
◆ 79Mission Zigloton
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~10k playersFree