Hidden gem Side Scroller games
60 overlooked Side Scroller games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Adventure 4168
Casual 3707
Action 3670
2D 3418
Puzzle 2520
Story Rich 2302
Pixel Graphics 2046
RPG 2043
Cute 1974
Strategy 1907
Simulation 1815
Anime 1705
Atmospheric 1688
Exploration 1559
Visual Novel 1453
Female Protagonist 1382
◆ 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
🕳 ×22 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
◆ 86Wild Dogs
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$9.99
◆ 85KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
🕳 ×11 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
◆ 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
◆ 85Exception
🕳 ×15 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 85Twinkle Hunter
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$11.99
◆ 84Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
🕳 ×11 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~9k players$9.99
◆ 84Super Dangerous Dungeons
🕳 ×6 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$4.99
◆ 84PIGROMANCE
🕳 ×27 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
◆ 83Tres-Bashers
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$9.99
◆ 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
◆ 83Invasher
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Casual, Indie
▮ ~1k players$4.99
◆ 83Ducky's Delivery Service
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players-50% $9.99 $4.99
◆ 83TOMOMI
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~7k players$7.99
◆ 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
◆ 82Songs from the Iron Sea
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~3k playersFree
◆ 82Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual
▮ ~2k players$9.99
◆ 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
◆ 82Listeria Wars
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$5.90
◆ 82Romino's Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 82そこへ向かう(GO THERE)
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 81CRAYON SHINCHAN The Storm Called! FLAMING KASUKABE RUNNER!!
✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 81Die Erdnussbutter
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 81Supercow
🕳 ×4 gap✅ Organic reviews
Casual
▮ ~5k players$7.99
◆ 81シシテナオ-Even in Death-
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players-40% $9.99 $5.99
◆ 81Deathsmiles I・II
🕳 ×15 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~5k players$39.90
◆ 81The Hookmarine
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~1k players$5.99
◆ 81Clea 2
🕳 ×7 gap🪙 Buried treasure🔁 Franchise
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$13.99
◆ 80Akai Katana Shin
🕳 ×8 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~4k players$29.99
◆ 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
◆ 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
◆ 80Beep's Escape
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$5.00
◆ 80Everslash
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$6.99
◆ 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
◆ 80NeverAwake
🕳 ×10 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~7k players$19.99
◆ 79X-Out: Resurfaced
📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~2k players-60% $19.99 $7.99
◆ 79BeDo
📈 Rising🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$4.99
◆ 79Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×17 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$16.99
◆ 79OU
🕳 ×6 gap✅ Organic reviews
Adventure
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 79Devil Engine
🕳 ×9 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~6k players$19.99
◆ 79Makis Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-80% $9.99 $1.99
◆ 79Mon Amour
🕳 ×3 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$8.99
◆ 79Paralyzed
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 79Attack of the Giant Mutant Lizard
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$1.99
◆ 79Pengu Never Left
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$1.99