Hidden gem Side Scroller games
60 overlooked Side Scroller games that cleared fossick's quality bar, best first.
Tags
Adventure 4168
Casual 3706
Action 3667
2D 3429
Puzzle 2517
Story Rich 2313
Pixel Graphics 2051
RPG 2048
Cute 1975
Strategy 1899
Simulation 1821
Anime 1703
Atmospheric 1692
Exploration 1563
Visual Novel 1459
Female Protagonist 1386
◆ 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
🕳 ×11 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
🕳 ×7 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
◆ 85Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 84Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
🕳 ×10 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~9k players$9.99
◆ 84KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
🕳 ×12 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~7k players$17.99
◆ 84Exception
🕳 ×15 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 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
◆ 84PIGROMANCE
🕳 ×29 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~3k players$19.99
◆ 84Twinkle Hunter
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$11.99
◆ 84TraumaCore Violence
🌱 Solo grassroots📈 Rising✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~7k players$2.99
◆ 84Shot in the Dark
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Indie
▮ ~1k players$9.99
◆ 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
◆ 82TOMOMI
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~7k players$7.99
◆ 82Tres-Bashers
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~8k players$9.99
◆ 82Songs from the Iron Sea
🕳 ×5 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~3k playersFree
◆ 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
◆ 82Viola: The Heroine's Melody
🕳 ×8 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG
▮ ~3k players$14.99
◆ 82Cloaks and Capes
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 82Listeria Wars
🕳 ×7 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Strategy
▮ ~1k players$5.90
◆ 82Ducky'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
◆ 81Din's Champion
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG, Early Access
▮ ~4k players$19.99
◆ 81Armored Lab Force VULVEHICLES
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual
▮ ~2k players$9.99
◆ 81Supercow
🕳 ×4 gap✅ Organic reviews
Casual
▮ ~5k players$7.99
◆ 81Romino's Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k playersFree
◆ 81Deputinization
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~2k players-80% $5.97 $1.19
◆ 80魔法使いハナビィ Hanaby the Witch
🕳 ×5 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players-52% $13.99 $6.71
◆ 80The Hookmarine
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure
Action
▮ ~1k players$5.99
◆ 80BLACK BIRD
🕳 ×10 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~4k players$18.99
◆ 80シシテナオ-Even in Death-
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~3k players-40% $9.99 $5.99
◆ 80Everslash
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~2k players$6.99
◆ 80Clea 2
🕳 ×7 gap🪙 Buried treasure🔁 Franchise
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~4k players$13.99
◆ 80CRAYON SHINCHAN The Storm Called! FLAMING KASUKABE RUNNER!!
✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Casual
▮ ~7k players$9.99
◆ 80Die Erdnussbutter
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~2k players$0.99
◆ 80PUTRID SHOT ULTRA
🌱 Solo grassroots🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie, RPG
▮ ~2k players$2.99
◆ 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
◆ 79The Brave Little Cloud
🕳 ×4 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Indie
▮ ~1k players$9.99
◆ 79Deathsmiles I・II
🕳 ×13 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~5k players$39.90
◆ 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
◆ 79Something Ate My Alien
🕳 ×15 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
◆ 79Mon Amour
🕳 ×4 gap🪙 Buried treasure✅ Organic reviews
Action, Casual, Indie
▮ ~2k players$8.99
◆ 79Makis Adventure
🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action, Adventure, Indie
▮ ~5k players-80% $9.99 $1.99
◆ 79Devil Engine
🕳 ×9 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
◆ 79Paralyzed
🕳 ×5 gap✅ Organic reviews
Indie, Free To Play
▮ ~1k playersFree
◆ 79NeverAwake
🕳 ×9 gap✅ Organic reviews
Action, Indie
▮ ~7k players$19.99
◆ 79Mission Zigloton
🕳 ×3 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
▮ ~10k playersFree
◆ 78Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi
🕳 ×6 gap🌱 Solo grassroots✅ Organic reviews
Action
▮ ~3k players$16.99