One might think that side-scrolling video games are a “relic of the past,” but as the video game industry constantly proves, if you’re willing to put in the work, you can have a classic on your hands.

We’re inundated with games that play on retro nostalgia these days, but surprisingly, not many developers have tried emulating the game design of one of the most famous: Sonic. Freedom Planet does ...

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For a particular generation of gamers, there remains an unbridled joy in the challenging but simplistic design of a good side-scrolling game. Detailed level design, hidden areas ripe for discovery, ...

One might think that side-scrolling video games are a “relic of the past,” but as the video game industry constantly proves, if you’re willing to put in the work, you can have a classic on your hands.

Blending Fallout, Fallout 3, and Fallout New Vegas, a new 2D side-scroller where you roam the wasteland gibbing ghouls with a gatling laser is currently in the works, transforming the Bethesda RPG ...

As I played through the tutorial of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, I started to feel a fear very specific to videogames. You know the one: 'If I'm already struggling in the training level, what chance am I ...

Titles that adopt an older, retro style of visuals are more common in gaming now, especially in indie projects looking to attract audiences through a certain type of nostalgia. Whether this is using ...

Set against the backdrop of new and bigger-than-ever Norse-inspired worlds, Volgarr the Viking II ups the ante on the original’s hardcore 2D side-scrolling action in an expanded odyssey where every ...