Side Scroller
9 games reviewed, ranked by score.

Well Dweller
A fluid, charming Metroidvania that prioritizes feel over friction
87

Silver Pines
An unforgettable mystery wrapped in rotoscoped dread.
83

Doloc Town
Splicing crops and breeding fish charm, if the crashes spare your farm
78

Deer & Boy
A wordless journey of grief, tripped by loose controls
76

DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
Oxygen-gauge dread worth the plunge, if crashes spare your haul
76

Rayman Legends
A Gorgeous Platformer Trapped Inside Ubisoft's Launcher
75

Happy Wheels
Its physics comedy holds up. The port barely does.
68

Dark Scrolls
Weighty arcade combat undercut by no rebinding and an ear-stabbing bug
63

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance
A Nosgoth prequel that slides where it should strike
41