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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Tomb Raider: Side-Scroller Edition This project reimagines the classic Tomb Raider games through a 2D side-scrolling lens. Re-experience familiar locations, ...

One of the classics from the 1980s is making a comeback, and fans of the shooter have plenty to be excited about. These days, shooters are most often third- or first-person affairs, which is great, ...

For a limited time, Steam users can download the side-scrolling action-platformer Nocturnal for free. The 2023 indie PC game is available completely free until April 26 at 10 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT, ...

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Side-scrolling shoot ’em up game ZPF, which first launched for Genesis / Mega Drive on November 20, 2025 via the Mega Cat Studios Store, will come to Xbox Series, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam on ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Announced and shadow-dropped during Sony's recent State of Play broadcast, God of War: Sons of Sparta from Mega Cat Studios and Santa Monica Studio is a ...

In case you missed it, side parts have officially shed their bad rap (but you’re a real one if you’ve been rocking one for years regardless of the TikTok backlash in 2021). We've already seen them ...

Awesome Games Studio has announced HELLREAPER, a side-scrolling action game coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam. A release date was not announced. Here is an overview of the game, ...

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Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC Claws of Awaji, which launches today, kicks off with a surprise side-scrolling intro sequence that's reminiscent of Ubisoft's classic Prince of Persia series, themed ...