Tag Archives: sidescrolling

Huntdown is an 80s inspired side-scrolling shooter that has received critical acclaim since its initial launch last year. Now it has made its way over to mobile devices, and I think it’s a pretty fun time. But perhaps you’d prefer a second or third opinion, so we handed the game …

Coffee Stain Publishing and Easy Trigger have released their acclaimed retro-inspired shooter, Huntdown, for iOS and Android. The game had previously released on PC and console, where it has been extremely well-received, holding a strong Metacritic score of 82 and above, depending on the platform. Despite the tremendous success the …

SANNABI: The Revenant is a little bit of old-school Bionic Commando mixed with a dystopian cyberpunk vibe and pixel-art visual style. You’ll need every bit of your retro platforming skills in order to progress through its challenging side-scrolling levels. SANNABI: The Revenant will be available soon on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1562700/SANNABI_The_Revenant/ #Gametrailers …

Try Not to Overdo it When you’re performing tricks in Pumped BMX Flow, it’s easy to try and go for the big flips. However, early on, maybe you want to take things slowly. Go light on the tricks and just make your way over the hills. I’m not saying avoid …

Game designer Barry Mitchell has released Space Defender 3D, a side-scroller inspired by the classic Defender games from back in the ‘80s, and it’s out now on iOS. Much like the game that inspired it, Space Defender 3D is a side-scrolling space shooter where you pilot one of four spacecrafts …

James Bolton’s Space Frog Intern initially launched at the start of October but the space-faring amphibian is already set to receive several updates this December. Some are more noticeable whilst others are smaller changes but they’ll all hopefully make shooting and stomping on baddies even more fun. First up, two …

Following the Switch release of Space Grunts last month, indie developer Orangepixel is continuing their current quest of releasing one of their mobile back catalogue onto the Nintendo console each month. For November it will be Gunslugs. If you’re unfamiliar with Gunslugs, it’s an unapologetically action-packed game that draws inspiration …

Kingdom: Two Crowns is a beautiful-looking, side-scrolling strategy game that has been available on pretty much everything apart from mobile, until now of course. So we decided to get some of our mobile gaming fans to try it out and see if it’s a good port and just strategy title …

BE-A Walker is an upcoming sci-fi shoot ’em up that’s heading for both iOS and Android. It will see players take control of a two-legged mech before gunning down a plethora of alien life. If you’ve ever felt the AT-ST’s needed their own game this might be for you. BE-A …

Correction 02.04.2020 at 13:47 The game is priced at 16.99 New Zealand dollars, not 16.99 US dollars.  Original story Kingdom Two Crowns is a gorgeous side-scrolling strategy game that challenges you to take on the role of a monarch attempting to build up their kingdom and recruit useful followers to …

Super Gigadroid is a Metroid inspired side-scrolling shooter that’s now available for iOS and Android. It initially launched last week but since then the Android version has already been updated to change the current pricing model, which we’ll discuss later. The game itself sees you making your way through various …

No Six Five has announced that their next game, Don Zombie, is available to pre-order now for both iOS and Android. The game is set to release on 11th March and will see players gunning down numerous zombies in some side-scrolling action. Naturally, there’s been some kind of infection that’s …

If you closely follow indie circles you may already be familiar with Ultimate Reality. It was originally announced last year for PC but since then developer Link Up games have expanded the platforms it will release on to include Android. It’s expected to be released towards the end of the …