Cave Story Plus
Cave Story Plus is one of the best Action filled Stealth, Puzzle-Platform and indie games. The game offers a unique storyline based on Mysterious themes and it takes you to an amazing world of Mimiga, the land of the Free Running Rabits named as Mimigas. After the attack of the mad Scientist, the Mimigas, are in grave danger and they are in dire need of your help. You act as an amnesiac boy, who wakes up in Mimiga with no memories of his past but he knows he has to save Mimiga and all of its resident Mimigas. Your task is to run, jump, fly and shoot your way through a series of platforms, explore a massive game world and eventually reach to the Mad Scientist. You must defeat the delusional Scientist and save the Mimiga. Cave Story Plus features enhanced graphics, great background music, over 20 boss battle game levels, amazing weaponry, four different game endings, a Metroid inspired setting, Easy Controls, a wonderfully simple storyline, brilliantly immersive and engaging game-play etc. try it out and you’ll definitely love this game.
#1 Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge is a fun Indie Action-Adventure and 2D Platform video game by Thomas Hepp Games. The game offers a Side-Scrolling view and allows the players to enjoy a delightful Metroidvania feel. With a brilliant backstory, Axiom Verge allows the players to control the character of Trace, a Scientist who after getting injured and a black out gets up in an unfamiliar High-tech Ancient World. Axiom Verge focuses on Hardcore Metroidvania Action and Exploration and tasks the players to traverse through an entirely new world where many fears are lurking in the dark shadows. The game lets you have weapons that you can use to overcome the enemies and enjoy upgrading your gear and stuff with all the available power-ups (over 60 different items). With an absorbing and addictive gameplay, beautiful 2D graphics, great mechanics and an overall feel of an amazing adventure, Axiom Verge offer elements borrowed from the biggest Metroidvania games such as Blaster Master, Contra, Bionic Commando and Metroid. For an excellent Action-Adventure and Platform gaming experience, do try it out.
#2 Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight is a Retro style 2D Side-scrolling Action and Platform video game by Yacht Club Games. The game offers an 8-Bit retro game inspired gameplay in which it allows the players to be the great Shovel Knight who goes on an adventure to rescue his friend, Shield Knight. Shield Knight gets clutched by the dastardly foes, and the only person who can liberate Shield Knight is the Shovel Knight. The players are tasked to get into the role of Shovel Knight, traverse through a 2D retro world, encounter the foes and kill them to keep on moving towards the goal. As describes the name, Shovel Knight lets the players have a Shovel as their primary weapon and use it against the enemies while jumping, running and through the platforms. With a side-scrolling view, Shovel Knight lets the players enjoy an amazingly addictive gameplay, beautiful 2D graphics and amazing encounters with the enemies at the same time. With an entirely satisfying gameplay and all the well-crafted platform fun, Shovel Knight offers an experience similar to the biggest names in retro gaming such as DuckTales, Mega Man and provides an NES-style environment and much more to discover. For an amazing 2D Retro Platforming experience, do play this game and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#3 Freedom Planet
Freedom Planet is a wonderful Action-Adventure, Combat-based Puzzle-Platform and Side-Scrolling video game by GalaxyTrail. This Sonic inspired game lets you be a Courageous Dragon girl who accompanies her friends on a journey against a whole alien attack force under the command of Evil lord Brevon. Your task is to run, jump, slide and roll on randomly generated platforms, kill the enemies and their maniac mechanical companions, fight against the epic bosses and flash your way through awesome game levels. You must use you special fighting abilities and finally reach to the Evil Lord Brevon, fight an epic battle against him and defeat him to restore the order. Freedom Planet features a fast-paced action and adventure filled game-play, an amazingly catchy story-line and brilliant 2D visuals along with a number of character choices and a lot more to discover.
#4 Disney DuckTales Remastered
Disney DuckTales Remastered is a Metroidvania, Side-scroll and Platform video game developed by WayForward Technologies and published by Capcom. The game supports Single-player mode and serves as the HD remake of DuckTales, released in 1989. It represents the 2D hand-drawn characters in 3D modelled levels. The game revolves around the protagonist named as Scrooge McDuck like the original title, where the protagonist must travel around the world to find five treasures to increase his fortune. During the gameplay, the player can swing his cane to break and strike objects and can bounce on it like a stick to attack foes from above. This method enables the player to reach the higher areas, as well as bounce across the difficult obstacles and hazards that would hurt the player on his foot. It comes with a variety of levels, and the difficulty will be increased as the player advances through the story. The game rewards the player with points, and the player can challenge his friends to beat his record. Disney DuckTales Remastered is the wonderful Platform game to play.
#5 Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, the remake of the 1997’s super hit Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is a marvelous Stealth-based Action and Puzzle-Platform video game by Oddworld Inhabitants. The game offers new and enhanced visuals, mechanics and game-play and allows you to be Abe, traverse through ancient ruins, dodge a lot of different kinds of beasts, avoid the nifty guards, and finally sabotage your boss’s plan of converting all labor into tasty treats (Meat Snacks) of the RaptureFarms. With amazing new visuals, challenging game-play, improved and audio and controls, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is a wonderful game to play and enjoy. Do try it out for and awesome Action filled Puzzle Platform experience.
#6 The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
The Angry Video Game: Nerd Adventures is a great Action, Adventure and Puzzle-Platform video game by FreakZone Games. The game immerses you into the most epic and wonderful setting where you’ll have to go through challenging 10 levels and an amazingly fast-paced game-play by blasting away your enemies with your gun and your amazing fighting techniques. Running and jumping is the fun part in game because you’ll have to be more attentive to the obstacles and all the things planted there to kill you. The Angry Video Game: Nerd Adventures offers a lot of playable characters, upgrades, power-ups along with huge amounts of secrets, and galore. With a wonderful setting, The Angry Video Game: Nerd Adventures offers uniquely built graphics, an amazing game-play and a lot more exciting things.
#7 Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy is an Action-Adventure and independent Puzzle-Platform Video game developed by Team Meat. The game features Dark Red Cube character named Meat Boy who embarks on a journey to save his Heavily Bandaged Girlfriend named Bandage Girl from Malevolent Genius and an Evil Scientist Dr. Fetus. The game offers more than 300 levels of pure awesomeness filled with dreadful obstacles like Saw Blades, Crumbling Blocks, Chilling Fires and deep Pits etc. Super Meat Boy is divided into different chapters that have various difficulty levels and collectively all the chapters offer over 300 game levels. Furthermore, Super Meat boy offers thrilling boss battles, and encounters with loads of other enemies and obstacles etc. With a fast-paced gameplay, cool game mechanics and fantastic 2D visuals, Super Meat Boy is a fun game to play and enjoy.
#8 Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones is a Platform, Stealth-based, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Curve Studios and published by Curve Digital. The game serves as the sequel to Stealth Bastard Deluxe, introducing multiple mechanics which involve puzzle sections. The story revolves around the clone, who escapes the test facility and discovers the reason behind the clones’ existence. According to the plot, the game focuses on goggles-wearing clones, where the player control multiple clones. During the gameplay, he can explore the facility, where the clones were born, unlocking equipment to access new areas as they explore. The game deals with different equipment for solving tricky puzzle, unlike the previous title which had googles. It comes with level editor, enabling the player to create his unique level by playing hurdles, obstacles, and more. The game is played from a side-scroll perspective and the player can engage in platform gameplay experience. Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones includes core features such as Linear Gameplay, Metroidvania Style, Hi-tech Gadgets, 60FPS Cut Scenes, and more. Check it out, and have fun.