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 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.
#2 Teslagrad
Teslagrad is a Puzzle-Platform, Single-player and Side-scroll video game created and published by Rain Games for cross-platform. The game is set in the 2D world and mixes the puzzle, platform and action elements to offers the challenging gameplay. In the game, the electromagnetic and magnetism powers are the key to exploring the environment of the game, and thereby find out the secrets kept in the abandoned Tesla Tower. It introduces the minimal combat element joined with electronic puzzle sections. The game takes place in the steampunk-themed world focused on old Europe, offering the non-linear gameplay with the hand-drawn environment. During the gameplay, the player guides the protagonist, a young boy, who discovers himself embroiled in the forgotten conspiracy. Teslagrad includes prominent features such as Complex Puzzles, Explore the 2D Environment, Visual Storyline, Old-school Boss Fight, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#3 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.
#4 Spelunky
Spelunky is an Indie, Rogue-like Action-Adventure, Puzzle-Platform and RPG video game developed by Derek Yu. The game lets you be a Spelunker in the game world who gets tasked with exploring a great number of tunnels/caves, collecting different items, saving the damsels and killing the enemies. You can kill the enemy by using your whip on him or by simply jumping on his head just like you did in Mario games. Spelunky provides with four different game worlds and a number of randomly generated game levels filled with a lot of exciting things. The game awards you with points on every enemy kill and finding new treasure, area, valuable and location etc. The enemies in the game include snakes, yetis, man eating plants, ghosts etc. and each of them requires a unique set of skills for you to kill them, so you must use your earned points to buy upgrades regularly or else you’ll get killed by any of your gruesome enemies. The amazing rogue-like game environment makes it more fun to play and enjoy. Try it out.
#5 Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy, developed by Cellar Door games is an Action-Adventure, Rogue-like RTS and Puzzle-Platform video game. The game provides with tons of engaging and quite addictive game-play that includes randomly generated dungeons, a lot of different types of enemies, Bosses with unique combat abilities and techniques, four epic game settlements to explore, collect items and kill your enemies. Rogue Legacy also includes secondary abilities for the players like Magic, and different elemental attacks that cause serious damage to the enemy. If you die in the game, all of your HP shrinks to zero and all your abilities are then transferred to a secondary player who continues your adventure until the last player, when the last player dies, the game ends. Rogue Legacy provides with great level details, clean graphics and an amazingly engaging game-play.
#6 The End Is Nigh
The End Is Nigh is a Side-scroll Platform, Adventure and Single-player video game created and published by Edmund McMillen for multiple platforms. The game serves as the successor to Super Meat Boy, released by McMillen. It takes place in the stunning world where the player controls the character named as Ash, who is a small black blob. According to the story, the intro of the game shows the live streaming a retro-styled version of the protagonist with the same name, enabling the player to play through it. Upon the death of the player, the gameplay within the game crashes, and the protagonist tries to salvage the cartridge by taking it out the device. The player writes the letter, defining his situation next day. The player controls the character from a side-scroll perspective, jump from platform to platform while struggling to reach the end of each level. There are more than six-hundred levels available, and each level offers a challenging task to accomplish. The game offers more than twelve explorable chapters. During the game, the player can gather more than twenty collectible throughout the game. The End Is Nigh includes core features such as over 80 Achievements, Multiple endings, 20 Collectibles, and more.
#7 Fuse
Fuse is an Action-Adventure, Shooter, and Single-player video game developed by Electronic Arts. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of a shooter, where the primary mission is to stop the evil Raven Corporation from gaining an alien substance. The player can use powered weapons and gadgets to gain energy for the character.
As a member of overstrike 9, the player has to complete the missions at any cost. Overstrike 9 is a team of nine characters governed by aviation to force the antagonist to make surrender. All the team characters have a unique ability, and in this battle of good and evil, everything is essentials. The player has a health meter, and it gets depleted as the character receives damage or bullets from enemies.
While inspecting the world, the player views the environment from the third-person perspective. As the player progresses, he can upgrade the character’s skills and accuracy. The game’s core features are Powerful Weaponry, Shield, Skill Tree, Third-person Perspective, and Multiplayer Mode.
#8 Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault
Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault is a Platform, Tower Defense, Single-player, and Multiplayer video game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Throughout the game, the player controls a protagonist named Ratchet, who has to engage in shooting adventures against various enemies. The utilization of unique weapons and gadgets makes it easy for Ratchet to overcome the game’s course.
The player starts each game with pre-defined melee attacked weapons, but new weapons are available. By completing missions or getting to advance, the player can unlock a weapon vendor. Most weapons have limited ammo that requires the player to avoid running out of ammo during fights. If it happens, the weapons start shaking, and the player can’t shoot enemies.
The player must stock the ammunition from vendors or by breaking crates scattered through the levels. The game allows the player to upgrade the weapons by purchasing weapon modifications to better their performance. Ratchet and Clank: Full Frontal Assault has core features like New Weapons, Limited Ammo, Third-person View, Enemies, and Different Missions.
#9 Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time is an Adventure, Platform, and Single-player video game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. During the game, the player serves as Clank, the main protagonist, who comes across many enemies and must defeat them. The game has time pads where Clank can record his activities up to a minute; afterward, a holographic Clank replays those recorded actions.
The player can record up to four copies of Clank simultaneously. The holographic Clank helps the player to solve the puzzles. The game has other helpful gadgets such as Slingshot, Gravity Boots, and hover boots, allowing the player to move quickly around planets. The player can collect unique items like Zoni, gold bolts, and weapon mods in this adventure.
The game has new weapons called Constructo weapons that exist in three main categories, such as shotgun, bomb, and pistol. Each weapon can be modified with unique features to make them more destructive for enemies. The core features of the game are Unique Weapons, Collectibles, Special Items, and Helpful Gadgets.
#10 Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty is an Adventure, Platform, and Single-player video game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the second main installment in the Ratchet & Clank Future series and offers the same gameplay as the previous ones. Throughout the course, the player takes on the role of a protagonist named Ratchet, where he has to trace his kidnapped friend Clank.
Ratchet can use many gadgets, and every gadget has varied uses. Some gadgets are necessary to travel through levels, such as Grind Boots that allow Ratchet to grind on rails or a Swingshot to grapple a target and swing across gaps. Other gadgets can help the player in combats to distract foes and to unlock certain doors.
The game has several weapons, such as machine guns, sniper guns, rifles, and decoy launchers. The game has a series of missions that take place on numerous planets across the galaxy. The player has to complete primary objectives in a specific limit to progress the main story, whereas secondary objectives are optional.
#11 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.
#12 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.