Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a Platform, Survival Horror, and Single-player video game developed by Interwave Studios and published by Iceberg Interactive for Cross-Platform in 2013. The game mainly offers the 2.5D side-scroll gameplay, taking place in the spaceship besieged by a sinister alien and infested with deadly parasites. The game puts the player in the protagonist’s role named Ensign, who must navigate the fetid hallways and abandoned facilities with an aim to scavenge for blueprints and parts, expanding his arsenal to four deadly weapons. It offers a compelling storyline, revolving around the protagonist running into the door, slamming against its cold metal surface. There are over fourteen challenging levels in the gritty tale of space survival, and during the game, the player can use four weapons and four different ammo types. Elemental ammo effects enable the player to dissolve, freeze, or set fire to his foes. There are three different craftable upgrades available to customize the weapons. Dark Matter includes prominent features such as Four Weapons, Collect Scrap, Non-linear Exploration, Storytelling Gameplay, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#1 Rochard
Rochard is an engaging Action-Adventure, Puzzle-Platform and Sci-Fi Run and Gun video game by Recoil Games. The story of the game focuses on the main character of the game John Rochard leader of astro-miners who gets hired by the Skyring Corporation to explore and gather resources from an asteroid. While on the Asteroid, the whole team of Rochard vanishes suddenly and he finds himself tied to a strange ancient structure hidden beneath the surface of the asteroid. John frees himself and starts the search of his team when he comes to know about the attack of space bandits. This is where you get into the character of John Rochard and you must start your journey of freeing your team mates from the space bandits. You must also defeat an army of droids and turrets to reach to the command center of the bandits, defeat their boss, free the team mates and evade the asteroid for good. Rochard provides with an astonishingly action-packed, platform oriented game-play, great graphic details and a super engaging game story. Rochard offers an amazing expansion pack Rochard: Hard times for some more thrill, challenging puzzle levels and more downloadable content.
#2 Mercenary Kings
Mercenary Kings is another great title that offers aesthetics similar to Contra series games and provides with a brillian Action filled Shooting and Run and Gun experience. This addictive Action, Side-Scrolling, Run and Gun video game offers fantastic Crafting options and allows you to loot whatever you want. Mercenary Kings features beautiful old school combat system similar to the one in award winning Metal Slug, Contra and Monster Hunter series and offers action-packed encounters with enemies and bosses. Interaction with NPCs, Crafting weapons and other items, multiple challenging game missions, Multiplayer Co-op support, brilliant visuals and an immersive game-play, Mercenary Kings is a fun game to play.
#3 Oniken
Oniken is a Fast-paced Action, RPG and Side-Scrolling Run and Gun Shooter and Sword Fighting video game by JoyMasher. The game offers 6 challenging missions, 11 bosses and a lot of other enemies to fight, 2 main game modes (Hardcore and Boss Rush) along with a brilliant game setting, cool visuals and an engaging game-play. According to the storyline, a global war wipes out almost all of the humanity form earth and a Mega Corporation known as Oniken seizes the power and starts writing the fate of the remaining populace. Because of unjust system and brutality of the Oniken, a small faction starts the movement to liberate the people and this is where you get into the play. As the Ninja Warrior named as Zaku, your task is to join the Faction, lead the soldiers of freedom into epic wars against the mega Corporation and finally cleanse the world from its tyrant existence. Oniken is a great new Action, Shooting and Run and gun video game to play and enjoy.
#4 8-Bit Commando
8-Bit Commando is a great 2D Contra clone according to its Action, Side-Scrolling, Run and Gun Shooting and Platforming aesthetics. This crazy addictive game is developed by 2DEngine offers epic enemy encounters along with action-packed boss battles and takes you on a totally new side of Side-Scrolling and Shooting gaming. Featuring multiple types of game modes, ability to lead a team, great commando skills and your will to survive in a massive bullet hell is what makes this game even more engaging and it embeds you in the system so tight that it latterly feels like being part of the wonderful game-world. With superb Action RPG, Side-Scrolling and Shooting elements, 8-Bit Commando lets you have a gaming experience of a life time. Try it out for a Contra like game-play and mechanics and enjoy the ultimate fun.
#5 Outland
Outland, created by Housemarque is an Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform Gun and Gun video game. Along with a similar game-play and mechanics to a lot of big names of the genre, Outland provides with a unique Polarity System. The story of the game revolves around an unnamed character of the protagonist who is trapped in a bizarre medical condition and keeps on seeing dreams and visions from the far past. After failure of recovering by medicines, the protagonist decides to meet a Shaman. The Shaman tells him about an ancient battle between two witches and a hero and he is the last one from the bloodline of that hero. The witches have resurfaced and the protagonist must stop them from devastating the cities. The responsibility now falls on your shoulders and it becomes your primary objective to stand up and defeat the witches by using your unique skills and sword fighting techniques. All of this happens on Physics-Based platforms and allows you to enjoy the super exciting and thrilling nature of the game. Outland is one of the best Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform video games and it will definitely provide you with tons of entertainment. Do give it a try.
#6 Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja by Klei Entertainment is an Action-Adventure, Side Scrolling Puzzle-Platform, Run and Gun Style Stealth video game. The story of the game kicks off with an attack on a DOJO by a strange force that leaves the protagonist half dead. A female character of the game (Ora) wakes him up and the protagonist starts his journey to avenge the attacking power and all of its allies. Mark of the Ninja lets you be the Ninja and allows you to focus on stealth and platform characteristics. Your objective is to sneak through a series of platforms by staying out of sights of the guards and assassinate your targets silently. The game focuses on your stealth and your sword fighting skills and lets you assassinate your targets by a single slashing blow to their bodies. If a guard sees you, all the lights will immediately turn on and the guards will capture you so you must remain in the dark till the target is executed. Mark of the Ninja allows you to experience an amazing blend of Action-Adventure, Stealth, Platform-Puzzle and Hack and Slash elements. Do try this game out.
#7 Broforce
Broforce is a cool Platform-based, Side-Scrolling Run and Gun video game by Free Lives. The game sets you up into the character of a Hypermasculine Action-hero and a Commando named as Bro who goes on a journey to save his Bro Teammates and to kill the terrorists. Secondary objectives of the game include enemy Bosses elimination and the recovery of War Prisoners who are held captive by the enemies. Broforce offers a greatly inspired gameplay and mechanics from the popular Metal Slug series games and allows you to enjoy a similar gameplay with a different story and locations. Your task is to simply go deep behind the enemy lines and eliminate hordes of enemy forces operatives, blast your way through mechanical beings, attacking Heli Copters, tanks, use a number of fantastic upgrades (a number of different weapons, firepower and others) on the way to finish the game levels and enjoy a blazing action and thrill filled gameplay. With an amazingly fast-paced action and thrill, cool visuals and an addictive game-play, Broforce is a fantastic game to play.
#8 Castle Crashers
Castle Crashers is a 2D Action-Adventure, RPG, Hack and Slash and Beat ‘em’ Up video game by The Behemoth. The game is set in a Fictitious Medieval Era Kingdom and lets you be the Ultimate Savior who frees the Kidnapped Princesses and kills the Evil Magician by the use of his bravery, Sword and intuition. The game takes place in a fictional Medieval Era in a Medieval Universe and it kicks off with the Four brave Knights attending a party, in King’s massive Castle where the evil dark Wizard arrives and steals the Mystical Gem and kidnaps the Princess. As the most Brave and courageous beings, The Kings sends the Knights to rescue the Princess and to retrieve the Gem. According to the storyline, your ultimate goal is to find and defeat the Dark Wizard along with his minions and monster legions. Now in order to complete the game objectives, you must gather your team, go hunt down the bizarre and brutal Cyclops, a strange cat-fish and all the aliens. With a very involving story, epic gameplay, loads of enemies and all the monster fighting fun, Castle Crashers is one amazing Action-RPG video game to play and enjoy.
#9 Shadow Complex
Shadow Complex is a 2009’s top trending Action, Platform, Adventure and Run and Gun video game by Microsoft game Studios. The game features the main character named as Jason Flemming and his Girlfriend Claire. The duo goes on an adventure to explore some caves when suddenly Claire vanishes, leaving Jason wandering in the abyss. After multiple call attempts and no response from Claire, Jason sets out to find her and discovers a massive underground Military Complex, with advanced technology and multiple units of soldiers. The objective of the game is to locate Claire, rescue her and find out the truth about the Military installations in deep underground Complex. The players are tasked to get into the character of Jason, Explore the underground Complex, encounter and defeat hordes of hostile forces, find all the power-ups and keep on exploring until they find Claire. With beautiful 2.5D graphics, Side-scrolling action, shooting and exploration elements, Shadow Complex introduces Auto-Aim and Shoot system that helps the players quickly target the enemies and neutralize them. Shadow Complex offers a Metroid series inspired gameplay and mechanics and allows the players to enjoy a totally addictive and engaging experience ever. For all the hard fans of Metroid, Action, and Platform genres, This game would definitely be a great source of entertainment. Do give it a try.
#10 Shadow Complex Remastered
Shadow Complex Remastered is the Remake of the famous Shadow Complex video game. Developed by the same developer, ChAIR Entertainment, Shadow Complex Remastered offers a brilliant combination of Action and Side-Scrolling Platform, Adventure and Run and Gun elements and an entirely new Amplified and modernistic gameplay. The game follows the similar mechanics and provides hours of Exploration, Fast-paced Combats and Melee encounters, enhancements in Graphics and loads of other exciting things. Shadow Complex Remastered is built using the most advanced Unreal Engine and holds a record of 50 Game of the Year and Editors Choice awards. The game includes content from both Original Shadow Complex and Shadow Complex Remastered and offers a non-linear gameplay, a massive game world, loads of different types of enemies, fantastic boss battles, countless new and old Power-ups, an entirely very intense combat-oriented gameplay, incredibly amazing 2.5D graphics and loads of other great things. New and old characters, enemies, new environments, and a user-friendly interface updated visual effects, epic melee encounters, loads of new achievements and 4K resolutions support are among the most prominent features of this great Action, Adventure, and Platform video game.
#11 Expendabros
Expendabros is a cool Action, Side-Scrolling, Platform and Run and Gun video game. The game offers all the Expendables level of the game and lets you go in epic missions to fin and kill the ruthless and cunning arms dealer named as Conrad Stonebanks. Set in the Eastern Europe, Expendabros lets you take on the role of a Commander, swarm down to the thick forests of Eastern Europe, lead your teammates, take out all the enemy forces and reach down to Conrad, kill him in a bloody battle and finally rescue your brothers in arms. With a hardcore Action and Thrill filled game-play, beautifully created visuals, sounds and all the stuff combined, Expendabros is one amazing game to play and enjoy.
#12 Ultionus
Ultionus is a masterpiece if we compare it to a lot of titles of this specific genre. With a lot of similarities to some of the biggest names such as Metal Slug 3, Raze and Brawlhalla, Ultionus offers enhanced gameplay and mechanics. With beautifully created 2D visuals, Ultionus takes you to a whole new level of Action-Adventure and Run and Gun gaming. The game sets you up into the character of a galactic hero named as Serena who gets trolled big time by the enemies and because of that he embarks on a journey to eliminate all of them. Your task is to simply pick up all your guns, grenades and flame throwers, start hunting down the enemies on their own turf and blast your way through the hordes of enemies, kill the bosses and conclude the game levels. With a beautiful setting, cool 2D visuals and an immersive game-play, Ultionus is a brilliant game to play and enjoy.
#13 Aztez
Aztez is a wonderful Upcoming side-scrolling, Turn-based Strategy and hardcore Brawler video game that lets you engage yourself into an amazing game-play in which your duty is to save Aztez Empire. With the use of your Strategy and Turn-based skills, you’ll have to repel the violent enemy outbreaks by showing off your amazing Beat ‘em’ up skills along with the use of firearms and other conventional weaponry (swords, spears, knives, clubs etc.). Aztez offers a totally unique setting, amazing challenges, and a lot to discover and enjoy. For an amazing Action and Side-Scrolling Run and Gun type Brawler type of game-play experience, you should totally try this game out. You’ll definitely love it.
#14 Bleed
Bleed is a cool Side-scrolling Action and Run and Gun MMORPG game similar to the popular Metal Gear video game that lets you be a girl named Wyrn who has a big arsenal of weapons and she wants to be a true hero. Your task is to help her take down some great heroes of the time and be an ultimate hero who doesn’t know what defeat is. Bleed provides with a fast-paced and action filled game-play, a great story, some amazing quests/adventures, cool upgrades, great visuals and much more. With all the beautiful 2D graphics, an addictive and immersive gameplay and fantastic game mechanics, Bleed is a really good Side-Scrolling Action and MMORPG video game to play and enjoy..
#15 Dragon’s Lair
Dragon’s Lair is a 1983 Action-Adventure, Interactive Drama, and Retro Single-player video game created and published by Digital Leisure Inc. The game takes place in the stunning environment consists of dungeons, caves, etc. You assume the role of the protagonist, a knight, and the takes you on an epic adventure where you have to save the princess from the evil dragon. Control the adventurer, find your way through Castle, overcome obstacles, and fight against dragon using your mighty sword. The game combines arcade with combat element. There are a variety of levels, and you must navigate each one to progress through the game. The castle offers different traps, obstacles, and strange creatures loaded with a sword. Dragon’s Lair is also available to play on mobile platforms such as Android and iOS. Become a daring warrior, defeat the dragon and rescue the princess to prove yourself as the best hero. With the exciting story, immersive gameplay, and smooth controls, Dragon’s Lair is the best game to play.
#16 Out of This World
Out of This World (also known as Another World) is an Action-Adventure, Platform and Single-player video game developed by Delphine Software. The story centers on the protagonist named as Lester, a scientist who finds himself in a strange world filled with brutal aliens when his experiment goes wrong. The ultimate task of the protagonist is to fight against different forces for his survival and find a way to come out. Take on the role of the protagonist and run, jump and attack through your way and perform specific actions like rocking a cage forth and back. In the beginning, your character is unarmed and can kick at tiny creatures. You can get a pistol from foe after killing him and can use it against enemies. There are a variety of levels, and each level is challenging than previous. Progress through the game and survive as long as possible to score the highest points and find a way to flee. With the best mechanics, addictive mechanics and superb visuals, Out of This World is the best game to play and enjoy.