Jackal
Jackal is a Single-player and Multiplayer Run and Gun video game developed and published by Konami. The game is played from a side-scroll view, and it mainly revolves around shoot ‘em up elements. It lets the player maneuver a weapon-equipped jeep to save prisoners of war trapped in the territory where the enemy rules. According to the storyline, a Jackal unit is a team of four soldiers that are capable of surviving in any harsh environment. The team is comprised Lieutenant Bob, Colonel Decker, Corporal Grey, and Sergeant Quint; all characters have been given a challenging mission to drive two jeeps into hostile territory to save and extract the prisoners of war. Two players can partake in the game simultaneously. The 2nd player can join the fight anytime, and two jeeps are numbered on hoods to indicate which player is driving it. The game begins with a set of transport helicopters dropping the vehicles of the player into the coast of enemy land, followed by the plane which drops the driver and jeep of the player.
#1 Metal Shooter: Run and Gun
Metal Shooter: Run and Gun is an Action, Side-scroll, Run and Gun and Single-player video game developed by OneSoft Studios. The game takes place in the future, where the protection force of planet Earth detects strange signs at the island and then send a special force to the investigation. Upon reaching, the special force found out that the entire island has been populated by the robot team. According to the story, a team of warriors equipped with advanced weapons is sent to the island with a secret mission of demolishing the base of robots. In the beginning, the player can select his playable character as a warrior and can explore the land from a side-scroll perspective, battle robots, and use modern weapons to destroy robots while scoring the points to unlock additional content. The game focuses on 2D shooter gameplay, and the player can shoot rightward or leftward while standing. It has different levels with increasing difficulty, and the player must survive at the end of mission. Metal Shooter: Run and Gun includes core features, brilliant gameplay, and superb mechanics. Try it out.
#2 Super Time Force
Super Time Force is a brilliant Action, Side-Scrolling, 2D Retro Shooter and Run and Gun video game. The game takes you on an Action and Thrill filled journey where your task is to be part of a team of Elite Soldiers who are destined to manipulate the Space and Time in order to eliminate the enemies. After Discovering the Time Travel, Professor Repeatski build up a team of Elite Soldiers named as The Super Team Force, makes you the team lead and tasks you to travel in time, eliminate the enemies using heavy firepower, and rewrite the history as the Professor Repeatski likes. Unsink the famous and long lost city of Atlantis, Stop Dinosaur Extinction, and explore the world in order to find out the lost artifacts. With a brilliant game setting, cool visuals and a blasting game-play, Super Time Force is a fun game to play.
#3 Jet Gunner
Jet Gunner is a marvelous piece of art in the genre of 2D Side-Scrolling Action, Run and gun Shooting and Platform gaming. The game offers nostalgia and hardcore action filled game-play, amazingly blasting gunfights, expert level boss battles in an amazing 8-bit Retro environment. With a bunch of addictive main stages, huge arsenal of weapons, challenging game levels, Hardcore and Challenge modes, regular content updates and DLC, great story-line and beautiful visuals, Jet Gunner is one of the best Action, Shooting and Run and Gun video game to play and enjoy. Try it out and entertain yourself good.
#4 Super Cyborg
Super Cyborg is an indie, 2D Action, Side-Scrolling Shooter and Run and Gun video game by Arthur Games. The game lets you be a heroic being whose ultimate goal is to save the humanity from the notorious Xirxul Life Form and emerge as a true savior the populace. According to the Super thriller and quite engaging game-play, story and other countless things, Super Cyborg is highly inspired by the Contra series and offers similar aesthetics. With a truly well-written story-line, great visual details and a wonderful central plot, Super Cyborg is a great 2D Action Side-Scrolling video game to enjoy. Do try it out and you’ll love every bit of this cool game.
#5 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.
#6 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.
#7 Metal Slug
Metal Slug or also known as Super Vehicle 001: Metal Slug is a 2006 Action, Side Scroller Run and Gun video game by Nazca Corporation. With a super cool sense of humor, amazing hand drawn visuals, hardcore side scrolling action, adventure and a blasting nature, Metal Slug is one of the mega Hits of the time. The game allows you to enjoy fast-paced two player action by simply engaging yourself into epic war-based gameplay. Your task is to keep on forwarding into the enemy territory and shoot down continuously storming enemies, blast their vehicles, choppers and mechanical robots, use a number of fantastic aids (tanks and others) throughout the gameplay and eventually reach down to the end of the game level. Confront the mighty and tough bosses, pick up a number of blazing weapon upgrades as you proceed in the game and unleash hell on your enemies. You can also melee attack any of the enemy soldiers, slit their throats or stab them with your sharp edged knife and enjoy the heavily destructible environment of the game. POWs or Prisoners of War freeing is another cool task of the game that lets you free some of the war prisoners and get amazing power ups such as different types of guns, pipe bombs etc. and enhance your fire power. With all the fun things combined, Metal Slug is one of the best ever Action and Run and Gun games ever developed.
#8 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.
#9 The Expandables 2
The Expandables 2 is a hardcore Action and Thrill filled video game. With all the Shooting, Run and Gun and Combating routine, The Expandables 2 offers an extremly challenging game-play based on a story from the original movie. With original characters (Gunner Jensen, Barney Ross, Hale Caesar, Ying Yang etc.) and enemies, The Expandables 2 takes you on a journey to free a kidnapped millionaire. The Expandables 2 allows you to engage yourself into epic enemy and boss fights in an unbelievably crazy action and thrill filled environment, where as the team lead, your task is to simply eliminate the enemies and free the kidnapped millionaire. With multiplayer Co-op support, an enticingly immersive game-play, great story and ultra-realistic visuals, The Expandables 2 is one of the best games to play and enjoy if you really like Action, Run and Gun and Shooting genres.
#10 GunLord
GunLord is another great Action, Side-Scrolling, Run and Gun Shooter and Platform video game. The game offers 9 main game stages, amazing game-play consisting of fast-paced and action oriented aesthetics, over 40 unique enemy characters, epic boss battles and a lot of other great things. Your task is to explore the world around you, interact with objects and NPCs, go on some epic and quite challenging quests, engage yourself into action and thrill filled enemy encounters, defeat bosses, loot some valuables and upgrades and enjoy immersing yourself into pure awesomeness. If you really love Contra type games, you should totally try this one out, you’ll definitely love it.
#11 Aliens: Infestation
Aliens: Infestation is a Metroidvania-type Side-Scrolling Shooter, Run and Gun and Action video game by WayForward and Gearbox Entertainment. The game allows you to recruit your own team of marines and go fighting against the enemies in a truly action oriented and fast-paced game-play. With unique characters, huge cache of weapons and your ability to switch between the characters is what makes this game interesting. The permadeath feature of the game excludes the character permanently that dies during the action, however you can recruit new characters during the game-play after unlocking them. The game basically tasks you to go against the alien enemies, who have invaded the planet and because of your reputation, you are hired to eliminate the intruders and neutralize the infestation. With a marvelous bit of apocalyptic setting, amazing visual details, a well-written storyline and an immersive game-play, Aliens: Infestation is a fun game to play.
#12 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.
#13 Explodemon
Explodemon is a brilliant Action, Run and Gun Shooter and thrill filled video game that offers a wonderfully addictive and quite challenging game-play in which you act as a Robot who only wants to Blow up things. An Alien invasion outbreak serves the Robot well and it goes on a full scale killing spree. This brilliant Action, RPG, Platform and Side Scrolling Shooter offers a totally unique concept of combat and features multiple high intensity weapons. Your task is to simply traverse through the game levels, raid on enemy posts, blow them up and move forward to the next one. One by one, destroy each and every alien outpost and finally eliminate all of them. Explodemon provides with state of the art visuals, a well embedded and well-written story-line and an awesome game-play to enjoy. Do give it a try, it’s fun playing.
#14 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.
#15 Contra
Contra is 1987’s best 2D Action, Single-player, Co-op, Run and Gun video game. Developed by the famous konami, this super thriller offers an amazingly Action-packed game-play, a wonderful plot and hours of entertainment. According to the storyline, Contra allows you to set yourself up into the character of Pfc. Bill Rizer or Pfc. Lance Bean, well trained and skilled CONTRA operatives and tasks you to eliminate the enemy forces along with their controlling Alien Entity. With a blasting nature, Contra offers a huge stash of endless entertainment and fun.Being one of the most popular and a totally addictive Action and Run and Gun game, Contra broke all of the previous records and it is still pacing up in the market. With a number of cool missions, loads of Weapons, beautiful 2D visuals, an immersive and Action-packed game-play to enjoy.
#16 Sacred Citadel
Sacred Citadel is a great Action oriented Run and Gun style and Hack and Slash, Fighting video game that sets you up into the character of a Hero who is a part of the Resistance. Set in the world of Ancaria. Sacred Citadel allows you to use Axes, Bows and Arrows, Swords and Knives as your primary weapons and go on an amazing Hack and Slash routine in order to neutralize the enemy infestation in the world of Ancaria. The evil Ashen Empire is the attacker who has enslaves the populace of Ancaria and is using the Orcs and Grimmocs to wipe out the Seraphim, the only protectors of Ancaria. You as the Seraphim must lead your companions into epic battles against the enemies and devastate them to save the realm while riding the terrifying mounts, acquiring the earth shattering skills and looting immensely powerful weapons etc. Sacred Citadel offers an amazing Side-Scrolling game-play and lets you engage into the game in a similar manner as you did in the popular Metal Slug series games.
#17 Raze
Raze is another great Action-Adventure, Side-Scrolling and Run and Gun video game. The game allows upto 4 players to fight at once and engage into an amazingly addictive and immersive game-play ever. Set in a utopian world, Raze allows you to be a gun wielder Hero traveling through a luminous neon lit world. Your duty is to battle against the Alien Robots and genetically mutated advanced forms of Zombies, shoot them down in order to save the Earth. You can also be simply an enemy (Alien Robot or Zombie) and fight against the earth saving forces and totally destroy it with all the firepower you have. Raze offers a blasting and quite destructive game-play, super cool visuals, an amazing story-line to follow and two more wonderful sequels to enjoy. Try it out and you’ll love every bit of this brilliant game.
#18 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.
#19 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.
#20 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..
#21 Dead Pixels
Dead Pixels is a marvelous new Action-Adventure, Platform, and Side-Scrolling Run and Gun video game that tells the story about a zombie outbreak after the toxic water reaches the graveyards. The recently deceased people have become zombies and they are converting all the people to their kin very fast. You as the Ultimate savior and hero will have to get up, gather your team of heroes and go on hunting the undead until every last one of them is dead again. Exploration, scavenging for supplies such as food, shelter, medicines etc, you’ll have to go on regular trips to different places and find the required supplies. With three main game modes, loads of items to collect and weapons to eliminate the threat etc. Dead Pixels offers state of the art visuals, a great story and an immersive game-play for you to enjoy.
#22 Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara offers a super-fast-paced 2D Run and Gun Style Sword Fighting game-play in which you as a Warrior have to go on slaying your enemies while going through a Side-Scrolling environment. A number of mythical beasts and Monsters, the game lets you use a number of weapons against the epic enemies and eliminate them in amazing Melee Combats. With a multiplayer Co-op support, Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara lets you enjoy a Classic Arcade Style game-play, challenge your enemies in a competitive environment and defeat them to be glorious warrior. With a number of character selection and customization options, brilliant visuals and an addictive game-play, Dungeons and Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is a cool game to play. Do Try it out.
#23 Neon Shadow
Neon Shadow is a wonderful shooting video game with similarities to the popular Shadowgun and it provides with a game-play similar to the popular Doom too. The game tasks you to go to a run-down weapons facility and investigate about it. You must go to the factory premises, kill all the dangerous AIs and save the people stranded in the facility. You must use your great stealth tactics to counter attack the enemy and enjoy competing in a totally Sci-Fi environment. Neon Shadow offers multiplayer gaming mode along with super awesome visuals, an amazingly Action-packed and hardcore combat oriented gameplay and a great storyline to follow. Play it out and you’ll definitely be blown away by the level of details and an amazing old school setting of the game. Neon Shadow is a great source of entertainment for all those who love playing games with Sci-Fi and Shooting elements.
#24 Ready Steady Bang
Ready Steady Bang is a simple yet attractive and quite engaging Duel gun fighting video game. The game sets you up into the character of a cowboy and a real marksman, allows you to shoot down your opponent and win the level. This speed and reflex oriented video game allows you to assess your shooting abilities and make you experience an amazing game-play. The western theme of the game allows you to enjoy it a bit more and totally get engaged into the most epic fights and duels of all time. By defeating your opponents you can level up your expertise and skills and that allows you to get more upgrades and make the game-play more fun. With simple and beautiful visuals, an amazingly addictive game-play and easy tap controls, Ready Steady Bang is fun to play.
#25 Strider
Strider is a marvelous new Action-Adventure, Platform, Stealth and Hack and Slash video game by Double Helix Games. The game offers an amazingly fast-paced and action filled game-play in which you act as the finest Ninja Assassin named as Strider Hiryu who works for the Strider Organization. The Strider Assign you the task to assassinate the Evil Grand maestro Meio who is taking refuge in his den in the city of Kazakh. In order to complete the game objectives, you’ll have to go through the hordes of highly trained and fast acting enemy ninjas, kill them by the use of your great sword wielding and platforming skills and by using other sharp edged weapons like shurikan, knives etc. Strider lets you use the Cypher a plasma weapon as your main weapon that can kill multiple enemies with only one good blow. As you proceed to the advanced levels of the game, Strider allows you to use upgrades to enhance your weapons and skills and get blasted upon the enemies as a bolt of lightning, finally reach to the Grand maestro and assassinate him. With an amazingly fast action, great visuals, immersive game-play and a wonderful story, Strider is a great game to play and enjoy.
#26 Metal Assault
Metal Assault is a Free-to-play, 2D Side-scroll, and Massively Multiplayer Online Shooting game created by Aeria Games. The game offers the similar gameplay to Metal Slug series and introduces awesome modes including PvE and PvP. It has four characters such as Burton, Carl, Marie, and Ai and the player can select one of them to start his game. The objective of the player is to accomplish quests and slaughter enemies to earn experience points. Gather power-ups to battle and enhance the character’s weapons, outfits, and skills. There are a variety of missions, and some of them need the use of vehicles. As the player defeat his opponents within time, the game rewards him with exciting prizes that can be used to unlock a set of weapons and other levels. It has different modes such as Co-op mode, 8v8 deathmatch, Single-player Campaign and more. The game combines the side-scroll with shoot ‘em up element and offers a new mode called Zombie mode. Metal Assault offers core features such as Dozens of Levels, Fight against other players, unlock advanced Weapons, Use Military Vehicles and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#27 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.
#28 Super Contra
Super Contra is a Run and Gun, Single and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Konami in 1988. It is the sequel to Contra and a marvelous game in the series of Contra video game. The story revolves around two protagonists, as they sent on an epic adventure to face and destroy alien invasion. An alien faction has taken over the allied bases and possessing its soldiers. The player can get into the world populated by aliens, and he has to fight against them to recover the allied military base and save the people. The game uses side-scroll perspective to navigate the world and places different power-ups around the levels. Control the character who can use a gun to slaughter a variety of enemies and can face a boss at the end of each level. There are a variety of levels, and the game becomes difficult as the player advanced. With enhanced mechanics, brilliant graphics, and superb visuals, Super Contra is the best game to play and enjoy.
#29 Raze 3
Raze 3 is an Action, Shooter, Side-scroll and Single-player video game available to play on Browser. There are different character classes, and you can select one of them to get into the world filled with enemies. Your primary task is to explore the world, fight against enemies and take down them to progress through the game. Other three AI-controlled character will assist you during your journey. Score the points, maintain your health, and upgrade your weapons by earning points. Your character is capable of running, jumping and shooting enemies. You can use the jetpack to jump higher to reach your desired place quickly. The game unlocks other levels as you gain experience or accomplish previously. Purchase high-performance weapons, and use them during battle. With superb gameplay, addictive graphics, and fantastic controls, Raze 3 is the best game to play and enjoy.
#30 Super Metroid
Super Metroid is an Action-Adventure, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game by Nintendo Research and Development. It is the third title in the series of Metroid, and the plot takes place after the event of Metroid II: Return of Samus released in 1991. You assume the role of the main character named as Samus Aran, a bounty hunter, and the story centers on her struggle to explore the Planet called Zebes to restore an artifact stolen by Ridley, who is the leader of Space Pirate. You need to explore the environment from side-scroll perspective to fight against enemies and their bosses to save your planet. It offers open world environment with multiple areas connected by elevators and doors. The protagonist can run, crouch, jump, and shoot enemies in eight directions. During navigation, you find power-ups that increase your power and upgrade your weapons. Complete a series of levels and retrieve the Metroid to save your world. Super Metroid includes prominent gameplay, brilliant features, and superb story.
#31 Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is an Action, Side-scroll, Platform and Single-player video game developed by Sunstorm Interactive and published by Ubisoft. The game puts you in the role of the protagonist named as Duke Nukem, struggling to fight against Mech Morphix, who is a mad scientist and trying to transform mysterious creatures into brutal monsters using a radioactive slims. The mad scientist wants to take over the Manhattan Island situated in New York. The game introduces a variety of enemies such as alligators, cockroaches, and more. You must navigate the world from the side-scroll perspective, fight against enemies using multiple weapons and defeat them to reach their boss at the end of the game. Save the world before the time runs out. The game comprises eight chapters, and your character can run, fire, walk, and jump. With addictive features, improved gameplay, interesting story, and breathtaking environment, Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project is the best game to play and enjoy.
#32 Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3 is an amazingly Addictive Action and Thrill packed Run and Gun video game by SNK. The game allows you to engage yourself into a truly immersive game-play ever. Following the mechanics and game-play style of the previous games in the series, Metal Slug 3 allows you to get into a world of chaos, kill waves of continuously coming enemies and make your way through the blasting environment, eliminate enemy bosses into epic combats and move to the next and challenging level of the game. With a full load of amazing weapons for long range encounters and knives to send enemies to hell while attacking from close vicinity in melee techniques, Metal Slug 3 offers you a chance to immerse yourself into epic action filled environment. With multiple environments, super addictive nature and a very engaging game-play, Metal Slug 3 is one of the best games of this specific genre.
#33 Strike Force Heroes
Strike Force Heroes is an Action, Side-scroll, Platform, Single and Multiplayer video game with Shooting and Sniper elements developed and published by JuiceTin. The game offers a brilliant and puts the player in charge of a soldier who must explore the world, fight against enemies and kill them in a series of levels. There are four different characters available such as Tank, Commando, Medic, and Assassin. The player can select one of them and customize in his style by choosing power, weapons, uniform colors, and more. Strike Force Hero, Maxed, Guns and Ammo, Streaking, Skilled, etc. are prominent medals in the game that the player has to win. There are three level difficulties available such as Easy, Normal and Hard. The story centers on the hidden research facility in the fictional location in an ocean, where protagonist are testing his formula. Suddenly enemies attach the facility and stolen the formula. The player needs to control the protagonist, explore the environment from a side-scroll and struggle to complete multiple levels to progress in the game. With fabulous story, brilliant visuals, and smooth controls, Strike Force Heroes is the best game to play and enjoy.
#34 Random Heroes 3
Random Heroes 3 is an Action, Side-scroll, and Single-player Shooter video game developed and published by Noodlecake Studios Inc. for Android and iOS. The game takes place in the thrilling world consists of various areas invaded by an alien invasion. A group of heroes is selected to rescue the world and defeat the aliens. You must choose your character from available, and your primary task is to explore the level from a side-scroll perspective, use a variety of weapons and kill as many aliens as possible to score the high points. There are up to seventy-five levels available, and the game features unique characters with specific abilities and a range of weapons. Your character can run, jump, and shoot enemies to kill them. You have to complete each level to unlock additional areas while collecting stars and coins to become the master. During the game, you can pick up power-ups like health, medals and more. Random Heroes 3 includes brilliant features such as 75 Levels, 25 Characters, 25 Weapons, Upgrade System, Collectible Stars, Massive Maps, Hidden Areas and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.
#35 Raze 2
Raze 2 is an Adventure, Side-scroll, Shooter and Single-player video game available to play on Browser. It has two different modes such as Campaign and Quick Match. The player must select his character to get into the thrilling world populated with enemy aliens and zombies. He as the protagonist, must manipulate the world, use a large range of weapons, abilities, equipment and unique abilities to fight enemies and save the humanity. Using arrow keys, the player can control the protagonist, who must run, jump, and shot his way through multiple levels to earn points. The game introduces two factions, one of which is locked and need a completion of several levels to unlock. In the beginning, the game looks easy enough to play, but the player moves forward to complete levels, it becomes tough to master. Unleash the power of his armor suit, grab advance weapons and jump into the battlefield against enemies to crush them all to become the hero. With prominent features, superb mechanics, and excellent visuals, Raze 2 is the best game to play and enjoy.
#36 Cuphead
Cuphead is an action, side-scrolling, run and gun, single-player, and multiplayer video game published and developed by Studio MDHR Entertainment. The game offers a beautiful world in which you assume the role of the titular character known as Cuphead, who must battle his way against a set of bosses through various levels to repay a debt to the devil. The game offers a series of levels based on continuous boss fights.
You have infinite lives and have to keep weapons to destroy enemies. You can explore the world from a side-scroll and shoot fire continuously to defeat various bosses to move to the next level. After gaining enough points, you can purchase new weapons and charms from the market using your points or coins. You use the Charms to gain special abilities like an extra life. The game looks easy to play in the beginning, but as you proceed, it becomes tough to master. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you.
#37 RunGunJumpGun
RunGunJumpGun is an Action, Side-scroll, Run and Gun and Single-player video game developed by Good Shepherd Entertainment for multiple platforms. It offers a tough gameplay and puts the gravity-defying weapons in the player’s hands. The game takes place in the three unique worlds, and each world has a set of levels and enemies comprises more than 120 levels. It mixes the Platform, Fast-paced, and 2D Action elements and offers crazy characters. The player needs to select his character and set out himself on an epic adventure to battle against brutal enemies who threatened the world. It offers an Extax System, where the sun has begun to swell planets. The player acts as the Scavenger with a task to get Atomiks to save the world. As the player proceeds, the game unlocks other worlds and levels to explore. The player can immerse himself in a non-stop action gameplay experience and can run, jump and shoot his way through different stages to take down enemies while collecting power-ups and bonuses to enhance his power. RunGunJumpGun includes core features such as Hyperkinetic Soundtracks, Two-button Controls, Surreal Visuals, Marathon Mode, and more. Try it out.
#38 Ancestor
Ancestor is an Arcade, Puzzle and Single-player Runner video game developed and published by Supermegaquest for Android. It takes place in the procedurally generated environment and offers an exciting gameplay that will dazzling your eyes and challenge your brain. Control the protagonist and explore the environment across randomly generated maps full of traps, obstacles and enemies. You explores the landscape from a side-scroll perspective and your ultimate task is to overcome challenging obstacles, defeat a variety of enemies and collect different orbs. As you traverse into the unknown environment the level of difficulty will be increased. There are eight different backgrounds and the game introduces leaderboards and achievements. Unleash your skills, solve complex puzzles and score the highest points to become the master. Ancestor includes prominent features such as 8 different Maps, three Bosses to Defeat, Procedurally Generated Map, and more. Try it out.
#39 Song of the Deep
Song of the Deep developed by Insomniac Games and published by GameTrust Games is a Metroidvania and Single-player video game for multiple platforms. It features a stunning story, revolving around a young girl who set out herself on an epic adventure to find her father who disappeared while fishing. The player takes on the role of the female protagonist named as Merryn, who craft a submarine to find her father. The player explores the environment from a side-scroll perspective to navigate the ocean. During the gameplay, he or she needs to locate the special improvements, overcome obstacles, and progress through the game to unlock additional levels. Up to thirty upgrades and more than fifty additional abilities available across new areas of the sea. The environment takes place in the non-linear underwater world invaded by brutal creatures. Song of the Deep includes core features such as Unforgettable Journey, new Abilities, Search for Father, and more. With the exciting story, superb gameplay, and smooth controls, Song of the Deep is the best game to play.
#40 Zombie Diary
Zombie Diary is an Arcade, Side-scroll, Shooter and Single-player video game developed by Mountain Lion for Android. The game takes place in the thrilling environment invaded by zombies and introduces a variety of heroes from which you can select your one. According to the story, in 2013 A.D., the resident evil breaks out and the zombies conquer the planet and turn it into the bloody hell. You assumes the role of the survival with an objective to kill zombies in the world who are trying to attack you. Humanity needs your help and you are the last hope of the world. There are a variety of weapons and each character equipped with his special armor. Explore the environment from a side-scroll perspective, use a huge range of weaponry while kill as many zombies as possible to score the best points which can be used to unlock additional content. Up to twenty-four guns available to equip and use. There are five different roles with unique properties that you can play. Strong, Quick, Powerful Boss, Remote Attack, etc. are prominent types of zombies in the game. Zombie Diary includes core features such as Four Maps, Different Modes, Extra Bonuses, 24 Guns, and more. Try it out.
#41 3D Gunstar Heroes
3D Gunstar Heroes is an Action-Adventure, Run and Gun, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Sega. The game takes you in the stunning environment and puts you in the experience of side-scroll shooter gameplay. There are several heroes, and you must select your favorite one to start your adventure. It has different modes such as Free, Fixed, Gunslinger, Mega Life and more. You must explore the environment from a side-scroll perspective, battle enemies and kill those using weapons. You can upgrade your weapons by collecting power-ups and can increase your abilities. It offers the similar gameplay to Metal Slug game and introduces the boss to fight at the end of each stage. As the game progresses, it becomes tough to master. The ultimate task is to score the points and face boss battles. 3D Gunstar Heroes includes core features such as different Characters, Side-scrolling Shooting, 2D Graphics, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.
#42 Velocity 2X
Velocity 2X focuses on Shoot ‘em up, Side-scroll and Puzzle gameplay developed and published by FuturLab. The game supports Single-player mode only and available to play on multiple platforms. The story follows the female protagonist, who is abducted by a race of hostile alien, LT. You as the protagonist must use your quick reflexes and the power of teleport to free your friend prison and make an escape. The game mixes the platform, puzzle, top-down and vertical shooting elements and offers fast-paced gameplay. You can explore the world from a side-scroll perspective, use high-tech weapons and encounter enemies to kill. During the gameplay, you must pilot the Quarp Jet through challenging territories using a huge arsenal of weaponry and teleporting technology. There are a series of levels and each level offers brain-teasing puzzles to solve. You can run, jump and shoot your way to fulfill the objectives and earn as many XP points as possible. Velocity 2X includes prominent features such as 50 Dynamic Levels, high Re-playability, High-energy Adventure, Daily Challenges, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#43 Splasher
Splasher is a 2D Platform, Side-scroll, Action and Single-player video game developed by Splashteam and published by Playdius. The game takes place in the crazy cartoon universe and deals with fast reflexes, speed, and agility. The player assumes the role of the young hero who must explore the world from a side-scroll perspective, the battle against enemies, crush them and fight the boss of the paint factory to progress. The protagonist is armed with a splatter cannon which he can use to launch an attack to rescue the world and stand up to the leader. The pain cannon offers the player with color superpowers. There are numerous levels, and each level provides the traps, security devices, and insane obstacles. It has two different modes such as Speedrun and Time Attack. Splasher includes core features such as Challenging Levels, Fistful of Ink, Time Attack Mode, and more. With excellent mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant music, Splasher is an incredible game to play and enjoy.
#44 The Mummy Demastered
The Mummy Demastered is an Action-Adventure, Metroidvania, and Single-player video game published and developed by WayForward. The game offers brilliant gameplay based on the movie The Mummy, released in 2017. The game takes place with the events of the move, with the player assuming the role of the Pradigium soldier under the control of Dr. Henry Jekyll. The storyline follows the struggle of the protagonist who must battle evil forces of Princess Agmanet to save the day. The player can traverse a huge map which opens up as the player advances through the game. Upon killing, the game resets the player as a new character, who then must collect his items from his former selves. There are numerous levels available with increasing difficulties and the player needs to accomplish each one to become the master. The game offers fantastic retro-style graphics and atmospheric soundtracks. It mixes the Adventure, Exploration and Shoot ‘em up elements to offers the thrilling gameplay. The Mummy Demastered includes prominent features such as Fifty Hidden Relics, Obliterate Monsters, Weapons (Flamethrower, Grenades, and more), Shoot ‘em up Action, and more. Try it out.
#45 Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack
Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack is an Action, Side-scroll, Platform and Single-player video game developed and published by Inti Creates Co., Ltd. It takes place in the sci-fi environment where you controls the high-speed mobility of the Gunvolt and shoot your way through challenging levels to kill enemies. You battle against enemies for the freedom of the nation from the rule of the tyrannical. The game offers a 2D world where you navigate the land from a side-scroll perspective, use weapons to kill enemies and face boss in the last of the stage. As the story progresses, other tough levels will be unlocked, and the game becomes tough to play. Score the points by defeating enemies, and unlock special weapons by collecting power-ups. You can run, jump, fly and shoot to fulfill the requirements of each level. Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack includes prominent features such as 25 Vocal Tracks, 60 FPS Upgrade, High-Resolution Graphics, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.
#46 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is an Action-Adventure, Platform, Side-scroll, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by DrinkBox Studios. The game offers an exciting story, in which Carlos Calaca has abducted the beloved daughter of EI President, and make a plan to sacrifice her to merge the living world with the land of dead. It mixes the Metroidvania-style Action, Platform, and Side-scroll elements and takes place in the magical world full of monsters and other strange creatures. The game mainly focuses on melee-combat and lets the player pick up his character from present and jump into the world to battle against enemies. The main job of the player is to explore the land from a side-scroll, kill enemies, face boss fights, and rescue the daughter of the EI President in the parallel dimensions. As the player advances through the event, new features, modes, and extra abilities will be unlocked. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition includes prominent features such as Endless Fighting Action, Multi-dimensional Platform Gameplay, Unique Combat Moves, Detailed World, New Costumes, and more. Try it out.
#47 Metal Slug 7
Metal Slug 7 is an Action, Run and Gun, Single and Multiplayer video game created by SNK Playmore and published by Nintendo. It is the 8th installment in the series of Metal Slug and the 1st in the series that would be released without an arcade version. There are different characters available such as Marco Rossi, Eri Kasamoto, Tarma Roving, Foilina Germi, Ralf Jones, and more. The player needs to select his character and jump into the world where he has to navigate the environment, fight against evil soldiers, and beat the boss at the end of each level. There are three level difficulties available such as Beginner, Normal and Hard. The character equips with a pistol in the beginning and can upgrade his weapon by collecting power-ups. During the gameplay, the player can drive three different vehicles such as Slug Truck, Slug Gigant, and Slug Armor. The game increases its difficulty, as the player advanced. Players must battle their way through seven intense combat missions to score the highest points. Metal Slug 7 offers core features such as New Enemies and Slugs, Eighty Training Missions, Combat School Mode and more. Try it out.
#48 Gunman Clive HD Collection
Gunman Clive HD Collection consists of two games such as Gunman Clive 1 and Gunman Clive 2 available to play on Nintendo Wii U developed and published by Horberg Productions. The game takes place in the historical setting, where outlaws and thugs threaten the west. A group of bad guys have abducted the daughter of Mayor Johnsons and are spreading chaos across the land. You as the protagonist named as Gunman Clive must explore the land, fight enemies, save the girl, and restore the peace to the west. During the gameplay, you can run, jump and shoot your way around diverse and complex levels and battle massive bosses to progress in the game. The game offers the old-school side-scroll platform video game takes place in the old west. It lets you a chance to unleash your inner cowboy and get ready for gunslinger action. It offers the 2D graphics similar to a sketch, while the backgrounds of the game are the same colour of brown like the Wild West. Gunman Clive HD Collection is the best game to enjoy and have fun.
#49 Cybernator
Cybernator is an Action, Side-scroll Shooter, Mecha and Single-player video game developed by Masaya and published by Konami of America. It is the second title in the series of Assault Suits and serves as the prequel to the first installment, Target Earth. The plot revolves around the protagonist named as Jake Brain, who must pilots a massive mecha to battle enemies in the war to save the day. The game takes place in the future when the fossil fuels of the planet Earth have begun to dwindle. The massive war appears all over the land for control of these resources between two massive forces such as the Federation and the Axis. Both governments have the ability to move into space and build space stations. The protagonist is a soldier set out on an epic mission to fend off enemies and drive the enemy forces out of the land. The player can explore the land from a side-scroll perspective, use mecha-equipped weapons to shoot down enemies and obtain power-ups to enhance the abilities. Cybernator includes prominent features such as multiple Levels, Power-ups, Shoot your way, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#50 Claw
Claw is a Platform, Side-scroll and Single-player video game released by Monolith Productions in 1997. The game is about an anthropomorphic pirate cat, who embarks on an epic quest to locate an ancient amulet while battling against foes and solving mind-bending puzzles. It is the second released of Monolith after Blood. The game mixes the platform element with melee combat and lets the player control the cat and struggle to reach the end of each level, fighting through different foes and overcome obstacles to earn points. The primary weapon of the protagonist is a sword and he can kick or punch when close enough to a foe. He has a pistol with limited bullets and the player can shoot enemies to kill and needs to refill his pistol after the round by gathering spare bullets. It has three modes such as Multiplayer, Custom Levels, and Single-player. The Single-player mode comprises the main storyline. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and brilliant graphics, Claw is the best game to play.