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.
#1 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.
#2 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.
#3 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a marvelous Action Role-playing, Puzzle-Platform and Single-player video game developed and published by Konami. It is the direct sequel to Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and includes the son of Dracula named Alucard as the protagonist. The game focuses on side-scroll, exploration, and role-playing element. You play as the protagonist, and your main objective is to travel the Dracula’s castle and defeat the antagonist Dracula. It has non-linear gameplay, but most of the areas in Castle requires specific items to unlock. Earn points by uncovering the castles and unlock a map that shows you progress. There are a variety of levels and each level filled with different creatures and the boss Dracula. Use different weapons and items to kill the foes and reach at the end of each level to complete. The game becomes challenging as you progress through it and must face most dangerous foes and boss. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and addictive story, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the best puzzle platform game as compared to others platform games.
#4 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.
#5 Super Time Force Ultra
Super Time Force Ultra is a Pixel Graphics, Action, Platform, and Side-scroll video game developed and published by Capybara for multiple platforms. The game comes with action-packed gameplay with a time-traveling twist. It takes place in the sci-fi world where the player is in control of the time, and can bend and stretch it to his advantage on the battleground. During the gameplay, the player can rewind the time and select when to jump back into the action. He can team up with his selves in the Single-player or Co-op modes. There are nineteen unique characters available and each character has its unique abilities and weapons. The player can battle in six different time periods, from the past to future. The player explores the sci-fi world from a side-scroll perspective, run, jump, and shoot his way through numerous levels to kill enemies while using his special abilities to overcome challenging obstacles. Super Time Force Ultra includes prominent features such as 19 Playable Characters, Extra Modes, Collectibles, Mess up the Time-space Continuum, and more. Try it out, if you love playing Platform games.