WarriOrb
WarriOrb is an Action-Adventure, Side-scrolling, and Single-player video game developed and published by Not Yet. The game comes with exciting gameplay, in which the player plays as a mighty demon who is imprisoned inside a ball body. However, the way to freedom is full of challenges, but don’t despise failure, every wrong decision discarded is another step toward victory. During the gameplay, the player must bounce and roll his way through a set of levels toward freedom and must avoid deadly traps to challenge his skills and reflexes. While playing the game, puzzles will provide the player with some time to think between traps. In the game, the player will deal with trade, exploration, action, and fight. Gather as many items as possible while navigating the land. Experience a tragic storyline of loss and desperation hidden behind the tale of a demon stuck inside a ball. WarriOrb includes key features such as a Comic Tale, Gather Items, Serious Conversation, Bounce, and Roll Your Way, Puzzles to Solve, and more.
#1 Polyroll
Polyroll is a 2D Platform, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game developed by Spicy Gyro Games and published by Shiny Dolphin Games LLC. The game brings an excellent storyline, in which Kaiser Kiwi has abducted almost all the roly polys and took them to his Castle. There’s only one hero who can save them all, named Polyroll. More than ten worlds are available, and each has its unique environment to explore. Over thirty-two levels await the player to test his platforming skills. Throughout the game, the player will face 11 fierce bosses, and each one has its unique fighting style and power. In the game, the player can navigate the environment from a side-scroll perspective, and his main objective is to become the master by taking down all the vicious bosses and saving all the kidnapped creatures. Polyroll includes core features such as 11 Worlds to Explore, Platform Challenges, Gather Gems, 11 Boss fights, Nefarious Bosses, and more.
#2 Catmaze
Catmaze is an Action Role-playing, Side-scroll, and Single-player Metroidvania video game brought to you by Redblack Spade. The storyline reveals that cats have been the primary source of the link between the world of Nav and the world of Yav, and for this particular ability, they were awarded nine lives. According to the plot, the mysterious creatures’ struggles to keep the secrets in the remote forests and dense thickets that have become home to mermaids, anchutkas, and more. In the game, the player as the protagonist can explore the world from a side-scroll perspective, and his main objective is to take down enemies while making points to advance through the game. During the gameplay, the player can run, jump, and attack his way through a set of levels, while due to RPG aspects, the player can interact with non-player characters. The game brings ancient tales to life in a massive labyrinth of Slavic villages and forests. In the game, the player needs to help the female protagonist named Alesha in challenging battles with mythical creatures. Catmaze includes a prominent feature such as Fascinating Battles, Metroidvania Gameplay, Search for Secret Paths, Role-playing Elements, and more.
#3 Unbound: Worlds Apart
Unbound: Worlds Apart is an Adventure, Atmosphere, Platformer, and Single-player video game takes place in the beautiful 2D world where the player moves from a side-scroll viewpoint. Alien Pixel Studios develops and publishes the game, and introduces a perfect blend of Puzzle-Platform and Atmosphere game elements where the main character named Soil can conjure magic portals to traverse between various realities. During the gameplay, the player needs to learn more about the catastrophe that ravaged the land. However, inside the specific portals, the physical properties of the main character or the land elements can alter, providing with new gameplay possibilities. The player will experience the gameplay in the cartoonish style, with a choice to experience fresh gameplay. The game takes the player in the beautiful hand-drawn world full of plentiful puzzles, and it comes with the non-linear storyline. Unbound: Worlds Apart offers core features such as Play with Portals, Non-linear Storyline, Hand-drawn Art, Non-linear Gameplay, and more.
#4 Foxyland 2
Foxyland 2 is a 2D Action-Adventure, Platform, and Single-player video game played from a side-scroll perspective, developed by BUG-Studio and published by Crescent Moon Games. The story follows the main character named Foxy, who purchased a house with the help of Jenny and other small foxes. All was perfect until a strange evil named Duke and his vicious brother named Jax attacked and smashed almost everything, as well as abducted the little foxes. After that, both characters Foxy and Jenny are forced to set off a dangerous but exciting journey across the island to fend off the evil brothers to carry out their evil plan. The player navigates the environment from a side-scroll perspective, and he can run, jump, and attack his way through a set of levels while gathering coins to make points. There are more than forty hand-crafted levels, and each level comes with serious challenges that the player needs to complete. New locations are here to navigate, such as Hot Desert, Dense Forests, and Mushroom Valleys.
#5 Balthazar’s Dream
Balthazar’s Dream is a 2D Action-Adventure, Pixel Graphics, Side-scroll, and Single-player video game developed and published by Psilocybe Games. The storyline follows a kid named Dustin who goes into a coma after being attacked by an ice cream truck. However, his injuries are dangerous, and unfortunately, there’s no hope of him waking up. As the story progression, his god sleeps his side, dreaming of strange land full of wonders, known as Balthazar. The best friend of the protagonist is trapped in a strange world where there is no way in the area the dog will move even a second away from his owner. During the gameplay, the dog can use his nose to follow his owner, while the other presence of the dog is the ability to lurk in the darkness. The game sets out the player on an epic adventure to rescue his owner, venturing through the nightmare with determination and love only a dog can possess. There are ten challenging levels and three dogfights with bosses. Balthazar’s Dream offers core features such as Emotional Soundtrack, Five Different Dog Breeds, Three Dogfights, and more.
#6 Wuppo
Wuppo is a 2D Platform, Action, and Single-player Adventure video game developed by Knuist and Perzik and published by Soedesco Publishing. The story of the game revolves around a character who after losing its home, must traverse the width and length of the land to locate a new place to live. From the cavernous Bliekopolis to the metropolitan heaven, the character will find out magical places and discover strange creatures. But Wum isn’t the traditional hero in the game and using the wit and charm the player can succeed in his journey. The game uses hand-drawn graphics, and it comes with an extensive soundtrack and a massive land to navigate. During the gameplay, the player can navigate the wondrous land full of Wums, Fnakkers, and other strange creatures. While playing the game, the player needs to resolve an ancient battle on his quest for a new home. Battle against numerous enemies and gather as many filmstrips as possible to find the detailed history of the world. Wuppo includes key features such as Several Items to Use, Gather Filmstrips, Numerous Enemies, and more.
#7 Shantae Risky’s Revenge: Director’s Cut
Shantae Risky’s Revenge: Director’s Cut is a 2D Platform, Side-scroll, Metroidvania, and Single-player video game developed and published by WayForward for Multiple Platforms. This brand new version of the original game blends all the content from previous releases and includes even more. It introduces the pixel-based masterpiece which remains intact, HD graphics, and extra new challenges to test the player’s skills. During the gameplay, the player will discover lots of new elements, including new illustrations, emoticons, unlockable achievements, controller support, and more. The game comes with the revised Warp system that is perfect for speed runners and returning players alike. Loads of new challenging levels await the player, and each level is full of vicious zombies, deadly labyrinths, strange creatures, and more. While playing the game, the player can use his power to foil the lady pirate to rescue the Sequin Land from doom. Shantae: Risky’s Revenge: Director’s Cut includes key features such as Side-scroll Action, 2D Graphics, Powerful Creatures, Rescue Golden Babies, and more.
#8 She Remembered Caterpillars
She Remembered Caterpillars is a Puzzle, Isometric, and Single-player video game takes place in the hand-drawn world, developed by Jumpsuit Entertainment UG. The game brings the color-matching puzzle gameplay with the fungipunk aesthetic. It takes place in a phantasgamorphic land of living architecture, brightly-colored gammies, and more. The game spans in several chapters, and as the player advances through each episode, the strange universe will start revealing it. During the gameplay, the player will find out gorgeous artwork, and there are more than forty challenging levels of mind-blowing puzzles. Each new problem offers a fresh mechanic or a set of color. While playing the game, the player needs to use his wits to solve the challenging puzzles and must advance through the game to reveal more content to become the master. She Remembered Caterpillars offers key features such as Brain-bending Puzzles, Fresh Mechanics, a Hunting Soundtrack, and more.
#9 The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories is a Puzzle-Platform and Single-player video game developed by White Owls Inc. The premise of the game is that the protagonist is looking for her beloved friend and love interest Emily after she goes missing on a trip. After the protagonist is trapped by lightning, she can’t die and need to inflict horrible wounds on herself to solve the tricky puzzles. Over the course, the player must unlock text messages that uncover her backstory and motivation for her self-harm. There are a set of levels, and each level comes with puzzles that the player should complete to become the master. Each level has its unique difficulty level, and it will increase as the player proceeds. Despite deadly traps across the island, the protagonist can revive from death. During the game, several traps can be overcome by bringing harm to the body. The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories includes vital features such as Thrilling Storyline, a Campaign Trip, Challenging Puzzles, and more.
#10 Stela
Stela is an Adventure, Atmospheric Puzzle, and Single-player video game released by SkyBox Labs for Microsoft Windows. The game takes place in the stunning environment, and it comes with the remarkable blend of stealth and exploration gameplay elements. It allows the player to have fun with cinematic and atmospheric gameplay revolving around a young woman who is witnessing the last days of the ancient world. While playing as the protagonist, the player must overcome all daunting challenges, overcome all treacherous terrain, and then take on beasts to become the master. In the game, the player must traverse a wasteland where he must, with the help of female protagonist, manipulate the environment to solve vexing puzzles and ancient creep creatures under cover of the muted landscapes. The ultimate objective is to survive challenging environments, including haunting jungles, mysterious towns, and massive ruins that brought to life in an atmospheric experience gameplay. Stela includes prominent features such as Side-scroll Action, Well-written Storyline, Deadly Creatures to Kill, and more.
#11 Northern Lights
Northern Lights is an Action-Adventure, Sci-fi, and Single-player video game brought to you by Dimle Team for Microsoft Windows. It introduces a short story-driven adventure centers on a lonely robot and its fate. There’s a set of puzzles, in which you will discover a series of dangerous enemies and do the fascinating investigation. During the gameplay, you should find out what appeared to our planet after a massive global catastrophe. It takes place shortly, where the massive destruction of the atmosphere forced the people to leave the beautiful world for survival. The game puts you in the role of the protagonist who needs to navigate the environment from a side-scroll perspective, encounter enemies, and attempt to destroy them while finding a way to restore life. There are lots of challenging levels, and each is full of machinery and enemies that stand along your way to fend off. You should keep progressing to advance through the game and complete a set of levels while interacting with characters to become the mater. Northern Lights includes prominent features such as Dynamic Gameplay, Relaxing Music, Side-scroll Action, Story-driven Adventure, and more.
#12 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is an Adventure, First-person Perspective, and Single-player Stealth video game developed and published by Frictional Games for Multiple Platforms. The game is set in a stimulating environment, in which the player moves his character following the first-person perspective and can encounter unique places full of suspense. It mixes the Horror-Survival elements with Adventure and stealth gameplay. It comes with both titles and provides you with an underground sophisticated atmosphere to navigate. Take on the role of the protagonist named Philip, who embarks on a journey to reveal the truth behind the disappearance of his father. Surrounded by strange creatures and assaulted by horror from all sides, the protagonist must gather vital clues and try to solve the vexing puzzles while fighting against psychological terrors that assail the mind and invade to strip the protagonist of his sanity. During the gameplay, the player must assist the protagonist in completion of all assigned objectives by locating clues and solve tricky puzzles. Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition includes prominent features such as Cutting-edge Graphics, Compelling Storyline, Puzzle Solving Challenges, and more.
#13 DARQ
DARQ is an Action-Adventure, Horror, and Single-player Puzzle video game played from a side-scroll perspective. The game is developed and published by Unfold Games for Microsoft Windows and introduces an epic story revolves around the protagonist, Lloyd. According to the plot, the protagonist is a boy whose dreaming life is disturbed by some facts. To misfortune the protagonist, the dream turns into vicious nightmares, and all try to wake up end in the failure. While navigating the corners of the dark world, the player will learn how to survive the ordeal by bending the laws of physics and exploring the fluid fabric of the society. During the gameplay, the player will deal with the wall, walk, puzzle, and stealth elements. It lets the player experience the psychological horror gameplay relying on creepy atmosphere and slow build, instead of gore and violence. The game uses a unique art-style and detailed environment to navigate and features challenging puzzles to solve. DARQ includes exciting features such as Tricky Puzzles, Detailed Landscapes, Psychological Horror Gameplay, and more.