The Best Side-scrolling Games for Playstation 5

Update 7 September 2023: Funtasia added at rank #5.

Here are our 10 Best Side-scrolling Games for Playstation 5:

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Trek to Yomi is a stunningly beautiful black and white game with smooth combat, multiple story paths and endings, and an engaging storyline. You'll be immersed in the mysterious world of Yomi as you battle through a variety of settings, learning more about the characters and their motivations along your journey.

• Smooth combat system
• Breathtaking art style
• Three story paths with multiple endings
• Engaging storyline

• Short playthrough time on normal difficulty
• Limited attack options in combat

• side-scrolling
• combat
• fight
• combo
• boss
• narrative
• mythology
• exploration
• swordplay
• classic
• puzzle
• kurosawa
• action-adventure
• supernatural
• action

Good match + 7 Bad match - 12

Play Video: Dawn of the Monsters

stadia Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

Dawn of the Monsters is an action-packed kaiju game that puts you in control of powerful fighters to battle a horde of giant monsters known as Nephilim. Customize your fighter with Augments and unlock devastating Rage Attacks and Cataclysm attacks. Face off against challenging bosses, appreciate beautiful visuals and captivating music, and embark on a riveting story with interesting characters.

• Complex combat system
• Unique characters with different playstyles
• Rich story with interesting characters
• Beautiful visuals and captivating music

• Stages start to feel similar after a while
• Lack of clarity in the ranking system
• Training room could use more options

• cooperative
• 2-player
• beat-em-up
• side-scrolling
• two-player
• action
• scroller
• fight
• beat'em
• brawler
• boss
• action-adventure
• combo
• local
• 2d

Good match + 3 Bad match - 3

Play Video: Fight'N Rage

Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Fight'N Rage is a classic beat 'em up game with satisfying punches, varied, intelligent enemies, an array of characters with unique playstyles, and reams of fun unlockables. Every hit feels satisfying and the game offers a variety of music styles to keep players entertained.

• Satisfying punches
• Varied and intelligent enemies
• Array of characters with unique playstyles
• Reams of fun unlockables
• Variety of music styles

• Spamming special moves can be too easy if not monitored carefully
• SP gauge can be difficult to check during intense fights
• Some tutorial elements are confusing

• side-scrolling
• cooperative
• local
• classic
• beat-em-up
• arcade
• combo
• old-school
• retro
• martial
• multiple-endings
• brawler
• 2d
• ninja
• fight

Good match + 12 Bad match - 25

Play Video: Jets'n'Guns 2

Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4

Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.

• shoot-em-up
• shoot
• side-scrolling
• shooter
• unique-playing
• scrolling
• vertical
• action
• stage
• 2d
• colourful
• scroller
• bullet-hell
• retro
• local

Good match + 13 Bad match - 25

Play Video: Funtasia

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Funtasia, a colorful paradise being polluted by airborne garbage. Only a handful of heroes and their goofy wheel machinations can help fend off the trash. Push pedal to metal, drive fast, and survive the Furry Road in this physics-based, side-scrolling racing game for single and co-op shenanigans!

• 2d
• racing
• local
• side-scrolling
• cooperative
• scroller
• hand-drawn
• pvp
• cartoony
• multiplayer
• colourful
• platform
• physics
• funny
• fantasy

Good match + 1 Bad match

Play Video: Shing!

PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS

Experience the most exciting and immersive beat-em-up combat system ever – become a kickass ninja and slice some demons in style!

• beat-em-up
• demons
• cooperative
• ninja
• fight
• rogue-like
• swordplay
• hack-and-slash
• 2.5d
• spectacle
• scroller
• character
• side-scrolling
• colourful
• arcade

Good match + 29 Bad match - 46

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