15 Side-Scrolling Games You MUST Play in 2026
Here are some of the must-play side-scrolling games of 2025 that you shouldn't miss. This list features some of the best recently released titles, as well as upcoming games with huge potential—like Hollow Knight: Silksong.
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Games Mentioned in Order:
Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Celeste
The Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Rayman Legends
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Pizza Tower
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Streets of Rage 4
Blasphemous 2
Spelunky 2
Cuphead
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef