The Best Horizontal Games

Update 6 September 2023: Arcade Archives: Zing Zing Zip added at rank #12.

Here are our 10 Best Horizontal Games:

Andro Dunos 2 (2022)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo 3DS dreamcast Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 30 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!

arcade
shooter
horizontal
boss
shoot-em-up
bullet-hell
scrolling
sprite
old-school
side-scrolling
boss-fight
pixel
retro
classic
linear

Natsuki Chronicles (2019)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki. Discover the story of her past as a rookie pilot up to present day with events that are parallel to those in Ginga Force.

shooter
shoot
horizontal
arcade
side-scrolling
shoot-em-up
boss
story
vertical
shoot-ups
steadily-paced
bullet-hell-type
hard-as-heck
smoke
action

Cotton Fantasy (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch arcade PC Windows

The original beautiful girl side-scrolling shooter is back! This work commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Cotton series.

shooter
horizontal
cute-em-up
boss
classic
scrolling
bullet-hell
cute
shoot-em-up
side-scrolling
colourful

Horgihugh And Friends (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

HORGIHUGH is a horizontal side-scrolling shoot 'em up from Japanese developer PiXEL featuring vibrant retro graphics, intense boss battles, a unique power-up system, and an adorable roster of anthropomorphic characters.

horizontal
boss
shoot-em-up
well-hidden
war
cute
old-school
retro
boss-fight
side-scrolling
grand
aliens
fight
challenging
alternate

Bridge to Another World: Secrets of the Nutcracker (2020)

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Big Fish Editor's Choice! This title was selected for its exceptional quality and overwhelmingly positive reviews from our Game Club beta testers.Friendly Fox Studios brings you an enchanting new installment in the Bridge to Another World series! When Marie visits Drosselmeyer’s toy workshop for the first Christmas since she was a little girl, she finds her childhood friend, Fritz, missing. Soon, the clues lead her to Spielland, the toy castle they imagined playing in together as children. But Spielland was just pretend… or was it? Can you help Marie make her way through a fantasy world of angry mice and living toys to rescue her best friend Fritz, her godfather Drosselmeyer, and learn the secret of the Nutcracker? Crack open this magical new Hidden-Object Puzzle Adventure and find out! This is a special Collector's Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. As a bonus, Collector's Edition purchases count toward three stamps on your Monthly Game Club Punch Card! The Collector’s Edition includes:

hidden-object
light-hearted
investigation
chess
character
horizontal
vertical
christmas
interactive
fiction
fantasy
point-and-click
story
magic
drama

Quarto (2018)

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PC Windows

Each piece has 4 different characteristics that make them unique (color, shape, size, hollow or solid). An amazing replayability: change the rules and winning formula, for always unique games,.

board
chess
horizontal
abstract
vertical
strategy

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One PC Windows

Asterix & Obelix, return in a new adventure full of slaps! Play as Asterix and Obelix and cross the most iconic landscapes of the saga while facing a host of enemies, in a Beat Them Up filled with action ... and slaps!

hand-drawn
book
beat-em-up
horizontal
2d
scrolling
local
brawler
comic
cooperative
fight
adventure
multiplayer

Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX (2021)

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Take part in the galaxy's most awesome adventure yet, with this brand new update to the arcade classic Dariusburst: Another Chronicle! CHAOS has devastated the universe as the biomechanical hordes take on humanity once again. Without the support of the human network, the Silver Hawks plunge into the depths of EVIL fitted with Burst technology and set out liberate Planet Darius! In this brand-new edition of Dariusburst, enjoy the enhanced visuals and authentic arcade action like never before! Conquer the evil Belsar forces in the complete EVENT Mode with all new scenarios exclusive to EX+! And for the first time, take flight in the Silver-Hawk Murakumo in all modes! Rush into Dariusburst: Another Chronicle EX+! Be on your guard!