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Side Scroller
203 games in our corpus·Review scores in line with what games in our database typically receive.
Total Estimated Market
>$726.24MGeometry Dash
000K copies
$000K
95.43h avg
10.94h med
★ 93%· 556.6K reviews
4.99 €Spelunky 2
000K copies
$000K
39.83h avg
7.62h med
★ 92%· 19.6K reviews
16.79 €ASTLIBRA Revision
000K copies
$000K
38.86h avg
28.18h med
★ 95%· 29.7K reviews
20.99 €Hollow Knight
000K copies
$000K
37.95h avg
12.19h med
★ 96%· 494K reviews
14.79 €Skul: The Hero Slayer
000K copies
$000K
33.55h avg
15.84h med
★ 93%· 50.6K reviews
16.79 €Fickle Card Legend
000K copies
$000K
31.85h avg
14.80h med
★ 68%· 877 reviews
7.79 €Related Niches
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Top 10 Side Scroller games by Average Playtime
| # | Game | Release Year↕ | Developer↕ | Publisher↕ | Revenue | Units Sold | Average Playtime↓ | Median Playtime↕ | Review Score↕ | Price↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | RobTop Games | RobTop Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 95.4h | 10.9h | 93% | $4.99 | |
| 2 | 2020 | Mossmouth | Mossmouth | Unlock → | Unlock → | 39.8h | 7.6h | 92% | $16.79 | |
| 3 | 2022 | KEIZO | WhisperGames | Unlock → | Unlock → | 38.9h | 28.2h | 95% | $20.99 | |
| 4 | 2017 | Team Cherry | Team Cherry | Unlock → | Unlock → | 38.0h | 12.2h | 96% | $14.79 | |
| 5 | 2021 | SOUTHPAW GAMES | NEOWIZ | Unlock → | Unlock → | 33.5h | 15.8h | 93% | $16.79 | |
| 6 | 2026 | 偶尔不帅 | 偶尔不帅 | Unlock → | Unlock → | 31.8h | 14.8h | 68% | $7.79 | |
| 7 | 2018 | TEAM HORAY | TEAM HORAY | Unlock → | Unlock → | 28.8h | 13.5h | 93% | $9.99 | |
| 8 | 2022 | Cellar Door Games | Cellar Door Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 26.0h | 9.6h | 90% | $24.50 | |
| 9 | 2019 | ArtPlay | 505 Games | Unlock → | Unlock → | 22.8h | 8.8h | 93% | $39.99 | |
| 10 | 2016 | CreSpirit | CreSpirit | Unlock → | Unlock → | 20.7h | 9.1h | 95% | $17.49 |
Steam-wide market context
Based on 5,643 Side Scroller games across the full Steam catalog · snapshot Jul 12, 2026 — official Steam data, beyond our tracked corpus.
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