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CLUSTER GAME-PLAYERS-WHERE-7 · 11 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2018-04-03

Retro side-scrolling shooters

This cluster comprises retro-styled side-scrolling platform shooters and run-and-gun games, inspired by early-90s classics, featuring jumping, shooting, multiple levels, and boss battles. Dated entries before the index start appear sporadically from 2011-05 through 2025-08, with a single entry in each of ten separate months, showing an irregular release pattern rather than a consistent trend. Traction leaders are Anarch RE, SRB2 Reveries, and Colorful, each currently showing minimal activity signals (0 stars).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAY 2011: 1JUL 2017: 1APR 2018: 1DEC 2018: 1JAN 2020: 1MAR 2021: 1APR 2022: 1DEC 2024: 1JUL 2025: 1APR 2026: 1AUG 2026: 1
MAY 2011AUG 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 8 hand-coded · 3 unlabelled

Operator · 11 open source

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 11 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01Anarch RE0★5 molivehand-codedopen sourceRetro first-person shooter game featuring raycasting pseudo-3D graphics, multiple levels, weapons, enemies, and bosses, designed as a small portable experience.
  2. 02SRB2 Reveries0★1 moliveopen sourceGameplay modification for a fan-made 3D platformer game that overhauls mechanics to closely emulate classic side-scrolling action game design.
  3. 03Hurrican0★3 yrabandonedliveopen sourceSide-scrolling jump-and-shoot platform game offering classic run-and-gun action across a series of levels.
  4. 04Mari0 (UNOFFICIAL)0★unknownliveopen sourcePlatform game that recreates a classic side-scrolling adventure with portal-shooting mechanics, four-player co-op, a level editor, and downloadable map packs.
  5. 05Colorful0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceSide-scrolling shooter game where the player navigates caves and corridors to collect colored artifacts.
  6. 06Rise of the Penguins GB0★1 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceRetro side-scrolling platformer game for a handheld console, featuring multiple levels, boss battles, a boss-rush mode, and adjustable difficulty settings.
  7. 07Dave Gnukem0★3 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceRetro-style scrolling platform shooter game inspired by early-1990s side-scrolling action titles.
  8. 08Cave Story NX0★7 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceRecreates a classic side-scrolling action-adventure game with jumping and shooting combat for players to explore.
  9. 09Abuse0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop side-scrolling platform game featuring pixel-based lighting and run-and-gun combat, ported from a 1995 original.
  10. 10Fire Strike Retro0★5 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceA retro-style 3D shooter game with procedural level generation and rebalanced gameplay.
  11. 11The Passage0★6 yrabandonedlivehand-codedopen sourceSide-scrolling action adventure shooter where players navigate a mysterious planet, hacking obstacles to locate a hidden map and secret bunker.

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