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2026PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

24 games that share what ChainStaff does well: platforming, side-scrolling and shooter. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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  • Guns of Fury

    2025PC · Switch

    Shoot 'Em up, metroidvania

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    88%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.99was $14.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    83%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~29h
    IGDB

    $8.99was $29.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.31/hr

    In Game Pass · Ubisoft+ · PS Plus

  • Foregone

    2020PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    71
    Metacritic
    Players
    81%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $19.99−75%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • My Friend Pedro

    2019PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Side-scrolling, platforming

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    95%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.76was $18.80−80%

    Best PC price · GamesPlanet FR

  • Shadow Complex Remastered

    2016PC · PS · Xbox

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    78
    IGDB
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $14.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Creepy Road

    2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Shoot 'Em up, side-scrolling

    Critics
    58
    Metacritic
    Players
    63%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.89was $9.99−61%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Rogue Legacy 2

    2022PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    88
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $9.99was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Umbraclaw

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    86%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $8.74was $24.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Ultros

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Psychedelic, metroidvania

    Critics
    81
    Metacritic
    Players
    80%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.26was $24.99−79%

    Best PC price · GameBillet

  • Inayah: Life after Gods

    2025PC · PS · Xbox

    Linear, metroidvania

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    71%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.99was $15.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Epic Game Store

  • Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    72
    IGDB
    Players
    82%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~16h
    IGDB

    $9.99was $19.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.64/hr

  • Ballpoint Universe: Infinite

    2013PC · iOS

    Shoot 'Em up, hand-drawn

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $3.99

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Lone Fungus

    2023PC · Switch

    Metroidvania, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    85%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $5.99was $19.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Soda Crisis

    2022PC

    Aliens, shoot 'Em up

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    93%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~4h
    IGDB

    $6.59was $10.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam · $1.65/hr

  • Possessor(s)

    2025PC · PS · Switch

    Linear, metroidvania

    Critics
    75
    IGDB
    Players
    75%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $1.49was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Hollow Knight

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Metroidvania, hand-drawn

    Critics
    87
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~36h
    IGDB

    $14.99

    Best PC price · GOG · $0.42/hr

    In Game Pass · PS Plus

  • You Have to Win the Game

    2012PC

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    Free

    Free to play

  • Pitfall!

    1982PC

    Platforming, side-scrolling

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    72%
    IGDB
    To beat
    ~2h
    IGDB

    No price yet

  • Multiplayer

    Cuphead

    2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Shoot 'Em up, hand-drawn

    Critics
    88
    Metacritic
    Players
    96%
    Steam
    To beat
    ~18h
    IGDB

    $13.99was $19.99−30%

    Best PC price · Steam · $0.79/hr

  • Multiplayer

    Contra: Operation Galuga

    2024PC · PS · Xbox · Switch

    Aliens, shoot 'Em up

    Critics
    71
    IGDB
    Players
    87%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99was $39.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Headlander

    2016PC · PS · Xbox

    Metroidvania, side-scrolling

    Critics
    74
    Metacritic
    Players
    90%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $19.99

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Multiplayer

    Fish

    2026PC

    Psychedelic, shoot 'Em up

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    94%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $6.99was $9.99Historical low

    Best PC price · Steam

  • Sanabi

    2023PC · Switch

    Linear, platforming

    Critics
    unknown
    Players
    97%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $7.56was $14.99−50%

    Best PC price · Fanatical

  • Hell is Other Demons

    2019PC · PS · Switch

    Shoot 'Em up, platforming

    Critics
    85
    Metacritic
    Players
    92%
    Steam
    To beat
    unknown

    $4.99was $9.99−50%

    Best PC price · Steam