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Choice Provisions will release BIT.TRIP RERUNNER for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series, the developer confirmed to Gematsu. A release date was not announced. Wishlisting is available now via PlayStation Store.

Publisher Limited Run Games and developer Christophe Galati will release side-scrolling platfomer Save me Mr Tako: Definitive Edition for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on May 3. Wishlisting is available now via PlayStation Store.

Astrolabe Games will publish Patapez Interactive-developed side-scrolling roguelite action game Dunjungle for PC via Steam when it launches, the companies announced. A release date was not announced.

Publisher CINEMAX GAMES and developer KO.DLL will release fast-paced side-scrolling platformer BZZZT for Switch this summer, the companies announced.

ANTONBLAST will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on November 12, developer Summitsphere announced. The Switch version is a timed console exclusive. A Switch demo and updated PC demo are available now.

Full Void developer OutOfTheBit has announced pixel art side-scrolling puzzle platformer Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon. It will launch for PC via Steam in April 2025, followed shortly after by “all major consoles.”

SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on April 18 in Japan for 1,980 yen, SUNSOFT announced. The PC version be available worldwide, but it will only be available in Japanese. An English release is also planned.

Side-scrolling action RPG Gestalt: Steam & Cinder will launch for PC via Steam on May 21, publisher Fireshine Games and developer Metamorphosis Games announced. A release date for the console versions was not announced.

Publisher Ubisoft and developer Evil Empire have announced The Rogue Prince of Persia for PC (Steam). It will launch in Early Access on My 14.

Publisher and developer E-Line Media, and developer Upper One Games have announced Never Alone 2 for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Future-noir adventure game Let Bions Be Bygones will launch for PC via Steam on April 30, publisher MicroProse and developer Bohemian Pulp announced. A demo is currently available.

City Connection has announced P-47 II MD, the unreleased Mega Drive version of the side-scrolling shoot ’em up game P47: The Phantom Fighter.

Side-scrolling shoot ’em up game FZ: Formation Z will feature a new aircraft called “R-9Aix EXTRA ARROW,” publisher City Connection and developer Granzella announced.

Side-scrolling platformer Tales of Kenzera: ZAU will be available as part of the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog on day one when it launches on April 23, publisher Electronic Arts and developer Surgent Studios announced.

Side-scrolling action platformer Nine Sols will launch for PC via Steam on May 29, developer Red Candle Games announced.

Publisher Headup Games and developer Dvora Studio have announced side-scrolling survival horror game The Coma 2B: Catacomb for PC (Steam). It will launch in Q3 2024.

Publisher Kwalee and developer Powersnake have announced Metroidvania game / side-scrolling action platformer Voidwrought for Switch and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2024.

PikPok has released a gameplay teaser trailer and new screenshots for side-scrolling zombie shelter survival game Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.

Publisher Noodlecake and developer Hildring Studio will release side-scrolling hack-and-slash adventure game Sacre Bleu for Switch and PC via Steam in 2024, the companies announced.

2.5D action adventure platformer The Devil Within: Satgat will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on April 9, developer Newcore Games announced.

TOHO animation has announced a P.A. Works-produced anime adaptation of the Edelweiss-developed farming action game Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. It will air in 2024.

CFK will release a PlayStation 5 version of Fortress S on March 28 worldwide for $29.99, the publisher announced.

The Wild at Heart developer Moonlight Kids has announced “fast-paced metroidBRAINia” game Echo Weaver for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Publisher Freedom Games and developer Permanent Way Games have announced Middle Eastern mythology-inspired side-scrolling action adventure game The Land of the Magnates for PC (Steam). It will launch in 2025.

Publisher PM Studios and Blade Assault developer Team Suneat have announced side-scrolling roguelite action platformer Dragon is Dead for PC (Steam). It will launch first in Early Access, where it will remain over the course of a year. A release date was not announced.

Publisher Bonus Stage Publishing and developer Rock Pocket Games have announced side-scrolling Metroidvania game Somber Echoes. It will launch for PC via Steam this fall.

Side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure game AMEDAMA will launch in Early Access for PC via Steam on March 22 for $24.99 / 2,490 yen, publisher and developer IzanagiGames and developer ACQUIRE announced. A 10 percent-off launch discount will also be available. Additional platforms will follow after the Early Access release. A demo is currently available.

City Connection has announced Hebereke Enjoy Edition, a new version of SUNSOFT‘s side-scrolling action adventure game Ufouria: The Saga for Switch. It will launch on March 28 for 1,490 yen with English and Japanese language support.

Publisher Skywalker HK and developer WindThunder Studio have released side-scrolling action RPG Heroine Anthem ZERO II: Scalescars Oath for PlayStation 5 via PlayStation Store for $39.99.

Metroidvania-style side-scrolling adventure game Turbo Kid will launch for PC via Steam on April 10, developer Outerminds announced. A new demo will launch on February 23.

SUNSOFT has released the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of Trip World DX via PlayStation Store for $19.99 / £15.99 / €19.99.

High-speed action platformer Berserk Boy will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on March 6, developer BerserkBoy Games announced.

A demo for dungeon exploration and bakery management RPG Aeruta is now available for PC via Steam, publisher Gravity Game Arise and developer FromDawn announced.

Side-scrolling roguelike action game Oblivion Override will leave Early Access and launch for PC via Steam on January 25 for $17.99, publisher Paleo and developer Humble Mill announced.

The Switch version of side-scrolling puzzle platformer The Pedestrian will launch on January 18, developer Skookum Arts announced.

BlazBlue: Entropy Effect will leave Early Access and launch for PC via Steam on January 31, 2024, developer 91Act announced.

SEGA shared new information and artwork of its recently announced legacy franchise revivals Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe, Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, and Streets of Rage during its Management Meeting 2023 presentation on December 12. The new information appears to suggest Jet Set Radio will be set in an open-world Tokyo, and the Streets of Rage game is titled Streets of Rage: Revolution.

Publisher and developer IzanagiGames, and developer ACQUIRE have delayed side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure game AMEDAMA from its previously planned 2023 release window to early 2024. It will be available for PC via Steam. A demo is currently available.

Momodora: Moonlit Farewell will launch for PC via Steam on January 11, 2024, publisher PLAYISM and developer Bombservice announced.

Fahrenheit 213 has released a new trailer for side-scrolling action RPG TSURUGIHIME as part of INDIE Live Expo Winter 2023.

The Game Bakers and Sylph have released Furi Demake: The Chain, an 8-bit-inspired demake of Furi‘s first boss fight, for PC via Steam as a free download.

Publisher E-Home Entertainment Development and developer RocketPunch Games will release an Xbox One version of side-scrolling action game HARDCORE MECHA via Microsoft Store on December 14 for $24.99, the companies announced. Pre-orders are available now at a discount price of $19.99.

Developer FluidFury Interactive has announced Quantic River, a 2.5D action game set in a cyberpunk world. It will be available for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. A release date was not announced. A Kickstarter campaign is also planned.

The Switch version of side-scrolling platformer Trip World DX will launch on November 30 for 2,800 yen, SUNSOFT announced.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder sold through 4.3 million units two weeks after release, making it the fastest-selling Super Mario-related title (limited to titles released for Wii and DS onwards, when software sell-through data collection began), Nintendo announced in its second quarter financial results presentation for the fiscal year ending March 2024.

Astrolabe Games will publish Unicellular Games-developed 2.5D side-scrolling precision platformer Fall Up, the companies announced. It will launch for PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

Publisher Forever Entertainment and developer Storm Trident have released a teaser trailer and screenshots for the September 2021-announced horror-themed beat ’em up game Night Slashers: Remake.

Retro Game Challenge 1 + 2 Replay will launch for Switch on February 22, 2024 in Japan, Bandai Namco announced.

A demo for side-scrolling action platformer Ghost Knight: A Dark Tale is now available for PC via Steam, developer Grimware Games announced.

The Switch version of pixel art Metroidvania game 9 Years of Shadows will launch on November 9, publisher Freedom Games and developer Halberd Studios announced.

Publisher Marvelous Europe and developer Nao Games will release side-scrolling roguelike action game Ninja or Die: Shadow of the Sun for Switch via Nintendo eShop on November 1 for $14.99 / £13.49 / €14.99, the companies announced. Pre-orders are available now with a 10 percent discount.

Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger’s Requiem will feature Reimu Hakurei as a playable character and a Boss Rush mode, publisher CFK and developer Frontier Aja announced.

Side-scrolling beat ’em up game Vengeance of Mr. Peppermint will launch for PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on October 23, publisher Freedom Games and developer Hack The Publisher announced.

Los Angeles-based voice actor Kevin Afghani is the new voice of Mario and Luigi in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, he announced on Twitter.

2.5D platformer / first-person puzzle game American Arcadia will launch for PC via Steam on November 15, publisher Raw Fury and developer Out of the Blue announced.

Kohachi Studio has released the alpha version teaser trailer for May-announced side-scrolling run-and-gun game Black Finger JET.

Publisher and developer IzanagiGames, and developer ACQUIRE have released a demo for side-scrolling, soul-shifting sandbox action adventure game AMEDAMA for PC via Steam, the companies announced.

Lunar Ray Games has announced side-scrolling action platformer Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream for PC (Steam) and consoles to be announced. A release date was not announced.

Nintendo has released a six-minute overview trailer for Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Publisher HIKE and developer Eallin Japan will release side-scrolling action platformer Coneru: Dimension Girl for PC via Steam in April 2024, the companies announced.

City Connection has released the reveal trailer for the newly announced RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers, as well as confirmed a 2024 release window. Platforms were not announced.

City Connection, in cooperation with Freemode, has announced Rushing Beat X: Return of Brawl Brothers. A full reveal is set for the opening day of Tokyo Game Show 2023, which will run from September 21 to 24 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan.

Rhythm platformer BIT.TRIP RERUNNER will launch for PC via Steam on September 19, developer Choice Provisions announced. It will be regularly priced at $19.99, but can be purchased at a 20 percent-off launch discount price of $15.99 until September 26.

Publisher Flyhigh Works and Shinobo non Grata developer Studio PICO have announced The Scramble Vice, a new side-scrolling 2D robot action game coming to PC via Steam in 2024.

D-Pad Studio has delayed the PC version of Savant: Ascent REMIX from its previously planned September 15 release date to September 29. It will be available via Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, and Humble Store. PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, and Android versions are due out at a later date.

Publisher Freedom Games and developer Maple Powered Games have announced G.I. JOE: Wrath of Cobra for console and PC (Steam). It will launch in Q1 2024.

Publisher Freedom Games and developer Maple Powered Games have announced G.I. JOE: Wrath of Cobra for console and PC (Steam). Specific consoles were not announced. It will launch in 2024.

Nintendo has released new information, footage, and screenshots of Super Mario Bros. Wonder as part of today’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct, introducing new gameplay, new power-ups, Wonder effects, and more.

TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4: Bush Rescue Returns will launch for Switch via Nintendo eShop on September 26, developer Krome Studios announced. It will be priced at $19.99, but users who pre-order can get it at a 25 percent-off discount price of $14.99.

Koumajou Remilia II: Stranger’s Requiem will launch for Switch and PC via Steam on December 14, publisher CFK and developer Frontier Aja announced.

Nintendo will host a 15-minute Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct on August 31 at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET / 23:00 JST, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube (North America, Europe, Japan) and Nintendo.com (North America, Europe, Japan).

Arc System Works has released an overview trailer for Double Dragon Collection, its recently announced six-game collection due out for Switch on November 9 worldwide.

Clover Bite has released the debut trailer for newly announced Metroidvania sequel GRIME II.

Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection III will launch for Switch on December 7 in Japan for 8,580 yen, Edia announced.

Publisher Headup Games and developer Sunny Peak have announced side-scrolling platformer Symphonia for console and PC (Steam). Specific console platforms were not announced. It will launch in early 2024.

Publisher Red Art Games and developer Rake in Grass will release side-scrolling shoot ’em up Jets’n’Guns 2 for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on August 25 for $14.99 / €14.99, the companies announced.

Clover Bite has announced Metroidvania sequel GRIME II for PC (Steam). A release date was not announced.

Mega Man X DiVE Offline will launch for PC via Steam, iOS via App Store, and Android via Google Play on September 1 for $29.99 / 3,990 yen, Capcom announced.

BlazBlue: Entropy Effect, an officially licensed side-scrolling roguelite action BlazBlue game, is now available in Early Access for PC via Steam at a 12 percent off launch discount price of $17.59, Chinese developer 91Act announced.

Shinobi non Grata will launch for Xbox One alongside its previously announced PlayStation 4 and Switch versions, publisher Flyhigh Works and developers Studio PICO and Esquadra announced.