Dark Matter
Dark Matter is a Platform, Survival Horror, and Single-player video game developed by Interwave Studios and published by Iceberg Interactive for Cross-Platform in 2013. The game mainly offers the 2.5D side-scroll gameplay, taking place in the spaceship besieged by a sinister alien and infested with deadly parasites. The game puts the player in the protagonist’s role named Ensign, who must navigate the fetid hallways and abandoned facilities with an aim to scavenge for blueprints and parts, expanding his arsenal to four deadly weapons. It offers a compelling storyline, revolving around the protagonist running into the door, slamming against its cold metal surface. There are over fourteen challenging levels in the gritty tale of space survival, and during the game, the player can use four weapons and four different ammo types. Elemental ammo effects enable the player to dissolve, freeze, or set fire to his foes. There are three different craftable upgrades available to customize the weapons. Dark Matter includes prominent features such as Four Weapons, Collect Scrap, Non-linear Exploration, Storytelling Gameplay, and more. Check it out, and have fun.
#1 Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3 is an amazingly Addictive Action and Thrill packed Run and Gun video game by SNK. The game allows you to engage yourself into a truly immersive game-play ever. Following the mechanics and game-play style of the previous games in the series, Metal Slug 3 allows you to get into a world of chaos, kill waves of continuously coming enemies and make your way through the blasting environment, eliminate enemy bosses into epic combats and move to the next and challenging level of the game. With a full load of amazing weapons for long range encounters and knives to send enemies to hell while attacking from close vicinity in melee techniques, Metal Slug 3 offers you a chance to immerse yourself into epic action filled environment. With multiple environments, super addictive nature and a very engaging game-play, Metal Slug 3 is one of the best games of this specific genre.
#2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a marvelous Action Role-playing, Puzzle-Platform and Single-player video game developed and published by Konami. It is the direct sequel to Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and includes the son of Dracula named Alucard as the protagonist. The game focuses on side-scroll, exploration, and role-playing element. You play as the protagonist, and your main objective is to travel the Dracula’s castle and defeat the antagonist Dracula. It has non-linear gameplay, but most of the areas in Castle requires specific items to unlock. Earn points by uncovering the castles and unlock a map that shows you progress. There are a variety of levels and each level filled with different creatures and the boss Dracula. Use different weapons and items to kill the foes and reach at the end of each level to complete. The game becomes challenging as you progress through it and must face most dangerous foes and boss. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and addictive story, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the best puzzle platform game as compared to others platform games.