The best fixed screen 2D games

In a fixed-screen 2D game, the gameplay is confined to a single screen with no vertical or horizontal scrolling. The screen remains static, and the overall gameplay occurs within the boundaries of this fixed screen.
Fixed-screen games were common in the early days of video gaming, especially in arcade games. This design was largely due to technical limitations of early hardware, which made scrolling more difficult to implement. As a result, many early arcade classics, such as Pac-Man or Space Invaders, relied on fixed-screen mechanics.

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One-on-One Basketball

DOS19883.7/5 Electronic Arts

Trump Castle: The Ultimate Casino Gambling Simulation

DOS19883.7/5 Capstone

Ant Attack!

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 Dataware

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software

Blort!

DOS19873.7/5 Hennsoft

Cosmic Crusader

DOS19823.7/5 Funatics Software

Crossfire

DOS19823.7/5 Sierra On-Line

CHAMP Centipede

DOS1993remake3.7/5 ChamProgramming corp.

Kwik Snax Dizzy

DOS19933.7/5 Codemasters

Pinball Magic

DOS19903.7/5 Loriciels

Bananoid

DOS1991freewareremake3.7/5 Banana Development

EGA Bomb

DOS19883.7/5

Moraff's Morejongg

Windows XP/98/9519923.7/5 Moraffware

Paganitzu

DOS1991protected3.7/5 Apogee Software

Paganitzu is a classic puzzle-adventure game released in 1991 by Apogee Software. Set in an ancient pyramid, the game follows the exploits of its protagonist, Alabama Smith, who must navigate through a series of increasingly complex rooms filled with traps, puzzles, and enemies. The game is divided into three episodes, each one unraveling more of t...

Push-Push Penguin

Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake3.7/5

Push-Push Penguin is an expanded version of the classic Sega's 1982 arcade game Pengo, incorporating features like power-ups, a combo system, and a more diverse array of enemies, breathing new life into Sega's original concept. According to the Freeware Database, among the many Pengo remakes, Push Push Penguin stands out as the best, offering minor...

TwinBlok

DOS19963.7/5 Webfoot Technologies

Visual Star Trek

DOS19903.7/5

Pac-girl

DOS19823.7/5 Magicom Multimedia

Axet

DOS1994freeware3.7/5

Rollo and the Brush Brothers

DOS19833.6/5 Windmill Software

Beyond Columns

DOS1989remake3.6/5

Bop'N Wrestle

DOS1988protected3.6/5 Beam Software

Family Feud

DOS19873.6/5 Softie

Willy the Worm

DOS19853.6/5

Jet Set Willy remake

DOS1999freewareremake3.6/5

Jet Set Willy is a classic platform video game released for various home computers in the 1980s. It was developed by Matthew Smith and published by Software Projects for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. The game is the sequel to Manic Miner, another popular title created by Smith. This is a remake.In Jet Set Willy, players control the protagonist, Willy, w...