Ooh, this looks sick. Will add! And regarding how I find the gems... I have no damn idea. I just be minding my own business and something just appears on either Twitter, BlueSky, Reddit, or Discord and I go 👀

For a 2D side scroller, almost anything can work for you. It will come down to how you like to work. Do you know how to code? Would you want to hand-craft everything or would you prefer to drag-and-drop behaviors, putting your focus on the game design part?

You serious? You have always been Konata-core to me.

P.S. If you want a palette cleanser, here's a list of more interesting games: alistof.games