Best 2D games on PC
Games use flat, two-dimensional graphics rather than fully 3D environments. They span platformers, survival sandboxes, RPGs, action games, and strategy simulations.
- Flat, two-dimensional presentation
- Side-view or top-down perspectives
Related: Pixel Graphics, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie
3,068 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Inscryption
Dark deckbuilding roguelike mixing card battles, cabin puzzles, and horror
97% positive
149K reviews
Celeste
Difficult 2D precision platformer about climbing a mountain and persevering
97% positive
148K reviews
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Hand-painted Metroidvania platforming through a wounded fantasy world
96% positive
146K reviews
Oxygen Not Included
Space colony simulation built around survival and interconnected resource systems
97% positive
144K reviews
MiSide
First-person psychological horror where a cute anime world turns disturbing
98% positive
143K reviews
Castle Crashers®
Side-scrolling 2D beat 'em up with four-player cooperative chaos
96% positive
141K reviews
DELTARUNE
Chapter-based pixel RPG with choices and bullet-dodging battles
98% positive
137K reviews
Cult of the Lamb
Action roguelite and colony sim about building a woodland cult
96% positive
130K reviews
Hotline Miami
Fast-paced top-down action with lethal combat and rapid retries
97% positive
128K reviews
Helltaker
Short 2D puzzle game about courting demon girls in hell
98% positive
Free
Stick Fight: The Game
Physics-based stick-figure fighter with weapons and interactive arenas
93% positive
125K reviews
Starbound
Spacefaring sandbox RPG built around exploration, crafting, and colonization
90% positive
123K reviews
Muse Dash
Rhythm action mixing parkour, enemy strikes, and obstacle dodging
91% positive
122K reviews
Brotato
Arena survival roguelike with six weapons and rapid runs
96% positive
119K reviews
Limbus Company
Free-to-play turn-based RPG with tactical clashes and a dystopian story
88% positive
Free
MultiVersus
Warner Bros. crossover platform fighter with two-on-two team battles
76% positive
116K reviews
Don't Starve
Single-player wilderness survival in randomly generated worlds with permanent death
97% positive
113K reviews
Bongo Cat
Idle desktop companion that turns typing and clicks into hats
97% positive
Free
Age of Empires II (Retired)
Medieval real-time strategy built around civilizations, resources, and conquest
96% positive
103K reviews
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
Free-to-play digital card game centered on competitive online duels
71% positive
Free
GRIS
A 2D platform adventure through sorrow and returning color
96% positive
96K reviews
Cookie Clicker
Incremental idle game about building an ever-growing cookie economy
96% positive
93K reviews
Barotrauma
2D co-op submarine survival horror built around teamwork and betrayal
94% positive
90K reviews
Enter the Gungeon
Twin-stick bullet hell roguelike built around guns and dodge rolls
95% positive
90K reviews