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.
Zup! Zero
Minimalist physics puzzles solved with explosions across short levels
93% positive
2,749 reviews
Cornerpond
Corner-screen fishing idler about upgrading gear and collecting fish
97% positive
2,742 reviews
Ambrosia
Adult-themed RPG about exploring an island's dungeons in any order
94% positive
2,739 reviews
Chasm
Side-scrolling action adventure with a map assembled anew each playthrough
74% positive
2,735 reviews
Your Chronicle
Text-based idle RPG with branching choices and automated dungeon battles
80% positive
Free
Antenna
Short, atmospheric puzzle game about tuning radio signals by ear
76% positive
Free
Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
Fantasy roguelike auto battler about equipping and positioning dwarves
82% positive
2,714 reviews
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
2D action platformer with interconnected ruins and demanding sword-and-magic combat
84% positive
2,714 reviews
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
Side-scrolling action adventure tracing a family's conflict with Dracula
84% positive
2,707 reviews
Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)
2D rhythm bullet hell with local co-op and custom levels
95% positive
2,703 reviews
Evoland Legendary Edition
Two action RPGs that change graphics and gameplay across eras
81% positive
2,698 reviews
Folie Fatale
Romance horror visual novel with obsessive suitors and branching endings
86% positive
2,697 reviews
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes
Technical 2D anime fighter with new mechanics and 24 characters
87% positive
2,697 reviews
Istrolid
2D space strategy battles with fleets of custom-built ships
87% positive
Free
Hades' Star
Persistent space strategy MMO built around gradual empire expansion
73% positive
Free
dotAGE
Turn-based village builder where workers prepare for foretold disasters
95% positive
2,684 reviews
Battle Ram
Top-down action game where a mouse-controlled lamb fights robots
84% positive
2,676 reviews
Ballionaire
Pachinko roguelike where falling balls trigger money-making chains
84% positive
2,674 reviews
Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Scar of Sky
Turn-based RPG mixing Chinese history, mythology, and elemental magic
93% positive
2,657 reviews
Minoria
2D action adventure with swordplay, spells, and witch hunts
81% positive
2,655 reviews
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Pixel-art point-and-click adventure with sword fights and musical puzzles
77% positive
2,655 reviews
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Side-scrolling action platformer with monster forms that open new paths
88% positive
2,652 reviews
S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
Text-driven adventure about typing replies for clients and shaping relationships
91% positive
2,648 reviews
TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II
Bullet hell shooter with dense patterns and a winter mystery
97% positive
2,645 reviews