Best Side Scroller games on PC
Side-scrolling games show the action from a side-on perspective, with players moving horizontally through 2D environments that may involve platforming, combat, or puzzles.
- Side-on 2D action
- Horizontal movement
- Frequent platforming and combat
Related: 2D, Platformer, Action, Metroidvania
1,882 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Side-scrolling action platformer with creature transformations and interconnected areas
87% positive
1,339 reviews
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where portals change gravity and time
83% positive
1,339 reviews
Demo Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
3D platformer where paint and thinner reshape a forgotten world
92% positive
1,337 reviews
METAL SLUG 2
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with six missions and local co-op
90% positive
1,329 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: Russia
2.5D stealth platforming with sniping in post-revolutionary Russia
59% positive
1,326 reviews
Abyss Odyssey
Side-scrolling action roguelike where you take control of your enemies
68% positive
1,323 reviews
Smilemo
A 2D platformer where hits can trigger uncontrolled bouncing
74% positive
1,303 reviews
Color Symphony
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer using color to clear obstacles
73% positive
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Demo Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive
1,293 reviews
Moonscars
A 2D action metroidvania about a warrior made of clay
81% positive
1,289 reviews
Dustforce DX
2D precision platformer about clearing dust with acrobatic movement
93% positive
1,278 reviews
Deadly 30
Side-scrolling zombie survival with daytime scavenging and nighttime base defense
79% positive
1,276 reviews
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
2D action platformer built around leaping between surfaces
81% positive
1,275 reviews
Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
A side-scrolling shooter where you craft and customize weapons
74% positive
1,257 reviews
Dino Run DX
A side-scrolling dinosaur runner about staying ahead of an extinction wave
95% positive
1,257 reviews
METAL SLUG XX
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with branching missions and local co-op
53% positive
1,235 reviews
Agreeee
Point-and-click action game where accepting the terms is the challenge
73% positive
1,218 reviews
Jets'n'Guns 2
Side-scrolling space shooter with a varied arsenal and unusual gadgets
90% positive
1,207 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: India
A 2.5D stealth platformer set in nineteenth-century colonial India
64% positive
1,204 reviews
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
2.5D action platformer with parries, upgrades, and hidden paths
81% positive
1,199 reviews
eversion
A retro horror platformer built around shifting between dimensions
91% positive
1,197 reviews
Demo Portal Dungeon
Side-scrolling action roguelite with character builds and cooperative dungeon runs
88% positive
1,197 reviews
Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
Seven side-scrolling arcade brawlers with local and online co-op
87% positive
1,193 reviews
The TakeOver
Side-scrolling arcade brawling with scavenged weapons and character-specific guns
83% positive
1,187 reviews