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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Touhou Mystery Reel
A 2D action platformer with ways to bypass boss fights
93% positive
Free
Swords and Soldiers HD
Side-scrolling strategy battles with armies, spells, and rival castles
78% positive
1,059 reviews
Mago
Pixel-art platformer with wand puzzles and occasional mecha levels
93% positive
1,053 reviews
Greak: Memories of Azur
2D puzzle platforming built around three siblings and their distinct abilities
79% positive
1,052 reviews
Demo Gunbrella
Side-scrolling action adventure with a gun that doubles as an umbrella
85% positive
1,052 reviews
Flesh Water
Short horror about a pet-feeding job where mistakes are fatal
82% positive
Free
Woolfe - The Red Hood Diaries
A side-scrolling action platformer about Red Riding Hood's revenge
59% positive
1,051 reviews
100 hidden cats 2
Hidden-object game about spotting cats in a hand-drawn city
93% positive
1,048 reviews
Dragon Marked For Death
Quest-based side-scrolling action RPG with varied characters and online co-op
76% positive
1,046 reviews
Terror of Hemasaurus
2D arcade action with monsters and physics-driven city destruction
91% positive
1,045 reviews
Ghost Song
A sci-fi Metroidvania where blaster heat strengthens melee attacks
84% positive
1,044 reviews
Fading Afternoon
Side-scrolling yakuza brawler with city exploration and multiple endings
79% positive
1,020 reviews
Introvert: A Teenager Simulator
A side-scrolling school adventure about friendship and threats of violence
71% positive
Free
BARRIER X
Arcade obstacle dodging that gets faster the longer you survive
88% positive
1,016 reviews
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Side-scrolling Metroidvania through an afterlife inspired by Korean folklore
78% positive
1,015 reviews
Guns of Fury
Run-and-gun platforming meets ability-gated exploration and mech combat
88% positive
1,006 reviews
Mighty Goose
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action starring a goose bounty hunter
86% positive
1,002 reviews
Demo Olija
Side-scrolling action adventure built around a harpoon for movement and combat
90% positive
995 reviews
Touhou Blooming Soul
Side-scrolling action roguelite with four emotion-based combat stances
96% positive
995 reviews
Demo Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Side-scrolling action adventure about a shaman seeking his father's spirit
83% positive
986 reviews
Demo Vasilisa and Baba Yaga
Dark Russian folktale adventure told through varied mini-games
90% positive
984 reviews
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Side-scrolling platformer with creature transformations and alternate campaigns
90% positive
983 reviews
Robotex
2D action platformer with guns and puzzles on a hostile planet
38% positive
973 reviews
Peace, Death! 2
Turn-based sorting puzzles about judging souls by their unusual traits
95% positive
973 reviews