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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.

Related: 2D, Platformer, Action, Metroidvania

1,882 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

1,882 games

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Lost Castle / 失落城堡
Lost Castle / 失落城堡
Side-scrolling dungeon brawler with randomized runs and four-player co-op
87% positive 19K reviews
Blasphemous 2
Blasphemous 2
Difficult 2D Metroidvania with weapon swapping and grotesque bosses
90% positive 18K reviews
Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage 4
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with combo combat and four-player local co-op
92% positive 18K reviews
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Dark fantasy 2D Metroidvania with companion-based combat and exploration
95% positive 18K reviews
Until Then Demo
Until Then
Pixel-art visual novel blending romance, mystery, and psychological drama
97% positive 17K reviews
Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy
Side-scrolling roguelite platformer where each death brings a new heir
92% positive 17K reviews
Trine 2: Complete Story Demo
Trine 2: Complete Story
Fantasy puzzle platformer built around three heroes' different abilities
95% positive 16K reviews
Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja
Side-scrolling stealth platformer about sneaking past or killing guards
97% positive 16K reviews
Spelunky
Spelunky
Difficult roguelike platformer with destructible, randomly generated underground levels
92% positive 16K reviews
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Retro side-scrolling platformer with four campaigns and local battles
95% positive 15K reviews
BRAIN / OUT
BRAIN / OUT
Free-to-play pixel-art shooter with online battles and weapon upgrades
82% positive Free
Rogue Legacy 2
Rogue Legacy 2
Genealogical 2D action roguelite with descendants inheriting permanent upgrades
90% positive 15K reviews
Touhou Luna Nights
Touhou Luna Nights
Side-scrolling action game with bullet-heavy combat and time-stopping puzzles
97% positive 15K reviews
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Dust: An Elysian Tail
2D action RPG with sword combat and nonlinear exploration
95% positive 15K reviews
LISA: The Painful
LISA: The Painful
Post-apocalyptic party RPG where harsh choices have lasting consequences
95% positive 14K reviews
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Pixel-art brawler with six-player co-op against the Foot Clan
94% positive 14K reviews
Jump King
Jump King
Precision platformer where a missed jump can undo your climb
89% positive 14K reviews
Trine Enchanted Edition Demo
Trine Enchanted Edition
Fantasy puzzle platformer with three heroes and physics-based challenges
95% positive 13K reviews
Kingdom Heroes 8
Kingdom Heroes 8
Three Kingdoms strategy RPG with large real-time battlefield clashes
55% positive 13K reviews
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Side-scrolling psychological horror adventure about eviction, guilt, and puzzles
93% positive 13K reviews
Deadlight
Deadlight
Side-scrolling survival platformer through zombie-filled Seattle after global collapse
79% positive 13K reviews
Deepest Sword
Deepest Sword
2D puzzle platformer about maneuvering an unwieldy sword toward a dragon
85% positive Free
Child of Light Demo
Child of Light
Watercolor fairy-tale RPG with turn-based battles and a stolen sun
91% positive 13K reviews
Awesomenauts
Awesomenauts
Side-scrolling MOBA with three-on-three battles and customizable skills
85% positive 12K reviews