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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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Axiom Verge 2
Axiom Verge 2
A side-scrolling metroidvania with machine hacking and parallel realities
77% positive 822 reviews
Elderand
Elderand
Gothic side-scrolling action RPG with exploration and weapon crafting
75% positive 822 reviews
GOODBYE WORLD
GOODBYE WORLD
A narrative adventure about two friends struggling to make games
84% positive 822 reviews
Sonder
Sonder
Side-scrolling co-op puzzle platformer built around complementary character abilities
90% positive Free
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
Two retro action platformers connected by a new final chapter
95% positive 816 reviews
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
A 2D action platformer where defeated bosses grant new weapons
89% positive 811 reviews
Mercury Abbey
Mercury Abbey
Side-scrolling mystery adventure investigating a curse at a mountain abbey
92% positive 810 reviews
aMAZE
aMAZE
Maze puzzles that grow larger as you find each exit
83% positive 809 reviews
Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
Side-scrolling action RPG about a priestess searching for home
82% positive 809 reviews
Nuclear Blaze
Nuclear Blaze
A 2D firefighting platformer set inside a mysterious military facility
96% positive 807 reviews
Xeodrifter
Xeodrifter
A sci-fi action platformer with four alien planets to explore
74% positive 805 reviews
Glimmer in Mirror
Glimmer in Mirror
Side-scrolling metroidvania with ranged attacks and collectible spirit companions
76% positive 805 reviews
東方剛欲異聞　～ 水没した沈愁地獄
東方剛欲異聞　～ 水没した沈愁地獄
Side-view bullet hell action where enemy bullets become water
82% positive 803 reviews
100 hidden birds
100 hidden birds
A hidden-object hunt for birds concealed in city scenery
94% positive 801 reviews
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
A side-scrolling platformer built around swinging rather than jumping
69% positive 798 reviews
Gunman Clive
Gunman Clive
Western side-scrolling platformer with sketch-shaded graphics and boss fights
87% positive 796 reviews
Ukrainian Ninja
Ukrainian Ninja
Side-scrolling action platformer with guns, ninja stars, and bosses
77% positive Free
Dungeon Escape
Dungeon Escape
A 2D precision platformer about escaping a trap-filled dungeon
80% positive 791 reviews
Battle On! Hero Academy
Battle On! Hero Academy
Idle management where you build an academy for autonomous heroes
82% positive 789 reviews
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut
Psychological survival horror with stealth, scarce supplies, and branching story paths
87% positive 788 reviews
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
A physics-based puzzle-platformer starring a blob that eats its surroundings
94% positive 787 reviews
The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
Side-scrolling horror adventure switching between killer, detective, and avenger
95% positive 785 reviews
Possessor(s)
Possessor(s)
Side-scrolling action with aerial combos and branching city exploration
76% positive 784 reviews
Lone Fungus
Lone Fungus
Side-scrolling metroidvania where sword strikes change how your spells work
86% positive 782 reviews