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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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The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
A folklore horror adventure set in a village of children
87% positive Free
Unto The End
Unto The End
A 2D action-adventure built around defense-first sword fighting
72% positive 405 reviews
Tasty Planet Forever
Tasty Planet Forever
Arcade eating game where small creatures grow big enough to swallow buildings
85% positive 405 reviews
Seraph
Seraph
Side-scrolling combat platformer with automatic targeting and acrobatic dodging
79% positive 403 reviews
Deer & Boy Demo
Deer & Boy
Cinematic puzzle platformer with a deer companion that grows
94% positive 403 reviews
Mini Ghost
Mini Ghost
A 2D metroidvania with editors for maps, characters, and tilesets
93% positive 402 reviews
Toki
Toki
Side-scrolling arcade platformer starring a chimpanzee who spits at enemies
88% positive 402 reviews
Cobalt Demo
Cobalt
A 2D action platformer with slow-motion combat and bullet-deflecting rolls
93% positive 400 reviews
Mighty Gunvolt
Mighty Gunvolt
Retro action platformer starring heroes from three different game series
75% positive 400 reviews
Corgi Warlock
Corgi Warlock
A side-scrolling action platformer starring a corgi who casts spells
79% positive 400 reviews
Ark of Charon Demo
Ark of Charon
Side-scrolling colony sim and tower defense atop a traveling tree
74% positive 400 reviews
The Long Reach Demo
The Long Reach
Side-scrolling horror adventure with inventory puzzles and waking nightmares
85% positive 399 reviews
Neon Inferno Demo
Neon Inferno
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter with enemies in the foreground and background
91% positive 399 reviews
Summum Aeterna
Summum Aeterna
2D action roguelite with seed-generated worlds and lasting upgrades
83% positive 398 reviews
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
Side-scrolling rat shooter with troop management and base defense
95% positive 398 reviews
DERE EVIL EXE
DERE EVIL EXE
Side-scrolling horror platformer with environmental puzzles and a meta story
87% positive 395 reviews
Calvino Noir
Calvino Noir
A noir stealth adventure through the criminal underworld of 1930s Europe
66% positive 394 reviews
Simple Fish Adventure
Simple Fish Adventure
A physics-based platformer about wriggling a fish across dry land
88% positive 393 reviews
God Awe-full Clicker
God Awe-full Clicker
Greek mythology idle clicker with endless battles and gladiator upgrades
65% positive Free
Drag Racing 3D: Streets 2
Drag Racing 3D: Streets 2
Free-to-play drag racing with detailed tuning and car club competitions
73% positive Free
The King's Bird
The King's Bird
A precision platformer built around momentum and physics-based gliding
75% positive 385 reviews
Han'yo
Han'yo
A side-scrolling action game built around fast samurai duels
83% positive Free
Genopanic
Genopanic
2D space-station platformer with mutants and branching endings
77% positive 384 reviews
Wife Quest
Wife Quest
A 2D action platformer where boss victories unlock new abilities
80% positive 382 reviews