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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.

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Age of Advent
Age of Advent
An arcade minigame collection starring characters from hololive's Advent group
95% positive Free
100 hidden rams
100 hidden rams
Hidden-object game about finding rams in a hand-drawn village
97% positive 381 reviews
99 Levels To Hell
99 Levels To Hell
Side-scrolling roguelite shooter mixing guns, magic, and dungeon traps
59% positive 380 reviews
Copy Kitty Demo
Copy Kitty
Side-scrolling action platformer where copied enemy powers combine into new weapons
98% positive 380 reviews
Cally's Caves 3 Demo
Cally's Caves 3
Side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer with weapons that evolve through use
83% positive 379 reviews
Mind Spheres
Mind Spheres
A physics puzzler mixing minigolf and pinball through movable platforms
85% positive 378 reviews
Twilight Monk Demo
Twilight Monk
Action RPG with side-scrolling dungeons and overhead world travel
77% positive 378 reviews
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
Side-scrolling platformer where changing personalities transforms the world around you
83% positive 376 reviews
Son of a Witch
Son of a Witch
Co-op action roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons and permadeath
84% positive 376 reviews
Song of Iron
Song of Iron
Side-scrolling action adventure with limited arrows and breakable shields
73% positive 376 reviews
Horace
Horace
A robot's puzzle-platforming journey with abilities that bend physics
86% positive 374 reviews
Summer Catchers Demo
Summer Catchers
A side-scrolling runner that mixes racing, puzzles, and rhythm
80% positive 372 reviews
Rocketbirds 2 Evolution
Rocketbirds 2 Evolution
Side-scrolling shooter with jetpacks and a separate cooperative rescue mode
76% positive 371 reviews
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
A precision rhythm platformer with tools to build and share levels
97% positive 371 reviews
And Yet It Moves Demo
And Yet It Moves
A physics-based puzzle-platformer where rotating the world opens new paths
80% positive 370 reviews
Slimeward
Slimeward
Idle town building where attacking a slime supplies your resources
88% positive 370 reviews
Beholgar
Beholgar
Side-scrolling metroidvania with magic rings, spells, and weapon upgrades
75% positive 369 reviews
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection
An arcade collection with mid-game saves and adjustable difficulty settings
63% positive 368 reviews
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)
Side-scrolling action platformer drawing its monsters from Spanish folklore
92% positive 364 reviews
Sakura Gozen
Sakura Gozen
Side-scrolling adult RPG with a samurai aiming for tournament victory
95% positive 362 reviews
Loot Hero DX
Loot Hero DX
A loot-grinding action RPG with automatic fights and stat upgrades
72% positive 361 reviews
Meow Express
Meow Express
Side-scrolling arcade runner about ferrying cats on a flying robot vacuum
86% positive Free
Strange Telephone
Strange Telephone
A surreal adventure through worlds created by dialing phone numbers
83% positive 359 reviews
Pharaoh Rebirth+
Pharaoh Rebirth+
Side-scrolling action platformer starring a cursed rabbit treasure hunter
89% positive 358 reviews