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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100 hidden frogs
A free hidden-object game set in a hand-drawn forest
98% positive
Free
The Swapper
Sci-fi puzzle platformer built around clones and body swapping
94% positive
7,585 reviews
METAL SLUG 3
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with branching stages and co-op missions
90% positive
7,533 reviews
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Persian-inspired Metroidvania with time powers and precision platforming
82% positive
7,386 reviews
Afterimage
Side-scrolling metroidvania with a vast world and weapon-based combat
77% positive
7,318 reviews
Demo Braid
2D puzzle-platformer where rewinding time changes how puzzles work
93% positive
7,271 reviews
The Silent Age
Side-scrolling point-and-click adventure with puzzles across two time periods
93% positive
7,196 reviews
The Final Station
2D post-apocalyptic adventure mixing train upkeep with infected encounters
88% positive
7,125 reviews
DuckTales: Remastered
Remade 2D platformer following Scrooge McDuck's worldwide treasure hunt
88% positive
7,051 reviews
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
Side-scrolling ninja stealth platformer with choices to evade or kill
96% positive
6,995 reviews
SteamWorld Dig
2D mining platformer about digging deeper and upgrading your tools
94% positive
6,912 reviews
Dungeon Munchies
Side-scrolling action RPG about cooking monsters to gain new abilities
97% positive
6,875 reviews
Rayman® Origins
2D platformer with unlockable abilities and four-player local co-op
94% positive
6,440 reviews
Eastern Exorcist
Hand-drawn side-scrolling action RPG about an exorcist fighting demons
83% positive
6,325 reviews
Magicite
Side-scrolling action roguelike with crafting and permanent death
85% positive
6,319 reviews
You Have to Win the Game
Retro exploration platformer with difficult jumps and hidden routes
93% positive
Free
Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
Punishing precision platformer about climbing a mountain on a pogo stick
84% positive
6,238 reviews
Demo Laika: Aged Through Blood
Side-scrolling action adventure built around motorbike combat and exploration
91% positive
6,224 reviews
Dungeon Fighter Online
Free-to-play 2D MMO beat 'em up with combo combat
60% positive
Free
Worms Revolution
Turn-based worm battles with specialized classes and dynamic water
86% positive
6,184 reviews
Pixel Piracy
Side-scrolling pirate sandbox about building ships and commanding crews
64% positive
6,178 reviews
MANDAGON
A 2D exploration platformer about life, death, and sacrifice
95% positive
Free
Axiom Verge
2D action platformer about exploring an alien labyrinth with glitches
90% positive
6,111 reviews
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Arctic puzzle platformer with two companions seeking a blizzard's source
81% positive
6,047 reviews