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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

1,883 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

1,883 games

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REDO!
REDO!
A post-apocalyptic metroidvania set in a city overrun by biomachines
87% positive 227 reviews
Idle Kitties Online
Idle Kitties Online
Multiplayer idle cat collecting with automatic drops and shared lobbies
75% positive Free
Madshot Demo
Madshot
Side-scrolling roguelite shooter with acrobatic combat inside Cthulhu
79% positive 226 reviews
VARIOUS DAYLIFE
VARIOUS DAYLIFE
A daily-life RPG where town jobs prepare you for expeditions
34% positive 226 reviews
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2
Side-scrolling arcade brawler inspired by a slapstick movie duo
88% positive 226 reviews
Super Daryl Deluxe
Super Daryl Deluxe
Side-scrolling action RPG set in a high school spanning dimensions
90% positive 225 reviews
While the Iron's Hot
While the Iron's Hot
Crafting adventure about smithing, solving puzzles, and rebuilding a village
82% positive 225 reviews
Archaeogem
Archaeogem
A precision platformer where your whip turns flowers into tools
86% positive 225 reviews
Weird Hero
Weird Hero
A side-scrolling shooter with odd weapons and mismatched enemies
71% positive 224 reviews
~Daydream~When butterflies dance
~Daydream~When butterflies dance
A 2D platformer where new abilities change the heroine's appearance
83% positive 224 reviews
Shadow Blade: Reload
Shadow Blade: Reload
Side-scrolling ninja action-platformer built around speed, traps, and sword combat
87% positive 223 reviews
Just Ski+
Just Ski+
Physics-based skiing where body position determines how fast you spin
86% positive Free
Blood Harvest 3
Blood Harvest 3
Fast-paced 2D action across arenas packed with enemies and bosses
75% positive 223 reviews
MindSeize
MindSeize
A sci-fi Metroidvania about exploring planets in a robotic body
71% positive 223 reviews
LUNARK Demo
LUNARK
A cinematic sci-fi platformer built around carefully timed movement
83% positive 223 reviews
Miska's Cave
Miska's Cave
A side-scrolling action game built around gravity-defying movement
89% positive Free
晨晨力量人 Adventure of Roger
晨晨力量人 Adventure of Roger
A 2D action platformer where your choices determine the ending
87% positive Free
Yars Rising
Yars Rising
Side-scrolling action adventure mixing exploration, stealth, and arcade hacking
82% positive 222 reviews
Teslagrad Remastered
Teslagrad Remastered
A puzzle platformer using magnetism to climb a steampunk tower
81% positive 221 reviews
Breakout Epilepsia
Breakout Epilepsia
Arcade brick-breaking mixed with shoot 'em up boss fights
84% positive Free
EARTH'S DAWN
EARTH'S DAWN
Side-scrolling action RPG with alien-powered soldiers and equipment crafting
73% positive 220 reviews
Les aventures de Fierot
Les aventures de Fierot
A side-scrolling runner that gets faster the farther you go
95% positive Free
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with unlockable playable enemies
85% positive 220 reviews
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials Demo
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
A puzzle-heavy metroidvania with a glowing bat as your partner
80% positive 219 reviews