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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Demo Devil Engine
Side-scrolling arcade shooter where clearing bullets costs your score multiplier
80% positive
141 reviews
Demo Return.
A short 2D platformer about guiding a lost soul home
89% positive
141 reviews
SUPERゆきおんなちゃん
Side-scrolling action where letting the boss timer expire counts as victory
98% positive
Free
Demo The Master's Pupil
A hand-painted puzzle platformer set inside Claude Monet's eye
91% positive
141 reviews
Re:Turn - One Way Trip
Side-scrolling horror adventure aboard a train spanning past and present
78% positive
140 reviews
Demo Boss Rush: Mythology
2D Souls-like action focused on duels with gods and monsters
79% positive
140 reviews
Space Pressure 3D: Prelude
Horizontal space shoot 'em up with comic-style story scenes
83% positive
Free
Demo Rocket Knight
Side-scrolling action platformer starring an opossum with a rocket pack
72% positive
139 reviews
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
An action RPG set in an African-inspired fantasy world
83% positive
139 reviews
aMAZE Classic
A black-and-white maze puzzle game with progressively larger labyrinths
89% positive
139 reviews
Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness
Psychological horror adventure following a clown after a circus fire
88% positive
139 reviews
Floor is Water
A 3D platformer where a ball jumps to escape water
78% positive
Free
Super Cakeboy
Side-scrolling action platformer with a baker and pastry-based weapons
99% positive
Free
Dark Scrolls
Side-scrolling roguelite platformer with branching routes through changing dungeons
59% positive
139 reviews
Demo Future Knight
A side-scrolling shooter with visuals modeled on LCD handheld games
98% positive
139 reviews
The Tenth Line
Fantasy RPG mixing turn-based battles, timed attacks, and 2D platforming
83% positive
138 reviews
WarriOrb
A side-scrolling action platformer where a trapped demon rolls and bounces
76% positive
138 reviews
The Treehouse Man
Side-scrolling RPG mixing turn-based attacks with real-time bullet dodging
86% positive
138 reviews
Aeon Drive
A side-scrolling precision platformer built around teleportation and speedrunning
75% positive
138 reviews
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
A stealth puzzle-platformer about a clone escaping deadly tests
77% positive
137 reviews
Satellite Repairman
Side-scrolling action built around satellite upkeep and planetary defense
66% positive
137 reviews
Filly Astray
A side-scrolling platformer built around chaining attacks for increasing damage
88% positive
137 reviews
Until Oblivion
Psychological horror adventure with time loops and a troubled teenage relationship
97% positive
Free
Neon Hardcore
2D action puzzler where stopping requires a separate button
69% positive
136 reviews