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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Steel Sword Story S
Retro side-scrolling action with sword attacks and midair dodges
66% positive
80 reviews
OSK - The End of Time
A vertical platformer about a squirrel fleeing a burning world
61% positive
80 reviews
Demo Magin: The Rat Project Stories
Story-driven fantasy adventure with card battles shaped by emotions
70% positive
80 reviews
Super Grappling Gecko
A 2D exploration platformer built around a grappling hook
98% positive
80 reviews
Zero Wing
Side-scrolling arcade shooter where captured enemies become your ammunition
94% positive
80 reviews
Gift
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about escaping a shifting, sinking cruise ship
74% positive
80 reviews
SIMPWALK
A side-scrolling collectathon with three mascots and distinct movement abilities
95% positive
Free
Cast of the Seven Godsends - Redux
Side-scrolling action platformer with weapons, spells, and god-given armor
67% positive
79 reviews
222 Hearts
A platformer where collecting hearts keeps your air dashes going
80% positive
79 reviews
Noir Punk
A side-scrolling detective adventure following both investigator and murder suspect
89% positive
Free
Silver Axe - The Honest Elf
A side-scrolling action RPG built around fairy-tale boss battles
85% positive
79 reviews
Demo Last Vanguard
Side-scrolling metroidvania with gun combat and hand-drawn animation
81% positive
79 reviews
Awita: Journey of Hope
Side-scrolling metroidvania with sword combat and a quest for a cure
68% positive
79 reviews
Procyon
Side-scrolling space shooter with weapons you can switch and overcharge
94% positive
78 reviews
Lotte
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer where dying turns you into a fly
90% positive
78 reviews
Xanthiom 2
A sci-fi metroidvania bundled with a remake of its predecessor
95% positive
78 reviews
Demo Runeomicon
Tower defense built around drawing precise runes under pressure
85% positive
78 reviews
Awesome Pea 2
A side-scrolling precision platformer with green, Game Boy-style pixel art
91% positive
77 reviews
Kandria
Open-world action RPG combining precision platforming, sword combat, and fishing
92% positive
77 reviews
KEEP OUT
Side-scrolling horror adventure about a toy surviving among humans
65% positive
77 reviews
SAOMI
A precision platformer built around double jumps and air dashes
90% positive
77 reviews
SEARCH ALL - SPIDERS
A hidden-object game about spotting spiders in an animated scene
88% positive
77 reviews
Past Synergy
A two-player puzzle platformer where teammates can hurt each other
86% positive
Free
Kraino Origins
Retro action platformer combining fast melee combat with magic abilities
91% positive
77 reviews