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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.

1,882 games

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Beat, Heart, Beat Demo
Beat, Heart, Beat
A rhythm platformer with directional slashes and aerial combos
99% positive 72 reviews
John's Quest
John's Quest
A 2D adventure that changes genres from level to level
97% positive Free
Chocolate makes you happy 2
Chocolate makes you happy 2
A physics puzzle game about balancing cookies on chocolate bars
80% positive 71 reviews
Zombie Derby: Pixel Survival
Zombie Derby: Pixel Survival
Side-scrolling arcade driving with zombies to crush and cars to upgrade
90% positive 71 reviews
INVERT
INVERT
A logic puzzle game about matching colors with limited moves
94% positive 71 reviews
Veggie Menace
Veggie Menace
Side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer about a witch fighting living vegetables
77% positive Free
TVs: The Awakening
TVs: The Awakening
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about a TV searching for the truth
75% positive Free
Bad cat Sam
Bad cat Sam
A puzzle-strategy game about wrecking a house as a cat
85% positive 71 reviews
Anima Flux Demo
Anima Flux
Co-op metroidvania with two soldiers fighting through a mutant-infested space ark
79% positive 70 reviews
SHIKIYOKU -Teru Yumemi in the Nightmare-
SHIKIYOKU -Teru Yumemi in the Nightmare-
Side-scrolling horror adventure about investigating mysteries inside spirits' dream worlds
97% positive 70 reviews
Super Blasting Boy
Super Blasting Boy
Retro 2D puzzle platformer with deadly traps and guns
71% positive 70 reviews
Hayfever
Hayfever
A precision platformer where sneezes propel you through hazards
90% positive Free
Jetboard Joust
Jetboard Joust
Side-scrolling roguelite shooter where leaping off your board grants brief invincibility
83% positive 70 reviews
Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem
Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem
A gothic action platformer mixing Touhou characters and bullet barrages
79% positive 70 reviews
Cyberplug
Cyberplug
A side-scrolling platformer built around speed and electric powers
81% positive Free
Return to the Skyway
Return to the Skyway
A side-scrolling puzzle platformer where creatures help clear your path
80% positive Free
The Kangaroo Conspiracy
The Kangaroo Conspiracy
A retro platformer with a talking kangaroo and conspiracy satire
91% positive 70 reviews
orz
orz
A precision platformer built around a journey to the left
59% positive Free
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants
Arcade brawling with turtle-specific super attacks and summoned mutant allies
64% positive 70 reviews
RoboGAL: Gaga Delta Lady Demo
RoboGAL: Gaga Delta Lady
Side-scrolling action platformer with weapons earned by defeating bosses
97% positive 70 reviews
Ethan: Meteor Hunter Demo
Ethan: Meteor Hunter
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about stopping time and rearranging objects
62% positive 69 reviews
STEEL STRIDER
STEEL STRIDER
Side-scrolling mech shooter with a jetpack and freely aimed weapons
72% positive 69 reviews
Coffee Crisis Demo
Coffee Crisis
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with coffee, aliens, and random modifiers
61% positive 69 reviews
Devious Dungeon 2
Devious Dungeon 2
Side-scrolling dungeon crawler with randomized levels and three playable heroes
74% positive 69 reviews