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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School Hero
A school-set beat 'em up with pets as fighting companions
89% positive
63 reviews
Demo Horse Runner DX
Arcade runner where a growing herd doubles as extra lives
94% positive
63 reviews
Pixel Shooter
A side-scrolling platform shooter where you can fight or flee
27% positive
62 reviews
Zed Survival
Side-scrolling zombie shooter with increasingly difficult waves to survive
94% positive
62 reviews
Star Sky 3
A walking adventure about choices beneath a sky full of stars
89% positive
62 reviews
Mon Amour
One-button arcade action about rescuing captives with kisses
97% positive
62 reviews
Maximus 2: Street Gladiators
Fantasy beat 'em up with four-player local and online co-op
92% positive
62 reviews
World for Two
A side-scrolling adventure about restoring animal life through DNA experiments
77% positive
62 reviews
Hunter Girls
Side-scrolling arcade shooter built around constant movement and timed dodges
79% positive
62 reviews
Demo The Glitch Fairy
A side-scrolling action platformer where enemies become tools and power-ups
100% positive
62 reviews
The Legend of Yan Loong 1+2
A side-scrolling brawler where longer combos earn more experience
56% positive
62 reviews
Demo Ninja Ming
A precision platformer built around teleporting to thrown kunai
94% positive
62 reviews
Okko The Exiled
Side-scrolling action platformer with enemy-launching combos and timed attacks
89% positive
62 reviews
DJ Bunny
Music puzzle adventure following a rabbit's path to the stage
98% positive
Free
Plastiland
A puzzle-platformer about guiding clay creatures by changing their roles
56% positive
61 reviews
JET HERO
Side-scrolling shooter with mouse-controlled flight and customizable skills
67% positive
61 reviews
Absolute Blue
Side-scrolling space shooter with weapon upgrades and high-speed flight sections
70% positive
Free
Skybolt Zack
A side-scrolling platformer where color-matched punches keep you airborne
87% positive
61 reviews
Demo Witchcrafty
A side-scrolling platformer where elemental spells open new paths
56% positive
61 reviews
Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show
A 2D arena brawler set in an alien game show
49% positive
61 reviews
UniDuni
A puzzle platformer about coordinating two friends through obstacle-filled levels
97% positive
61 reviews
Mr. Hopp's Manor Escape
Side-scrolling survival horror about escaping a manor of cursed toys
93% positive
61 reviews
Romino's Adventure
A side-scrolling puzzle platformer built around moving tetromino blocks
93% positive
Free
Demo Kokoro Clover Season1
A 2D platformer styled after Sunday morning Japanese anime
93% positive
61 reviews