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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Safari Cannon
Casual physics platformer about bouncing past animals across a savannah
85% positive
52 reviews
Claire a la Mode
Arcade side-scrolling platformer built around a sabotaged baking competition
94% positive
52 reviews
Vivaldia 2
A side-scrolling action platformer with robots and prehistoric dinosaurs
83% positive
Free
In My Shadow
Puzzle platformer where you move objects to reshape shadow paths
82% positive
51 reviews
Demo Madshot: Road to Madness
A side-scrolling shooter with acrobatic movement against endless monster hordes
67% positive
51 reviews
Unbound
A sci-fi precision platformer with a prison guard chasing you
88% positive
Free
Demo Jett Rider
A side-scrolling shooter platformer where recycling space debris earns money
92% positive
50 reviews
Slumbering Feline
Side-scrolling adventure built around attacking enemies at their weak points
74% positive
Free
Oblitus mortis
A side-scrolling metroidvania drawing its monsters from Venezuelan folklore
94% positive
50 reviews
R-Type Dimensions III
Side-scrolling sci-fi shooter with local co-op and optional unlimited continues
26% positive
50 reviews
Demo Will Glow the Wisp
A side-scrolling bullet-hell platformer with recorded rivals to challenge
84% positive
43 reviews
Demo Who Takes The Crown?
Precision puzzle platforming built around climbing through chess games
84% positive
38 reviews
Demo Rolling Bird
Retro side-scrolling shooter built around fast, endless arcade action
97% positive
36 reviews
Disney Illusion Island Starring Mickey and Friends
Hand-drawn 2D platforming across an interconnected island in local co-op
94% positive
34 reviews
Demo Duck and the Land of Flightless Birds
A 2D platformer starring a flightless duck with upgradeable weapons
100% positive
23 reviews
Demo Johnny Chainsaw
Puzzle platformer without a jump button, built around environmental navigation
95% positive
22 reviews
Letters of War
A point-and-click adventure linking wartime battles and letters home
75% positive
20 reviews
Roads Of Rome: Portals 2 Collector’s Edition
Casual strategy adventure through worlds linked by ancient portals
68% positive
19 reviews
Demo Dice Goblin's Den
Tower defense roguelite balancing goblin defenses with a growing economy
89% positive
19 reviews
Demo Golden Hornet
Side-scrolling helicopter shooter combining hostage rescues with twin-stick combat
100% positive
15 reviews
Demo Darby Is Here Forever
Challenging 2D platformer built around creating blood platforms midair
100% positive
12 reviews
Battle for Asciion
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with graphics made entirely from ASCII text
83% positive
12 reviews
Demo Two Sides of Hell
Twin-stick shooter where you switch between soldier and demon forms
75% positive
8 reviews
Tiny Cats vs Toys
A hidden-object search for miniature cats among dangerous toys
100% positive
6 reviews