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 Shank
2D side-scrolling beat 'em up with weapon combos and local co-op
91% positive
3,295 reviews
Demo HAAK
Side-scrolling metroidvania with hook-based movement and hidden wasteland paths
88% positive
3,293 reviews
BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Side-scrolling platformer about flying through forest traps and puzzles
86% positive
3,291 reviews
Kingdom Eighties
1980s side-scrolling tower defense with kids protecting their town
75% positive
3,246 reviews
Zombotron
Side-scrolling shooter where elevators and rubble become weapons
89% positive
3,239 reviews
With You
Two-player puzzle platformer where cooperation helps overcome deliberately awkward controls
89% positive
Free
Roguelands
2D action roguelike with planetary runs and persistent ship upgrades
80% positive
3,222 reviews
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Side-scrolling Metroidvania with customizable sigils and demon battles
91% positive
3,202 reviews
WAVESHAPER
Minimalist 2D arcade score attack with escalating difficulty
88% positive
3,199 reviews
River City Girls
2D beat 'em up where girlfriends rescue their kidnapped boyfriends
84% positive
3,184 reviews
Demo Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Side-scrolling dark fantasy action RPG with interconnected exploration and demanding combat
74% positive
3,180 reviews
Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Side-scrolling Ork shooter about reclaiming a stolen hair squig
87% positive
3,173 reviews
Grim Clicker
Dark fantasy idle RPG with skill builds and gear crafting
78% positive
Free
Gravity Circuit
Fast-paced 2D robot platformer built around punches and grappling
94% positive
3,145 reviews
The friends of Ringo Ishikawa
Open-world beat 'em up about friendship before high school graduation
89% positive
3,118 reviews
Trek to Yomi
Side-scrolling samurai action framed like a black-and-white film
71% positive
3,092 reviews
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Side-scrolling runner where platforming moves follow the music
92% positive
3,078 reviews
I wanna be the Creator
Precision platformer with a level editor and shared creations
95% positive
3,062 reviews
Demo Dex
Side-scrolling cyberpunk action RPG where implants open new paths
86% positive
3,040 reviews
Endling - Extinction is Forever
Side-scrolling survival adventure about keeping fox cubs alive amid human destruction
95% positive
3,033 reviews
The Coma: Recut
2D survival horror in a school stalked by a killer
84% positive
3,024 reviews
Constance
A hand-drawn metroidvania built around transforming into paint
82% positive
3,020 reviews
Demo Soda Crisis
A side-scrolling shooter with acrobatic movement and quick retries after death
92% positive
3,018 reviews
Bladed fury
A 2D hack-and-slash adventure through Chinese history and mythology
86% positive
3,014 reviews