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
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Side-scrolling action roguelite with randomized stages and distinct playstyles
88% positive
2,639 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
A side-scrolling action platformer where two ninjas combine their abilities
92% positive
2,618 reviews
Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition
Side-scrolling platformer where the hero sings about your actions
96% positive
2,601 reviews
Demo Indivisible
Side-scrolling action RPG combining platforming and real-time party combat
72% positive
2,590 reviews
The Cave
Side-scrolling puzzle adventure with three explorers and character-specific stories
87% positive
2,589 reviews
Double Dragon: Neon
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with co-op and mixtape powers
77% positive
2,578 reviews
Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story™
Side-scrolling rhythm runner where jumps and bombs follow the beat
79% positive
2,549 reviews
Angvik
2D action platformer with one life to clear its stages
88% positive
2,538 reviews
Demo Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Side-scrolling action platformer with monster forms that open new paths
88% positive
2,537 reviews
Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
Wave-based 2.5D shooter with wages spent on combat upgrades
96% positive
2,535 reviews
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
Six classic 2D action platformers with modern difficulty assists
75% positive
2,513 reviews
Earn to Die 2
Side-scrolling driving game about upgrading cars to smash zombies
93% positive
2,507 reviews
Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition
Retro arcade beat 'em up with endless Nazi fights
90% positive
2,490 reviews
Seasons after Fall
A puzzle platformer where a fox changes the seasons
81% positive
2,480 reviews
Nihilumbra
A puzzle platformer where painting surfaces changes how they behave
89% positive
2,459 reviews
Volgarr the Viking
Challenging 2D Viking platformer built around traps and bosses
81% positive
2,455 reviews
pureya
Two-button arcade minigames that switch every ten seconds
96% positive
2,455 reviews
100 hidden cats
A hidden-object game about spotting cats in a city drawing
95% positive
2,447 reviews
Life Goes On: Done to Death
Puzzle platformer where fallen knights become tools for progress
96% positive
2,438 reviews
Demo MARVEL Cosmic Invasion
Side-scrolling superhero beat 'em up with mid-fight hero swaps
88% positive
2,420 reviews
Haunt the House: Terrortown
Side-scrolling action puzzler where ghosts possess objects to scare people
87% positive
2,416 reviews
Demo Silly Polly Beast
Horror action-adventure with gunfire, forbidden spells, and shifting combat perspectives
90% positive
2,416 reviews
9 Years of Shadows
Side-scrolling Metroidvania with elemental armor inside a mechanical fortress
78% positive
2,384 reviews
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
2D action platformer with interconnected ruins and demanding sword-and-magic combat
83% positive
2,362 reviews