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
432 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Gory 2D action platformer with fast, combo-driven revenge combat
95% positive
1,894 reviews
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2
Four classic side-scrolling action platformers with extra challenge modes
85% positive
1,859 reviews
Aegis Defenders
2D platformer mixing exploration, character swapping, and tower defense
78% positive
1,830 reviews
Soldat
Free-to-play side-view shooter with fast military arena battles
94% positive
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Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with tag-team combat and changing stages
86% positive
1,745 reviews
Freedom Planet 2
Side-scrolling action platformer with four distinct character fighting styles
96% positive
1,739 reviews
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut
Side-scrolling action platformer with creature transformations and interconnected areas
86% positive
1,738 reviews
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Japanese folklore platformer with staff-bouncing combat and interconnected exploration
84% positive
1,733 reviews
Alien Hominid Invasion
Arcade shoot-'em-up with co-op and shifting city neighborhoods
89% positive
1,731 reviews
Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
3D platformer where paint and thinner reshape a forgotten world
94% positive
1,718 reviews
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer where a magic marker shapes your path
95% positive
1,660 reviews
Tribal Hunter
Side-scrolling action platformer where eating enemies changes your size
97% positive
1,659 reviews
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2
Retro 2D action platformer with character switching and local co-op
85% positive
1,643 reviews
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash
Pixel-art party game with horse-girl teams and school-festival contests
75% positive
1,618 reviews
GIBZ
Side-scrolling zombie shooter with four-player co-op across early 1900s London
88% positive
1,603 reviews
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Side-scrolling Metroidvania through an afterlife inspired by Korean folklore
78% positive
1,594 reviews
Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive
1,589 reviews
TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Side-scrolling trading RPG where carrying more goods makes travel riskier
79% positive
1,583 reviews
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Side-scrolling action platformer with punishing demon-filled storybook stages
75% positive
1,582 reviews
Creepy Tale 2
Dark fairy-tale puzzle adventure about rescuing your kidnapped sister
86% positive
1,582 reviews
Commander Keen
Side-scrolling sci-fi platformers starring a pogo-stick-wielding child hero
93% positive
1,579 reviews
TTV2
Fast-paced arcade maze game with hazards and little room for error
86% positive
1,566 reviews
Cyber Shadow
Side-scrolling ninja platformer with unlockable moves and tough bosses
83% positive
1,556 reviews
Towerborne
Side-scrolling action RPG with combo brawls, loot, and co-op
66% positive
1,554 reviews