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.
Kero Blaster
Side-scrolling platformer about a frog clearing monsters from teleporters
94% positive
1,551 reviews
Jets'n'Guns Gold
Side-scrolling space shooter with customizable ships and crowded enemy waves
87% positive
1,530 reviews
Dragon Saga
Free-to-play side-scrolling fantasy MMORPG with combo-based action combat
65% positive
Free
Contra Anniversary Collection
Classic side-scrolling shooters collected for solo or local co-op
76% positive
1,493 reviews
Pankapu
2D action platformer with shifting forms in a child's dreams
64% positive
1,475 reviews
Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
Seven side-scrolling arcade brawlers with local and online co-op
88% positive
1,466 reviews
METAL SLUG 2
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with six missions and local co-op
89% positive
1,445 reviews
The MISSING: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Puzzle platformer where dismemberment helps you cross a trap-filled island
89% positive
1,439 reviews
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
2.5D platformer with changing levels and a difficult final lair
81% positive
1,436 reviews
Mind Over Magnet
2D puzzle platformer using magnet companions to escape a factory
89% positive
1,425 reviews
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
Free 2D platformer about punching pirates and reclaiming treasure
96% positive
Free
Vector
Side-scrolling parkour runner with rooftop chases and timed moves
89% positive
1,400 reviews
Adorables
Casual sports and strategy matches with customizable cute characters
77% positive
1,360 reviews
Degrees of Separation
Co-op 2D puzzle platformer built around heat and cold
80% positive
1,346 reviews
Mimpi Dreams
2D puzzle platformer where you clear paths through dog dreams
94% positive
Free
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where portals change gravity and time
83% positive
1,339 reviews
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: Russia
2.5D stealth platforming with sniping in post-revolutionary Russia
59% positive
1,326 reviews
Pronty
Underwater Metroidvania where a robotic swordfish serves as your weapon
91% positive
1,323 reviews
Final Exam
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with co-op monster fights
84% positive
1,314 reviews
StarBreak
Free-to-play 2D action platformer with permadeath and alien boss fights
79% positive
Free
Color Symphony
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer using color to clear obstacles
73% positive
Free
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
2D action platformer built around leaping between surfaces
81% positive
1,275 reviews
Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium
Classic arcade collection with rewind and online scoreboards
68% positive
Free
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition
Side-scrolling platformer with creature transformations and alternate campaigns
88% positive
1,268 reviews