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
1,927 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Altitude
2D multiplayer dogfights with Plane Ball and base destruction
91% positive
Free
Jaded
2D precision platformer with time-slowing attacks and fast dashes
94% positive
2,112 reviews
Mosa Lina
2D puzzle platformer with random tools and physics-based solutions
95% positive
2,101 reviews
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
2D action platformer about a chicken fighting a penguin dictatorship
82% positive
2,087 reviews
Mighty No. 9
Side-scrolling action platformer built around dashing into weakened robot enemies
58% positive
2,083 reviews
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Side-scrolling action platformer where defeated dragons change your form
85% positive
2,083 reviews
OXENFREE II: Lost Signals
Side-scrolling supernatural adventure driven by choices and radio signals
88% positive
2,078 reviews
Knock-knock
Side-scrolling horror adventure about surviving nights in a shifting cabin
87% positive
2,076 reviews
Dark Devotion
2D dark-fantasy action RPG with branching, one-way temple paths
74% positive
2,053 reviews
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
A 2D exploration platformer where pirate gear replaces lost magic
94% positive
2,041 reviews
Stickman Trenches
Side-scrolling trench strategy with infantry, tanks, and base assaults
81% positive
2,037 reviews
Castlevania Anniversary Collection
Eight classic side-scrolling action games about fighting Dracula
80% positive
2,035 reviews
Demo Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune
Side-scrolling fantasy Metroidvania with character switching and hidden passages
81% positive
2,016 reviews
Soul's Remnant
Side-scrolling MMORPG with classless builds and a player-driven economy
62% positive
Free
Ghost 1.0
A side-scrolling action platformer about possessing robots aboard a space station
90% positive
2,006 reviews
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial
Side-scrolling action roguelite with tower runs that reset on death
71% positive
1,996 reviews
UNREAL LIFE
Side-scrolling puzzle adventure about reading objects' memories with a talking traffic light
95% positive
1,995 reviews
A Taste of the Past
A side-scrolling adventure about cooking and connecting with your ancestors
98% positive
Free
Blade Assault
2D action roguelite with transformable weapons and randomized upgrades
75% positive
1,989 reviews
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
Side-scrolling platformer with two-character moves and local or online co-op
77% positive
1,981 reviews
Blazing Chrome
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with robot armies and local co-op
87% positive
1,981 reviews
Islets
2D metroidvania where reconnecting floating islands opens new paths
95% positive
1,949 reviews
TTV2
Fast-paced arcade maze game with hazards and little room for error
88% positive
1,927 reviews
Demo Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Side-scrolling platformer where switching dream worlds changes your abilities
78% positive
1,923 reviews