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.
Cursed to Golf
Side-view roguelike golf through hazardous courses and strict shot limits
72% positive
807 reviews
Gunman Clive
Western side-scrolling platformer with sketch-shaded graphics and boss fights
87% positive
796 reviews
Ukrainian Ninja
Side-scrolling action platformer with guns, ninja stars, and bosses
77% positive
Free
Actraiser Renaissance
Side-scrolling action and settlement building with real-time defense battles
74% positive
781 reviews
Goblin Stone
Turn-based roguelite about rebuilding a goblin colony through expeditions
54% positive
778 reviews
Flynn: Son of Crimson
Side-scrolling action platformer with crimson weapons and a guardian dog
85% positive
771 reviews
The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood
Side-scrolling horror adventure switching between killer, detective, and avenger
96% positive
771 reviews
Gods of Sand
Manage a gladiator school through turn-based arena fights
87% positive
757 reviews
WazHack
Side-scrolling roguelike dungeon crawler where time advances only when you act
90% positive
732 reviews
Aggelos
Retro 2D action RPG with unlockable abilities and tough bosses
77% positive
707 reviews
Shotgun Cop Man
2D precision platformer where gunfire propels you through hell
97% positive
701 reviews
Deathsmiles
Horizontal bullet-hell shooter where angels can fire both ways
96% positive
628 reviews
Windforge
Side-scrolling sandbox RPG with buildable airships and destructible terrain
68% positive
623 reviews
LumineNight
1950s detective adventure tracing a decade of unsolved murders
89% positive
592 reviews
La Tale
Free-to-play side-scrolling fantasy MMORPG with classes, dungeons, and bosses
58% positive
Free
Final Vendetta
Side-scrolling arcade brawler fighting through London to rescue a sister
80% positive
548 reviews
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Side-scrolling action platformer about a ninja fighting its creators
86% positive
541 reviews
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
A sci-fi detective adventure where mistaken conclusions change the story
88% positive
533 reviews
The Mildew Children
2D adventure about a young witch's ritual in a children-only village
93% positive
524 reviews
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster
Third-person action adventure with shifting scenery and weapon stealing
85% positive
516 reviews
Weapon of Choice DX
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action with branching paths and character-specific weapons
77% positive
502 reviews
100 hidden birds 2
Hidden-object game about finding birds in a hand-drawn city
93% positive
501 reviews
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Side-scrolling action platformer with wall climbing and aerial scythe attacks
94% positive
493 reviews
Space Gladiators
Hand-drawn roguelite platformer with randomized rooms and arena fights
90% positive
481 reviews