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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Jets'n'Guns Gold
Side-scrolling space shooter with customizable ships and crowded enemy waves
87% positive
1,530 reviews
Spark the Electric Jester
Fast-paced 2D action platforming with a range of swappable powers
91% positive
1,527 reviews
Terminator 2D: NO FATE
Side-scrolling arcade shooter blending movie scenes with alternate story paths
84% positive
1,527 reviews
Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Party Dash
Pixel-art party game with horse-girl teams and school-festival contests
76% positive
1,510 reviews
Chasm
Side-scrolling action adventure with a map assembled anew each playthrough
76% positive
1,508 reviews
Mimpi Dreams
2D puzzle platformer where you clear paths through dog dreams
94% 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
StarBreak
Free-to-play 2D action platformer with permadeath and alien boss fights
78% positive
Free
Demo 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
Demo Mind Over Magnet
2D puzzle platformer using magnet companions to escape a factory
89% positive
1,425 reviews
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Side-scrolling action platforming with two demon-hunting sisters to switch between
80% positive
1,416 reviews
Foregone
A side-scrolling action platformer mixing melee combat with gunfire
81% positive
1,412 reviews
Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
Free 2D platformer about punching pirates and reclaiming treasure
96% positive
Free
Demo Vector
Side-scrolling parkour runner with rooftop chases and timed moves
90% positive
1,408 reviews
Demo BLADECHIMERA
Side-scrolling metroidvania with a demon sword that manipulates time
89% positive
1,402 reviews
Montaro RE
A casual side-scrolling runner starring a dog that collects underwear
95% positive
1,386 reviews
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Side-scrolling action platformer with punishing demon-filled storybook stages
74% positive
1,378 reviews
Demo DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain
Underwater survival horror where each dive risks a survivor's life
91% positive
1,373 reviews
Adorables
Casual sports and strategy matches with customizable cute characters
77% positive
1,360 reviews
Shio
A precision platformer built around jumps between floating lanterns
79% positive
1,360 reviews
Succubus Affection
Side-scrolling action RPG with monster fights and adult content
89% positive
1,352 reviews
Degrees of Separation
Co-op 2D puzzle platformer built around heat and cold
80% positive
1,346 reviews