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 Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Side-scrolling brawler with android ninjas and local co-op
92% positive
451 reviews
Heavy Weapon Deluxe
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with heavy artillery against tanks and planes
87% positive
448 reviews
Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
Fast-paced 2D platformer with secrets, side quests, and bosses
95% positive
444 reviews
Son of a Witch
Co-op action roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons and permadeath
86% positive
439 reviews
Berserk Boy
Fast 2D action platformer built around dashes and changing powers
85% positive
433 reviews
Grim Realms
2D colony sim about managing settlers through undead raids
80% positive
428 reviews
STAR WARS™: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles™
Side-scrolling arcade combat against droids, alone or in couch co-op
77% positive
421 reviews
Tactic Boxing
Third-person boxing simulation with ragdoll physics and local matches
77% positive
420 reviews
Ark of Charon
Side-scrolling colony sim and tower defense atop a traveling tree
76% positive
414 reviews
Symphonia
2D precision platformer where a violin bow propels you
90% positive
399 reviews
Summum Aeterna
2D action roguelite with seed-generated worlds and lasting upgrades
83% positive
398 reviews
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
Side-scrolling rat shooter with troop management and base defense
95% positive
398 reviews
God Awe-full Clicker
Greek mythology idle clicker with endless battles and gladiator upgrades
65% positive
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Genopanic
2D space-station platformer with mutants and branching endings
77% positive
384 reviews
Twilight Monk
Action RPG with side-scrolling dungeons and overhead world travel
77% positive
378 reviews
Knock'Em Out
Physics-based party brawler with weapons, traps, and dismemberment
85% positive
350 reviews
Bang Bang Fruit
2D physics puzzles about aiming fruit onto a cake
61% positive
338 reviews
Yugo Puzzle
Minimalist 2D puzzle game about jumping and merging jelly blocks
99% positive
336 reviews
Crab God
Side-scrolling underwater colony strategy guiding crabs to protect an egg
82% positive
329 reviews
Alien Hallway
Mouse-controlled action strategy commanding soldiers against waves of aliens
65% positive
325 reviews
Salty Hounds
Open-world dating sim about running a bodyguard agency and building relationships
70% positive
325 reviews
INAYAH - Life after Gods
2D action platformer with weapon-switching combat and traversal
77% positive
321 reviews
Romancelvania
Side-scrolling action platformer meets a monster dating show
74% positive
320 reviews
Missing Banban
2D action platformer about finding a friend through boss fights
93% positive
316 reviews