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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Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle
Seven side-scrolling arcade brawlers with local and online co-op
87% positive
1,193 reviews
The TakeOver
Side-scrolling arcade brawling with scavenged weapons and character-specific guns
83% positive
1,187 reviews
StrikeForce Kitty
Side-scrolling puzzle adventure where kittens steal costumes from foxes
90% positive
1,181 reviews
Demo BUTCHER
A side-scrolling shooter with fast combat and pixel gore
89% positive
1,177 reviews
Crea
A 2D sandbox RPG with crafting research and character progression
72% positive
1,175 reviews
Demo Warfare Legacy Collection
Side-scrolling strategy across two world wars and shifting front lines
92% positive
1,173 reviews
Mutazione
A narrative adventure about small-town gossip and supernatural secrets
95% positive
1,172 reviews
DRAINUS
Side-scrolling shooter where you absorb energy bullets and fire back
96% positive
1,170 reviews
HoloParade
Side-scrolling tower defense with hololive characters and musical formations
85% positive
1,156 reviews
Evitania Online - Idle RPG
Open-world idle RPG where your characters keep progressing while offline
79% positive
Free
LOST EPIC
Side-scrolling action RPG with customizable weapon skills and god battles
72% positive
1,138 reviews
Pink Hour
A free action platformer starring a pink-clad office worker
93% positive
Free
Pronty
Underwater Metroidvania where a robotic swordfish serves as your weapon
90% positive
1,133 reviews
Nitro Express
Side-scrolling shooter about police fighting rogue drones in Nitro City
77% positive
1,129 reviews
RADical ROACH Remastered
Side-scrolling shooter about a radioactive cockroach fighting armies of fleas
56% positive
Free
Devolver Bootleg
Eight retro minigames that parody Devolver Digital's own catalog
89% positive
1,124 reviews
One Hand Clapping
A 2D puzzle platformer controlled by singing and humming
85% positive
1,119 reviews
Double Dragon Trilogy
Three side-scrolling arcade beat 'em ups in one collection
54% positive
1,113 reviews
Demo Iron Meat
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter against mutants and multi-phase bosses
97% positive
1,111 reviews
GoNNER
A roguelite platform shooter with randomized levels and score-chasing combos
84% positive
1,110 reviews
Demo Toki Tori 2+
Open-world puzzle platformer where whistles and stomps influence creatures
85% positive
1,105 reviews
Burnhouse Lane
Side-scrolling horror adventure with dialogue choices that change the story
94% positive
1,100 reviews
Tank Team
Online tank battles with divided controls and one lookout
90% positive
Free
Blaster Master Zero
An action-adventure combining tank platforming with top-down combat on foot
92% positive
1,083 reviews