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.
Spelunky 2
Punishing roguelike platforming through randomized, trap-filled lunar worlds
93% positive
22K reviews
Salt and Sanctuary
2D action RPG with tough combat and branching island exploration
89% positive
22K reviews
Blasphemous 2
Difficult 2D Metroidvania with weapon swapping and grotesque bosses
91% positive
22K reviews
Streets of Rage 4
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with combo combat and four-player local co-op
92% positive
20K reviews
Until Then
Pixel-art visual novel blending romance, mystery, and psychological drama
97% positive
19K reviews
Dust: An Elysian Tail
2D action RPG with sword combat and nonlinear exploration
95% positive
19K reviews
Rogue Legacy
Side-scrolling roguelite platformer where each death brings a new heir
92% positive
19K reviews
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Dark fantasy 2D Metroidvania with companion-based combat and exploration
95% positive
19K reviews
The Expendabros
Free 2D run-and-gun action with seven movie-inspired playable soldiers
97% positive
Free
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Retro side-scrolling platformer with four campaigns and local battles
96% positive
17K reviews
Spelunky
Difficult roguelike platformer with destructible, randomly generated underground levels
92% positive
17K reviews
Trine Enchanted Edition
Fantasy puzzle platformer with three heroes and physics-based challenges
96% positive
16K reviews
Mark of the Ninja
Side-scrolling stealth platformer about sneaking past or killing guards
97% positive
16K reviews
MapleStory
Side-scrolling MMORPG with dozens of classes and cooperative boss fights
61% positive
Free
BRAIN / OUT
Free-to-play pixel-art shooter with online battles and weapon upgrades
82% positive
Free
LISA: The Painful
Post-apocalyptic party RPG where harsh choices have lasting consequences
95% positive
15K reviews
Rogue Legacy 2
Genealogical 2D action roguelite with descendants inheriting permanent upgrades
91% positive
15K reviews
Touhou Luna Nights
Side-scrolling action game with bullet-heavy combat and time-stopping puzzles
97% positive
15K reviews
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Pixel-art brawler with six-player co-op against the Foot Clan
94% positive
15K reviews
Kingdom Heroes 8
Three Kingdoms strategy RPG with large real-time battlefield clashes
54% positive
15K reviews
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Fantasy puzzle platformer with physics challenges and four-player co-op
89% positive
14K reviews
Child of Light
Watercolor fairy-tale RPG with turn-based battles and a stolen sun
91% positive
13K reviews
Jump King
Precision platformer where a missed jump can undo your climb
90% positive
13K reviews
The Messenger
Retro 2D ninja platformer that shifts into time-travel exploration
93% positive
13K reviews