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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UnderParty
Violent 2D action platformer with combos and varied bosses
85% positive
830 reviews
Typoman
A puzzle platformer where changing words changes the world
86% positive
827 reviews
Unworthy
A combat-focused metroidvania where you explore without a jump button
79% positive
824 reviews
They Always Run
A sci-fi action platformer starring a three-armed bounty hunter
78% positive
824 reviews
Axiom Verge 2
A side-scrolling metroidvania with machine hacking and parallel realities
77% positive
822 reviews
Elderand
Gothic side-scrolling action RPG with exploration and weapon crafting
75% positive
822 reviews
GOODBYE WORLD
A narrative adventure about two friends struggling to make games
84% positive
822 reviews
Sonder
Side-scrolling co-op puzzle platformer built around complementary character abilities
90% positive
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Signs of Life
A sci-fi survival sandbox with an upgradeable wrist laser
75% positive
817 reviews
Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
Two retro action platformers connected by a new final chapter
95% positive
816 reviews
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
A 2D action platformer where defeated bosses grant new weapons
89% positive
811 reviews
Mercury Abbey
Side-scrolling mystery adventure investigating a curse at a mountain abbey
92% positive
810 reviews
aMAZE
Maze puzzles that grow larger as you find each exit
83% positive
809 reviews
Heroine Anthem Zero 2 : Scalescars Oath
Side-scrolling action RPG about a priestess searching for home
82% positive
809 reviews
Nuclear Blaze
A 2D firefighting platformer set inside a mysterious military facility
96% positive
807 reviews
Xeodrifter
A sci-fi action platformer with four alien planets to explore
74% positive
805 reviews
Glimmer in Mirror
Side-scrolling metroidvania with ranged attacks and collectible spirit companions
76% positive
805 reviews
東方剛欲異聞 ～ 水没した沈愁地獄
Side-view bullet hell action where enemy bullets become water
82% positive
803 reviews
100 hidden birds
A hidden-object hunt for birds concealed in city scenery
94% positive
801 reviews
Bionic Commando: Rearmed
A side-scrolling platformer built around swinging rather than jumping
69% positive
798 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
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Dungeon Escape
A 2D precision platformer about escaping a trap-filled dungeon
80% positive
791 reviews
Battle On! Hero Academy
Idle management where you build an academy for autonomous heroes
82% positive
789 reviews