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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Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
A retro action platformer with tough challenges and crude humor
92% positive
740 reviews
HunterX
Side-scrolling action RPG with weapon combos, dodges, and parries
81% positive
732 reviews
Super Time Force Ultra
Side-scrolling shooter where rewinding time turns past selves into teammates
89% positive
731 reviews
Cursed to Golf
Side-view roguelike golf through hazardous courses and strict shot limits
68% positive
731 reviews
Knightmare Tower
Arcade tower climbing with monster slashing and rising lava
94% positive
729 reviews
Demo Oniken: Unstoppable Edition
Side-scrolling action platformer with ninja combat and punishing boss fights
81% positive
722 reviews
Demo Big Helmet Heroes
Side-scrolling brawler with unlockable knights and local co-op
77% positive
717 reviews
Demo Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
Side-scrolling platformer with a rabbit prince and a wall-drilling jetpack
86% positive
714 reviews
Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
Side-scrolling survival horror with sinister toys in an orphanage
93% positive
711 reviews
Titan Attacks!
Arcade tank shooter with weapon upgrades and alien mothership battles
92% positive
708 reviews
Aggelos
Retro 2D action RPG with unlockable abilities and tough bosses
77% positive
707 reviews
Demo LIBERATED
Side-scrolling action-adventure told through the panels of a comic book
76% positive
706 reviews
BIT.TRIP BEAT
Retro rhythm action with a paddle and incoming beat patterns
81% positive
705 reviews
Slash/Jump
A precision platformer where sword swings propel you through obstacles
99% positive
Free
Demo Shotgun Cop Man
2D precision platformer where gunfire propels you through hell
97% positive
701 reviews
BloodRayne Betrayal (Legacy)
A side-scrolling hack-and-slash platformer where feeding on enemies restores health
58% positive
698 reviews
100 hidden eternals
A surreal hidden-object game with hand-drawn art and animated puzzles
92% positive
697 reviews
COCKHEAD
A 2D platformer with cartoon genitals as comic characters
66% positive
696 reviews
打工吧！天使酱 ~天使在魔界的劳改生活~
A time-management RPG about an angel working in the demon realm
96% positive
Free
ADEN
Side-scrolling combat with enemy-flinging attacks and rhythm-based boss battles
97% positive
693 reviews
R-Type Final 2
Side-scrolling space shooter with customizable ships and shifting stages
76% positive
689 reviews
Vibrant Venture
Side-scrolling platformer where switching characters lets you combine movement abilities
97% positive
682 reviews
Rogue Stormers
Side-scrolling run-and-gun roguelite with perks that survive failed runs
67% positive
678 reviews
Raji: Prologue
An action-adventure prologue rooted in Hindu and Balinese mythology
88% positive
Free