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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.

Related: 2D, Platformer, Action, Metroidvania

1,927 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.

1,927 games

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Sine Mora Demo
Sine Mora
A side-scrolling shooter where remaining time doubles as your health
83% positive 535 reviews
Flashback
Flashback
A sci-fi platformer with a rewind option for difficult sections
79% positive 535 reviews
100 hidden aliens
100 hidden aliens
A hidden-object hunt for aliens among black-and-white space drawings
86% positive 535 reviews
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure Demo
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
A sci-fi detective adventure where mistaken conclusions change the story
88% positive 533 reviews
1001 Spikes
1001 Spikes
A precision platformer with hidden traps and two jump heights
86% positive 531 reviews
OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK
OVERLORD: ESCAPE FROM NAZARICK
Side-scrolling metroidvania about escaping a tomb by reclaiming lost powers
66% positive 530 reviews
TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT Demo
TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT
A side-scrolling platformer about an elephant battling an invading army
74% positive 524 reviews
The Mildew Children Demo
The Mildew Children
2D adventure about a young witch's ritual in a children-only village
93% positive 524 reviews
Grand Pigeon's Duty
Grand Pigeon's Duty
Side-scrolling arcade action with a pigeon pooping on targets
77% positive 521 reviews
I Am The Hero
I Am The Hero
Pixel-art beat 'em up with free-form combos and timed attacks
82% positive 521 reviews
Black Future '88
Black Future '88
A roguelike shooter about climbing a tower before your heart explodes
74% positive 517 reviews
Skelethrone: The Prey
Skelethrone: The Prey
A free, side-scrolling metroidvania with Souls-like combat and boss battles
77% positive Free
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster
Third-person action adventure with shifting scenery and weapon stealing
85% positive 516 reviews
Albert and Otto
Albert and Otto
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer with a rabbit you carry and control
63% positive 512 reviews
STAY
STAY
Chat-based psychological adventure about helping a trapped stranger escape
66% positive 512 reviews
Young Souls
Young Souls
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with RPG gear and local co-op
83% positive 512 reviews
Monochroma Demo
Monochroma
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where carrying your injured brother limits your movement
75% positive 511 reviews
RIVE
RIVE
A side-scrolling shooter-platformer where hacking turns enemy robots into allies
83% positive 507 reviews
Remnants of Naezith
Remnants of Naezith
Fast-paced precision platformer built around grappling hooks and uncapped speed
95% positive 506 reviews
Foul Play
Foul Play
Side-scrolling brawler where linked attacks win over a theater audience
81% positive 503 reviews
Weapon of Choice DX
Weapon of Choice DX
Side-scrolling run-and-gun action with branching paths and character-specific weapons
77% positive 502 reviews
100 hidden birds 2
100 hidden birds 2
Hidden-object game about finding birds in a hand-drawn city
93% positive 501 reviews
Earthion
Earthion
Side-scrolling space shooter built to run on classic 16-bit hardware
94% positive 498 reviews
Sine Mora EX
Sine Mora EX
A side-scrolling shooter where survival depends on extending your time
65% positive 496 reviews