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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Awesomenauts
Side-scrolling MOBA with three-on-three battles and customizable skills
85% positive
12K reviews
Rayman® Legends
2D platformer with four-player co-op and music-timed stages
89% positive
12K reviews
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Fantasy puzzle platformer with physics challenges and four-player co-op
88% positive
12K reviews
Wall World
Mining roguelite with mobile base defense on a vertical wall
90% positive
12K reviews
Montaro
Pixel-art runner where a dog collects coins and protective underwear
95% positive
12K reviews
Rabi-Ribi
Nonlinear 2D platformer with close combat and bullet-hell bosses
95% positive
11K reviews
The Messenger
Retro 2D ninja platformer that shifts into time-travel exploration
92% positive
11K reviews
Seen
Dark puzzle platformer about a child trying to escape
91% positive
11K reviews
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Side-scrolling action platformer with secrets in a cursed land
93% positive
11K reviews
Tap Ninja - Idle game
Side-scrolling idle game with timed sword attacks and village building
85% positive
Free
Kingdom: New Lands
Side-scrolling survival strategy across islands threatened by nightly attacks
86% positive
11K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Pixel-art horror adventure about time travel and evading a pursuer
95% positive
11K reviews
Demo Monster Sanctuary
Pixel-art creature-collecting Metroidvania with tactical turn-based team battles
91% positive
11K reviews
Elsword
Free-to-play side-scrolling action RPG with co-op dungeons and PvP
73% positive
Free
Anomaly Agent
Side-scrolling action platformer with melee combos and anomaly weapons
95% positive
10K reviews
Planet of Lana
2D puzzle platformer with a companion on a threatened planet
93% positive
10K reviews
Demo REPLACED
Side-scrolling cyberpunk adventure about an AI trapped in a human body
85% positive
10K reviews
Oxenfree
Supernatural adventure shaped by choices, conversations, and radio signals
91% positive
9,964 reviews
Demo Absolum
A fantasy beat 'em up with spells and roguelite runs
91% positive
9,749 reviews
Dungreed
Side-scrolling action roguelite with randomized dungeons and town rebuilding
92% positive
9,726 reviews
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Side-scrolling zombie survival with stealth, scavenging, and shelter management
88% positive
9,653 reviews
Thomas Was Alone
Minimalist puzzle platformer about sentient rectangles working together
94% positive
9,393 reviews
The Vagrant
Side-scrolling action RPG with combo combat and a family mystery
89% positive
8,732 reviews
Demo Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
Side-view bullet hell boss rush with customizable spell card builds
97% positive
8,340 reviews