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.
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Side-scrolling psychological horror adventure about eviction, guilt, and puzzles
93% positive
13K reviews
Deadlight
Side-scrolling survival platformer through zombie-filled Seattle after global collapse
79% positive
13K reviews
Monster Sanctuary
Pixel-art creature-collecting Metroidvania with tactical turn-based team battles
91% positive
13K reviews
Wall World
Mining roguelite with mobile base defense on a vertical wall
91% positive
13K reviews
Kingdom: New Lands
Side-scrolling survival strategy across islands threatened by nightly attacks
85% positive
12K reviews
Rayman® Legends
2D platformer with four-player co-op and music-timed stages
90% positive
12K reviews
Rabi-Ribi
Nonlinear 2D platformer with close combat and bullet-hell bosses
95% positive
12K reviews
Montaro
Pixel-art runner where a dog collects coins and protective underwear
95% positive
12K reviews
Oxenfree
Supernatural adventure shaped by choices, conversations, and radio signals
91% positive
12K reviews
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Side-scrolling action platformer with secrets in a cursed land
93% positive
12K reviews
Hue
A 2D puzzle platformer where matching colors hide obstacles
93% positive
11K reviews
SteamWorld Dig
2D mining platformer about digging deeper and upgrading your tools
94% positive
11K reviews
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Pixel-art horror adventure about time travel and evading a pursuer
96% positive
11K reviews
Deepest Sword
2D puzzle platformer about maneuvering an unwieldy sword toward a dragon
87% positive
Free
Planet of Lana
2D puzzle platformer with a companion on a threatened planet
93% positive
11K reviews
Afterimage
Side-scrolling metroidvania with a vast world and weapon-based combat
77% positive
10K reviews
Anomaly Agent
Side-scrolling action platformer with melee combos and anomaly weapons
95% positive
10K reviews
Seen
Dark puzzle platformer about a child trying to escape
91% positive
9,980 reviews
Braid
2D puzzle-platformer where rewinding time changes how puzzles work
93% positive
9,955 reviews
Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days
Side-scrolling zombie survival with stealth, scavenging, and shelter management
89% positive
9,836 reviews
Dungreed
Side-scrolling action roguelite with randomized dungeons and town rebuilding
93% positive
9,601 reviews
The Final Station
2D post-apocalyptic adventure mixing train upkeep with infected encounters
87% positive
9,514 reviews
Thomas Was Alone
Minimalist puzzle platformer about sentient rectangles working together
94% positive
9,393 reviews
METAL SLUG 3
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with branching stages and co-op missions
90% positive
9,186 reviews