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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Soldat 2
Side-scrolling arena shooter with physics-based movement and ranked multiplayer matches
84% positive
415 reviews
Shootout on Cash Island
Side-scrolling action platformer built around an island treasure hunt
85% positive
415 reviews
SORE
A psychological horror puzzle game about finding a way out
67% positive
Free
100 hidden hares
Hidden-object game with hares concealed in hand-drawn winter scenery
95% positive
412 reviews
Demo Clea
Stealth survival horror where roaming monsters react to your noise
98% positive
411 reviews
Battlecruisers
Real-time naval strategy where you build and arm your warship
84% positive
409 reviews
Steel Assault
Side-scrolling action platformer with whip combat and zipline movement
76% positive
407 reviews
The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
A folklore horror adventure set in a village of children
87% positive
Free
Unto The End
A 2D action-adventure built around defense-first sword fighting
72% positive
405 reviews
Tasty Planet Forever
Arcade eating game where small creatures grow big enough to swallow buildings
85% positive
405 reviews
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WonderKing
Side-scrolling MMORPG with class advancement and cooperative boss raids
45% positive
Free
Seraph
Side-scrolling combat platformer with automatic targeting and acrobatic dodging
79% positive
403 reviews
Demo Deer & Boy
Cinematic puzzle platformer with a deer companion that grows
94% positive
403 reviews
Mini Ghost
A 2D metroidvania with editors for maps, characters, and tilesets
93% positive
402 reviews
Toki
Side-scrolling arcade platformer starring a chimpanzee who spits at enemies
88% positive
402 reviews
Demo Cobalt
A 2D action platformer with slow-motion combat and bullet-deflecting rolls
93% positive
400 reviews
Mighty Gunvolt
Retro action platformer starring heroes from three different game series
75% positive
400 reviews
Corgi Warlock
A side-scrolling action platformer starring a corgi who casts spells
79% positive
400 reviews
Demo Ark of Charon
Side-scrolling colony sim and tower defense atop a traveling tree
74% positive
400 reviews
Demo The Long Reach
Side-scrolling horror adventure with inventory puzzles and waking nightmares
85% positive
399 reviews
Demo Neon Inferno
Side-scrolling run-and-gun shooter with enemies in the foreground and background
91% positive
399 reviews
Summum Aeterna
2D action roguelite with seed-generated worlds and lasting upgrades
83% positive
398 reviews
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up
Side-scrolling rat shooter with troop management and base defense
95% positive
398 reviews
DERE EVIL EXE
Side-scrolling horror platformer with environmental puzzles and a meta story
87% positive
395 reviews