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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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LAPIN
LAPIN
A precision platformer about rabbits searching for a new home
92% positive 307 reviews
Code of Princess
Code of Princess
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with RPG progression and three-lane combat
55% positive 306 reviews
Super Hydorah
Super Hydorah
A side-scrolling shoot 'em up with branching paths between missions
85% positive 306 reviews
The Monstrous Horror Show
The Monstrous Horror Show
Pixel-art horror adventure about four girls trying to escape a hospital
89% positive 306 reviews
Advent NEON® Demo
Advent NEON®
Fast-paced 2D action platformer with combos and time-freezing powers
98% positive 305 reviews
Eris Dysnomia
Eris Dysnomia
A 2D brawler built around combos and weapon-summoning stances
91% positive 305 reviews
Master Spy
Master Spy
A precision platformer combining demanding jumps with an invisibility cloak
78% positive 304 reviews
Planet R-12
Planet R-12
Side-scrolling tactical shooter mixing squad orders with direct soldier control
83% positive 304 reviews
Viral Firar
Viral Firar
A side-scrolling arcade runner with character-specific jumps and attacks
84% positive Free
Knights of Braveland
Knights of Braveland
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with randomly generated villain hunts
75% positive 302 reviews
Transiruby Demo
Transiruby
Side-scrolling metroidvania where frozen enemies become platforms for exploration
92% positive 300 reviews
Infinitevania
Infinitevania
A 2D metroidvania about absorbing powers from defeated creatures
92% positive 300 reviews
Fly'N Demo
Fly'N
A 2D puzzle-platformer built around four characters with different powers
90% positive 299 reviews
100 hidden gnomes
100 hidden gnomes
A hand-drawn hidden-object game about finding gnomes in fairytale scenery
79% positive 299 reviews
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
A party-based rhythm RPG where spells depend on keeping time
86% positive 297 reviews
Score a goal (Physical football)
Score a goal (Physical football)
A soccer physics puzzler built around obstacles and chain reactions
67% positive 297 reviews
Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
A retro platformer where a frog eats and throws bugs
97% positive 297 reviews
One Dog Story
One Dog Story
Side-scrolling action platformer with weapon upgrades and branching story choices
74% positive 295 reviews
Minit Fun Racer
Minit Fun Racer
A scooter racing game whose profits go directly to charity
96% positive 295 reviews
CONERU -DIMENSION GIRL- Demo
CONERU -DIMENSION GIRL-
2D action platformer about an android sharing a body with a girl
96% positive 295 reviews
Soda Girls
Soda Girls
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with combos you build yourself
85% positive 294 reviews
Oik Memory
Oik Memory
A casual memory puzzle built around remembering ordered block sequences
87% positive 294 reviews
CounterAttack: Uprising Demo
CounterAttack: Uprising
Side-scrolling space shooter where defeated players become turrets on teammates' ships
89% positive 292 reviews
Terror At Oakheart Demo
Terror At Oakheart
Side-scrolling horror where you control a killer and his victims
85% positive 292 reviews