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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Just Ski+
Physics-based skiing where body position determines how fast you spin
86% positive
Free
Blood Harvest 3
Fast-paced 2D action across arenas packed with enemies and bosses
75% positive
223 reviews
MindSeize
A sci-fi Metroidvania about exploring planets in a robotic body
71% positive
223 reviews
Demo LUNARK
A cinematic sci-fi platformer built around carefully timed movement
83% positive
223 reviews
Miska's Cave
A side-scrolling action game built around gravity-defying movement
89% positive
Free
晨晨力量人 Adventure of Roger
A 2D action platformer where your choices determine the ending
87% positive
Free
Yars Rising
Side-scrolling action adventure mixing exploration, stealth, and arcade hacking
82% positive
222 reviews
Teslagrad Remastered
A puzzle platformer using magnetism to climb a steampunk tower
81% positive
221 reviews
Breakout Epilepsia
Arcade brick-breaking mixed with shoot 'em up boss fights
84% positive
Free
EARTH'S DAWN
Side-scrolling action RPG with alien-powered soldiers and equipment crafting
73% positive
220 reviews
Les aventures de Fierot
A side-scrolling runner that gets faster the farther you go
95% positive
Free
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with unlockable playable enemies
85% positive
220 reviews
Demo Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
A puzzle-heavy metroidvania with a glowing bat as your partner
80% positive
219 reviews
Apple Slash
A 2D action-adventure built around a rotating sword and skill combinations
96% positive
219 reviews
Fist Puncher
A side-scrolling beat 'em up starring a black belt neurosurgeon
72% positive
218 reviews
Super Space Pug
A side-scrolling arcade shooter starring a pug fighting space cats
55% positive
217 reviews
AshenForest
A side-scrolling action roguelite built around repeated boss battles
95% positive
217 reviews
Karateka
Rhythm-based martial arts fights built around timed blocks and counterattacks
78% positive
216 reviews
Russian Subway Dogs
Score-chasing arcade action as a stray dog in Moscow's subway
97% positive
216 reviews
Epics of Distant Realm: Holy Return
A turn-based sci-fi RPG about rediscovering a forgotten past
83% positive
216 reviews
The Legend of Dark Witch
A side-scrolling action platformer where defeated bosses unlock new attacks
76% positive
215 reviews
Demo Scarlet Hood and the Wicked Wood
A fairy-tale puzzle adventure built around a repeating day
85% positive
215 reviews
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Maru Expedition: We can fly
Side-scrolling action roguelike where you catch allies while dodging projectiles
94% positive
Free
MouseCraft
A block-stacking puzzle game about guiding mice safely to cheese
86% positive
214 reviews