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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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Antbassador
Antbassador
A side-scrolling physics adventure where a giant finger helps ants
83% positive Free
SATAZIUS Demo
SATAZIUS
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with selectable weapons and a charge attack
86% positive 192 reviews
Wallachia: Reign of Dracula
Wallachia: Reign of Dracula
Retro platformer and shooter about taking on Vlad the Impaler
70% positive 192 reviews
Gravitia
Gravitia
Side-scrolling puzzle adventure with a gun that manipulates gravity
92% positive Free
捣蛋蛙（Croak Squad） AI
捣蛋蛙（Croak Squad）
Cooperative puzzle platformer where frogs swallow and spit out teammates
26% positive 192 reviews
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Stardust Galaxy Warriors: Stellar Climax
Side-scrolling shooter mixing mech gunfights, melee attacks, and local co-op
91% positive 191 reviews
Timen runner
Timen runner
Timed 2D platformer with random levels and collectible time extensions
59% positive 191 reviews
BlackEye
BlackEye
Side-scrolling platform shooter where you fire while performing somersaults
76% positive 191 reviews
Robot Wants It All
Robot Wants It All
A robot platforming collection built for runs against the clock
89% positive 190 reviews
Blue Wednesday
Blue Wednesday
A narrative adventure about a jazz pianist's struggles and choices
85% positive 190 reviews
Tentacle Locker 2 Demo
Tentacle Locker 2
Casual side-scrolling arcade game about timing ambushes from lockers
64% positive 190 reviews
Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge Demo
Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge
Retro sci-fi action platformer driven by a social media grudge
71% positive 187 reviews
Onikira - Demon Killer
Onikira - Demon Killer
A samurai beat 'em up mixing weapon combos with platforming
39% positive 187 reviews
Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition
Mystik Belle: Enchanted Edition
Side-scrolling metroidvania with inventory puzzles in a magic school
86% positive 187 reviews
A grande bagunça espacial - The big space mess
A grande bagunça espacial - The big space mess
A side-scrolling space shooter with hidden characters and special abilities
87% positive 186 reviews
Turbo Pug 3D
Turbo Pug 3D
A voxel endless runner with random routes and rising difficulty
78% positive 186 reviews
Impulse, From Here!
Impulse, From Here!
A side-scrolling platformer where your explosions launch you past hazards
84% positive Free
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
Side-scrolling real-time strategy with Vikings, Persians, and Demons
76% positive 185 reviews
Venture to the Vile Demo
Venture to the Vile
2.5D Metroidvania about gaining powers to explore a monster-infested town
77% positive 185 reviews
Sumo Revise
Sumo Revise
A 2D sumo brawler with power-ups and changing match rules
49% positive Free
Until I Have You Demo
Until I Have You
A cyberpunk action platformer with a mind-altering exoskeleton suit
70% positive 184 reviews
Never Give Up
Never Give Up
A fast-paced platformer built around increasingly hazardous obstacle courses
86% positive 184 reviews
One Eyed Kutkh
One Eyed Kutkh
A point-and-click adventure blending space travel and Far North folklore
81% positive Free
Temporality
Temporality
A side-scrolling war game played by advancing and reversing time
90% positive Free