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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Alpacalypse
A side-scrolling platformer starring a llama who fights corporate alpacas
92% positive
Free
Mad King Redemption
Side-scrolling roguelite brawler with randomized runs and customizable heroes
82% positive
168 reviews
Sausage Hunter
Side-scrolling platformer with a kitten chasing a magic sausage
92% positive
167 reviews
Sword of Destiny
A side-scrolling platformer about fighting a king’s skeleton army
87% positive
167 reviews
Astronite
A black-and-white metroidvania with hidden upgrades and hazardous platforming
71% positive
167 reviews
Demo Knuckle Jet
Side-scrolling action platformer centered on jet-powered punches and momentum
99% positive
167 reviews
Disney/Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup!
Retro platforming and racing collection with rewind and optional cheats
78% positive
167 reviews
Tower Keepers
Free-to-play party RPG with missions, loot, and hero battles
52% positive
Free
Smelter
Side-scrolling platformer combining elemental combat with top-down territory management
66% positive
166 reviews
Skator Gator
A lane-based skateboarding platformer starring a gator on an environmental mission
92% positive
166 reviews
stikir
Surreal action-adventure that keeps changing how you play
85% positive
165 reviews
JIAN YING JIANG HU
Side-scrolling action with arcade combos and multiple warriors to unlock
72% positive
Free
Run or Die
Side-scrolling endless runner with abilities that change between safe zones
88% positive
163 reviews
Autumn
Side-scrolling puzzle game about helping nature and gathering spiritual energy
64% positive
163 reviews
Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
Side-scrolling action platformer with boss battles that unlock new magic
87% positive
163 reviews
Lawyer Guy: Defender of Justice
A Mega Man-inspired action platformer focused on precise jumping
79% positive
Free
TraumaCore Violence
Side-scrolling action with aerial combos that double as movement
98% positive
163 reviews
A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
Sci-fi action platformer with two playable robots and separate campaigns
70% positive
162 reviews
Demo ProtoCorgi
Side-scrolling arcade shooter where a cybernetic corgi barks at aliens
90% positive
162 reviews
Total Party Kill
A puzzle platformer about sacrificing teammates to reach the exit
96% positive
161 reviews
Kimchi: A Stars in the Trash Story
A puzzle-platformer about a kitten exploring a history museum
99% positive
Free
Demo Bad Bots
Side-scrolling shooter about fighting rogue robots aboard a spaceship
68% positive
160 reviews
Demo In Between
A gravity-shifting puzzle platformer about coming to terms with death
85% positive
160 reviews
FOX n FORESTS
Side-scrolling action platformer where changing seasons opens new paths
78% positive
160 reviews