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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Space Wars
Side-scrolling space shooter with alien bosses and ship upgrades
89% positive
123 reviews
Demo A Tale of Paper: Refolded
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where a paper character folds into different forms
74% positive
123 reviews
Demo LOVE 3
A precision platformer with checkpoints you can place yourself
97% positive
123 reviews
Universe For Sale - Prologue
Sci-fi visual novel about a woman who creates custom universes
89% positive
Free
LIBLADE
Side-scrolling hack-and-slash combat where analog stick flicks direct your sword
94% positive
123 reviews
G.I. Joe: Wrath of Cobra
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with cartoon heroes and local co-op
56% positive
123 reviews
Ayasa: Shadows of Silence
A dark puzzle-platformer where acts of compassion can change endings
72% positive
123 reviews
The Rocky Horror Show Video Game
A retro platformer through mansion traps, backed by chiptune songs
87% positive
123 reviews
PulseCharge
A 2D platformer where enemy attacks charge your own firepower
52% positive
122 reviews
Void Source
A side-scrolling arcade shooter where matching weapons increase firepower
81% positive
122 reviews
IN THE BUILDING: CATS
A hidden-object game about finding cats in unexpected places
81% positive
122 reviews
PLEASE SAY HI
A walking simulator about an office worker’s lonely daily routine
84% positive
Free
Psycutlery
Side-scrolling action platformer where you wield a mind-controlled spork
99% positive
Free
Demo COGEN: Sword of Rewind / COGEN: 大鳥こはくと刻の剣
A side-scrolling action-platformer where you rewind time after fatal hits
69% positive
121 reviews
SPOOKWARE: Watch Party
A horror-themed microgame collection built around fast, precise inputs
94% positive
Free
Born to Rise
A 2.5D action platformer through the ruins of an underground city
79% positive
Free
LEVEL UP 80
Side-scrolling action with melee attacks, spells, and gunfire against orcs
83% positive
121 reviews
Demo STANDBY
A fast-paced precision platformer built for chasing better completion times
68% positive
120 reviews
Katy and Bob Way Back Home
Time-management bar game where free water helps keep customers patient
83% positive
120 reviews
Мафия шахматы (Жмурки)
One-on-one deduction strategy where each player controls a whole faction
76% positive
Free
Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
A 2D Metroidvania where you can fight bosses out of order
84% positive
120 reviews
Bait & Tackle
Side-scrolling action with a fishing rod for fighting sea monsters
95% positive
Free
TROUBLE JUICE
Shooter roguelike with characters and costumes unlocked through achievement bingo
93% positive
119 reviews
Dodd Goes to the Museum
Short side-scrolling exploration game set inside a local museum
98% positive
Free