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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.

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Provoron
Provoron
Psychological point-and-click adventure about a crow who sees hidden demons
87% positive 98 reviews
Space Bob vs. The Replicons Demo
Space Bob vs. The Replicons
Physics-based space sandbox about hauling loot off hostile planets
88% positive 97 reviews
Gearshifters Demo
Gearshifters
Side-scrolling car combat with delivery missions through hostile territory
78% positive 97 reviews
Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi
Carpathian Night Starring Bela Lugosi
Side-scrolling horror platformer through monster-filled Transylvania to Dracula's castle
87% positive 97 reviews
Bonelords
Bonelords
Side-scrolling action roguelike combining wave defense with Souls-style combat
95% positive 97 reviews
Akai Katana Shin
Akai Katana Shin
Side-scrolling bullet hell where you can block and dispel attacks
95% positive 97 reviews
ELMIA
ELMIA
A fantasy platformer built around teleporting to a fairy
74% positive 96 reviews
Polyroll
Polyroll
A retro 2D platformer starring a bug with a ricocheting shell
93% positive 96 reviews
Null & Peta -Invasion of the Queen Bug- Demo
Null & Peta -Invasion of the Queen Bug-
Side-scrolling action with a robot sister fighting bugs in cyberspace
71% positive 96 reviews
ECHOLOCAUTION
ECHOLOCAUTION
Side-scrolling score attack about hunting insects with a bat's echoes
100% positive 96 reviews
Beyond the Wall
Beyond the Wall
Point-and-click adventure in a garden where fantasy meets reality
90% positive 96 reviews
AMEDAMA Demo
AMEDAMA
Side-scrolling action-adventure where a wandering soul takes over other bodies
79% positive 96 reviews
Stunt Paradise Demo
Stunt Paradise
Arcade racing platformer with airborne car tricks and explosive obstacles
96% positive 96 reviews
Front Line
Front Line
A side-scrolling military shooter with one life and no continues
99% positive 96 reviews
IN-VERT: Definitive Edition
IN-VERT: Definitive Edition
A precision puzzle-platformer about switching between two parallel worlds
82% positive 95 reviews
默途 Monobot
默途 Monobot
A physics-based puzzle platformer with magnetic and teleporting robot arms
88% positive 95 reviews
The 2020 Trail
The 2020 Trail
Casual strategy parody about navigating everyday life during 2020
88% positive Free
Miner Gun Builder
Miner Gun Builder
A 2D arcade space shooter built around customizable weapon layouts
82% positive 95 reviews
QUIT TODAY
QUIT TODAY
A side-scrolling brawler about fighting coworkers with a briefcase
91% positive 95 reviews
Double Dragon Advance
Double Dragon Advance
Side-scrolling beat 'em up combining stages from across the series
76% positive 95 reviews
Emerald Dreams: Sanity -  Platformer Quest
Emerald Dreams: Sanity - Platformer Quest
A dark fantasy platformer where sanity alters your character's perception
92% positive Free
Monster Bash HD
Monster Bash HD
Side-scrolling platformer with slingshot combat and kidnapped pets to rescue
94% positive 94 reviews
AGNI
AGNI
A cat-themed runner through randomly generated environments with changing music
85% positive Free
Gimmick! Special Edition
Gimmick! Special Edition
A retro platformer where bouncing stars help you overcome obstacles
79% positive 94 reviews