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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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Darxanadon
Darxanadon
Side-scrolling action RPG with branching routes through a demon-infested world
67% positive 75 reviews
Webventure
Webventure
Co-op puzzle platformer about two spiders linked by a web
40% positive 75 reviews
BlastZone 2 Demo
BlastZone 2
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with 2D movement and 3D hazards
69% positive 74 reviews
Aces of the Luftwaffe
Aces of the Luftwaffe
A World War II shoot 'em up with upgradeable warplanes
68% positive 74 reviews
Alchemist's Castle
Alchemist's Castle
Side-scrolling metroidvania where new abilities open paths through a castle
85% positive 74 reviews
aMAZE Frozen
aMAZE Frozen
Mouse-controlled maze puzzles where touching a wall restarts the level
76% positive 74 reviews
Lamp Chronicle
Lamp Chronicle
A side-scrolling action platformer with melee weapons and magic
66% positive 74 reviews
Dininho Adventures: Definitive Edition
Dininho Adventures: Definitive Edition
A side-scrolling platformer about rescuing stolen dinosaur eggs
92% positive 74 reviews
NRG
NRG
Combat platformer with the entire stage visible throughout each match
76% positive Free
The Tipping Point
The Tipping Point
Educational side-scrolling platformer about escaping a collapsing Arctic ice sheet
92% positive Free
Hunt for Junk
Hunt for Junk
A retro 2D platformer with high scores to chase
89% positive Free
Rusty Rabbit Demo
Rusty Rabbit
Side-scrolling action adventure about a rabbit digging through human ruins
73% positive 74 reviews
GuraQuest
GuraQuest
A 2D platformer with themed levels that test your reflexes
96% positive Free
OddPlanet
OddPlanet
Side-scrolling adventure about a girl surviving on an alien planet
64% positive 73 reviews
From Shadows
From Shadows
Side-scrolling action-platformer starring a werewolf and vampire against demonic hordes
62% positive 73 reviews
Depths of Sanity
Depths of Sanity
A submarine metroidvania mixing underwater exploration with psychological horror
93% positive 73 reviews
Numgeon
Numgeon
A dungeon clicker RPG where quick, ordered clicks defeat monsters
78% positive 73 reviews
Rift Racoon
Rift Racoon
A precision platformer about a raccoon that teleports past hazards
93% positive 73 reviews
Funtasia
Funtasia
Side-scrolling racing across hazardous tracks before your battery runs out
59% positive 73 reviews
PI.EXE
PI.EXE
Side-scrolling precision platformer where a single hit restarts the sector
86% positive Free
Ingression
Ingression
A 2D precision platformer built around portals and momentum
86% positive 73 reviews
IN THE BUILDING: CATS 2
IN THE BUILDING: CATS 2
A hidden-object game about finding cats tucked away inside houses
84% positive 73 reviews
Forgetmenots
Forgetmenots
A side-scrolling puzzle adventure about piecing memories together onstage
90% positive Free
Lost in the World of Succubi
Lost in the World of Succubi
An adult Metroidvania about escaping a world full of succubi
79% positive 73 reviews