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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Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China
Side-scrolling stealth action as an Assassin seeking revenge in China
73% positive
3,946 reviews
Wandersong
Musical platforming adventure where a bard sings to solve puzzles
95% positive
3,907 reviews
Apotheon
2D action platformer about fighting Greek gods across Olympus
90% positive
3,874 reviews
Demo TEVI
Side-scrolling metroidvania with customizable combat and bullet-heavy boss fights
88% positive
3,756 reviews
Demo SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
Hand-drawn ninja action platforming with tools that open new routes
84% positive
3,745 reviews
One Way Heroics
Side-scrolling roguelike RPG where darkness closes in with every move
94% positive
3,714 reviews
Neon Echo
Side-scrolling action roguelite where fighting on the beat changes skills
65% positive
3,696 reviews
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about escaping a deadly meat factory
86% positive
3,668 reviews
Super Bernie World
Free side-scrolling platformer where Bernie Sanders takes on Republican enemies
79% positive
Free
Demo Shank 2
Side-scrolling brawler with blades, guns, and co-op survival
82% positive
3,633 reviews
Shift Happens
Co-op puzzle platformer where linked creatures swap sizes to progress
79% positive
3,620 reviews
Cave Crawler
A free side-scrolling action platformer set in hazard-filled caves
95% positive
Free
Rampage Knights
Co-op beat 'em up with randomized dungeons and gear
93% positive
3,613 reviews
Demo Worms Reloaded
Turn-based 2D strategy with armed worms and four-player battles
86% positive
3,612 reviews
Doloc Town
Side-scrolling farming sim with vertical building in a post-apocalyptic world
93% positive
3,591 reviews
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition
Side-scrolling beat 'em up against Ramona's evil exes
74% positive
3,582 reviews
Haiku, the Robot
Side-scrolling metroidvania across a decaying world of corrupted robots
90% positive
3,574 reviews
Demo Freedom Planet
Fast-paced 2D platformer with character-specific combat and alien bosses
96% positive
3,556 reviews
METAL SLUG X
Side-scrolling arcade shooter with six missions and cooperative play
88% positive
3,493 reviews
Demo Vigil: The Longest Night
Side-scrolling action RPG with dark exploration and tough boss fights
84% positive
3,451 reviews
Zup! 4
Minimalist physics puzzles where you use explosions to move shapes
91% positive
3,437 reviews
The Legend of Tianding
Side-scrolling martial arts action as an outlaw in colonial Taipei
94% positive
3,375 reviews
Turbo Pug
Pixel-art pug runner with shifting weather and lightning hazards
90% positive
3,362 reviews
Marfusha:Sentinel Girls
A border-defense shooter where taxes eat into your upgrade budget
94% positive
3,342 reviews