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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Demo Dancin' Divas
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with branching routes and four heroines
93% positive
58 reviews
Cash Cow DX
Score-attack arcade platforming with normal and turbo movement speeds
95% positive
58 reviews
Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
A side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer about stopping a cyborg invasion
95% positive
58 reviews
Goliath Depot
An arcade platformer about slamming doors and chasing high scores
98% positive
58 reviews
Demo Disaster Arms - Impact Project B.A.H.N.
Side-scrolling run-and-gun built around boss duels and bullet-hell attack patterns
100% positive
58 reviews
Kick
A soccer platformer about kicking a ball past tricky obstacles
93% positive
58 reviews
Sunfluffs
Exploration platformer about helping animals and photographing the local wildlife
100% positive
58 reviews
WOIM
A block-pushing puzzle game where you split your worm in half
98% positive
58 reviews
forma.8
A side-scrolling Metroidvania starring a stranded exploration probe
81% positive
57 reviews
Demo Amberial Dreams
A physics-based precision platformer where you roll rather than jump
95% positive
57 reviews
Sea Bubble
Local arcade competition with seahorses battling over a giant bubble
100% positive
57 reviews
Super Neat Cat
A retro 2D platformer with dungeons that change between visits
86% positive
Free
Jack Axe: The Trial
A precision platformer where axe throws help you race the clock
79% positive
Free
Ancient: Legacy of Azul
Side-scrolling action roguelite where monsters grow stronger through mutations
79% positive
57 reviews
Colored Effects
A puzzle platformer where switching colors changes your available abilities
93% positive
57 reviews
The Most Awesome Game Ever Made
Side-scrolling platformer with robot sharks, balloon bombs, and killer bananas
93% positive
57 reviews
Demo Gundroid
A retro run-and-gun platformer with hand-drawn pixel art
96% positive
57 reviews
Die Erdnussbutter
A peanut butter-powered arcade shooter with side-scrolling battlefield combat
98% positive
57 reviews
Reign of Bullets
Side-scrolling shooter built around collecting loot and upgrading your jet
82% positive
56 reviews
Demo Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
A puzzle platformer where walls become paths by inverting space
80% positive
56 reviews
Demo It's a Wrap!
2D puzzle platformer where you direct and perform movie stunts
79% positive
56 reviews
Triple Take
A precision platformer where levels change after you clear them
84% positive
56 reviews
Repit
A precision puzzle platformer about escaping a supernatural punishment
88% positive
56 reviews
Germinal
A precision platformer built around a jetpack that sprays disinfectant
88% positive
56 reviews