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
432 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD
Side-scrolling action adventure tracing a family's conflict with Dracula
84% positive
2,707 reviews
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Side-scrolling action platformer with monster forms that open new paths
88% positive
2,652 reviews
La-Mulana
2D action platformer built around cryptic puzzles in ancient ruins
80% positive
2,641 reviews
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Side-scrolling action platformer where defeated dragons change your form
85% positive
2,595 reviews
Double Dragon: Neon
Side-scrolling beat 'em up with co-op and mixtape powers
77% positive
2,578 reviews
Angvik
2D action platformer with one life to clear its stages
88% positive
2,538 reviews
Islets
2D metroidvania where reconnecting floating islands opens new paths
95% positive
2,513 reviews
Dark Devotion
2D dark-fantasy action RPG with branching, one-way temple paths
74% positive
2,506 reviews
Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2
Wave-based 2.5D shooter with wages spent on combat upgrades
96% positive
2,501 reviews
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
2.5D action RPG about exploring ruins and rebuilding a town
86% positive
2,493 reviews
Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition
Retro arcade beat 'em up with endless Nazi fights
90% positive
2,490 reviews
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2
Four-game action platformer collection spanning 2D and 3D eras
77% positive
2,470 reviews
Drill Core
Side-scrolling roguelite strategy with daytime mining and nighttime defenses
85% positive
2,469 reviews
Volgarr the Viking
Challenging 2D Viking platformer built around traps and bosses
81% positive
2,455 reviews
pureya
Two-button arcade minigames that switch every ten seconds
96% positive
2,455 reviews
Life Goes On: Done to Death
Puzzle platformer where fallen knights become tools for progress
96% positive
2,438 reviews
Haunt the House: Terrortown
Side-scrolling action puzzler where ghosts possess objects to scare people
87% positive
2,431 reviews
Battletoads
Side-scrolling brawler with cartoon humor and varied arcade challenges
68% positive
2,402 reviews
Planet Centauri
2D sandbox action RPG with monster taming and transformations
77% positive
2,395 reviews
Dustforce DX
2D precision platformer about clearing dust with acrobatic movement
88% positive
2,393 reviews
WAVESHAPER
Minimalist 2D arcade score attack with escalating difficulty
88% positive
2,386 reviews
A Juggler's Tale
Side-scrolling puzzle platformer where puppet strings shape your escape
92% positive
2,336 reviews
Earn to Die 2
Side-scrolling driving game about upgrading cars to smash zombies
93% positive
2,331 reviews
Blade Assault
2D action roguelite with transformable weapons and randomized upgrades
74% positive
2,296 reviews