The Best Side-scrolling Games

Travel the underwater dangers of the reef in a breathable air bubble. Test your reflexes as you avoid obstacles and carefully explore each stage to grab items essential for clearing each level.

Enter the heart-pounding world of Shadow Strike: Street Combat on Steam! Engage in 3D side-scrolling combat, navigating gritty urban landscapes. Master diverse combat techniques, customize your fighter, and gear up for an unparalleled urban battleground. Are you ready to dominate the streets?

Enter the Timberman universe! Enjoy the retro vibe of a 2D platformer with a classic 16-bit pixel art aesthetic.

Free the galaxy by destroying the EVA program and its artificial planet HELOS. In this 2D shoot'em up, take control of one of the three ships of your choice and go to the different planets to eliminate each threat. 1 or 2 Player coop.

Relive the legend of Goliath and save the world from destruction.

Funtasia, a colorful paradise being polluted by airborne garbage. Only a handful of heroes and their goofy wheel machinations can help fend off the trash. Push pedal to metal, drive fast, and survive the Furry Road in this physics-based, side-scrolling racing game for single and co-op shenanigans!

Gourmet Warriors is a surrealistic side-scrolling beat'em-up originally released in 1995. The year is 20XX, World War III has occurred and decimated the planet. It is imperative to ingest proteins in whatever food you can find on your journey.

Commander Keen is back. In the modernised Definitive Edition of the lost episode "Keen Dream". The game structure has been reworked to make the game a more modern experience without sacrificing any of the original charm!

SUPER-DUPER-FUN SIDE-SCROLLING LASER SHOOTING ACTION!!! JOIN LUKA IN HIS JOURNEY TO BECOMING A FULL-FLEDGED HERO! Important note: A copy of The Wonderful 101: Remastered is not needed to enjoy this standalone version.

"Toon Tumble" is a side-scrolling runner game with beautiful graphics. The game adopts a cartoon-style screen, and players need to jump continuously, pass through various organs and obstacles, and finally reach the end point.