The best side-scroller games
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Titus the Fox
DOS1992protected4.2/5 Titus Interactive
Titus the Fox is a DOS horizontal scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive in 1992. As Titus, you have to advance through 15 levels to rescue your beloved Suzy who has been kidnapped. The player can interact with objects by throwing them at foes, or jumping higher. There are bosses at the end of each level and secret rooms spread acro...
Asterix and Obelix
DOS19964.2/5 Infogrames
Wrath of the Demon
DOS19914.2/5 Abstrax
Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Softdisk Publishing
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS19884.1/5 Technos Japan
Face Off!
DOS19894.1/5 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
Earthworm Jim
DOS1995protected4.1/5 Shiny Entertainment
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!
DOS19914.1/5 id software
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 Activision
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activision and initially released for various platforms, including PC, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNE...
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
DOSMac19934.1/5 Broderbund
Body Blows
DOS19934.1/5 Team 17
Mega Man X4
Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 Capcom
Mega Man X4 is an abandoned side scrolling action-platform video game that was released for Windows, the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. Mega Man X4 is part of the Mega Man X series, which is a spin-off of the original Mega Man series, and it was developed by Capcom. Mega Man X4 is set in a dystopian future where h...
Superstar Ice Hockey
DOS19874.1/5 DesignStar Consultants
Altered Beast
DOS19904.1/5 Sega
Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.Players control a resurrected centurion who battles through five levels filled with undead creatures and other mythical beas...
Guldkorn Expressen
DOS19914.1/5 SilverRock productions
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo
Doofus
DOS19944.1/5 X-ample Architectures
Frankenstein
DOS19944.1/5 Junkyard
Duke Nukem
DOS19914.1/5 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
Eye of Horus
DOS19894.1/5 Denton Designs
Ghosts 'n Goblins remake
Windows2004freewareremake4.1/5
Ardentryst
WindowsLinux20094.1/5
Alien Rampage
DOS19964.1/5
Lorna
DOS1990NSFW4.1/5 Topo Soft
Karateka
DOS19864.1/5 Broderbund
Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also published for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum.
Cool Spot
DOS19944.1/5 Virgin Interactive
Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja
DOS1988protected4.1/5 Data East
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures
DOS1992protected4.1/5 Apogee Software
Wings of Fury
DOS19894.1/5 Broderbund