Side-scrolling games sorted by release date
A side-scroller (or horizontal scrolling) is a video game in which the action is shown in a side perspective and the environment scrolls mainly on an horizontal axis. Characters usually have to move from the left to the right side of the screen to go on in the game.
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Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom
DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom
DOS1991freeware Scenerio Software
Duke Nukem
DOS1991 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, marking the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with a sci-fi theme. In this original installment, players control Du...
Elvira: the Arcade Game
DOS1991 Flair Software
Forgotten Worlds
DOS1991 Capcom
Gods
DOS1991 Bitmap Brothers
Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commo...
Golden Axe
DOS1991 Sega
Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three characters: a barbarian, a dwarf, or an amazon, each with ...
Golden Eagle
DOS1991 Loriciels
Guldkorn Expressen
DOS1991 SilverRock productions
Home Alone
DOS1991 Manley Associates
International Ninja Rabbits
DOS1991 Flair Software
Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja
DOS1991 Data East
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed and released by Data East in 1991. Known as "Joe & Mac" in North America and "Caveman Ninja" in other regions, the game gained popularity for its...
Les Aventures de Moktar - Vol 1: La Zoubida
DOS1991 Titus Interactive
Metal Mutant
DOS1991 Silmarils
Monty Python's Flying Circus
DOS1991 Core Design
NCAA Road to the Final Four
DOS1991 Bethesda Softworks
Predator 2
DOS1991 Arc Developments
Prehistorik
DOS1991protected Titus Interactive
Prophecy: The Viking Child
DOS1991 Imagitec Design
Rolling Ronny
DOS1991 Starbyte Software
Super Solvers: Spellbound!
DOS1991 The Learning Company
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
DOS1991 Syntetic Dimensions
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game develo...
The Blues Brothers
DOS1991 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers is a platformer that follows the adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues as they try to put their band back together. The player controls one of the Blues Brothers through various levels, each filled with obstacles,...
The Godfather
DOS1991 Creative Materials
The Simpsons
DOS1991 Konami
The Simpsons Arcade Game, developed and published by Konami, is a classic side-scrolling beat-'em-up that became highly popular in arcades during the early '90s. Players take on the roles of the Simpson family members: Homer,...
The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness
DOS1991 Distinctive Software
Vengeance of Excalibur
DOS1991 Synergistic Software
Viz
DOS1991
Wrath of the Demon
DOS1991 Abstrax
Wrath of the Demon is a fantasy action-adventure game developed by the Canadian company Abstrax and published by ReadySoft. The game was released in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms, with a later release for the ...
Alcatraz
DOS1992 221B Software Development
Alcatraz (1992) asks the question: what if Rambo got locked in prison and had to bust out while flexing dramatically the entire time? This top-down action game puts you in the very macho boots of an elite commando trying to escape...