The most popular side-scroller games
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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Barbie
DOS19923.4/5 Imagineering Inc.
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
DOS19924.2/5 East Technology Corp.
Stargunner
DOS19964/5 GT Interactive Software
Xatax
DOS19944/5 Pixel Painters Corporation
NCAA Road to the Final Four
DOS19913.6/5 Bethesda Softworks
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine
DOS1991protected4/5 id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.
Lollypop
DOS19943.7/5
Stargate
DOS19833.6/5 Williams Entertainment
The Godfather
DOS19913.2/5 Creative Materials
Super Cauldron
DOS19923.9/5 Titus Interactive
Strider
DOS19893.6/5 Capcom
Thomas the Tank Engine
DOS19923.8/5 Peakstar Software
Super Solvers: Spellbound!
DOS19914.3/5 The Learning Company
Project-X
DOS19943.8/5 Team 17
Framed
DOS19954/5 Machination
Vynil Goddess from Mars
DOS19953.8/5 Six Pound Sledge Studios
Creatures Village
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected3.9/5 Creature Labs
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure
DOS19933.8/5 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure is a video game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993. It is a sequel to the original The Blues Brothers game, which was based on the popular 1980 film of the same name. The game was available on several platforms, including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, and PC. The gam...
Disney's The Jungle Book
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 Virgin Interactive
Fallen Angel
DOS19892.4/5 Emerald Software
Ninja Gaiden
DOS19903.7/5 Tecmo
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest for vengeance and justice.In the game, players control Ryu as he battles through six acts, each divided into several stage...
Caveman Ugh-Lympics
DOS19894.5/5 Dynamix
Vengeance of Excalibur
DOS19913.9/5 Synergistic Software
Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja
DOS19914.2/5 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 humorous take on prehistoric themes, cooperative gameplay, and challenging levels.The game is set in a colorful and car...
Eye of Horus
DOS19894.1/5 Denton Designs
Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Softdisk Publishing
Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun
DOS19892.9/5 Gray Matter
Wrath of the Demon
DOS19914.2/5 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 Commodore 64 in 1992. The game is set in a dark fantasy world where players take on the role of a hero on a quest t...
Xargon
DOS1993freeware4/5 Epic MegaGames
Alien Olympics
DOS19942.7/5 Dark Technologies