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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Aquaphobia
DOS1992freeware
Despite the name, Aquaphobia (1992) doesn’t help you overcome your fear of water. In fact, it might just make it worse. This is an action-platformer where you try not to drown while battling mutated sea creatures and unintui...
Barbie
DOS1992 Imagineering Inc.
Released in 1992, Barbie for DOS is what happens when someone asks, “What if pink could be a video game?” You play as Barbie on a quest to collect accessories and win Ken's affection, which probably says more about ear...
Carl Lewis Challenge
DOS1992 Teque
Carl Lewis Challenge is a sports simulation video game that was released in 1992 by Psygnosis for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. Named after the famous American track and field athlete Carl Lewis, the g...
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams
DOS1992 id software
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures
DOS1992protected Apogee Software
Dalek Attack
DOS1992 Alternative Software
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
DOS1992 East Technology Corp.
Dylan Dog: Murderers
DOS1992 Simulmondo
European Championship 1992
DOS1992 Tecmo
First Samurai
DOS1992 Vivid Image
First Samurai is a classic action-platformer game originally released in 1991. The game was initially available on the Amiga and Atari ST, with later ports to the Commodore 64, DOS, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).&...
Fox Ranger
DOS1992 Soft Action
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
DOS1992 Manley Associates
International Athletics
DOS1992 True Emotions Software
Kaeon
DOS1992
Luigi and Spaghetti
DOS1992 Topo Soft
Magic Pockets
DOS1992 Bitmap Brothers
Magic Pockets is a platform game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade Software. It was released in 1991 for the Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. In Magic Pockets, players control a character known ...
Mario Teaches Typing
DOSMac OS1992 Interplay Productions
McDonald Land
DOS1992 Visual Concepts Entertainment
Mega Man 3
DOS1992 Hi-Tech Expressions
Nicky Boom
DOS1992 Microids
Ninja Rabbits
DOS1992 Villa Crespo Software
Risky Woods
DOS1992protected Dinamic Multimedia
Secret Agent
DOS1992protected Apogee Software
Super Cauldron
DOS1992 Titus Interactive
Super Cauldron is a platforming game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993 for platforms like MS-DOS, Amiga, and Amstrad CPC. In the game, you play as a witch on a mission to restore peace to her land. Armed wit...
Super Star Wars
DOS1992 LucasArts
The Ancient Art of War in the Skies
DOS1992 Evryware
Thomas the Tank Engine
DOS1992 Peakstar Software
Titus the Fox
DOS1992protected 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 obj...
Zool
DOS1992 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Forget Sonic. Forget Mario. Zool is a ninja from the Nth Dimension, which is apparently a place where hyperactive insects fight sentient sweets. Speed is the name of the game, and Zool never walks—he zips, spins, and somersa...
Beethoven 2
DOS1993 Rozner Labs Software Group
Yes, it’s that Beethoven—the slobbery St. Bernard, not the piano guy. In Beethoven 2, you control a surprisingly agile dog on a quest to rescue your kidnapped puppies. Along the way, you’ll bark at birds, jump on...