The best 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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Alcatraz

DOS1992 221B Software Development

Dalek Attack

DOS1992 Alternative Software

Freddy Hardest

DOS1988 Dinamic Multimedia

Predator 2

DOS1991 Arc Developments

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 game aims to simulate several athletic events in which Lewis excelled. The game features multiple track and field ev...

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS1993 Mirinae Software

Fox Ranger

DOS1992 Soft Action

Grave Yardage

DOS1989 Incredible technologies

Lollypop

DOS1994

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 with a magical cauldron and spells, she must traverse through various enchanted levels. Super Cauldron is a class...

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS1992 Evryware

Xargon

DOS1993freeware Epic MegaGames

Stargate

DOS1983 Williams Entertainment

Street Sports Soccer

DOS1988 Epyx

NCAA Road to the Final Four

DOS1991 Bethesda Softworks

Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean Software

McDonald Land

DOS1992 Visual Concepts Entertainment

Flightmare

DOS1984freeware

Shadow Knights

DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing

Rolling Ronny

DOS1991 Starbyte Software

Karnov

DOS1987 Data East

Karnov is a classic side-scrolling action arcade game developed by Data East in 1987. The game features a unique protagonist named Jinborov Karnovski, or "Karnov", a fire-breathing, muscle-bound, bald, shirtless strongman from the fictional land of Karnov. Initially released in arcades, Karnov was later ported to home consoles like the Nintend...