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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James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod

DOS1993 Millennium Interactive

Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS1992 Simulmondo

International Ninja Rabbits

DOS1991 Flair Software

Crime Wave

DOS1990 Access Software

Wizball

DOS1987 Sensible Software

Wizball is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...

Ninja Gaiden

DOS1990 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...

Alcatraz

DOS1992 221B Software Development

Dalek Attack

DOS1992 Alternative Software

Freddy Hardest

DOS1988 Dinamic Multimedia

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS1993 Mirinae Software

Fox Ranger

DOS1992 Soft Action

Grave Yardage

DOS1989 Incredible technologies

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

Interpose

DOS1996 Twilight Zone Software

NCAA Road to the Final Four

DOS1991 Bethesda Softworks

Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean 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...