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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Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!
DOS1990protected4.2/5 id software
Mega Man X4
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Capcom
Mega Man X4 is an abandoned side scrolling action-platform video game that was released for Windows, the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. Mega Man X4 is part of the Mega Man X series, which is a spin-off of the original Mega Man series, and it was developed by Capcom. Mega Man X4 is set in a dystopian future where h...
Titus the Fox
DOS1992protected4.2/5 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 objects by throwing them at foes, or jumping higher. There are bosses at the end of each level and secret rooms spread acro...
Earthworm Jim
DOS1995protected4.2/5 Shiny Entertainment
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...
Disney's The Jungle Book
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 Virgin Interactive
Body Blows
DOS19934.2/5 Team 17
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS19884.2/5 Technos Japan
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
DOS19894.1/5 Electronic Arts
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is a classic abandoned action sports basketball video game. Developed and published by Electronic Arts, it was released in 1989 for the Sega Genesis (also known as Mega Drive) and DOS. This game holds the distinction of being one of the first basketball video games to feature real NBA teams and players, offer...
Lucky Luke
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Infogrames
Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab
DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Apogee Software
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!
DOS19914.1/5 id software
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
DOSMac OS19934.1/5 Broderbund
Eye of Horus
DOS19894.1/5 Denton Designs
Superstar Ice Hockey
DOS19874.1/5 DesignStar Consultants
Altered Beast
DOS19904.1/5 Sega
Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.Players control a resurrected centurion who battles through five levels filled with undead creatures and other mythical beas...
Guldkorn Expressen
DOS19914.1/5 SilverRock productions
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo
Doofus
DOS19944.1/5 X-ample Architectures
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 Activision
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activision and initially released for various platforms, including PC, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNE...
Cool Spot
DOS19944.1/5 Virgin Interactive
Super Star Wars
DOS19924.1/5 LucasArts
Time Slaughter
DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Bloodlust Software
Alien Rampage
DOS19964.1/5
Warriors of Legend
DOS19934.1/5 Synergistic Software
Duke Nukem
DOS19914.1/5 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
Ardentryst
WindowsLinux20094.1/5
Ghosts 'n Goblins remake
Windows2004freewareremake4.1/5
Ghosts 'n Goblins is an iconic arcade game developed by Capcom, first released in 1985. It’s widely remembered for its challenging gameplay and its distinct horror-fantasy aesthetic. This is a faithful remake.In Ghosts 'n Goblins, players assume the role of Sir Arthur, a brave knight on a perilous quest to rescue Princess Prin-Prin, who has b...
Karateka
DOS19864.1/5 Broderbund
Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also published for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum.
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures
DOS1992protected4.1/5 Apogee Software