Side-scrolling games sorted by year, newest first

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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Framed

DOS1995 Machination

Mega Man X

DOS1995protected Capcom

Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected Midway Manufacturing Company

Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting action game developed by Midway Manufacturing Company and released by GT Interactive Software in 1995 for DOS and Windows as well as for many other platforms. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third chapter of t...

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Windows XP/98/951995 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 Activisio...

Pocahontas

DOS1995 Teeny Weeny Games

Realms of Chaos

DOSMac OSLinux1995protected Apogee Software

Savage Warriors

DOS1995 Kalisto Entertainment

Soccer Kid

DOS1995 Krisalis

Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS1995 Six Pound Sledge Studios

Wolfsbane

DOS1995 Midnight Software

Zorro

DOS1995 Capstone Software

From the dusty archives of 1995 DOS gaming comes Zorro, a side-scrolling platformer that asks the question: what if the legendary masked hero had the reflexes of a hungover sloth? With clunky controls and combat that’s more ...

Zyclunt

DOS1995 Phantagram

Zyclunt is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Phantagram in 1995. The game is set in a dystopian future where incurable diseases and a rise in criminal activities have brought society to the brink of collapse....

Alien Olympics

DOS1994 Dark Technologies

Released in 1994, Alien Olympics answers the age-old question: “What if the Olympics were hosted by Martians on acid?” This wacky collection of mini-games has you competing in events like laser javelin and rocket racin...