The most popular 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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Darius Gaiden
Windows XP/98/951998 Taito
The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!
DOS1989 Paragon Software
Uridium
DOS1988 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
Eye of Horus
DOS1989 Denton Designs
Project-X
DOS1994 Team 17
Hocus Pocus
DOS1994protected Apogee Software
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). The game follows the journey of a samurai warrior, simply known as the "First Samurai", who seeks revenge against t...
Freddy Hardest
DOS1988 Dinamic Multimedia
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
DOS1991protected id software
Super Solvers: Spellbound!
DOS1991 The Learning Company
Phantis
DOS1987 Dinamic Multimedia
Thomas the Tank Engine 2
DOS1993 Peakstar Software
Billy The Kid
DOS1990 Level 9 Computing
Heroes of the Lance
DOS1989protected U.S. Gold
Karateka
DOS1986 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.
Axe of Rage
DOS1989 Palace Software
Krusty's Super Funhouse
DOS1993 Audiogenic
Krusty's Super Funhouse is an abandoned action game developed by Audiogenic and released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1993 for DOS and for many other platforms, both consoles and home computers. Krusty's Super Funhouse is based on the popular character from The Simpson animated TV series.
James Pond 2: Codename: RoboCod
DOS1993 Millennium Interactive
Dalek Attack
DOS1992 Alternative Software
Ardentryst
Windows 10/11Linux2009
Alcatraz
DOS1992 221B Software Development
4th & Inches
DOS1988protected Accolade
Cool Spot
DOS1994 Virgin Interactive
Wrath of the Demon
DOS1991 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...
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams
DOS1992 id software
Bad Street Brawler
DOS1987 Beam Software
Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game developed by Beam Software and published by Mindscape. Originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1987 and later for other platforms. The game features Duke Davis, a former punk rocker turned vigilante, as the protagonist. In "Bad Street Brawler," players guide Duke through various urban environm...
Stargate
DOS1983 Williams Entertainment
Crystal Caves
DOS1991protected Apogee Software
Baby Joe in: Going Home
DOS1991 Loriciels
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
DOS1990 Elite Systems