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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Mega Man X4

Windows XP/98/951998 Capcom

Mega Man X4 is a side-scrolling action-platformer video game released by Capcom for Windows, Sony PlayStation, and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. It is part of the Mega Man X series, a spin-off of the original Mega Man franchise.Se...

Last Action Hero

DOS1993 Psygnosis

The Lion King

DOS1994 Westwood Studios

Disney's Aladdin

DOS1994 Virgin Interactive

Gods

DOS1991 Bitmap Brothers

Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commo...

Golden Axe

DOS1991 Sega

Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three characters: a barbarian, a dwarf, or an amazon, each with ...

Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

DOS1989 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 ...

Super Mariio Bros

DOS1994remake

Mega Man

DOS1990 Capcom

Hercules

Windows XP/98/951997protected Eurocom Developments

Prince of Persia

DOSMac OS1990 Broderbund

Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a ...

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

DOSMac OS1993 Broderbund

The Lost Vikings

DOS1993 Silicon & Synapse

The Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious v...

The Amazing Spider-Man

DOS1990 Oxford Digital Enterprises

The Amazing Spider-Man is a side-scrolling action game developed by Oxford Digital Enterprises and published by Paragon Software for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The plot revolves around Spider-Man trying to rescue Mary Jane Watso...

Mario and Luigi

DOS2001remake

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...

Defender

DOS1983 Williams Entertainment

Mario Teaches Typing

DOSMac OS1992 Interplay Productions

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).&...

Castlevania

DOS1990 Distinctive Software

Castlevania, originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, was developed and published by Konami. The game was known in Japan as Akumajo Dracula (Devil's Castle Dracula) and was later renamed Castlevania for i...

Asterix and Obelix

DOS1996 Infogrames

When in Gaul, punch like the Gauls do. In Asterix and Obelix (1996), you control the iconic French duo on a globetrotting beat-‘em-up adventure that mostly involves sending Romans flying like ragdolls. It’s all charmin...

Lorna

DOS1990NSFW Topo Soft

Fury of the Furries

DOS1993 Kalisto Entertainment

Super Star Wars

DOS1992 LucasArts

Disney's Tarzan

Windows XP/98/951999 Eurocom Developments

Revenge of Defender

DOS1988 Epyx

Aka Starglider 2 with an attitude, Revenge of Defender (or Defender of the Crown’s evil twin in name only) is a 3D space shooter where your main enemy is not the aliens—it’s the frame rate. Piloting your sleek fi...

The Godfather

DOS1991 Creative Materials

Duke Nukem

DOS1991 Apogee Software

Duke Nukem was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, marking the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with a sci-fi theme. In this original installment, players control Du...

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

DOS1991 Syntetic Dimensions

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game develo...