Abandonware DOS title

Side-scrolling 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.

Most popular side-scroller games

Mega Man X4
shooterWindows XP/98/95
The Lion King
actionDOS
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4th & Inches

DOS1988protected3.2/5 Accolade
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African Trail Simulator

DOS19904/5 Positive
alcatraz-03

Alcatraz

DOS19923.7/5 221B Software Development
alien-olympics-01

Alien Olympics

DOS19942.7/5 Dark Technologies
alien-rampage-05

Alien Rampage

DOS19964.1/5
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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...
aquaphobia-fr-03

Aquaphobia

DOS1992freeware3/5
ardentryst-02

Ardentryst

Windows 10/11Linux20094.1/5
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Armor Alley

DOSMac OS19913.9/5
artura-1

Artura

DOS19893.2/5 Arcadia Systems
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Asterix and Obelix

DOS19964.1/5 Infogrames
asterix-operation-getafix-02

Asterix: Operation Getafix

DOS19894/5 Coktel Vision
attack-mutant-camels-03

Attack of the Mutant Camels

DOS2001freewareremake3.8/5
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Axe of Rage

DOS19894.1/5 Palace Software
baal-04

Baal

DOS19892.9/5 Psygnosis
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Baby Joe in: Going Home

DOS19913.8/5 Loriciels
bad-dudes-02

Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

DOS1988protected4.1/5 Data East
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Bad Street Brawler

DOS19874/5 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...
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Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior

DOS19893.9/5 Psygnosis
barbie-01

Barbie

DOS19923.4/5 Imagineering Inc.
bc-quest-for-tires-01

BC's Quest for Tires

DOS19843.8/5 Sydney Development
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Beats of Rage

DOS2003freeware3.8/5
beethoven2-02

Beethoven 2

DOS19933/5 Rozner Labs Software Group
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Beverly Hills Cop

DOS19903.2/5 Tynesoft Computer Software
The Beverly Hills Cop video game by Tynesoft is an action-adventure game based on the popular film franchise starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in 1990 for various home computer platforms, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.In the game, players take on the role of Axel Foley, the wise-cracking detective played by Murphy in...
billy-the-kid-01

Billy The Kid

DOS19903.9/5 Level 9 Computing
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Bio Menace Episode 1: Dr. Mangle's Lab

DOS1993freeware4/5 Apogee Software
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Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab

DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Apogee Software
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Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Apogee Software
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Blood Money

DOS19903.9/5 DMA Design
Blood Money is an abandoned classic sci-fi themed side-scrolling shoot'em up. Blood Money was designed by David Jones, developed by DMA Design and released by Psygnosis in 1990 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, C64. Blood Money features different vehicles for different levels, power ups and an energy bar that depletes when colliding with enemies or the env...