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Best Side Scroller Games

Top 50 of 374 qualifying games — tagged Side Scroller (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-08-06.

1 Celeste (2018) Precision Platformer · Difficult · Pixel Graphics · $19.99 97.4%145,261 reviews 2 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy (2024) Bullet Hell · Anime · Female Protagonist · $6.99 97.5%9,068 reviews 3 SANABI (2023) Pixel Graphics · Story Rich · Action · $14.99 97.3%44,614 reviews 4 Touhou Luna Nights (2019) Metroidvania · Difficult · Side Scroller · $17.99 97.3%14,902 reviews 5 BattleBlock Theater (2014) Co-op · Platformer · Funny · $14.99 97.2%72,802 reviews 6 The Expendabros (2014) Free to Play · Action · Pixel Graphics · Free 97.2%18,258 reviews 7 Tukoni: Prologue (2020) Adventure · Casual · Point & Click · Free 97.4%3,990 reviews 8 Hollow Knight (2017) Metroidvania · Souls-like · Platformer · $14.99 96.9%555,314 reviews 9 Broforce (2015) America · Action · Pixel Graphics · $14.99 96.9%60,902 reviews 10 Dungeon Munchies (2022) Indie · Action · Pixel Graphics · $19.99 97.2%7,205 reviews 11 Mark of the Ninja Stealth · Platformer · Ninja · $4.99 97.0%15,873 reviews 12 Until Then (2024) Visual Novel · Pixel Graphics · Emotional · $19.99 96.7%18,537 reviews 13 Your Only Move Is HUSTLE (2023) 2D Fighter · Turn-Based Strategy · Action · $4.99 96.5%44,278 reviews 14 Will You Snail? (2022) Artificial Intelligence · Precision Platformer · Difficult · $10.99 97.0%2,822 reviews 15 The Pedestrian (2020) Puzzle · Puzzle-Platformer · Logic · $19.99 96.6%6,062 reviews 16 Cuphead (2017) Difficult · Cartoon · Co-op · $19.99 96.2%218,507 reviews 17 Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition (2016) 2D Platformer · Adventure · Narration · $14.99 96.6%4,421 reviews 18 Tribal Hunter (2022) Action · 2D Platformer · Action-Adventure · $14.99 96.9%1,653 reviews 19 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) Adventure · Comedy · Funny · $19.99 96.2%8,295 reviews 20 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2 (2024) Anime · Pixel Graphics · Cute · $7.99 96.4%2,474 reviews 21 Mark of the Ninja: Remastered (2018) Stealth · Ninja · 2D · $19.99 96.0%6,912 reviews 22 Iron Meat (2024) Shoot 'Em Up · Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · $15.99 96.6%1,096 reviews 23 Valiant Hearts: The Great War / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre (2014) Atmospheric · Historical · World War I · $14.99 95.6%27,449 reviews 24 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (2024) Horror · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · $19.99 95.7%10,889 reviews 25 DEADBOLT (2016) Stealth · Pixel Graphics · Great Soundtrack · $9.99 95.9%5,634 reviews 26 My Friend Pedro (2019) Action · Indie · Shooter · $19.99 95.5%28,405 reviews 27 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (2014) Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro · $39.99 95.5%16,867 reviews 28 LISA: The Painful (2014) Dark Humor · RPG · Story Rich · $19.99 95.5%15,120 reviews 29 Charlie Murder (2017) Action · Beat 'em up · Indie · $9.99 95.9%2,907 reviews 30 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (2025) Metroidvania · 2D · Singleplayer · $13.74 95.4%18,485 reviews 31 ROUNDS (2021) Multiplayer · Fighting · Local Multiplayer · $5.99 95.2%44,048 reviews 32 Life Goes On: Done to Death (2014) Dark Humor · Funny · Platformer · $3.89 95.9%2,437 reviews 33 pureya (2021) Minigames · Arcade · Casual · $5.99 95.9%2,441 reviews 34 Doloc Town (2025) Early Access · Farming Sim · Platformer · $14.99 95.8%2,523 reviews 35 Freedom Planet 2 (2022) Platformer · Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · $24.99 96.0%1,728 reviews 36 DRAINUS (2022) Action · Shoot 'Em Up · Indie · $14.99 96.2%1,151 reviews 37 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (2016) Atmospheric · Great Soundtrack · Metroidvania · $19.99 95.1%71,264 reviews 38 Rabi-Ribi (2016) Anime · Metroidvania · Bullet Hell · $17.99 95.3%12,249 reviews 39 ASTLIBRA Revision (2022) Action RPG · 2D · Side Scroller · $24.99 95.1%31,455 reviews 40 Dust: An Elysian Tail (2013) Action · Platformer · Metroidvania · $14.99 95.2%19,043 reviews 41 DISTRAINT 2 (2018) Psychological Horror · Horror · Story Rich · $8.99 95.4%4,877 reviews 42 Montaro (2016) Memes · Cute · Anime · $0.99 95.1%12,180 reviews 43 Mosa Lina (2023) Co-op · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · $4.79 95.6%2,103 reviews 44 Islets (2022) Metroidvania · Adventure · Platformer · $19.99 95.5%2,436 reviews 45 Withering Rooms (2024) Horror · Action Roguelike · 2.5D · $24.99 95.7%1,530 reviews 46 Teacup (2021) Cute · Exploration · Story Rich · $9.99 95.8%1,170 reviews 47 UNREAL LIFE (2020) Pixel Graphics · Adventure · Story Rich · $19.99 95.5%1,978 reviews 48 Neighbours back From Hell (2020) Point & Click · Puzzle · Singleplayer · $14.99 95.1%5,265 reviews 49 Anomaly Agent (2024) Action Roguelike · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · $11.99 94.9%9,853 reviews 50 Endling - Extinction is Forever (2022) Emotional · Adventure · Atmospheric · $29.99 95.2%3,591 reviews