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Best Side Scroller Games

Top 50 of 350 qualifying games — tagged Side Scroller (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-05-20.

1 Celeste (2018) Precision Platformer · Difficult · Pixel Graphics · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 97.5%120,602 reviews 2 Touhou Luna Nights (2019) Metroidvania · Difficult · Side Scroller · 500K–1M owners · $17.99 97.6%14,007 reviews 3 SANABI (2023) Pixel Graphics · Story Rich · Action · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 97.4%35,954 reviews 4 Until Then (2024) Visual Novel · Pixel Graphics · Emotional · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 97.5%9,868 reviews 5 BattleBlock Theater (2014) Co-op · Platformer · Funny · 2M–5M owners · $14.99 97.2%71,614 reviews 6 Hollow Knight (2017) Metroidvania · Souls-like · Platformer · 5M–10M owners · $14.99 97.0%415,946 reviews 7 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy (2024) Bullet Hell · Anime · Female Protagonist · 100K–200K owners · $6.99 97.4%7,085 reviews 8 Tukoni: Prologue (2020) Adventure · Casual · Point & Click · 200K–500K owners · Free 97.5%3,841 reviews 9 The Expendabros (2014) Free to Play · Action · Pixel Graphics · 2M–5M owners · Free 97.2%18,174 reviews 10 Dungeon Munchies (2022) Indie · Action · Pixel Graphics · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 97.2%6,903 reviews 11 Broforce (2015) America · Action · Pixel Graphics · 2M–5M owners · $14.99 96.9%58,880 reviews 12 Mark of the Ninja Stealth · Platformer · Ninja · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 97.0%15,836 reviews 13 Will You Snail? (2022) Artificial Intelligence · Precision Platformer · Difficult · 100K–200K owners · $10.99 97.3%2,729 reviews 14 The Pedestrian (2020) Puzzle · Puzzle-Platformer · Logic · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 96.8%5,287 reviews 15 Cuphead (2017) Difficult · Cartoon · Co-op · 5M–10M owners · $19.99 96.3%186,835 reviews 16 Your Only Move Is HUSTLE (2023) 2D Fighter · Turn-Based Strategy · Action · 1M–2M owners · $4.99 96.4%31,876 reviews 17 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) Adventure · Comedy · Funny · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 96.6%6,196 reviews 18 Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition (2016) 2D Platformer · Adventure · Narration · 200K–500K owners · $14.99 96.6%4,102 reviews 19 Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls2 (2024) Anime · Pixel Graphics · Cute · 200K–500K owners · $7.99 96.7%2,013 reviews 20 Tribal Hunter (2022) Action · 2D Platformer · Action-Adventure · 20K–50K owners · $14.99 96.7%1,506 reviews 21 pureya (2021) Minigames · Arcade · Casual · 100K–200K owners · $5.99 96.5%2,348 reviews 22 Mark of the Ninja: Remastered (2018) Stealth · Ninja · 2D · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 96.1%6,154 reviews 23 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove (2014) Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Retro · 500K–1M owners · $39.99 95.8%16,112 reviews 24 My Friend Pedro (2019) Action · Indie · Shooter · 1M–2M owners · $19.99 95.7%27,527 reviews 25 Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (2024) Horror · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.9%9,772 reviews 26 Rabi-Ribi (2016) Anime · Metroidvania · Bullet Hell · 500K–1M owners · $17.99 95.7%11,858 reviews 27 ASTLIBRA Revision (2022) Action RPG · 2D · Side Scroller · 1M–2M owners · $24.99 95.6%26,958 reviews 28 Valiant Hearts: The Great War / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre (2014) Atmospheric · Historical · World War I · 500K–1M owners · $14.99 95.6%26,043 reviews 29 Anomaly Agent (2024) Action Roguelike · 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · 200K–500K owners · $11.99 95.8%8,361 reviews 30 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist (2025) Metroidvania · 2D · Singleplayer · 200K–500K owners · $13.74 95.6%13,465 reviews 31 LISA: The Painful (2014) Dark Humor · RPG · Story Rich · 500K–1M owners · $19.99 95.6%14,593 reviews 32 DEADBOLT (2016) Stealth · Pixel Graphics · Great Soundtrack · 200K–500K owners · $9.99 95.8%5,425 reviews 33 Freedom Planet 2 (2022) Platformer · Side Scroller · Pixel Graphics · 50K–100K owners · $24.99 96.2%1,572 reviews 34 Islets (2022) Metroidvania · Adventure · Platformer · 100K–200K owners · $19.99 96.2%1,674 reviews 35 DISTRAINT 2 (2018) Psychological Horror · Horror · Story Rich · 200K–500K owners · $8.99 95.8%4,356 reviews 36 Life Goes On: Done to Death (2014) Dark Humor · Funny · Platformer · 200K–500K owners · $3.89 96.0%2,409 reviews 37 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition (2016) Atmospheric · Great Soundtrack · Metroidvania · 2M–5M owners · $19.99 95.2%66,979 reviews 38 Dust: An Elysian Tail (2013) Action · Platformer · Metroidvania · 1M–2M owners · $14.99 95.3%18,638 reviews 39 ROUNDS (2021) Multiplayer · Fighting · Local Multiplayer · 2M–5M owners · $5.99 95.2%36,658 reviews 40 Charlie Murder (2017) Action · Beat 'em up · Indie · 100K–200K owners · $9.99 95.6%2,413 reviews 41 UNREAL LIFE (2020) Pixel Graphics · Adventure · Story Rich · 50K–100K owners · $19.99 95.8%1,673 reviews 42 Montaro (2016) Memes · Cute · Anime · 200K–500K owners · $0.99 95.1%12,103 reviews 43 Withering Rooms (2024) Horror · Action Roguelike · 2.5D · 20K–50K owners · $24.99 96.0%1,165 reviews 44 Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe (2017) Action · RPG · Indie · 100K–200K owners · $2.99 95.5%2,625 reviews 45 GOOOOOOAL! (2024) Casual · Platformer · Memes · 50K–100K owners · $0.59 95.7%1,476 reviews 46 Wandersong (2018) Music · Adventure · Comedy · 200K–500K owners · $19.99 95.3%3,613 reviews 47 I wanna be the Creator (2019) Action · Level Editor · Platformer · 200K–500K owners · $5.99 95.4%2,817 reviews 48 Freedom Planet (2014) Platformer · Great Soundtrack · Action · 100K–200K owners · $14.99 95.1%4,748 reviews 49 Jaded (2025) Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Platformer · 50K–100K owners · $4.99 95.4%1,777 reviews 50 Endling - Extinction is Forever (2022) Emotional · Adventure · Atmospheric · 50K–100K owners · $29.99 95.2%2,685 reviews