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Best Side Scroller Games on Steam

Filter the Steam catalog for top-rated Side Scroller games. Every title listed here is aggregated based on positive community reviews and active player feedback. Compare current discounts below to get the best deal on your next game.

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Sarcophag Casual game for attentiveness
Price 0.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 05 Apr 2018
Legend of Himari Himari was ambushed! Help her hold out as long as possible, attack enemies, use magic to slay them, maintain Himari’s health level, so she could fight on, and also do not miss!
Price 0.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 19 Mar 2018
The Long Reach At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.
Price -91% 1.39€
Rating 7.9
Release 14 Mar 2018
Ball laB Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics.
Price 0.99€
Rating 6.3
Release 08 Mar 2018
Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre, but this time with a bunch of humor and buckets of blown off body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal.
Price -75% 3.30€
Rating 9.1
Release 02 Mar 2018
StrikeForce Kitty Comedic puzzle-adventure with strong RPG influences. Take away costumes from the foxes, create the most mad combinations of clothes, explore the world, find secrets and save the princess from the clutches of the cunning king!
Price -91% 0.92€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Feb 2018
The Void Rains Upon Her Heart Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!
Price 11.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 14 Feb 2018
Dungreed Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!
Price -25% 7.56€
Rating 9.1
Release 14 Feb 2018
The Fall Part 2: Unbound You are an AI that has broken free of your shackles. Now, a human “User” from across the global network has attacked and infected you with an [ERROR: REDACTED]. Make a new rule: Save Yourself. Hunt them. End them. Do anything. Use anyone. Become Unbound. The Fall Part 2 will break your protocols.
Price -47% 7.44€
Rating 7.6
Release 12 Feb 2018
Aegis Defenders Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.
Price -97% 0.72€
Rating 7.6
Release 08 Feb 2018
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.
Price -97% 0.47€
Rating 8.0
Release 06 Feb 2018
Closers Closers is an episodic anime action RPG bursting with spectacular battles and steeped in an epic storyline. Choose your Closer, gather your friends or dive in solo, and use your amazing powers to protect Earth, in mankind’s desperate battle against horrific monsters from another dimension!
Price Free to play
Rating 7.1
Release 06 Feb 2018
Regions Of Ruin Regions of Ruin is a 2D pixel side-scrolling RPG with town-building, where you explore, fight and build into an open world that progressively challenges you and your settlement, and threatens the extinction of the dwarven race.
Price -98% 0.33€
Rating 8.1
Release 05 Feb 2018
Remnants of Naezith With the powers granted to him by the dragon, Kayra will destroy the Remnants of Naezith, enchanted fragments of the dragon's body, to prevent anyone from exploiting their power for evil. Rush and swing through levels to top the leaderboards in this fast-paced, grappling hook precision platformer.
Price -96% 0.44€
Rating 8.8
Release 05 Feb 2018
Celeste Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Masterpiece
Price -87% 2.60€
Rating 9.6
Release 25 Jan 2018
Iconoclasts Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Price -90% 2.04€
Rating 8.3
Release 23 Jan 2018
Shootout on Cash Island Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Price 1.99€
Rating 7.8
Release 18 Jan 2018
Full Metal Furies From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
Price -96% 0.88€
Rating 8.7
Release 17 Jan 2018
Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.
Price -95% 1.16€
Rating 9.1
Release 20 Nov 2017
SORE Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.
Price Free to play
Rating 6.3
Release 05 Oct 2017
Cuphead Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Masterpiece
Price -50% 10.19€
Rating 9.5
Release 29 Sep 2017
The Coma: Recut You are Youngho, a Korean high school student trapped and relentlessly pursued by a psychotic killer in the hellish corridors of Sehwa High. Run, hide, explore, and survive while piecing together the mystery The Coma in this remastered version of the Korean cult classic.
Price -95% 0.61€
Rating 8.1
Release 22 Sep 2017
Super Fancy Pants Adventure Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen!
Price -86% 1.49€
Rating 8.9
Release 20 Sep 2017
Fight'N Rage Fight’N Rage is a brand new old-school side-scroller beat’em up. Inspired by the classics from the “golden age”, and with an art style that mimics the aesthetic from the 90's arcade gems, this game pays homage to all classic gameplay features that makes this genre one of the best from its time!
Price -91% 1.81€
Rating 8.8
Release 19 Sep 2017
The Ultimatest Battle The Ultimatest Battle is a real-time, 2D platform game in which two teams compete in different game modes with an almost completely destructible environment. UB is a true Free-to-Play, absolutely no Pay-to-Win.
Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 12 Sep 2017
TTV2 TTV2 is an arcade retro hardcore maze wanderer minigame, sequel to Trip to Vinelands.
Price -90% 0.49€
Rating 8.2
Release 11 Sep 2017
Pixel Gladiator Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers.
Price -73% 1.37€
Rating 7.6
Release 08 Sep 2017
Sonic Mania Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics.
Price -78% 4.44€
Rating 9.2
Release 29 Aug 2017
1bitHeart Welcome to 1bitHeart―the latest title from Alicemare and LiEat developer △○□× (Miwashiba). In this unique and endearing adventure game, take on the role of Nanashi, a lonely, agoraphobic boy, as you solve a slew of mysteries around town while also making friends.
Price 2.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Aug 2017
MagiCat MagiCat is a side-scrolling platformer inspired by the retro games from 16-bit era. The game features a cute magical cat adventuring 63 levels, each with their own unique boss battle spread across 7 worlds.
Price -89% 0.56€
Rating 8.4
Release 22 Aug 2017
20XX 20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Price -92% 1.31€
Rating 8.8
Release 16 Aug 2017
Sine Mora EX Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Price -88% 1.29€
Rating 6.4
Release 08 Aug 2017
Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 The Blue Bomber is back in this second collection of classic Capcom titles! Featuring faithful reproductions of Mega Man 7, 8, 9, & 10, this collection is bursting with additional content, from time trials and remix challenges to a music player and an extensive gallery of rare illustrations.
Price -73% 5.45€
Rating 8.1
Release 08 Aug 2017
Evil Genome 光明重影 3D metroidvania game Evil Genome is coming! Heroine Lachesis will lead you to explore the vast wasteland world, experience different battles as well as develop your own character!
Price 12.49€
Rating 6.6
Release 07 Aug 2017
Sundered : Eldritch Edition Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Price 20.49€
Rating 7.9
Release 28 Jul 2017
GravNewton Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.
Price -95% 0.56€
Rating 7.4
Release 26 Jul 2017

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