Best Side Scroller games

The 60 best rated Side Scroller games, ranked by players, with screenshots, trailers and where to play. Find your next one on GameFyndr.

1. Lisa: The Painful (2014) · rating 90
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles (1994) · rating 89
3. Celeste (2018) · rating 87
4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) · rating 86
5. Aquaria (2007) · rating 92
6. Cuphead (2017) · rating 85
7. Braid (2009) · rating 85
8. Rayman Legends (2013) · rating 85
9. Spelunky (2012) · rating 85
10. Mark of the Ninja (2012) · rating 84
11. Mega Man Legacy Collection (2015) · rating 91
12. Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (2017) · rating 90
13. Sonic Mania (2017) · rating 83
14. Rayman Origins (2012) · rating 83
15. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (2016) · rating 84
16. Super Meat Boy (2010) · rating 83
17. Blasphemous II (2023) · rating 85
18. Jungles of Maxtheria (2020) · rating 93
19. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024) · rating 84
20. Child of Light (2014) · rating 82
21. Metal Slug (1996) · rating 82
22. Wandersong (2018) · rating 87
23. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (2019) · rating 83
24. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) · rating 82
25. Valiant Hearts: The Great War (2014) · rating 82
26. Limbo (2010) · rating 81
27. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) · rating 91
28. Metal Slug 2 (1998) · rating 81
29. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2019) · rating 87
30. Huntdown (2021) · rating 86
31. Blasphemous (2019) · rating 80
32. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (2025) · rating 86
33. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (2017) · rating 95
34. Streets of Rage 4 (2020) · rating 80
35. Gunstar Heroes (1993) · rating 81
36. The Swapper (2013) · rating 80
37. Mega Man 9 (2008) · rating 82
38. Guacamelee! 2 (2018) · rating 81
39. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 (2020) · rating 86
40. Unravel (2016) · rating 80
41. Salt and Sanctuary (2016) · rating 80
42. Downfall (2016) · rating 83
43. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse (2015) · rating 80
44. Burnhouse Lane (2022) · rating 93
45. Metal Slug 3 (2003) · rating 88
46. La-Mulana (2013) · rating 89
47. Mega Man 10 (2010) · rating 82
48. The Messenger (2018) · rating 79
49. Shelldom (2025) · rating 91
50. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016) · rating 81
51. Mega Man X: Legacy Collection (2018) · rating 87
52. Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (2020) · rating 90
53. Gravity Circuit (2023) · rating 89
54. Guns, Gore & Cannoli (2015) · rating 81
55. Ghost 1.0 (2016) · rating 88
56. Monster Sanctuary (2020) · rating 81
57. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (2022) · rating 78
58. Distraint 2 (2018) · rating 84
59. Soldat (2002) · rating 82
60. Odallus: The Dark Call (2015) · rating 90

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