This is a list of the best side-scrolling games of all time for any console or system, including cover art pictures when available. These highly rated side-scrolling games are ordered by popularity, so only the greatest side-scrolling games are at the top of the list. Spanning the entire history of the genre, these side-scrolling games are considered the best in the genre. This list includes all challenging side-scrolling games that have ever hit the shelves, so it doesn't necessarily have all the more obscure or new side-scrolling games.
List is made up of games like Double Dragon and Donkey Kong Country.
This list answers the questions, "What are the best side-scrolling games?" and "What is the greatest side-scrolling game of all time?"1
9332Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Super Mario Bros. 3 is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the... more
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Developer: Konami
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a platform-adventure video game developed and published... more- 37221
Developer: Systems Research & Development Co., Ltd., Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Super Mario Bros. is a 1985 platform video game internally developed by Nintendo R&D4 and... more - 45622
Developer: Rare Ltd
Donkey Kong Country is a 1994 platforming video game developed by Rare and published by... more - 55021
Ecco the Dolphin
1993Developer: Appaloosa Interactive
Ecco the Dolphin is an action-adventure game originally developed by Ed Annunziata and... more - 63916
Final Fight
1989Developer: Capcom
Final Fight is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up produced by Capcom. Originally released as an... more - 7
Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a 1995 platform video game developed and published by... more - 8
Developer: Ubisoft, Konami
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, released as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles:... more - 93619
Die Hard
1990Developer: Pack-In-Video
Die Hard is a video game released for the Commodore 64 in 1990 and for the NES in 1991 by... more - 103214
Developer: Lucky Chicken Games
Robotech: The Macross Saga is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up for the Game Boy Advance handheld... more - 112710
Developer: Technōs Japan
Double Dragon II: The Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up produced by Technōs Japan... more - 123116
Chuck Rock
1991Developer: Core Design
Chuck Rock is a slapstick side-scrolling platform video game of the early-to-mid 1990s, which... more - 132920
Developer: Konami
Super Castlevania IV, known in Japan as Akumajou Dracula is a 1991 action-platformer video... more - 14187
Kenseiden
1988Developer: Sega
Kenseiden is a video game for the Sega Master System created by SEGA. Kenseiden was released... more - 153427
Golden Axe
1989Developer: Acclaim Cheltenham, Sega Wow, Aspect, Sega, Telenet Japan
Golden Axe is a side-scrolling, beat 'em up, hack and slash arcade video game released in 1989... more - 16199
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Kirby Mass Attack, known in Japan as Atsumete! Kirby, is a puzzle platformer game in the Kirby... more - 17132
Mega Man X
1993Developer: Capcom
Mega Man X, known in Japan as Rockman X, is a video game developed by Capcom for the Super... more - 182213
Developer: McLeodGaming
The sequel to the game inspired by the classic game Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Flash 2... - 193328
Terraria
2011Developer: Re-Logic
Terraria is an action-adventure sandbox indie video game series, developed by game studio... more - 20134
Ninja Combat
1990Developer: ADK, SNK Playmore
Ninja Combat is a 1990 side-scrolling beat 'em up video game developed by Alpha Denshi and... more - 211812
Developer: Core Design
Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck is a slapstick side-scrolling platform video game developed and... more - 222622
Double Dragon
1987Developer: Technōs Japan, Arc System Works
Double Dragon is a 1987 beat 'em up video game developed by Technōs Japan and distributed in... more - 231610
Moon Buggy
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Crystal Caves
1991Developer: Apogee Software
Crystal Caves is a trilogy of side-scrolling platform games, developed and published by Apogee... more - 25149
Castle of Deceit
1990Developer: Color Dreams
Castle of Deceit is a sidescrolling game for the NES released on 1990 by Bunch Games, where... more
