Side scroller games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
4 games on Steam carry the Side Scroller tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 186,971 reviews and 100% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 1 2016
- 1 2017
- 1 2018
- 0 2019
- 0 2020
- 0 2021
- 0 2022
- 0 2023
- 0 2024
- 0 2025
- 0 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 186,971 | about 6.3M |
| Top 25% | 333,537 | about 11.4M |
| Top 10% | 530,743 | about 18.4M |
100% of games get over 50 reviews and over 70% positive. Owners are modeled from review counts, see how the estimates work.
Pricing
Median paid price $18.99
- Free 0%
- Under $5 25%
- $5 to $15 0%
- $15 to $30 75%
- $30 to $60 0%
- $60 and up 0%
Most reviewed Side Scroller releases of the last 24 months
Upcoming Side Scroller games 0 on Steam
- MIRAI #167 2026
- Power Line Rider 2026
- Astro World Coming soon
- Dead Pixels II Coming soon
- Enyla X Coming soon
- Mad Manuel
- Project Bubblegum To be announced
- Spanish Rage Coming soon
Tags these games also carry
- 2D 4
- Action 4
- Difficult 4
- Indie 4
- Platformer 4
- Singleplayer 4
- Great Soundtrack 3
- Local Co-Op 2
- Retro 2
- Story Rich 2
What good store pages do
Medians across the 4 most reviewed Side Scroller games.
- Screenshots
- 10.5
- Trailers
- 1.5
- Description length
- 1,028 characters
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