side scroller

noun

A video game where the player views the world from the side, controlling a character who mostly travels horizontally (usually left to right) through a level.

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Meanings

nounside scroller (plural side scrollers)

plural side scrollers · alternative sidescroller · alternative side-scroller

  1. video gamesA video game where the player views the world from the side, controlling a character who mostly travels horizontally (usually left to right) through a level.
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APA

side scroller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20scroller

MLA

“side scroller.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20scroller. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side scroller,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20scroller.

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