Games Like 1001 Spikes

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.4%, Platformer 20.6%, Difficult 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like 1001 Spikes, this game features extremely difficult, screen-by-screen precision platforming with a focus on trial-and-error.

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Difficult 30%, 4 Player Local 11.5%, Indie 5.7%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines the deadly trap-filled exploration of 1001 Spikes with rogue-lite elements that keep every run fresh and dangerous.

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, Difficult 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Retro 5.9%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the archaeological adventure theme and punishing difficulty, forcing players to master complex traps and exploration.

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Platformer 47.9%, Difficult 26.1%, Indie 7.3%, Local Multiplayer 5.4%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original masterpiece of trap-based platforming that rewards careful observation and quick reactions.

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.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.4%, Difficult 17.4%, Platformer 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, it offers some of the most refined and challenging precision platforming mechanics available.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 49.6%, Platformer 18.3%, Difficult 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational title in the precision platformer genre that demands the same level of twitch reflexes and persistence.

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.4%, Difficult 17.1%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, Platformer 13%, 4 Player Local 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game strips platforming down to its purest form, requiring absolute precision and momentum control to navigate deadly traps.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 46.5%, Platformer 16.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Retro 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, vertical precision platformer that demands constant focus and quick decision-making under pressure.

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 53%, Platformer 18.2%, Difficult 11%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed, high-precision platforming where mastery of movement is the only way to succeed.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Retro 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Difficult 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to retro platformers that features excellent level design and challenging boss encounters.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Difficult 8.5%, Retro 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a blend of exploration and platforming with a charming retro aesthetic that echoes the adventure feel of the seed game.

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Platformer 35%, Difficult 29.9%, Retro 10.4%, Action 6.2%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the punishing difficulty of classic 8-bit and 16-bit action games where one mistake often leads to death.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.4%, Platformer 18.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist precision platformer that uses a unique gravity-flipping mechanic to create complex, deadly puzzles.

Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.8%, Difficult 23.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, Indie 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the tension of precision platforming, where every jump carries the risk of losing significant progress.

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.3%, Platformer 21.2%, Difficult 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, combat-heavy precision platformer that shares the dark, retro aesthetic and unforgiving nature of the seed game.

Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.7%, Platformer 19.4%, Difficult 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the exploration of ancient ruins with a heavy emphasis on precision platforming and trap navigation.

Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Precision Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 15.6%, Retro 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action platformer that captures the retro aesthetic and cooperative chaos found in the seed game.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Difficult 19.7%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, rhythm-infused precision platformer that features difficult, trap-laden levels similar to 1001 Spikes.

A young moustache enthusiast goes on an adventure, to climb the highest flying mountain in search of a magical moustache gel!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.3%, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Retro 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult precision platformer that shares the retro pixel-art style and local multiplayer focus of 1001 Spikes.

Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

Why similar: Platformer 31.6%, Action 12.6%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style platformer that emphasizes trap avoidance and precise timing in a dungeon-crawling setting.

Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 34%, Difficult 16.9%, Platformer 16%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, Retro 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused platformer that emphasizes difficult jumps and trap avoidance in a pixelated world.

A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.5%, Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 16.1%, Retro 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced precision platformer that focuses on momentum and tight level design to challenge the player.

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Action 13%, Difficult 11.8%, Retro 10.7%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the archaeological adventure theme and retro platforming style of 1001 Spikes.

A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 50.9%, Difficult 12.5%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses unique magnetic mechanics to create a challenging precision platforming experience that requires careful planning.

C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Difficult 24.8%, Retro 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Side Scroller 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A polished retro-style action platformer that balances tight controls with challenging enemy and trap placement.

Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

Why similar: Platformer 27%, Precision Platformer 23.8%, Difficult 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.1%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike platformer that features dangerous, trap-filled environments and a high difficulty curve.

🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Difficult 16.6%, Retro 6.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.3%

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Action 19.4%, Indie 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced action and precision movement, rewarding players who can master its frantic combat encounters.

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Platformer 44.5%, Retro 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Action 10.6%, Indie 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique platformer that uses character evolution mechanics to navigate increasingly difficult, retro-styled levels.

Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.

Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Retro 11.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-platformer that emphasizes puzzle-solving and environmental hazards in a retro-inspired setting.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 31%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Retro 10.2%, Indie 6.9%

Play Abathor Atlantis Landing and relive the glory of arcades in this action platformer for up to 4 players.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.1%, Platformer 18%, Difficult 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%, Retro 7.6%

Story of a Father who is in search of his son who has fallen in a cave. You play as Father and fight with monsters,ghosts and deadly animals to save your son. This game has also local multiplayer which can be played upto four players.

Why similar: Platformer 22.1%, Local Multiplayer 18.4%, Difficult 14.6%, Action 11.9%, Indie 10.1%

Saomi is a little adventurer who likes challenges and exploring new places. In this adventure, Saomi sets out in search of a very rare diamond that was lost in an old family treasure.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.3%, Platformer 23.9%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action 6%

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Why similar: Platformer 52.4%, Action 13.8%, Indie 10.7%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%

Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Difficult 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Action 10.1%, Indie 9.5%

Command treasure hunters Wyv and Keep through an ancient Amazonian temple in search of the Lost Idol! Use quick reflexes and teamwork to conquer a gauntlet of 60 fiendish puzzles and deadly traps. Unlock the secrets of the mystical Xu'hutl pygmies and their terrifying overlord, the great Quetzecola.

Why similar: Platformer 44.2%, Action 21.7%, Indie 18.4%, Adventure 15.6%

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.2%, Platformer 17.5%, Difficult 16.8%, Retro 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

Treasure Hunters is an intense CO-OP treasure-hunting game for up to 4 players, set in mysterious dungeons filled with puzzles, platforms, and deadly creatures, where your goal is to find and steal the most valuable treasures in the world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 52.2%, Platformer 31.4%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

X marks the spot! Follow the map and find hidden treasures.

Why similar: Platformer 39.6%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Retro 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

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.

Why similar: Platformer 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Indie 10.5%, Action 10.2%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 40.2%, Retro 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Indie 8.1%

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Why similar: Platformer 31.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Retro 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Action 6.5%

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Platformer 45.5%, Local Multiplayer 20.9%, Indie 10.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Adventure 6.9%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 50.1%, Difficult 16%, Indie 6.9%, 2D 5.7%, Retro 5.2%

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of the games core gameplay – focusing on swinging through the world with a grappling hook that gives the player a wonderful sense of speed and...

Why similar: Adventure 73.1%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 4.1%, Indie 3.5%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%

Hunt for Junk is a retro Platformer that follows the graphical limitations of the classic Gameboy (e.g. 4 colors and a 160x144px resolution). Journey the world in your unending pursuit of delicious Junkfood! Avoid traps, fight enemies, collect coins and discover all of the hidden Junkfood items!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 54.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Platformer 7.4%, Retro 7.4%, Adventure 6.3%

Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

Why similar: Platformer 44.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Action 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.5%, 2D 9%

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 29.6%, Retro 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Difficult 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Difficult 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Retro 8%

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 38.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 10.1%, Difficult 9.3%

TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.

Why similar: Difficult 27.4%, Platformer 27.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Indie 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

Two Brothers is an Action Adventure game that features a classic Gameboy aesthetic. Roy Guarder, inventor, scientist, and philosopher, is on an expedition to discover the origins of life. This quest has brought him to "The Cursed Lands," a stretch of land so dangerous and shrouded in mystery that it hasn't been explored in over...

Why similar: Indie 27.8%, Action 25.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Retro 23%

Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 39.1%, Retro 21.9%, Action 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Adventure 9.4%

Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Difficult 16.6%, Retro 13.4%, Action 11.9%, Indie 9.9%

Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39%, Difficult 17%, Platformer 16.5%, Retro 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

Why similar: Platformer 26.1%, Difficult 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Indie 7.2%

Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.9%, Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 16.8%, Retro 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%

Adventure through the mystical Northstar Islands in this all-new take on classic 2D Sonic high-speed action platforming.

Why similar: Platformer 39.6%, Local Multiplayer 15.2%, Action 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, 4 Player Local 7.4%