Games Like 12 bananas

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: Platformer 57.3%, Action 18.1%, 2D 16.7%, Singleplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive precision-platformer that shares the same soul-crushing difficulty and high-stakes vertical progression as the seed game.

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Platformer 60.1%, Action 18.3%, 2D 11.7%, Singleplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the exact same brand of infuriating, physics-based frustration and psychological-horror undertones.

Jump your way to get the blue diamond as you try to survive a very annoying banana monologue! A REALLY HARD game!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 51%, Platformer 38.2%, 2D 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic successor that leans heavily into the meme-heavy, precision-platforming aesthetic.

A new side-scrolling platformer where you go flying out of control at the slightest touch! In this virus-infected world, it is your job to collect the scattered pieces of vaccine code and exterminate the virus!

Why similar: Memes 32.7%, 2D Platformer 25.1%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 12.1%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-difficulty action platformer that demands the same level of mechanical precision.

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Platformer 68.7%, Singleplayer 21%, Action 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational title in the frustration-platformer genre that mirrors the patience-testing design of the seed game.

A physics-based platformer with unique controls and a pun-laden narrator. Jump, stick, and attempt to roll a loop over obstacles. Perhaps this game will teach you patience. Stick with it! I'll be right there with you. In your earhole. *Plorp*

Why similar: Memes 46.4%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 6.3%, 2D 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, philosophical, and difficult experience that challenges the player's patience in similar ways.

Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.

Why similar: Platformer 69.9%, Action 22.8%, Singleplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines difficult, physics-based movement with a high-stakes environment that is designed to test your sanity.

Attempt to jump to the top of the world in this short, yet difficult platforming adventure. Meet strange friends along the way and make sure not to fall!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 56.2%, Platformer 42.3%, Action 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly blends precision platforming with the same psychological-horror atmosphere found in the seed game.

A cantaloupe with strong hind legs feels incredible pain.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 46.9%, Platformer 29.5%, Action 19%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features intentionally awkward controls and a meme-centric design that feels right at home with the seed game.

The treasures hidden on the peaks await the most lively, goat daredevils. The challenge will be difficult and… irritating - only the best and most patient will get to the top.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 44.3%, Platformer 32%, Action 11.7%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: An unforgiving precision-platformer that shares the indie, psychological-horror vibe of the original.

Think you can make it out? Many have tried… All have failed. Traverse the unforgiving cave and do impossible jumps with your rocket launcher and shotgun.

Why similar: Platformer 43.8%, 2D Platformer 41.6%, 2D 8.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title combines psychological-horror themes with difficult, physics-based platforming challenges.

In this platformer, jumping will be your main mechanic as you climb the level, each jump matters, if you miss a jump, you have to restart. You may be small but so are the platforms.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 43%, Platformer 32.5%, Action 13.4%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological-horror platformer that shares the 2D-platformer mechanics and dark, indie tone.

A difficult obstacle course 3D platformer where the goal is to survive and escape the Island!

Why similar: Memes 73.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A meme-heavy, challenging platformer that shares the lighthearted yet punishing nature of the seed game.

Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 48.2%, Platformer 31.3%, Action 9.1%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, perma-death side-scroller that tests your reflexes and endurance.

Face extreme challenges in a precision platformer where every move is a daring jump! Use your skill to fling yourself and stick to surfaces, navigating adrenaline-filled scenes and unpredictable obstacles.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.8%, Platformer 32.2%, Action 19%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that uses a distinct, minimalist visual style to hide a very difficult gameplay loop.

A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon by jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.

Why similar: Platformer 94.6%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An unforgiving precision-platformer that is designed to be intentionally frustrating.

Hard way..., worse than ♂deep dark fantasies♂. Help your character go through all the most difficult places in Russia and finally get to the Putin palace. It won't be easy, but if you not a ♂Slave♂ you can get it. Good luck!

Why similar: Memes 54.6%, 2D Platformer 26.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: A meme-focused, casual-yet-challenging platformer that matches the comedic tone of the seed game.

Jump your way to get the blue diamonds as you try to survive a very annoying banana monologue! A REALLY HARD game!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 45.9%, Platformer 40.4%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series that established the meme-heavy, difficult platforming formula.

A NOT Troll Game, a platformer where you journey through a world that constantly trolls you. Can you make it to Zoobtryx? Beware…

Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.1%, Memes 29.4%, Platformer 25%, 2D 6.4%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that utilizes 'troll' game design elements to surprise and frustrate the player.

An insanely difficult precision platformer

Why similar: Platformer 61%, 2D 27.7%, Singleplayer 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic take on the masocore genre that focuses on pure, unadulterated difficulty.

Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

Why similar: Platformer 78%, Action 22%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, challenging indie platformer that relies on trial-and-error gameplay.

Relaxing rage game in a cutesy wholesome Moonstuck land. Delicate jump-balancing rage platformer where your job is to escape, while staying relaxed.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.7%, Platformer 31.8%, Action 17.1%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy platformer that features a cartoonish aesthetic masking a challenging experience.

A relatively hard 2D Platformer with a relatively high skill Ceiling developed by one guy as a hobby in his free time. You can expect skill-driven movement and action- filled Combat with multiple unique enemies and Bosses.

Why similar: Memes 32.1%, 2D Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 23.8%, Action 13%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that captures the indie spirit and challenging gameplay of the seed.

The legendary game is now on Steam! Can you prove that you are a good player, go through a difficult path and save your brother? This challenge is not for wimps!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 45.9%, Memes 18.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Action 12.1%, 2D 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore 2D-platformer that focuses on pure mechanical skill and hazard avoidance.

You've died and landed in purgatory, your options? Unending suffering or finding a way back to your world.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.4%, Platformer 31.6%, Action 17.4%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that provides a similar indie experience with a focus on traps and hazards.

Go Home, Mr. Fisk! is a challenging (im)precision platformer, where a single mistake may bring you all the way back to the beginning. Mr. Fisk must make his way up a mountain to get back home to his lake, but climbing is a challenge for a salmon not used to moving on dry land.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.8%, Memes 25.9%, Platformer 23.8%, Action 7.1%, 2D 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, physics-based precision-platformer that shares the 'souls-like' difficulty tag.

Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 48.8%, Platformer 33.8%, 2D 9%, Action 7.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 42.3%, Platformer 33.4%, Action 12.7%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action-platformer that leans into the absurd and difficult nature of the genre.

Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: 2D Platformer 51.9%, Platformer 30.5%, 2D 11.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%

SPIN. BOUNCE. STRUGGLE... In Space, nobody can hear you rage.

Why similar: Memes 91.6%, 2D 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features intentionally awkward controls and a meme-heavy narrative that complements the seed game.

It's a nice sunny day in Neo-Tartaria and ruthless killer Harry Pippels and his pretend friend Humpty-Ho are guzzling down some sprutzels and racking up a debt at the bar. Their life of luxury is soon interrupted however when the Elder Demon's diabolical crypto schemes threaten the lands.

Why similar: Platformer 35%, 2D Platformer 34.4%, Action 21.8%, 2D 6.7%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style boss rush platformer that maintains a humorous, lighthearted tone despite the difficulty.

Step into Cursedland, a 2D indie action platformer where every jump, movement, and decision truly matters. This is a game built around precision, reflexes, and mastery, challenging players to push their skills to the limit while navigating a world filled with chaos, humor, and surreal surprises.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.4%, Platformer 30.9%, Action 18.9%, 2D 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror-platformer that shares the dark, psychological undertones of the seed game.

A highly punishing 3D precision platformer about a goat bouncing up a beautiful mountain to save its scared baby goat. Can you handle the challenge and endure all obstacles that you will face on your way up the mountain?

Why similar: Platformer 84.3%, Singleplayer 15.7%

Utomah is a 2D platformer in which the player navigates through a nightmarish world. Grapple, latch, and dash through incredible environments, discovering the darkness of one's inner mind, encountering true horrors along the way. Prepare to push your skills to the limit!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 46.1%, Platformer 33.5%, Action 10.1%, 2D 9.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Mibibli's Quest is a retro-style surrealistic platformer game. Join Mibibli as it blasts its way through over 20 crazy and eclectic levels! Conquer caves, dance through raves, wander the suburbs, and blow up eggs... travel through time and explore your nightmares along the way!

Why similar: Platformer 59%, Action 41%

Get aboard on a thrilling voyage in search of the truth after the desolation of your village, using spears to climb a huge mountain while you walk the way to Yaatra.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 43.4%, Platformer 41.5%, 2D 10.1%, Singleplayer 5%

Take control of a mighty ball and fling with great precision towards the top of the Tower. Jump through aesthetically pleasing environments filled with intriguing creatures and encounters. Falling is part of the journey, so just keep going. Can you reach the end?

Why similar: Platformer 55.4%, Action 20.8%, 2D 15.7%, Singleplayer 8.1%

GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 51.5%, Platformer 35.9%, Action 7.9%, 2D 4.8%

Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!

Why similar: Platformer 60.6%, Action 21.9%, 2D 17.6%

Ok I Pull Up is a rage platformer, in which you, a capybara, ascend a tree tower only by jumping. This punishing, yet fair game requires extreme patience to complete.

Why similar: Memes 52.9%, Platformer 36.3%, Singleplayer 10.8%

Embark on an odyssey into the unknown! Behold the tale of Toadman, an enigmatic being born from alien tech and the mysteries of Radiant Verde. Witness his perilous quest through treacherous jungles to confront Captain Croak in an epic showdown! Welcome to "Spawn of the Spore Spectre"!

Why similar: Platformer 46.3%, 2D Platformer 37.7%, Action 11.6%, 2D 3.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

The most BRUTAL Platforming-Action-Multiplayer-RPG in THE WORLD with NO Game-Over, only falling down… Defy the fiends of The Heights TOGETHER or alone to rise as KING on your Quest to The Smoking Hot Babe at the Top!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 76%, Action 16.5%, Singleplayer 7.5%

Face the Dark Forest of the Divine Comedy in this action platformer inspired by the Sommo Poeta’s masterpiece! Help Dante avoid pitfalls, spikes & specters using double jumps, magical attacks and dashes. Find the scrolls containing the triplets of the Canto exploring this gloomy, pixelart forest!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 46.7%, Platformer 30.5%, Action 13%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 3%

In this narrated platformer there's one man who's always out to get you... The Narrator. He's a real jerk, but with determination and a lot of skill MAYBE you can make it through this crazy adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 43.7%, Memes 41.9%, 2D 12.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Bronana is a thrilling and hilarious survival roguelike. Embody the spirit of a fearless banana warrior to take down waves of vicious snack monsters. Through a rich variety of random events, grow stronger, evolve abilities, and face off against challenging bosses to save the homeland.

Why similar: Action 39.3%, 2D 34.7%, Singleplayer 26.1%

Project: Name is a hardcore Perma-Death first person platformer. Try to beat all three levels!

Why similar: Memes 43.9%, Platformer 39.3%, Action 14.8%, Singleplayer 2%

You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 48%, Platformer 38.2%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Experience rage-inducing precision platforming as a recently deceased soccer player damned to Inferno! Kick your sibling's soul out of Hell for your chance at redemption!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 45%, Platformer 35.7%, Action 14.1%, Singleplayer 5.3%

Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.

Why similar: Platformer 50.6%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Action 15.9%, 2D 9.6%, Singleplayer 4.6%

Explore unearthly ruins, solve arcane riddles and pick up your sword against the indescribable horrors that lurk amidst the forgotten depths of our world. Beware the creeping grip of madness as you uncover secrets not meant for the eyes of men!

Why similar: Platformer 42.1%, 2D Platformer 29.5%, Action 11.5%, 2D 11.1%, Singleplayer 5.8%

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 40.5%, 2D Platformer 33.7%, Action 11.9%, 2D 11%, Singleplayer 2.8%

This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the hen-house and jump, roll and climb your way through a farm shop, factory and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom.

Why similar: Platformer 63.7%, Action 25.2%, Singleplayer 11.1%

Help Brave Lord survive the Killer Chambers and defeat the bosses summoned by Lord Grave! Quick reflexes and good memory are the keys to success in this unforgiving action-platformer. Can you clear all 5 floors and get the King's Crown?

Why similar: Action 45.1%, Platformer 43.7%, Singleplayer 11.2%

ppL: The Animated Adventures is 2d platformer that will test your god gamer skills.

Why similar: Memes 51.5%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D 6.7%, Action 4.8%

A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.

Why similar: Platformer 66.1%, Action 17.8%, 2D 11.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%

Roll the boulder to the top.

Why similar: Platformer 64.9%, Action 27.3%, Singleplayer 7.7%

You are at point 0. Therefore, you need to go to point 1.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 41.7%, Platformer 30.7%, Action 13.9%, Singleplayer 7%, 2D 6.7%

After an eternity of toiling away at meaningless divine punishment, Sisyphus has finally snapped. Join Sisyphus in his quest for revenge as he weaponizes the very rock chaining him down to steamroll and swing his way to the top of Mount Olympus, while breaking a few laws of physics along the way.

Why similar: Platformer 53.2%, Action 28.5%, 2D 13.3%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Embark on an epic journey in The Stranded Traveler, a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game where you take on the role of a traveler stranded on a mysterious island. Explore dangerous environments, fight fierce enemies, and defeat challenging bosses!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 44.4%, Platformer 34%, Action 12.8%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 1%