- #1 Veredilia: The Sacred Forest
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gigabyte Studios
Windows
Discover the large forest of Veredilia with three different characters as you fight your way like a pro in your quest to save The Sacred Forest from impending doom in this 2D bloody combat action platformer.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 25.8%, Action 14.3%, Platformer 13.7%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D Platformer 8.4%
- #2 Prehistorik 2
74% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: Titus InteractivePub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prehistorik 2 is a classic platform game where you walk and jump through the levels then whack enemies on the head with a club in your quest for food.
Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, Retro 18.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Action 13.8%
- #3 Ren & Stimpy Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy, Collection
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Hey, man! Ren & Stimpy are back in a collection of games that will satisfy even the sickest little monkeys. Don't be an eediot - add this to your game library today, you filthy swine!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 22.1%, 1990's 14.2%, Platformer 14.1%, Retro 13.1%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #4 GasolineGypsiesGame
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Kelsoft LLC
Windows
Gasoline Gypsies Game is a retro 2-D action platform game based off the hit band The Gasoline Gypsies. Run, jump, and jam your way to the top. Listen to 8-bit renditions of original Gasoline Gypsies music.
Why similar: Music 30.9%, Platformer 16.2%, Retro 15.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Action 9.9%
- #5 Chop is dish
71% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
Why similar: Action 21.5%, Adventure 19%, Platformer 17.6%, Retro 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.4%
- #6 VolChaos
71% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 22%, Retro 21.3%, Side Scroller 18%, Action 14%, Adventure 12.4%
- #7 Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
66% matchVery Positive97% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: SmellyFrog
Windows
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
Why similar: Retro 19.5%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action 8.8%
- #8 AfroCobra
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ShatterStorm Studio
Windows
A side scrolling action love letter to Kung Fu Master / Spartan X. Jump, dodge, and kick your way through a flood of increasingly challenging enemies and stage bosses.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.3%, Action 17.1%, Platformer 15.5%, Side Scroller 12%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
- #9 Beat 'Em Up Collection (QUByte Classics)
67% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: QUByte Interactive
Windows
A collection of seven retro beat 'em ups with enhanced features like rewind, cheats, screen filters, and more!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 34.9%, Retro 16.5%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 10.1%, 1990's 8.3%
- #10 Plushie Bomber
68% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Horizon Edge
Windows
Blow your enemies up with their own bombs in this explosive 2D action platformer! Catch the deadly plushies' bombs in time to throw them right back to the sender! Will you uncover the cute fluffy toys' origins?
Why similar: Platformer 21.4%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Retro 17.3%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%
- #11 Palette Swap
68% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: Sour Lemon StudiosPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows
A monochrome action platformer where the palette changes the environment around you
Why similar: Platformer 17.2%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #12 Exp Parasite
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: ZimogorPub: Greyhead Studio LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro, hardcore 2D arcade game, where every minute of gameplay is unique. Take control of an experimental parasite that infects different mechanical objects, overcomes countless obstacles, and fights powerful bosses to achieve goals set by an unknown puppeteer.
Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Action 21.1%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Retro 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #13 NEG: The Threefold Cord
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 90DegreeGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on an epic journey in NEG: The Threefold Cord, a 2D platformer adventure. Restore harmony to Neglandia, gather feathers, and overcome challenges. Unravel mysteries, battle foes, and become the hero this land seeks!
Why similar: Music 41.4%, Side Scroller 15.4%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
- #14 Freddy Farmer
64% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2025
Dev: Catcade GamesPub: Flynn's Arcade
Windows
Freddy's daughter has been kidnapped by an evil dragon. To rescue her, he must cross the entire kingdom taking some ingredients with which to make a magic potion, but it won't be easy, they must be collected in a specific order and Freddy will have to overcome the dangers he finds in his path.
Why similar: Retro 19.7%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, 1990's 9.2%
- #15 Goo Hunter
64% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Titan Art Games
Windows
Explore a world filled with unique challenges and obstacles! 💚 In Goo Hunter 💚, you control a brave Slime treasure hunter who uses her sticky hands to overcome dangerous obstacles and solve intriguing puzzles.
Why similar: Platformer 23.2%, Action 21.8%, Retro 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #16 Goodnight, Lily
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Something EdgyPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Escape the dark by navigating through nightmares made reality. Follow the light and find your way home as you are hounded by your worst fears.
Why similar: Music 24.6%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Platformer 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Adventure 12.9%
- #17 Rectangle Guy
65% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: The Bare Minimum Studios
Windows
Introducing Rectangle Guy, a brand new game by The Bare Minimum Studios. Rectangle Guy (game) features Rectangle Guy (character) in this platforming adventure! With many challenging levels and exciting boss fights, there's no shortage of things to do and see in this wacky game.
Why similar: Platformer 19.6%, Action 19.3%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Adventure 16.5%, 2D Platformer 12%
- #18 Nessy The ... Robot
65% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: DTG GamesPub: Nami Tentou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight your way through zombified robots, slime creatures, and a multitude of other enemies & bosses, as well as a plethora of levels, secrets & easter eggs to discover, collectible gems to... well... collect, as well as characters & dogs to talk to.
Why similar: Action 21.2%, Platformer 20.9%, Adventure 18.1%, Retro 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%
- #19 Arcanion: Tale of Magi
65% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: JaymoniusPub: MoniusProductions
Windows
Arcanion: Tale of Magi is a retro-style platformer that tells the story of a fledgling warrior Magi, and she and her allies must recover a book from a thief who seeks to use its powers to carry out his revenge.
Why similar: Platformer 19.7%, Action 19.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.2%
- #20 Froggo Swing 'n Grapple
64% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: SmellyFrog
Windows
Froggo Swing 'n Grapple is a side-scrolling platformer game about a little frog on an adventure to save his pet rock. Swing 'n grapple through the stages with Froggo's powerful and sticky tongue!
Why similar: Retro 20.4%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Action 14.4%, Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.9%
- #21 SNAKEWITCH
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yellow Sriracha
Windows · Mac · Linux
The action-packed tale of the exiled SNAKEWITCH. Swing and strike your way through cursed areas, battling monsters and freeing possessed creatures along the way. With your snake companion, break into the Academy and discover the true reason that the accursed SNAKEWITCH was banished.
Why similar: Action 19.9%, Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Retro 12.4%
- #22 Phil's Contract
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: shpeelock
Windows
Phil's Contract is a 2D platformer with fast-paced movement, unique movesets and varied gameplay styles. Featuring charming, yet grimy pixel art inspired from the likes of flash animations.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 28.5%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Platformer 15%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Action 9.8%
- #23 Psycho Dream 「サイコドリーム」
63% matchMixed43% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
A dangerous trend has emerged among young people: they are evading reality by taking permanent refuge in a new entertainment medium known as DMovies! Rescue young Sayaka from the DMovie she’s trapped in!
Why similar: Retro 23.2%, Beat 'em up 18.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #24 Goblin and Coins II: The Lost Recipes
63% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Nikola Bulj
Windows
A much easier stand-alone expansion to Goblin and Coins II. Use unlimited continues to run and double-jump through 25 handcrafted levels, and retrieve the recipes lost in the midnight raid from the original game.
Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Action 20.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Retro 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #25 Tiny Barbarian DX
64% matchVery Positive81% of 256 reviews2013
Dev: StarQuail GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 29.9%, Adventure 25.5%, Platformer 22.7%, Retro 16%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #26 MANOS: The Hands of Fate ~ Director's Cut
64% matchVery Positive80% of 225 reviews2015
Dev: FreakZone Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Retro platforming action in this adaptation of a terrible movie.
Why similar: Retro 23.7%, Platformer 21%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #27 Lost in Fuzz
64% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dusty Dream Games
Windows
Step back into the 90s with this thrilling modern-retro 2D platformer, bursting with a vibrant vintage aesthetic. Grab your rad snapback, crack open a Sunny D, and dive headfirst into the world of Fuzz!
Why similar: Platformer 20.5%, Retro 17.9%, 1990's 16.1%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 10.4%
- #28 Daily Climb
62% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: DragonWind99
Windows
It's like if Mario had a sword and chronic depression.
Why similar: Platformer 19.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Action 17.8%, Side Scroller 17.3%, 2D Platformer 12%
- #29 Hikikomori No Chuunibyou
65% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hikikomori No Chuunibyou is a pseudo 8-bit platform-adventure game with beat-em-up, puzzle, and stealth elements. With its storytelling directing the player through open-ended levels, progression through each stage requires usage of parkour-like abilities and martial-arts techniques.
Why similar: Retro 22.5%, Action 22.4%, Platformer 21.3%, Adventure 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #30 Pingorile
60% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: John B.
Windows
A retro-style 2D platformer where you play as a penguin collecting yellow budgies to fulfill his dream of flying. Explore diverse levels, jump past obstacles, and enjoy a colorful, music-filled adventure.
Why similar: Music 20.3%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Action 13.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Retro 10.3%
- #31 Jet Gunner
64% matchMostly Positive74% of 627 reviews2014
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
Why similar: Action 30.6%, Platformer 22.8%, Retro 19.3%, Adventure 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #32 Mini Knight's Journey
62% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Prismacore Dream
Windows
Mini Knight's Journey is a linear action-adventure platformer game about two twin brothers who, with their father, go on a journey to defeat the school bullies! Play as one of the two brothers and face this incredible adventure!
Why similar: Retro 18.6%, Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 9.9%
- #33 Mighty Gunvolt
63% matchMostly Positive74% of 415 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Retro 22.6%, Action 21.3%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #34 Awakened Evil
61% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Deprecated Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 19.8%, Retro 19.5%, Action 18.8%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Adventure 11.1%
- #35 Ezra's Legacy
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gnumaru
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezra's Legacy is an action packed 2d platformer game inspired in classics from the 80s, with 8-bit aesthetics, great soundtrack and awesome gameplay. If you want something new and exciting, but at the same time pay homage to the classics, then Ezra's Legacy is for you!
Why similar: Retro 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 15%, Action 10%
- #36 Brain Washer
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NULL Studio
Windows
Battle through a futuristic world as Arina, a cyber-enhanced agent in a fast-paced 2D Beat'em up/Platformer Hybrid. Take down sentient cyborgs with various combos, aerial attacks, and parries. Outsmart deadly traps, uncover hidden rooms, and infiltrate the lair of an evil scientist uprising.
Why similar: Platformer 25%, Action 15.8%, Adventure 12.1%, Beat 'em up 12.1%, Retro 9.3%
- #37 Rasta Santa
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Deluxe Studios
Windows · Mac
You’re Rasta Santa, an undercover cop disguised as Santa, waging war on traffickers. Shoot, slash, raid hideouts, rescue children, and defend the orphanage in a high-skill 2D action-platformer.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 28.2%, Action 16%, Platformer 15%, Adventure 13.8%, Side Scroller 11.8%
- #38 Little Samson
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mighty Rabbit StudiosPub: Limited Run Games
Windows
Leaping, smashing, scorching, and exploding its way into your collection! Little Samson—the rarest and most coveted game of the 8-bit era—arrives on modern systems for everyone to enjoy!
Why similar: Platformer 20%, Retro 17.8%, 1990's 14%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action 10.9%
- #39 Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem
60% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Frontier AjaPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem is a direct sequel to side-scrolling action game Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony, featuring characters from the Touhou Project, adored by fans around the world.
Why similar: Action 18.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
- #40 Duck Dash
59% matchVery Positive86% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Levi Soren
Windows
A fun and simple 2D platformer game about a duck named Scruffles. Fight your way through 10 levels with a smooth feeling movement system.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23%, Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 8.6%
- #41 Noitu Love 2: Devolution
61% matchVery Positive92% of 632 reviews2012
Dev: Joakim Sandberg
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 32.6%, Action 18.4%, Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #42 Jules
61% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Mario Bee
Windows
The land is overrun! Join Jules and Master Sir to defeat Canc’s undead army. Master your whip and unleash the sword, axe, and cross in this old-school action-platformer. Battle through 6 levels and 6 epic bosses to destroy the ultimate evil!
Why similar: Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Action 9.1%
- #43 Fallen Leaf
58% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Delta Shore Games
Windows
Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Retro 20.7%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Action 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #44 Rabidja's Revenge
59% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Meruvia Game Studio
Windows
In this retro inspired platformer, you play as Rabidja, the famous rabbit ninja. Travel through 20 levels including forests, seashores, underwater depths, gloomy caves, fly in the sky and explores the dark castle of the sinister Professor to get back your 12 golden pieces.
Why similar: Action 22.7%, Adventure 19.4%, Platformer 18.9%, Retro 12.5%, 1990's 11.6%
- #45 Project Evolve
59% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: John "Active" Pelayo
Windows
Take control of Azula in this action-packed beat-em-up adventure game, where you will recover your abilities as you progress through the simulation. Use close combat attacks and powerful electrical strikes to defeat your enemies and reach the end!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 29.1%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action 10%
- #46 Mischief Castle (Original NES Game)
60% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Kn56k
Windows
This is a Platformer Adventure Game for the NES, with gameplay similar to other platforms of that time. Simple jump and shoot. Navigate five maze levels each with unique enemies and bosses. Find hidden secrets and power-ups.
Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Retro 19.4%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #47 Ravva and the Phantom Library
59% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2023
Dev: Galope Studios
Windows
Escape the Phantom Library! Embark into worlds of fantastic books haunted by dangerous ghosts, but you're not alone! Join Ravva and 4 unusual companions in this pixel-art platformer in cute dark-fantasy visuals! Can you face this challenge?
Why similar: Platformer 19.9%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #48 Iaijutsu
60% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Isaac Taylor
Windows
In this retro action game, the player controls a mysterious ronin, navigating the rooftops and alleys of a rainy city as they are hunted by a team of elite assassins.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 29.4%, Action 16.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.6%
- #49 Mystic Mayhem Unleashed
61% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: BitCore Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Mystic Mayhem Unleashed is the adventures of Max, who crash landed on an island and accidentally releases an evil wizard named Malwarp. Now he must fix what he unleashed. Do You Have What It Takes to Save the Island?
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Retro 24.7%, Action 16.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Adventure 10.7%
- #50 Spine Lasher
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pink Anvil
Windows
Armed with a whip made from human spines, confront the nightmarish creatures of mankind. Swing your whip, use sub-weapons, crush your foes under chandeliers, and deflect enemy projectiles back at them—all in this pixel-perfect action platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 21%, Retro 20.5%, Action 13%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.1%
- #51 An Imp? A Fiend!
62% matchMixed53% of 86 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Stuck in the Underworld without the slightest clue why, a young fiend has a bit of a mystery to solve in this action/adventure platformer. With a world to explore, a past to uncover, and quite the task to complete, players must embark on a quest filled with monsters, towns, dungeons, bosses, and various platforming challenges.
Why similar: Action 24%, Adventure 22.6%, Retro 21.2%, Platformer 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #52 Gimmick! Special Edition
59% matchVery Positive82% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: CITY CONNECTIONPub: Clear River Games
Windows
Save the day as a star-shooting, platform-bouncing cutie pie in Gimmick! Special Edition. SUNSOFT's beloved physics-based action platformer finally bursts onto current platforms enriched with a rewind feature, a time attack mode, online leaderboards, and modern extras.
Why similar: Platformer 20.6%, Retro 20.1%, Action 17%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 1990's 11.5%
- #53 迎夢 茶釜物語
59% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Gakunei ArachiPub: Gakunei Arachi
Windows
Do I have to beat the enemy? A gentle 2D action game where you don't have to beat the enemy.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 40.6%, Action 22.7%, Retro 18.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, 2D 2.9%
- #54 Wonder Land
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nerdvision Games
Windows
An crazy platformer where every thing you collect can have a an impact on the game.
Why similar: Platformer 19.8%, Retro 17.4%, Action 16.7%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, 1990's 11.7%
- #55 Terrian Saga: KR-17
61% matchMostly Positive73% of 286 reviews2014
Dev: WonderflingPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Action 22.1%, Adventure 16.7%, Retro 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #56 Geko: In Search Of The Big Fly
58% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Mid-Up Games
Windows
Geko is a friendly gecko with a delightful goal: catching the big fly to ensure a delicious meal! To help him on this thrilling adventure, you'll jump, climb platforms, dodge obstacles, and defeat enemies that appear along the way.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Retro 12.3%, Platformer 11.1%
- #57 Meander Land
58% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: WhiskerFjords
Windows
A handheld-inspired platforming adventure! Escape the mysterious desert island of Khnumia...
Why similar: Platformer 20%, Action 19.6%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Adventure 16.8%, 2D Platformer 12.3%
- #58 Rise of the Penguins GB
58% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Bill WooPub: Pwoo
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro penguin platformer designed for Gameboy. Perfect for fans of penguins and anyone looking for a moderate challenge in a cold setting!
Why similar: Platformer 20.6%, Action 18.9%, Side Scroller 18.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Retro 12.4%