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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Arcade, Casual, Indie, Singleplayer.

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5 Minutes grants no comfort. Grants no rest. Grants no forgiveness. It is a game for those unafraid to fall a thousand times, for those who see defeat not as failure, but as an invitation. For those who seek the glory of challenging the impossible, even if they never reach it.

Reviews: 7 user reviews — 43% — of 7 reviews
Released: 2025-10-14
Developer: Christian tavares da silva
Publisher: kangelgames
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive79% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Christian tavares da silva
    Windows

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  2. #2 Switch It
    96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: Lucas Fernandez
    Windows

    A bit frustrating game where you have to reach the end using the different types of blocks that you have.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 26%, Arcade 24.3%, Minimalist 20.4%, Casual 18.2%, Retro 7.7%

  3. #3 MMI
    96% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio2760
    Windows

    Solve puzzles, rotate the level and guide the main character to the teleport.

    Why similar: Noir 21.9%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Arcade 18.1%, Casual 17.6%, Minimalist 13.7%

  4. #4 STOP and MOVE
    95% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2021
    Dev: NanningsGamesPub: NanningsGames
    Windows · Linux

    Pay attention and stop at the right time when rolling through the levels!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.2%, Action 24%, Arcade 21.7%, Minimalist 20.7%, Retro 7.9%

  5. #5 Ballz: Farm
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 89 reviews2018
    Dev: UNIOCS
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Arkanoid game with farm style!

    Why similar: Action 24.1%, Minimalist 23.9%, Casual 23.5%, Arcade 20.4%, Indie 5.7%

  6. #6 RUSH!!!
    94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: FoxPixStudio
    Windows

    RUSH!!! is an action-packed, nostalgic pixel precision platformer. Manipulate your environment and gravity to flip your world upside-down, and conquer levels by capturing the flag. Ready to test your precision pixel skills?

    Why similar: Action 21%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Arcade 18.4%, Casual 17.2%, Minimalist 15.4%

  7. #7 Cubic Color
    93% matchMixed42% of 26 reviews2018
    Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Cubic Color is a game to test and improve your reaction time.

    Why similar: Action 23.4%, Minimalist 21.2%, Casual 20.9%, Arcade 16.6%, Retro 10.1%

  8. #8 Jump Tracks
    91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: Bryan Perfetto
    Windows

    Action! Danger! Coins! What more could you want from a game?! Jump Tracks is a game all about timing and reflexes. Zoom off the tracks, clear each level, and try not to die along the way in this tiny and twitchy arcade tapper. It's harder than it looks! Good luck!

    Why similar: Arcade 28.4%, Action 24%, Minimalist 23.2%, Casual 20.3%, Indie 2.2%

  9. #9 Maximum
    92% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Soomka Games
    Windows

    You control an athlete whose task is to do flips back and forth. The game will be over if you land on your head. More flips in a jump - more final points.

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  10. #10 Snip It!
    89% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2024
    Dev: ryshaw
    Windows

    A 2D Qix-like retro arcade game. Draw lines to capture the canvas and defeat enemies!

    Why similar: Arcade 26.9%, Minimalist 23.4%, Casual 19.1%, Retro 13%, Action 12.7%

  11. #11 Hoppy Square DX
    91% matchNo user reviews2023
    Dev: Ryan Silberman
    Windows

    It's hip to be square, and no square is hipper or hoppier than a Hoppy Square!

    Why similar: Minimalist 22.1%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Arcade 18.6%, Casual 17.6%, Action 15.5%

  12. #12 Dispersion
    90% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2020
    Dev: Roew RewkPub: RoewRe
    Windows

    Dispersion - is a fast paced arcade game where you control a ball. Break the golden orbs to earn points, but if you get to other objects, you will immediately lose. How many gold orbs can you break?

    Why similar: Perma Death 33%, Minimalist 25.6%, Casual 13.8%, Action 10.9%, Arcade 9.9%

  13. #13 Color Circle
    89% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2018
    Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Color Circle is a very addictive game where you must hit moving colored circles.

    Why similar: Action 26%, Minimalist 23.5%, Casual 23.3%, Arcade 18.5%, Indie 6.4%

  14. #14 Popfall Arena
    88% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PORTAL351 STUDIOS
    Windows

    Popfall Arena is a fast-paced action arcade game set in an arena filled with colorful balloons. Pop the bouncing balloons, collect power-ups, and fight to survive for the highest score!

    Why similar: Action 27.3%, 2D Platformer 24.6%, Arcade 22.3%, Casual 22.2%, Indie 2.1%

  15. #15 Radium Lux
    86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Lukas JaeckelPub: Develobster
    Windows

    Radium Lux is a physics-based skill game with puzzle elements. The sphere that the player must navigate to the target is attracted by two tractor beams and gravity. Using these three forces from different directions enables the player to maneuver the sphere very organically through the level.

    Why similar: Action 24.2%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Arcade 20.9%, Casual 19.8%, Minimalist 10.7%

  16. #16 Hamayumishi ~Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai~
    87% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nice Gear Games
    Windows

    The Hamayumishi uses their intense powers of concentration and skills with the bow to protect the villages from the gamboling yokai! This is a side-scrolling twin-stick shooting game. While aiming, the game will slow down to allow you to line up your shot before letting it fly.

    Why similar: Action 24.7%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Arcade 21.1%, Casual 20.1%, Retro 7.5%

  17. #17 Starboi
    85% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Turtlevania Games
    Windows · Mac

    The cosmic horrors have kidnapped Starboi's friends! Launch across the galaxy in search of them, avoiding black holes and defeating the tentacled monsters.

    Why similar: Action 31.4%, Arcade 25.7%, Casual 25.5%, Retro 12.9%, Indie 2.5%

  18. #18 Space Ape
    86% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2021
    Dev: nonPareil Institute
    Windows

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    Why similar: Action 27%, 2D Platformer 24%, Arcade 23%, Casual 22.3%, Indie 2.1%

  19. #19 BATOUTTAHELL!
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Ovvl
    Windows

    A minimal two-key action game where you weave through a torrent of fiery brimstone and even deadlier hazards to escape the infernal grasp of the underworld.

    Why similar: Action 25%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Arcade 21.2%, Casual 20.4%, Retro 6.8%

  20. #20 Apples and Asteroids
    83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
    Dev: Tobi The Great
    Windows

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    81% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: Lieb
    Windows

    Rime's Quest is an exciting adventure in the world of the Roman Empire, where an ordinary traveler decides to leave his everyday life and go on a dangerous journey. During the game, the player will go on an epic quest full of interesting events, riddles and encounters with numerous enemies.

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    81% match6 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Vantan Game Academy
    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    82% matchMixed64% of 159 reviews2016
    Dev: Dadako
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Dev: Richard Boor
    Windows

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    80% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Tom Wagner - Dubya StudiosPub: Dubya Studios
    Windows

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    79% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2019
    Dev: Martin Eriksson
    Windows · Linux

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    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2017
    Dev: Nocturne Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 26.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    78% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: Star Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An exciting 2D action platformer in the vein of arkanoid.

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    77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2020
    Dev: Z-ixel
    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 69 reviews2016
    Dev: Codeglue
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Why similar: Action 32.3%, Arcade 30.9%, Casual 28.9%, Indie 7.9%

  32. #32 Lemon Run
    76% matchMostly Positive73% of 37 reviews2021
    Dev: Joel DiabPub: Lemon Tree Studio
    Windows

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    Why similar: Action 28.9%, Casual 23.6%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Arcade 22.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  33. #33 Abscond
    76% matchMixed62% of 55 reviews2017
    Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%

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  34. #34 Brute
    75% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2017
    Dev: MGFM
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Minimalist 36.7%, Action 32.7%, Arcade 22.2%, Indie 8.4%

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    75% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: XY最右
    Windows

    Escape Room is a puzzle game where players need to use the mouse to trigger the mechanisms and props in the scene to help the protagonist reach the exit. game has a total of 40 levels, each with different mechanisms, props, and failure endings.

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  36. #36 Duckpocalypse
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2016
    Dev: Capitola VR
    Windows

    In the future, intelligent robot ducks have become smarter than humans, they took our jobs, and took control of our world! You can't cope with being second in the food chain, so this is how your duck hunt starts.

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    73% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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  38. #38 Dodge Rocket
    73% matchMixed69% of 49 reviews2019
    Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
    Windows

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  39. #39 Break Arcade Games Out
    71% matchVery Positive94% of 214 reviews2019
    Dev: Dan Zaidan
    Windows

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    72% matchMostly Positive69% of 13 reviews2019
    Dev: Brouillard
    Windows

    5.84 Wing - Minimalist action-adventure game, with many levels for which you have to overcome a lot of obstacles to collect keys and open doors.

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  41. #41 Brickochet
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 107 reviews2017
    Dev: Graham Garven
    Windows

    Brickochet revitalizes classic brick breaking action in this fast-paced, explosive arcade game that all can enjoy!

    Why similar: Action 30.4%, Casual 27.2%, Arcade 23.4%, Retro 10%, Indie 7%

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    72% matchNegative12% of 17 reviews2018
    Dev: Vox Studios
    Windows

    Experience the most addictive retro block game like never before. With 12 all-new levels, you must use your skill to win. Can you beat the game, or will you suffer from block shock?

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Horseman Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A skill-based arcade game focused on fast reactions.

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    71% matchMixed48% of 46 reviews2018
    Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    Genius Calculator is a game that will challenge all your math skills and turn you into a real human calculator.

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  45. #45 Poor Thief
    67% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
    Dev: Rawi Studio
    Windows

    We’re guiding a thief to steal diamonds on the ground, earning points as we steal diamonds, but constantly being chased by the police.

    Why similar: Action 28.7%, 2D Platformer 24.3%, Casual 23.4%, Arcade 22.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%

  46. #46 FoolHut Pack - 3 games in 1
    68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
    Dev: BolHut
    Windows

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    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
    Dev: Seebacher NorbertPub: indépendant
    Windows

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    73% matchNo user reviews2021
    Dev: David Bryant
    Windows

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    71% matchMixed41% of 17 reviews2018
    Dev: Falco Software
    Windows

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    Why similar: Action 23.4%, Minimalist 21.2%, Casual 20.9%, Arcade 16.6%, Retro 10.1%

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    70% matchNegative10% of 10 reviews2018
    Dev: Falco Software
    Windows

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    69% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2017
    Dev: Xero TR-MMXZPub: Xitilon
    Windows

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    69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2019
    Dev: Wonderthing
    Windows · Mac

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    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
    Dev: SPokDev
    Windows

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    67% matchPositive89% of 38 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac

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    65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: DaveDaDevPub: Garrison Bros.
    Windows

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    Why similar: Arcade 25.9%, Casual 25.2%, Minimalist 22.3%, Action 20.1%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  56. #56 Colony 28
    63% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: 5th DimensionPub: Jindřich Skeldal
    Windows

    Colony 28 is a raw piece of Czech gaming history. Step into the circuits of a malfunctioning android, defy your alien masters, and fight for humanity's remnants across 8 sprawling levels. Experience an authentic 90s sci-fi classic in its original Czech version.

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    67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: Blocktopus
    Windows

    2 Times Circles is a game about controlling 2 circles moving horizontally and vertically in the two split screen at the same time.

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