- #1 The Sun and Moon
97% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
Why similar: Platformer 39.6%, Indie 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Action 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the experimental, gravity-defying movement and minimalist aesthetic that defines 6180 the moon.
- #2 140
96% matchVery Positive92% of 4,665 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: Music 28.5%, Platformer 26.5%, Minimalist 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in minimalist, rhythm-based platforming where the environment reacts to the music.
- #3 Moonleap
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,331 reviews2023
Dev: guselect
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Minimalist 20.5%, Platformer 17.3%, Family Friendly 9.5%, Retro 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar minimalist, puzzle-platforming vibe with a focus on simple, satisfying mechanics.
- #4 Ynglet
95% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: NifflasPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
Why similar: Music 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Family Friendly 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A flow-based, minimalist platformer that captures the same relaxing yet precise movement feel.
- #5 VVVVVV
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Retro 10.3%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: An iconic minimalist platformer that relies on unique gravity-flipping mechanics rather than jumping.
- #6 Element4l
94% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
Why similar: Platformer 34%, Great Soundtrack 24.7%, Indie 14.7%, Atmospheric 12%, Action 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, physics-based game that focuses on fluid movement through a minimalist world.
- #7 Electronic Super Joy
93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 28.9%, Music 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Soundtrack 11.2% ★, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers high-energy, minimalist platforming with a focus on tight controls and rhythmic obstacles.
- #8 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,463 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Minimalist 21.6%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Family Friendly 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive minimalist platformer featuring tight, physics-driven movement and challenging level design.
- #9 Circa Infinity
91% matchVery Positive93% of 275 reviews2015
Dev: Kenny Sun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay.
Why similar: Experimental 27.5% ★, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features disorienting, experimental movement that mirrors the unique spatial navigation found in screen-wrapping games.
- #10 Semblance
91% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Minimalist 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Family Friendly 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental puzzle-platformer that allows you to deform the environment, much like the spatial manipulation of the seed game.
- #11 Downwell
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Platformer 35.2%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Retro 10.2%, Action 9.9%, Indie 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, vertical-focused action game that shares the high-intensity, simple-space feel.
- #12 Linelight
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,094 reviews2017
Dev: My Dog Zorro
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Why similar: Minimalist 25.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Casual 21%, Indie 17.7%, Action 14%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that focuses on clean lines and clever, logic-based level design.
- #13 Beyond Gravity
89% matchVery Positive88% of 889 reviews2014
Dev: Qwiboo Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Beyond Gravity is procedurally generated "platformer" where you jump in-between planets and try to collect as many pickups as you can. This gets progressively harder the further you jump. No need to worry tho as you can upgrade your character with loads of upgrades and power-ups!
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Minimalist 15.1%, Space 14.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, space-themed platformer focused on jumping between celestial bodies with simple, addictive mechanics.
- #14 Defy Gravity Extended
87% matchVery Positive86% of 8,545 reviews2016
Dev: Paul FischPub: Fish Factory Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.3%, Platformer 31%, Space 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed puzzle-platformer that relies on gravity manipulation to solve levels.
- #15 Hook
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,911 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
HOOK is a short minimal, puzzle game.
Why similar: Minimalist 32.3%, Family Friendly 20%, Casual 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Indie 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A purely minimalist puzzle game that strips away everything but the core logic mechanic.
- #16 Escape Goat 2
86% matchVery Positive95% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.
Why similar: Platformer 40.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Indie 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, minimalist puzzle-platformer with clever mechanics and a focus on single-screen challenges.
- #17 Space Expedition
81% matchVery Positive93% of 181 reviews2023
Dev: Mobirate
Windows · Mac
Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Space 11%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed 2D platformer that captures the minimalist exploration feel of the seed game.
- #18 Dubio
79% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: AJ KolencPub: Richard Boeser
Windows · Mac
Dubio is a game of tiny puzzle parcours. It offers a challenging mix of puzzle-solving and momentum control. Jump and bounce through 100 levels that test your wits and sense of timing. Or are there more?
Why similar: Minimalist 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Casual 8.7%, 2D Platformer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, abstract puzzle game that emphasizes spatial awareness and simple navigation.
- #19 FEZ
84% matchVery Positive93% of 16,036 reviews2013
Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
Why similar: Platformer 42.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Indie 11%, Casual 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses perspective-shifting to redefine how you navigate 2D space.
- #20 Minit
83% matchVery Positive89% of 2,804 reviews2018
Dev: JWPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.
Why similar: Minimalist 49.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Indie 9.9%, Retro 9.6%, 2D 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, minimalist game that forces you to rethink movement and progression within a strict time loop.
- #21 PixelJunk™ Eden
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 793 reviews2012
Dev: Q-Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Swing, climb, and jump your way through massive “gardens” of vibrant other-worldly plant-life in this truly organic platformer.
Why similar: Music 23.7%, Platformer 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Casual 10.8%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, aesthetic-driven platformer that emphasizes flow and rhythmic movement.
- #22 Neon Warp
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2016
Dev: Axel Sonic
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.
Why similar: Experimental 26.7% ★, Minimalist 13.8%, Action 11.3%, Casual 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist arcade game with a unique, abstract visual style and fast-paced gameplay.
- #23 Knytt Underground
82% matchVery Positive84% of 482 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Platformer 52.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Indie 16.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, 2D 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast, minimalist, and atmospheric world focused on exploration and movement.
- #24 Last Horizon
82% matchVery Positive81% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 104.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
A minimal space exploration and survival game. Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast unknown, in search of a new world to call home.
Why similar: Minimalist 27.7%, Space 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Action 15.7%, Indie 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist space exploration game with a focus on fluid, physics-based movement and navigation.
- #25 Tricky Cat
80% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
Help this cute cat jumping on tiles but don’t fall down!
Why similar: Soundtrack 28.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Minimalist 8.6%, Casual 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that focuses on short, punchy levels and satisfying movement.
- #26 homebound
75% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Yip
Windows · Mac
Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Casual 12.2%, 2D Platformer 12%, Retro 6.8%
- #27 A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,148 reviews2015
Dev: Alan HazeldenPub: Draknek & Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.
Why similar: Minimalist 32.5%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Family Friendly 19.9%, Casual 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that shares the clean, focused design philosophy of 6180 the moon.
- #28 Moonstuck
76% matchVery Positive89% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: ComfyDevPub: Black Country Games
Windows
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: Platformer 36.5%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Action 19.4%, 2D 11%, Casual 6%
- #29 Luna Sky
81% matchMixed61% of 229 reviews2015
Dev: Vovoid Media Technologies ABPub: KISS ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Momentum-driven old school platformer with modern graphics & physics with a focus on exploration. Offers precision and on later levels a lot of speed. Each world brings new abilities & gameplay
Why similar: Action 45%, Indie 40.1%, Singleplayer 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed platformer that shares the indie, singleplayer focus and minimalist art style.
- #30 LOVE
77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,183 reviews2014
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Retro 12.3%, Indie 10.4%, Minimalist 10%
- #31 BasketBelle
78% matchVery Positive85% of 163 reviews2014
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
BasketBelle is an experimental 2D basketball-based platformer where each Chapter uses the mechanics and idea of basketball in a different way.
Why similar: Experimental 45.5% ★, Platformer 30.7%, Indie 12.6%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 5%
- #32 Escape Goat
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2013
Dev: MagicalTimeBean
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.6%, Platformer 27.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, Indie 7.9%, Action 5.9%
- #33 Dyna Bomb
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2016
Dev: 7 Raven Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Strap on your jetpack and prepare for chaos! Dyna Bomb has intuitive arcade action game play, with a blast of humor, Enjoy!
Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Action 9.4%, Retro 9%
- #34 Aesthetic Melody
74% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Adam DeLease
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of original electronic and vaporwave music in this challenging platformer, push forward to unlock Time Trial mode and a second playable character who completely changes the gameplay.
Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Music 24.1%, 2D 9.6%, Retro 9.5%, Action 8.5%
- #35 Refunct
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,405 reviews2015
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.5%, Platformer 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Casual 7.6%
- #36 Deleveled
70% matchVery Positive80% of 397 reviews2020
Dev: ToasterFuelPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Master momentum in this unique jumping game that features no jump button! Preserve your potential energy and fall to new heights as you solve these clever puzzles and maneuver your way to victory.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21%, Platformer 16.2%, Minimalist 14.5%, Family Friendly 10.8%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
- #37 NightSky
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,019 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Nominated as a IGF Seamus McNally Finalist, NightSky is an ambient action-puzzle game that offers a gameplay experience unlike any other—cerebral challenges fill uniquely designed picturesque worlds. The player must maneuver a sphere by using realistic physics to advance; each of these worlds is broken into different areas.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.2%, Platformer 25.9%, Atmospheric 9%, Indie 9%, Casual 7.8%
- #38 aMAZE Lunar
73% matchMixed68% of 76 reviews2019
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
aMAZE Lunar is a straightforward and surprisingly - difficult celebration of the simple beauty of the maze with Asian art and calm soundtrack.
Why similar: Family Friendly 23.8%, Retro 19.9%, 2D 16.2%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Indie 10.2%
- #39 POP: Methodology Experiment One
73% matchMixed63% of 91 reviews2014
Dev: Rob LachPub: Rob Lach Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
POP: Methodology Experiment One is an experimental game by Rob Lach which was designed music first, with the gameplay and aesthetic derived from the creative flow of the music production process. What emerged is an emotional psychedelic roller-coaster of interactive vignettes.
Why similar: Experimental 51.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Indie 12.1%, Retro 10.2%, Action 9.8%
- #40 Kumoon : Ballistic Physics Puzzle
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 80 reviews2015
Dev: Lucky You Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A unique puzzle game : a nonviolent trickshooting challenge with gamepad VR option.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Platformer 15%, Action 14.5%, Casual 14%
- #41 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
69% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Music 25.1%, Platformer 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Retro 7.2%
- #42 gravilon
71% matchMixed59% of 1,254 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.
Why similar: Platformer 32.4%, Minimalist 26.4%, Indie 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, 2D 8%
- #43 Environmental Station Alpha
70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 33.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Action 10.4%, Retro 10.3%, Indie 9.8%
- #44 Zup! Y
60% matchVery Positive93% of 315 reviews2024
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
Why similar: Minimalist 29%, Casual 17.4%, Family Friendly 17.2%, 2D 14.8%, Space 12.1%
- #45 Mask Quest
61% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: increpare games
Windows · Mac
A platform game about running, jumping and breathing.
Why similar: Soundtrack 32.1% ★, Platformer 23.2%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Retro 10.6%, Action 8.3%
- #46 Super Magbot
66% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Indie 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%
- #47 Gordy and the Monster Moon
62% matchVery Positive100% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Twinbeard
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gordy and the Monster Moon is a bite-sized exploration-driven game about a pumpkin astronaut going on spooky adventures.
Why similar: Family Friendly 39.1%, 2D 26.9%, Action 20%, Singleplayer 8.2%, Indie 5.8%
- #48 Felix Jumpman
71% matchMixed54% of 152 reviews2017
Dev: ThinkOfGamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
This action platformer takes place on the asteroids of far away worlds. You have to jump from asteroid to asteroid in 30+ mind bending levels in order to get through the level as fast as possible. Normal Game Mode - More that 30 handcrafted levels.
Why similar: Platformer 27.5%, Minimalist 21.1%, Space 15.5%, Action 9.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #49 And Yet It Moves
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,324 reviews2009
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 26%
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
Why similar: Platformer 42.2%, Experimental 25.7% ★, Indie 9.9%, 2D 6.9%, Casual 5.3%
- #50 Colors! Platform
64% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: Vergiu
Windows
Colors! Platform is a minimalist casual platform game.
Why similar: Platformer 25.3%, Family Friendly 20.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 2D 8.6%
- #51 Zup! Zero
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,724 reviews2017
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
Why similar: Experimental 24.2% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Minimalist 16.6%, Family Friendly 9.3%, Casual 9.2%
- #52 Through the Mirror
69% matchVery Positive82% of 115 reviews2017
Dev: Cleiton OliveiraPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A hard, mind bending platformer based on imagination and quick reflexes.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 17.7%, Minimalist 17.3%, Casual 10.2%, Action 9.7%
- #53 Zup! X
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,751 reviews2018
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Minimalist 26.1%, Casual 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, 2D 10%
- #54 TurnOn
69% matchVery Positive83% of 345 reviews2016
Dev: Brainy Studio LLCPub: Xsolla USA Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.
Why similar: Music 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Family Friendly 9.3%
- #55 Nice Jumper
66% matchVery Positive82% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: Nikolai UsachevPub: USANIK STD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to test your reaction?
Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Minimalist 17.8%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Family Friendly 10.9%, 2D 8.3%
- #56 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
68% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 18.9%, Minimalist 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%