- #1 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
97% matchVery Positive82% of 81,393 reviews2017
Dev: Bennett Foddy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Why similar: Difficult 27%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Philosophical 13.2%, Physics 8.9%, Platformer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive genre-defining title that pioneered the punishing, physics-based climbing experience.
- #2 Jump King
96% matchVery Positive90% of 13,176 reviews2019
Dev: Nexile
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Difficult 25.1%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, Psychological Horror 20.8%, Platformer 7.5%, Philosophical 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the same core philosophy of high-stakes, precision-based vertical progression where one mistake can cost you everything.
- #3 The Game of Sisyphus
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 839 reviews2024
Dev: cream
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Roll the boulder to the top.
Why similar: Difficult 17.6%, Philosophical 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Physics 9.7%, Dark Humor 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the Sisyphean theme of the seed game, focusing on the absurdity of endless, difficult climbing.
- #4 Peaks of Yore
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,672 reviews2023
Dev: Anders Grube JensenPub: TraipseWare
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.
Why similar: Difficult 25.8%, Philosophical 20.7%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Physics 15.3%, Platformer 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated climbing simulator that emphasizes the technical and grueling nature of scaling difficult terrain.
- #5 Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
95% matchVery Positive83% of 6,336 reviews2019
Dev: Superku
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.7%, Difficult 21.6%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Platformer 10.7%, 2.5D 8%
Why You'll Like It: The physics-based movement and extreme difficulty make it a spiritual sibling to the seed game's mechanics.
- #6 Baby Steps
93% matchVery Positive91% of 2,355 reviews2025
Dev: Gabe CuzzilloPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.
Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Physics 13.3%, Comedy 11.9%, Funny 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the hilarious, physics-based struggle of controlling limbs to navigate difficult environments.
- #7 Golfing Over It with Alva Majo
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,586 reviews2018
Dev: Majorariatto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
The higher you climb, the bigger the fall.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21%, Difficult 20.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Platformer 12.4%, Physics 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It applies the same 'climb-and-fall' frustration loop to a golf-themed precision platformer.
- #8 Chained Together
91% matchVery Positive90% of 61,303 reviews2024
Dev: Anegar Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the depths of hell, climb chained to your friends through diverse worlds. Solo or co-op, try to reach the summit and discover what awaits you there...
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Funny 15.4%, Surreal 14.5%, Third Person 14.1%, Physics 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: It adds a chaotic multiplayer layer to the climbing formula, forcing players to coordinate their physics-based movements.
- #9 Cairn
90% matchVery Positive95% of 18,677 reviews2026
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
Why similar: Difficult 48%, Physics 19.5%, Third Person 13.1%, Adventure 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more grounded, atmospheric take on the difficulty of climbing, focusing on weight and balance.
- #10 Only Climb: Better Together
92% matchMixed53% of 3,274 reviews2023
Dev: Exbyte Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Tired of sitting on the ground? Take a sky-high journey with your friends in Only Climb: Better Together! Touch the clouds with your own hands and find out what's behind them, but remember, there are no easy paths…
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29%, Difficult 24.8%, Platformer 15.3%, Funny 8.9%, Third Person 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D precision platformer that focuses on the same verticality and punishing fall-back mechanics.
- #11 BETON BRUTAL
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,282 reviews2023
Dev: Jan Malitschek
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Climb a massive overgrown concrete tower while constantly at risk of falling and losing precious progress. BETON BRUTAL offers a fluid and responsive first person parkour experience through tranquil brutalist architecture.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 40%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Difficult 14.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Horror 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutalist 3D precision platformer that demands absolute mastery of movement and timing.
- #12 That Flipping Mountain
89% matchVery Positive92% of 177 reviews2021
Dev: Jeff Weber
Windows
A physics driven parkour game inspired by "Getting Over It" and "Jump King". Flip, ski, and dive yourself up a massive mountain of stuff. Fall down, rage, get up, shake it off, parkour-on!
Why similar: Philosophical 15.8%, Precision Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 13.7%, Dark Humor 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10%
Why You'll Like It: The game combines physics-based movement with a humorous, rage-inducing platforming challenge.
- #13 Stuck Together
87% matchVery Positive90% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: Hugecalf Studios
Windows
A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.
Why similar: Difficult 21.9%, Precision Platformer 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Funny 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Similar to other co-op climbing games, it forces players to manage physics and movement in a high-stakes environment.
- #14 Boxman's Struggle
89% matchVery Positive85% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: OneBlock
Windows
What's better than climbing mountain in a cardboard box? Getting deep frustration every time you fall from it.
Why similar: Difficult 24.4%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Physics 15%, Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It features the same awkward, physics-driven movement style that makes climbing a deliberate and difficult task.
- #15 Get To Work
86% matchVery Positive89% of 3,426 reviews2024
Dev: Isto Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You are poor and bald. Get to Work.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21%, Difficult 19.9%, Dark Humor 13.5%, Platformer 11%, Funny 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of a difficult, singleplayer precision platformer with a humorous tone.
- #16 City Climber
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 452 reviews2017
Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.
Why similar: Difficult 20%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Physics 11.5%, Platformer 10.8%, Precision Platformer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based game where you control a clumsy character to climb buildings, emphasizing the humor of failure.
- #17 Handstand Hank
84% matchVery Positive96% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Michael FischerPub: Loden Games
Windows
Your name is Hank. You are doing a Handstand. Jump to the top.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 17%, Difficult 16.2%, Dark Humor 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Philosophical 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that forces you to navigate difficult terrain using unconventional movement mechanics.
- #18 Soviet Bear Uni Adventure
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: J
Windows
Soviet Bear Uni Adventure is a painfully challenging physics-based action/adventure game. Pedal and lean to stay upright and overcome each crazy obstacle.
Why similar: Difficult 22.8%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Physics 12.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Funny 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that uses humor and extreme difficulty to challenge the player's patience.
- #19 Aim Climb
85% matchVery Positive89% of 243 reviews2022
Dev: YuLu
Windows
"AIM" × "Climbing Game" "Aim Climb" is a HARDCORE game in which you use your "Aiming skill" to climb to the top and reach the summit. There is also a difficulty level for players who are not used to using mouse.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34%, Psychological Horror 29%, Platformer 15.6%, Horror 10%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends precision platforming with shooter mechanics, creating a unique, difficult climbing challenge.
- #20 Clamb
83% matchMixed64% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: OP Softworks
Windows
A punishing VR climbing game. Climb a surreal mountain with nothing but a hammer.
Why similar: Philosophical 18.4%, Difficult 15.2%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Dark Humor 9.9%, Physics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A VR-based physics climber that relies on precision and patience to overcome difficult obstacles.
- #21 rock climbing
82% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: bilge
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's a difficult game but it should be easier than real rock climbing.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.8%, Precision Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Physics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, difficult precision platformer that strips the experience down to the raw struggle of the climb.
- #22 Just Ski+
84% matchVery Positive88% of 195 reviews2018
Dev: Jeff Weber
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A difficult, minimalist, one-more-try, physics game. Slide your mouse up and down to control your skier's posture and initiate jumps. Stick the landings. Get to the cabin.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.9%, Difficult 15.3%, Precision Platformer 14.3%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark Humor 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: While skiing-focused, it shares the same 'difficult, funny, and physics-based' DNA as the seed game.
- #23 One Box One Goal
82% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Paolo OrlandinoPub: Loyalty Interactive
Windows
You're in a box and you have to climb as high as possible... if you can make it.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.8%, Dark Humor 12.8%, 2.5D 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Platformer 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that focuses on difficult, deliberate movement to reach a single, distant objective.
- #24 Driving Is Hard
81% matchVery Positive82% of 260 reviews2025
Dev: Elegant Horse Studios
Windows · Linux
Prove your skills by driving the Bathtub on Wheels! Solve puzzles, collect soap, and dive into Jeff's family drama. Drive, Fall, Learn, Repeat.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.5%, Precision Platformer 16%, Dark Humor 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Physics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Despite the driving theme, it shares the same 'psychological-horror' level of frustration and precision requirements.
- #25 White Knuckle
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,869 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Machine GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.8%, Platformer 20.1%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 16.6%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person parkour game that emphasizes the tension and difficulty of vertical navigation.
- #26 Hack And Climb
79% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Kodachi Games
Windows
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: Precision Platformer 19.9%, Difficult 18.5%, Philosophical 12.9%, Physics 12.1%, Dark Humor 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines physics-based climbing with a unique aesthetic, emphasizing the struggle of the ascent.
- #27 Egging On
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 770 reviews2025
Dev: EgoboundsPub: Alibi Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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: Philosophical 18.1%, Difficult 13%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, Dark Humor 10.9%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that captures the same philosophical and challenging spirit as the seed game.
- #28 Idols of Ash
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,081 reviews2026
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
Why similar: Horror 31.7%, Physics 26.5%, Platformer 23.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 6.6%
- #29 Pushing It! With Sisyphus
81% matchMixed66% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Bashir "ManliestDev" KashaloPub: ManliestDev
Windows
A game about a very happy guy and his boulder. (Warning: As an accurate representation of the ancient Myth of Sisyphus, this is likely the most difficult and punishing game you will ever play.)
Why similar: Difficult 20.7%, Philosophical 13.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Comedy 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the philosophical and repetitive nature of the climbing genre with a focus on action-adventure elements.
- #30 Crowbar Climber
78% matchMixed49% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: BAZOOKA STUDIOPub: MyDearest Inc.
Windows
In Crowbar Climber, use your crowbars to make your way up! Face hooks, planks, and gears using only your arms. Can you beat the game before you run out of energy?
Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, Physics 15.8%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Platformer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A VR-focused physics game that makes the act of climbing feel tactile and intentionally cumbersome.
- #31 JUMP KING QUEST
73% matchVery Positive86% of 763 reviews2026
Dev: Nexile
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into high-stakes punishment platforming in JUMP KING QUEST! Explore alone or fall together in dynamic online climbing action as you fight your way upwards on an unhinged quest to The Smoking Hot Babe at The Top. In this world, every ledge is a battlefield…
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29%, Difficult 23.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, 2.5D 16.9%, Funny 10.7%
- #32 Ascent
76% matchVery Positive94% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: Tim KashaniPub: Fireapples
Windows · Mac
One mountain; Zero checkpoints
Why similar: Precision Platformer 39%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Platformer 17.3%, Comedy 9.2%, Physics 6.2%
- #33 Mighty Fling
77% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2020
Dev: Hollow Art Studios
Windows
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: Precision Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 15.3%, Philosophical 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Platformer 8.5%
- #34 Jump The Gun
75% matchVery Positive87% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: Cameron Chin
Windows · Mac
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: Precision Platformer 21.5%, Difficult 20.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Physics 11.6%, Platformer 10.8%
- #35 Bouncy Goat Climb
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 338 reviews2022
Dev: Jesper Bergman
Windows
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: Difficult 34.6%, Precision Platformer 32%, Platformer 20%, Adventure 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #36 Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
74% matchVery Positive89% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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: Philosophical 17.5%, Precision Platformer 17%, Difficult 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Dark Humor 9.4%
- #37 Stickit
75% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Symfonim
Windows
A game for those who can stick it, and stick to it.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.5%, Difficult 21.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Dark Humor 14.7%, Platformer 11%
- #38 Only Up: With Friends
74% matchMixed68% of 1,761 reviews2023
Dev: NoGlyph Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Only Up: With Friends is a multiplayer parkour game where precision is essential. Race against your friends to the top by climbing a variety of dynamic obstacles. One mistake and its back to the start...
Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Third Person 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Casual 14.5%, Adventure 13.1%
- #39 Goat's Tale (Classic)
73% matchVery Positive84% of 339 reviews2022
Dev: FoxSox GamesPub: FoxLoaf Games
Windows
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: Difficult 24.2%, Precision Platformer 24.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Physics 11%
- #40 ALTF4
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,816 reviews2021
Dev: PUMPKIM
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
[3D 3rd Person Perma-Death Runner Game]Try to overcome various obstacles until the end.
Why similar: Physics 24.4%, Platformer 21.7%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Third Person 15.7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #41 The Exit 8
69% matchVery Positive93% of 10,866 reviews2023
Dev: KOTAKE CREATEPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.3%, Surreal 22.5%, Horror 22.1%, Funny 14.5%, Casual 4.6%
- #42 NABI
71% matchMixed63% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Fancysquare
Windows
This game is undoubtedly the most difficult horror jumping game. Beginners are not allowed!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.4%, Difficult 18.9%, Philosophical 16.1%, Physics 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%
- #43 Hoppup!
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 80 reviews2020
Dev: Stephen Damm Boeaas
Windows
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: Precision Platformer 43.5%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Platformer 21.6%, Difficult 4.3%, Adventure 1.6%
- #44 Curiosity: A Cat Climbing Game
68% matchVery Positive97% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: DarkBear Studios
Windows
Navigate through challenging platforming levels, testing your feline reflexes and determination — all to find your way back home. Falling is never the end; place beds to use as checkpoints, which you may return to whenever you please.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Third Person 11.4%, Horror 9.5%
- #45 Heavenly Bodies
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,339 reviews2021
Dev: 2pt Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.
Why similar: Difficult 25.3%, Precision Platformer 24.8%, Physics 16.9%, 2.5D 9.2%, Funny 7.4%
- #46 Super Meat Boy 3D
67% matchVery Positive89% of 813 reviews2026
Dev: SluggerflyPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer – now in 3D!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.9%, Platformer 21.5%, Comedy 12.1%, Funny 9.6%, Difficult 9.4%
- #47 MEGAJUMP
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 145 reviews2020
Dev: Laptop gaming
Windows
Only some will reach the top. Will you be one of them? in this precision 3D platformer where every jump is a risk and easy to learn-hard to master controls you will certainly feel rewarded once you start climbing from the Pit of Despair. Just don't fall. FREE NOW
Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.9%, Difficult 20.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Physics 10.1%
- #48 Ascending Inferno
68% matchVery Positive100% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Oppolyon Studios
Windows
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: Precision Platformer 23%, Difficult 20.3%, 2.5D 12.8%, Physics 12.4%, Platformer 11%
- #49 Ria's Hook
71% matchVery Positive81% of 469 reviews2018
Dev: Fossil
Windows
Ria's journey to the strange storm...
Why similar: Difficult 24.6%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Horror 10.2%, Physics 8.3%
- #50 魔王跳 《More Jump》
66% matchVery Positive99% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: 弦外之境
Windows
Every grip is a rebellion against fate. The top holds the only secret method to defeat the demon king, but the path there is paved with countless falls. We pay tribute to every challenger. Reaching the end, you win the dawn of the world; and every attempt, you have already won your own dawn.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23%, Difficult 22.9%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Physics 7.6%
- #51 Superliminal
68% matchVery Positive95% of 33,072 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Surreal 22.3%, Physics 17.8%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Funny 10.3%
- #52 orz
70% matchMixed57% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: hijikuro inomE
Windows
You are at point 0. Therefore, you need to go to point 1.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 16.8%, Difficult 16%, Philosophical 15.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark Humor 10.7%
- #53 The Hardest Game Ever
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 361 reviews2023
Dev: AIAdev
Windows
An insanely difficult precision platformer
Why similar: Difficult 37%, Precision Platformer 35.6%, Platformer 12.7%, Adventure 6.9%, 2D 4.9%
- #54 Banana Hell
71% matchMixed67% of 863 reviews2020
Dev: Petriheart
Windows
Jump your way to get the blue diamonds as you try to survive a very annoying banana monologue! A REALLY HARD game!
Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Precision Platformer 20.6%, Philosophical 18.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.7%
- #55 Goop Loop
69% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Lone Wulf Studio LLC
Windows · Linux
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: Philosophical 20%, Difficult 15.7%, Precision Platformer 14.5%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark Humor 9.8%
- #56 Giraffe Town
70% matchVery Positive81% of 410 reviews2018
Dev: Samer Khatib (Snowconesolid Productions)
Windows
A giraffe born with slippery feet sets out to find love...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.1%, Difficult 15%, Horror 8.4%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Platformer 7.9%
- #57 Hans
67% matchVery Positive86% of 796 reviews2023
Dev: at0m
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Hans is a physics-driven, parkour adventure. Ascend to the sky with our lonely watermelon hero. Navigate treacherous platforms, defy physics by slowing down time, try not to fall and chase the dream of reuniting with humanity. No saves. Bounce, fail, adapt, and bounce again.
Why similar: Difficult 24%, Precision Platformer 21.8%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Platformer 11.6%, Physics 11.4%
- #58 Celeste
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 140,994 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 37.3%, Difficult 33.8%, Platformer 18.6%, Adventure 3.1%, 2D 3%
- #59 Nolgorb's Ordeal
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Hard Meat
Windows · Linux
Now with barely functioning co-op features! A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon, alone or with others jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.1%, Difficult 24.3%, Psychological Horror 20%, Platformer 13.2%, Funny 8.9%
