- #1 Eden Genesis
97% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Help Leah overcome a serious illness caused by her cybernetic implants. In this a platformer from the creators of Aeterna Noctis, you will face hundreds of challenges and secrets that unravel the mystery of Eden Genesis. Live this Cyberpunk 2D adventure.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #2 Velocity Noodle
96% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 18.7%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #3 Neon Inferno
95% matchVery Positive94% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19%, Precision Platformer 15.7%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op 13%, Platformer 9.8%
- #4 Foregone
96% matchVery Positive81% of 1,393 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 14.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #5 Advent NEON®
94% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2025
Dev: CryoGX
Windows
Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 16.3%, Action-Adventure 16.2%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action 7.2%
- #6 Ingression
94% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2024
Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.9%, Difficult 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
- #7 30XX
92% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.4%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Local Co-Op 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #8 Jack Axe
93% matchMixed67% of 120 reviews2021
Dev: Keybol GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 15.4%, Difficult 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Platformer 8.1%
- #9 Timespinner
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,099 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Ray GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Travel back in time to change fate itself, in this beautifully crafted story-driven adventure, inspired by classic 90s action-platformers. Join timekeeper Lunais on her quest for revenge against the empire that killed her family, using time-bending powers to explore a vast, connected world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Platformer 10.6%
- #10 Katana ZERO
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Difficult 17.4%, Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #11 Electro Ride: The Neon Racing
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Sylwester OsikPub: Garage 5
Windows
Physics based Arcade Racer with neons, synthwave and Splitscreen. Become the fastest hero of the Neon-alternative Soviet Union on PVP Leaderboard. Collect unique classic East Bloc cars. Use the color-sensitive boosts strips and drive the Perfect Racing Line.
Why similar: Difficult 41.7%, PvP 28.4%, Retro 27.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #12 Blazing Chrome
90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,924 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.7%, Retro 15.6%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Difficult 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #13 ION Shift
89% matchVery Positive92% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Electro Soul Games
Windows
ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.
Why similar: Difficult 27.9%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Platformer 7.2%
- #14 Xion Leak
88% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Gentle Beasts Studio
Windows
Xion Leak is a fast-paced, two-player, cooperative platformer. Get in sync and set the fastest times to win trophies! Run fast, work together, and avoid the countless dangers that the mysterious Foreman has placed in your path.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 14.3%, Precision Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Co-op 10.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%
- #15 Abathor - Atlantis Landing
87% matchVery Positive88% of 199 reviews2023
Dev: Pow Pixel GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Play Abathor Atlantis Landing and relive the glory of arcades in this action platformer for up to 4 players.
Why similar: Difficult 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Precision Platformer 11.7%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Platformer 9.2%
- #16 Abathor
86% matchVery Positive91% of 358 reviews2024
Dev: Pow Pixel GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 12%, Platformer 10.9%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Precision Platformer 9.4%
- #17 Neon Drive
86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,150 reviews2016
Dev: Fraoula
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.
Why similar: Difficult 55.4%, Retro 28.3%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Indie 3.4%
- #18 Anomaly Agent
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,464 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.7%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 17.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #19 Brave Escape
84% matchVery Positive99% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Hit Start Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 14.6%, Local Co-Op 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Co-op 10%
- #20 Axiom Verge
85% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Retro 15.2%, Side Scroller 8.9%, Difficult 8.7%
- #21 Neon City Riders
84% matchVery Positive83% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Mecha Studios
Windows
Explore a decaying futuristic city in this action adventure experience. Search for items, unlock superpowers, recruit companions, and free every turf from ruthless gangs to unite the people once again.
Why similar: Difficult 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Action 20.3%, Indie 17.5%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #22 SANABI
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,256 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Difficult 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%
- #23 Neodash
82% matchVery Positive90% of 516 reviews2022
Dev: Axan Gray
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Drift at full speed across gaps, traps, and neon-drenched environments that react to a captivating soundtrack. Build and play community-made tracks, or dive straight into a spectacular campaign.
Why similar: Platformer 55%, Action 19.8%, Indie 16.1%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #24 Haste
79% matchVery Positive92% of 12,106 reviews2025
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.8%, Platformer 23.5%, Exploration 16%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action 9.9%
- #25 LUNARK
82% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 15.7%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
- #26 Freedom Planet 2
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Difficult 11%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #27 Speed Brawl
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2018
Dev: Double Stallion
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Speed Brawl is a co-op platform beat 'em up about moving fast and hitting hard! Maintain your momentum, build your combos, and unleash powerful special moves. Find your own fighting style, and assemble the finest team of brawlers ever seen. Then do it all again faster... faster... FASTER!!!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.4%, Co-op 19.3%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #28 Iconoclasts
79% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #29 Black Future '88
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 739 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Co-op 31.2%, Local Co-Op 25.7%, Action 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Side Scroller 10%
- #30 Jaded
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,056 reviews2025
Dev: ShellSnore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast-paced platformer where you can slash, dash, and control time. Slow down the frenzy of combat and find the right moment to strike! Then, aim the 360-degree dash and zoom away at lightning speed! Master your abilities to maneuver around obstacles and vaporize foes before they can touch you.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.9%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #31 Gravity Circuit
74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Side Scroller 17.1%, 2D Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Retro 12.9%
- #32 Aeterna Noctis
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.6%, Difficult 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Platformer 11%
- #33 Run or Die
78% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: Team Flow
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!
Why similar: Difficult 29.7%, Side Scroller 22.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
- #34 Aureole - Wings of Hope
72% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Team StargazersPub: JanduSoft
Windows
At sonic speeds, Aureole - Wings of Hope takes platforming to the literal skies! Join Ramila and Ryleth on their crusade to reclaim their home from demonic forces in this unique physics-based side-scrolling game.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.4%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Side Scroller 12%
- #35 Project Mercury
77% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 25.2%, Retro 22.2%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Action 8.7%
- #36 On Rusty Trails
76% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2016
Dev: Black Pants Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.9%, Difficult 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%
- #37 The Next Penelope
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 280 reviews2015
Dev: Aurelien RegardPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Set in a futuristic Odyssey, "The Next Penelope" is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 44%, Action 31.3%, Indie 24.7%
- #38 Rifter
75% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.
Why similar: Platformer 20.9%, Retro 19.9%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Difficult 16.6%, Action 10.8%
- #39 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,914 reviews2012
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
Why similar: Difficult 19.6%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #40 Stray Savior
71% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.1%, Platformer 14.2%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Precision Platformer 9.7%
- #41 Dimension Drive
74% matchVery Positive80% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: 2Awesome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
This intense space shoot ’em up challenges you to fight across two battlefields on one splitscreen. Instantly switch between them to dodge waves of bullets, reach secret areas, or surprise your enemies. Play solo or turn it up to 11 with a local co-op partner.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 37.4%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Co-op 13.1%, Story Rich 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #42 Afterimage
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,803 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Difficult 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Platformer 10.7%
- #43 20XX
72% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Side Scroller 12%, Difficult 8.8%
- #44 CrossCode
71% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Retro 11%, Story Rich 10%
- #45 Rift Racoon
73% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 22%, Difficult 17.2%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.4%
- #46 Narvas
73% matchMixed45% of 242 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.
Why similar: Difficult 17.7%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Platformer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #47 Alruna and the Necro-Industrialists
69% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: NeckboltPub: Burning Planet Digital
Windows
Alruna is a compact and high-density Metroidvania, with a focus on sequence-breaking and playing things out of order.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Side Scroller 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.9%
- #48 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
70% 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: Precision Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 18.3%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.6%
- #49 Planet Cube: Edge
69% matchVery Positive87% of 148 reviews2023
Dev: Sunna EntertainmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.8%, Side Scroller 20%, Difficult 18.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 11.1%
- #50 Prison City
68% matchVery Positive85% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: Retroware
Windows
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Retro 12.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #51 Neon Blight
71% matchMixed41% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Bleeding TapesPub: indie.io
Windows
Welcome to Eden, the old town district beneath the megacity. Fight through dystopian cyberspace, collect hundreds of firearms, establish an exotic black market gun store, cater to other cyberpunk runners, and work towards the ultimate payday in this neon-rogue-lite, store management, shoot ‘em up.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.2%, Retro 18.4%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%
- #52 Sunblaze
68% matchVery Positive90% of 458 reviews2021
Dev: Games From EarthPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 17.7%, Retro 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Difficult 11.7%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #53 ENTROPOLY
67% matchVery Positive92% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: Wills Blackett
Windows
A time-trial platformer inspired by platform fighters. Wavedash into the psychedelic realms of the elements and help Poly fight chaos to restore balance.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.5%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Platformer 6.6%
- #54 Cyber Hook
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,107 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.3%, Platformer 23.9%, Retro 23.7%, Action 7.7%, Indie 7%
- #55 Double Cross
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: 13AM GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.9%, Platformer 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Action 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
- #56 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
62% matchVery Positive94% of 34,781 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 19.1%, Platformer 17.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #57 Possessor(s)
64% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.2%, Platformer 24.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Action 11.4%
- #58 Rusted Moss
65% matchVery Positive90% of 1,532 reviews2023
Dev: faxdoc, happysquared, sunnydazePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Precision Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Difficult 14.6%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Retro 8.4%
- #59 Time Rift
66% matchVery Positive97% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: LightshardsPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!
Why similar: Difficult 30.8%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Retro 22.9%, 2D 6.4%, Co-op 5.3%