- #1 VVVVVV
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,487 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 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: Difficult 29.5%, Platformer 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Exploration 6.8%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features core gravity-flipping mechanics that directly mirror the primary gameplay hook of Airscape.
- #2 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
96% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
Why similar: Difficult 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Platformer 18.8%, Action 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, arcade-style action platformer that demands constant movement and quick reflexes.
- #3 Super Meat Boy
96% matchVery Positive94% of 38,699 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Difficult 41.2%, Platformer 33.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, 2D 6.7%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive precision platformer that matches the intense, trial-and-error difficulty of the seed game.
- #4 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,543 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.2 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: Difficult 32.2%, Platformer 16.3%, Physics 14.6%, Arcade 12.5%, Colorful 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based momentum and high-speed platforming that rewards precise movement.
- #5 Celeste
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,464 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.5 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: Difficult 34.8%, Platformer 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Cute 6.5%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers masterfully crafted precision platforming with a high difficulty ceiling and tight controls.
- #6 Gravity Circuit
94% matchVery Positive92% of 5,574 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 41.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, 2D 13%, Action 12.1%, Indie 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines retro-inspired action platforming with a fast, satisfying combat loop.
- #7 Dustforce DX
93% matchVery Positive88% of 2,385 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Platformer 34.2%, Difficult 31.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platformer where maintaining momentum and fluid movement is essential to success.
- #8 Blitz Breaker
92% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!
Why similar: Difficult 33.2%, Platformer 26.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Action 12.4%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult pixel-art platformer that emphasizes quick dashes and precise timing.
- #9 Electronic Super Joy
91% 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 34.5%, Difficult 33.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Indie 4.2%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, difficult platformer that pairs intense gameplay with a vibrant, rhythmic aesthetic.
- #10 Lovely Planet
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,704 reviews2014
Dev: quicktequilaPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet set in a cutesy abstract world. Jump and shoot your way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic!
Why similar: Difficult 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Cute 13.9%, Platformer 13.4%, Action 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deceptively cute, high-speed action game that requires extreme precision and fast reflexes.
- #11 Out There Somewhere
90% matchVery Positive93% of 6,918 reviews2016
Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 31%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Puzzle 10.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy platformer that incorporates gravity-bending mechanics and exploration.
- #12 The End Is Nigh
88% matchVery Positive94% of 3,455 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Difficult 36.5%, Platformer 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, 2D 5.2%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a brutal, precision-focused platforming experience for players who enjoy overcoming difficult obstacles.
- #13 Fly'N
89% matchVery Positive87% of 513 reviews2012
Dev: Ankama Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
Why similar: Platformer 46.1%, Difficult 12.4%, Puzzle 8%, 2D 8%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 2D platformer that utilizes unique movement mechanics to navigate complex environments.
- #14 Defy Gravity Extended
86% 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: Platformer 43.7%, Difficult 15.2%, Puzzle 9%, Great Soundtrack 6%, 2D 5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer specifically built around the concept of manipulating gravity to traverse levels.
- #15 Freedom Planet
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,884 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 37.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Difficult 13.2%, 2D 9%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-speed momentum-based platforming that feels both fluid and challenging.
- #16 Capsized
87% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,103 reviews2011
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
Why similar: Platformer 43.2%, Action 13.4%, Physics 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy platformer set in a dangerous, alien environment with a focus on physics-based movement.
- #17 Downwell
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,574 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: Difficult 26.3%, Platformer 22.2%, Arcade 15.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, 2D 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game where gravity and falling are central to the fast-paced, action-oriented gameplay.
- #18 BEEP
85% matchVery Positive85% of 4,704 reviews2011
Dev: Big Fat Alien
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Physics 15.2%, Puzzle 8.8%, 2D 8.4%, Difficult 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that blends exploration with sci-fi themes and movement-based puzzles.
- #19 Aureole - Wings of Hope
78% matchVery Positive97% of 101 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: Platformer 26.5%, Difficult 26.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Colorful 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes fluid movement and overcoming difficult level design.
- #20 Darwin's Paradox!
76% matchVery Positive88% of 898 reviews2026
Dev: ZDT StudioPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Step into a cinematic adventure as Darwin, a brilliant octopus trapped in a mysterious industrial world. Use his unique abilities - swimming, wall-climbing, shooting ink, camouflage, and more - to overcome traps and escape.
Why similar: Platformer 20.7%, 2.5D 18%, Puzzle 10.6%, Cute 9.3%, Arcade 9.2%
- #21 Squirbs
84% matchMixed67% of 444 reviews2016
Dev: Team Indev
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.
Why similar: Platformer 30.2%, Difficult 26.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, fast-paced action platformer that tests your ability to navigate tight spaces.
- #22 Element4l
83% matchVery Positive83% of 655 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 31.2%, Difficult 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Puzzle 10.6%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric platformer that focuses entirely on mastering movement physics and momentum.
- #23 Waveform
82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,141 reviews2012
Dev: Eden Industries
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!
Why similar: Difficult 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Puzzle 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Arcade 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game that focuses on wave-based movement and physics-driven navigation.
- #24 Escape Goat 2
82% matchVery Positive95% of 458 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%, Puzzle 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Casual 7.2%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging puzzle-platformer that rewards careful planning and precise execution.
- #25 Impulsion
79% matchVery Positive87% of 319 reviews2018
Dev: Driving Force GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!
Why similar: Difficult 28.5%, Platformer 18.2%, Action 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, physics-based platformer that emphasizes parkour and momentum management.
- #26 PONCHO
81% matchMixed65% of 198 reviews2015
Dev: Delve InteractivePub: Rising Star Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?
Why similar: 2.5D 26.6%, Platformer 18.8%, Difficult 10.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Casual 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features unique perspective-shifting mechanics that change how you navigate its platforming environments.
- #27 DYE
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.
Why similar: Difficult 27.1%, Platformer 22.7%, Colorful 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Action 9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, colorful precision platformer that requires quick reactions to survive.
- #28 OSK - The End of Time
79% matchMixed59% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: Diax Arts
Windows · Mac · Linux
OSK is a stylishly brutal platformer in which you climb an enormous tree, up towards the sky as a squirrel escaping the chaotic apocalypse down below.
Why similar: 2.5D 18.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that provides a solid challenge for fans of 2D movement games.
- #29 Airhead
74% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
Windows
Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.
Why similar: Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 11.5%, 2.5D 10.7%, Physics 9.9%, Adventure 9.6%
- #30 Spaceport Hope
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 490 reviews2016
Dev: team BitClubPub: team BitClub , Sunken Treasure Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.
Why similar: Platformer 36.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Indie 10.1%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented platformer with a retro aesthetic and challenging combat encounters.
- #31 Marble Mayhem: Fragile Ball
77% matchMixed67% of 1,114 reviews2015
Dev: Bimboosoft Co.,Ltd.Pub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.
Why similar: Difficult 24.4%, Puzzle 15.4%, Casual 12.3%, Platformer 12%, Arcade 10.7%
- #32 Plazma Being
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 409 reviews2015
Dev: Hedge Knight Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Take control of Zeb in this puzzle/platformer. He is a small energy based life form from space, known as a Plazma Being. While journeying through space to his home, Zeb was surprised to find that he was being kidnapped by aliens. They took him back to their planet and unceremoniously threw him into captivity.
Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, Puzzle 18.3%, Physics 17%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 7.1%
- #33 TurnOn
75% 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: 2.5D 16.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 11.8%, Cute 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 8%
- #34 gravilon
76% 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 30.8%, Difficult 20.8%, Puzzle 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, 2D 7.7%
- #35 GravNewton
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 467 reviews2017
Dev: JOZGamerPub: JOZGames
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.
Why similar: Difficult 40.3%, Platformer 27.9%, 2D 9.4%, Action 7%, Family Friendly 6.1%
- #36 Jumpbound
66% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Another Round Entertainment
Windows
Jump and dash your way to the top in this challenging first-person platformer. Unlock new air jumps and dashes at every milestone as you master your movement abilities and climb through a mysterious, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Platformer 49.9%, Sci-fi 14%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Difficult 6.7%
- #37 Flight of the Paladin
75% matchMixed52% of 402 reviews2015
Dev: Grizzly Wolf Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Flight of the Paladin is a fast-paced top-down shooter where you play as a knight of valor and light vanquishing the nightmarish creatures of darkness. Featuring multiple game modes, Steam Achievements and Leaderboards!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 59.1%, Action 14%, Casual 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 6.9%
- #38 Gun Rocket
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 819 reviews2016
Dev: Space Wedgie, LLC
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Prepare for a challenge. Gun Rocket is a 2D physics arcade game that is not for the feint of heart or the stiff of fingers. In search of adventure, you have been caught by holes in space and time. Can you escape?
Why similar: Difficult 33.8%, Arcade 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, 2D 8.2%, Casual 6.8%
- #39 Bitcoin Collector
73% matchMixed61% of 174 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Bitcoin collector - a colorful game in which you have to dodge the traps and collect bitcoins, changing gravity at your discretion
Why similar: Difficult 28%, Platformer 16.5%, Physics 14%, Puzzle 8.5%, Colorful 6.5%
- #40 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
73% matchVery Positive82% of 430 reviews2013
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced platformer that will plunge you into the heart of two opposing worlds.
Why similar: Platformer 45.2%, Action 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Difficult 10.2%, 2.5D 7.9%
- #41 Upside Down
71% matchVery Positive81% of 719 reviews2017
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Upside Down will immerse you in an incredible adventure. Sharpen your reflexes for this fast-paced, precise puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Indie 34.6%, Platformer 22.4%, Casual 15.9%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 9.7%
- #42 Deep Under the Sky
73% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2014
Dev: RichMakeGamePub: Northway Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Fling, jet, grapple and roll through a psychedelic world as you experience the bizarre mating rituals of alien jellyfish. You'll need careful timing and strategy to explore every cleft and cranny in this chill but challenging 1-button arcade game.
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Physics 23%, Arcade 19.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Colorful 7.7%
- #43 Savant - Ascent
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,796 reviews2013
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Difficult 9.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 8.1%
- #44 AtmaSphere
70% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,985 reviews2018
Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
AtmaSphere is roll-a-ball game set in a medieval world which is full of dangerous traps and uncertain paths! Roll all you want, but don't fall off! Collect all diamonds to impress Ballerina, and get Ballard safely to her house!
Why similar: Difficult 20.3%, Platformer 14%, Physics 13.1%, Casual 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%
- #45 Ultimate Solid
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: What The Fantastic Games GroupPub: Night Steed Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The great arcade challenge in physics based platform world. Join the hardcore journey of 200 levels with puzzle elements and claim the title of Ultimate Solid!
Why similar: Difficult 27.4%, Physics 19.1%, Action 12.4%, Arcade 11.6%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #46 Venineth
69% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
Why similar: Difficult 19%, Physics 14%, Exploration 10%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Action 9.7%
- #47 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
70% matchVery Positive90% of 198 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: Platformer 28.3%, Difficult 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, 2D 8.5%, Action 4.9%
- #48 Rift Racoon
69% matchVery Positive94% of 82 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: Difficult 33.7%, Platformer 21.7%, Cute 10.4%, Colorful 7.5%, 2D 7.4%
- #49 STANDBY
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 233 reviews2017
Dev: Noclip
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?
Why similar: Difficult 27.5%, Platformer 20%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Arcade 7.4%, Action 6.8%
- #50 Bitcoin Collector: Spinners Attack
71% matchMixed49% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Bitcoin Сollector: spinners attack is a colorful game in which you must avoid traps, evade spinners and collect bitcoin's, changing gravity and teleporting at your own discretion.
Why similar: Difficult 23.9%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 9.4%, Physics 9.3%, Cute 9.1%
- #51 Ynglet
65% matchVery Positive97% of 378 reviews2021
Dev: NifflasPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Platformer 16.1%, Physics 15.8%, Arcade 14.2%, Cute 9.5%, Puzzle 9%
- #52 BARRIER X
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,353 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!
Why similar: Difficult 31.1%, Arcade 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Colorful 8.4%, Platformer 6.6%
- #53 Environmental Station Alpha
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,635 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Difficult 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Exploration 8.2%, Adventure 6.8%
- #54 Marble Skies
67% matchVery Positive83% of 330 reviews2019
Dev: [untitledDev]
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Marble Skies is a fast paced 3D-platformer where you control your marble through various levels and try to get the best time for each one. Complete all the levels in your own time, or challenge your friends to get on top of the leaderboards!
Why similar: Platformer 19.5%, Physics 16.8%, Arcade 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #55 Revolution Ace
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,886 reviews2014
Dev: Laser Guided Games, LLC
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 69.9%, Arcade 12%, Action 7.4%, Indie 4.3%, 2D 2.8%
- #56 Super Grappling Gecko
65% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: CalangamesPub: Bee Legacy Publishing
Windows
Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.
Why similar: Difficult 17.8%, Physics 17.7%, Platformer 17.1%, Cute 12.7%, Exploration 11.8%
- #57 MO:Astray
64% matchVery Positive92% of 5,046 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Platformer 22.2%, Difficult 13.8%, Cute 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Action 9%
- #58 Planet Cube: Edge
63% matchVery Positive87% of 153 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: Difficult 30.4%, Platformer 21.3%, Arcade 15.6%, Cute 12.4%, 2D 7.1%