- #1 Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit
96% matchVery Positive84% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: Retroware
Windows
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Action 25.2%, Adventure 19%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Retro 6.1%
- #2 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
97% matchVery Positive88% of 3,164 reviews2013
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Why similar: Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #3 Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe
96% matchVery Positive95% of 777 reviews2020
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Control "The Nerd" in a retro-inspired action platformer! It's two games in one, remixed and rebalanced to bring you the ultimate experience of Nerd Rage. Featuring stylized pixel art inspired by classic games, a highly energetic soundtrack, and challenging levels -- plus a special NEW chapter!
Why similar: Gore 18.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Violent 12.9%, Difficult 12.6%, Memes 10.5%
- #4 Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2
95% matchVery Positive94% of 5,461 reviews2018
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Guns, Gore & Cannoli 2 revives the good, old, action platform run & gun genre, but this time with a bunch of humor and buckets of blown off body parts. In this sequel to Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Vinnie Cannoli’s story continues and this time it’s personal.
Why similar: Gore 29.4%, Action 24.6%, Platformer 12.8%, Violent 12.7%, Adventure 11.5%
- #5 Axiom Verge
94% matchVery Positive90% of 6,505 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.5 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: Great Soundtrack 24%, Platformer 20.1%, Action 11.8%, Indie 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #6 Party Hard 2
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,270 reviews2018
Dev: Pinokl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
It's 3am and you just want to get some sleep. Welcome back to Party Hard! Stop parties using hundreds of new ways, incidentally destroy a drug syndicate, and save the Earth from an alien invasion. May the chickens be with you!
Why similar: Violent 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Action 12.4%, Indie 10.3%, Gore 10.2%
- #7 LOVE 2: kuso
93% matchVery Positive96% of 216 reviews2017
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.
Why similar: Action 30%, Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Indie 23.5%, Platformer 18.1%
- #8 Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
92% matchVery Positive84% of 6,369 reviews2016
Dev: Nerve Software, Gearbox Software, LLCPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
Why similar: Gore 35.1%, Action 18%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Retro 10.9%, Memes 10.7%
- #9 BUTCHER
91% matchVery Positive86% of 1,374 reviews2016
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
Why similar: Gore 23.1%, Action 12.9%, Violent 12.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 9.8%
- #10 A Hole New World
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: MadGearGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!
Why similar: Action 21.3%, Difficult 20.3%, Platformer 16%, Indie 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #11 Destructivator 2
89% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Difficult 27.3%, Platformer 19.6%, Action 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 9.1%
- #12 Noitu Love 2: Devolution
90% matchVery Positive92% of 634 reviews2012
Dev: Joakim Sandberg
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!
Why similar: Action 27.7%, Platformer 22.1%, Indie 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #13 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
89% matchVery Positive85% of 3,703 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Platformer 38.4%, Action 21%, Gore 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Adventure 5%
- #14 Never Give Up
87% matchVery Positive88% of 178 reviews2019
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Why similar: Platformer 19.3%, Difficult 16.8%, Action 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Indie 11.2%
- #15 Blood Harvest 3
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Action 16.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Gore 11.2%, Platformer 11.1%, Indie 10.6%
- #16 Kero Blaster
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,525 reviews2015
Dev: Studio PixelPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
Why similar: Platformer 20.7%, Difficult 20.6%, Action 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Adventure 9.6%
- #17 The End Is Nigh
85% matchVery Positive94% of 3,403 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 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: Platformer 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Difficult 20.4%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #18 Redneck Ed: Astro Monsters Show
86% matchMixed53% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Rustic FantasticPub: 101XP
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Crisp combat mechanics, challenging arenas, hilarious storyline, and totally addictive and painfully familiar spot-on gameplay. Experience the thrills of fighting your way through the most bizarre villains in the Galaxy and defend the honor of Earth in the space arena!
Why similar: Platformer 36.2%, Action 21.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 11.3%, 2D 6.9%
- #19 Elephant Rave 2
81% matchVery Positive97% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: Wonderful Elephant
Windows · Mac
The rave goes on! 14 years after his first rave, the elephant has returned for monumental challenge: avoiding very, very deadly beams of light
Why similar: Action 25.6%, Platformer 22.5%, Indie 16.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Difficult 12.7%
- #20 Smilemo
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,276 reviews2022
Dev: REXECHOPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
A new side-scrolling platformer where you go flying out of control at the slightest touch! In this virus-infected world, it is your job to collect the scattered pieces of vaccine code and exterminate the virus!
Why similar: Action 22.5%, Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 18.8%, Memes 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #21 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
84% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2019
Dev: CollectorVision Games
Windows · Mac
In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!
Why similar: Action 22.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Indie 14.4%, Platformer 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%
- #22 Alex Jones: NWO Wars
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,823 reviews2024
Dev: NWO Wars Team
Windows
Play the OFFICIAL Alex Jones video game! A classic arcade shooter in which you play as Alex Jones and save the world from the evil globalist plot to turn everyone into bug-eating pod-dwelling libtards! Stay tuned for future bonus levels and characters...
Why similar: Action 37.1%, Memes 36.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, 2D 8.5%
- #23 BROTHER!!! Save him! - Hardcore Platformer
83% matchMixed67% of 700 reviews2020
Dev: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
Windows
The legendary game is now on Steam! Can you prove that you are a good player, go through a difficult path and save your brother? This challenge is not for wimps!
Why similar: Action 22.8%, Adventure 17.7%, Indie 15.1%, Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 9.4%
- #24 Gachi Revenge
82% matchVery Positive91% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Take Toad
Windows · Mac · Linux
The adventure of our beloved hero, in which he has to overcome all the obstacles prepared by the Gachi gang. They stole the most valuable and now pay for it.
Why similar: Adventure 36.5%, Violent 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Action 12.6%, Memes 12.2%
- #25 Sir! I'd Like To Report A Bug!
84% matchMixed57% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Lord Puggington Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bust some bugs and save the world with the most average of heroes in this retro style platformer! Overcome obstacles such as killer cars, lava floors and one seriously @!&#^% off sun, tackle the horrors of the daily commute but with more fire and randomness.
Why similar: Difficult 28%, Platformer 27.5%, Action 15%, Retro 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #26 The Messenger
81% matchVery Positive93% of 12,928 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Platformer 20.8%, Action 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Retro 9.6%
- #27 Among Ass 2: Butt Warfare
80% matchVery Positive80% of 194 reviews2021
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Asses are back in an adrenaline-pumping sequel! Now you can fight back bad asses with big boom-sticks! Gather friends and choose a side of the conflict.
Why similar: Memes 40.1%, Platformer 31%, Action 22.8%, 2D 6.1%
- #28 Zombotron
78% matchVery Positive89% of 3,533 reviews2019
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Action 18.1%, Platformer 17.5%, Adventure 14.6%, Difficult 13.5%
- #29 Meegah Mem 2
79% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: Crapcom
Windows
Meegah Mem 2 (stylized Meegah Mem II) is a parody of Mega Man 2 that improves upon its predecessor, Meegah Mem, with a new engine, new mechanics and more!
Why similar: Action 30.1%, Memes 22.2%, Indie 19.7%, Platformer 17%, Retro 6.4%
- #30 Turbo Kid
72% matchVery Positive93% of 566 reviews2024
Dev: Outerminds Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Gore 31.7%, Platformer 16.3%, Action 15.9%, Adventure 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #31 Guacamelee! 2
75% matchVery Positive91% of 3,315 reviews2018
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Difficult 27.5%, Action 19.4%, Adventure 16%, 2D 5.7%
- #32 Arcade Mayhem Juanito
76% matchVery Positive94% of 365 reviews2017
Dev: Game Ever Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Action 27.3%, Adventure 24.5%, Indie 18.8%, Difficult 16.2%, Retro 8.6%
- #33 Pizza Tower
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 71,440 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Indie 9.8%, Difficult 9.7%, Action 9.1%
- #34 Mute Crimson+
77% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Why similar: Difficult 20.1%, Platformer 19.3%, Gore 12.9%, Action 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #35 Super Life of Pixel
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Indie 13.7%, Retro 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
- #36 Skelattack
76% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Action 22.3%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%
- #37 Mess Adventures 2
73% matchVery Positive84% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Marvelous Games
Windows · Mac
This abnormal game remains the previous nonsensical style, and it would be the best choice for teasing your friends, live broadcast, or even entertain yourself...
Why similar: Memes 48.1%, Adventure 27.3%, Platformer 24.6%
- #38 Green Elephant 2D
75% matchVery Positive90% of 350 reviews2017
Dev: 4Fufelz
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
-This game is based on russian movie "Green elephant" or "Zeleniy slonik". This is a platformer/shooter game with quest elements and a lot of humor and fun moments. -The goal of the game is to find a key on diffent levels and run away from dangerous enemies and defeat powerfull bosses at the end of each level!
Why similar: Action 21.8%, Violent 21.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Memes 16.2%, Indie 13.6%
- #39 NOT A HERO
74% matchVery Positive87% of 2,046 reviews2016
Dev: Roll7Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.
Why similar: Gore 18.5%, Action 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Adventure 9.3%
- #40 Slime-san: Superslime Edition
74% matchVery Positive85% of 337 reviews2017
Dev: FabrazPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
Why similar: Platformer 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Difficult 19.6%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 9.5%
- #41 Jets'n'Guns 2
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,290 reviews2020
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Jets'n'Guns 2 is a side-scrolling space shooter with insane levels of action and destruction. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices to save the universe from its inevitable doom.
Why similar: Action 36%, Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Indie 22.9%, Violent 10.7%, 2D 2.7%
- #42 Miner Ultra Adventures 2
71% matchMixed66% of 684 reviews2022
Dev: Sinned Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Our friend Miner is back !!! Amazing adventures with extreme difficulty, this 3d platform game will surprise you and give you a lot of satisfaction to overcome all the challenges !!! Be versatile and have quick reflexes to be the best !!!
Why similar: Difficult 31.3%, Platformer 29.9%, Memes 21%, Action 17.8%
- #43 420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,603 reviews2024
Dev: Normal Wholesome Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 92.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Prepare yourself for the long awaited sequel. You will 360. You will noscope. You will see some weird af s*** on your quest to destroy the Illuminati and rescue the memes. Are you ready for 420BLAZEIT 2????!!1
Why similar: Memes 60.4%, Action 36.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #44 Aesthetic Melody
73% 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: Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 19%, Memes 15.1%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 8.8%
- #45 Super Cyborg
72% matchVery Positive86% of 832 reviews2015
Dev: Artur Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Action 18.6%, Gore 17.5%, Platformer 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Indie 11.3%
- #46 Mago
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,008 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Platformer 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 12.2%, Difficult 11.6%
- #47 Creepy Road
73% matchMixed69% of 139 reviews2018
Dev: Groovy Milk
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?
Why similar: Action 30.9%, Indie 20.7%, Adventure 17.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Difficult 11.1%
- #48 Chicken Assassin: Reloaded
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,060 reviews2016
Dev: OneSharkPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight your way as Mean Mcallister, the baddest chicken in town, through multiple hordes of enemies to save your girlfriend in this hilarious, strategic button-mashing, action-RPG.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 55.8%, Action 29.8%, 2D 10.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #49 A NOT Troll Game
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Garanty Studios
Windows · Mac
A NOT Troll Game, a platformer where you journey through a world that constantly trolls you. Can you make it to Zoobtryx? Beware…
Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Memes 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Action 11.6%, Retro 11.4%
- #50 Garbanzo Quest
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 626 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Difficult 21.4%, Indie 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Action 12.1%
- #51 Alwa's Awakening
70% matchVery Positive80% of 923 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.
Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #52 HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES
59% matchVery Positive98% of 265 reviews2026
Dev: Контора ОптимистовPub: Emotional Bytes
Windows
HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES is a colorful and absurd action-platformer about Buckethead, a hero past his prime, in a world that, let's be honest, has seen better days...
Why similar: Platformer 41.3%, Action 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Indie 9.9%, 2D 8%
- #53 No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,118 reviews2021
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Continue the fight in the HD remaster of the second entry in everyone's favorite assassin action series! After falling down the ranks of the United Assassins Association, Travis Touchdown whips out his beam katana to reclaim his rightful spot at the top.
Why similar: Action 35.2%, Gore 26.3%, Violent 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #54 Electronic Super Joy 2
67% matchVery Positive87% of 726 reviews2019
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Difficult 20.3%, Platformer 18.8%, Indie 13.7%, Action 8.2%
- #55 Serious Sam Double D XXL
69% matchVery Positive82% of 873 reviews2011
Dev: Mommy's Best GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Pile on the firepower with the revolutionary Gunstacker and fire all your weapons at once in a symphony of destruction!
Why similar: Action 31.7%, Platformer 30.9%, Indie 17.5%, Gore 16.3%, 2D 3.6%
- #56 Chop is dish
69% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
Why similar: Action 26%, Adventure 21.9%, Platformer 17.8%, Indie 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #57 Wings of Vi
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,260 reviews2014
Dev: Grynsoft
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.
Why similar: Difficult 25.1%, Platformer 22.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Action 9.8%, Indie 7%
- #58 Alien Hominid HD
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 593 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Action 59.9%, 2D 16.5%, Indie 12.9%, Difficult 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%