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  1. #1 GunnRunner
    96% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
    Dev: pixelCast Games
    Windows

    Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.

    Why similar: Action 40.9%, Indie 31%, Difficult 15.2%, Platformer 12.9%

  2. #2 Konrad the Rocket
    97% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2017
    Dev: Leonardo Alexandrino
    Windows

    Konrad the Rocket: A hardcore platformer inspired by Orwell's 1984 and jetpacks.

    Why similar: Action 42.1%, Indie 31.8%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 11.4%

  3. #3 Sacred Stones
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2018
    Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac

    Retro sidescrolling action and adventure greet you in Sacred Stones! The indie atmosphere is easy to immerse yourself in. Have a great time as you explore, run/jump & fight your way to victory. This game is perfect for both hardcore and casual fans alike seeking that nostalgic-indie fix!

    Why similar: Action 45%, Indie 35.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Difficult 9.1%

  4. #4 The Square Game
    95% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
    Dev: Aiden J Rodgers
    Windows

    The Square Game is an insanely hard 2D action platformer with 24 short action packed levels.

    Why similar: Action 45.8%, Indie 34.7%, Difficult 8.7%, Platformer 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 4%

  5. #5 Down Ward
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2019
    Dev: Fisholith
    Windows

    Venture into the haunted wilds with Gable, a little owl, as she sets out to rekindle the dormant relics of a land long abandoned to ruin.

    Why similar: Action 44.7%, Indie 35.8%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

  6. #6 Deadfall Tropics
    94% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2018
    Dev: Studio Jimothy
    Windows

    Play as smuggler Hank Hudson in this 2D action platformer as he defies death at every turn to find his way off a deadly tropical island...

    Why similar: Action 37.7%, Indie 28.5%, Difficult 15.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

  7. #7 FatCat with Hat - Reload the Powergun
    93% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
    Dev: Mathias Neubert
    Windows

    FatCat's life is relaxed. But one day his great love Mrs.Cat is kidnapped by the nasty FatDog. FatCat immediately sets out to save his beloved, but the cunning FatDog is prepared. He sends his henchmen to take out the unloved adversary.

    Why similar: Action 50.9%, Indie 38%, Difficult 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%

  8. #8 Leilani's Island
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ishisoft
    Windows

    Leilani has got to roll, jump, and smash things to take back her island from mechanical invasion! A tropical 2D platformer in the making for PC.

    Why similar: Action 50.1%, Indie 36.8%, Platformer 13.2%

  9. #9 BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer
    92% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2016
    Dev: Novelline, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    A super high difficulty, fantastical 2D action platformer complete with an expansive original soundtrack. 20+ Levels. Multiple playable characters. Rich lore. BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer is Act One in a timeless tale of loss and redemption.

    Why similar: Action 48.8%, Indie 36.5%, Difficult 8%, Platformer 6.7%

  10. #10 League of Evil
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2016
    Dev: Ratalaika Games S.L.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    League of Evil is an action game where you, as a bionic super agent take on the mission to defeat the League of Evil. Use your acrobatic skills to punch your way through levels filled with deadly traps and defeat your enemies. The world is counting on you!

    Why similar: Action 43%, Indie 33.4%, Platformer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

  11. #11 Deadly Traps
    91% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2017
    Dev: BT Studios
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Battle yourself through dangerous traps in this fast-paced platformer.

    Why similar: Action 41.2%, Indie 30.2%, Difficult 14.9%, Platformer 13.6%

  12. #12 Wandering Gem Jockeying
    89% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
    Dev: sinis
    Windows

    Run, slip, slide, collect, glide, jump, fly and (don't) die in this chill, ice-themed, platformer.

    Why similar: Action 41.7%, Indie 30.6%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 13.3%

  13. #13 Super Shoot Owl
    90% matchMixed63% of 59 reviews2017
    Dev: Shazard G Bansraj
    Windows

    Owly has been kidnapped by the treacherous Tala. Fight your way through hordes of evil llamas in a quest of liberation and vengeance.

    Why similar: Action 47.7%, Indie 36.1%, Bullet Hell 16.2%

  14. #14 DungeonGOGO
    87% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2017
    Dev: Davids
    Windows · Mac

    DungeonGOGO is a challenging precision platformer where you escape from a light prison and help rescue your friends from the secret chambers where they are being held.

    Why similar: Indie 36.7%, Action 32.9%, Difficult 16.4%, Platformer 14%

  15. #15 Swiftly
    88% matchMixed51% of 142 reviews2016
    Dev: Cleverweek
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Swiftly is a very challenging platformer game. It has simple graphics and easy to understand rules, but you are going to have a hard time completing the levels.

    Why similar: Action 55%, Indie 31.5%, Platformer 13.6%

  16. #16 Demon Hearts
    86% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2015
    Dev: Jon Harwood Games LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Demon Hearts is a 2D platformer game that will leave you feeling blood thirsty for victory every time you play! Take the winged and dangerously swift Vampiress Snow through many challenging silhouette environments while withstanding the many divergent demons, evil forces, and bosses!

    Why similar: Action 47.7%, Indie 36.1%, Platformer 16.2%

  17. #17 Mos Speedrun 2
    84% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2015
    Dev: Physmo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Mos is back, in her biggest and most exciting adventure ever! Wall-jump to victory through 30 mysterious, action packed levels!

    Why similar: Action 47.3%, Indie 34.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

  18. #18 方解夢異聞 ~ Avant-Garde Discerning Paralleler (東方二次創作STG)
    81% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: 遊色高楼
    Windows

    幻想郷で急速に進み始めた近代化現象の謎に、あの息ぴったりの式神コンビと、異色の邪仙&山彦コンビが挑む! 全16ステージ+αの、ステージ選択制東方二次創作縦スクロールSTG!ステージ選択制ならではのバラエティに富んだ弾幕の数々を、君は攻略することができるか!?

    Why similar: Action 47.9%, Indie 32.1%, Bullet Hell 20%

  19. #19 Ember Kaboom
    83% matchVery Positive82% of 119 reviews2016
    Dev: Josh Koenig Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%

    Ember's a fox who loves adventure. Run, jump, and ride through 30+ colorful, fast-paced obstacle courses in a quest to get your missing soul back!

    Why similar: Action 48.3%, Indie 35.1%, Platformer 16.6%

  20. #20 Concursion
    85% matchMixed56% of 84 reviews2014
    Dev: Puuba
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Concursion is a multi-genre game played on the boundaries between worlds. Steer your hero through a dangerous interdimensional universe, switching between different genres on the fly, pulling off feats of tight aerial acrobatics otherwise unattainable in one genre alone.

    Why similar: Action 46.9%, Indie 36.7%, Platformer 16.4%

  21. #21 Shadowcrypt
    84% matchMixed58% of 111 reviews2014
    Dev: One-bit Punch
    Windows · Mac

    Shadowcrypt is an arcade-style dungeon crawler with tactical sword & shield combat. Find the Necromancer and defeat his horde of undead warriors through a series of labyrinthine rooms.

    Why similar: Action 42.5%, Indie 31.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

  22. #22 Flem
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2015
    Dev: Henchman & Goon
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Try, die, cry, repeat. Flem is an old school hard-as-nails platformer about a sentient snot ball, with a nose-stalgia inducing soundtrack.

    Why similar: Action 44.1%, Indie 32.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Difficult 8.6%

  23. #23 Hamsterdam
    77% matchVery Positive81% of 140 reviews2019
    Dev: Muse Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    An arcade brawler where you become the Hamster-fu master to save the town of Hamsterdam. Will you be the hero your town needs? Will you defeat the whisker twister in chief, the vile Chinchilla Marlo? You bet your bushy tail!

    Why similar: Action 54%, Indie 37.6%, Cute 8.4%

  24. #24 The Flesh God
    79% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2017
    Dev: Nuberu Games
    Windows

    The Flesh God is a tough action platformer where you shoot a massive gun to fly through deadly levels infested with mutant flesh.

    Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 35.3%, Platformer 18.1%

  25. #25 An Oath to the Stars
    78% matchMostly Positive71% of 28 reviews2017
    Dev: Himeki Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Left for dead by her closest friend and comrade, Hoshiko is now looking for revenge. Follow her in this modern hardcore danmaku SHMUP about revenge, friendship and honour.

    Why similar: Action 44.9%, Indie 33.9%, Bullet Hell 21.2%

  26. #26 Stonerid
    81% matchMixed66% of 213 reviews2014
    Dev: Enitvare
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Stonerid is a challenging 2D platformer, which the most important feature are two parallel, different worlds. Over 30 different levels to complete, unconventional game style and lots of dangerous traps and monsters make it extremely difficult to rise to the challenge.

    Why similar: Action 47.8%, Indie 34.9%, Platformer 17.3%

  27. #27 Karma Knight
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2020
    Dev: UltramarineSoft
    Windows

    Karma Knight is a fast paced 2D side-scrolling platform action game with stylish combat. Find hidden items in the stages, collect different spells, defeat the enemies as you gain more experience and enjoy the overall platform action game style.

    Why similar: Action 48.8%, Indie 36.3%, Difficult 8.4%, Platformer 6.5%

  28. #28 Tross
    80% matchMostly Negative40% of 58 reviews2016
    Dev: Shadowprerequisite
    Windows

    Enter the unforgiving Tross program and fly through a digital world in order to prevent the next Cyberplague.

    Why similar: Indie 43.5%, Action 37.7%, Difficult 18.8%

  29. #29 Barbara-ian
    78% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2017
    Dev: Owlbear
    Windows · Mac

    Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart

    Why similar: Action 44.3%, Indie 33.5%, Difficult 22.2%

  30. #30 Ghost in the Machine
    79% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2015
    Dev: Michael J. Moffitt
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ghost in the Machine is about the player's escape from a run-down factory following a large explosion. In the dark factory there are many dangerous machines that must be minded in order to not be crushed or mechanically separated.

    Why similar: Action 45.2%, Indie 37.2%, Platformer 17.6%

  31. #31 Gambol
    76% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2018
    Dev: Mike Pickering
    Windows

    Gambol is a wall-hopping, ceiling-slapping jaunt of a platformer with straight forward controls, and buttery smooth movement. You control the Gambol Gumball through a gauntlet of levels designed with flow and rhythm in mind to test your platforming grit.

    Why similar: Indie 41.5%, Action 40.8%, Platformer 17.7%

  32. #32 The Last Deathbound
    73% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2019
    Dev: Kenny Doan
    Windows

    Deathbound is a fast-paced rogue-lite arena fighter game. You'll be fighting for your survival against impossible odds. Equipped with just a sword, it would seem that you are destined to fall. Will you defy that fate?

    Why similar: Action 43.4%, Indie 31.8%, Difficult 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  33. #33 Overclocked
    72% matchVery Positive93% of 321 reviews2018
    Dev: Magnesium Ninja
    Windows · Mac

    Overclocked is a free-flowing action game that blends combat and platforming to create a fluid and rhythmic experience. Take on the role of Amber, a glass-cannon vigilante, as you fight to uncover a plot that threatens to tear your home apart.

    Why similar: Action 41.4%, Indie 28.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Platformer 14%

  34. #34 Slip
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2014
    Dev: Handsome Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Slip is a fast paced side scrolling platformer featuring a two color, swap mechanic. Using your two colors flee from Steve and his wretched purple beam through a multitude of obstacles and enemies. Slip combines the elegant simplicity of platforming with a polarity mechanic to create an easy to learn, but extremely difficult to master...

    Why similar: Action 44.9%, Indie 36.8%, Platformer 18.3%

  35. #35 88 Heroes
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 91 reviews2017
    Dev: Bitmap BureauPub: Rising Star Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Prepare to infiltrate Dr. H8’s lair with the help of the strangest, dumbest and most pointless superheroes ever – the 88 Heroes!

    Why similar: Action 51.7%, Indie 37%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

  36. #36 Platinum Kill
    65% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fun Infused Games
    Windows

    Platinum Kill is a fast-paced run and gun action game done in a pseudo retro style that blends nostalgia of classic games from this genre with more modern sensibilities of today’s games, all while never taking itself too seriously.

    Why similar: Action 57.7%, Indie 42.3%

  37. #37 The Adventures of Clive McMulligan on Planet Zeta Four
    74% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2018
    Dev: Broke Astronaut
    Windows

    Clive McMulligan is a 2D retro-inspired action/puzzle/platformer with challenging old school style gameplay. Over 70 levels with fast-paced gravity switching mechanics.

    Why similar: Action 48.9%, Indie 37%, Platformer 14.1%

  38. #38 DOTORI
    70% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2020
    Dev: indev-studioPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    The tale of Rico the Squirrel to save his sister

    Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 34.6%, Difficult 10%, Platformer 8.8%

  39. #39 Sockman
    72% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2018
    Dev: Sockware
    Windows

    Sockman is a single-screen platformer inspired by classics like Rick Dangerous, Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, Jumpman, Prince of Persia… A hardcore platformer, very difficult, even more than suck your own elbow.

    Why similar: Action 36%, Indie 26%, Difficult 20.6%, Platformer 17.3%

  40. #40 Predicate
    71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
    Dev: Radio 13 Games
    Windows

    Predicate is a fast paced bullet-hell with a colorful palette and challenging bosses. Move fast and crush enemies as one character, carefully maneuver and shoot enemies as another.

    Why similar: Action 36%, Indie 27.3%, Bullet Hell 18.7%, Difficult 18%

  41. #41 Shield of Shalwend
    69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
    Dev: Enigma Games
    Windows

    Join Shalwend, Brightblayde, and Danjirus as they attempt to defend a castle in Elf territory for 25 days. This story of bravery, adventure, and humor is based on true events that culminated in Shalwend being proclaimed as a Wargod.

    Why similar: Action 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

  42. #42 Wooden Sen'SeY
    76% matchMixed54% of 137 reviews2013
    Dev: Upper BytePub: Spawn Digital
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Wooden Sen'SeY is an action-platformer, set in a unique "Japan Steam Rock" universe filled with humour. You follow Goro, a village chief, as he seeks revenge through a variety of levels. He will defeat his enemies using his axes to slice, dice, squash and grapple!

    Why similar: Action 47.9%, Indie 33.4%, Platformer 18.7%

  43. #43 Space Turret Gunner 宇宙大炮手
    63% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: CatSaw
    Windows

    《SpaceTurretGuner》is a VR shooting game, as a gunner of the space battleship, players will experience many battles we carefully prepared for you。

    Why similar: Action 57.7%, Indie 42.3%

  44. #44 Re Painter
    67% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
    Dev: こーひーあーる
    Windows · Mac

    “Re Painter” is a short, top-down action game where your drawings become your special attacks. Come up with your very own “Ultimate Move” to defeat your enemies.

    Why similar: Action 57.7%, Indie 42.3%

  45. #45 Farjob
    70% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2018
    Dev: Simon Kaley
    Windows · Mac

    Delve into a boundless realm of twisting pathways and absurd bosses.

    Why similar: Action 45%, Indie 34.1%, Platformer 20.9%

  46. #46 Tank Hurricane
    68% match4 user reviews0% of 4 reviews2019
    Dev: Small GamesPub: Bitlock Studio
    Windows

    In Tank Hurricane you have to fight in a tank battle with AI, which will not let you get bored.

    Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%

  47. #47 Cataegis : The White Wind
    71% matchMixed78% of 556 reviews2015
    Dev: Acido CinzaPub: KISS ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Welcome to Cataegis - The White Wind: Ziggurat Chapter, a frantic 2D arcade action retro-style game that pays homage to the glory days of 8-bit side scrolling gaming.

    Why similar: Action 48%, Indie 31.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

  48. #48 STARCATCHER
    60% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: John PlewePub: Nevercenter
    Windows · Mac

    STARCATCHER is an experimental wave-based arcade game, currently in development. It's simple, unique, and intensely hard. Protect the heart!

    Why similar: Action 56.9%, Indie 43.1%

  49. #49 RAZ
    69% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2018
    Dev: Team.WM
    Windows

    RAZ is a multiplayer 3D side scroller shooter with up to 4 players. Clear all waves to collect money, raise your level to get new weapons, and strengthen your weapon with a modding system!

    Why similar: Action 57.5%, Indie 42.5%

  50. #50 One Man Is Not No Man
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 73 reviews2016
    Dev: TEN TIULENYA team
    Windows

    Do you want to fight with a sword? Do you want to feel like a hero? "One Man Is Not No Man" project will quench that desire! You will defend the castle from the army of enemies on your own!

    Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 42.4%, Difficult 11%

  51. #51 Galacatraz: Eject Equip Escape
    74% matchNo user reviews2018
    Dev: Summer Bear Studio
    Windows

    Escape Galacatraz, the universe's most secure detainment facility, in this side scrolling twin stick shooter! GAMEPAD REQUIRED!

    Why similar: Action 45.8%, Indie 34.7%, Platformer 19.5%

  52. #52 leapoid
    59% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Topher Anselmo
    Windows

    Leap, fall, and perish — over and over again. Only the most seasoned platforming veterans will overcome the trials that leapoid has to offer.

    Why similar: Action 56.9%, Indie 43.1%

  53. #53 Accel
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2019
    Dev: Objectif 3D
    Windows

    To escape the cyber world of ACCEL you’ll have to go beyond your limits with your spaceship. In ACCEL we’re adding a new challenge, 360° maneuverability.

    Why similar: Action 57.7%, Indie 42.3%

  54. #54 Whip! Whip!
    68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2018
    Dev: Alpha unit
    Windows · Mac

    * Whip! Whip! requires a controller to play * 1980s Arcade video game style Action!

    Why similar: Action 57.7%, Indie 42.3%

  55. #55 Kill Fun Yeah
    73% matchMixed44% of 82 reviews2014
    Dev: Arctic Anteater
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%

    Kill Fun Yeah is an online 2D platform shooter. Murder and capture your way to the top, using an ever increasing arsenal of silly weaponry and items, the powers of deflect, attract and freeze, as well as various powerups.

    Why similar: Action 51%, Indie 38.6%, Platformer 10.4%

  56. #56 DECEIVER
    57% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Helvetica Scenario
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Launch your spider drone at walls, ceilings, and enemy heads in this indie multiplayer shooter where "move" and "attack" are synonymous.

    Why similar: Action 56.9%, Indie 43.1%

  57. #57 Delta-G
    63% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2020
    Dev: Evols
    Windows

    Tired of classical FPS? Delta-G is here for you, with its gravity bending, ultra fast-paced mechanics. At its core, freedom of movement, and unforgettable in-air gunfights.

    Why similar: Action 57.7%, Indie 42.3%

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