- #1 Bleed 2
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 895 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 30%, Action 21.2%, Arcade 16.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Indie 15.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same high-octane, reflex-heavy action and arcade-style progression found in Avalanche 2.
- #2 Downwell
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 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: Fast-Paced 34.7%, Platformer 23.1%, Arcade 20.4%, Action 11%, Indie 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential vertical-scrolling arcade game that perfectly captures the frantic, hazard-dodging gameplay of the seed title.
- #3 Woah Dave!
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 120 reviews2014
Dev: MiniVisionsPub: Choice Provisions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the folks behind the BIT.TRIP series comes the frantic insanity that is WOAH DAVE! Help our hero, Dave Lonuts, survive an insane alien invasion and line his pockets with shiny pennies. Hurl alien eggs, skull bombs, and explosive WOAH blocks to stay alive and sky rocket yourself to high score fame and fortune.
Why similar: Action 29.5%, Arcade 25.6%, Indie 23.5%, Platformer 21.4%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, single-screen arcade platformer that shares the same addictive, high-energy feel and retro aesthetic.
- #4 Dino Run DX
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,599 reviews2015
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DINOSAURS. PIXELS. PYROCLASTIC DOOM WALLS. MASSIVE INDIE CROSSOVERS. Dino Run DX has all of that and more. Come rediscover the original runner and escape extinction all over again.
Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Action 25%, Arcade 24.5%, Indie 22.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced survival platformer where you must constantly outrun a wall of death, mirroring the lava-climbing mechanics of the seed game.
- #5 Super Crate Box
94% matchVery Positive89% of 6,461 reviews2012
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Arcade 18.5%, Action 16.6%, Fast-Paced 16.4%, Indie 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced arcade platformer emphasizes high-score chasing and constant movement in a confined, dangerous arena.
- #6 Pix the Cat
94% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2015
Dev: PastagamesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Pix the Cat is a critically acclaimed intense arcade game that will challenge your reflexes and your wits, pitting you against your friends and the world in a race to the highest score!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.3%, Arcade 29.1%, Action 16.9%, Indie 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, arcade-style game that focuses on speed and chaining movements to achieve high scores.
- #7 Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
93% matchVery Positive90% of 505 reviews2013
Dev: Andrew Morrish
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Action 34.4%, Indie 30.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines vertical platforming with puzzle elements, requiring quick thinking and fast reflexes to avoid being crushed.
- #8 TowerFall Ascension
92% matchVery Positive95% of 3,549 reviews2014
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 49.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Action 14.5%, Indie 12.3%, Arcade 8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for chaotic, fast-paced local multiplayer platforming action.
- #9 VVVVVV
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 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: Platformer 62.7%, Indie 25.9%, Action 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gravity-flipping platformer that demands precision and quick reactions to navigate deadly environments.
- #10 Duck Game
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,933 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 35.9%, Local Co-Op 26.8%, Platformer 16.4%, Action 13.9%, Indie 7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the same brand of chaotic, competitive local multiplayer platforming fun as the seed game.
- #11 Exit the Gungeon
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,681 reviews2020
Dev: Dodge RollPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Exit the Gungeon is a small, spin-off 'dungeon climber' immediately following the adventures of the misfit Gungeoneers.
Why similar: Arcade 53%, Action 26.2%, Indie 20.9%
Why You'll Like It: A vertical-climbing arcade shooter that maintains a relentless pace and high difficulty level.
- #12 Super Bit Blaster XL
89% matchVery Positive94% of 878 reviews2020
Dev: Adamvision Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 50.5%, Arcade 32.1%, Action 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled arcade game that captures the same frantic, score-focused energy as the seed title.
- #13 Antonball Deluxe
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 883 reviews2021
Dev: Summitsphere
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The breakout title from Summitsphere, Antonball Deluxe is a retro, high-octane smorgasbord of ballbusting arcade action! Antonball Deluxe quite literally turns the breakout genre on its head, blending traditional brick-breaking gameplay with tight, intense platforming.
Why similar: Platformer 44.9%, Arcade 43.8%, Action 7.5%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired arcade game that blends platforming and ball-bouncing action with a high-energy aesthetic.
- #14 Super Win the Game
89% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Platformer 66%, Action 34%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that captures the classic feel and exploration mechanics of 8-bit arcade games.
- #15 Radical Rabbit Stew
86% matchVery Positive96% of 196 reviews2020
Dev: Pugstorm
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!
Why similar: Arcade 40.3%, Action 32.7%, Indie 27%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed puzzle platformer that requires quick reflexes and fast-paced movement to clear levels.
- #16 Super Treasure Arena
87% matchMixed64% of 80 reviews2018
Dev: Vennril
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Super Treasure Arena is a frantic, retro-inspired arena shooter for up to 4 players, where collecting and stealing loot from your opponents is the key to victory.
Why similar: Action 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style arena platformer designed specifically for competitive local multiplayer.
- #17 Spelunky
85% matchVery Positive92% of 16,534 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 41.8%, Platformer 33.8%, Indie 11.4%, Arcade 8.8%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers deep vertical exploration and environmental hazards that require quick thinking and platforming mastery.
- #18 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
84% 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: Local Co-Op 36.9%, Fast-Paced 28.4%, Platformer 10.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that focuses on momentum and precision in increasingly dangerous, fast-paced levels.
- #19 Miner Meltdown
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2017
Dev: Mighty Pebble Games IncPub: Throwback Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miner Meltdown is an action-packed team-based multiplayer game. Scour the map for minerals, upgrade your gear, and attempt to blow up the opposing team all the while avoiding monsters, traps, and environmental pitfalls along the way.
Why similar: Platformer 36.6%, Action 35.3%, Indie 28.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D multiplayer action game that emphasizes chaotic platforming and environmental destruction.
- #20 Broforce
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,389 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 50.3%, Platformer 19%, Action 15%, Arcade 8.3%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, destructive action platformer that thrives on chaos and fast-paced gameplay.
- #21 Super Meat Boy
84% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Platformer 42.5%, Fast-Paced 38.7%, Indie 15.1%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A legendary precision platformer that shares the fast-paced, 'one more try' addictive quality of Avalanche 2.
- #22 Abathor - Atlantis Landing
82% 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: Local Co-Op 39%, Platformer 22.6%, Arcade 17.4%, Action 11.8%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer that delivers intense, arcade-inspired gameplay.
- #23 SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,309 reviews2021
Dev: Sewer Cat
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.
Why similar: Arcade 35.9%, Platformer 29%, Action 19.5%, Indie 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, 2D arcade platformer that shares the cute yet chaotic vibe of the seed game.
- #24 Garbanzo Quest
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 586 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: Local Co-Op 55.5%, Platformer 24.4%, Indie 11.1%, Action 9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that rewards quick reflexes and careful navigation.
- #25 SnOut 2
79% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Aarjvark
Windows
Compete for the top scores in this combination of two classic arcade games, or fight your friends to prove who has the longest SnOut!
Why similar: Arcade 51.8%, Action 37.4%, Indie 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, 2D arcade platformer that focuses on simple, fast-paced mechanics.
- #26 Abduction Bit
81% matchVery Positive88% of 262 reviews2016
Dev: SEEP
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Abduction Bit is a NES-like arcade based on elements of some timeless classics from 80's (Bubble Bobble, Ice Climber, Mario Bros).
Why similar: Local Co-Op 32.7%, Action 19.7%, Platformer 16.1%, Arcade 16.1%, Indie 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action game that features retro pixel graphics and fast-paced hazard avoidance.
- #27 Jamsouls
82% matchMixed53% of 59 reviews2014
Dev: Chromatic Dream
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
Why You'll Like It: A local co-op platformer that focuses on fast-paced movement and cooperative survival.
- #28 Awesome Pea 2
79% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Greedy Pea is back in game! Dark dungeons, deadly traps, everything is green, a lot of gold everywhere!
Why similar: Arcade 40.2%, Platformer 40.1%, Action 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused platformer that emphasizes arcade-style difficulty and pixel-art aesthetics.
- #29 Super Ember Kaboom
76% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2022
Dev: Josh Koenig Games
Windows · Mac
Super Ember Kaboom is a fast-paced, cute-and-colorful action game. It has tight controls and simple to learn, difficult to master gameplay that makes each level a joy to run through.
Why similar: Platformer 37.1%, Arcade 30.1%, Action 24.7%, Indie 8.1%
- #30 Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
77% matchVery Positive89% of 473 reviews2016
Dev: Game SwingPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stikbold is a glorious and intense sport which will put your friendships to the test with fast-paced, hard-hitting and occasionally hilariously unfair action! Or play the co-op story mode to unlock the full roster of quirky sporting heroes and earn achievements.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 62.3%, Action 24.2%, Indie 13.4%
- #31 Xion Leak
72% 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 63.4%, Platformer 24.4%, Action 12.2%
- #32 Gravity Wars
78% matchMixed56% of 296 reviews2018
Dev: Black Potion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gravity Wars is an hardcore 90s Arcade local multiplayer game where you have to avoid waves of geometry entities.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 36.8%, Action 24%, Arcade 20.6%, Indie 18.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style multiplayer game that relies on fast-paced action and platforming mechanics.
- #33 Action Ball 2
76% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Rionix
Windows
Take to the skies with the thrilling, brick-busting excitement of Action Ball 2, the electrifying sequel to the hit arcade game! Soar above the clouds in your paddle-equipped ship and fight back the relentless robots in level after level of eye-popping fun.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.5%, Action 24%, Indie 19.2%, Arcade 18.3%
- #34 Comet Crasher
75% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: Mika Molenkamp
Windows
Soar, shoot and dodge - but don't stop moving. Fall down at breakneck speeds in this fast-paced platformer filled with chaos and explosions.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.4%, Action 20.2%, Indie 16.1%, Arcade 15.3%, Platformer 13.9%
- #35 BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
75% matchVery Positive85% of 3,232 reviews2015
Dev: Frogmind
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 54.3%, Platformer 19.5%, Indie 13.7%, Action 12.4%
- #36 Tic-Toc-Tower
77% matchMixed61% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: Sneaky MammothPub: SOEDESCO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tic-Toc-Tower is an action packed puzzle platforming game in which players have only ten seconds to complete a room! You will be pushed to the limit to reach the end of every level, which also features an additional challenge.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 41.8%, Platformer 17.2%, Arcade 15.6%, Action 13.6%, Indie 11.8%
- #37 Spark the Electric Jester 2
73% matchVery Positive89% of 738 reviews2019
Dev: Feperd GamesPub: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fast paced 3D action platformer.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 62.2%, Action 21.5%, Platformer 10.9%, Indie 5.4%
- #38 Windswept
67% matchVery Positive95% of 479 reviews2025
Dev: WeatherFellPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 30.4%, Local Co-Op 28.1%, Platformer 23.4%, Action 9.9%, Indie 8.3%
- #39 Super Cable Boy
72% matchVery Positive98% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Sørb
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a living handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that 1▧01☠01௹1‱☣∰0␢⌀▧ ..
Why similar: Local Co-Op 52.2%, Platformer 25.6%, Action 11.1%, Indie 11.1%
- #40 SUPER Dungeon Muncher
71% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: n_nexy
Windows
Avoid becoming Muncher's next meal in this fast-paced adventure! Control your anger, this game is hard!
Why similar: Arcade 50.2%, Action 31%, Indie 18.8%
- #41 Flat Heroes
73% matchVery Positive90% of 556 reviews2016
Dev: Parallel Circles
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Dodge, jump, and dash your way through hundreds of terrifying geometric levels and epic bosses. Too tough? Bring your friends!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.3%, Fast-Paced 31.4%, Arcade 14%, Platformer 13.5%, Action 6.8%
- #42 Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars
74% matchVery Positive82% of 88 reviews2017
Dev: Invisible Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sloths. Pizza. Chaos. Battlesloths 2025: The Great Pizza Wars is the fast-paced multiplayer competitive twin-stick shooter of your slothy dreams & the sequel to Battlesloths. Compete with up to four human players or AI sloths. Use a myriad of weaponry to destroy your enemies in a quest to... EAT. ALL. PIZZA!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 49.5%, Action 28.1%, Indie 22.4%
- #43 Magma Tsunami
74% matchMixed65% of 321 reviews2016
Dev: StrangeLight Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Magma Tsunami is a frenzied arcade platformer game. Beat your records in 1P or Co-op mode, and don't get caught by the Magma Tsunami!!! Could you stay alive for more than one minute??
Why similar: Indie 85.6%, Platformer 14.4%
- #44 UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects
68% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew MorrishPub: Arc Games
Windows
Unidentified Falling Objects is a unique mashup of platforming and puzzle destroying gameplay. Players are dropped into the puzzle where they must dodge the falling obstacles and destroy blocks to make big combos.
Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Arcade 36.9%, Action 19.5%, Indie 2.7%
- #45 HoPiKo
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a 5-stage mini run designed to break your mind!
Why similar: Platformer 45.9%, Action 28.4%, Indie 25.7%
- #46 Miles & Kilo
71% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Michael Burns
Windows · Mac
Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer
Why similar: Platformer 39.2%, Action 33.8%, Indie 27%
- #47 You Have 10 Seconds
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,352 reviews2016
Dev: tamationgames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You Have 10 Seconds is a fast paced arcade style platformer game with over 40 levels.
Why similar: Platformer 64.5%, Indie 35.5%
- #48 Action Henk
70% matchVery Positive89% of 863 reviews2015
Dev: RageSquid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Run, jump and butt-slide into the glorious toy-filled world of Action Henk! Become a master of momentum and defy physics as you race against a band of ragged 90s action figures to once and for all prove that Action Henk is the fastest of them all!
Why similar: Platformer 43%, Action 33.6%, Indie 23.4%
- #49 Brave Escape
64% 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: Local Co-Op 62.5%, Platformer 27.9%, Indie 9.6%
- #50 Aplowcalypse
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: Biodrone Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Snow Plows vs Aliens: 4 player, local co-op chaos
Why similar: Local Co-Op 61.9%, Action 21.6%, Indie 16.5%
- #51 Unless
64% matchVery Positive99% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Bellwood Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 55.9%, Platformer 23.3%, Action 10.5%, Local Co-Op 8.9%, Indie 1.4%
- #52 Donut Dodo
66% matchVery Positive96% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: pixel games SARL-S
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?
Why similar: Arcade 53.8%, Action 36.4%, Indie 9.8%
- #53 CometStriker DX
69% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2018
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 39.7%, Arcade 31.7%, Action 17.1%, Indie 11.5%
- #54 Gunslugs
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 129 reviews2015
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 42.3%, Platformer 20.5%, Arcade 15.2%, Action 12.5%, Indie 9.5%
- #55 Blitz Breaker
69% 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: Platformer 35.8%, Action 35.2%, Indie 28.9%
- #56 Cash Cow DX
63% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: pixel games SARL-S
Windows · Linux
Holy cow, it’s all about the moooney! Run, jump and slide in this udderly moo-velous adventure to reclaim your fortunes from those sneaky Pig Pockets. Tough as nails and no continues! Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Arcade 66.7%, Action 33.3%
- #57 Freedom Planet 2
63% 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: Platformer 43.4%, Arcade 21.8%, Action 18.8%, Indie 16%
- #58 Slime-san: Superslime Edition
68% matchVery Positive84% of 334 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: Fast-Paced 29.9%, Local Co-Op 24.3%, Platformer 19.1%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 8.4%
- #59 Mighty Goose
65% matchVery Positive87% of 1,036 reviews2021
Dev: BlastmodePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 60%, Platformer 16.1%, Arcade 15.1%, Action 8.8%