Games Like Bad Run - Turbo Edition

Run, jump and roll on your way to the new high score! Sounds easy, right? Not when you try to keep up with the hazards and bonuses that are constantly appearing all around the planet!

Why similar: Runner 27.9%, Precision Platformer 17.3%, Procedural Generation 15.9%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 8.2%

Bad Pad is a metal pumped metroidvania platfomer about a gamepad's buttons who came to life. Oozing with original music and storytelling songs, all in the spirit of metal. Precision platforming, boss fighting, puzzle solving, mini games and more...

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.3%, Precision Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 7.8%

Jump, die, repeat. Fast-paced endless runner that will challenge you to make quick decisions and precise jumps.

Why similar: Runner 33.5%, Precision Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Platformer 8.4%

Jump in the shoes of Jack B. Nimble and master the whip in this cute, retro infinite runner.

Why similar: Runner 20.8%, Precision Platformer 13.2%, Procedural Generation 11%, Side Scroller 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.8%

Run, jump, die, repeat. Help Teddy on his journey through the complex, 2D dungeon, where every step will try (and usually succeed) to kill him. Are you patient enough to finish one of the most difficult games of the year?

Why similar: Runner 25.1%, Precision Platformer 14.6%, Side Scroller 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 10.4%

Prism Break - a challenging and ever changing adventure through a colourful geometric world! Can you break out?

Why similar: Runner 26.8%, Metroidvania 26.3%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Cartoon 7.1%

How About Spikes is a 2D metroid-vania like platformer. Fight your way through enemies and a lot of spikes while exploring the world of Garden Valley.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.2%, Precision Platformer 18.7%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Difficult 10.4%, 2D Platformer 10.2%

Platform Vault is a high-stakes infinite runner where hesitation means disaster. Every jump is permanent no turning back as platforms shift, and crumble beneath you.

Why similar: Runner 30.9%, Side Scroller 16%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Platformer 10.7%

Short 2D games in an open-source Godot project. The games are procedurally generated and feature platforming and top-down gameplay. Originally a monorepo with multiple game jam submissions, Dino has been refactored into a sandbox for exploring and experimenting with new game mechanics.

Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, Runner 24.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Procedural Generation 8.9%

Control gravity, switch between two opposing worlds and overcome obstacles for as long as you can manage in this retro 2D platform game. Do you accept the challenge?

Why similar: Runner 23.6%, Precision Platformer 16.2%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Difficult 8.7%

Endless jumping adventure with procedural levels, power-ups, enemies, and unique biomes.

Why similar: Runner 17.7%, Difficult 17.1%, Procedural Generation 16.3%, Precision Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 10.9%

A roguelite autoscroller, where you control a spaceship navigating procedurally generated levels. Use limited aerial jumps and hover abilities to dodge hazards, collect gems, and explore alternate biomes. Each run features upgrades, power-ups, dynamic enemies, and challenging bosses.

Why similar: Runner 25.3%, Precision Platformer 13.1%, Procedural Generation 13%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Roguelite 9.7%

An auto-runner controlled by a single mouse click. All levels are designed carefully by the developer and played many times. They can get quite tricky to pass and are not repetitive or boring. Real fun to dodge the rocks, fires and holes to get to your target.

Why similar: Runner 34.5%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Precision Platformer 10.5%, Cartoon 9.2%

Years have passed, decades maybe. Little goblin moved on, all but forgot about the great coin trouble, not even realizing that a new trouble is awaiting behind the doors!

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Precision Platformer 16.1%, Side Scroller 11.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.3%

Yeet Thyself is a side scrolling endless runner featuring arcade physics swinging.

Why similar: Runner 31.1%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 8%, Platformer 7.8%

A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Precision Platformer 20.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Difficult 9.7%

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Metroidvania 29.9%, Retro 11.4%, Platformer 11.1%, Precision Platformer 8.6%, Difficult 8.5%

Endless runner with roguelite elements. throw pineapples to defeat enemies while running away from a polar bear riding a ninja. Chose items to throw better, jump higher and defend yourself.

Why similar: Runner 29.7%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Procedural Generation 12.2%, Difficult 9.8%

An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.7%, Precision Platformer 21.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Arcade 6.2%

A Physics based marble run with procedural generated platform levels. Try to beat the best time. The premise is simple, but controlling and balanced the ball, and escaping the tornado behind you, is hard to master. Skill based gaming.

Why similar: Runner 25.8%, Precision Platformer 19.3%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Side Scroller 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12%

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Arcade 13.8%, Platformer 11.1%, Procedural Generation 9.4%, Difficult 8.1%

Chicken with Robot Legs is a fast-paced Runner-Vania where you're always moving and always exploring. Your goal: find a way home. Discover upgrades that let you reach new areas and uncover the secrets scattered throughout a strange, unfamiliar world.

Why similar: Runner 31.7%, Metroidvania 30.4%, Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Retro 8.1%

Slide and jump over the procedurally generated maps. Avoid the red blocks, or hitting the edge of a white block. Fast and furious. Are your reactions quick enough?

Why similar: Runner 29.3%, Procedural Generation 22.6%, Precision Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 6.1%

Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Precision Platformer 20.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 9.3%

JAGAR is a minimalist 2D precision platformer where you control a rectangle through challenging levels filled with obstacles, precise jumps, and fast reflexes, perfect for quick sessions and hardcore challenges.

Why similar: Runner 29.6%, Precision Platformer 25.6%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 11.5%, Arcade 6.6%

An arcade style precision platformer where you Invert gravity and jump to work your way through a gauntlet of hazards, collecting coins and big bonuses.

Why similar: Runner 25.9%, Precision Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Difficult 10.1%

Into the Loop is a minimalist physics-based platformer about momentum. Use loops to create momentum and traverse levels.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 19.4%, Difficult 13.3%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Precision Platformer 11.5%, Retro 11.2%

Cherry Jump is a 2D platformer where players race through levels, collecting cherries and aiming for the fastest completion time. The game features multiple paths, achievements to unlock, and various characters to discover. Players test their speed and skill in this fast-paced pixel art world.

Why similar: Runner 26.9%, Precision Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Roguelite 9%, Side Scroller 8.1%

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 45%, Retro 13.1%, Platformer 11.5%, Precision Platformer 10.1%, Difficult 7.9%

Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda! Story based platform game. Sometimes it will drive you crazy with its difficulty! Overcome obstacles, pass levels and collect the story!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Precision Platformer 19.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 10.3%, Retro 9.2%

Aleya's Ascent is a metroidvania inspired by Celeste and Hollow Knight. Explore a cosmic mountain range and find strange temples, hidden labyrinths, and ancient artifacts while overcoming platforming challenges, punishing fights and chase sequences to return star fragments to the night sky.

Why similar: Metroidvania 24.7%, Precision Platformer 17.2%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Difficult 9.6%

A brutally difficult one-button precision platformer. Leap, dodge, and survive through 50 deadly levels with only 10 lives. Simple controls, punishing design—can you conquer the chaos, or will you rage-quit like the rest?

Why similar: Runner 28.2%, Precision Platformer 20.4%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 9%

Viral Virar is an arcade running game with beautiful pixel art. Collect and upgrade 5 different runners with unique powers to reach to the end!

Why similar: Runner 30.5%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Arcade 7.9%

Jumper Jon is a 30-second metroidvania-style platforming adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Side Scroller 10.3%

Ready to test your reaction?

Why similar: Runner 23.7%, Precision Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 11.1%

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Precision Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.6%

Not your everyday goose chase—this time, the goose is on the hunt! Sprint through vibrant levels, dodge obstacles, collect berries, stomp enemies, and take bold risks! Keep running, push your limits, and reclaim what’s yours!

Why similar: Runner 26.3%, Precision Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Retro 8.5%

A fast-paced 2D platformer in which you play as the titular antivirus Zoomcat - dashing, leaping and sliding across cyberspace to catch ever more agile and clever viruses. Will you be the fastest cat on the leaderboards?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.9%, Runner 16.7%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Side Scroller 12%, Platformer 10.3%

A boy and a girl with a mysterious weapon drone in their hands embark on an adventurous journey from their small underground village to the vast world of new lands. Enjoy a precision 2D platformer that will challenge you no matter how many times you get hit!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.8%, Metroidvania 19.3%, Difficult 13.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 9%

How long can you keep 200 kilos in the air? Hold the Lord aloft and fly farther than anyone ever has before. In some places, a high Flappy Lord score is already considered a status symbol.

Why similar: Runner 31%, Precision Platformer 24.5%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Arcade 6.5%

Run, jump, and dash through various challenging stages. Surge Runner is easy to pick up, but hard to master. Try to beat levels quickly and overcome your personal high score. Compete for a top spot in the global leaderboards, and prove yourself as a Surge Runner Master!

Why similar: Runner 27.6%, Precision Platformer 23.9%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 7.7%

「Nanaru」 the baker girl vs. 「Yako」 the devil! Save the town and take back the stolen bread from Yako in this side-scrolling action platformer!

Why similar: Runner 25.3%, Precision Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.6%

While in search of food, a fruit bat stumbles its way through the ventilation system of a secret facility finding unique fruit that give special abilities. While in search of more fruit the bat must avoid traps and enemies. Will the bat be able to satiate it's hunger and escape with its life?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.9%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 6.2%

Run, Jump and Hunt through procedurally generated levels to feed your family in the post-apocalyptic world of the year 2000 after the Y2K bug occurred. Compete against everyone in the leaderboards to show who is the best hunter in the new world.

Why similar: Runner 30.4%, Procedural Generation 17.9%, Precision Platformer 16.9%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Platformer 10.6%

Dungeon Journey is a dungeon-themed endless runner game featuring obstacle jumping and slime combat in a highly minimalist design.

Why similar: Runner 26.4%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Arcade 10.8%

Eyewitness Hopper is a runner-style arcade game. Where you have to jump up and down avoiding many enemies and obstacles in your path and gain points setting new records.

Why similar: Runner 25.2%, Precision Platformer 17.4%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Side Scroller 13%, Platformer 11.1%

FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.5%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Difficult 15%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 9%

Run! And Jump. Run Bird Run! is an infinite runner where you play as a bird, jumping over rocks. The game is designed to be more relaxing than intense. After jumping over a few rocks and finding your rhythm, you might just enter the flow state.

Why similar: Runner 23.5%, Precision Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 9.3%

A challenging platformer where you have to overcome obstacles. Avoid rays and spikes using the grappling gun. There are checkpoints for each room, so don't be afraid to die. And finally see your rank on the leaderboard at the end of game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.4%, Difficult 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 9.7%

Hot Pickle! Is a 2D platform jumping game. Run, jump, shoot, and dash your way through 10 epic food-themed levels.

Why similar: Runner 27%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Cartoon 8.3%

Ascend the tower to save your grandfather in this classic, hardcore action-platformer. The Tower of Mu is waiting for you... Push past each check point to the next awaiting challenge; dashing, jumping, and slinging your way up to the towers peak. Die. learn. Overcome.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 17.5%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.3%

Pixi Poxi is a challenging autorunner rage puzzle platform game that will test the limits of your gaming skills. You will accompany a test subject on their quest to escape to freedom fighting through several levels with a variety of difficulties, traps and barriers!

Why similar: Runner 28.9%, Precision Platformer 17.3%, Side Scroller 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 11%

PURPLEARC is a platformer where you control the main character, Baty, and explore a world of night.

Why similar: Runner 26.7%, Precision Platformer 19.5%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 9%

Time your Jumps and test your skills as you guide a charmed orb through Ancient Ireland in this hand-drawn 2D platform runner. Challenging increase in difficulty to test your skills and become part of the Gods of Ériú Universe in 5 levels and 1 bonus speed level!

Why similar: Runner 22.3%, 2D Platformer 18%, Precision Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Difficult 12.8%

On a stormy night, Boris, a weak pirate with a stomachache, tumbles in his cabin, tormented by hallucinations from malnutrition and sea sickness. Trapped in a nightmare, he must fight for his life and escape… or be swallowed by the madness.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.1%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 13%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Arcade 9.1%

Random stage generation. The length of the stages can be freely determined. You can freely decide the length of each stage, so you can play quickly in your spare time or take your time. Enjoy always fresh play and challenge your own limits in Time Attack.

Why similar: Runner 28%, Procedural Generation 22.7%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 8.3%

Storm evil lairs... and take out the trash! Play as BINKY in a perilous, precision platformer where you run a garbage collection service for EVIL LAIRS! Optimize your speedrun strats and empty all the trash in 15 unique and colorful mini-Metroidvania maps!

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.2%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, Side Scroller 12%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 8.3%

Return of the Zombie King is a 2D-RUNNER, with a 1-BUTTON control system. Start with a dead king who can't jump, see, or hear anything. COLLECT as much gold as you can and UPGRADE him by buying back all his body parts. Then buy magic upgrades such as double jump and protection spells

Why similar: Runner 31%, Procedural Generation 14.3%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Retro 7.2%

Take control of PizzaBoy as he delivers pizza to monsters in this precision platformer. Use all of PizzaBoy's smooth and snappy moves to navigate through dangerous levels or break away from the path to discover who PizzaBoy really is...

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Precision Platformer 21%, Difficult 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Retro 10.8%

Throw bombs and charge ahead! In this stage-clearing action game packed with respect for 80’s arcades, rescue the lady imprisoned in the factory!

Why similar: Runner 21.3%, Precision Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Difficult 9.8%, Retro 9.5%