Games Like Bat to the Heavens

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.7%, Difficult 23%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for precision platforming that shares the same focus on tight controls and difficult, screen-based challenges.

No jumping, no walking. Raven's Hike is an unique 2d platformer in which all movement is based on her Grappling Hook

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Difficult 18%, Logic 9.9%, Platformer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that relies heavily on precise movement and logic to navigate complex environments.

Uncover the truth about the Ghostland Yard investigators disappearance in this challenging 2D platformer. Travel across the world in more than 250 handcrafted levels to find your friends!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.8%, Difficult 20.8%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Platformer 9.5%, 2D Platformer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced precision platformer that requires quick reflexes and mastery of momentum to overcome difficult obstacles.

Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 10%, Open World 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique tool-based movement mechanics that mirror the bat-swinging traversal found in the seed game.

Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Difficult 20.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that utilizes specific tool-based mechanics to solve environmental challenges, similar to the seed game's logic.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.7%, Difficult 21.2%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 5.9%, Exploration 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that replaces jumping with a unique gravity-flipping mechanic, demanding high precision and logic.

Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.4%, Difficult 35.7%, Platformer 9.1%, 2D 3.7%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the high-stakes, precision-based movement required to climb, echoing the verticality of the seed game.

LAPIN is a 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Break through life-threatening obstacles with precise controls, and embark on an adventure filled with new encounters and stunning landscapes!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 13%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer with a cute aesthetic that demands high-skill movement to navigate its challenging levels.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 49%, Difficult 23.8%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 4.9%, 2D 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential precision platformer known for its high difficulty and the need for perfect execution in tight spaces.

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 36%, Difficult 34.7%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D 4.4%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the frustrating yet rewarding physics-based climbing mechanics that define the core gameplay loop of the seed game.

Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, Difficult 21.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Puzzle 7.7%, Cute 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines difficult platforming with time-manipulation mechanics, creating a similar puzzle-execution experience.

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Difficult 19.8%, Anime 14.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed platformer that blends bullet-hell mechanics with precise movement, rewarding player skill and exploration.

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: Precision Platformer 47.3%, Difficult 21.5%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 5.3%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique momentum-based movement and vertical exploration that rewards players for mastering specific traversal tools.

Nixxsz Castle is a precision platform and rage inducing game. Inspired by games from previous generations, Nixxsz Castle has a very hard gameplay experience for those with patience and skill.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 18.3%, Anime 7.2%, Platformer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult 2D precision platformer that focuses on tight, screen-by-screen challenges.

Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle 8.6%, Cute 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused platformer that emphasizes puzzle-solving and careful movement through 2D environments.

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: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Difficult 16.2%, Platformer 16.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers fast-paced, momentum-based platforming that rewards players for maintaining speed and precision.

Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Precision Platformer 21.2%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 10%, Cute 8%

Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based grappling mechanics to navigate, providing a similar feel of momentum-based traversal.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.1%, Puzzle 27%, Platformer 16.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that introduces a unique cloning mechanic to solve traversal puzzles, requiring both logic and precision.

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 50.3%, Platformer 17.6%, Exploration 11.1%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Indie 5%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy platformer that emphasizes fluid movement and navigating vast, atmospheric environments.

Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.7%, Platformer 20.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused platformer that balances challenging movement with a charming, cohesive world.

Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 11.6%, Difficult 7%, Female Protagonist 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that requires rotating the environment to solve traversal puzzles, similar to the logic-heavy nature of the seed game.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle 12.6%, Difficult 8.2%, 2D Platformer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to solve complex logic puzzles, appealing to the same cerebral side of the genre.

Explore the stylish world of Wonderland with Usada and Kotora as they search for a mysterious girl named Alice! A Metroidvania action game with a rich, exhilarating battle system all wrapped up in cuteness!

Why similar: Difficult 26.1%, Platformer 16%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Anime 11.3%, Cute 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cute yet challenging platformer that incorporates metroidvania elements and precise combat-movement.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.4%, Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 5.7%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle-platformer that focuses on character-specific movement abilities to navigate obstacles.

Players will use a unique dash system to navigate through various obstacles! The main challenges lie in maneuvering skills and reaction speed, utilizing it to complete different levels in the game, gradually piecing together the truth of the story. This is a free-to-play prologue version.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.4%, Platformer 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Anime 9.8%, Cute 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that emphasizes verticality and careful movement to reach the goal.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Difficult 15%, 2D 11.8%, Cute 11.2%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-based metroidvania that features tight controls and challenging boss encounters in a compact, 2D world.

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Difficult 79%, Platformer 13.1%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Action 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based climbing game that captures the extreme difficulty and momentum-based movement of the seed game.

Adventure platformer about Potata's travel in fairy forest. Reveal all secrets and hidden treasures and don't forget to save the world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Puzzle 9.3%, Cute 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle-platformer that focuses on exploration and environmental logic puzzles.

A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.8%, Difficult 32.9%, Platformer 7.4%, 2D 5.7%, Atmospheric 5.4%

TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.8%, Difficult 21%, Platformer 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Exploration 7.3%

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Difficult 29.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Exploration 8.5%

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.2%, Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Cute 10.1%, Exploration 7.3%

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

Why similar: Difficult 32.6%, Platformer 16%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Exploration 11.8%, Anime 11.4%

In order to retrieve the lost memories, Sekibanki has a big adventure in the world of dreams! Use your "head" to fight your way through a stage full of various mechanisms. It's a 2D visual action puzzle game with a new sensation!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle 17.9%, Cute 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 10.8%

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: Precision Platformer 35.8%, Difficult 25.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8%, Anime 5.4%

Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.6%, Platformer 13%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Exploration 10%, Cute 7.5%

A unique action-puzzle platform game that will give you a whole new gaming experience.

Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Anime 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Puzzle 8.3%

Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.6%, Exploration 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Puzzle 13.1%, Cute 9.5%

Get set to defy gravity, leap like never before, and experience the exhilarating world of parkour in a whole new light! This isn’t just your ordinary parkour jump simulator - it’s a dynamic ONLINE MULTIPLAYER adventure that transforms your every move into a gravity-defying spectacle.

Why similar: Logic 61.5%, Indie 21.6%, Atmospheric 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: A vertical climbing game that requires extreme precision and patience to navigate its complex, physics-based obstacles.

Kitty's Hungry Adventure is a hardcore cozy platformer about Kitty’s adventures as she tries to cook the most delicious dishes while overcoming dangers and solving puzzles.

Why similar: Difficult 32%, Logic 21.9%, Puzzle 14.6%, Cute 10.9%, Anime 6.4%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.2%, Platformer 14.2%, Exploration 13.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Cute 6.2%

Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!

Why similar: Anime 22.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Platformer 18.1%, 2D 9.2%, Colorful 9%

"Rogue Celestial, seek out your own path to the heavens." An Ecstatic-class Stylish 2D Action Game controlling Tenshi Hinanawi, as she runs all around the realms of Gensokyo! You are the path of righteousness itself! (A derivative game inspired by the Touhou Project universe.)

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.6%, Action 25.5%, Anime 25.1%, Indie 18.9%

This game is a Metroidvania game with intense battle. Explore the world and collection power-ups with your cute cat girl! When magic curse suddenly occurred in a small town and all the residents grew cat ears, the real cat girl Nyaruru started her way to uncover the truth...

Why similar: Anime 17.7%, Platformer 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Cute 14%, Exploration 13.6%

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.3%, Difficult 21.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Cute 6.5%

Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.9%, Hand-drawn 13%, Anime 11.3%, Platformer 10%, Exploration 8.8%

Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.7%, Hand-drawn 22.3%, Cute 11.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8%

It's a platformer about magic and whacking things! What does that mean? It means you go around whacking enemies with your staff to get their magic! But ultimately, all you need to do is make it to the goal!

Why similar: Difficult 24.6%, Platformer 21.4%, Anime 15%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Indie 10.2%

The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

Why similar: Difficult 22.5%, Logic 19.5%, Open World 13.5%, Puzzle 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 25%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Logic 10%, Platformer 8.9%, Hand-drawn 8.5%

Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.4%, Difficult 22%, Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Exploration 7.9%

Reveal the story of the sky tower! Forward to the Sky is a third person action adventure game in the sky tower ruin. You are going to collect all the crystal pieces to connect the story and everything will be revealed once Princess reaches the top level.

Why similar: Anime 27.4%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Cute 19.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Action 8.7%

Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 15%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Puzzle 10.9%, Cute 8%

A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.

Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.5%, Logic 18.6%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 7.5%

Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!

Why similar: Difficult 33.7%, Platformer 17.3%, Exploration 13.5%, Cute 12%, 2D Platformer 7.3%

In this game, you follow the protagonist who initially fell from heaven back into the sky. Many obstacles, cliffs, and small environmental puzzles are waiting. Are you ready for a beautiful surreal adventure?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.5%, Platformer 25.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Colorful 7.1%, Action 6.6%

Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.4%, Difficult 22%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.2%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 25%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Difficult 15.7%, Puzzle 14.1%, 2D 5.5%

Embark on a sparkling journey in this long-awaited sequel to SUNSOFT’s legendary 8-bit platformer Gimmick! Solve puzzles, trick enemies, and explore a physics-based playground. Yumetaro is back!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26%, Difficult 19%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Cute 5.8%