Games Like BEEP

"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid

Why similar: Platformer 36.4%, Indie 16.4%, Physics 15.7%, 2D 9.9%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy physics platformer that shares the same 2D movement feel and mechanical depth.

You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Physics 23.6%, Indie 19.2%, Puzzle 10%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based environmental manipulation and destruction in a platforming setting.

Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.

Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Physics 15.3%, Puzzle 8.8%, 2D 8.5%, Difficult 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Centers entirely on gravity-shifting mechanics that require precise platforming and quick reflexes.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.1%, Platformer 21.9%, Physics 19.9%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive physics-based puzzle game that utilizes a gravity-defying tool to navigate complex environments.

Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!

Why similar: Platformer 47.8%, Indie 16.2%, Physics 9.3%, 2D 6.9%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi physics platformer that emphasizes exploration and combat in a hostile, gravity-affected environment.

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 45.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Indie 10.5%, Physics 9.3%, 2D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies heavily on magnetism and physics-based movement to solve environmental challenges.

A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Indie 20.1%, Physics 13.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Difficult 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Uses magnetism as a primary traversal mechanic, requiring physics-based timing similar to BEEP.

Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.

Why similar: Platformer 44.3%, Indie 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Puzzle 10%, Difficult 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A unique physics-based platformer where you manipulate your character's state to navigate difficult terrain.

Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!

Why similar: Platformer 52.4%, Indie 16.4%, 2D 7.9%, Adventure 6.7%, Puzzle 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based platforming with a focus on environmental interaction and character-specific abilities.

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

Why similar: Platformer 47%, Indie 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 12%, 2D 8.4%, Difficult 8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic gravity-flipping platformer that demands high precision and mastery of its core movement mechanic.

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: Platformer 32.4%, Puzzle 25.6%, Indie 13.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Sci-fi 6%

Why You'll Like It: A cerebral puzzle-platformer that uses cloning and gravity-like mechanics to navigate intricate space stations.

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

Why similar: Platformer 47.7%, Indie 18.1%, Puzzle 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A tight puzzle-platformer that emphasizes environmental manipulation and clever level design.

Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.

Why similar: Platformer 58%, Indie 23.4%, 2D 7.4%, Action 7%, Difficult 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced precision platformer that requires mastery of physics-based movement and environmental hazards.

The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.

Why similar: Platformer 43.3%, Indie 27.8%, Puzzle 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A platformer where you can dive into the ground to manipulate gravity, creating a unique physics-based flow.

A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Indie 26.8%, 2D 8.9%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-driven platformer with a distinct art style and focus on interacting with a dangerous, reactive world.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 43.7%, Indie 11%, Puzzle 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, 2D 8%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art platformer that features a teleportation gun, adding a layer of physics-based traversal to the genre.

You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.

Why similar: Platformer 45.5%, Indie 19.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gravity-focused platformer that uses unique physics mechanics to solve puzzles and traverse levels.

An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.

Why similar: Platformer 37.9%, Indie 20.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, 2D 8.5%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist physics-platformer that focuses on gravity-based movement and puzzle-solving.

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Platformer 57.6%, Indie 10.5%, Puzzle 7.9%, 2D 5.9%, Physics 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: Directly focuses on gravity-manipulation mechanics to solve puzzles and navigate platforming segments.

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.

Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Indie 28.4%, 2D 9.2%, Action 8.9%, Difficult 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore platformer that uses gravity and momentum to challenge the player's reflexes.

INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.

Why similar: Platformer 54.2%, Indie 17.4%, Adventure 8%, 2D 7.1%, Difficult 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that requires careful movement and environmental awareness to navigate invisible platforms.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Platformer 36.6%, Physics 24.4%, Puzzle 9%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that emphasizes using different character abilities to interact with the environment.

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 62.4%, Indie 26.1%, Action 7.2%, Casual 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed platformer that focuses on rapid movement and precision, mirroring the intensity of BEEP's harder levels.

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: Platformer 35.5%, Physics 23.6%, Indie 14.5%, Difficult 11.6%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for momentum-based physics platforming, requiring extreme precision and mastery.

Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island!

Why similar: Platformer 40.6%, Puzzle 14.2%, 2D 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on interacting with the environment through physics-based logic rather than traditional combat.

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: Platformer 40.8%, Physics 17.1%, Indie 11%, 2D 10.8%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle-platformer that uses the unique physics and movement of different shapes to solve challenges.

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 40.4%, Robots 19.1%, Indie 12.9%, 2D 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

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: Platformer 45%, Puzzle 18.7%, Indie 15.1%, 2D 7.6%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that uses time and physics manipulation to create deep, challenging gameplay.

Gish isn't your average hero. In fact, he's not your average anything...you see, Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend, Brea, goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open manhole and pulls Brea below ground.

Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, Indie 29.5%, Physics 16%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based platformer where the character's physical properties are essential for movement and puzzle-solving.

Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.

Why similar: Puzzle 35.5%, Indie 19.5%, Platformer 18.5%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 4.5%

Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.

Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Indie 20.6%, Puzzle 18.6%, Physics 13.3%, 2D 8.6%

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Indie 36.8%, Puzzle 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, 2D 6.3%, Difficult 5.5%

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: Platformer 38.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Indie 16.3%, 2D 9.6%, Difficult 5.3%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Indie 20.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Puzzle 7.4%, 2D 7%

Mr. Bree+ is a hardcore sidescrolling adventure platformer, enriched with great visual and musical aspects. It's about 60 levels of pure challenge, revealing along the progress, the dark past events which tells the story of our hero, a householding family pig, Mr. Bree.

Why similar: Platformer 54.7%, Indie 23.8%, Adventure 15.8%, Action 5.7%

Take control of Zeb in this puzzle/platformer. He is a small energy based life form from space, known as a Plazma Being. While journeying through space to his home, Zeb was surprised to find that he was being kidnapped by aliens. They took him back to their planet and unceremoniously threw him into captivity.

Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, Physics 14.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Indie 12.3%, Adventure 12.2%

A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.

Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Physics 18.2%, Puzzle 10.9%, 2D 9.6%, Indie 8.4%

A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

Why similar: Platformer 42.7%, Indie 25.7%, Adventure 11.9%, 2D 7.8%, Action 4.5%

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Platformer 34.7%, Indie 25.4%, Adventure 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Difficult 8.5%

BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.

Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Physics 24.1%, Puzzle 11.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Indie 8.5%

BOOR is a 2D puzzle-platformer game, where you play as a girl with the ability to multiply herself, stranded on Eden, a beautiful but strange world, full of challenging puzzles with platforming elements and a refreshing gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Robots 16.2%, Indie 11.4%, Puzzle 9.9%, 2D 9.7%

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Platformer 53.9%, Indie 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Difficult 8.7%, 2D 4.3%

Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?

Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Indie 14.8%, Adventure 11.4%, 2D 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%

"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

Why similar: Platformer 41.7%, Indie 16.1%, Adventure 12.3%, 2D 8.1%, Difficult 7.2%

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 40.8%, Indie 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Difficult 8.5%, 2D 7.6%

The classic rhythm platformer is back as BIT.TRIP RERUNNER + RUNNER MAKER! The fun of the original now sports fresh mechanics, art, and soundtrack – plus RUNNER MAKER, which allows you to create custom levels. A must-play for rhythm newbies, experts, and everyone in between.

Why similar: Platformer 57.9%, Indie 8.5%, Difficult 7.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%, Action 5.6%

A platform game so difficult and at the same time, so addictive that you will enjoy having to repeat a levels dozens of times until complete them.

Why similar: Platformer 37.1%, Indie 31.8%, Adventure 14.2%, Difficult 7%, Action 6.6%

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

Why similar: Platformer 30.7%, Indie 23.4%, Adventure 19.4%, 2D 8.4%, Action 7.3%

Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Robots 21.5%, 2D 12.7%, Indie 11.9%, Difficult 9.9%

Bitcoin collector - a colorful game in which you have to dodge the traps and collect bitcoins, changing gravity at your discretion

Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Physics 16.8%, Indie 10.5%, Puzzle 9.2%, 2D 8.5%

A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet set in a cutesy abstract world. Jump and shoot your way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic!

Why similar: Indie 28.5%, Platformer 28%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Difficult 10.3%, Action 7.1%

Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!

Why similar: Platformer 27.3%, Indie 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Action 7.8%, Puzzle 7.5%

Jump and dash your way to the top in this challenging first-person platformer. Unlock new air jumps and dashes at every milestone as you master your movement abilities and climb through a mysterious, atmospheric world.

Why similar: Platformer 62.4%, Adventure 16.4%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Singleplayer 7.4%, Indie 3.3%

Rocks and Rockets - a terrific action game where you have to control the rocket and to cope with a very hostile environment.

Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Indie 23%, Adventure 19.1%, Physics 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Why similar: Physics 28.9%, Puzzle 21.8%, Indie 16.7%, 2D 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Glyph is a cute, physics-based adventure starring a mech-scarab and his trusted guide, Anobi, challenged with rebuilding an ancient civilization buried under the desert sand. Jump, double-jump, smash and glide through the air in this vertical platformer with amazing controls.

Why similar: Platformer 35%, Physics 24.3%, Indie 11.7%, Difficult 11.4%, Adventure 9.3%

Minimal physical puzzle with explosions

Why similar: Physics 25%, Puzzle 22.4%, Indie 19.4%, 2D 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.2%

An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.

Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, Robots 20.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 9.5%