- #1 Ben and Ed - Blood Party
97% matchVery Positive88% of 2,739 reviews2018
Dev: Sluggerfly
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Welcome to the Blood Party! Play together with up to 3 people and compete in deadly game shows. Customize your zombie, build your own levels, share them via Steam Workshop and die a lot.
Why similar: Parkour 20.5%, Zombies 19%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Gore 11.7%, 3D Platformer 9%
Why You'll Like It: This direct follow-up expands on the original's lethal game show mechanics with chaotic multiplayer modes.
- #2 Clustertruck
96% matchVery Positive94% of 18,281 reviews2016
Dev: LandfallPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.
Why similar: Parkour 55.9%, 3D Platformer 15.7%, Difficult 8.5%, Action 4.9%, Funny 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-speed, high-stakes 3D platforming intensity found in the most difficult sections of Ben and Ed.
- #3 SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
96% matchVery Positive95% of 3,054 reviews2016
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.
Why similar: Parkour 40.1%, 3D Platformer 21.9%, Difficult 13.6%, Multiplayer 6.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, first-person platformer that demands the same level of precision and speed as the Rundead obstacle courses.
- #4 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
95% matchVery Positive82% of 81,593 reviews2017
Dev: Bennett Foddy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Why similar: Difficult 48.3%, Funny 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Horror 7.7%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: This game defines the frustrating, physics-heavy platforming experience that fans of difficult indie games crave.
- #5 Super Adventure Hand
94% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Devm Games
Windows
Hands down the most adventurous and handsome hand in the world! You play as a hand on a gripping handventure where you single-handedly face dangerous obstacles and de-feet a handful of evil feet.
Why similar: Parkour 38.5%, 3D Platformer 24.1%, Funny 12.9%, Comedy 7.4%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based platforming with a similarly absurd, dark sense of humor that makes failure entertaining.
- #6 My Friend Pedro
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,281 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Why similar: Parkour 33.9%, Gore 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Action 8.1%, Violent 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines stylish parkour and action with a heavy emphasis on gore and over-the-top, cinematic violence.
- #7 Only Up: With Friends
93% matchMixed69% of 1,772 reviews2023
Dev: NoGlyph Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Only Up: With Friends is a multiplayer parkour game where precision is essential. Race against your friends to the top by climbing a variety of dynamic obstacles. One mistake and its back to the start...
Why similar: Parkour 50.6%, 3D Platformer 14.7%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Co-op 6.1%, Action 5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on vertical parkour and high-stakes movement where one mistake can result in a massive loss of progress.
- #8 A Difficult Game About Climbing
92% matchVery Positive87% of 5,547 reviews2024
Dev: Pontypants
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
This is a difficult game about climbing.
Why similar: Difficult 29.5%, Funny 16.2%, Horror 10.2%, Dark Humor 8.2%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, challenging physics-platformer that tests your patience in the same way as the hardest levels of Ben and Ed.
- #9 Guts and Glory
91% matchVery Positive80% of 2,787 reviews2018
Dev: HakJakPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A game about father and son riding their bicycle through obstacle courses of death, and other fun family experiences. Created by HakJak
Why similar: Gore 44.2%, Funny 17.5%, Action 9.5%, Violent 8.3%, Difficult 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This physics-based obstacle course game features the same brand of over-the-top gore and slapstick humor.
- #10 City Climber
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 456 reviews2017
Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
City Climber is a silly physics-based game about a floppy ragdoll climber, who has to save the world. Find your way through diverse hand-crafted environments and enjoy funny challenges full of falling and destruction.
Why similar: Parkour 28.7%, Difficult 19.5%, Funny 13%, Horror 7.8%, Comedy 5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, physics-based climbing game that mirrors the awkward movement challenges found in Ben and Ed.
- #11 Human Fall Flat
89% matchVery Positive95% of 224,827 reviews2016
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
Why similar: Multiplayer 21.3%, Funny 20.2%, Parkour 19%, Co-op 13.3%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features physics-based platforming where the clumsy, ragdoll movement is the primary source of humor.
- #12 I Am Bread
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,942 reviews2015
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
You are bread. Your mission, become toast! Take on all hazards to deliciousness as you head on an epic adventure in one of the the toughest games ever baked. All of the game modes (including Bagel Race) are now unlocked so there's sure to be something to suit everyone's taste!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 28.2%, Difficult 23.6%, Funny 20.9%, Comedy 8.7%, Action 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes intentionally difficult, physics-based controls to create a hilarious and frustrating experience.
- #13 Octodad: Dadliest Catch
89% matchVery Positive94% of 10,629 reviews2014
Dev: Young Horses
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
Why similar: Funny 31.1%, Comedy 25.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Indie 7.5%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses awkward, physics-based movement to create comedic situations that are both challenging and absurd.
- #14 DEAD RISING®
87% matchVery Positive88% of 7,159 reviews2016
Dev: Capcom
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
Why similar: Zombies 42%, Gore 18.3%, Funny 8.2%, Action 6.6%, Difficult 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential zombie sandbox that balances intense action with a dark, satirical sense of humor.
- #15 The End Is Nigh
86% matchVery Positive94% of 3,425 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Difficult 39.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Platformer 12%, Indie 7.3%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that rewards persistence and mastery of difficult movement mechanics.
- #16 Trials® Rising
86% matchMixed62% of 3,094 reviews2019
Dev: RedLynxPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Explore over-the-top action and physics-bending motorcycle racing in the latest opus of the Trials franchise. With new tracks in exotic places all over the world and more ways to compete, Trials® Rising is the best one yet.
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.6%, Funny 22.4%, Difficult 15.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Sports 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty physics-based platformer that requires extreme precision to navigate complex obstacle courses.
- #17 Guns, Gore & Cannoli
85% matchVery Positive92% of 4,264 reviews2015
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
Why similar: Zombies 28%, Gore 27.7%, Co-op 8.4%, Funny 8%, Action 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game that leans heavily into the zombie theme with plenty of gore and humor.
- #18 Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
84% matchVery Positive89% of 792 reviews2016
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!
Why similar: Gore 28.2%, Difficult 15.2%, Action 15%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Difficult, retro-inspired platforming that maintains a comedic, edgy tone throughout.
- #19 Zedfest
82% matchVery Positive89% of 216 reviews2023
Dev: Diagrammet AB
Windows
Zedfest is the goriest game show ever created! A hardcore 6 player co-op third-person shooter with the goal to complete objectives while neutralizing Zeds with lots and lots of visceral gore.
Why similar: Gore 40.5%, Zombies 17%, Action 14%, Violent 11.3%, Indie 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op zombie survival game that emphasizes over-the-top gore and action-heavy gameplay.
- #20 Surgeon Simulator
84% matchVery Positive82% of 16,863 reviews2013
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: Infogrames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Surgeon Simulator is an over-the-top operation sim, stitching together pitch-black humour with life-saving surgery. Become Dr. Burke, a would-be surgeon with a less than conventional toolkit, as he performs procedures on patients including the Heavy from TF2! ...is that a hammer?
Why similar: Difficult 26.2%, Funny 19.9%, Gore 15.8%, Dark Humor 10.8%, Comedy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gore and intentional frustration through difficult, physics-based controls.
- #21 Stayin' Alive
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 287 reviews2018
Dev: IndieGala
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Do your best to die or save your enemies from death in this frantic team multiplayer game about health issues. Death is in the air.
Why similar: Gore 31.5%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Funny 10.5%, Violent 9.4%, Difficult 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer game that focuses on survival and humor in a high-stakes, chaotic environment.
- #22 Finding Frankie
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,961 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLOU
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Finding Frankie invites YOU to a true experience of terror as you compete in a terrifyingly twisted parkour show. Stealthily navigate around horrifying characters and swing through challenging parkour courses. This is one game show you won’t want to miss!
Why similar: Parkour 49.7%, 3D Platformer 23.1%, Horror 12.2%, Dark Humor 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person parkour game that utilizes a horror-themed game show setting similar to Rundead.
- #23 Who's Your Daddy?!
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 31,718 reviews2016
Dev: Evil Tortilla Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Who's Your Daddy is a casual multiplayer game featuring a clueless father attempting to prevent his infant son from certain death. Play with up to 7 of your friends, and test your parenting skills in a competitive setup with wacky physics and over 67 potentially ominous household items.
Why similar: Funny 30.6%, Multiplayer 29%, Difficult 10.1%, Comedy 8.8%, Co-op 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, funny, and gore-adjacent multiplayer game that thrives on slapstick misfortune.
- #24 Handstand Hank
79% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: Michael FischerPub: Loden Games
Windows
Your name is Hank. You are doing a Handstand. Jump to the top.
Why similar: Difficult 20.5%, Parkour 20.4%, 3D Platformer 19.5%, Funny 8.5%, Dark Humor 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, physics-based platformer that shares the dark, humorous tone of the seed game.
- #25 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
81% matchVery Positive85% of 3,709 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Gore 24.8%, Funny 17.2%, Platformer 15.2%, Action 15.2%, Comedy 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, absurdly violent platforming that matches the chaotic energy of the seed game.
- #26 Super Meat Boy 3D
77% matchVery Positive89% of 866 reviews2026
Dev: SluggerflyPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer – now in 3D!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 37.4%, Funny 13.6%, Action 10.1%, Comedy 8.5%, Difficult 8.4%
- #27 Against All Odds
80% matchMixed63% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: Microwave Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
Water's cut. Rent's due. Jobs are scarce. Time to get rich. Enter the Slaughter League and win against all odds in supremely lethal races. Platforming meets slaughter in this casual racing game designed for players looking for a new experience - or a way to wind down with blood and guts galore!
Why similar: Parkour 25.3%, Gore 19.1%, 3D Platformer 16.5%, Funny 13.5%, Sports 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features funny, physics-based obstacle courses set within a competitive game show framework.
- #28 Descenders
78% matchVery Positive94% of 23,137 reviews2019
Dev: RageSquidPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?
Why similar: Multiplayer 32.7%, Sports 26.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Action 14.4%, Difficult 10%
Why You'll Like It: High-speed, physics-based action that focuses on extreme stunts and the consequences of failure.
- #29 Three Dead Zed
81% matchMixed65% of 181 reviews2014
Dev: Gentleman Squid Studio
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take control of an experimental zombie that can transform into three unique and distinct forms. With quick reflexes, a little problem solving, and some rescued kittens, players make a violent exit that won't be forgotten by their captors.
Why similar: Zombies 62.8%, Action 17.3%, Indie 10.9%, Platformer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A zombie-themed platformer that uses unique character-switching mechanics to navigate obstacles.
- #30 Blessed Burden
75% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced first-person platformer with character upgrading. Begin your journey across the Devilish Megastructures as a frail, armless priest and grow stronger through sacred relics.
Why similar: Parkour 41.5%, 3D Platformer 20.3%, Gore 14.7%, Horror 7.7%, Violent 4.4%
- #31 Blood and Bacon
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,170 reviews2016
Dev: Big CorporationPub: Grunge Games LTD
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Why similar: Gore 43.5%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Funny 15.1%, Horror 7.5%, Co-op 6.7%
- #32 Metal Dead
78% matchVery Positive86% of 504 reviews2014
Dev: Walk Thru Walls Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A hilariously terrifying adventure filled with laughs, blood, insanity, and of course... hordes of the undead.
Why similar: Gore 29.3%, Zombies 29.2%, Violent 7.8%, Funny 7.7%, Adventure 6.1%
- #33 Half Dead
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 3,295 reviews2016
Dev: Room710Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Half dead is a multiplayer sci-fi game about a violent TV show. The players' goal is to survive in a network of rooms full of traps.
Why similar: Multiplayer 33.6%, Gore 24.8%, Co-op 11.9%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 6.8%
- #34 Stuck Together
72% matchVery Positive89% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: Hugecalf Studios
Windows
A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.
Why similar: Difficult 24.6%, Funny 17.2%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Co-op 11.7%, Horror 6.4%
- #35 Giraffe Town
76% matchVery Positive81% of 410 reviews2018
Dev: Samer Khatib (Snowconesolid Productions)
Windows
A giraffe born with slippery feet sets out to find love...
Why similar: Difficult 14%, 3D Platformer 13.6%, Violent 11.9%, Funny 10.4%, Action 8.7%
- #36 DeadCore
75% matchVery Positive85% of 2,045 reviews2014
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
Why similar: Parkour 37.5%, 3D Platformer 17.2%, Difficult 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Action 7.8%
- #37 Life Goes On: Done to Death
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,439 reviews2014
Dev: Infinite Monkeys Entertainment Ltd.Pub: k-Critical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.
Why similar: Funny 34.5%, Dark Humor 19.1%, Comedy 15.3%, Platformer 12%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
- #38 Struggling
72% matchVery Positive87% of 692 reviews2020
Dev: Chasing Rats GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.
Why similar: Funny 28.3%, Multiplayer 23.7%, Co-op 16.9%, Adventure 8%, Indie 7%
- #39 Escape Dead Island
74% matchMixed61% of 1,709 reviews2014
Dev: FatsharkPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.
Why similar: Zombies 47.1%, Gore 27.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Horror 5.4%, Action 5.1%
- #40 Deadlight: Director's Cut
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,629 reviews2016
Dev: Tequila WorksPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A zombie outbreak eradicated all hope of returning life back to normal, now only survival lives on. Run, hide and fight your way through the undead as Randall searches for his family in this gorgeous, gritty, destroyed world.
Why similar: Zombies 49.7%, Parkour 23.8%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 6.4%, Platformer 5.8%
- #41 System Purge
70% matchVery Positive96% of 206 reviews2022
Dev: Actual Nerds
Windows
Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.
Why similar: Zombies 29%, Gore 21.6%, Horror 9.4%, Difficult 8.4%, Violent 6.3%
- #42 Deadlight
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 12,760 reviews2012
Dev: Tequila Works, S.L.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se
Why similar: Zombies 48.6%, Parkour 24.5%, Platformer 6.9%, Action 5.9%, Adventure 3.4%
- #43 Geometry Dash
70% matchVery Positive93% of 610,317 reviews2014
Dev: RobTop Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 101.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Why similar: Difficult 48.4%, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Funny 7.5%, Platformer 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #44 Run Dude
71% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Skull Box Games
Windows
Hardcore, bloody platformer with a simple dude.
Why similar: Gore 53.3%, Violent 16.3%, Action 15.9%, Indie 8.8%, Platformer 5.6%
- #45 Old School FOTD
74% matchMostly Negative37% of 87 reviews2017
Dev: Andrey BelyPub: Narko Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 42%
You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost...
Why similar: Gore 43.1%, Violent 12.8%, Difficult 11.3%, Action 9.5%, Horror 6.2%
- #46 Never Give Up
71% matchVery Positive87% of 180 reviews2019
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Why similar: Difficult 26.9%, Gore 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Action 9.5%, Platformer 8.2%
- #47 Ed-0: Zombie Uprising
70% matchMixed65% of 277 reviews2023
Dev: LANCARSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"Oedo x Zombie x Rogue-like" A rogue-like action where traditional Japanese characters (Samurai, Sumo Wrestler, and Ninja) destroy hordes of zombies. Since everything is randomly generated, no run will be the same. Decision making will be essential but there are some RPG elements as well.
Why similar: Zombies 36.3%, Gore 27.6%, Difficult 16.8%, Funny 12.5%, Action 6.8%
- #48 Hans
68% matchVery Positive86% of 796 reviews2023
Dev: at0m
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Hans is a physics-driven, parkour adventure. Ascend to the sky with our lonely watermelon hero. Navigate treacherous platforms, defy physics by slowing down time, try not to fall and chase the dream of reuniting with humanity. No saves. Bounce, fail, adapt, and bounce again.
Why similar: Difficult 33.7%, 3D Platformer 28.5%, Funny 15.3%, Dark Humor 8%, Platformer 6.8%
- #49 Neverending Nightmares
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,013 reviews2014
Dev: Infinitap Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
Why similar: Gore 45.9%, Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Indie 6.3%, Adventure 4.8%
- #50 Egging On
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 800 reviews2025
Dev: EgoboundsPub: Alibi Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
This game is hard-boiled. Face the challenge of being a real, fragile egg. Escape the hen-house and jump, roll and climb your way through a farm shop, factory and other perilous environments. With some determination, you might just reach your freedom.
Why similar: Difficult 23.4%, 3D Platformer 21.1%, Funny 13.8%, Horror 9.7%, Dark Humor 8.3%
- #51 Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
68% matchVery Positive83% of 6,338 reviews2019
Dev: Superku
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.
Why similar: Difficult 28%, Multiplayer 21.5%, Funny 15.4%, Action 6.9%, Co-op 6.5%
- #52 Dead Dungeon
69% matchVery Positive91% of 284 reviews2018
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.
Why similar: Gore 33.5%, Difficult 24.5%, Funny 15.1%, Comedy 7.8%, Platformer 6.7%
- #53 Final Exam
69% matchVery Positive84% of 1,300 reviews2013
Dev: Mighty Rocket StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump into the frenzied action and the whacky humor of a pure 2.5D side-scroller! While they were going to their old high school for what was supposed to be the party of their life, four long-time friends end up in a ghost town full of monstrous creatures.
Why similar: Zombies 33.4%, Action 21.2%, Co-op 16.3%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Indie 9.2%
- #54 One Box One Goal
65% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Paolo OrlandinoPub: Loyalty Interactive
Windows
You're in a box and you have to climb as high as possible... if you can make it.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 33.7%, Funny 17.6%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Dark Humor 9.1%, Action 6.8%
- #55 Nolgorb's Ordeal
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Hard Meat
Windows · Linux
Now with barely functioning co-op features! A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon, alone or with others jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 30.3%, Difficult 23.2%, Parkour 19.7%, Funny 13.5%, Platformer 5.2%
- #56 PIEN & PAON plus
66% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: くそいサイト
Windows
Run away from the mysterious monsters "PIEN" and "PAON"! A pop and cute 3D horror game!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.2%, Action 17.4%, Funny 15.5%, Horror 12.5%, Violent 7.9%
- #57 TRY AGAIN
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,464 reviews2023
Dev: the Rejects
Windows
You're Benny, a test character trapped in an unfinished game by a figure called The Designer. She's up against a deadline for her publisher which means it's your last day as a test character. Navigate the facility, dodge game-dev chaos and defy expectations to become the main character.
Why similar: Parkour 40.5%, 3D Platformer 22.9%, Funny 11.1%, Platformer 5.4%, Action 4.8%
- #58 Hoplegs
66% matchVery Positive91% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: WhyKev
Windows
Hoplegs is an unconventional and entertaining platformer where the gamepad buttons are your legs! Create and share your own levels, challenge your friends, and have fun!
Why similar: Difficult 32.2%, Funny 21.3%, Co-op 11.7%, Comedy 9.2%, Platformer 8.3%
- #59 Ray's The Dead
68% matchMixed59% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Ragtag Studio
Windows
Experience the life, and afterlife of Ray LaMorte as you unlock the mystery behind his death in this heart-warming dark comedy action adventure!
Why similar: Zombies 46.5%, Funny 20.3%, Action 10%, Adventure 6.5%, Platformer 5.8%