- #1 Bouncing Over It
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EmotionEvolve
Windows
Bouncing Over It is a precision platformer where you control the Monkey King's staff to reach the summit. Navigate obstacles with physics-based movement using the mouse. Each fall is a new challenge, climb back up and try again. Test your skill, patience, and perseverance in this game.
Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, Parkour 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Philosophical 11.1%
- #2 Salmon Tower
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oolong Studios
Windows
A swimming + dashing climber, weave your way up the Dark Foreboding Tower to reach the top! Can even a single salmon make it?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.6%, Difficult 17.9%, Philosophical 13.7%, Retro 11%, Precision Platformer 9.3%
- #3 rock climbing
96% matchVery Positive88% of 89 reviews2024
Dev: bilge
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's a difficult game but it should be easier than real rock climbing.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.9%, Difficult 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Precision Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 7.9%
- #4 A Ragdoll Rage Game
95% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Studioz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Four buttons. Four limbs. One impossible vertical climb. Your ragdoll won’t make it easy...
Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Precision Platformer 12.9%, Philosophical 12.9%, Platformer 11.8%
- #5 Snail With a Shotgun
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gambit
Windows
Launch yourself, stick to walls, and rage like you never have before in this tedious expedition as a literal snail.
Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Philosophical 13.9%, Platformer 9.8%
- #6 魔王跳 《More Jump》
94% matchVery Positive99% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: 弦外之境
Windows
Every grip is a rebellion against fate. The top holds the only secret method to defeat the demon king, but the path there is paved with countless falls. We pay tribute to every challenger. Reaching the end, you win the dawn of the world; and every attempt, you have already won your own dawn.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.7%, Difficult 23%, Precision Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 6.3%
- #7 Jump King
93% matchVery Positive90% of 13,075 reviews2019
Dev: Nexile
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Psychological Horror 25.6%, Difficult 25.5%, Precision Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 8.1%, Philosophical 6%
- #8 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
92% matchVery Positive82% of 80,812 reviews2017
Dev: Bennett Foddy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Difficult 30.5%, Philosophical 13.8%, Physics 7.9%, Platformer 6.4%
- #9 Wizard's Warp
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tears of development
Windows
Always wanted to learn how to teleport? Try not to get stuck in a wall! Wizard's Warp, a platformer that challenges those who are not afraid of hard challenges. Get to the top to save your favorite cat! But if you fall down, be ready for a rough landing.
Why similar: Difficult 19%, Psychological Horror 18%, Philosophical 17%, Precision Platformer 16.4%, Retro 8.5%
- #10 Egging On
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: EgoboundsPub: Alibi Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Philosophical 20.8%, Difficult 16.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 8.9%
- #11 Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
90% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!
Why similar: Philosophical 17.4%, Difficult 17%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Precision Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 9.8%
- #12 I'd KILL YOU as a Worm
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Tobias Collier
Windows · Linux
you turned into a worm. your boyfriend left you. you have to kill him.
Why similar: Philosophical 20%, Difficult 19.9%, Precision Platformer 16.4%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Physics 8.5%
- #13 Crabling
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Sterneck
Windows
Brutally hard rage-platformer about a young crab on its revenge trip to the moon. Master your Crabling Hook and swing from rock bottom to the places where no crab has ever been.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.2%, Difficult 20.1%, Precision Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 14.4%, Philosophical 11.4%
- #14 Vaulting Over It
88% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Rita
Windows
You have a branch and you must climb. You will fall and it will be only your fault. At the top, everything changes...
Why similar: Philosophical 21.1%, Difficult 18%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Platformer 10.3%, Physics 8.3%
- #15 Bearly Flying
87% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: kamphest
Windows
A difficult game about flying a helicopter. Ascend through the floors of a deadly factory. Solo or local co-op. Watch out for emotional turbulence. Careful with those propellers.
Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Difficult 22.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Precision Platformer 10.3%, Physics 10%
- #16 Driving Is Hard
86% matchVery Positive82% of 257 reviews2025
Dev: Elegant Horse Studios
Windows · Linux
Prove your skills by driving the Bathtub on Wheels! Solve puzzles, collect soap, and dive into Jeff's family drama. Drive, Fall, Learn, Repeat.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.4%, Difficult 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Precision Platformer 13.1%, Parkour 10.1%
- #17 Peaks of Yore
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,567 reviews2023
Dev: Anders Grube JensenPub: TraipseWare
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.
Why similar: Difficult 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Philosophical 15.8%, Platformer 10.9%, Physics 10.1%
- #18 Diamond Hands: To The Moon
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 44 reviews2021
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
A game with one objective - to get to the moon. A game for apes by apes. A game as frustrating as stock market manipulation, a game that will make you want to hold on for dear life...
Why similar: Difficult 16.8%, Philosophical 16.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Precision Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 10.1%
- #19 THE DARUMA CHALLENGE
84% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: Mūn Mūn Games
Windows
A brutal bouncing challenge. No shortcuts, no mercy—just you vs. gravity. How far will you climb before it all comes crashing down?
Why similar: Philosophical 21.2%, Difficult 18.7%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Physics 8.4%
- #20 tilt frog
83% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: PandaBee Studios
Windows
A brutal Rage Game with a cute Frog. Use the tongues unique leverage mechanic and try to climb up over 3000m of pure pain.
Why similar: Difficult 20%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Precision Platformer 16.9%, Philosophical 16.5%, Physics 9.4%
- #21 Davy Hooker
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redroot Games
Windows
Can you get Davy to the top? Swing your way through a surreal world in this hand-crafted challenge platformer. Grapple with unique challenges, explore hidden paths, and try not to fall!
Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, Precision Platformer 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Physics 9.3%, Platformer 7.8%
- #22 A Difficult Game About Climbing
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,396 reviews2024
Dev: Pontypants
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
This is a difficult game about climbing.
Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Philosophical 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Precision Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 11.1%
- #23 Shotgun Knight
82% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Ryan Alli
Windows
Shotgun Knight is a hardcore precision platformer. You will embark on an impossible climb with nothing but yourself and a shotgun to propel yourself upwards while falling losing all your progress countless times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.9%, Difficult 22.6%, Precision Platformer 22%, Platformer 13.7%, Physics 7%
- #24 Butterfly, Learn to Fly!
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: grin robot
Windows
Immerse yourself in the world of the platformer game Butterfly, Learn To Fly! Each jump brings you closer to the magical transformation from a simple caterpillar to a graceful butterfly. But be careful on your way: one wrong move - and you will fall, and part of the path will have to pass again!
Why similar: Philosophical 18.2%, Difficult 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Precision Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 10.8%
- #25 Down You Go
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chimera Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take the place of an obese man descending from a mountain peak. Down You Go.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.3%, Difficult 23.4%, Platformer 17.4%, Precision Platformer 14%, Adventure 5.3%
- #26 Swing Scale
80% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Paleap Studio
Windows
Swing Scale is a game that uses centrifugal force to explore various worlds and aim upward. Adjust the length of the wire, adjust the speed, and push the limits.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Difficult 21.2%, Precision Platformer 19.9%, Physics 9.2%, Parkour 8.9%
- #27 Float Lord
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Roasted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Float. Fail. Fall. Repeat. Climb higher with precision or luck. Push yourself away from solid ground, avoid spikes, collect colorful fruits and veggies, and unlock silly skins. One pop and your hard-earned progress tumbles down.
Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Philosophical 14.4%, Platformer 13%, Precision Platformer 12.9%
- #28 Echelon
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Riftcore Games
Windows
Can you master the brutal climb of Echelon? Trapped with no memory and compelled to ascend a massive, mysterious tower, you uncover the chilling record of a stranger's struggle. Your climb demands perfection, but is the fear of falling stopping you from achieving your goals?
Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, Precision Platformer 22.1%, Psychological Horror 11%, Platformer 9.8%, Parkour 8.5%
- #29 Ascend the Dome
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Numantikun GameDev
Windows
A 3D rage-climbing game where you have to escape by scaling up different domes all the way to the top. Face all kinds of parkour challenges that’ll push your precision and skills to the limit! Connect your game to your Twitch chat!
Why similar: Difficult 18.6%, Philosophical 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Platformer 14%, Precision Platformer 11.1%
- #30 Jump Frog
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: New Sun Entertainment
Windows
A determined frog leaps ever higher, risking its life in a perilous climb where every slip could send it tumbling back to the start. driven by the call to find the perfect mate. Will this frog have what it takes?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.3%, Difficult 24.1%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Adventure 4.1%
- #31 Tether
77% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Logan WangPub: Whaleshark Noises
Windows · Mac
Grab your friends, and some rocks, in Tether: A unique multiplayer physics platformer about conquering rock-climbing challenges! Swap the old run-and-jump routine for a gripping new grab-and-swing adventure in this speedrunner-friendly game.
Why similar: Difficult 18.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Parkour 12%, Precision Platformer 11.4%
- #32 3000m to Whatever’s Up There
76% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Roko
Windows
Jump. There must be something up there.
Why similar: Difficult 24%, Precision Platformer 24%, Platformer 15.6%, Philosophical 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #33 A Difficult Game About ROLLING - ReUpRise
77% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Livinskii Aleksandr
Windows
Explore a vertical world as you roll, fall, and try again.
Why similar: Difficult 22.8%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Platformer 11.5%, Physics 10%
- #34 Mo The Moai
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Samuel Alvarez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Get ready for an impossible quest! You and Mo, your Moai pal, must reach the Moai World’s summit. Keep running, jumping, and climbing—but beware! One mistake can sends you plummeting into the darkest depths of despair. Reach the top before the seventh day or the world resets. Learn, Adapt and Rise.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.5%, Difficult 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 10.2%
- #35 Math Climber
74% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: aeiou
Windows
Climbing a mountain is hard. Solving math problems while climbing a mountain is even harder.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.7%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Difficult 24.1%, Platformer 13.6%, Horror 5.2%
- #36 The Wire Man
75% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Kim Ji-WonPub: Tape Studio
Windows
The Wire Man is a difficult 2d platformer game where you use wires to get to the goal point.
Why similar: Philosophical 21.2%, Difficult 20.7%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Parkour 13.6%, Platformer 11.4%
- #37 Banana Hell
75% matchMixed67% of 859 reviews2020
Dev: Petriheart
Windows
Jump your way to get the blue diamonds as you try to survive a very annoying banana monologue! A REALLY HARD game!
Why similar: Difficult 23.7%, Philosophical 17%, Precision Platformer 16.9%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Platformer 16.1%
- #38 Wheel Balance
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Okiddy Games
Windows
Wheel Balance is a hard and fun physics-based game about balancing on two wheels. Master controls and beat all locations, compete with your friends. Try not to fall far away down!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.9%, Difficult 21%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Platformer 15.2%, Physics 9.4%
- #39 Trigger Henry
73% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: PrimePhaseGames
Windows
Trigger Henry is a adventurous hardcore platformer. Every jump gets you one step closer to winning, or does it? One wrong footstep and your progress will be lost! Not many are able to stay calm while Henry comments every fail of yours with his triggering sayings.
Why similar: Difficult 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Precision Platformer 15.9%, Parkour 12.7%, Platformer 10.1%
- #40 Sklime - A Difficult Climbing Adventure
72% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Zankai
Windows · Linux
Two arms, twice the difficulty. How high can you climb before the Depths reclaim you? A brutally difficult twin-stick climbing game
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.4%, Difficult 21.9%, Precision Platformer 20.3%, Philosophical 9.8%, Platformer 6.6%
- #41 Jump The Gun
73% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: Cameron Chin
Windows · Mac
Think you can make it out? Many have tried… All have failed. Traverse the unforgiving cave and do impossible jumps with your rocket launcher and shotgun.
Why similar: Difficult 21.9%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Precision Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Physics 9.8%
- #42 Launching Over It
71% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Talitos Games
Windows
Stretch, launch, fail, repeat. The only way is up.
Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Platformer 14%, Physics 10.3%
- #43 Ropeman
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 1K Project
Windows
A two dimensional platformer where you throw a knife into a wall, attach your rope to it, and swing like a pendulum. With only your rope swing skill, you must keep climbing upward until you finally reach the moon.
Why similar: Difficult 25.4%, Psychological Horror 21%, Platformer 13.7%, Philosophical 11.1%, Retro 8.4%
- #44 Axium's Box
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: LeonHeart Studios
Windows
Climb, FALL, Die! is the theme of Axium's Box, a game that draws inspiration from "Celeste" and "Jump King," while taking it to a whole new level with stunning 3D graphics. If you enjoy pain, frustration, challenging obstacles, and, paradigm shifts then Axium's Box is the game for you.
Why similar: Difficult 21%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Precision Platformer 18%, Platformer 12.5%, Retro 10%
- #45 I Wanna Ascend
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: JANGSUE
Windows
As you climb this place, you will fall countless times, sinking into despair. Prove that you're not just a loudmouth coward—reach the top. The 2D platforming jump game that will break your keyboard: I Wanna Ascend.
Why similar: Difficult 23.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Retro 11.8%, Precision Platformer 11.1%
- #46 A Frog's Folly
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mitchell SchreiterPub: Cornbread LLC
Windows
A Frog's Folly is a simplistic and unique 2D platformer with punishing mechanics and retro-style graphics. Hop around, make daring leaps, and tongue your way around the areas to ascend!
Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Precision Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Physics 10.3%
- #47 Boxman's Struggle
71% matchVery Positive85% of 294 reviews2020
Dev: OneBlock
Windows
What's better than climbing mountain in a cardboard box? Getting deep frustration every time you fall from it.
Why similar: Difficult 24.5%, Psychological Horror 24.5%, Platformer 15.4%, Physics 11.7%, Indie 7.4%
- #48 Unicycle Sheep
70% match9 user reviews50% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Fermented Water
Windows
Can a sheep on a unicycle reach its goal? Start on a small island, learn to balance, and ride your way toward the tallest mountain on a physics-driven unicycle. Navigate chaotic islands, overcome tricky obstacles, and try not to fall
Why similar: Difficult 24.8%, Psychological Horror 22.2%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Physics 9.6%, Platformer 7%
- #49 orz
70% matchMixed59% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: hijikuro inomE
Windows
You are at point 0. Therefore, you need to go to point 1.
Why similar: Difficult 19.4%, Philosophical 17.9%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 8.6%
- #50 Enso
69% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: EddyNottinghamPub: Cordylus
Windows · Linux
Slingshot your way to the top of a beautiful minimalist landscape. A deceptively tricky platformer where a single slip could lead to a long fall back down!
Why similar: Difficult 19.1%, Philosophical 16.7%, Precision Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #51 Swimpossible!
67% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2026
Dev: Arcane Cabinet
Windows
Move each limb separately to swim against the current and avoid difficult obstacles in Swimpossible!
Why similar: Difficult 24.9%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Precision Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Physics 10.6%
- #52 Rollover
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kevinsunde
Windows
Rollover is a brutally punishing climbing game where every roll could be your last. With unpredictable, difficult physics and a movement system designed to test your limits.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Difficult 24.9%, Precision Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 10%, Physics 4.9%
- #53 Byte The Dust
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: DiwloGames
Windows
Make your way through increasingly harder platform sections. But be aware, one small error and it's back to the beginning for you!
Why similar: Difficult 27.2%, Precision Platformer 25.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Retro 6.5%
- #54 Barrhell
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Weird AF Games
Windows
In this challenging ordeal, a man cursed by an evil barrel must use his newfound form to escape a mysterious cave and earn his freedom.
Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, Psychological Horror 23.1%, Precision Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Physics 10.3%
- #55 Just Shake It
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Escape Games
Windows
Just shake it left and right If you make a mistake, rewind time.
Why similar: Difficult 27.2%, Psychological Horror 23%, Physics 10.7%, Philosophical 9.5%, Precision Platformer 8.5%
- #56 Purrfect Ascent
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kitjenson
Windows · Linux
A minimalist Foddian-style precision platformer with an unusual control scheme: the character automatically jumps when moving left or right, and jump height scales directly with horizontal speed up to a maximum. A brutal ascent to rescue your frightened kitty. Meow.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.8%, Difficult 23.8%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 9.5%, Retro 5.2%
- #57 MEGAJUMP
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 145 reviews2020
Dev: Laptop gaming
Windows
Only some will reach the top. Will you be one of them? in this precision 3D platformer where every jump is a risk and easy to learn-hard to master controls you will certainly feel rewarded once you start climbing from the Pit of Despair. Just don't fall. FREE NOW
Why similar: Difficult 20.3%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, Psychological Horror 18.3%, Platformer 12.3%, Physics 7.9%
- #58 Summit Hopper
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Good Times Company
Windows
It's a long way to the summit.. Summit Hopper is a precision platforming journey where every hop must be executed with precise timing and pinpoint accuracy. Navigate through intricately designed dynamic environments, each with unique modifiers requiring constant strategic adjustment.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27%, Difficult 25.5%, Precision Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Indie 6.3%
- #59 Green Heights
65% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Samuel Dufour
Windows
In this vertical precision platformer, run, jump, and climb your way through challenging obstacles with satisfying and tight controls. Navigate through atmospheric terrarium vegetation and uncover hidden paths. Perfect for fans of skill-based platformers, every fall is your fault!
Why similar: Difficult 21%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Precision Platformer 17.6%, Parkour 17.2%, Platformer 11.8%
- #60 Slippery Delivery
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RowanFuture
Windows
Slip, flip and flop while delivering mail through a chaotic maze of platforms and obstacles.
Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Precision Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 11.9%, Parkour 10%