Games Like Calypso's Calamity

Ride the dragon and get high in the tower in this action packed roguelite platformer

Why similar: Dragons 22.9% ★, Side Scroller 18.5%, Perma Death 16.7%, Roguelite 13.7%, Platformer 11.8%

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: Perma Death 21.3%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Roguelite 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.3%

In this challenging RPG-Platformer Permadeath Roguelike, you’ll collect resources, craft, explore, and fight for your life through challenging, procedurally generated levels with up to four players at a time, unlocking customization options to help you in future adventures! How deep can you delve?

Why similar: Perma Death 23.5%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Roguelike 13%, Roguelite 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%

Draco is a pixelart-style 2D platform game in which you control Draco, a small dragon who tries to save the kingdom of Mugen from the suffering caused by the new king.

Why similar: Dragons 30.3% ★, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D 4.5%

Explore procedurally generated dungeons. Retrieve artifacts and use your magic to fight your way through the dungeon. Rescue prisoners and destroy the dungeons.

Why similar: Roguelite 19.5%, Perma Death 18.5%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Roguelike 14.1%, Platformer 11%

Randomverse: Expedition is an experimental platformer game with chaotic randomized elements that will test your luck. Explore procedurally generated levels, loot chests, fight monsters that can end your run in a single hit, and secure your items for future adventures.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.2%, Perma Death 22.4%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Roguelite 14.9%, Platformer 10.1%

Sprint through a fast-paced fantasy roguelike runner to save Niblet’s stolen companion. Dodge traps, fight foes, and grab gold as shifting levels and encounters keep every run fresh and unpredictable.

Why similar: Perma Death 25%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Roguelite 15.9%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10%

Forsaken Flesh is an unforgiving hardcore platformer game. Defeat souls with powerful bodies in search of 'keys' hidden all over the world to deal with increasingly powerful enemies, from abandoned tombs to royal palaces with kings.

Why similar: Perma Death 42.6%, 2D Platformer 27.2%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Platformer 5.3%, 2D 4.9%

Climb in the hope of finding Forever, and fail finding it again and again, until you succeed or fall to despair. Learn from your mistakes and climb anew. You only need to find Forever once.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Roguelite 18.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Roguelike 14.2%

“Knights of Earth Realm” is a 2D platform shooter action light rogue game. Synthesize various homemade or advanced weapon equipment, lead your pet, and fight against human looters, out-of-control mech, evil insectoids, and other threats on the post-disaster wasteland.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.4%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Roguelike 16%, Roguelite 15.5%, Perma Death 11.9%

Step into Quixote’s mind and battle fearsome monsters in intense mental training. Dodge enemies, beat your high score, and earn coins to unlock upgrades and level up your skills.

Why similar: Side Scroller 31.8%, Dragons 25.8% ★, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D 4.1%

Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!

Why similar: Perma Death 32.8%, Side Scroller 28.3%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D 3.9%

In Super Good Boy Adventure, you play as Igor trying to rescue his human, who was captured by the cats Eric and Kenny. Igor goes in a journey through fields and mountains, lakes and cities, to find the cats and bring back his loved one.

Why similar: Side Scroller 33.2%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Dogs 18.8% ★, Platformer 16.6%, 2D 4.3%

Choice Chamber is a real-time, crowdsourced, procedurally generated game where your fate is in everyone else's hands.

Why similar: Perma Death 22%, Dragons 20.1% ★, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Roguelite 12.7%, Platformer 10.1%

Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 15.5%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 14%

An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.

Why similar: Dogs 50.6% ★, Roguelite 12%, Roguelike 11.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Shunned outsider Averi becomes her small planet's last hope against the tyrannical Lord Kroff and Lady Psonos in this action-packed 2D pixel art platformer.

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.7%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, 2D 4.3%

99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Perma Death 17.8%, Roguelite 17%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.5%

Adventure Boy is a pixel style 2D board adventure game. The character will automatically move and attack enemies, and skills need to be manually cast. Job transfer provides professional weapons and skills, paired with different weapons and skills to create your own professional genre.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.4%, Roguelite 19.1%, Roguelike 16.9%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 14.6%

Play with Bor the Viking through 4 worlds! Unlock all the secret levels and save his 60 (60!!!!) wives in this colorful old-school platform.

Why similar: Dragons 31.3% ★, Side Scroller 24.4%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Platformer 8.1%, Fantasy 5.2%

Venture into darkness in Knight of Nevermore, a 2D action roguelike where every strike counts. Master tough-but-fair soulslike combat, explore sprawling ever-shifting dungeons, and assemble powerful builds from a host of weapons, spells and items. Fight, die, improve, try again, prevail.

Why similar: Perma Death 23.7%, Side Scroller 21.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Roguelite 14.2%, Roguelike 10%

Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

Why similar: Dogs 35.4% ★, 2D Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Story Rich 5.2%

Fight. Loot. Die. Repeat. Begin your plight into this 2D rogue-lite, and try to survive. Battle enemies, bosses, charge orbs, enter portals, and try to make it farther than last time, uncovering new items, challenges, and secrets. Adventure alone or with up to 3 other friends in co-op.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.8%, Roguelite 24%, Platformer 18.5%, Roguelike 17.7%, 2D 4.7%

This is a classic horizontal board game, and it also contains some biological knowledge~ The game mechanics are rich and varied, waiting for you to explore!

Why similar: Dogs 31.6% ★, Side Scroller 27.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Adventure 4.7%

Yokai Hero will tests your skills. At the same time, the world itself tells a story on its own. Every level feels realistic, and you truly feel the high stakes that your character is dealing with every step of the way. That helps add a lot of excitement, but also challenge to the game as a whole.

Why similar: Side Scroller 31.9%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 18.2%, Roguelite 10.5%, Adventure 4.6%

Corvian Curse is a roguelike platformer that offers a new experience on every run with randomized levels, potions, and items. Can you find and defeat the source of the curse that's causing the worlds to shift?

Why similar: Perma Death 29.1%, Platformer 19.7%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Roguelike 18.7%, Side Scroller 9.2%

Masked Vale is a Permadeath action game with random levels and game modes. Unlock new characters, invest in perks, collect rare artifacts, and keep going until you die.

Why similar: Perma Death 30.1%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Roguelite 10.8%

Jump, dash, and shoot your way through this story-rich action 2D platformer. Together with your magical wizard companion, play as the world's cutest, fastest, most agile slug as you explore a world full of charm, humor, and endearing characters.

Why similar: Dogs 37% ★, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 11%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

Casually walk and jump over spikes and snails in this dog-based action platformer!

Why similar: Dogs 42.3% ★, Side Scroller 25%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D 3.1%

Join Suzie on her journey to rescue her cute little friends.

Why similar: Dogs 24.5% ★, Side Scroller 22.6%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%

Okko The Exiled is an action-packed adventure where you stomp, launch and bash your way through Kutala, a land of demons, on a quest to defeat the Demon Lord Yalda and link Okko’s isolated world with the heavens.

Why similar: Side Scroller 37.2%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 18.4%, 2D 5.1%, Story Rich 4.5%

Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!

Why similar: Perma Death 24.9%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Roguelite 15.4%, Roguelike 12.6%, Platformer 12%

A metroidvenia rouglike platformer RPG.Explore the world as you upgrade your character, buy gear, solve puzzles and save villagers.Fight hordes of monsters in the hopes of learning more about the world and yourself.Gain bonuses for every building you restore and every villager you save.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Roguelite 20.4%, Roguelike 16.3%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 12.5%

HELLEVATORS is a fast-paced action-roguelike where you jump, dash, slide, and BLAST your way through mobile arenas. Make friends with weirdos, amass mystical knick-knacks, and get frighteningly rich as you survive a series of 1-minute Hellevator rides on your commute to Heaven.

Why similar: Perma Death 20.8%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Roguelike 16.1%, Roguelite 14.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%

A 2D puzzle platformer where you navigate surreal dreamlike environments using a unique, reflection mechanic. Shift perspective, uncover hidden paths, and explore a world shaped by memory and movement.

Why similar: Side Scroller 39.2%, 2D Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 17.8%, 2D 5.1%, Story Rich 4.2%

Explore new worlds in Lollypop, the colorful classic action platformer! In this adventure, you’ll play as Lolly, a windup doll that mysteriously comes to life with one goal – to free the world from the evil clutches of Sugarbaby, who is tormenting the land with hordes of quirky enemies.

Why similar: Side Scroller 35.7%, 2D Platformer 23%, Platformer 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, 2D 3.9%

Zorezdra is a sci-fi platformer/metroidvania with an 8-bit graphical aesthetic. Run, jump, fight and glide your way through a vast starport as you search for the truth about your protagonist's complex origins.

Why similar: Dragons 25.4% ★, Side Scroller 22%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Platformer 11.9%

Blaze through the world of Mainframe in this fast paced Action-Platformer inspired by the Megaman Zero Series. You play as Frame, a Data Scanner who is tasked with combating the destruction of the world. Use a variety of movement options and weapons to overcome challenges to rid the world of +ERRoR.

Why similar: Side Scroller 39.5%, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Platformer 19.2%, 2D 5.5%, Fantasy 3.9%

Have you ever wondered how your favorite games are made? What steps must they go through to reach their final form? Want to be in the role of the lead developer? Jump into this journey to find the answers and start developing your first game by playing it! :)

Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Perma Death 18%, Roguelike 16.2%, Roguelite 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%

The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.3%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 21.4%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Adventure 5%

A bite-sized 2D platformer built for quick, satisfying runs. Jump through handcrafted levels, discover secrets and enjoy smooth pick-up-and-play gameplay in a colorful world.

Why similar: Side Scroller 37.5%, 2D Platformer 27.9%, Platformer 25.8%, 2D 4.1%, Action 2.6%

Iron Dungeon combines a twin-stick shooter, a 2d platformer and a roguelite. Explore a dangerous underground complex in search of dozens of weapons, gadgets and upgrades to find a way to the surface and find out if there is still life on Earth!

Why similar: Perma Death 23.3%, Side Scroller 20.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Roguelite 13.6%, Platformer 10.9%

A pixel art story platformer game that blends classic gameplay with heartfelt storytelling. Jump, explore, and uncover secrets in a charming retro world where every challenge brings you closer to the characters and the mysteries they hold.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.2%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 21.7%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 4.5%

Take Pippu on an epic platforming adventure to defeat the nefarious Obkins and retrieve the stolen Baubles!

Why similar: Side Scroller 35.5%, 2D Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Adventure 3.1%

On the day they were supposed to vow eternal bonds, the two were cursed with what is said to be the world's most cruel curse. Dodging treacherous traps, they venture deep into the forest. All to laugh together once more.

Why similar: Side Scroller 42.4%, 2D Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 18.8%, 2D 5.2%, Fantasy 4.1%

Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.

Why similar: Perma Death 21.9%, Side Scroller 20%, Roguelite 14.7%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Roguelike 11.6%

A multi-ending 2D action RPG set in an MMORPG world. A story of decisions made by a reclusive protagonist and the mysterious in-game NPC!

Why similar: Side Scroller 41.1%, 2D Platformer 25.4%, Platformer 20%, 2D 5.5%, Fantasy 4.1%

"Watatuyo ANOTHER" is a side-scrolling action game with a nostalgic feel. Travel a world that stretches from north to south and east to west and take down the rampaging "The Four Reverse Bandits".

Why similar: Side Scroller 35.7%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, 2D 4.2%

A speed-based platformer with throwable platforms! Travel through the dangers in the woods as a fox boy to join afternoon tea with Mr. Bear.

Why similar: Side Scroller 39.1%, 2D Platformer 25.2%, Platformer 19.7%, 2D 5.4%, Adventure 4.5%

A retro story based pixel art platformer with tight jumps, chaotic spawn-and-lock combat, and a world of strange animal friends. Battle a corrupt creeping sludge as you fight to survive and protect a world on the edge of decay.

Why similar: Dogs 25% ★, Side Scroller 24.2%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 17.6%, Adventure 5%

Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths! This is the Lite edition of Aura of Worlds.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Roguelike 15.8%, Platformer 14.9%, Roguelite 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.9%

Race to find the cure to your mortal illness in this roguelike Metroidvania hybrid.

Why similar: Perma Death 30.2%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Roguelite 17.8%, Platformer 13.3%, Roguelike 12.3%

Doughball Descent is a Roguelite Puzzle-Platformer about smashing through tiles with your sheer weight as you amass food & items as you traverse the procedurally generated layers of the Food Zigguraut

Why similar: Perma Death 26.5%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Roguelite 16.3%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Platformer 11.7%

Escape an AI-controlled simulation in a fast-paced, first-person speedrunning platformer. Discover hidden "bugs," exploit unintended shortcuts, and race for the best times while the AI desperately tries to keep you trapped.

Why similar: Perma Death 27.9%, Side Scroller 24.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.9%, Story Rich 3.9%

Amabilly is a lovely girl who loves rock 'n' roll, and this story is about her greatest adventure! With her favorite guitar as a weapon, she faces strange creatures and even the greatest of the challenges! It's time to Rock!

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.5%, 2D Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, 2D 4.8%

A hand-drawn 16-bit action platformer. Run, climb and vine-swing through 40 levels of autumn woods, sunken swamps and frozen peaks, mixing sword-and-shield melee with four elemental spells to cleanse a corrupted forest and rescue the Keeper it took.

Why similar: Side Scroller 38.1%, 2D Platformer 23.9%, Platformer 19%, 2D 4.9%, Story Rich 4.5%

Embark on an adventure with Aku, a lovable little white dragon.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.8%, Dragons 23.6% ★, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 16.7%, Adventure 4.8%

Finding Ivy is a cute casual 2D platformer where 1-4 players make their way through a kid-drawn world to win back their runaway cat. Run, jump, climb, and discover items and friends that help you along the way!

Why similar: Dogs 22.5% ★, Side Scroller 21.9%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Roguelite 16.3%, Platformer 14.6%

A cute homebrew platformer made for the Game Boy Color

Why similar: Side Scroller 34.7%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Platformer 17.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, 2D 3.4%

A tower built to reach God. A wound that never healed. It is bleeding the world dry. Ascend it anyway. Bear a golden amulet that can drain the divine power of others — at the cost of their lives. Survive the blood rain. Defy a structure that does not want to be reached. Hope is your only weapon.

Why similar: Perma Death 25.5%, Side Scroller 22%, 2D Platformer 19%, Platformer 14.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%