Games Like Capsized

"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 35%, Action 18.1%, Indie 11.4%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Physics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features highly similar physics-based combat and fast-paced 2D platforming in a sci-fi setting.

Fight to survive on a mysterious alien planet, outwit its vicious inhabitants, and do whatever it takes to find a way off that wretched rock.

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Action 14.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The game utilizes a similar physics-heavy engine that makes combat and environmental interaction feel chaotic and impactful.

Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.

Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, Action 19.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Indie 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a physics-based action platformer that emphasizes movement and tactical combat in a 2D space.

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Why similar: Platformer 36.6%, Action 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an intense, high-octane 2D action experience with a heavy sci-fi aesthetic and challenging combat.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Action 23.9%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Indie 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the fast-paced, reflex-heavy action and platforming intensity found in Capsized.

A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!

Why similar: Platformer 40.4%, Action 23.3%, Indie 14.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi action platformer that focuses on fast movement and projectile-based combat.

In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.1%, Action 23.1%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Indie 16.4%, 2D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the sense of wonder and danger found in exploring a mysterious, alien sci-fi world.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Platformer 38.7%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Action 12.8%, Indie 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a frantic, sci-fi action experience with a focus on platforming and character progression.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 36.1%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Action 11.3%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential sci-fi metroidvania that focuses on exploration and unique weapon mechanics.

A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.

Why similar: Platformer 35.1%, Action 20.6%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Indie 15.3%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi action-platformer features fluid movement and exploration that mirrors the feel of navigating alien environments.

ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.

Why similar: Platformer 50.6%, Action 21.7%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Shooter 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A premier sci-fi metroidvania that balances exploration with satisfying, modern action-platforming mechanics.

In 2097, life is discovered on Mars. When your mission of first contact becomes trapped by a cave-in, you must master the alien ecosystem to survive. Soon you stumble upon more than anyone expected, and with time running out, you will make a decision that determines the fate of a lost planet.

Why similar: Platformer 40%, Sci-fi 34.1%, Indie 11%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of a mysterious alien planet with a strong emphasis on sci-fi atmosphere.

Left to fend for himself after mankind abandoned the doomed planet Aurora, robot Kramer 227 must find a way through 20 action-packed levels and rescue his robotic friends before Aurora crashes into its sun.

Why similar: Action 29%, Platformer 23.4%, Indie 18.9%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi platformer that focuses on navigating hazardous environments while managing your character's energy.

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.3%, Platformer 25.2%, Action 13.7%, Shooter 10.1%, Local Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers fast-paced, comic-book-styled action that rewards quick reflexes and precise platforming.

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: Sci-fi 32.3%, Platformer 32%, Indie 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Space 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the atmospheric, isolated sci-fi feel and uses physics-based mechanics to solve environmental puzzles.

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

Why similar: Platformer 40.3%, Action 27.6%, Indie 19%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game relies heavily on physics-based interactions and atmospheric, hand-drawn visuals.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 43.6%, Action 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Indie 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, atmospheric sci-fi exploration experience with challenging platforming elements.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Local Co-Op 28.7%, Action 14.9%, Shooter 8.6%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-driven destruction and chaotic, high-speed combat align perfectly with the tone of Capsized.

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Platformer 41%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Action 13.1%, Indie 10.2%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A compact, sci-fi action-platformer that emphasizes exploration and boss combat.

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 45.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Indie 8.4%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy sci-fi platformer that uses a teleportation mechanic to navigate alien terrain.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Platformer 46.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Action 10.6%, Indie 10%, 2D 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational action-platformer that balances exploration, shooting, and a memorable sci-fi narrative.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Platformer 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Action 16.7%, Indie 8%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a hyper-fast, action-oriented experience where movement and combat are seamlessly integrated.

MindSeize is a 2D Metroidvania game set in a Sci-Fi-universe. Transfer your mind to a robot and rescue your beloved one!

Why similar: Action 27%, Platformer 19.4%, Indie 18.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-platformer that features intense combat and exploration in a futuristic setting.

Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...

Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Action 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Indie 9.5%

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Why similar: Action 23.6%, Sci-fi 23.3%, Space 18.6%, Indie 17.8%, 2D 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a vast, 2D sci-fi universe focused on exploration, combat, and survival.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Platformer 57.6%, Action 20.4%, 2D 11.1%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game that combines fluid platforming with intense, responsive combat.

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 47.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Indie 18.4%, Action 14.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game is entirely focused on physics-based movement and momentum, similar to the traversal in Capsized.

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

Why similar: Platformer 54.1%, Action 21.7%, Indie 21.4%, Adventure 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, demanding platformer that requires precise movement and quick reactions.

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

Why similar: Platformer 62.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Indie 12%, 2D 6.4%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It represents the pinnacle of fast-paced, precision platforming that challenges player reflexes.

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 52%, Local Co-Op 17%, Indie 16%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Adventure 2.9%

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 42.8%, Action 13.3%, Physics 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!

Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Sci-fi 23%, Action 14.4%, Space 10.5%, 2D 7.9%

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 43.2%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Action 12.5%, Indie 10.5%, Physics 8.6%

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: Platformer 44.2%, Sci-fi 20%, Action 10.9%, Physics 9.2%, 2D 7.5%

Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space.

Why similar: Platformer 18.2%, Local Co-Op 18.1%, Indie 16.1%, Physics 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%

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 38.5%, Action 24.3%, Indie 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, 2D 4.1%

In PixelJunk™ Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground. Making your way through the game will rely on your keen sense of observation and the ability to manipulate your surroundings.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.6%, Action 22.1%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Shooter 7.8%, Physics 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 21.6%, Action 21.1%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Indie 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Living liquid machines have overrun a world of unstoppable progress and their inventor must stop the chaos in this game about a man with the power to bring ordinary matter to life!

Why similar: Platformer 50.6%, Indie 14.3%, Action 11.4%, Physics 10.7%, Sci-fi 5.3%

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 39.7%, Action 20.6%, Indie 16.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%, 2D 8.7%

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30%, Local Co-Op 24.8%, Action 14.9%, Indie 13.4%, Sci-fi 8.6%

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 44%, Action 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%, Indie 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%

A minimal space exploration and survival game. Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast unknown, in search of a new world to call home.

Why similar: Action 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Indie 20.5%, Space 14.2%, Sci-fi 14%

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Platformer 45.7%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Action 12%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Indie 5.8%

Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Action 22.6%, Indie 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Beautiful 10.8% ★

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: Platformer 47.2%, Action 14.5%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Indie 8.1%

Experience epic space battles while piloting a small, fast fighter ship as part of a fleet that lashes out against enemy factions across stunning procedurally generated star systems in Disputed Space.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.7%, Action 21.2%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Indie 13.5%, Shooter 11.9%

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

Why similar: Platformer 49.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Indie 11%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Action 5.7%

Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.

Why similar: Action 25.8%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Indie 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Physics 10.6%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.9%, Action 20.1%, Indie 16.5%, Sci-fi 14.1%, 2D 6.1%

Wake is the story of an engineer trapped on a sinking ship. Navigate through the ship however you want to find your way to the surface above, but avoid the ship's corrupted security system!Key Features Run and swim to escape a sinking ship Dodge bullets, fire, electricity and LASERS - but most of all avoid drowning!

Why similar: Platformer 45%, Indie 28.3%, Action 26.7%

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: Platformer 41.9%, Action 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Indie 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.9%

SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.

Why similar: Platformer 59.8%, Indie 10.8%, Action 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.8%, 2D 5.6%

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Platformer 51.9%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Indie 11.3%, Action 8.8%, 2D 7.6%

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 58.8%, Action 23.3%, Indie 17.9%

Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.

Why similar: Platformer 37.1%, Sci-fi 28.6%, Action 20%, 2D 6.1%, Space 5.9%

PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.

Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Action 14%, Beautiful 10.4% ★, Space 6.6%

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 36%, Indie 23.8%, Action 13.7%, Physics 9.2%, Local Co-Op 7%