Games Like Celeste

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.6%, Difficult 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its instant respawns, demanding bite-size stages, and momentum-focused controls make it one of the closest pure precision-platforming counterparts to Celeste.

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: Precision Platformer 33.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Difficult 19.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Indie 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This grim, tightly designed platformer pairs hundreds of punishing single-screen challenges with collectible-driven exploration and a strong sense of endurance.

Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.9%, Difficult 21.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Built around rapid restarts and increasingly inventive hazard rooms, it is an especially direct match for Celeste's exacting screen-by-screen platforming.

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Instead of jumping, you flip gravity through cleverly constructed rooms, delivering a similarly focused loop of tough experiments and immediate retries.

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.9%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fast, fluid dashing and wall movement reward the same kind of repeated practice and clean execution that makes Celeste's movement so satisfying.

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: Precision Platformer 36.3%, Difficult 24%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist levels turn wall-jumps, momentum, timing, and route planning into an enormous collection of exceptionally polished precision 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: Precision Platformer 38.5%, Difficult 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, 2D Platformer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its no-jump magnetic platforming creates demanding aerial routes and precise obstacle sequences for players who enjoy mastering Celeste's movement.

Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32%, Difficult 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an enormous supply of brutal precision-platforming screens, secrets, and boss encounters for players seeking a longer hardcore climb.

RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.5%, Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This compact pixel-art platformer emphasizes clean controls, difficult handcrafted rooms, air-dash-style mobility, and fast recovery after failure.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.1%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its downward-only action turns movement, risk management, and split-second positioning into a concentrated arcade version of Celeste's mastery loop.

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: Precision Platformer 39.2%, Difficult 31.1%, Platformer 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It trades Celeste's agility for deliberate charged jumps, but captures the tense satisfaction and frustration of earning every bit of vertical progress.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.8%, Difficult 24.4%, Platformer 15.9%, Story Rich 4.2%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Celeste's sense of lonely determination, excellent controls, memorable music, and challenging optional traversal through a much larger world.

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.2%, Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 12.4%, Story Rich 5%, Cute 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its emotional story and increasingly fluid movement abilities make exploration and platforming feel expressive, fast, and rewarding.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Indie 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: While much less punishing, it is an ideal companion for Celeste players who value visual beauty, music, and a wordless story about processing pain.

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Precision Platformer 27.3%, Difficult 26.6%, Platformer 9.3%, 2D 3%

Why You'll Like It: Rhythm-synced obstacle courses demand memorization and pixel-precise timing, making it a strong fit for players drawn to repeated improvement.

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 52.9%, Difficult 18.5%, Indie 16.1%, Action 6%, 2D 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Color-based paint mechanics add friction, bounce, and speed to a very responsive challenge-platformer structure with plenty of demanding routes.

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: Precision Platformer 31.9%, Difficult 20.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This polished robot platformer builds escalating obstacle courses around quick reflexes, mechanical precision, and frequent satisfying retries.

Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.5%, Great Soundtrack 33.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Story Rich 5.2%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though first-person, its mission structure is built around acrobatic movement, instant retries, and shaving seconds off demanding traversal routes.

Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.4%, Platformer 21.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Difficult 12.7%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its graceful momentum-based gliding and wall movement create a more meditative but still skillful platforming journey with a subdued emotional tone.

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26%, Difficult 19.3%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Tight platforming and combat are combined with challenging checkpoint routes, giving every cleared section the same hard-earned release as Celeste.

Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Difficult 16.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-driven grappling hook produces difficult, expressive traversal challenges for players who enjoy learning a nuanced movement toolkit.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33%, Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Difficult 11.4%, 2D Platformer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its sharp controls, playful level design, and later movement upgrades provide a lighter, more action-oriented take on demanding 2D traversal.

Discover a vast, haunted kingdom in Hollow Knight: Silksong! Explore, fight and survive as you ascend to the peak of a land ruled by silk and song.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.5%, Difficult 24.5%, Platformer 12.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Story Rich 3.8%

LAPIN is a 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Break through life-threatening obstacles with precise controls, and embark on an adventure filled with new encounters and stunning landscapes!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.5%, Difficult 14.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This story-led platformer combines nimble rabbit movement and demanding stages with a warm character narrative about survival and companionship.

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.4%, Difficult 24.4%, Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 6.7%, Side Scroller 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This large metroidvania features exceptionally demanding platforming gauntlets alongside exploration, combat, and a dark hand-drawn world.

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

Why similar: Difficult 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Platformer 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Time manipulation adds a distinctive layer to its difficult movement and combat challenges, while its compact pixel-art environments reward precise play.

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.5%, Platformer 19.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Difficult 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast movement, multiple playable heroines, and energetic pixel-art stages suit players who want a more action-heavy 2D platformer.

TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.3%, Difficult 17.3%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 9%, Female Protagonist 8%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.7%, Platformer 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Retro 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Responsive retro platforming, carefully placed hazards, and memorable bosses make its campaigns consistently rewarding for fans of handcrafted 2D challenges.

In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22%, Platformer 19.1%, Difficult 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its unusual gravity-jumping system reimagines 2D traversal into deliberate precision puzzles within an atmospheric interconnected world.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Difficult 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers brisk, exacting retro action-platforming with a growing set of mobility tools and intense stage-by-stage obstacle design.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Cute 9.8%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Indie 8%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Difficult 11.8%, Story Rich 4.8%, Atmospheric 3.7%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.2%, Platformer 18.8%, Difficult 14.4%, Story Rich 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.9%, Difficult 23.1%, Platformer 11%, Puzzle Platformer 8.9%, Female Protagonist 6.9%

OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Cute 6.3%, Indie 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: Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Platformer 21.3%, Difficult 11.5%, Indie 9.2%, 2D 6.2%

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 25.4%, Difficult 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, 2D 6.5%

Relive the 90s in this 16-bit inspired retro platformer! Explore colorful worlds alongside Ronny and their adorable furry friends and help them jump, dash and fight their way to the top of the mountain. Can you overcome the challenges and reach the summit?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.6%, Difficult 17.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.6%, Difficult 15.6%, Platformer 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Female Protagonist 16%, Platformer 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%

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: Great Soundtrack 41.1%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Difficult 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Difficult 12.7%, Story Rich 5%

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.3%, Difficult 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Indie 4.8%

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Difficult 36.2%, Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Difficult 23.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.5%, Difficult 33.8%, Platformer 18.6%, Adventure 3.1%, 2D 2.9%

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.4%, Difficult 25%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Indie 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.

Why similar: Difficult 37.5%, Great Soundtrack 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Indie 4.1%, 2D 2.7%

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: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 11.4%

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.4%, Difficult 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Indie 3.6%

The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.9%, Difficult 30.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 5.5%, Indie 4.9%

This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.7%, Difficult 20.5%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 7%

FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.2%, Difficult 20.5%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Help Milli to find Greg in this challenging platform game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.1%, Difficult 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

Help Leah overcome a serious illness caused by her cybernetic implants. In this a platformer from the creators of Aeterna Noctis, you will face hundreds of challenges and secrets that unravel the mystery of Eden Genesis. Live this Cyberpunk 2D adventure.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 52.7%, Difficult 21.1%, Story Rich 8.8%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Difficult 17.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Difficult 16.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Indie 11.3%

A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 61.2%, Story Rich 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Indie 6.3%, Adventure 2.1%