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Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

Why similar: Adventure 26.4%, Platformer 20.3%, Indie 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Retro 11.5%

Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!

Why similar: Platformer 35.7%, Indie 16.9%, Retro 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Adventure 11.2%

A rollicking action-platformer, inspired by the greats of the DOS and NES era. Explore 20 huge levels in 4 varied locations, full of cunning secrets and unique dangers, including 4 epic boss battles.

Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Platformer 28.3%, Indie 24%, Action 13.8%

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Platformer 38%, Adventure 20%, Retro 18.9%, Indie 14.7%, Action 8.4%

Leap, blast and bob your way through over a hundred levels of cute platforming action in BUBBLES THE CAT!

Why similar: Platformer 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Retro 11.6%

Super Mustache is a vintage styled platformer, filled to the brim with 8 bit pixel art juice! Join Captain Super Mustache in a journey to save the planet Uranus. If you enjoyed classic platformer games from the golden era of video games, then you’re going to love this.

Why similar: Indie 39.4%, Platformer 33.8%, Adventure 20%, Action 6.7%

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Platformer 32.4%, Adventure 18.5%, Retro 16.8%, Indie 16.1%, Action 16.1%

Every day is a wonderful day for invertebrates! Come join the Squidlits of Blipston for a squishy adventure of spoopy castles, muffins, and wiggles! Made with classic handheld technology in mind, Squidlit strives to be the closest modern recreation of GameBoy game-design methods on the market.

Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 17%, Retro 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%

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: Platformer 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 28.9%, Retro 16.4%, Adventure 9.1%, Indie 9.1%

Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.

Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Adventure 31.7%, Indie 21.5%, Action 11.3%

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 16%, Action 8.5%

Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen!

Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, Great Soundtrack 24%, Adventure 21%, Indie 14.5%, Action 7.8%

"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Why similar: Platformer 23%, Adventure 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Indie 15.2%, Cartoon 13.4%

A great 2D retro-action-platformer! To the lovers of big pixels and screeching synthetic sounds we dedicate this masterpiece to you.

Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Retro 25.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 12.3%, Action 8.9%

Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

Why similar: Adventure 34.8%, Platformer 34.4%, Indie 9.5%, Action RPG 8.8%, Retro 7.6%

Macbat 64 is a low poly 3D Platformer and 4:3 loveletter to the late 90s.

Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, Indie 28.5%, Retro 25%, Action 14.6%

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Adventure 25.2%, Platformer 20.5%, Indie 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Retro 11.8%

Embark on a global adventure in this ‘90s-inspired adventure platformer. Help a chubby underdog kid with wacky superpowers battle bizarre villains, unlock and customize special moves and spells, and save the world!

Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Indie 14.2%, Cartoon 10.4%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 34%, Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Retro 19.2%, Indie 13.7%, Adventure 10.5%

Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!

Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Adventure 20.9%, Retro 13.9%, Cartoony 11.9%, Indie 9.9%

Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!

Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Retro 21.8%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 17%, Action 7.6%

Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.

Why similar: Adventure 38.3%, Platformer 32.2%, Action 15.7%, Retro 13.8%

Hunt for Junk is a retro Platformer that follows the graphical limitations of the classic Gameboy (e.g. 4 colors and a 160x144px resolution). Journey the world in your unending pursuit of delicious Junkfood! Avoid traps, fight enemies, collect coins and discover all of the hidden Junkfood items!

Why similar: Adventure 28%, Cartoon 21%, Cartoony 15.6%, Retro 14.1%, Platformer 11%

A Pixel Story is a devious 2D puzzle platformer that charts the evolution of video games. You must use your Magical Teleportation Hat to explore 6 increasingly detailed zones on your quest to reach the core of The System to stop the evil OS and save the world.

Why similar: Adventure 48.8%, Indie 33.1%, Action 18.2%

Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

Why similar: Platformer 35%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Adventure 18%, Indie 13.2%, Action 6.4%

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Retro 13.8%

Go Slimey Go! is a fast-paced 2D platformer built around momentum, exploration, and satisfying movement. Featuring colorful pixel art, handcrafted levels full of secrets, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, Cartoon 16.9%, Retro 15.5%, Cartoony 14%, Adventure 14%

Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!

Why similar: Adventure 18.9%, Cartoon 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Indie 14.5%, Cartoony 14.4%

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 36.9%, Platformer 21.3%, Cartoony 15.8%, Indie 10.9%, Retro 6.9%

Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.

Why similar: Platformer 41.4%, Indie 29.6%, Retro 17%, Action 12%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Adventure 24.5%, Platformer 20.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Indie 17.9%, Retro 9.8%

When a group of unsanitary chefs threaten all that is good and just in Cakeland, it's up to Cakeboy to serve up punishment. Fight your foes with pastry-themed items in this bite-sized 2D platforming adventure!

Why similar: Platformer 45.9%, Cartoon 30.4%, Retro 12.7%, Action 11%

GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

Why similar: Platformer 38%, Retro 21.6%, Cartoony 19.4%, Indie 15.7%, Action 5.3%

Blink the Bulb is a 16-bit platformer composed of massive, holiday-themed realms. Explore six unique worlds, mix and match varied power ups, and stave off the nefarious Holidaemon in this throwback to games of yore.

Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Platformer 25.4%, Indie 22.5%, Action 13%

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Retro 28.8%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 30.4%, Retro 11.8%, Action 7.8%, Indie 7.7%

Embark on an epic journey through exotic worlds to uncover the mystery of the magic crystals! An exciting retro platform adventure in the nostalgic style of the 90's DOS platformers

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Adventure 18.2%, Retro 17.7%, Cartoony 15.1%, Indie 13.1%

Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.

Why similar: Platformer 43.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Indie 16.1%, Retro 14.8%, Action 4%

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: Platformer 28%, Retro 20.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Cartoony 13%, Cartoon 11.4%

Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.

Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Indie 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 2.8%

Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.

Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 18.2%, Action 9.7%, Retro 9.5%

Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Indie 21.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Retro 20.2%, Action 8.8%

Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!

Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.4%, Adventure 15%, Indie 13%, Retro 11.6%

A charming pixel art platform adventure, reminiscent of the good old 16-bit days. Served as the foundation for the retro-platformer Tiny Thor.

Why similar: Platformer 47.9%, Retro 32.8%, Adventure 19.4%

Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!

Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Retro 23.6%, Cartoony 21.9%, Indie 17%

Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of original electronic and vaporwave music in this challenging platformer, push forward to unlock Time Trial mode and a second playable character who completely changes the gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 41.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Retro 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Action 7.9%

If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?

Why similar: Cartoony 28.9%, Retro 28.1%, Action 26.2%, Indie 16.8%

Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!

Why similar: Adventure 35.5%, Indie 25.8%, Action 13.4%, Retro 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 12%

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Platformer 47.8%, Adventure 21.6%, Retro 21.3%, Action 9.3%

Face extreme challenges in a precision platformer where every move is a daring jump! Use your skill to fling yourself and stick to surfaces, navigating adrenaline-filled scenes and unpredictable obstacles.

Why similar: Platformer 39.9%, Retro 17.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Action 14.9%, Indie 11.7%

An old-school, tough-as nails classic linear 3D platformer with a faithful PS1 cartoony aesthetic. 25 fully original levels, boss fights, collectibles, time-trials, and many secrets.

Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Cartoon 27.4%, Retro 24.8%, Action 6.9%

Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...

Why similar: Platformer 50.1%, Adventure 22%, Cartoony 19.6%, Action 8.3%

Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!

Why similar: Platformer 42.7%, Adventure 26.2%, Cartoony 24.1%, Action 7%

Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Adventure 19%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Retro 14.8%, Indie 13.4%

Retrieve your weapons, face bosses to save your dog in a retro adventure focused on 3 dungeons. Finish the Story mode to unlock the Survivor mode: a 50-floor "Death Tower". You'll enjoy classic mechanics, charming visual style, and an enchanting soundtrack.

Why similar: Retro 38%, Adventure 28.6%, Indie 19.1%, Action 14.4%

Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.

Why similar: Platformer 29.1%, Retro 22.2%, Adventure 17.1%, Indie 14.2%, Cartoon 11.5%

Skeleton Boomerang is a platformer where the hero, Hunter, must use an enchanted boomerang to put an end to an army of bony soldiers led by the voodoo master Mr. Saturday. Get high scores, collect upgrades, find secrets, and overcome many skeletal challenges!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Platformer 24.4%, Indie 21.5%, Action 12.3%

The world has ended, Demons have risen to conquer the uninhabited and flourishing nature outside. It's your turn, with your unknown identity, to find your path for a new beginning. Let's not beat about the bush here. Reset 1-1 is everything you loved about the late 80's/early 90's. It's a blast from the past, with a fresh spin.

Why similar: Indie 76.3%, Platformer 23.7%

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Adventure 28.9%, Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 21%

Relive classic arcade action in an all new title! 4 stages, 22 levels, and a kill screen. 1 coin* , 3 lives - set the high score. Stop the evil BaronMan and save PrincessGirl! *(Meaning no restarts or additional lives. there are no actual coins on the PC version of the game)

Why similar: Indie 56.6%, Action 43.4%