- #1 The Ancient Cat Temple
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LeJunesArt
Windows
This is a little Metroidvania where you control a cute archeologist cat trying to find the secrets of an ancient civilization. Explore, solve puzzles and be careful, the brightest path is not always the safest.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.6%, Cats 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Cartoon 7.9%, Puzzle 6.1%
- #2 Catoise
96% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: PoRtCuLLiS Enterprises
Windows
Make portals and levitate objects to solve puzzles - help Catoise get back home after a shopping trip in space ends in a crash landing. Collect parts of the damaged ship scattered across this strange planet. Meet friendly and unfriendly animal characters along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Cats 16.3%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Cartoon 12.4%, Platformer 11.8%
- #3 Splat Cat
96% matchVery Positive89% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: Helen Spight
Windows · Mac
Wielding only your paintbrush, traverse your way through this 2D platforming artistic landscape and fight your creative block!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 13%, Cartoon 12.8%, Cats 11.2%
- #4 Portal Dogs
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Brain Connected
Windows · Mac
In the puzzle platformer Portal Dogs, a horde of dogs are following their king through the portal world. The catch: you play with all dogs simultaneously.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Cats 15.3%, Dog 14.7% ★, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 9.5%
- #5 Joy the Pug
94% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Charon Games
Windows
Meet Joy—the sweetest pug you’ll EVER see. Help him battle the cute but deadly Space Cats and send them back to their Milk Galaxy. Don’t be fooled by all the adorableness, though. This game is not so forgiving and you have to shoot your way to victory.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Cats 17.6%, Dog 17.5% ★, Cartoon 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #6 Pet Troll
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GESpacecraft
Windows
Run cute, jump cute and fall cute! A colorful troll platformer that is absolutely out to get you, where adorable pets get betrayed by every “friendly” object you meet, falling straight into your perfectly timed doom.
Why similar: Cats 26.7%, Dog 24.1% ★, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.2%, Cartoon 8.2%
- #7 Threadbound
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Games James Games
Windows
A puzzle platformer about writing your own laws of physics. Connect properties together with magic thread to explore an abandoned city.
Why similar: Cats 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 10.2%, Logic 8%
- #8 Tama In-Between
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Masagomi StudioPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
An action-puzzle game featuring a slime cat. Master the abilities of "Absorb," "Split," and "Possess." Dash using the recoil of splitting and teleport your soul to distant copies. Use your reflexes and wits to traverse an alien world filled with unique mechanics.
Why similar: Cats 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Cartoon 8.8%, Platformer 8%
- #9 Potata: Foxy Tale
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Potata Company
Windows
Potata: Foxy Tale is a fairy tale themed platformer adventure game in a beautiful world of dark forests. Your goal is to restore the balance and assemble the fragments of the Woodland Spirit.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 13%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Cute 6.4%
- #10 A Simple Expurriment
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flat Voxel
Windows
A combat-free metroidvania with puzzles, stealth and genetically modified kittens. Help a cat mom rescue her abducted children by doing typical, not-so-typical and definitely atypical cat things: run walls up and down, turn to liquid and rearrange parts of the alien ship like pieces of a puzzle.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Cats 22.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Aliens 9.4%
- #11 方块 Block
89% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2026
Dev: GlanielStudio
Windows
Block is a minimalist platform puzzle game where you explore various bizarre locations and interact with creative scene mechanisms!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 10.8%, Puzzle 6.4%
- #12 Fiadh
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miraculum Games
Windows
Embark on a journey as Fiadh, a young woman with a deep connection to animals, racing against a cataclysmic storm in this mesmerizing 2D puzzle platformer. Traverse decaying landscapes, form unbreakable connections, and harness newfound abilities to preserve the last vestiges of a fading world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 11.4%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #13 Öoo
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,680 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #14 Hirai Nya
88% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2025
Dev: FirePillar2
Windows · Mac
Step into a combat-free Metroidvania world where your adventure revolves around exploration, puzzle-solving, and treasure hunt.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21%, Cats 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Cartoon 8.3%
- #15 Bruma
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 4HA Games Studio SpA
Windows
Experience the mysterious journey of a cat searching for the memories of her friend, an old lady who has lost them.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24%, Cats 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, 2D Platformer 9%
- #16 Dorc – suit and time
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: jump 'n' rogue
Windows · Mac
In a world ruled by »them«, Dorc's grandpa has a plan: a time machine. But when a jump goes wrong, Dorc is stranded across time. Change the past to shape the future in this story-driven adventure platformer with cute characters and clever time mechanics.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Time Travel 12.7% ★, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%
- #17 Memory Draw
84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Restart Studio
Windows
Dive into the conscious and use your brushes to solve puzzles, reclaim forgotten memories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 8.4%
- #18 The Adventures of Freddie and Squeak
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: blueblooy games
Windows
In this 2D pixel art co-op puzzle platformer, play as Freddie the cat and Squeak the mouse trying to escape a cosy block of flats. Work together to gather keys from various apartments in the block, and work your way down to the bottom floor, while avoiding being caught by the residents.
Why similar: Cats 22.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 11.9%, Hand-drawn 7.8%
- #19 Princess of the Water Lilies
82% matchPositive100% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Why Knot StudioPub: Red Dunes Games
Windows
Princess of the Water Lilies is a hand-crafted 2D platformer blending gentle puzzles with heartfelt boss encounters. Play as Princess, a flat-faced cat raised by frogs. Your purr holds the power to heal a world caught between nature and machine. Grab your copy today and dive into this magical world!
Why similar: Cats 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 14.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #20 Dark Labyrinth
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xiaote
Windows
You have stumbled into a world shrouded in darkness, where your body has transformed into that of a strange creature. Using your ability to dispel the darkness, you must explore and learn within this mysterious realm, uncovering the truth of this world while seeking a way to return to your own.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 7.1%
- #21 Secret Horizon
83% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Atomata Studios
Windows
A very short adventure and 2D pixel platformer where you overcome obstacles and monsters while uncovering the secrets of the world through interactions with mysterious entities. It won’t take long to finish... probably.
Why similar: Cats 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Aliens 11%, Platformer 11%
- #22 Passages
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Secret Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Solve intricate puzzles and evade obstacles with precise, skillful platforming. Collect musical instruments that change your environment with ancient magic, and gain skills and items that enhance your ability to move through that environment. Succeed, and you may just save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Cartoon 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
- #23 Gordon and the Light Within
82% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: NeeloMagsPub: Neal Young
Windows
A Casual Platformer with a lil Corgi boy. Defeat enemies, and collect items to expand your light source in the darkness.
Why similar: Dog 21.5% ★, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Emotional 8.6%
- #24 Goodboy Galaxy
79% matchVery Positive96% of 138 reviews2024
Dev: Goodboy Galaxy Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Dog 16.1% ★, Platformer 12.9%, Aliens 11.5%
- #25 Bobo The Cat
80% matchVery Positive81% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Bobo The Cat
Windows
In this Marioid styled game you can help little cat Bobo. Jump on enemies, run, scratch and spit furballs to fight your way back home. Bobo feels completely powerless and struggles to get in shape at first, but he constantly learns new mechanics and abilities.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.8%, Cats 25%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Aliens 10.4%, Platformer 5.6%
- #26 Kitty Adventure
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Cow Games
Windows
Kitty Adventure is a classic platformer overlooking the side. The kitten lost his family, help him find her. Peculiarities: -The color graphics - Gamepad support -Wellic types of enemies -Best elements
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Cats 19%, Platformer 14.8%, Cute 6.7%
- #27 Pets at Work
79% matchVery Positive94% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Nibb Games
Windows
Some pets got lost from their owners in an office and now need to work together, using boxes, mats, buttons, climb on shelves and tables or just make a mess trying to find them in this colorful local co-op game!
Why similar: Cats 23.4%, Dog 23.3% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 6.8%
- #28 Kitty Cat Castle
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robot, DESTROY!
Windows · Mac
A cute, Metroidvania platformer about cats and aliens: you are a cat defending a castle from waves of enemies. When the going gets too tough, head out and explore the world to find powerful artifacts to aid in the castle's defenses. Enjoy a handcrafted world, story, and super-cute kitten NPCs.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.9%, Cats 17.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Aliens 10.4%, Platformer 8.7%
- #29 Dimensional Animals
77% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Five animal friends with unique abillities unite in this metroidvania adventure! You'll need to master each animal's skill to complete your quest! Play as the dog, duck, cat, frog and raccoon at the same time!
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.5%, Cats 19.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Dog 12.9% ★, Platformer 7.8%
- #30 Core Descent
76% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: travisisgood
Windows
Core Descent is a puzzle-platformer set in a vivid world filled with puzzles to solve, items to collect, and secrets to find.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 7.3%
- #31 Blitz & Blaze
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: byteratPub: RAT
Windows
Unleash the power of Blitz the rat and Blaze the firefly in this mesmerizing platformer. Explore diverse dimensions, solve puzzles, and discover the magic of cooperation!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.8%, Cats 17.8%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Cartoon 12.6%, Platformer 11.8%
- #32 Zebulon: A Lost Cat
76% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: Potico Games
Windows
Zebulon the cat is lost in a strange place, but he has a lot of courage and curiosity quickly replaces fear as he explores and unravels the world around him. It also helps that smelly green food is everywhere to grab!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Cats 25.3%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #33 Ascender
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: GameChanger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Ascender is a 2D explorative puzzle metroidvania. The game is set in the open world of GOA's districts, and the player will face many unique puzzles to solve. Warning!! This game will truly challenge your puzzle and platforming skill :D
Why similar: Metroidvania 29%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 10.2%, Cartoon 8.9%
- #34 Pengo & Koda
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcos RiffelPub: Riffel Games
Windows
Pengo & Koda - The Cool Gang is a cooperative platform puzzle game about friendship in the Arctic. Play as Pengo, the agile penguin, and Koda, the strong bear.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Cartoon 12.1%, Puzzle 9%
- #35 Bolt & Whalington
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Orca StudioPub: OKJOY
Windows
Bolt & Whalington is a Metroidvania game where you play as Bolt, a Siamese cat exploring the floating ruins of Whalington. Reshape abilities and rewrite world rules with the "Setting Machine," switch mecha forms to craft weapons, battle enemies, and uncover the secret of Whalington.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.1%, Cats 19.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9.3%
- #36 Switch Box
74% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 鲁搬三试
Windows
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 13%, Puzzle 8%
- #37 Pages of Time: Prologue
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,877 reviews2022
Dev: Starbeings Studio
Windows
Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.6%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Hand-drawn 12%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #38 Stars In The Trash
72% matchVery Positive98% of 353 reviews2024
Dev: Valhalla Cats
Windows
Stars in the Trash brings the magic of animated movie classics into a narrative-driven platformer that combines action, exploration and puzzles. Tired of feeling trapped at home, Moka, a spoiled cat decides to run away and seek adventure. Explore, make friends, fight, and escape from the kennelman.
Why similar: Cats 27.5%, Dog 14% ★, Cartoon 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12%, Platformer 8.7%
- #39 Cavalier
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Coin Laundry Games
Windows · Mac
The King's pup levels up! Cavalier is a single player hand drawn Metroidvania. Combat enchanted creatures while you explore the expanding map, and restore the magical kingdom in this charming medieval adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Platformer 11.2%
- #40 GLIDE
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BruteForce
Windows
Explore, puzzle, jump Exploration, Mystery, Puzzles. Become a cat hero and explore an unknown world. Overcome treacherous terrain, discover hidden passages, and solve ancient puzzles to uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows. Will you reach the end of this perilous journey?
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Cats 17.7%, Platformer 8.5%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #41 Suzu & Mari's Adventure 2 ~ lost colors and golden bells ~
74% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: しあわせの国
Windows
Control Suzu, the cat-eared girl, and work with her partner, Mari, the ghost cat, to reach the goal! Throw Mari to possess ghost in the stage. You can freely control the possessed ghost as a player character. Try your best to clear all 60+ stages of the puzzle!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Cats 20.7%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 12.2%, Platformer 11.1%
- #42 Mereonozis 2D: The Kingdom of Gremlins
71% match6 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Pavel Gorev
Windows
A puzzle-bazed metroidvania. Help the robot to repair the station. But there are gremlins who will try to break everything you've just fixed!
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Cartoon 9.4%, Logic 8.5%
- #43 Gridvania
72% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ExpertStars
Windows
In this 2D Puzzle Metroidvania, explore the world collecting items to help you solve puzzles on your way to reach the flag! Will you remember where you came from, and will you be able to collect all the hidden gems?
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.6%, Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 8.9%, Casual 6.1%
- #44 Caesura
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: No Bananas Studio
Windows
Explore caves, forest, and clouds to discover new secrets in the mysterious world of Caesura. A rhythm driven, hand drawn world. Match your jumps and dashes to the beat to solve challenging puzzles that ask you to dance along with the world as it also dances to the beat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 37.6%, 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Hand-drawn 7.1%
- #45 Pa!nt
70% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: YELLOWPOP Co.,Ltd
Windows · Mac
In the puzzle platformer "Pa!nt," your journey starts in a doodle world. Solve puzzles by changing colors, themed around Gimmicks that hold imaginations and memories, and face new experiences and challenges with each new notebook.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 14.9%, Hand-drawn 11%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #46 Jasper's Island
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lunchtime Bike Ride
Windows · Mac
Help the lighthouse keeper and his cat to caretake a mysterious island in this pawsome hand-drawn platformer.
Why similar: Cats 30.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Nature 8.1%
- #47 The Legend of Thabor - Rise of the Mages
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Ivo ZabotPub: iz-gamedev
Windows
It is a 2D action adventure in pixel graphics. Combines the Metroidvania, platformer and puzzle platformer genres. Experience great fantasy worlds, challenging boss fights and exciting puzzles. Gradually learn new skills and become a master of magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 7.9%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #48 The SOL Device 2
71% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: Straitlace Studios
Windows
After escaping the research ship, Samuel finds himself crash landed on a foreign planet overrun by a hostile organization. Now it's up to Samuel and his trusty SOL equipment to rescue the scientists who also escaped the ship, and find a way off of the planet.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle 7.5%
- #49 Cosmobreeder Yiffai
67% matchVery Positive86% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: KEMOSHOCO
Windows
Travel to a forgotten world and study alien creatures in this authentic retro metroidvania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.5%, Dog 16.9% ★, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #50 TRAIT
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OctaGames
Windows
Harness the power of the elements in a thrilling 2D Metroidvania adventure! Traverse a plague-stricken kingdom, face deadly foes, and uncover the truth behind a devastating storm. With handcrafted environments and challenging combat, shape your destiny in a world teetering on the edge of ruin.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #51 Box Cats Puzzle
69% matchVery Positive95% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: CatSaw
Windows · Linux
This is a puzzle game. A lot of cute cats want to enter a box, you need to help them~!
Why similar: Cats 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Cartoon 9.1%, Cute 7.7%
- #52 Catventure
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pity Games Studio
Windows
Pixel art metroidvania platformer about the adventures of a white kitten. Jumps, coins, keys, funny opponents, secret doors - all that. There is even dialogue and a plot.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Cats 10.6%, Platformer 9.3%, Dog 8.1% ★
- #53 The Matter Gun
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karumbe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.1%, Platformer 12.2%, Puzzle 8.4%, Logic 6.4%
- #54 Mimpi Dreams
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,240 reviews2016
Dev: Dreadlocks Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Help Mimpi save his friends by peeing on everything in his path in this sequel! No seriously, you save Mimpi’s progress by peeing on checkpoints in this game. Platform through six different worlds of puzzling dreams in this dog adventure. Chill in this trippy, casual illustration come alive.
Why similar: Dog 22.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Cartoon 9.1%
- #55 Leap Year
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.2%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 10%, Hand-drawn 8.4%
- #56 Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!
67% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: JX Games
Windows
Take control of a cat (who also happens to be a ninja) in this platformer with metroidvania elements! Explore the ancient cave system and find new powers to help you overcome obstacles in your search for the Fountain of Kitty Youth.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.8%, Cats 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 6.9%
- #57 Kitten Kingdom
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlight Productions
Windows
Join adorable kittens in Kitten Kingdom, a 2D platformer game with engaging gameplay, cute graphics, and an amazing soundtrack. Explore a vast and colorful world, collect money, and navigate challenging obstacles. Escape the monotony of everyday life with this charming game for all ages.
Why similar: Cats 20.5%, Dog 18.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 11.7%
- #58 Null Path
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NordlePub: Moist Men Studios
Windows
Your skill, patience, and ingenuity will be tested in this homage to precision platformers! Traverse various biomes, from caves to volcanic wastelands and mysterious towers. Each environment with it's own deadly traps, puzzles, and challenges designed to push you to your limits.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #59 Box to the Box
67% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: Derin
Windows · Mac · Linux
The box follows after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box after the box.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.8%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Puzzle 10%, Cute 6.2%