- #1 Lone Fungus
97% matchVery Positive83% of 1,159 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.4%, Side Scroller 21%, Platformer 19.1%, Colorful 9.9%, Exploration 9.4%
- #2 Frauki's Adventure!
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: CLYDE games
Windows · Linux
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.7%, Souls-like 24.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 7.1%
- #3 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
96% matchVery Positive89% of 339 reviews2022
Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.5%, Cartoon 13.1%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Comedy 10.6%, Platformer 10%
- #4 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
95% matchVery Positive85% of 3,703 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, Metroidvania 31.1%, Comedy 17.3%, Funny 11.9%, Side Scroller 5.2%
- #5 bobo robot
94% matchVery Positive89% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .
Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Adventure 31.7%, Exploration 10.9%, Colorful 7.2%
- #6 Adventures of Chris
94% matchVery Positive86% of 200 reviews2020
Dev: Guin Entertainment, LLCPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: Metroidvania 31.6%, Platformer 19.9%, Comedy 15.9%, Cartoon 15.1%, Adventure 6.7%
- #7 Super Mombo Quest
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 869 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Metroidvania 39.2%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Arcade 9.1%, Funny 7.7%
- #8 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
92% matchVery Positive96% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
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: Metroidvania 49.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #9 Slash Quest
91% matchVery Positive87% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: Big Green PillowPub: Noodlecake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Slash Quest is a quirky action adventure with unconventional controls and unlikely heroes. Spin a magic talking sword through exotic lands, fight nasty creatures, overcome puzzles and make friends on your way to reunite it with its rightful wielder, the Queen.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30%, Funny 19.3%, Fantasy 11.9%, Comedy 11.8%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #10 KinnikuNeko: SUPER MUSCLE CAT
91% matchVery Positive95% of 175 reviews2024
Dev: KamotachiPub: Mameshiba Games
Windows
Join KinnikuNeko, a cat with a bodybuilder's body, in this fun 2D platformer and fight against the mysterious alien invasion. A story full of goofy humor, friendship, drama and action. Its aesthetics are a love letter to 90s anime along with an unforgettable soundtrack.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, Side Scroller 15.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Platformer 9.8%
- #11 Scrabdackle
90% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: jakefriendPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
The magical misadventure of a novice wizard thrown (literally) into the unfamiliar world outside. Go on a sprawling hand-drawn adventure with spells to study, bosses to best, and a huge handcrafted world to traverse on the long journey home.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Souls-like 23.1%, Cartoon 12.7%, Funny 9.7%, Open World 8.6%
- #12 SwooshCat
89% matchVery Positive86% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: PixelForestStudio
Windows
SwooshCat is a vibrant precision-platformer adventure. Leap, dash, slash, stab, roll, and ricochet your way through a charming pixel world as you help a brave little cat 🐾 explore and battle!
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.2%, Hack and Slash 18%, Souls-like 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Funny 8.4%
- #13 Islets
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,293 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle ThompsonPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Take to the sky and reunite a fragmented world in this surprisingly wholesome metroidvania! Help Iko adventure across beautiful hand-painted islands, receive letters from a quirky cast of characters, and face powerful monstrous adversaries.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Platformer 11.8%, Side Scroller 10.7%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Funny 6.9%
- #14 HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES
87% matchVery Positive98% of 265 reviews2026
Dev: Контора ОптимистовPub: Emotional Bytes
Windows
HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES is a colorful and absurd action-platformer about Buckethead, a hero past his prime, in a world that, let's be honest, has seen better days...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.9%, Platformer 20.1%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Funny 11.9%, Comedy 11.1%
- #15 Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials
88% matchVery Positive81% of 284 reviews2020
Dev: Unspeakable PixelsPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Batbarian: Testament of the Primordials is a snarky action-adventure puzzle game with a good dose of humor. Explore hundreds of secret-filled rooms, fight big bosses, gather companions for your party and use the powers of Pip—your bat buddy—to solve puzzles and escape the eldritch abyss!
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.7%, Platformer 16.8%, Funny 15.2%, Fantasy 7.6%, Action-Adventure 7%
- #16 Marko: Beyond Brave
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Studio MechkaPub: Studio Mechka
Windows
Marko: Beyond Brave is an action-packed Metroidvania adventure. Wander through lush forests and crumbling castles, battle corrupted creatures, and escape intricate traps. Jump, slash, and shoot your way through challenging foes and mighty bosses inspired by Slavic myths and legends.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.5%, Hack and Slash 16.8%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 10.4%, Cartoon 9.6%
- #17 SHEEPO
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 581 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.4%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 14.9%, Open World 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%
- #18 Witchcrafty
86% matchMixed57% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.2%, Side Scroller 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Funny 8.8%
- #19 Hobo Cat Adventures
84% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Hobo Cat Games
Windows · Linux
Join a homeless cat in this 3d platformer with souls-lite combat and dark humor. Explore the Squirrel Kingdom - a place full of secrets, collectibles and new weapons to find. Complete jobs for weird characters. Fight, dodge or parry challenging enemies and bosses with a lock-on combat system.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.3%, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Parody 18.6% ★, Comedy 11.3%, Funny 9.5%
- #20 Romancelvania
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: The Deep End GamesPub: 2124 Publishing
Windows
Bite into Romancelvania, a darkly comic genre mashup, combining side-scrolling action and tongue-in-cheek romance into one completely absurd and unforgettable adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.3%, Parody 18.5% ★, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.2%, 2D Platformer 8.2%
- #21 Tribal Hunter
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,629 reviews2022
Dev: Melonsoda Soft
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
An action platformer with size-changing mechanics. Be quick and nimble or large and in-charge!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Cartoon 14.6%, Platformer 13.3%, Hack and Slash 12.2%
- #22 Super Daryl Deluxe
82% matchVery Positive86% of 506 reviews2018
Dev: Dan & Gary Games
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shoot rubber ducky arrows, pound enemies with a rhino hammer, and help Beethoven get his groove back in the last totally normal high school themed RPGvania you’ll ever want.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.5%, Side Scroller 20%, Comedy 14.7%, Funny 12.4%, Exploration 7.5%
- #23 Lucky Tower Ultimate
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,044 reviews2026
Dev: Studio SeufzPub: AMC Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!
Why similar: Parody 31.1% ★, Cartoon 17.2%, Comedy 15.5%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Funny 12.2%
- #24 Slavania
82% matchMixed64% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: FrostLeaf Games LLC
Windows
Fantasy metroidvania with a moral choice and hunting the bosses who are not going to patiently wait for you in their lair. Study the monsters. Track'em. Kill'em. Exploration of the vast interconnected fairytale world, an acrobatic combat system and weird locals are what awaits you.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Souls-like 18.8%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 9.4%
- #25 Garbanzo Quest
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 626 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: 2D Platformer 38.4%, Platformer 30.3%, Funny 16.4%, Colorful 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #26 Afterplace
79% matchVery Positive97% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: Evan KicePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30%, Comedy 27.2%, Open World 12.7%, Exploration 11.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #27 Weird Hero
83% matchMixed68% of 209 reviews2016
Dev: Snail-Ninja Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Weird Hero is a humorous and challenging shoot'em up where the hero, SuperMegaDude, battles countless foes with his arsenal of weird weapons: the Flickinator, the Atomic Toaster, a magician's hat and other strange devices.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36%, Comedy 32.1%, Platformer 30.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #28 Psycutlery
78% matchVery Positive100% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: Skye JunePub: FreakZone Games
Windows
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: Side Scroller 27.8%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Platformer 18.2%, Funny 14.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%
- #29 Thank Goodness You're Here!
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,969 reviews2024
Dev: Coal SupperPub: Panic
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…
Why similar: Comedy 18.2%, Funny 13.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Cartoon 11.5%
- #30 Three Heroes
81% matchMixed69% of 1,006 reviews2015
Dev: Cats Who Play
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A magic world, epic heroes, bright graphics, excellent humor and absorbing gameplay – “Three Heroes”!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.4%, Comedy 15.4%, Funny 13.8%, Cartoon 10.3%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #31 RUBATO
75% matchVery Positive97% of 423 reviews2026
Dev: dconn
Windows
RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.1%, 2D Platformer 20%, Funny 14.6%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Platformer 8.5%
- #32 Dad Quest
80% matchVery Positive82% of 176 reviews2018
Dev: Sundae MonthPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Embark on a great Dadventure in this unique comedy, story-based 2D platformer. Raise your child to become the weapon they were always meant to be.
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.5%, Parody 24% ★, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 11.7%, Funny 9.7%
- #33 Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,384 reviews2016
Dev: Dumativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A classic platform with a twist: A dynamic soundtrack and funny lyrics that sings the player's actions and responds to what is happening during the adventure.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.4%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Platformer 15.9%, Funny 15.6%, Comedy 12.1%
- #34 Knightin'+
77% matchVery Positive86% of 289 reviews2019
Dev: Muzt Die Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join brave sir Lootalot on his epic quest in this little Zelda-lite adventure. Explore and fight your way through the dangerous dungeons filled with traps, puzzles and magical artifacts. And, of course, show the evil bosses who is the real boss here.
Why similar: Parody 35.4% ★, Funny 14.5%, Exploration 11.2%, Fantasy 10.8%, Comedy 10.2%
- #35 Ruffy and the Riverside
74% matchVery Positive89% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Zockrates Laboratories UGPub: Phiphen Games
Windows · Linux
In Ruffy and the Riverside, you wield the magic SWAP to Copy & Paste textures - turn ice into lava or waterfalls into vines! Explore, fight, skate on straw bales, and unleash your imagination in this quirky open-world action game. Dive into an adventure that lets you literally change the world!
Why similar: Cartoon 19%, Platformer 17.9%, Funny 16.6%, Open World 14.2%, Exploration 10.4%
- #36 Super Adventure Hand
74% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Devm Games
Windows
Hands down the most adventurous and handsome hand in the world! You play as a hand on a gripping handventure where you single-handedly face dangerous obstacles and de-feet a handful of evil feet.
Why similar: Comedy 30.3%, Platformer 27.9%, Funny 22.2%, Exploration 11%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #37 Bucket Knight
77% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2019
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Bucket Knight: A pixelated platformer adventure! Help the valiant knight find the Holy Grail, make money to pay his loan, and survive deadly dungeons. Shoot enemies, avoid traps, and collect treasures. Classic run-and-gun action awaits!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23%, Platformer 18.7%, Comedy 18.2%, Funny 15.3%, Arcade 12.1%
- #38 Mess Adventures
75% matchVery Positive81% of 510 reviews2020
Dev: Marvelous Games
Windows · Mac
An abnormal adventure game in nonsensical style. It contains a variety of game elements (even fighting battles, tank battles, puzzles,sokobans, flying shooting, etc.). It is very suitable to recommend it to friends who you want to prank them, live broadcast, or entertain yourself.
Why similar: Parody 34.1% ★, Comedy 16.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Funny 13.7%, Cartoon 11.9%
- #39 Plushie from the Sky
71% matchVery Positive96% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: fishwind
Windows
A goofy action RPG. Armed with a plushie, smack down nightmarish foes with cuddly chaos. Cheese the boss. Dodge roll your way to victory!
Why similar: Souls-like 38.4%, Hack and Slash 25.9%, Funny 15.9%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 6.8%
- #40 Wuppo: Definitive Edition
73% matchVery Positive94% of 5,928 reviews2016
Dev: snekflat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 14.9%, Funny 12.5%, Exploration 9.2%
- #41 Turbo Kid
70% matchVery Positive93% of 566 reviews2024
Dev: Outerminds Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Metroidvania 30.6%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Comedy 15.4%, Platformer 10.6%, Funny 9.9%
- #42 Spectacular Sparky
72% matchVery Positive87% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Comedy 14.8%, Cartoon 13.6%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.9%
- #43 Piko Piko
73% matchMixed60% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: MarquetPub: KOMODO
Windows
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.8%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Comedy 11.1%, Funny 10.3%
- #44 Underhero
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,153 reviews2018
Dev: Paper Castle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!
Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Funny 17.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Comedy 9.5%
- #45 The Warrior
68% matchVery Positive98% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: ThornDuck
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.
Why similar: Parody 27.4% ★, Side Scroller 17.1%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Funny 12.3%, Platformer 11.9%
- #46 Boots Quest DX
70% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Harrison LemkePub: Discount Realms
Windows · Mac
An offbeat adventure game about traveling to the ends of the earth in search of the Best Boots. Solve puzzles, complete quests, collect items, and don weird hats as a hapless young boot enthusiast in a compact open world full of strange friends and foes. You can even jump.
Why similar: Comedy 32.4%, Open World 18.7%, Exploration 18.3%, Funny 12.4%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #47 Babushka's Glitch Dungeon
67% matchVery Positive99% of 238 reviews2025
Dev: pets club 2
Windows · Mac
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, 2D Platformer 20%, Platformer 15.2%, Funny 12.3%, Exploration 10.6%
- #48 Effie
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 467 reviews2020
Dev: Inverge Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Effie is a 3D action-adventure game that combines classic elements from the genre, such as combat, platforming, and puzzles, with the exploration of an expanded world. Live a unique fantasy adventure and relive the look and feel of old-school video-games!
Why similar: Cartoon 24.7%, Platformer 18.1%, Comedy 16%, Funny 15%, Fantasy 10.9%
- #49 Hollow Knight
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 542,706 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Metroidvania 43.1%, Souls-like 26%, Platformer 12.4%, Exploration 5.7%, Side Scroller 5.5%
- #50 Sir! I'd Like To Report A Bug!
73% matchMixed57% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Lord Puggington Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bust some bugs and save the world with the most average of heroes in this retro style platformer! Overcome obstacles such as killer cars, lava floors and one seriously @!&#^% off sun, tackle the horrors of the daily commute but with more fire and randomness.
Why similar: Parody 25.5% ★, Side Scroller 18.1%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Cartoon 11.6%, Platformer 11.5%
- #51 Adventures of Quin85
69% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Deathclaim (Dreadnoughts)
Windows
A relatively hard 2D Platformer with a relatively high skill Ceiling developed by one guy as a hobby in his free time. You can expect skill-driven movement and action- filled Combat with multiple unique enemies and Bosses.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Cartoon 18.8%, Comedy 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
- #52 Blue Fire
69% matchVery Positive81% of 3,056 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.1%, Souls-like 22.8%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Platformer 10.8%, Exploration 6.8%
- #53 Dadish
68% matchVery Positive93% of 277 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Cartoon 20.7%, Funny 19.5%, Adventure 8%
- #54 Lamp Chronicle
70% matchMixed67% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: Pixellica Corp.
Windows
Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27%, Souls-like 23.2%, Side Scroller 15.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 11.2%
- #55 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
65% matchVery Positive86% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Funny 30.8%, Exploration 21.9%, Fantasy 21.8%, Colorful 12.7%, Adventure 9%
- #56 Skelattack
71% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Platformer 37.7%, Metroidvania 27.6%, Comedy 11.6%, Adventure 11.4%, Funny 9.1%
- #57 MultiEnding Heroes
64% matchVery Positive100% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: NicoDiti
Windows
Embark on a hilarious, choice-driven adventure in MultiEnding Heroes! Guide The Priest and The Hero through multiple universes, making decisions that lead to over 75 unique endings. Every choice matters, will you lead them to glory or disaster?
Why similar: Comedy 27.9%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, Exploration 15.8%, Fantasy 12.8%, Colorful 9.9%
- #58 Goblin_Gnome_Horn
65% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2025
Dev: kawashiri_kodama
Windows · Mac
A 2D side-scrolling action game with hand-drawn graphics and a fun, surreal world view.
Why similar: Souls-like 52.8%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Comedy 15.6%, Fantasy 6.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #59 Splasher
67% matchVery Positive93% of 1,182 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 61.4%, Cartoon 37.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #60 White Lavender
66% matchVery Positive93% of 282 reviews2022
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A challenging adventure game with RPG-elements. Be a bug, fight other critters with swords and magic, collect powerful items such as pencils and teaspoons, meet cool characters, and up your fashion game on a journey to brew a special tea!
Why similar: Souls-like 33.8%, Hack and Slash 24.2%, Funny 9.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Action-Adventure 7.8%