- #1 Superfighters Deluxe
97% matchVery Positive89% of 3,496 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Multiplayer 19.7%, Local Multiplayer 15.4%, Platformer 14%, Action 13.4%, Level Editor 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers chaotic, physics-based 2D combat that mirrors the unpredictable nature of Cobalt's brawls.
- #2 Duck Game
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,980 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.2%, Local Multiplayer 26.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, physics-heavy local multiplayer platformer that emphasizes skill and environmental interaction.
- #3 Retimed
96% matchVery Positive83% of 366 reviews2019
Dev: Team ManiaxPub: Stray Fawn Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dash and dodge bullet clusters in nerve-wracking slow motion moments and challenge your friends online or offline to awesome and fast paced battles with up to 4 players!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 21.4%, Platformer 18.1%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Shooter 15.2%, Bullet Time 9.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: Features a time-dilation mechanic that triggers during combat, directly echoing Cobalt's signature slo-mo feature.
- #4 Katana ZERO
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,917 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 43.4%, Action 27.2%, Indie 12.1%, 2D 11.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a core bullet-time mechanic and fast-paced 2D action that feels very similar to Cobalt's combat flow.
- #5 Nidhogg 2
95% matchVery Positive81% of 1,296 reviews2017
Dev: Messhof
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 42.2%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Action 16%, Indie 10.2%, Platformer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes, physics-based 2D dueling where movement and timing are everything.
- #6 ChargeShot
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 99 reviews2015
Dev: Cowboy Color
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 46.9%, Action 32.7%, Indie 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced local multiplayer shooter that relies on physics-based movement and quick reactions.
- #7 Awesomenauts
93% matchVery Positive85% of 26,902 reviews2012
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.7%, Platformer 25.3%, Action 11.6%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, 2D 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines 2D platforming with MOBA-style combat, offering unique character abilities and team-based strategy.
- #8 Bleed 2
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 898 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Action 37.4%, Platformer 31.7%, Indie 21%, 2D 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on high-octane platforming and bullet-time mechanics that reward precision and reflexes.
- #9 Broforce
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 18.3%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Local Multiplayer 13.8%, Action 13.4%, Shooter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides explosive, fast-paced 2D platforming action with a heavy emphasis on environmental destruction.
- #10 Lethal League Blaze
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,626 reviews2018
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 37.9%, Action 24.5%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Indie 15.2%, 2D 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, physics-heavy competitive game where timing and momentum are the keys to victory.
- #11 30XX
89% matchVery Positive91% of 2,768 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Robots 18.9%, Platformer 18.6%, Level Editor 14.8%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the action-platforming formula with deep movement mechanics and fluid combat controls.
- #12 Soldat
90% matchVery Positive94% of 1,783 reviews2020
Dev: Transhuman Design
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.
Why similar: Action 32%, Multiplayer 20.7%, Shooter 19.8%, Indie 19.8%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D physics-based shooter that shares the same DNA of momentum-based movement and intense combat.
- #13 20XX
89% matchVery Positive91% of 4,534 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 36.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Action 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.5%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that emphasizes high mobility and fast-paced combat in a roguelite structure.
- #14 Astro Duel 2
86% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 31.2%, Platformer 27.3%, Shooter 18%, Side Scroller 8.6%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Seamlessly blends top-down space shooting with 2D platforming combat for a unique multiplayer experience.
- #15 Dustforce DX
88% matchVery Positive88% of 2,381 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Platformer 49%, Indie 12.2%, Action 10.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.6%, 2D 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on precision platforming and momentum, rewarding players who master the game's movement physics.
- #16 Tower 57
87% matchMixed64% of 814 reviews2017
Dev: PixwerkPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets.
Why similar: Action 59.9%, Indie 33.7%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, destructive shooter with a similar pixel-art aesthetic and focus on chaotic combat.
- #17 Capsized
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,101 reviews2011
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Action 20%, Shooter 11.8%, Indie 11%, Sci-fi 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi platformer that incorporates physics-based combat and exploration in a hostile environment.
- #18 Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure
85% matchVery Positive89% of 478 reviews2016
Dev: Game SwingPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Stikbold is a glorious and intense sport which will put your friendships to the test with fast-paced, hard-hitting and occasionally hilariously unfair action! Or play the co-op story mode to unlock the full roster of quirky sporting heroes and earn achievements.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 35.6%, Action 25.7%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Indie 11.2%, Adventure 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based local multiplayer game that captures the same fun, chaotic energy as Cobalt's multiplayer modes.
- #19 Advent NEON®
81% matchVery Positive99% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: CryoGX
Windows
Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Robots 21.3%, Action 19.7%, Indie 10.4%, 2D 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced 2D platforming and combat with a heavy emphasis on style and speed.
- #20 Jamestown
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,360 reviews2011
Dev: Final Form Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 35.7%, Action 17.4%, Indie 16.7%, 2D 9.7%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, high-speed action shooter that demands the same level of focus and reflexes as Cobalt.
- #21 Colossus Down
83% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: Mango Protocol
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Join forces with Nika, MechaNika, Agatha and the Great Bleeding Pig in this peculiar and crazy mission of destruction of everything that isn't cool.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 33.6%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 13.4%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy brawler with local multiplayer support that emphasizes fast, punchy combat.
- #22 Holodrive
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,236 reviews2021
Dev: BitCake StudioPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A fast-paced multiplayer shooter where you customize your robot, zoom around with a jetpack, and battle with various weapons. Master the arenas, surprise your enemies, and enjoy the nonstop action!
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.4%, Shooter 21.3%, Platformer 19.2%, Action 15%, Indie 11%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer shooter that utilizes 2D platforming elements and fast movement to create dynamic arenas.
- #23 SpeedRunners
81% matchVery Positive94% of 37,081 reviews2016
Dev: DoubleDutch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
Why similar: Multiplayer 29.4%, Local Multiplayer 24.3%, Platformer 17.4%, Action 8.6%, Indie 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive platformer that prioritizes speed, momentum, and clever use of gadgets.
- #24 Unit 4
84% matchMixed48% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Gamera Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fast paced platforming action, cooperative gameplay up to 4 players, an elite squad of agents with amazing skills, space travels, exploration, unique missions, fancy characters, incredible fights with huge bosses, trade, minigames and much more!
Why similar: Platformer 45.1%, Action 34.4%, Indie 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D platformer designed for local multiplayer with a focus on character-swapping mechanics.
- #25 Teeworlds
82% matchVery Positive89% of 4,371 reviews2015
Dev: Teeworlds Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
Why similar: Multiplayer 24.2%, Platformer 18.4%, Action 12.7%, Shooter 12%, Level Editor 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based multiplayer shooter that utilizes grappling hooks and momentum for high-skill movement.
- #26 Rogue Glitch Ultra
80% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Platformer 25.6%, Local Multiplayer 24.1%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Action 14.4%, 2D 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that emphasizes platforming and chaotic, projectile-based combat.
- #27 Dead Cells
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 180,167 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 39.9%, Action 20.4%, Adventure 19.6%, 2D 15.3%, Indie 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features fluid, fast-paced combat and platforming movement that feels incredibly responsive.
- #28 Gunpoint
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,281 reviews2013
Dev: Suspicious Developments
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data.
Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Indie 19.3%, Action 18.5%, 2D 14.8%, Level Editor 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based movement and tactical 2D action to create satisfying, momentum-driven gameplay.
- #29 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
77% matchVery Positive93% of 4,036 reviews2015
Dev: Asteroid Base
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 30.2%, Multiplayer 20.7%, Action 11.3%, Shooter 10.8%, Co-op 9.2%
- #30 Cobalt WASD
78% matchVery Positive86% of 210 reviews2017
Dev: Oxeye Game StudioPub: Mojang
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Cobalt WASD is a multiplayer bomb-defusal action platformer with grenades that stop time. Blast your way to the bomb site or repel the assault! Use teleporter guns, grappling hooks, sticky sentry turrets and quick tactical thinking to lead your team to victory! Play online or against AI!
Why similar: Action 42.2%, Indie 25.7%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Shooter 10.5%, 2D 6%
- #31 Rocketbirds 2 Evolution
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 409 reviews2017
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The original Coq of War returns in a glorious explosion of finger-licking fun; with enhanced controls, new upgrade systems, a full single player campaign in “Part 1: The Cockup” with full VO and OST - and a 1- 4 player campaign in “Part 2: The Rescue” with procedurally generated maps.
Why similar: Action 28.3%, Platformer 28.1%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 15.4%, 2D 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D action platformer that features cinematic combat and a variety of weapons.
- #32 Orbital Gear
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,807 reviews2014
Dev: Night Node
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Orbital Gear is a fast paced sidescroller shooter where you utilize the gravitation of celestial objects to give you momentum through space. Arm your Mech with two of the twelve different weapons and destroy your enemies.
Why similar: Action 24.3%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Shooter 16.4%, Indie 10.4%, Platformer 8.2%
- #33 HARDCORE MECHA
75% matchVery Positive83% of 2,678 reviews2019
Dev: RocketPunch Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer action focusing on a better handling. The Campaign mode offers rich gameplay and seamless in-game cut-scenes for an immersive experience. Choose your favorite mecha, experience the fast-paced hardcore competitive battle of steel in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Platformer 16.8%, Action 16.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Multiplayer 14%
- #34 Commander Cool 2
76% matchVery Positive88% of 992 reviews2015
Dev: Orlyapps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Commander Cool 2 is a four player local coop retro-styled adventure that is destined to be one of coolest game in 2015!
Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Local Multiplayer 25.6%, Action 23.3%, Indie 13.5%, 2D 9.4%
- #35 Joggernauts
75% matchVery Positive86% of 140 reviews2018
Dev: Space MacePub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Jog! Jump! Switch! Coordinate the crazy conga line of alien athletes in this autorunner / puzzle platformer for 1-4 players.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.2%, Platformer 21.3%, Action 14.2%, Multiplayer 12%, Indie 9%
- #36 Jamestown+
74% matchVery Positive88% of 248 reviews2019
Dev: Final Form GamesPub: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Set sail for 17th-century British Colonial Mars in Jamestown+: a cooperative shoot-em-up for 1-4 brave souls, designed to be exciting for players of all skill levels.
Why similar: Action 42.2%, Indie 25.6%, Local Multiplayer 20.1%, Co-op 12.1%
- #37 Hover
74% matchVery Positive80% of 2,163 reviews2017
Dev: Midgar StudioPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Experience the thrills of a fast-paced single and multiplayer Parkour game. Join the Rebellion and deride the security forces of an anti-leisure tyranny. Rise up to the many challenges of a futuristic Open World. Assemble your team, enhance your gear and perform incredible tricks and combos.
Why similar: Platformer 27.3%, Multiplayer 24.9%, Action 15.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 9.4%
- #38 Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky
73% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: boxedworks
Windows · Linux
Definitely Sneaky But Not Sneaky is a fast-paced action game featuring tight controls and slow-motion combat. Unlock items, customize your gear, and take out your enemies one by one! Co-op included.
Why similar: Bullet Time 47.7% ★, Action 20.4%, Shooter 19.6%, Indie 12.3%
- #39 Risk of Rain (2013)
73% matchVery Positive93% of 29,799 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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%, Action 18.5%, Indie 13.7%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Co-op 7.9%
- #40 Distance
72% matchVery Positive92% of 7,513 reviews2018
Dev: Refract
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
Why similar: Level Editor 24.6%, Multiplayer 21.3%, Local Multiplayer 16.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Action 10.9%
- #41 Levelhead
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,126 reviews2020
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 21.2%, Platformer 20.3%, Level Editor 19.9%, Multiplayer 16%, Action 9.3%
- #42 Booster Trooper
76% matchMixed47% of 199 reviews2010
Dev: DnS Development
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Booster Trooper is the future of multiplayer platform shooters. It provides tons of fun with its fast paced action and larger-than-life weapons. You can run or fly around the map, blasting your enemies to bits with bullets, rockets, grenades, magma and other weapons from your arsenal.
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Platformer 27.5%, Indie 18.4%, Multiplayer 18.3%
- #43 Flying Tank
68% matchVery Positive86% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: Hexage
Windows
Get into your Flying Tank and shoot 'em up like it's the good old days! Kill strange bosses, drop bombs from above and build an arsenal of fun, powerful weapons. Reclaim the stolen Earth - alone or with a friend - in a rich action-packed side-scrolling shmup!
Why similar: Bullet Time 28.6% ★, Shooter 14.6%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Action 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.7%
- #44 Super Magbot
70% matchVery Positive84% of 407 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: Platformer 25.2%, Action 21.8%, Indie 21.7%, Adventure 15.9%, 2D 8.3%
- #45 Just Shapes & Beats
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,363 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Why similar: Multiplayer 30.7%, Local Multiplayer 24.9%, Action 13.6%, 2D 11.9%, Indie 9.9%
- #46 Butsbal
73% matchMixed58% of 87 reviews2015
Dev: Xtase Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Fast Pace Shooter
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 34.4%, Action 20.2%, Shooter 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Indie 11.6%
- #47 SUPER RECOILFIGHT
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
SUPER RECOILFIGHT is a one-button projectile brawler-shooter that recalls the fun of a coin-op arcade for up to 4 players on a single keyboard. Time your shots right to win against your friends, AI or both.
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Local Multiplayer 23.3%, Multiplayer 22.4%, Indie 17%, 2D 7.5%
- #48 Bytebond
65% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: DVD UnicornsPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Mac
Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo.
Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Robots 21.9%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10.1%
- #49 Mighty No. 9
72% matchMixed50% of 3,420 reviews2016
Dev: ComceptPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Why similar: Platformer 37.4%, Action 19.3%, Robots 17%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%
- #50 Hot Shot Burn
69% matchVery Positive91% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Hot Shot Burn is the hilariously violent party brawler that lets you compete in the galaxy's ultimate televised blood sport. Experience crazy couch battles full of ridiculous flukes and insane skill shots for up to 4 players.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 36.2%, Multiplayer 24.6%, Action 16.4%, Indie 10.3%, Co-op 9.5%
- #51 ROCKETSROCKETSROCKETS
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 546 reviews2015
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ROCKETS fire ROCKETS at ROCKETS in this action-arcade, arena-combat, gorgeous festival-of-fireworks! It's dogfighting meets figure-skating in space with local multiplayer and single-player fast-paced action modes plus a ZEN MODE where ROCKETS learn to LOVE.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 38.3%, Action 21.6%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Indie 15.3%, Co-op 3.3%
- #52 Boti: Byteland Overclocked
67% matchMixed69% of 508 reviews2023
Dev: Purple Ray StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jump, Dash, Slide! Dive into a classic 3D platformer experience with Boti: Byteland Overclocked. Explore the stylized insides of a computer as a determined data robot and save Byteland from an ominous threat. Play solo or team up with a friend in seamless co-op.
Why similar: Robots 24.2%, Local Multiplayer 17.8%, Platformer 15.4%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Action 9.3%
- #53 Galactic Thunderdome
65% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Pansimula
Windows · Linux
Galactic Thunderdome is a 2D sci-fi platform brawler with a focus on physics-based mayhem. Best your friends with a vast array of weapons and gadgets in a world rich with emergent gameplay, explosive antics, and bloody remains.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 42.9%, Action 21.1%, Multiplayer 20%, Sci-fi 8.5%, 2D 7.6%
- #54 Revenge of the Savage Planet
62% matchVery Positive86% of 3,391 reviews2025
Dev: Raccoon Logic Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.
Why similar: Platformer 27.3%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Action 15.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Co-op 11.5%
- #55 Rogue Stormers
70% matchMixed69% of 988 reviews2016
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.
Why similar: Platformer 24.3%, Robots 21.7%, Shooter 19.6%, Action 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.8%
- #56 STANDBY
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Noclip
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?
Why similar: Platformer 29.7%, Action 19.6%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 12.4%, 2D 10.2%
- #57 Xion Leak
63% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Gentle Beasts Studio
Windows
Xion Leak is a fast-paced, two-player, cooperative platformer. Get in sync and set the fastest times to win trophies! Run fast, work together, and avoid the countless dangers that the mysterious Foreman has placed in your path.
Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.8%, Robots 20.2%, Platformer 15.2%, Multiplayer 15%, Action 7%
- #58 BARRIER X
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,345 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!
Why similar: Indie 24.7%, Action 21.7%, Level Editor 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Platformer 12%
- #59 Hyperdrive Massacre
71% matchMixed54% of 389 reviews2015
Dev: 34BigThings srl
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hyperdrive Massacre is an 80s inspired arcade fragfest in Spacewar sauce designed around local multiplayer, focused on kinestetics, tactical and shooting skills at a frenzied pace.
Why similar: Action 77.4%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, Shooter 4.7%, Indie 3.5%, Co-op 1.4%