- #1 Hue
97% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, Platformer 19.9%, Indie 16.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a core mechanic where you change the background color to make objects of the same color disappear or reappear, mirroring the color-shifting gameplay of Color Symphony.
- #2 Color Symphony 2
96% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: REMIMORY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Color Symphony 2 is a puzzle action platformer that utilizes the ambiguity of color. Try to eliminate obstacles or find new paths by using color!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17%, Experimental 16.5% ★, Platformer 13.3%, Indie 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it refines the original's color-based puzzle-platforming mechanics with more complex level designs.
- #3 Closure
96% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2012
Dev: Eyebrow Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Indie 14.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Experimental 10.5% ★
Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric puzzle-platformer uses light and shadow as a primary mechanic, requiring players to manipulate their surroundings to progress.
- #4 Tag: The Power of Paint
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,002 reviews2022
Dev: Tag TeamPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
The world is your canvas in this innovative first-person puzzle platformer. Tag walls and other surfaces with different colors of spray paint to reveal new ways to navigate each level, including bouncing off, sliding across, and sticking to the surfaces you paint.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.7%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 14.8%, Puzzle 11.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title uses different colored paints to alter the physics of surfaces, directly influencing how the player moves through the environment.
- #5 Another Perspective
95% matchVery Positive88% of 322 reviews2014
Dev: SaraJS
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Another Perspective is a puzzle platformer following the very confusing adventure of someone looking for something. Swap minds to see the world in different ways! Where one mind sees a bottomless pit, another might not. Where one sees a locked door, another sees a key. To change perspective is to change reality!
Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, Indie 27.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer that forces players to shift their viewpoint to navigate obstacles, echoing the cognitive challenges of the seed game.
- #6 The Swapper
94% matchVery Positive94% of 7,519 reviews2013
Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle 15.5%, Indie 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses cloning and light-based mechanics to solve intricate environmental puzzles.
- #7 INK
93% matchVery Positive81% of 1,581 reviews2015
Dev: ZackBellGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.
Why similar: Platformer 42.3%, Indie 21.6%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 8.2%, 2D 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer where the environment is invisible until you splash paint on it, creating a unique visual and navigational challenge.
- #8 Slip
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2014
Dev: Handsome Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Slip is a fast paced side scrolling platformer featuring a two color, swap mechanic. Using your two colors flee from Steve and his wretched purple beam through a multitude of obstacles and enemies. Slip combines the elegant simplicity of platforming with a polarity mechanic to create an easy to learn, but extremely difficult to master...
Why similar: Indie 35.6%, Action 33.5%, Platformer 30.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platformer that shares the indie, action-oriented feel of the seed game.
- #9 Gravity Error
91% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Faris Mohammed
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.2%, Platformer 26.2%, Indie 23%, Puzzle 9.7%, 2D 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D puzzle-platformer that focuses on navigating difficult terrain through environmental interaction.
- #10 Teslagrad
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Platformer 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Indie 11.6%, Puzzle 8.7%, Side Scroller 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes polarity and color-coded magnetic mechanics that require precise timing and logic similar to the challenges in Color Symphony.
- #11 Monolight
90% matchVery Positive88% of 368 reviews2020
Dev: bit paradigm
Windows
MONOLIGHT is 2D plat-former puzzle adventure game. Using tiny lantern, go through the maze.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.1%, Indie 27.9%, Adventure 18.4%, Puzzle 9.1%, 2D 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that emphasizes light-based mechanics to navigate through dark, challenging levels.
- #12 Contrast
89% matchVery Positive91% of 5,616 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Indie 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Adventure 12%, Puzzle 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game revolves around shifting between a 3D world and 2D shadow projections, providing a similar sense of environmental manipulation.
- #13 You Have to Win the Game
89% matchVery Positive93% of 5,714 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Platformer 42.5%, Indie 19.9%, 2D 10.2%, Action 7.9%, Side Scroller 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that captures the challenging, singleplayer exploration feel of classic indie titles.
- #14 Color Phase
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Heatwave Studios
Windows · Mac
Experience a colorful puzzle-platformer experience in Color Phase! Find and use different colors to interact with the world around you in a variety of different ways to reach your goal!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.5%, Platformer 25.6%, Action 23.3%, Puzzle 10.3%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that incorporates color-based mechanics to navigate through 3D environments.
- #15 Thomas Was Alone
87% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 23.1%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Indie 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer that uses distinct character abilities and environmental puzzles to tell a compelling story.
- #16 Arclight Beat
86% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2022
Dev: DigiPen Europe-BilbaoPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Arclight Beat is a minimalistic rhythm based 3D platformer in which you control various level elements by modifying the music.
Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, Action 26.5%, Puzzle 11%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-infused platformer that requires players to time their movements to the beat of the music.
- #17 Chromatic Conundrum
83% matchVery Positive98% of 277 reviews2026
Dev: Digs
Windows
Chromatic Conundrum is a first person puzzle game where you manipulate light. Combine different colors and form shadows to illuminate your way through an enigmatic world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.1%, Platformer 27.6%, Puzzle 11%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes atmospheric exploration and color-based logic.
- #18 Braid
86% matchVery Positive93% of 9,899 reviews2009
Dev: Number None
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.7%, Platformer 20.3%, Indie 10.8%, Puzzle 8.6%, 2D 4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that introduces time manipulation as a core mechanic to solve complex environmental puzzles.
- #19 sun-rise.exe
84% matchVery Positive92% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: louis morel
Windows
Adventure through bizarre and intricately made levels in this 2D platformer game.
Why similar: Platformer 41%, Adventure 16.9%, Dark 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.6%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An abstract 2D platformer that focuses on unique visual presentation and atmospheric exploration.
- #20 Colored Effects
84% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: TACSOU
Windows · Linux
Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.5%, Platformer 18.9%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Action 10.8%, Puzzle 9%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle-platformer that uses color mechanics to solve environmental obstacles.
- #21 404Sight
85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,762 reviews2015
Dev: Retro Yeti Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
404Sight is a free game made in support of net neutrality. It’s a 3D playground runner influenced by parkour running with the addition of a special ping ability that reveals areas that can speed the player up or slow them down.
Why similar: Action 48.8%, Indie 46.7%, Singleplayer 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A parkour-focused platformer that emphasizes movement and speed in a stylized, atmospheric world.
- #22 Eat Colors
82% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
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 24%, Action 23%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Indie 9.3%, 2D 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that features a colorful aesthetic and challenging action-oriented gameplay.
- #23 LIMBO
81% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
Dev: Playdead
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.1%, Platformer 16.4%, Indie 10.3%, Dark 7.3%, Puzzle 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses a stark, monochromatic visual style to guide the player through dangerous environments.
- #24 Toki Tori 2+
82% matchVery Positive85% of 1,084 reviews2013
Dev: Two Tribes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.5%, Platformer 21.5%, Side Scroller 21.5%, Action 9.8%, Puzzle 8%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental interaction and creature behavior rather than traditional combat.
- #25 Shift Happens
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,302 reviews2017
Dev: Klonk GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Indie 10.4%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that involves changing character states to overcome obstacles, requiring both timing and logic.
- #26 VVVVVV
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Platformer 48.1%, Indie 23.6%, 2D 10%, Action 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist precision platformer that replaces jumping with gravity-flipping, creating a unique navigational challenge.
- #27 Pigment
75% matchVery Positive97% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: David Stears
Windows
All of the color has been wiped from Huey's world! Run, jump, dash, swipe, and pogo your way through this hand-drawn platformer to restore color to the land.
Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, Action 25.6%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 7.8%
- #28 DISORDER
78% matchMixed50% of 121 reviews2025
Dev: GRUMPY
Windows
Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler
Why similar: Action 51.8%, Indie 32.8%, Singleplayer 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-platformer that features pixel-art aesthetics and challenging level design.
- #29 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
78% matchVery Positive94% of 3,463 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.5%, Platformer 21.1%, Action 16.1%, Indie 13.7%, Arcade 11%
Why You'll Like It: A highly refined precision platformer that focuses on momentum and environmental navigation.
- #30 Visibility
81% matchMixed61% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: Zeritum
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Visibility is a platformer that is completely dark until you place your lights. Each level has a limited set of lights which you must strategically place around the level in order to illuminate your path to the exit.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: An indie platformer that focuses on simple, effective mechanics for navigating challenging levels.
- #31 Polychromatic
79% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Brushfire Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Polychromatic is a physics-based arcade shooter with a pop of color.
Why similar: Indie 42.9%, Action 34.8%, Arcade 22.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful action game that provides a fast-paced, arcade-style experience.
- #32 ColorBlend FX: Desaturation Prologue
77% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Pi-Dev Bulgaria
Windows
This is the prologue chapter of our upcoming game ColorBlend FX: Desaturation. Help Splatians blend the stolen colors back to the world and foil the plans of the Evil! Squash juicy slimes, get slimed, solve puzzles, find secrets & survive the death while figuring out the evil plans of the Lord.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.5%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 14.6%, Action 9.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #33 ColorCube
76% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Chen Jingge
Windows · Mac · Linux
A first-person 3D puzzle game. Objects of the same color cannot collide with each other, and you're no exception. But not only you can change the color of yourself, but also you can change the colors of other objects with a wand. This game has 43 levels. It takes about 1~2 hours to pass.
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Puzzle 26.5%, Indie 17.1%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 10.1%
- #34 Colors! Platform
74% matchVery Positive96% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: Vergiu
Windows
Colors! Platform is a minimalist casual platform game.
Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Indie 12.9%, 2D 12.6%, Side Scroller 10.9%
- #35 Cubico
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: Simon HischierPub: Ideation Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique and experimental game mechanic. An open world awaits the player and offers challanges and pushing rythms.
Why similar: Indie 46.8%, Action 46.3%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #36 Disorder
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2015
Dev: Swagabyte Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 22.5%, Indie 22.2%, Action 20.3%, Dark 7.6%
- #37 Dark Roll
74% matchVery Positive87% of 252 reviews2019
Dev: Artbarian Games
Windows
Dark Roll is a FREE single player game, in which the player goes through a series of uniquely designed levels. Your agility will be tested along with your logic. Each level is planned to provide a different challenge.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.6%, Platformer 27.2%, Indie 11.1%, Dark 10%, Action 8.7%
- #38 Rainbowcore Hypernova
72% matchVery Positive81% of 179 reviews2023
Dev: Nucko Games
Windows
Unleash your inner fighter in Rainbowcore Hypernova, the explosively fun and free fighting game featuring vibrant characters, easy controls, and dynamic battles
Why similar: Action 55%, 2D 26.1%, Singleplayer 11.9%, Indie 7%
- #39 GunBlocks - Prologue
73% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Steve Welz
Windows
In this prologue you crash-land on a mysterious planet. In order to get your lost cargo back, use tetrominos, solve blocky puzzles, and get to know its not too friendly inhabitants.
Why similar: Experimental 29.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Action 15.6%, Puzzle 6.7%, Platformer 6.1%
- #40 Colourblind
73% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: IcarusDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Solve mind-bending puzzles using COLOURS of Coreium and Innovative Mechanics... and discover a terrible truth... Made by a 15-Year-Old aspiring Game Developer
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47%, Platformer 30.3%, Puzzle 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.2%
- #41 Clown2Beat
75% matchMixed66% of 55 reviews2016
Dev: Rodrigo Banzato
Windows
You are selected to be part of a circus, open the doors and beat the Clowns, solving the challenges before the clock ends.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.8%, Action 19.2%, Indie 17.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #42 Upfall
69% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Amicable Animal
Windows
Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and near death experiences. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths. How far will your upfall be? A free game for the in betweens.
Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, Indie 19.6%, Action 16.5%, Arcade 15.8%, 2D 9.2%
- #43 Vectromirror 0™
72% matchVery Positive86% of 463 reviews2020
Dev: The Vectromirror InitiativePub: Burnout Game Ventures
Windows
Become the Test Subject and attempt to complete a challenging experiment to awaken emotional responses in your Artificial Intelligence. Jump, wall-run, and parkour your way through the free-to-play prequel to the upcoming game.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 24%, Indie 16.5%, Action 16.5%, Puzzle 9%
- #44 Tempo
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 167 reviews2021
Dev: Aestronauts
Windows · Mac · Linux
A rhythm platforming game but instead of staying on the beat… you play at your own beat!
Why similar: Experimental 52.4% ★, Action 22.8%, Arcade 18.3%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #45 Colorful Colore
71% matchVery Positive97% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Colorful Colore is a Puzzle Labyrinth game, where your objective is to get in the exit matching the correct colors in the way.
Why similar: Arcade 29.6%, Indie 28.2%, 2D 19.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Singleplayer 8.5%
- #46 Perspective
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,387 reviews2019
Dev: WiddershinsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Perspective is an experimental platformer. The player avatar moves in a 2D space that transforms when the player changes perspective in 3D space. The player needs to use this mechanic navigate the 2D avatar to a goal in order to progress from level to level.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 60.2%, Puzzle 20.1%, Indie 19.7%
- #47 Bitcoin Collector: Spinners Attack
73% matchMixed49% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Bitcoin Сollector: spinners attack is a colorful game in which you must avoid traps, evade spinners and collect bitcoin's, changing gravity and teleporting at your own discretion.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Action 10.6%, Indie 8%
- #48 Brainmelter Deluxe
71% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.3%, Platformer 29.5%, Action 13.9%, 2D 9.9%, Indie 9%
- #49 Symphonia
66% matchVery Positive92% of 338 reviews2024
Dev: Sunny PeakPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.
Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Side Scroller 24.9%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 11.6%, 2D 9%
- #50 Biphase
69% matchVery Positive96% of 265 reviews2021
Dev: Seasun Seed
Windows
Biphase is a 2D platform jumping game with exploration and puzzles as its core. In the game, the player plays a role who has bipolar disorder, trying to discover and break through the self in the abstract red and black world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Platformer 19.2%, Indie 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Puzzle 7.6%
- #51 Find You
70% matchVery Positive93% of 419 reviews2017
Dev: Byting Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Play every character simultaneously and reunite them in mind boggling 100 levels
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.3%, Platformer 22%, Puzzle 9.4%, 2D 8.2%, Indie 7.7%
- #52 Monstro Maestro
65% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Game Academy
Windows
Play as a conductor trapped in a haunted and crazy mansion! As a concert begins, a jealous ghost appears and takes possession of your orchestra. To free them, you must explore every corner of the mansion, complete musical challenges, and rebuild your troupe.
Why similar: Action 43.8%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 13.1%, 2D 12.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #53 Sonder
66% matchVery Positive90% of 688 reviews2024
Dev: Finally Games
Windows
Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Platformer 23.2%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Adventure 8.5%
- #54 100% Challenge
67% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: findemor
Windows
Action arcade! CAPTURE enemies of your color and AVOID the rest to become the best in the world! Fast, addictive and 100% challenging!
Why similar: Action 35.9%, Arcade 26%, 2D 17.2%, Indie 15.1%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #55 Karma Knight
69% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: UltramarineSoft
Windows
Karma Knight is a fast paced 2D side-scrolling platform action game with stylish combat. Find hidden items in the stages, collect different spells, defeat the enemies as you gain more experience and enjoy the overall platform action game style.
Why similar: Action 36.7%, Indie 35.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.6%, 2D 4%
- #56 ColorCoordination
65% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: El Demso
Windows · Linux
ColorCoordination is a puzzle game where you match colored blocks and spaces by moving them in unison. Explore deep, philosophical topics with your AI Assistant "CoCo" and discover more about its purpose - all while solving a myriad of colorful brainteasers!
Why similar: Puzzle 52.6%, Indie 36.3%, Singleplayer 11.1%
- #57 From the Shadows
68% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2020
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
From the Shadows is a cooperative puzzle platformer game where players have to work their way through a mysterious mansion by resolving puzzles that revolve around the mechanics of light and shadow.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 21.1%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Adventure 8.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #58 TETRACHROMA
64% matchVery Positive100% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: sparsevector
Windows
TETRACHROMA is a block stacking puzzle action game with a new color changing mechanic inspired by Reversi. Manage the constantly changing colors of the board to clear 15+ lines with a single piece.
Why similar: Arcade 24.4%, Action 23.6%, Indie 19.6%, Puzzle 19.3%, 2D 8.9%
- #59 Klang
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 127 reviews2016
Dev: TinimationsPub: Snow Cannon Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo into a world of fast-paced exploration, platforming and combat.
Why similar: Platformer 34%, Action 17.3%, Indie 12.3%, 2D 10.5%, Adventure 10.4%
- #60 Magic Rampage
64% matchVery Positive95% of 1,652 reviews2022
Dev: Asantee Games
Windows
Magic Rampage is a fast-paced action RPG platformer with a massive single-player campaign, deep character customization, and challenging dungeons. Master powerful gear, uncover secrets, and test your skills in competitive and PvP modes.
Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Indie 19.8%, Action 18.8%, Adventure 13.1%, 2D 11.8%