- #1 Gravity Circuit
97% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Robots 22.9%, Platformer 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Action 13%, Side Scroller 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane robot-themed platformer that captures the classic action feel and tight controls found in Copy Kitty.
- #2 Freedom Planet
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Platformer 21.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Action 10.7%, Indie 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers incredibly fast-paced momentum-based platforming with a strong focus on a female protagonist and vibrant, colorful stages.
- #3 20XX
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 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 29.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Action 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite platformer that draws heavy inspiration from the Mega Man series, focusing on fast action and upgradeable abilities.
- #4 Berserk Boy
95% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Why similar: Robots 24.7%, Platformer 16%, Side Scroller 15%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-speed platforming and a transformation system that mirrors the ability-swapping mechanics of the seed game.
- #5 30XX
94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,738 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Level Editor 24.6%, Robots 17.6%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: The refined sequel to 20XX that enhances the fast-paced action and variety of character-building options.
- #6 Iconoclasts
94% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Platformer 14.3%, Action 13.9%, Indie 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist and tight action-platforming mechanics within a beautifully detailed world.
- #7 Super Crush KO
93% matchVery Positive97% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows
Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler set in a vibrant, near-future city. Zip up your favourite neon jacket and combo your way through swarms of deadly robots to save your kidnapped kitten and, while you’re at it, save humanity from an AI apocalypse.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Colorful 11.2%, Arcade 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, fast-paced action game that emphasizes fluid movement and stylish combat combos.
- #8 Azure Striker Gunvolt
92% matchVery Positive85% of 1,735 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.
Why similar: Action 25.1%, Platformer 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Side Scroller 13%, Indie 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, high-speed action platformer with a focus on unique combat mechanics and a futuristic setting.
- #9 Mega Man 11
91% matchVery Positive89% of 5,195 reviews2018
Dev: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.
Why similar: Platformer 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Robots 19%, Action 16.2%, Side Scroller 15.1%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential robot-themed action platformer that defines the genre Copy Kitty builds upon.
- #10 Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
91% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 13.8%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer featuring a female protagonist and high-energy gameplay that rewards quick thinking.
- #11 Gato Roboto
90% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Cats 20.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Action 15.9%, Indie 13.4%, Side Scroller 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming metroidvania where you pilot a mech, focusing on robot-themed exploration and combat.
- #12 Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,639 reviews2020
Dev: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings together six classic titles in one game: Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent. The collection also features Z-Chaser, an exclusive new mode created just for this set of games.
Why similar: Action 36.6%, Great Soundtrack 22.9%, Platformer 16.2%, Robots 7.7%, Side Scroller 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides intense, fast-paced action with a variety of weapons and abilities that reward skilled play.
- #13 KUNAI
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 589 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Action 32.8%, Indie 23%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-adventure game with fluid movement mechanics and a distinct, colorful art style.
- #14 Katana ZERO
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 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: Great Soundtrack 35.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Action 14.6%, Cyberpunk 13.3%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers high-speed, one-hit-kill action that demands the same level of precision and reflex as the most difficult sections of Copy Kitty.
- #15 Cyber Shadow
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,490 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Platformer 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Cyberpunk 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Action 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, robot-filled action platformer that emphasizes precise movement and combat mastery.
- #16 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 199 reviews2014
Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!
Why similar: Action 19.3%, Robots 19.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Side Scroller 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game centered on robot combat and fast-paced platforming challenges.
- #17 Steel Assault
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 435 reviews2021
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Platformer 14.8%, Action 12.9%, Futuristic 10.9%, Retro 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, high-intensity action platformer with a futuristic aesthetic and fast-paced combat.
- #18 Rabi-Ribi
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,161 reviews2016
Dev: CreSpirit
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 16.8%, Action 11.7%, Bullet Hell 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell platformer with a female protagonist that offers deep customization and challenging boss encounters.
- #19 METAGAL
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter
Why similar: Action 22.8%, Platformer 19.5%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Indie 14.5%, Retro 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic robot-themed platformers with a focus on a female protagonist and challenging stages.
- #20 Touhou Luna Nights
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,634 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Side Scroller 18%, Platformer 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Action 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania with unique time-manipulation mechanics and fast-paced combat featuring a female lead.
- #21 Grapple Force Rena
82% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Action 34.7%, Indie 23.4%, Platformer 20.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, 2D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique platformer that focuses on a grappling hook mechanic and a female lead, emphasizing momentum and precision.
- #22 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,427 reviews2018
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Platformer 17.8%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Action 13.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style action platformer that focuses on character switching and diverse weapon abilities.
- #23 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
79% matchVery Positive87% of 6,949 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Platformer 46%, Action 30.6%, Retro 12.3%, Indie 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dieselpunk-themed action platformer where you control a rabbit in a mech suit, focusing on combo-heavy combat.
- #24 Dead Cells
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 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 45.7%, Action 30.4%, 2D 16%, Indie 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-roguelike that offers a massive variety of weapons and abilities to combine for unique playstyles.
- #25 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,570 reviews2014
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.1%, Platformer 25.7%, Retro 9.4%, Indie 8.2%, Side Scroller 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features tight platforming and a wide variety of unlockable sub-weapons that change how you approach combat.
- #26 Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-
79% matchVery Positive93% of 7,196 reviews2021
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.
Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, Action 15.7%, Cute 9.7%, Indie 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A polished action-platformer with a female protagonist and fluid, satisfying movement mechanics.
- #27 Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
78% matchVery Positive82% of 5,120 reviews2017
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sundered is a chaotic hand-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!
Why similar: Platformer 23.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Action 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic action game that features intense combat and large-scale encounters against hordes of enemies.
- #28 Bubbles the Cat
77% matchVery Positive95% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Team Cats & Bears
Windows
Leap, blast and bob your way through over a hundred levels of cute platforming action in BUBBLES THE CAT!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.4%, Cats 18.3%, Platformer 17.5%, Indie 12.8%, Action 11.5%
- #29 GIGA WRECKER
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 774 reviews2017
Dev: GAME FREAK inc.Pub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!
Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Female Protagonist 26%, Action 23.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%, Cyberpunk 7.5%
- #30 ARMORED KITTEN
76% matchVery Positive81% of 567 reviews2017
Dev: Ducat
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Awesome side scroll action about Cute and Deadly Kitten with a double shotgun!
Why similar: Cats 25.6%, Action 20.4%, Indie 13.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Colorful 8.5%
- #31 Mighty Gunvolt
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 415 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Action 27.4%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Indie 16.1%, Retro 11.1%
- #32 Blade Kitten
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,086 reviews2014
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Female Protagonist 30.3%, Action 22.3%, Indie 6.5%, Sci-fi 5.2%
- #33 Kitten Burst
70% matchVery Positive98% of 400 reviews2024
Dev: Jam2goPub: Lithodelphis
Windows
Kitten Burst is an Adventure/Racing Game about a Flying Cat set in the year 200X. Explore Sites on the Web, Race through Circuits, & Battle Bullet Hell Bosses to Save Cyberspace.
Why similar: Cats 53.5%, Cyberpunk 25.3%, Sci-fi 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%, Futuristic 3.7%
- #34 Wildcat Gun Machine
73% matchMixed64% of 120 reviews2022
Dev: Chunkybox GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Wildcat Gun Machine is a bullet hell dungeon crawler where you take on hordes of disgusting flesh beasts with a wide variety of guns, giant mech robots, and cute kittens.
Why similar: Robots 24.4%, Cats 14.1%, Action 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Bullet Hell 9.8%
- #35 Double Cross
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: 13AM GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Action 26.9%, Indie 17.8%, Platformer 16.2%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #36 Freedom Planet 2
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Action 9.1%, Colorful 7%
- #37 Mighty No. 9
75% matchMixed50% of 3,407 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 28.2%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Action 19%, Robots 16.1%, Retro 5.4%
- #38 Assault Android Cactus+
72% matchVery Positive94% of 2,000 reviews2015
Dev: Witch Beam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Why similar: Robots 29.7%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Action 12.5%, Bullet Hell 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #39 Downpurr
71% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Robin FoxPub: Studio Nevermore
Windows · Linux
Mimi's platformer-shooter adventure through a land of magic, cats, and rain!
Why similar: Cats 25.3%, Platformer 22.2%, Action 15.3%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Cute 10%
- #40 Noitu Love 2: Devolution
73% matchVery Positive92% of 632 reviews2012
Dev: Joakim Sandberg
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!
Why similar: Action 22.5%, Platformer 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Indie 13%, Side Scroller 10.8%
- #41 Cally's Caves 3
73% matchVery Positive81% of 551 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Action 16.3%, Indie 11.5%
- #42 Project Mercury
74% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 23.8%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Action 19.6%, Indie 12.7%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #43 AQUA KITTY UDX
71% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: TIKIPOD
Windows
AQUA KITTY UDX blasts onto PC in this enhanced Ultra Deluxe Edition including the epic Dreadnought game mode!
Why similar: Action 25.3%, Cats 23.9%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Arcade 10.7%, Cute 7.3%
- #44 Mekabolt
71% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Robots 20.9%, Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Action 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 8.2%
- #45 Super Alloy Ranger
69% matchVery Positive92% of 366 reviews2022
Dev: Alloy MushroomPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Super Alloy Ranger is a 2D side-scrolling action game. Play as Marksman Kelly or Combat Robot No.2 to challenge different levels within the dangerous Machine Empire and unlock new weapons. Use Kelly’s shooting and No.2’s deathblows to defeat abnormal Machine Bosses!
Why similar: Action 57.4%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Indie 18.1%
- #46 Ghost 1.0
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,103 reviews2016
Dev: @unepic_franPub: Unepic Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.9%, Action 15.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Cyberpunk 12.4%, Robots 11.8%
- #47 Bleed
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,897 reviews2013
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Action 22.4%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Indie 13.1%, Side Scroller 6.3%
- #48 Supercat Survivors
66% matchVery Positive86% of 169 reviews2026
Dev: Happy Universe Studios
Windows · Mac
Meow! This is a cat-themed Survivor-like game where you control an adorable Supercat! Battle monsters to level up, collect items, upgrade weapons, and experiment with strategic builds to fight off invading creatures threatening Meow Star.
Why similar: Action 44.4%, Bullet Hell 32%, Cute 23.6%
- #49 Blazing Chrome
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,924 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.9%, Action 13.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Robots 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%
- #50 Gunborg: Dark Matters
68% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2022
Dev: Ricpau Studios
Windows
Harness the power of dark energy as you jump, slash, shoot and bombard your way through an army of alien soldiers and killer robots in an arcade style, twin-stick shooter with a slick 80's synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.4%, Platformer 16.8%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Cyberpunk 10.8%, Action 8.6%
- #51 Gunner-chan!
65% matchVery Positive92% of 226 reviews2025
Dev: kido
Windows
A 2.5D top-down, roguelike shooter set in a base that has been taken over by a revolt of robots.
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Robots 28.7%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Indie 6.8%
- #52 Kitty's Last Adventure
64% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Woum
Windows · Mac
Cute Survivor where you play as Kitty the cat aboard her flying cat-saucer🛸 created by her distraught human.
Why similar: Cats 27.3%, Bullet Hell 17.4%, Cute 17.4%, Action 15.3%, Arcade 12%
- #53 Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
67% matchVery Positive93% of 585 reviews2020
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!
Why similar: Action 31.4%, Platformer 30%, Indie 21.1%, Retro 9%, 2D 8.5%
- #54 Exception
68% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Traxmaster Software
Windows
When an old woman's computer system is taken over by a virus bent on total annihilation, you assume control of an ordinary software program transformed into an elite combat machine. Retake the system and build your character into a formidable instrument of retribution.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 19%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Sci-fi 8%
- #55 Super Catboy
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 354 reviews2023
Dev: PixelpogoPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!
Why similar: Cats 18.4%, Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Action 12.1%, Indie 9.9%
- #56 Mighty Switch Force! Collection
68% matchVery Positive88% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Switch up the fun with four games in one! As cybernetic peacekeeper Officer Patricia Wagon, you'll use your platforming skills, puzzle-solving abilities, and level-altering Siren Helmet to catch criminals, extinguish infernos, and smash enemies. Four-player co-op and versus modes included!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.9%, Action 25.3%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Indie 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 6.7%