- #1 Project Roll
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: rtnman
Windows · Mac
Project Roll is a difficult physics-based platformer with a twist: there's no jump button! Instead, you'll speed through levels by slamming into the ground and bouncing over obstacles! The game was designed with speedrunning in mind, and features time trial levels where you can compete globally!
Why similar: Difficult 28%, 2D Platformer 24.4%, Platformer 18.6%, Physics 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #2 Argus Panoptes
96% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: Tempel 1 Studio
Windows
A 2D platformer with engaging, physics-based mechanics in an unforgiving world. Collect the eyes of Argus Panoptes to complete the levels in this dystopian take on mythology.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 20.3%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Difficult 10.8%, Action 9.2%
- #3 Wald-Guard
96% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Licht_Fisch
Windows
In Wald-Guard, you explore a strange land as a bumblebee — but the ground is “Lava”! Fly through precise 2D platforming levels, uncover hidden places, and overcome challenging obstacles.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.2%, Platformer 21.7%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Linear 14.4%, 2D 7.4%
- #4 Last Order
95% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: KujiraDanceRoom
Windows
'Last Order' is a 2D action game with pixel art graphics and high difficulty. Utilize a variety of wire actions to recover the Last Order in a devastated world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Difficult 21.7%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 15.7%, Action 6.4%
- #5 Corgi Conquest
94% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Roman NixonPub: Vermillion
Windows
Corgi Conquest is a difficult platformer where you're a corgi trying to get back to your owner! Continue to dash your way out of heaven all while trying not to fall back to hell...
Why similar: Difficult 27.6%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Platformer 18%, Linear 11.4%, 2D 6.2%
- #6 YUMPR
94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: DybotoGames
Windows
Yumpr has crashed in hostile enviroment! Filled up with dangerous creatures and obstacles. Help him survive this crazy world!
Why similar: Difficult 30%, 2D Platformer 27.9%, Platformer 19.4%, Linear 14.5%, 2D 6.7%
- #7 The Adventure of Sunny the hedgehog
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: fuzx45
Windows
In this 2D platformer you play as a hedgehog named sunny having to facing rats, birds, bullets, and more. Whether its jumping from clouds or the platformers in the sewers, as long as you have the determination, you can become the queen of the entire world.
Why similar: Difficult 35.8%, 2D Platformer 33.9%, Platformer 21%, 2D 7%, Indie 1.3%
- #8 Tackle Girl
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Tackle Boy
Windows
Platform game. You aim to clear over 60 stages use Jump , Dive and Tackle!
Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, 2D Platformer 25.4%, Difficult 24.6%, Action 11.7%, 2D 8.8%
- #9 The Rabbit's Scroll
91% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Scroll UpPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Play as a rabbit ascending up a paper scroll, scrambling to escape a rampaging wall of deadly ink. Can you ensure your beautiful world won't be erased from the history books?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 21.7%, Linear 16.4%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Action 7.7%
- #10 The Last Shape
91% matchMixed50% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Yan Hlibov
Windows
The Last Shape - is a hand-drawn 2d platformer game, which gives the player an amazing opportunity to sink into the breathtaking atmosphere of a destroyed alien world. The player has to pass all the floors of the game accompanied with a little cube and finally see what happened.
Why similar: Difficult 29.3%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 18.4%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Linear 7.7%
- #11 Raindrop Umbrella
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kabocha renga
Windows
Sometimes to attack, sometimes to move. Kick your enemies to the ground with umbrella actions. A devastated land. Two opposing races. What is the secret of the world where it keeps raining? ...... A short 2D action game drawn with dots.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.2%, Post-apocalyptic 28.6%, Platformer 21.9%, Action 10.3%, Combat 4.9%
- #12 Pintman:Escape the Lockdown
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cú Games
Windows
2D platformer set in Ireland
Why similar: Difficult 35.4%, 2D Platformer 31.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Linear 10.4%, 2D 4.1%
- #13 Faceplant
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Saultoons
Windows
A difficult, pixel art platformer. You can't stop, but can you reach the top?
Why similar: Difficult 25.7%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 16.4%, Hand-drawn 11%, Linear 7.5%
- #14 Sapo Xulé and the Unwanted Marriage
86% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Squash Studios
Windows
Sapo Xulé is back! To celebrate the character's 30th anniversary, Squash Studios and the character's creator, artist Paulo José, present “Sapo Xulé and the Unwanted Marriage”, a 2D platform game inspired by the character's games released in the 90s.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.2%, Platformer 21.3%, Linear 17.1%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, 2D 7.5%
- #15 Mirage
87% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Cool TeamPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Linux
Jump through mystical desert ruins and shoot the bird-like guards to steal their treasure.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.3%, Platformer 25.4%, Linear 18.1%, Action 8.9%, 2D 8.3%
- #16 The Phoenix
88% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Grant G Heffner
Windows · Mac
The Phoenix is an action-platform video game inspired by Capcom's classic Mega Man games.Run, jump, climb and shoot your way through 5 levels, each culminating in a boss battle with a supervillain.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.6%, Platformer 27.8%, Linear 18.6%, Action 13.3%, 2D 8.6%
- #17 Some Jello and a Hard Place
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Orin TPub: Oatea
Windows · Linux
Worlds hardest game? You'll just have to find out yourself.
Why similar: Difficult 31.9%, Linear 18.4%, Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, 2D 7.2%
- #18 Lacuna/Draft
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Insomnia
Windows
"Lacuna/Draft" (ラクナドラフト) は敵を避けながら素早く駆け抜ける緊張・爽快横スクアクションゲームです。
Why similar: Platformer 23.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Action 10.7%
- #19 Jumping Knight
84% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Flop
Windows
Get to the top by testing your patience and determination. If you feel up to it, good luck! Jump carefully, any fall can be harmful, but you can always learn a lesson from it...
Why similar: Difficult 35.7%, 2D Platformer 24%, Platformer 13.9%, Physics 8.1%, Linear 7.2%
- #20 Bit Sword
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Retro Fall Games
Windows
A 1-bit retro platformer ready for action
Why similar: 2D Platformer 39%, Linear 23.5%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D 10.7%, Action 6.2%
- #21 Ghostie's Escape
82% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Gabriel "zeckrust" Bergeron
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dance with death in this intense dodge-and-survive experience that pushes your reflexes to their limits. Find clues to make your way out of an executioner's chamber where every shadow holds danger.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.3%, Platformer 25.3%, Linear 11.2%, Physics 9.5%, Difficult 8.6%
- #22 Oloo
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shidonski Games
Windows
Oloo is a 2D physics-based platformer where you play as a little creature that is too squishy to be dangerous and too cute to be scary. Find out why you are in this falling-apart world and where you are going.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Linear 14.3%, Platformer 13.3%, Physics 11.1%
- #23 Brain Meltdown - Into Despair
82% matchVery Positive94% of 247 reviews2020
Dev: Onfire Games
Windows
Brain Meltdown - Into Despair is a platformer game with a unique concept, where you need to control two characters by yourself. This is not a co-op game!
Why similar: Difficult 30.6%, 2D Platformer 26.1%, Hand-drawn 18.7%, Platformer 7.9%, 2D 5.7%
- #24 Nicator
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LordHannuPub: Mattias Kokkonen
Windows
This is a simple 2D platformer game go from left to right. Fight against gruesome undead that tries to hit you and bite you. face undead ghosts, skeletons even crawling undead. If your lucky you'll met the undead king.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.3%, Platformer 21.9%, Linear 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, 2D 7.5%
- #25 Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked
80% matchMixed68% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: Limited Run Games, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Rocket Knight Adventures:Re-Sparked has 3 games. This collection immerses players in these thrilling classic titles on Steam.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.2%, Platformer 31%, Action 13%, Fantasy 11.6%, 2D 9.9%
- #26 Hero's Journey
81% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Good Boy Studios
Windows
Hero's Journey is a 2D platformer where you'll fight goblins and evil potato dudes in order to make a demanding squirrel happy.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.7%, Platformer 30.5%, Linear 16.3%, 2D 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #27 Battery-out
79% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Percephoenix
Windows
Battery-out is an action platformer with power routing.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.4%, Platformer 25.3%, Linear 14.4%, Action 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%
- #28 Demonak: Hunter's Initiation
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fire Boss Games
Windows
Action platformer where players guide Kalu, a young demon hunter, through his initiation ritual. Set in a dark, supernatural world, Kalu must prove his worth by facing various challenges and defeating demonic creatures to become a full-fledged hunter.
Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, 2D Platformer 22.4%, Linear 16.5%, Platformer 16.1%, Action 5.9%
- #29 Invertinator
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: froggyrs
Windows
Invertinator is a platform game about inverting space and flipping gravity.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.5%, Platformer 26.4%, Linear 21.3%, 2D 9.4%, Action 6.4%
- #30 ShipRect
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Egg Academy
Windows
Transform through various levels as Greg! Human now turned rectangle. Greg's spaceship crashed and he landed on a planet named Egg-12B and he is on his anxious quest back to Earth. Help Greg, he needs it.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 24.4%, Linear 13.1%, Action 11.8%, Physics 8.6%
- #31 Grapplania
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 34 reviews2023
Dev: Single PlayPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Mac
Join Lynn, a descendant of a long line of whip-wielding warriors, in a 2D adventure through a perilous, abandoned castle filled with treasure.
Why similar: Difficult 33.6%, 2D Platformer 29.9%, Platformer 21.9%, Action 7.4%, 2D 6.5%
- #32 Full Effect
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Silverheaven Interactive
Windows
FULL EFFECT is a wicked piece of software that ended up being a side scroller with FPS mechanics. Complete your mission and run'n'gun every enemy who opposes you. This challenge will not tolerate a skill issue: They Fear You Less Than You Fear Them
Why similar: Difficult 30%, Linear 17.2%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Action 9.9%
- #33 The Abyssal Descent
75% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Nocturna VideoGame Studio
Windows
A 80-level vertical descent through surreal pixel worlds. No saves. No mercy. Just fall and survive.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.6%, Platformer 23.6%, Difficult 15.7%, Linear 12.6%, Action 10.7%
- #34 Bionic Bay
73% matchVery Positive86% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Difficult 17.6%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Hand-drawn 10%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #35 ChronoCodex
77% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Nerogetz
Windows
Conquer the trials through platforming and dodging hazardous zones to ascend to the top.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.6%, Platformer 25.9%, Linear 17.9%, 2D 8.2%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #36 Cleithrophobia
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: WillyHB
Windows
Exploring the forest quickly turns into a nightmare, as you fall through the ground into an enourmous cave. Having no way but forward, you continue through the massive cavern, being met with hostility from the local wildlife, and exploring a lost human civilization, destroyed by an unknown force...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.9%, Platformer 23.7%, Linear 16.6%, 2D 7.8%, Action 7.4%
- #37 Rain World
73% matchVery Positive94% of 50,449 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
Why similar: Difficult 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%
- #38 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
75% matchMixed60% of 443 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Post-apocalyptic 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%
- #39 Ghost Song
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,404 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Platformer 15.3%, Difficult 15%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
- #40 Pepo
74% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: TeamBUD
Windows
Pepo is a 2D platformer shooting game that fights boss by firing three colors. Join Pepo's adventure of meeting mutant bosses on the extinct planet and leaving to find Pepo's home!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.7%, Post-apocalyptic 23.4%, Platformer 20.2%, Action 7.1%, 2D 7.1%
- #41 Artemis: God-Queen of The Hunt
74% matchMixed55% of 44 reviews2019
Dev: James Leakos
Windows · Mac
Olympia is not for the faint of heart. Explore, hunt, and survive (or try) in this ultra-hard platformer that focuses on being airborne.
Why similar: Difficult 23.9%, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Platformer 17.9%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Action 7.6%
- #42 Glimmer Chain
72% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Jose Romaguera Montero
Windows
Use the chain to swing and propel yourself through the buildings. Execute fluid and epic moves to light up the city in the shortest possible time!
Why similar: Difficult 26.7%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Platformer 17.9%, 2D 5.6%
- #43 Duck Run
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: DudeekiPub: Dudeeki Studio
Windows
Duck Run is an exhilarating 2D precision platformer that will test your reflexes and agility.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 35.4%, Platformer 26.6%, Linear 18.5%, 2D 9.2%, Action 8.4%
- #44 Foddia
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Team Backrow Games
Windows
I can't leave yet. I came here for a reason. If I leave now, I'll never forgive myself.
Why similar: Difficult 34.6%, 2D Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 20.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%, 2D 7.1%
- #45 Zombotron Re-Boot
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ant.Karlov Games
Windows · Mac
Fight with zombies, with evil robots and other monsters to survive in the crazy world of Zombotron. The action takes place on an unknown planet, which over time was abandoned and forgotten by people. Find and rescue survivals to discover the mystery of the mysterious planet together.
Why similar: Platformer 20%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Physics 12.2%, Action 6.8%
- #46 The Legend of Fjarri
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael NorthwayPub: Marten Beyond
Windows
THE LEGEND OF FJARRI is an adventure action game focused on discovering a deep plot full of myths, legends and an ancient fight against an evil foe, all set in a beautiful world for you to explore.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.4%, Platformer 21.5%, Linear 15.1%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, 2D 6.9%
- #47 Outright
71% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Ark1nai
Windows
This is 2D Platformer with RPG elements. The character has various acrobatic and fighting skills. Combine them wisely for best efficiency. Crush the enemies, take their souls and transform it to new abilities.
Why similar: Platformer 26.2%, 2D Platformer 25.6%, Difficult 17.2%, Linear 11.6%, 2D 8.5%
- #48 快乐蓝熊HappyBlueBear
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: happypandagames
Windows
Happy Blue Bear is a platformer game with adventurous jumping. Developers “handmade” all levels, hope to make you feel relaxed and at ease while playing it.
Why similar: Difficult 30.3%, Platformer 23.7%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Physics 8.8%, 2D 6%
- #49 Thunder Jumper
68% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2024
Dev: Grouch
Windows
Rocket, hook, and pound your way all across the land to destroy Motorhead's evil expansion of factories! Speedrunners beware: There is no max velocity. Can you handle the power of lightning speed?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 37.4%, Platformer 26.7%, Linear 12.1%, Action 11.8%, 2D 9.1%
- #50 Spike Mtn
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: WorldForm
Windows
Master fast and fun movement in Spike Mtn to overcome tough challenges in this 2D precision platformer!
Why similar: Difficult 27.5%, 2D Platformer 27%, Platformer 17.9%, Linear 11.4%, Physics 8.7%
- #51 Slime Slayer
69% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: LookForwardGames
Windows
You play as an adventurer who descended into the dungeon in search of profit. But it's not that simple. The dungeon is full of dangerous slugs! Either you are them, or they are you! Dodge these deadly little monsters. But don't forget about the attack either – kill them all.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 40.4%, Platformer 30.1%, 2D 10.3%, Fantasy 9%, Action 6.5%
- #52 Paradox Soul
70% matchMixed43% of 623 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Paradox Soul is a chilling fight for exploration and survival; a Metroidvania pixel action-shooter hybrid!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Difficult 19.1%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #53 Pro Pain Labs
69% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Method 9 Software
Windows
Pro Pain Labs is a 2D platformer set within a facility designed to test the durability of robots. Hop, skip, and jump your way through levels littered with dangerous hazards to avoid.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.2%, Difficult 30.7%, Platformer 19.9%, Linear 11.4%, 2D 5.2%
- #54 Rising Noracam
68% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Rusimitu
Windows
Climb the ruins to get the legendary treasure that is at the top. The control is very simple, but one mistake will cause you to fall and keep falling. Game of that type
Why similar: Difficult 24.4%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.7%, Physics 9.9%
- #55 PokeyPoke
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SaraJS
Windows
Stab stuff and find shiny things.
Why similar: Difficult 38.9%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Action 10.5%, 2D 5.5%
- #56 Wandering Petal
66% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: GellyBam
Windows
Explore an emerald forest as a flowery nymph. Collect flora, jump platforms, and stumble into the inhabitants.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.6%, Platformer 30.5%, Linear 16.5%, Fantasy 9.9%, 2D 9.4%
- #57 EGG FLY
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Egg Shell Studio
Windows
EGG · FLY is a super difficult physical platformer jumping game, by moving the mouse position and reasonable mouse click speed, control the jump height and direction, believe that you have enough patience and skill to complete the challenge.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.6%, Difficult 25.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Physics 12.5%
- #58 Seize the Cheese
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Alimonda
Windows
Harness the power of explosions to propel yourself skyward and claim the biggest cheese, the Moon. Seize the Cheese, because you can never have enough cheddar!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.2%, Difficult 25.4%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #59 Axolotl is Dry
67% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Manodeix
Windows
Axolotl is Dry is a precision platforming game where you play as a little axolotl taken from his home. You'll need to jump, dash and slide your way through the harsh desert before you sweat yourself dry. Help the axolotl get to his home!
Why similar: Difficult 28.8%, 2D Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Linear 12.4%, 2D 6.5%
- #60 Alien Egg: Ascent
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: TrinarySun
Windows
Jump your way into outer space to help a lost alien egg find its way back to its homeworld!
Why similar: Difficult 27%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Platformer 14.4%, Physics 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.1%