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The followup to 2009's Dead Samurai, The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile is a combo-fueled, fast-paced, stylistic 2D action platformer that features the series' staple gritty, graphic novel-inspired art style, built on a new engine that allows for an even more visually gruesome experience.

Why similar: Vampires 72% ★, Action 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 2.8%

Demon Hearts is a 2D platformer game that will leave you feeling blood thirsty for victory every time you play! Take the winged and dangerously swift Vampiress Snow through many challenging silhouette environments while withstanding the many divergent demons, evil forces, and bosses!

Why similar: Platformer 40.1%, Action 33.8%, Indie 26.1%

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: Vampires 53.4% ★, Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10%, Action 5.9%, Arcade 4.7%

Arise from the dead as the 'Cursed King' in an enthralling action platformer. Wield the chains that once imprisoned you to vanquish foes and traverse your fallen kingdom. Uncover hidden areas, strategically level up, and reclaim your throne by banishing colossal bosses!

Why similar: Vampires 63% ★, Platformer 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action 5.2%, 2D 3.5%

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced platformer that will plunge you into the heart of two opposing worlds.

Why similar: Platformer 42.8%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Action 15.8%, Indie 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Platformer 25.6%, Action 14.6%, Indie 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Janosik 2 is a retro action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Get ready to jump, slash, dodge roll, dive, smash and bash your way through deadly traps, mischievous villains and bosses, and more in this sequel to Janosik.

Why similar: Vampires 70.5% ★, Platformer 15.2%, Action 6.2%, Female Protagonist 3.7%, 2D 3.1%

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!

Why similar: Platformer 53.1%, Action 18.2%, 2D 12.1%, Indie 10.6%, Arcade 3.4%

The original video game femme fatale, Rayne, has returned to battle and feed in a brand new hack ‘n slash adventure. Slay ghastly enemies as Rayne, the sexy dhampir with superhuman strength, speed, and agility, recruited by the vampire hunting Brimstone Society for one last mission.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.9%, Platformer 32.4%, Action 19.8%, 2D 7%, Great Soundtrack 3%

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: Platformer 27.3%, Female Protagonist 25.6%, Action 24.3%, Indie 18.3%, 2D 4.5%

In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Action 19.7%, Indie 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 7%

Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Female Protagonist 35%, Action 11.3%, 2D 8.4%, Indie 7.6%

Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.

Why similar: Action 32.1%, Indie 23.5%, Platformer 21%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, 2D 6.8%

Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!

Why similar: Platformer 39.3%, Female Protagonist 37.7%, Action 12.8%, 2D 8.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%

The Madness of Little Emma is a difficult action platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring over 250 items with insane synergies, varied enemies, and numerous secrets and mysteries to discover.

Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, Action 16.3%, Indie 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

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: Female Protagonist 24.3%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 17.9%, Indie 12.4%, Arcade 11.7%

DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.

Why similar: Vampires 62% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Action 7.1%, Indie 6.7%, 2D 5.2%

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: Platformer 36.7%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Action 9.4%, Indie 6.7%

Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.

Why similar: Platformer 41.4%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Action 22.5%, 2D 6.3%, Indie 5.9%

Hunt the Night is a retro-style action-RPG that blends fast, skillful combat with dark fantasy lore. Play as Vesper, a member of the Stalkers, and traverse the ruined world of Medhram on a mission to save humanity from a deadly cycle of annihilation.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.1%, Action 24.6%, 2D 19.8%, Indie 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.3%, Platformer 25.5%, Action 21.8%, Indie 15.8%, 2D 5.9%

ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.

Why similar: Action 27.8%, Platformer 24.1%, Indie 21.7%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%

Overclocked is a free-flowing action game that blends combat and platforming to create a fluid and rhythmic experience. Take on the role of Amber, a glass-cannon vigilante, as you fight to uncover a plot that threatens to tear your home apart.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Female Protagonist 27.4%, Action 25.3%, Indie 17.5%

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 35.4%, Female Protagonist 33%, Action 15.1%, Indie 11%, 2D 4.7%

Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Female Protagonist 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Action 8.4%, Indie 6.7%

Embark upon a tragic tale and discover the ravaged world of Elypse! Fight your destiny in an arduous 2D adventure, story rich platformer, in a mesmerising and mysterious world.

Why similar: Platformer 36.3%, Female Protagonist 30.4%, Action 12.2%, Indie 8.9%, 2D 8.1%

Save your friends, fight off the vampire apocalypse, and survive the horrors of freshman field hockey practice in #BLUD, a delightfully zany animated dungeon crawler that blurs the line between action RPGs and hyperkinetic 90s cartoons.

Why similar: Vampires 85.4% ★, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%

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: Female Protagonist 34.4%, Platformer 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Action 12%, Indie 8.1%

Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Female Protagonist 30.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Action 10%, 2D 7.3%

Rebel Transmute is a challenging 2D action-platformer epic with heart! Explore the twisting caverns of an alien planet, augment your play-style to fit your strengths, battle deadly bosses, and uncover a dark truth as Moon Mikono searches for her long lost mother.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.9%, Platformer 38.3%, Action 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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 39.8%, Platformer 25.6%, Action 12.6%, Indie 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%

Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.

Why similar: Vampires 57.1% ★, Platformer 21.4%, Action 13.4%, 2D 3.8%, Arcade 3.7%

Nixxsz Castle is a precision platform and rage inducing game. Inspired by games from previous generations, Nixxsz Castle has a very hard gameplay experience for those with patience and skill.

Why similar: Vampires 53.3% ★, Platformer 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, 2D 6.5%, Indie 5.7%

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.1%, Platformer 19.9%, Vampires 15.3% ★, Action 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%

A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.

Why similar: Platformer 63.5%, Action 17.9%, 2D 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Why similar: Platformer 31%, Female Protagonist 30.6%, Action 11.8%, Arcade 9.1%, Indie 8.8%

Push the limits of your combat skills, and master new abilities to progress through an unforgiving nonlinear 2D world. Face off against the relentless darkness that seeks to destroy you. In Moonscars, every death is a lesson learnt—and as you overcome each challenge, new truths will be revealed.

Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Female Protagonist 27.2%, Action 22.2%, 2D 9.4%, Indie 7.3%

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 40.8%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Action 17.3%, Indie 9.5%, 2D 7.6%

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: Platformer 39.1%, Female Protagonist 34.6%, Action 13.8%, 2D 9.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.

Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Arcade 13.6%, Action 8.8%, 2D 6.5%

Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.

Why similar: Platformer 38.1%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Action 15.3%, Indie 11.1%, 2D 9%

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

Why similar: Platformer 38.1%, Female Protagonist 36.3%, Action 11.3%, Indie 7.1%, 2D 5.2%

Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.4%, Platformer 24.4%, Action 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Indie 10.6%

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 54.7%, Action 15%, 2D 10.3%, Platformer 8%, Indie 6.4%

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 36%, Female Protagonist 27%, Action 15.8%, Indie 10.3%, 2D 5.6%

Turn off the lights, dodge the ghosts and go to sleep as soon as you can in this hand-crafted 2d platform experience! In this vampiric precision platformer you will overcome challenging puzzles and deadly enemies before going to sleep in your cosy coffin.

Why similar: Vampires 77.1% ★, Platformer 12.8%, Indie 5.2%, 2D 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%

Seraph is a skill-based, acrobatic shooter... without aiming! Take the role of an angel who's mastered the art of 'Gun Fu' as she blasts and cartwheels her way through hordes of twisted demons.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.3%, Platformer 36.7%, Action 18.7%, 2D 5.3%

Unleash the hounds from hell and fight your way free of this otherworldly prison in a roguelike adventure that explores the world of Penny Blood’s darker side! Can you find the distinction between good and evil…?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 74.2%, Action 21.9%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Action 26.1%, Indie 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, 2D 8%

Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...

Why similar: Platformer 47.2%, Female Protagonist 28%, Action 10.5%, Indie 7.2%, 2D 7.1%

A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 39%, Action 26.2%, Indie 20.5%, 2D 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

Why similar: Platformer 34.7%, Female Protagonist 30.6%, Action 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Indie 8.8%

A difficult short game about monster girls.

Why similar: Vampires 70.8% ★, Action 9%, Female Protagonist 7%, 2D 6.2%, Indie 5.2%

Descend into hell and destroy the cursed tapes with occult music known as †HEAVY METAL† to save our children's souls. On your way you will face Satan himself.

Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Arcade 14.9%, Action 12.8%, Indie 9.5%

Discover all the secrets of two completely different worlds.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.2%, 2D 20.5%, Action 14.6%, Indie 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%

Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 46.6%, Action 16.4%, Arcade 12.9%, 2D 11.1%, Indie 10.7%

Bloodlust is a dungeon crawling / action RPG experience that will allow players to explore the dark underworld of a forgotten society of Vampires and their disciplines, all while trying to battle for hierarchy among the clans in search of their sire.

Why similar: Vampires 94.9% ★, Action 3%, Indie 2.1%