- #1 League of Evil
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2016
Dev: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
League of Evil is an action game where you, as a bionic super agent take on the mission to defeat the League of Evil. Use your acrobatic skills to punch your way through levels filled with deadly traps and defeat your enemies. The world is counting on you!
Why similar: Action 32%, Platformer 28.2%, Indie 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%
- #2 Super Potato Bruh
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: DaFluffyPotato
Windows · Linux
Super Potato Bruh is a difficult platformer that uses some elements of the bullet hell genre to create an intense platforming experience. Potato Bruh is on a journey to save Princess Lechuga from Mr. Ladle. Play through 6 worlds while dodging tons of projectiles, flying "Beef Moocows", and more!
Why similar: Platformer 39%, Action 29.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Indie 11.4%
- #3 Shovel Knight: King of Cards
95% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Step into the gilded boots of King Knight in the biggest and most regal Shovel Knight game of them all! Leap, Shoulder Bash, gather new subjects, and strategize your way through this prequel in your quest to become King of Cards!
Why similar: Platformer 27.3%, Card Game 22%, Action 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Indie 15.4%
- #4 Shadowcrypt
96% matchMixed58% of 111 reviews2014
Dev: One-bit Punch
Windows · Mac
Shadowcrypt is an arcade-style dungeon crawler with tactical sword & shield combat. Find the Necromancer and defeat his horde of undead warriors through a series of labyrinthine rooms.
Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Action 30.9%, Indie 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%
- #5 Down Ward
94% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Fisholith
Windows
Venture into the haunted wilds with Gable, a little owl, as she sets out to rekindle the dormant relics of a land long abandoned to ruin.
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Indie 28.4%, Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%
- #6 Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin is a pseudo 8-bit action platformer. While it integrates gameplay mechanics of the previous titles in the series, they are combined in a manner which differentiates itself from its predecessors.
Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Action 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Indie 19%
- #7 Mos Speedrun 2
93% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2015
Dev: Physmo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mos is back, in her biggest and most exciting adventure ever! Wall-jump to victory through 30 mysterious, action packed levels!
Why similar: Action 37.3%, Indie 27.4%, Platformer 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%
- #8 Cataegis : The White Wind
92% matchMixed78% of 556 reviews2015
Dev: Acido CinzaPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Welcome to Cataegis - The White Wind: Ziggurat Chapter, a frantic 2D arcade action retro-style game that pays homage to the glory days of 8-bit side scrolling gaming.
Why similar: Action 36.9%, Indie 24.3%, Platformer 23%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%
- #9 Farjob
91% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Simon Kaley
Windows · Mac
Delve into a boundless realm of twisting pathways and absurd bosses.
Why similar: Platformer 39%, Action 34.5%, Indie 26.5%
- #10 Galacatraz: Eject Equip Escape
91% matchNo user reviews2018
Dev: Summer Bear Studio
Windows
Escape Galacatraz, the universe's most secure detainment facility, in this side scrolling twin stick shooter! GAMEPAD REQUIRED!
Why similar: Platformer 37%, Action 35.6%, Indie 27.4%
- #11 The Flesh God
89% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: Nuberu Games
Windows
The Flesh God is a tough action platformer where you shoot a massive gun to fly through deadly levels infested with mutant flesh.
Why similar: Action 36.9%, Platformer 34.8%, Indie 28.4%
- #12 Slip
89% 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: Action 35.4%, Platformer 35.1%, Indie 29.5%
- #13 Wooden Sen'SeY
90% matchMixed54% of 137 reviews2013
Dev: Upper BytePub: Spawn Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Wooden Sen'SeY is an action-platformer, set in a unique "Japan Steam Rock" universe filled with humour. You follow Goro, a village chief, as he seeks revenge through a variety of levels. He will defeat his enemies using his axes to slice, dice, squash and grapple!
Why similar: Action 37.6%, Platformer 35.8%, Indie 26.6%
- #14 Ghost in the Machine
88% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2015
Dev: Michael J. Moffitt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ghost in the Machine is about the player's escape from a run-down factory following a large explosion. In the dark factory there are many dangerous machines that must be minded in order to not be crushed or mechanically separated.
Why similar: Action 35.9%, Platformer 34%, Indie 30%
- #15 Ember Kaboom
86% matchVery Positive82% of 119 reviews2016
Dev: Josh Koenig Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Ember's a fox who loves adventure. Run, jump, and ride through 30+ colorful, fast-paced obstacle courses in a quest to get your missing soul back!
Why similar: Action 38.8%, Platformer 32.5%, Indie 28.7%
- #16 Stonerid
87% matchMixed66% of 213 reviews2014
Dev: Enitvare
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Stonerid is a challenging 2D platformer, which the most important feature are two parallel, different worlds. Over 30 different levels to complete, unconventional game style and lots of dangerous traps and monsters make it extremely difficult to rise to the challenge.
Why similar: Action 38.1%, Platformer 33.6%, Indie 28.3%
- #17 Terrian Saga: KR-17
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 286 reviews2014
Dev: WonderflingPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
Why similar: Platformer 39.5%, Action 24.7%, Indie 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%
- #18 Dogurai
82% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Hungry Bear Games
Windows · Linux
Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!
Why similar: Action 32.4%, Platformer 27.1%, Indie 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%
- #19 Gambol
84% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Mike Pickering
Windows
Gambol is a wall-hopping, ceiling-slapping jaunt of a platformer with straight forward controls, and buttery smooth movement. You control the Gambol Gumball through a gauntlet of levels designed with flow and rhythm in mind to test your platforming grit.
Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Indie 33.5%, Action 32.4%
- #20 Leilani's Island
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ishisoft
Windows
Leilani has got to roll, jump, and smash things to take back her island from mechanical invasion! A tropical 2D platformer in the making for PC.
Why similar: Action 41.9%, Indie 31.3%, Platformer 26.9%
- #21 Demon Hearts
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Jon Harwood Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Action 38.5%, Platformer 31.8%, Indie 29.7%
- #22 Concursion
85% matchMixed56% of 84 reviews2014
Dev: Puuba
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Concursion is a multi-genre game played on the boundaries between worlds. Steer your hero through a dangerous interdimensional universe, switching between different genres on the fly, pulling off feats of tight aerial acrobatics otherwise unattainable in one genre alone.
Why similar: Action 37.8%, Platformer 32.1%, Indie 30.1%
- #23 Grapple Force Rena
78% 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 34.9%, Platformer 27.3%, Indie 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
- #24 Pixel Fodder
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: WachaPub: wacha.ru
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Pixel Fodder is a old school platformer with a fully destructible world, a large choise of characters, incredible dynamics and gigaliters of 8-bit meat.
Why similar: Action 30.9%, Pixel Graphics 28.2%, Indie 22.3%, Platformer 18.6%
- #25 BiT Evolution
82% matchMixed55% of 192 reviews2015
Dev: Major Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.
Why similar: Platformer 35%, Action 26.5%, Indie 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 18%
- #26 Nick Reckless in The Curse of the Lost Cause
78% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Akedo Studio
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of old-school gameplay in this classic side-scrolling platformer, venture through four different environments and procedurally generated levels for ever-changing play sessions, and hope to lift... The Curse of the Lost Cause.
Why similar: Action 33.8%, Indie 25.2%, Platformer 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%
- #27 Bloo Kid 2
79% matchVery Positive89% of 281 reviews2015
Dev: winterworks GmbH
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.
Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Indie 25.8%, Action 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #28 Venture Kid
77% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Platformer 29.4%, Indie 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%
- #29 Eggggg
77% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: Hyper Games
Windows · Mac
Eggggg is a ridiculous two-button platform game where you propel yourself around using your vomiting superpowers.
Why similar: Platformer 45%, Action 29.8%, Indie 25.1%
- #30 Fist Slash: Of Ultimate Fury
79% matchMixed67% of 107 reviews2015
Dev: Sinclair StrangePub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Part man, part blade, all badass – help Fist Slash defeat the evil Dr. X and recover the mystical mirror shards before they're used to wreak ultimate destruction on the world!
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Indie 27.7%, Platformer 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%
- #31 The Way of the Pixelated Fist
80% matchMixed51% of 39 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
The Way of the Pixelated Fist is a parkour and martial arts inspired free-roaming cinematic platformer. While it blends together the gameplay concepts of The Prince of Persia and Karateka, they are presented with refined controls and other modern innovations to give the game an intuitive and fluid feel.
Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Action 28.1%, Indie 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%
- #32 Useless Timmy
63% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: KAWA Games
Windows
Useless Timmy is a platform game where you have to complete each level as quickly as possible. There are several islands, each with their own unique mechanics. Have fun :)
Why similar: Platformer 38.1%, Action 33.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Indie 8.6%
- #33 Dogma
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Indispensable Studios
Windows · Mac
2d puzzle platformer with a unique grab and pivot mechanic.
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Indie 26.7%, Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%
- #34 Diamond Thief
62% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 3Tgames
Windows
An arcade 2d Platforme game
Why similar: Platformer 37.7%, Action 32.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Indie 9%
- #35 Wake
81% matchMostly Negative27% of 195 reviews
Dev: Boss Baddie
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Wake is the story of an engineer trapped on a sinking ship. Navigate through the ship however you want to find your way to the surface above, but avoid the ship's corrupted security system!Key Features Run and swim to escape a sinking ship Dodge bullets, fire, electricity and LASERS - but most of all avoid drowning!
Why similar: Indie 35.4%, Platformer 35.3%, Action 29.3%
- #36 Exoder
73% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Fever Dream Gameworks
Windows
Exoder is a frantic, fast paced, 2D, action platformer that will test your skills of reflex, resilience, patience and determination.
Why similar: Platformer 39.8%, Action 34%, Indie 26.2%
- #37 Pixel Pursuit
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Omnichron Studios
Windows · Mac
*In a super deep movie voice* In a world deprived of pixels, Bit needs your help to restore the resolution in Chrominance. By using your sick pixel gun and platforming skills you can help save Chrominance from Spectre and get the girl (just kidding that's totally generic).
Why similar: Platformer 43.2%, Indie 32%, Pixel Graphics 24.8%
- #38 Spartan
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Sinister Cyclops Game Studio
Windows
Spartan is an epic 2d platformer powered by UE4. Featuring silky smooth animations, pixel perfect controls, challenging gameplay, huge non linear levels and an awesome original soundtrack , Spartan is taking classic platforming to the next level, UE4 Turbocharged style!
Why similar: Platformer 41.6%, Action 33%, Indie 25.4%
- #39 ERI
72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Mauri Republic
Windows
We control the ERI, this is self-learning artificial intelligence, which has to overcome 45 levels. The purpose of the test is to overcome obstacles and get to the portals, which will take us to more difficult levels.
Why similar: Platformer 37%, Action 35.6%, Indie 27.4%
- #40 Wallachia: Reign of Dracula
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: Migami GamesPub: Storybird Studio
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.
Why similar: Action 39%, Indie 28.5%, Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%
- #41 Swiftly
75% matchMixed51% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Swiftly is a very challenging platformer game. It has simple graphics and easy to understand rules, but you are going to have a hard time completing the levels.
Why similar: Action 45.8%, Platformer 27.5%, Indie 26.7%
- #42 Jet Gunner
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 627 reviews2014
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
Why similar: Action 36.5%, Platformer 31%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, Indie 14.8%
- #43 The Adventures of Clive McMulligan on Planet Zeta Four
72% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Broke Astronaut
Windows
Clive McMulligan is a 2D retro-inspired action/puzzle/platformer with challenging old school style gameplay. Over 70 levels with fast-paced gravity switching mechanics.
Why similar: Action 40.4%, Indie 31.1%, Platformer 28.4%
- #44 Colette's Sugar Madness
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Mark Hill
Windows
Colette's Sugar Madness is a retro platformer designed to be completed in a single sitting. Use the powers from multiple costumes to save Halloween candy from falling into the wrong hands. Hone your skills with each play through to make each play better than the last. How much candy can you get?
Why similar: Indie 35.3%, Platformer 35.2%, Action 29.6%
- #45 Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
70% matchVery Positive94% of 485 reviews2017
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!
Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, Action 28.1%, Indie 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%
- #46 Deadfall Tropics
70% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Jimothy
Windows
Play as smuggler Hank Hudson in this 2D action platformer as he defies death at every turn to find his way off a deadly tropical island...
Why similar: Action 33.8%, Indie 26%, Platformer 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%
- #47 The Joylancer: Legendary Motor Knight
75% matchMostly Negative40% of 168 reviews2014
Dev: alpha six productionsPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 18%
THE JOYLANCER: LEGENDARY MOTOR KNIGHT is a new breed of action game, combining ultra-technical action with a simple control scheme and an artstyle inspired by portable games of old! Wield the divine power of the Motor Knights and save the world!
Why similar: Action 35.1%, Indie 25.5%, Platformer 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%
- #48 Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
65% 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: Platformer 34.3%, Action 26.7%, Indie 20%, Pixel Graphics 19%
- #49 Thunder Paw
69% matchMixed68% of 40 reviews2019
Dev: SergioPoverony
Windows
«Mom! Dad!» Thunder screamed alarmed. He ran home, but found nobody there.
Why similar: Action 32.5%, Platformer 29.1%, Indie 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%
- #50 Navyblue and the Spectrum Killers
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Hyper Combo Studio
Windows
Jump, Shoot and Dash throughout the city, choosing which crisis to solve first as you gain new powers and fight your way through legions of evil robots and thugs as you try to save the world!
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Platformer 33.6%, Indie 28.9%
- #51 Super Lemonade Factory
73% matchMixed50% of 44 reviews2014
Dev: initials
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Post World War II, a region in political turmoil. Andre’s father offers to give him his lemonade factory – but on one condition; he and his wife, Liselot, must journey through the entire factory, a task that is easier said than done. Andre and Liselot must combine their unique abilities to make it through each room together.
Why similar: Platformer 43.2%, Indie 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%
- #52 The Underground Watcher/地下监察员
67% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Yima VLG.
Windows
This is a story about a girl working underground, experiencing some people and some things.
Why similar: Action 31.3%, Platformer 26.3%, Indie 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 19%
- #53 GunnRunner
59% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: pixelCast Games
Windows
Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.
Why similar: Action 39.4%, Indie 30.3%, Platformer 30.2%
- #54 Arlo The Rabbit
67% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: JoshimationsPub: Good Friend Studios
Windows
Welcome to Arlo's first adventure, in an old-school platformer fashion! Complete with amazing chiptune tracks!
Why similar: Action 33.4%, Platformer 25.6%, Indie 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%
- #55 The Outlaw, The Drunk, & The Whore
67% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: DXF Games
Windows
When three unscrupulous jerks meet an early demise, only the devil himself can give 'em another shot at that federal gold! Contains cussin' and such
Why similar: Action 39.8%, Indie 30.7%, Pixel Graphics 29.5%
- #56 Cally's Trials
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 176 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.
Why similar: Platformer 34.5%, Action 29.3%, Indie 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%
- #57 Mechanic Escape
68% matchVery Positive85% of 793 reviews2014
Dev: Slak GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!
Why similar: Platformer 45.6%, Indie 28.8%, Action 25.6%