- #1 Todd's Spider Dream
97% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Out Of The Gutter Gaming
Windows
A 2D platformer where you control Todd, a boy who must punch, slide, and jump his way through waves of spiders, only for his dream to worsen at it's end.
Why similar: Souls-like 24.8%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Action 10.6%, Horror 9.5%
- #2 Last Order
96% matchPositive93% of 15 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: Souls-like 35.3%, Difficult 20.3%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Action 7.8%
- #3 Blood Within
96% matchMixed64% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Volviir
Windows
With the absance of the mighty Bloodstar, the universe plunged into chaos. Unleash your inner power alongside Captain Thorne, vanquish demons and restore the order of light.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.3%, Difficult 19.5%, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%
- #4 Moonsong
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wyatt Croucher
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a hand-crafted, whimsical world filled with powerful enemies and mysteries.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.3%, 2D Platformer 21%, Difficult 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 6.1%
- #5 THE DARK DWELLERS
94% matchMixed69% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: COLNELIUS
Windows
In this dank pit of rot and undeath, take control of The Mortali, the newest member of ragtag-group THE DARK DWELLERS. Fight and crawl your way through this subterranean land, collect unique weapons, learn devastating Blood Magic spells and attempt to end The Maddening Curse.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.6%, Difficult 19%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #6 The Man Who Bled The Kingdom
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grey Hair Studio
Windows
Conquer the kingdom by the sword! The Man Who Bled The Kingdom is a challenging 2D action-adventure game set in a medieval world infused with fantasy elements. Step into the boots of the mercenary Kamil Flame and journey through vast deserts, menacing castles, and abandoned lands.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.5%, Side Scroller 26.7%, Action 9.8%, Combat 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #7 REKINDLE
93% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: StudioLightHouse
Windows
Deflect. Illuminate. Eradicate. REKINDLE is a 2D pixel action-platformer featuring deflection focused combat. Explore Zion, a fallen city corrupted in darkness. Master the art of parrying, customize your gear, and solve light-based puzzles to complete your mission. May The Light Be With You.
Why similar: Souls-like 37.5%, Difficult 24.3%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Action 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #8 Parallel Self
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: sunoka
Windows
A boy and his shadow. That's all it seemed to be. A challenging one-button 2D action game. On your second run, the whole truth is revealed.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.7%, Side Scroller 23.9%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Action 5.9%, Mystery 4.9%
- #9 PARRY COUNTER
91% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: Hakunaku
Windows
PARRY COUNTER is a 2D side-scrolling Soulslike action game that puts your timing to the ultimate test. Master perfect parries to deflect enemy strikes and challenge a relentless boss rush. Every battle tests your skill, precision, and courage. Will you rise to counter every attack?
Why similar: Souls-like 44.7%, Difficult 22.1%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Action 7.1%, 2D 3.3%
- #10 Rogue Knight
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Hubris
Windows
Experience fast-paced roguelite gameplay. Explore ever-changing locations and fight vicious enemies in souls-inspired 2d combat. Every run you will find variety of items and spells to compliment your playstyle, as well as resources to upgrade your town for future runs.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.6%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Difficult 16.1%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #11 Undead Pixel Monks
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Undead Zen Master
Windows
Fight dangerous and terrifying enemies, explore a dreamlike world, interact with its strange inhabitants, and uncover the truth. Undead Pixel Monks is a 2D action-adventure game set in a fantasy world inspired by Japanese mythology and philosophy.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.3%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Difficult 15%, Horror 7.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #12 unDefense
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: faurencaus
Windows
A 2D Living World, Filled with Wild Creatures. Hurt Them, Scare Them, or Befriend Them on your way back Home.
Why similar: Souls-like 42.7%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Combat 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Mystery 6.5%
- #13 Enemies Within
89% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: BoomSqueak
Windows
Battle corrupted enemies, liberate afflicted allies, and explore a modernly medieval world on the verge of self-destruction in this action-packed 2D side scrolling adventure.
Why similar: Souls-like 30.7%, Side Scroller 19%, Difficult 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Action 4.7%
- #14 HeroTower
88% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: CZ Game
Windows
"Hero Tower" is a game without regular monsters where you directly face challenging bosses. Dodge the boss's attacks through rolling and jumping, and seize the opportunity to counter-attack. It tests players' reflexes, stamina management, and insight into the boss's moves.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.1%, Difficult 21.6%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Action 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
- #15 Akatori
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2026
Dev: Contrast GamesPub: Games Harbor
Windows
A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.
Why similar: Souls-like 22.8%, Difficult 20.3%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #16 Gedda Cake
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Flannel Bear Games
Windows · Mac
Gedda Cake is a metroidvania about Dragons and Cakes. Play as 6 characters with unique skills and playstyles, swap between them on the fly, battle dangerous foes and explore the vast sugar-coated lands of Sugria. Help them reclaim their invaded world and get The Cake!
Why similar: Souls-like 32.8%, Difficult 19.5%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #17 To Clean The Mountain
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Yinz Studio
Windows
To Clean The Mountain is a platformer where you traverse a mountainous environment by flinging yourself with a bag. Enjoy the open environment without guardrails as you persevere towards the summit.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.6%, Difficult 21.6%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Side Scroller 6.3%
- #18 Quetzal's Call
84% matchPositive89% of 37 reviews2025
Dev: tissue inu
Windows
Experience the rush of soaring, dashing and leaping with unmatched agility as you navigate intricate levels and test your skills in a vibrant, treacherous world.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.7%, Difficult 19.2%, Side Scroller 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #19 Squirreltopia
86% matchMostly Positive74% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: SD
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Squirrel-based 2D platformer
Why similar: Souls-like 33%, Difficult 18.7%, 2D Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.3%
- #20 喵路昭昭 The long journey
84% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: WITHOUTM
Windows
In order to find the lost cat, the girl must embark on a difficult road!
Why similar: Souls-like 33%, Difficult 20.1%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Horror 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #21 Blasphemous 2
82% matchVery Positive91% of 21,782 reviews2023
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
The Penitent One awakens as Blasphemous 2 joins him once again in an endless struggle against The Miracle. Dive into a perilous new world filled with mysteries and secrets to discover, and tear your way through monstrous foes that stand between you and your quest to end the cycle once and for all.
Why similar: Souls-like 27.4%, Difficult 25.1%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10%, Combat 7.1%
- #22 Undone Mind
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Albar
Windows
2D-Action-Platformer with terrain transformation. Place tiles to reach new heights, block incoming projectiles, or hide yourself from the enemy. All abilities/weapons acquired are equipped at all times. Stand still and hold fire for a laser beam, move and fire for a bubble, move and hold to roll…
Why similar: Souls-like 30.5%, Side Scroller 17.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Surreal 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #23 Zapling Bygone
82% matchVery Positive80% of 199 reviews2022
Dev: 9FingerGames
Windows
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.5%, Side Scroller 16%, Aliens 14.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Horror 8.3%
- #24 False Princess Iruruu
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pocchi Studio
Windows
False Princess Iruruu is an action-packed, story-rich adventure game with a rhythmic, Sekiro-like combat system. Follow Iruruu, a girl from the western steppes of China, as she embarks on a dangerous journey to fulfill a summons from the royal Qing court.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.8%, Difficult 19.1%, Side Scroller 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #25 Titan Souls
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,873 reviews2015
Dev: Acid NervePub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source of all living things. Scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with a single arrow is assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power.
Why similar: Souls-like 50.6%, Difficult 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 4.1%, Atmospheric 2.7%
- #26 Atrion Project
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RedSteelVision
Windows
A hybrid with no memories. A planet out to kill you. A demanding sci-fi action game with fast-paced combat and die & retry mechanics. Fight. Die. Learn. Retry. Your body is a weapon. Your past, a mystery.
Why similar: Souls-like 29%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Difficult 16.8%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #27 ARO: Tales In The Dome
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 60K Interactive Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
"ARO: Tales in the Dome" is a 2D hand-drawn action-adventure game. Play as Aro and explore an elemental world sealed beneath the dome. As the journey unfolds, uncover the hidden conspiracy and face the truth about the world, the dome, and yourself.
Why similar: Souls-like 32.7%, Side Scroller 19.1%, Difficult 19.1%, 2D Platformer 14%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #28 Custodian: Beginning of the End
79% matchMixed68% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Red-Pixel
Windows
Custodian: Beginning of the End is a brutal and difficult platformer designed for caution and reaction. Explore, seek secrets and collect mechanisms to become even stronger and meet the impending End!
Why similar: Souls-like 30.8%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Difficult 17.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #29 International Waters
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nicholas AvraamidesPub: Symbolic Crow Creations, LLC
Windows
Out at sea, you and your two buds discover a series of mysterious islands. Progress through platformer levels, fight bosses, and escape the cube.
Why similar: Souls-like 34.2%, Difficult 17%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Action 9.1%, Surreal 8.7%
- #30 Foregone
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,409 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Souls-like 30.4%, Side Scroller 21%, Difficult 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Action 7.1%
- #31 Reincarnation Tower
78% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: FortL
Windows
Reincarnation Tower gives you the trial to reincarnation. In order to reach the top, you need to overcome several gimmicks using only jumps. Let's take on the challenge carefully, as one failure will have irreversible consequences!
Why similar: Difficult 34.1%, Side Scroller 21.1%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Action 11.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #32 Akashic Slingshot
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jayden Everest
Windows · Linux
One weapon. One health. One ███.
Why similar: Souls-like 41%, Side Scroller 19.2%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Surreal 8.6%, Horror 6.5%
- #33 Color Souls
77% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Gorestation
Windows
Color Souls is a Fast-paced Splatformer where platforms are invisible and you have to paint them. Walk, Jump, Double Jump, Slide and Wall Jump to paint everything, A vast amount of difficult levels for you challenge and powerful bosses to beat.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.4%, Difficult 17.2%, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Surreal 10.6%
- #34 Abathor
75% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2024
Dev: Pow Pixel GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Why similar: Souls-like 27.1%, Difficult 19.6%, Side Scroller 16.8%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #35 Frenzy Fall
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AmbuTreePub: Pixel Purrfect
Windows
Take on the challenge of going up with your sword in this high-stakes precision platformer! Slash, launch, and maneuver your way upward, unlocking unknown powers—but beware, one wrong move could send you crashing all the way back down!
Why similar: Souls-like 24%, Difficult 20.6%, Side Scroller 19.5%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #36 Lost Soul
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abdallah Mohamed
Windows
Lost soul is a roguelite action-platformer. inspired by deadcells, and hades. You'll explore an ever-changing Tower with a 2D souls-lite combat.
Why similar: Souls-like 35.5%, Difficult 21%, Side Scroller 15.5%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.1%
- #37 EASOAR
74% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Cat Yard Games
Windows
The Easoar Corporation has made a horrible discovery, spreading the unending potential of Innaturum weaponry. Radicalize as a wildslinger in this fast-paced, action platformer, RPG. Lay waste as you mix and match all manners of weaponry, becoming a true force of Innature!
Why similar: Souls-like 33.2%, Side Scroller 19.4%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Mystery 7.6%
- #38 Eden's Guardian
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Voragine Game Studio
Windows
Where shadow falls, it begins. Dive into Eden's Guardian, a challenging metroidvania experience with handmade pixel art set in a world with medieval and fantasy aesthetics devastated by conflict where the history of Gods and humans intertwine.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.5%, Difficult 17.6%, Side Scroller 17.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #39 Revertices
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fuzzy Void
Windows
Directed by one of Cuphead's developers, Revertices is an action combat sidescroller where you will be forced to fight the corrupted remains of your friends: your duty is to reset the cycle at all costs, but in doing so you doom yourself and your companions to repeat the same horrors.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.9%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Surreal 16.7%, Action 8%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #40 The Patagonians
73% match2 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: RDV Indie Games
Windows
The Patagonians is a 2D horror adventure game. You have a minimum of weapons and a maximum of dangers at your disposal. Help the main character pass the tests prepared for him in order to save the missing child.
Why similar: Difficult 25%, Souls-like 20.4%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #41 BLOODPUNISHED: NO TIME POR PATIENCE
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Dominating Software
Windows
BLOODPUNISHED is a hand-drawn precision platformer and horror game where you jump, dodge, and react in split seconds against the clock, knowing a single mistake can cost you everything.
Why similar: Souls-like 34.5%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Surreal 12.6%, Horror 8.5%
- #42 Hippoxxus
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rohan Patel
Windows · Mac
Explore and uncover the mystery of this enormous spaceship by shooting alien creatures in this Sci-Fi Action/Adventure Metroidvania.
Why similar: Souls-like 31.7%, Difficult 19.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Aliens 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #43 RoadToPro
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: GreenTeaGame
Windows
Freely move through walls and ceilings! A 2D action RPG where you rise up the ranks with the ability to copy the Slime. Guide the quirky and fragile gamer "Slime" to become a professional gamer!
Why similar: Souls-like 39%, Side Scroller 26.7%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Action 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #44 The Hyperreal Rock in a Surreal World
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Manuel Gómez
Windows
You are a hyperrealistic rock trapped in a surreal world. You jump, roll… and fall. Over and over. 99% frustration, 1% satisfaction. Do you have nerves of steel? Find out as you try to escape this absurd chaos. Download now and suffer in style!
Why similar: Souls-like 30.4%, Difficult 23.2%, Side Scroller 12.8%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Horror 9.4%
- #45 Who Takes The Crown?
70% matchPositive84% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: devthedoug
Windows
Test your brain and your brawn in the toughest chess game ever made! Play against the Stockfish chess engine to build your path and climb upward to claim the crown, but be careful! One small blunder and you risk losing your progress. Heavy is the head that wears the crown, but who will take it?
Why similar: Souls-like 29.7%, Difficult 22.5%, Side Scroller 18.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #46 Cultist Astronaut
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Infinitive Game Studios
Windows
You’re a goat with a demon gun spreading doom across the galaxy. Fight rival cults where every soul fuels your power. Jump, shoot, and summon the apocalypse in this hand-drawn 2D action-platformer.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.2%, Aliens 16.5%, Difficult 15.5%, 2D Platformer 11.8%
- #47 Slain 2: The Beast Within
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
A brutal gothic hack-and-slash where steel and savagery collide. As Prince Akran, wield the sentient blade Bathoryn, embrace your werewolf fury, and battle through a dying world against the forces of Vroll. The quest begins now.
Why similar: Souls-like 26.1%, Difficult 17.5%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Horror 7.2%
- #48 Lakeside Has No Lake!!
69% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: FzzyBzzy
Windows
A spooky horror game where a femboy has to save his girlfriend from the town of Lakeside!
Why similar: Souls-like 38.2%, Aliens 22.7%, Action 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Horror 7.3%
- #49 Operation Hardcore
71% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Operation Hardcore is an action-packed 2D side-scrolling shooter inspired by classic twitchy action games of yesteryear, but with modern touches and conveniences.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.7%, Difficult 18.7%, Side Scroller 18.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Aliens 10.3%
- #50 Datavoid: Catrow
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Digital Demons
Windows
Catrow is an action-platform game with an ambiguous design. The world, once as cute as it used to be, has been corrupted by Idito's intrusion into the files. And remember, this game is not about ponies!
Why similar: Souls-like 33.9%, Difficult 20.1%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6%
- #51 Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,298 reviews2024
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.
Why similar: Souls-like 28.6%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Difficult 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #52 GINSHA
69% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2023
Dev: PolarityFlow, Adrian ZinggPub: PolarityFlow
Windows · Linux
GINSHA is a unique atmospheric pixelart Action Adventure Platformer with special Gravity Shield and Dash Mechanics. It combines a versatile Platformer core with RPG, Souls and Crafting Elements to an Anomaly among Metroidvania games.
Why similar: Souls-like 33.6%, Side Scroller 19.5%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Aliens 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #53 Shieldbound
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Bangers
Windows
Shieldbound is a metroidvania action-platformer. Explore a realm that revolves around a mysterious tower with many platforming challenges. Fight powerful enemies in 2D souls-like combat... all of that, using the unique abilities of a spirit-powered shield!
Why similar: Souls-like 35.2%, Difficult 21%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Combat 6.3%, Action 5.9%
- #54 Knightczech: The beginning
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: FridolinSlehacka
Windows
Knightczech is an adventurous 2D platformer in which the player explores various corners of kingdoms in the world of Euritia - from sun-drenched forests through the war-ravaged region to the dark underworld.
Why similar: Souls-like 36.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #55 Salt and Sanctuary
68% matchVery Positive89% of 21,932 reviews2016
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
Why similar: Souls-like 64.7%, Difficult 16.4%, Side Scroller 5.6%, 2D 3.5%, Action 3.2%
- #56 Moonscars
67% matchVery Positive83% of 1,528 reviews2022
Dev: Black MermaidPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Souls-like 41.3%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Action 7.8%
- #57 Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
67% matchVery Positive93% of 11,963 reviews2016
Dev: BombservicePub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.
Why similar: Souls-like 29.5%, Difficult 17.8%, Side Scroller 17%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #58 Ball Challenge
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: André Holtz
Windows
With a retro pixel art graphics, Ball Challenge is a hard game that requires a lot of skill and agility from the player to go through all it's challenges. Dodge monsters, spikes and traps, collect the necessary diamonds and try to reach the end of each level.
Why similar: Difficult 34.6%, Souls-like 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Side Scroller 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
- #59 Gokutoshi (獄闘士)
67% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: DarkHarvard
Windows
Gokutoshi is a 2D side-scrolling hack-and-slash action game focused on intense battles against powerful enemies.
Why similar: Souls-like 38.8%, Side Scroller 26%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Action 5.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #60 Bound City
66% matchNo user reviews2028
Dev: Problem Machine
Windows
An action-packed and bittersweet adventure in a city of endless night. Explore the dying city and try to find your way to the tower that seems to be at the heart of it all. Nothing is quite as it appears to be, and only by facing death can you hope to understand the mysteries of Bound City.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.2%, Surreal 17.2%, Souls-like 16.4%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Horror 10.4%