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  1. #1 Dead Dungeon
    97% matchVery Positive91% of 284 reviews2018
    Dev: Roenko Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 17.1%, Perma Death 11.8%, Difficult 11.5%, Mystery Dungeon 10.5%, Gore 9.7%

  2. #2 Super Dungeon Boy
    96% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
    Dev: Tower Up Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

    Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 17.4%, Difficult 14.9%, Platformer 12.3%, Dungeon Crawler 12%, Retro 11.7%

  3. #3 Ball laB
    96% matchMixed64% of 875 reviews2018
    Dev: Viktor Yurchuk
    Windows
    Median: 6 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%

    Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 16.9%, Perma Death 13%, Difficult 11.5%, Old School 10%, Side Scroller 8.2%

  4. #4 Escape Goat 2
    95% matchVery Positive95% of 458 reviews2014
    Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

    Why similar: Platformer 53.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Indie 11.9%, Action 9.7%, 2D 6.6%

  5. #5 Downwell
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,574 reviews2015
    Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.1%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 13%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Retro 6.8%

  6. #6 Dark Frame
    94% matchMixed52% of 73 reviews2021
    Dev: Nimos Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Simple platformer in a dark setting

    Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 24.1%, Platformer 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Perma Death 11.2%

  7. #7 Electronic Super Joy
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
    Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

    Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Difficult 29.2%, Precision Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 5.1%, Indie 4.5%

  8. #8 Deep Dungeons of Doom
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 762 reviews2014
    Dev: Bossa Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    This game is only for the brave. Dungeons await, each one deeper, each one more perilous and each one more challenging than the last.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 58.3%, Adventure 29.3%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  9. #9 RITE
    90% matchVery Positive85% of 346 reviews2020
    Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
    Windows · Linux

    RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 27%, Difficult 15.4%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Old School 9.5%

  10. #10 Dungeon of Zolthan
    91% matchMostly Positive77% of 534 reviews2016
    Dev: Robert AlvarezPub: New Reality Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!

    Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, Indie 21.9%, Retro 15.3%, Minimalist 12.7%, Action 10.7%

  11. #11 Spectrum
    89% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2016
    Dev: 3D Avenue
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Spectrum is a platformer set in an abstract world of stylized shapes and bright colors. Escape from 80 levels spread in 8 mysterious environments.

    Why similar: Platformer 29%, Minimalist 18.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.7%

  12. #12 Awesome Pea
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 119 reviews2018
    Dev: PigeonDev
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Help the greedy Pea to make his way through a string of levels filled with deadly traps and cute but dangerous enemies and collect all the coins to which he can only reach!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.9%, Mystery Dungeon 16.7%, Difficult 13.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Platformer 8.7%

  13. #13 Death Fungeon
    88% matchMostly Positive75% of 693 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%

    A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.

    Why similar: Difficult 30.6%, Retro 19%, Platformer 12.3%, Arcade 7.6%, 2D 7%

  14. #14 Super Magbot
    85% matchVery Positive84% of 415 reviews2021
    Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.5%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Retro 6.9%

  15. #15 Overture
    87% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,262 reviews2015
    Dev: Black Shell GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Overture is an action-adventure roguelike which draws heavy inspiration from hits such as Diablo, Realm of The Mad God, Zelda, and The Binding of Isaac. Explore vast randomly generated dungeons and slay hordes of cunning enemies!

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 30.6%, Retro 19.2%, Action 13.5%, Difficult 13%, Indie 9.6%

  16. #16 Super Blasting Boy
    86% matchMixed69% of 71 reviews2018
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows

    Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

    Why similar: Difficult 18.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Retro 11.1%, Minimalist 10.4%

  17. #17 Venture Kid
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 228 reviews2018
    Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

    Why similar: Retro 30.8%, Platformer 30.6%, Action 19.1%, Indie 10.9%, 2D 8.6%

  18. #18 Devious Dungeon
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 411 reviews2019
    Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Set in the Dark Ages, Devious Dungeon is a medieval focused action platformer with RPG styled upgrades.

    Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, Dungeon Crawler 17.5%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Retro 9.7%

  19. #19 VVVVV
    84% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2019
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows

    VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

    Why similar: Action 13.7%, Difficult 13%, Gore 11.3%, Adventure 11%, Platformer 10.6%

  20. #20 1 Screen Platformer
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 426 reviews2019
    Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
    Windows · Mac

    This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.6%, Difficult 19.2%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.4%

  21. #21 Dispersio
    83% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2016
    Dev: Achpile
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

    Why similar: Difficult 43.3%, Platformer 28.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 12.3%

  22. #22 Environmental Station Alpha
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,635 reviews2015
    Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

    Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Difficult 22.8%, Retro 15%, Adventure 7.9%, Action 7.9%

  23. #23 140
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 4,687 reviews2013
    Dev: Carlsen Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.

    Why similar: Platformer 35.3%, Difficult 20.8%, Minimalist 17.6%, Precision Platformer 9.2%, Indie 5.7%

  24. #24 The End Is Nigh
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,455 reviews2017
    Dev: Edmund McMillen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.9%, Difficult 23.2%, Platformer 18.8%, 2D 3.3%, Indie 3.3%

  25. #25 ORCS
    80% matchVery Positive82% of 416 reviews2016
    Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

    Why similar: Platformer 29.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Action 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.6%

  26. #26 Timen runner
    81% matchMixed58% of 191 reviews2017
    Dev: REX PEX GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Hardcore pixel 2D platformer with steampunk elements, with randomly generated levels.

    Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Platformer 26%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Indie 14.1%, 2D 8.5%

  27. #27 Mute Crimson+
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
    Dev: Iced Lizard Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.

    Why similar: Difficult 20.6%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Retro 9.8%

  28. #28 LOVE
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 1,194 reviews2014
    Dev: Fred Wood
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.

    Why similar: Platformer 34.8%, Precision Platformer 18.8%, Retro 18.5%, Difficult 7.8%, Indie 6.4%

  29. #29 Primal Light
    76% matchVery Positive81% of 422 reviews2020
    Dev: Fat Gem
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.7%, Difficult 15.7%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Old School 11.5%, Retro 11.4%

  30. #30 One Gun Guy
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,021 reviews2022
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Retro 12.5%, Side Scroller 10.9%

  31. #31 Necrosphere
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 144 reviews2017
    Dev: Cat Nigiri
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 57.7%, Difficult 17%, Platformer 11.9%, Action 8.4%, Indie 5%

  32. #32 Brave Escape
    69% matchVery Positive99% of 174 reviews2025
    Dev: Hit Start Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.8%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.8%

  33. #33 Cave Crawler
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,121 reviews2022
    Dev: Evan Youssef
    Windows

    Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.8%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Platformer 13%, Old School 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%

  34. #34 Castle of no Escape 2
    77% matchMostly Positive77% of 457 reviews2016
    Dev: D. E. X. TeamPub: Xitilon
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Explore 6 x 6 x 6 = 216 rooms of randomly generated hazards and enemies while collecting the necessary artefacts. Hundreds of monsters are roaming inside, guarding the sword shards — the last known thing to be capable of defeating the demonic castle owner.

    Why similar: Difficult 29.8%, Retro 22.7%, Action 13.2%, 2D 9.9%, Indie 9.2%

  35. #35 DungeonUp
    77% matchVery Positive80% of 515 reviews2015
    Dev: Clewcat GamesPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    A challenging rogue-like puzzler inspired by the classic Tower of the Sorcerer. Play as a human knight who fights his way out of a deep dungeon by slaying monsters and solving intricate puzzles.

    Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 39.6%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle 18%

  36. #36 Blaite
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 559 reviews2017
    Dev: Dosane GamesPub: Akim Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A platform game so difficult and at the same time, so addictive that you will enjoy having to repeat a levels dozens of times until complete them.

    Why similar: Difficult 32.7%, Platformer 28.2%, Action 14.8%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 10.1%

  37. #37 Volgarr the Viking
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 2,451 reviews2013
    Dev: Crazy Viking Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

    Why similar: Difficult 27.9%, Platformer 21.1%, Retro 12.7%, Old School 8.6%, Action 5.1%

  38. #38 PixelBoss: Shattered Depths
    63% matchMostly Positive79% of 147 reviews2026
    Dev: Quacky Games
    Windows

    PixelBoss: Shattered Depths is a hardcore 2D pixel-art platformer where every mistake matters. Fight enemies, avoid deadly traps, and master precise movement to survive unforgiving levels.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 15%, Perma Death 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Dungeon Crawler 10.7%

  39. #39 Out There Somewhere
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,918 reviews2016
    Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

    Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Retro 18.3%, Difficult 12.8%, 2D 7.2%, Puzzle 7%

  40. #40 Electronic Super Joy 2
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 727 reviews2019
    Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.

    Why similar: Difficult 31.9%, Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Retro 14.1%, 2D 6.4%

  41. #41 Super Life of Pixel
    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
    Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

    Why similar: Platformer 40.1%, Retro 35.2%, 2D 9.7%, Indie 7.9%, Adventure 5.6%

  42. #42 Aesthetic Melody
    73% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2017
    Dev: Adam DeLease
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of original electronic and vaporwave music in this challenging platformer, push forward to unlock Time Trial mode and a second playable character who completely changes the gameplay.

    Why similar: Difficult 36.5%, Platformer 25%, Retro 14.5%, 2D 8.6%, Action 6.9%

  43. #43 1 Screen Platformer: Prologue
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 225 reviews2020
    Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLCPub: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
    Windows

    FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 30%, Difficult 19.1%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 9.3%

  44. #44 Scarlett's Dungeon
    74% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
    Dev: Hard Shark Games
    Windows

    Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!

    Why similar: Difficult 37.1%, Dungeon Crawler 28%, 2D 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Action 6.3%

  45. #45 Blitz Breaker
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
    Dev: Boncho Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!

    Why similar: Difficult 37.8%, Platformer 29.5%, Action 16.1%, Indie 10.4%, 2D 6.2%

  46. #46 Derelict Star
    60% matchVery Positive96% of 133 reviews2026
    Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
    Windows · Mac

    A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.9%, Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Minimalist 10%, 2D 5.4%

  47. #47 Cave Crawler 2
    64% matchVery Positive90% of 160 reviews2024
    Dev: Evan Youssef
    Windows

    Cave Crawler 2 is a retro-inspired 2D side-scroller. Escape a series of winding caves full of strange creatures and treacherous platforming challenges.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.7%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Old School 9.5%

  48. #48 SUPER Dungeon Muncher
    66% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: n_nexy
    Windows

    Avoid becoming Muncher's next meal in this fast-paced, brutally challenging adventure!

    Why similar: Perma Death 29.9%, Difficult 19.2%, Arcade 12.7%, Retro 10.3%, 2D 9.2%

  49. #49 Spark the Electric Jester
    70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,486 reviews2017
    Dev: Feperd Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

    Why similar: Platformer 42.4%, Retro 21.8%, Action 13.5%, 2D 10.8%, Indie 4.4%

  50. #50 Cursed Gem
    69% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2020
    Dev: AikonCWDPub: Vega Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Help Oliver in this retro-pixel and challenging platformer. Explore a cursed cave, full of traps, secrets and diamonds. Complete all levels, get the biggest diamond for your girlfriend and break the curse that is dooming you.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.7%, Difficult 15.9%, Mystery Dungeon 14.9%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 7.4%

  51. #51 Hypogea
    58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 790 reviews2025
    Dev: Charlie Wagner
    Windows

    Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

    Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Old School 19.9%, Retro 17%, Adventure 16.9%, Atmospheric 13.8%

  52. #52 Castle In The Darkness
    71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,277 reviews2015
    Dev: Matt KapPub: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

    Why similar: Difficult 32.5%, Platformer 26.9%, Retro 16.2%, Action 7.5%, Indie 5.4%

  53. #53 Moventure
    59% matchMixed70% of 231 reviews2026
    Dev: Pixelatto
    Windows

    100 moves, 2 buttons, 0 tutorials. Master a massive moveset hidden within a D-Pad and 2 buttons. Conquer +100 levels in the ultimate movelike precision platformer.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.6%, Difficult 16.7%, Old School 13.8%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 10.1%

  54. #54 Jump Off The Bridge
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 257 reviews2019
    Dev: Cody Penn
    Windows

    An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.

    Why similar: Difficult 23.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Retro 7.1%

  55. #55 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
    70% matchMixed61% of 477 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

    Why similar: Difficult 16.6%, Retro 14.6%, Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Old School 9%

  56. #56 MO:Astray
    65% matchVery Positive92% of 5,046 reviews2019
    Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

    Why similar: Gore 22.5%, Platformer 19%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Action 8.9%

  57. #57 Spelunky
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 16,615 reviews2013
    Dev: Mossmouth
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

    Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Difficult 30%, Perma Death 10.5%, 2D 6.3%, Indie 5.3%

  58. #58 Castle of no Escape
    70% matchMixed67% of 164 reviews2017
    Dev: Xitilon
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Explore the mysterious castle full of monsters and secrets in a quest to collect all the treasures (that will also protect you from the curses on your way) and crush the main boss. The game won't let you exit the castle, no matter how you try. Technically you can win, but there is no end.

    Why similar: Difficult 27.8%, Retro 23.5%, Action 10.9%, Arcade 8.7%, 2D 7.9%

  59. #59 Cavern Escape Extremely Hard game!!!
    71% matchMixed42% of 475 reviews2017
    Dev: White Dog GamesPub: SA Industry
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Cavern escape is new platformer puzzle game.

    Why similar: Adventure 45.5%, Difficult 10.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Action 9.1%, Minimalist 7.2%

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