- #1 Voodoo Vince: Remastered
97% matchVery Positive92% of 577 reviews2017
Dev: Beep Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The classic character platformer is back after 13 years and newly remastered! Help Vince run, jump and fight his way through cemeteries, swamps and an evil carnival as he seeks to save his creator Madam Charmaine from the clutches of Kosmo The Inscrutable.
Why similar: Adventure 51.1%, Action 48.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similarly quirky, offbeat mascot protagonist in a unique 3D platforming world.
- #2 Psychonauts
96% matchVery Positive95% of 19,058 reviews2006
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Why similar: Adventure 58.4%, Action 41.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the surreal, humorous, and imaginative world-building found in Earthworm Jim.
- #3 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
96% matchVery Positive94% of 18,052 reviews2020
Dev: Purple LampPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.
Why similar: Adventure 56.6%, Action 43.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential 3D platformer that balances humor with tight, classic collectathon gameplay.
- #4 Pumpkin Jack
95% matchVery Positive91% of 9,646 reviews2020
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!
Why similar: Adventure 53%, Action 47%
Why You'll Like It: This spooky, stylized 3D platformer captures the retro-inspired feel of 90s mascot games.
- #5 A Hat in Time
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 53,220 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
Why similar: Adventure 73.5%, Action 26.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers high-quality 3D platforming with a charming, slightly eccentric personality.
- #6 Kao the Kangaroo
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,166 reviews2022
Dev: Tate Multimedia
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Inspired by the golden age of 3D Platformers, Kao The Kangaroo returns in a whole new adventure! Embark on an epic journey, master magical gloves, explore lush environments and take Kao through his most grand tale yet!
Why similar: Action 50.3%, Adventure 49.7%
Why You'll Like It: This modern revival of a classic mascot platformer stays true to the genre's roots with combat and exploration.
- #7 Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy
93% matchVery Positive92% of 21,880 reviews2018
Dev: Vicarious VisionsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your favorite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot™, is back! He’s enhanced, entranced and ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy. Relive all your favorite moments in Crash Bandicoot™, Crash Bandicoot™ 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot™ 3: Warped, now in fully-remastered graphical glory!
Why similar: Adventure 58.8%, Action 41.2%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive 3D mascot platformer that captures the challenging, action-oriented spirit of the era.
- #8 Trover Saves the Universe
92% matchVery Positive91% of 3,213 reviews2019
Dev: Squanch Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From Squanch Games comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 53.8%, Action 46.2%
Why You'll Like It: It leans heavily into the same kind of absurdist, irreverent humor that defines the Earthworm Jim series.
- #9 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,795 reviews2010
Dev: Oddworld Inhabitants
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.
Why similar: Adventure 53.3%, Action 46.7%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strange, alien world and a unique protagonist that fits the offbeat tone of the seed game.
- #10 Alice: Madness Returns
91% matchVery Positive91% of 29,930 reviews2011
Dev: Spicy Horse GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Why similar: Adventure 50.5%, Action 49.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a dark, surreal, and platforming-heavy experience that mirrors the bizarre aesthetic of Jim's world.
- #11 New Super Lucky's Tale
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 884 reviews2020
Dev: Playful Corp.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jump, burrow, and tail swipe your way to victory in this love letter to classic 3D platformers!
Why similar: Adventure 59.5%, Action 40.5%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, family-friendly 3D platformer that focuses on the core mechanics of jumping and collecting.
- #12 Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy
88% matchVery Positive94% of 22,112 reviews2019
Dev: Toys for BobPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Same sick burns, same smoldering attitude, now all scaled up in stunning HD, Spyro is back in the Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy! Rekindle the fire with remastered versions of the original three games, Spyro™ the Dragon, Spyro™ 2: Ripto's Rage! and Spyro™: Year of the Dragon.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Action 41.8%
Why You'll Like It: This classic mascot platformer offers the exploration and charm that fans of 90s 3D games will appreciate.
- #13 MDK2 HD
89% matchMixed65% of 163 reviews2012
Dev: Overhaul GamesPub: Interplay Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Overhaul Games brings MDK2 back to the PC in incredible high definition, with enhanced graphics, sound, and gameplay. See the classic action platformer the way it was meant to be seen, heard, and played... on a PC!Kurt Hectic in his snazzy suit with ribbon chute is back to save the universe. This time he is teamed with the genius Dr.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creative minds, it shares the exact same brand of chaotic, sci-fi humor.
- #14 Super Adventure Hand
86% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Devm Games
Windows
Hands down the most adventurous and handsome hand in the world! You play as a hand on a gripping handventure where you single-handedly face dangerous obstacles and de-feet a handful of evil feet.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: It embraces absurdist humor and physics-based platforming in a way that feels spiritually aligned with Earthworm Jim.
- #15 Croc Legend of the Gobbos
84% matchVery Positive91% of 347 reviews2025
Dev: Titanium StudiosPub: Argonaut Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Join Croc in a charming 3D platforming adventure to rescue the kidnapped Gobbos from the evil sorcerer Baron Dante and his impish Dantini minions! Run, jump, climb, swim, and tail-spin through vibrant worlds in this lovingly remastered and updated version of the beloved 1997 classic.
Why similar: Action 51%, Adventure 49%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational 3D platformer that represents the era of mascot games from which Earthworm Jim 3D emerged.
- #16 Super Lucky's Tale
86% matchVery Positive85% of 778 reviews2018
Dev: Playful Corp.Pub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A delightful, playground platformer for all ages that follows Lucky, the ever-optimistic, energetic, and lovable hero, on his quest to find his inner strength and help his sister rescue the Book of Ages from Jinx. Jinx is the scheming and mysterious villain trying to reshape the world, but for what reason?
Why similar: Adventure 54.5%, Action 45.5%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted 3D platformer that captures the simple joy of mascot-based adventure games.
- #17 Earthworm Jim
89% matchMixed50% of 176 reviews
Dev: Shiny EntertainmentPub: Interplay Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Jim wasn't always a studly super-worm. He was once just a spineless, dirt-eater with no real mission in his life...
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: The original 2D classic that established the series' signature humor and challenging gameplay.
- #18 TY the Tasmanian Tiger
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,705 reviews2016
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
G'day, Mate. Explore the wilds of Australia with TY the Tasmanian Tiger, the charming Aussie platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 51.1%, Action 48.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 3D mascot platformer that shares the same adventurous spirit and collectathon structure.
- #19 Earthworm Jim 2
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 111 reviews2009
Dev: Shiny EntertainmentPub: Interplay Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Earthworm Jim is back with more side-scrolling platform action. Whip, run, jump, fly, and Snott swing your way to victory!
Why similar: Adventure 52.3%, Action 47.7%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel that refined the 2D platforming formula and expanded on the series' bizarre aesthetic.
- #20 Tinykin
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,208 reviews2022
Dev: SplashteamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!
Why similar: Adventure 56.7%, Action 43.3%
Why You'll Like It: A creative 3D platformer that focuses on exploration and unique mechanics in a stylized world.
- #21 Sonic Adventure 2
82% matchVery Positive89% of 28,120 reviews2012
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Experience two unique adventures featuring both long-time heroes and new and returning villains as they battle for the fate of the world!
Why similar: Action 53.5%, Adventure 46.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 3D mascot platformer that defines the high-energy action of the genre.
- #22 Glover
83% matchMixed60% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: Piko Interactive LLC
Windows
Glover is a puzzle-intensive adventure game made up of 6 worlds with 30 different levels. You control a charismatic glove that walks on two fingers, slaps harder than Steve Austin, dribbles faster than Scottie Pippen, and plays with a bouncy rubber ball.
Why similar: Action 51.9%, Adventure 48.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, weird 3D platformer that shares the experimental spirit of late 90s console games.
- #23 de Blob
82% matchVery Positive88% of 425 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Tongue EntertainmentPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
The evil I.N.K.T. Corporation has declared 'Color is a Crime!' and leeched Chroma City of all its beauty and interest. The race to rescue Chroma City has just begun, and only de Blob can save the world from a black-and-white future with his unique abilities to color the world back to life.
Why similar: Adventure 53.1%, Action 46.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, colorful 3D platformer that prioritizes fun and personality over strict realism.
- #24 Destroy All Humans!
79% matchVery Positive92% of 11,421 reviews2020
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.
Why similar: Action 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines sci-fi themes with a humorous, anti-hero protagonist in a chaotic open world.
- #25 Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
81% matchVery Positive89% of 793 reviews2016
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!
Why similar: Action 51.7%, Adventure 48.3%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, retro-style platformer that leans into the same brand of cynical, over-the-top humor.
- #26 Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania
79% matchVery Positive82% of 1,609 reviews2021
Dev: RGG StudioPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Go Bananas with your favorite monkey gang in the ultimate Super Monkey Ball adventure!
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, physics-based platformer that shares the eccentric energy of classic mascot games.
- #27 Poi
78% matchVery Positive91% of 742 reviews2017
Dev: PolyKid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Poi is a 3D platformer featuring two kids on a grand adventure to unravel the mysteries of the Milky Way Globe. Explore uncharted lands, compete in challenge levels, meet quirky characters and defeat comical creatures on a journey to become a Master Explorer.
Why similar: Action 51.6%, Adventure 48.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D platformer that pays homage to the genre's golden age with exploration and collectathon elements.
- #28 Bubsy 4D
73% matchVery Positive93% of 703 reviews2026
Dev: FabrazPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, wise-cracking bobcat has returned to 3D in a new platforming adventure. Bubsy is back with new challenges, new moves, and even more purrsonality. Run, jump, glide, and roll across alien planets, battle robotic sheep, and collect tons and tons of yarn. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Action 59.8%, Adventure 40.2%
- #29 Rocket Knight
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 178 reviews2010
Dev: Climax StudiosPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Sparkster makes his triumphant arrival on next-gen platforms with Rocket Knight, the newest chapter in the classic side-scrolling rocket action series. Our favorite opossum hero returns home after 15 years to find the kingdom of Zephyrus in shambles.
Why similar: Action 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action platformer that features a unique, armored mascot protagonist.
- #30 Zool Redimensioned
77% matchVery Positive93% of 214 reviews2021
Dev: Sumo Digital AcademyPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
The Ninja of the Nth Dimension is back! Explore vibrant retro landscapes, discover hidden secrets and take down menacing bosses in a modern reimagining of the classic action platforming adventure Zool.
Why similar: Action 57.1%, Adventure 42.9%
- #31 TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2
77% matchVery Positive94% of 791 reviews2017
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
STREWTH! It's time to go back Down Under with this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue. Rang, bite, smash and glide your way around the Australian Outback and stop the evil machinations of the diabolical BOSS CASS in this open world adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 52.5%, Action 47.5%
- #32 Spark the Electric Jester 3
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,024 reviews2022
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #33 TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3
78% matchVery Positive80% of 253 reviews2018
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
CRIKEY! TY is back with a brand new adventure, in this fully remastered version of TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan. Pick up your rangs; pull on your shorts, and prepare to rescue the SOUTHERN RIVERS from a brand new threat - the QUINKAN...
Why similar: Adventure 50.7%, Action 49.3%
- #34 Sonic Adventure DX
76% matchVery Positive92% of 18,480 reviews2011
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and his evil minions.
Why similar: Adventure 57.9%, Action 42.1%
- #35 Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition
71% matchVery Positive91% of 312 reviews2025
Dev: Limited Run Games
Windows
Tomba is back for more in Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition, a celebration of the often overlooked sequel to the legendary platformer, Tomba!
Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Action 48.5%
- #36 KilaFlow
70% matchVery Positive98% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Chao Kompany LLC
Windows · Linux
KilaFlow is a challenging and fast paced Precision 3d Platformer featuring a Robot Antivirus who switches gears to speed up and save Datyte from the infection of an evil and mysterious Virus! Flow and bounce between programs and worlds to generate Keygems and cure the cute critters in your path!
Why similar: Adventure 52.6%, Action 47.4%
- #37 Slime-san: Superslime Edition
76% matchVery Positive84% of 338 reviews2017
Dev: FabrazPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
Why similar: Action 50.1%, Adventure 49.9%
- #38 Moldbreaker: Rise of the Loaf
72% matchVery Positive85% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Business
Windows
Embark on a moldy adventure in a land of bread. Play as Bradley the Breadapus, a waffle-tailed bread platypus, in this quirky action platformer and battle to cleanse a world infected by mold. Break the mold, save the world!
Why similar: Action 52.4%, Adventure 47.6%
- #39 Super Meat Boy 3D
70% matchVery Positive88% of 877 reviews2026
Dev: SluggerflyPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer – now in 3D!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #40 Dadish 3D
73% matchVery Positive85% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
He's a dad AND a radish. Dadish's kids are missing and he needs your help to find them! Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging 3D platforming adventure.
Why similar: Action 58.9%, Adventure 41.1%
- #41 Sonic Lost World
75% matchMixed62% of 5,535 reviews2015
Dev: Sonic TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
When the Deadly Six threaten to destroy his world, Sonic’s new moves & power-ups are the only way to defeat them before it’s too late!
Why similar: Adventure 68.3%, Action 31.7%
- #42 TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 582 reviews2015
Dev: GAME FREAK inc.Pub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Shell City is plunged into a state of emergency after coming under attack from the devastating forces of PHANTOM. As the National Army struggle to contain the terrifying war machines, they call upon the only thing that stands between Shell City’s obliteration and its salvation; the peanut chompin’, villain stompin’, TEMBO THE BADASS...
Why similar: Adventure 52.1%, Action 47.9%
- #43 Runner3
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 300 reviews2018
Dev: Choice Provisions
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
CommanderVideo returns in Runner3's heart-pounding saga! Conquer villainous villains, drive wild vehicles, and navigate thrilling environments. Meet quirky characters and face retro challenges for an adrenaline-soaked rhythm-music platformer adventure!
Why similar: Action 62.5%, Adventure 37.5%
- #44 Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off
67% matchVery Positive89% of 529 reviews2025
Dev: Sbug Games
Windows
You're a tiny pill-bug in a big world! Roll, zip, and slam your way through the gorgeous landscapes of the Australian bush, unite your fellow bugs, and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!
Why similar: Adventure 58%, Action 42%
- #45 MDK 2
73% matchVery Positive81% of 237 reviews2009
Dev: BioWare Corporation
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
3 Unlikely Heroes, 1 Ultimate Goal Kurt Hectic is back to save the universe. This time he is teamed with the genius Dr. Hawkins and the 6-legged gun-toting robotic dog, Max. Together they must out-sneak, out-blast and out-think their enemies as they attempt to reclaim earth from a vile alien menace.
Why similar: Action 58.3%, Adventure 41.7%
- #46 Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre
67% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: TunawareDevsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Embark on an odyssey into the unknown! Behold the tale of Toadman, an enigmatic being born from alien tech and the mysteries of Radiant Verde. Witness his perilous quest through treacherous jungles to confront Captain Croak in an epic showdown! Welcome to "Spawn of the Spore Spectre"!
Why similar: Action 50.3%, Adventure 49.7%
- #47 Dadish 3
69% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
A new Dadventure! Help Dadish rescue his children once more, in his most fun and challenging adventure yet.
Why similar: Action 50.1%, Adventure 49.9%
- #48 Dadish
69% matchVery Positive93% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.
Why similar: Action 51.2%, Adventure 48.8%
- #49 Adventures of Pip
71% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2015
Dev: Tic Toc Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.
Why similar: Action 51.4%, Adventure 48.6%
- #50 BrebeMan
65% matchVery Positive100% of 111 reviews2026
Dev: MetaFormingProPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
Save the world with breakbeats.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #51 Adventures of Chris
69% matchVery Positive86% of 201 reviews2020
Dev: Guin Entertainment, LLCPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Embark on a global adventure in this ‘90s-inspired adventure platformer. Help a chubby underdog kid with wacky superpowers battle bizarre villains, unlock and customize special moves and spells, and save the world!
Why similar: Adventure 51.1%, Action 48.9%
- #52 Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)
67% matchVery Positive93% of 7,946 reviews2019
Dev: Tate Multimedia
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Let’s bring back all the good memories of the incredible, brave and lovely Kao the Kangaroo. Immerse yourself in a classic 3D action-adventure platformer where Kao runs, jumps, and fights lots of enemies.
Why similar: Adventure 52.8%, Action 47.2%
- #53 Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano (2005 re-release)
68% matchMostly Positive70% of 250 reviews2023
Dev: Tate Multimedia
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Kao the Kangaroo: Mystery of the Volcano is a third installment of the epic Kao the Kangaroo 3D platformer series where the player takes control of a brave Kao, who embarks on a journey to save his homeland from an erupting volcano. Help him succeed!
Why similar: Adventure 50.2%, Action 49.8%
- #54 Jamboy, a Jelly-cious Hero
65% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Nakama Game Studio
Windows
Jamboy and Billy are devoured by a giant and now they have to escape from its guts! Explore the giant's intestines as you defeat food monsters in this frantic, multi-genre game and go on a stomach-churning adventure!
Why similar: Action 65.6%, Adventure 34.4%
- #55 Spider Fox
66% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Planet 47 Games
Windows
Leap, swing, and spin webs in a casual 3D adventure! Play as Spider Fox, rescue bizarre animals from a mad scientist, and uncover colorful worlds packed with secrets.
- #56 Akimbot
64% matchVery Positive80% of 845 reviews2024
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!
Why similar: Action 64%, Adventure 36%
- #57 LOST EGG 3: The Final
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: KIMIDORI SOFT
Windows
The egg's great adventure, the final chapter. That fragile but brave egg has returned with even more new powers, but this time its adventure is over. A hard action adventure game in which the player rolls through various stages with sad music, aiming for the frying pan at the end.
Why similar: Action 53.6%, Adventure 46.4%
