Games Like Eden Genesis

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20%, Difficult 14.5%, Soundtrack 14.3% ★, Metroidvania 11.2%, Platformer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares the intense difficulty and intricate precision platforming mechanics found in Eden Genesis.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.9%, Difficult 18.1%, Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 10%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for precision platforming, it offers the same level of challenge and emotional storytelling.

SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.7%, 2D Platformer 12%, Story Rich 10.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Difficult 9%

Why You'll Like It: A gripping cyberpunk narrative paired with high-speed, momentum-based platforming that feels both fluid and challenging.

Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.4%, Cyberpunk 16%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 9.4%, 2D Platformer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult precision platformer that utilizes unique portal mechanics to create complex, brain-teasing movement challenges.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.5%, Platformer 16.4%, Difficult 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Story Rich 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the cyberpunk aesthetic while offering high-speed, precision-based action that demands quick reflexes.

Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 17.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Platformer 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A speed-focused, cyberpunk-themed platformer that forces players to master movement to beat the clock.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Difficult 14.9%, Metroidvania 13.5%, 2D Platformer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, retro-inspired cyberpunk platformer that focuses on tight movement and difficult combat encounters.

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 54.4%, Difficult 33.5%, Action 5.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers the ultimate high-speed, one-hit-death cyberpunk experience that tests your precision and reaction time.

Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Platformer 12.7%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Cyberpunk 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, precision-based platformer that emphasizes quick thinking and rhythmic movement through dangerous levels.

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Soundtrack 11% ★, 2D 8%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced action platformer features a futuristic setting and precise combat mechanics reminiscent of classic genre staples.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich platformer featuring a strong female protagonist and complex level design that balances action with exploration.

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

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Metroidvania 16.3%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Difficult 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, atmospheric platformer that focuses on fluid movement and overcoming treacherous environmental hazards.

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

Why similar: Difficult 22.8%, Metroidvania 18.5%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi metroidvania that incorporates precision platforming elements and challenging boss encounters.

LAPIN is a 2D precision platformer game featuring a group of brave rabbit explorers. Break through life-threatening obstacles with precise controls, and embark on an adventure filled with new encounters and stunning landscapes!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.3%, Difficult 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%, Platformer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that focuses heavily on movement mechanics and features a charming but challenging world.

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.2%, Difficult 23.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Metroidvania 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A notoriously difficult precision platformer featuring a female protagonist and intense boss battles.

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.8%, Difficult 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Platformer 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that blends retro-inspired mechanics with modern design and a compelling narrative.

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Platformer 42.1%, Side Scroller 19%, Action 13.2%, 2D 11.9%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced action platformer features a futuristic setting and high-intensity gameplay that rewards precision.

Ageless is a story driven puzzle platformer where you must alter the age of animals and plant life around you to progress. Play as Kiara, a young girl who braves through heartache and loss as she journeys across a mysterious world to discovers its secrets and herself.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10%

Why You'll Like It: A mechanic-heavy platformer with a female lead that requires precise control over time and aging to navigate obstacles.

Evergate is a haunting 2D puzzle-platformer set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife with an original score recorded by a live orchestra. Navigate 85 challenging stages and unleash the extraordinary powers of the genre-defining 'Soulflame' to help a lost soul reincarnate on earth!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Story Rich 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses unique mechanics to challenge the player's precision and timing.

A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Platformer 11%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich platformer that uses a unique light and dark energy mechanic to create challenging movement puzzles.

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.6%, Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Metroidvania 14.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that provides a solid challenge with exploration-focused level design.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Platformer 23.1%, Difficult 17.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, 2D 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-difficulty action platformer that rewards mastery of movement and combat precision.

Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!

Why similar: Platformer 39.3%, Female Protagonist 32.6%, Indie 10.2%, Action 9%, 2D 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style platformer featuring a female protagonist and challenging, fast-paced gameplay.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 24%, Metroidvania 24%, Difficult 14.9%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that evolves into a deep narrative experience with tight, responsive controls.

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

Why similar: Difficult 22.3%, Platformer 16.6%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult 2D platformer that tests player patience and precision in a dark, atmospheric world.

Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.1%, Platformer 26%, Story Rich 10.1%, Indie 5.3%, Adventure 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, precision-based movement game that rewards efficiency and mastery of its unique card-based mechanics.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.5%, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, 2D 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential difficult precision platformer that demands absolute mastery of movement.

TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.9%, Difficult 17%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%

A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21%, Difficult 20.8%, Metroidvania 15.6%, Platformer 15.3%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer with a female protagonist that emphasizes exploration and fluid combat movement.

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Difficult 20%, Platformer 20%, Metroidvania 16.8%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging retro-style action platformer that emphasizes precision and character ability management.

The jailer is the key, kill him and you’ll be free. Fight your way free in this ultra-responsive, fast-paced sword-fighting and dual-stick shooting game.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.8%, Difficult 30.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, challenging boss-rush game with a cyberpunk aesthetic that requires extreme precision.

A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Metroidvania 15.5%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 11%

EXPLORE YOUR WAY. Awoken to a world ruined by war, Alma must traverse the vast city of Arcadia before the life force of her friends and herself withers away. Time is ticking, and every moment matters. Who will you save, and who will you leave to turn UNSIGHTED?

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.4%, LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.4%

Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!

Why similar: Metroidvania 16.9%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Side Scroller 8.6%

Play in multiple dimensions at the same time, traveling through them at will in this innovative 2D platformer that defies boundaries! I'm Eva, by the way, and I promise we'll have fun! Or maybe not... Maybe we'll both suffer horribly... How should I know? I'm just a video game character...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.3%, Difficult 17.2%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11%

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 31.4%, Difficult 19.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Experience a meta horror pixel platformer retro game haunted by a mysterious yandere.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.5%, Difficult 17.2%, Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.5%

Help Milli to find Greg in this challenging platform game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.7%, Soundtrack 15.6% ★, Difficult 15.2%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 10.1%

Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.9%, Platformer 21.5%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Adventure 7.9%

Ingression: The Portal Trial offers a sneak peek into the immersive world of precision platforming with portals. Experience the prologue of the full game for free, tackling not only the initial levels but also venturing into more challenging stages.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23%, Cyberpunk 15.7%, Platformer 10.4%, Difficult 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

Ariana must restore the Codices and unravel the Library's hidden truths...

Why similar: Metroidvania 26%, Platformer 24.1%, 2D Platformer 17%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Adventure 7%

Take the role of an antivirus software within the world of an operating system, eliminating malware spawns in a challenging, platforming quest!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.5%, Platformer 19.7%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Action 3.2%

AWAKEN - Astral Blade is a 2.5D action-adventure metroidvania where you play as Tania, a bionic warrior fighting through a world twisted by Karpas energy. Master parries, upgrade your abilities, and survive relentless enemies and bosses. Is there any chance of survival in such a desperate place?

Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Metroidvania 15.2%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Female Protagonist 13%

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

Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Platformer 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Difficult 13.1%, Indie 10.5%

Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.9%, Difficult 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.7%

Jump into a neon-filled platformer world as Q and overcome a gauntlet of tricky platform challenges.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.1%, Cyberpunk 22.3%, Difficult 17.4%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 11.4%

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 23.1%, Female Protagonist 19%, Side Scroller 18.9%, 2D 6.7%

Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivors is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 65.9%, Female Protagonist 18%, Indie 7%, Action 5.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Turn heads. Drop jaws. Be bright. In this single-player 3D platformer, you’re the only one who can take down Mr. Buff and his lackies to restore color and life to the citizens of Cap City. Accompany Valah and the RKGK crew on their journey to take down the oppressive B Corp.

Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Atmospheric 13%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 8.7%

Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.1%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 4.8%

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 16.4%, Difficult 14.3%, Metroidvania 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.1%

Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Metroidvania 9.3%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Platformer 8.1%

Players will use a unique dash system to navigate through various obstacles! The main challenges lie in maneuvering skills and reaction speed, utilizing it to complete different levels in the game, gradually piecing together the truth of the story. This is a free-to-play prologue version.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.7%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Side Scroller 8.3%

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

Why similar: Difficult 25%, Metroidvania 18.5%, Platformer 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Side Scroller 12.6%

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 31.5%, Difficult 19.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Side Scroller 9.4%

CODE Bunny is a Fast-paced 2D Action Platformer where combat mechanics and high-speed movement merge together! Master the play styles of two characters - Axel and Hazel - to deliver flashy and exciting attacks that rip through enemies! Can you run fast enough to uncover the secrets of Lumna?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.8%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.3%

A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

Why similar: Difficult 25.2%, Platformer 21.7%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.1%

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

Why similar: Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 16.7%, Metroidvania 14%, Indie 12.7%, Adventure 12.6%

Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.3%, Difficult 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Female Protagonist 7.1%

A time-trial platformer inspired by platform fighters. Wavedash into the psychedelic realms of the elements and help Poly fight chaos to restore balance.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 53.8%, Female Protagonist 13%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Platformer 7.8%, 2D Platformer 6.3%