- #1 140
97% matchVery Positive92% of 4,665 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 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 31.5%, Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Indie 12.1%, Puzzle 9.7%, Minimalist 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Like EDGE, this game perfectly blends minimalist visuals with a rhythmic, pulse-pounding soundtrack.
- #2 VVVVVV
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.5%, Platformer 28.7%, Indie 12.2%, Retro 7.8%, Puzzle 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that shares the minimalist aesthetic and challenging, screen-by-screen puzzle design of the seed game.
- #3 Super Hexagon
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 69.2%, Indie 17.4%, Action 4.1%, Minimalist 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same high-speed, minimalist, and rhythm-based intensity found in the most challenging levels of EDGE.
- #4 Hue
94% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.6%, Puzzle 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that relies on color-based mechanics and clean, minimalist art to solve environmental challenges.
- #5 RUSH
95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,260 reviews2010
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
From the twisted puzzle minds behind the award winning Toki Tori comes a new game, simply called RUSH. Fortunately for fans of high quality puzzle games, RUSH is anything but simple. In the game's fully three dimensional levels, players need to guide cubes to color coded exit points using Conveyor belts, Warps, Stops Signs, Splits and...
Why similar: Puzzle 62.8%, Indie 15.8%, Abstract 11.9%, Casual 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle game that emphasizes spatial navigation and minimalist design, mirroring the grid-based logic of EDGE.
- #6 Monument Valley
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,203 reviews2022
Dev: ustwo games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Embark on a journey of forgiveness through impossible environments and illusionary puzzles. Experience this meditative and calming puzzle game by manipulating monuments and creating evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.4%, Puzzle 42.4%, Casual 5.3%, Singleplayer 4.5%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same isometric perspective and clever, clean puzzle-solving mechanics that make EDGE so satisfying.
- #7 BIT.TRIP RUNNER
94% matchVery Positive86% of 3,946 reviews2011
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
Why similar: Platformer 33.1%, Great Soundtrack 23.4%, Indie 12.8%, Action 11.5%, Minimalist 8%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the rhythmic, fast-paced platforming feel that makes navigating levels in EDGE feel like a musical performance.
- #8 Closure
93% matchVery Positive85% of 992 reviews2012
Dev: Eyebrow Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of three human characters through beautiful, eerie environments such as a decrepit factory, a murky...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.5%, Puzzle 29.7%, Platformer 20.3%, Indie 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses light and shadow to create unique puzzle-platforming mechanics in a stark, minimalist world.
- #9 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
92% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 28.3%, Platformer 14.9%, Indie 6.8%, Time Attack 6.6% ★
Why You'll Like It: Combines platforming with a strong rhythmic element and neon-drenched, minimalist visuals.
- #10 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
91% matchVery Positive82% of 1,904 reviews2014
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
Why similar: Puzzle 63.1%, Indie 14.9%, Platformer 10.1%, Action 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game centered entirely around manipulating cubes, echoing the core theme of the seed game.
- #11 Thomas Was Alone
89% matchVery Positive94% of 9,347 reviews2012
Dev: Bithell Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 59.7%, Platformer 22.2%, Indie 8.3%, Minimalist 3.9%, Singleplayer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle-platformer that focuses on simple geometric shapes and precise movement to navigate complex environments.
- #12 Element4l
90% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32%, Platformer 22.9%, Puzzle 18.7%, Indie 17%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric platformer that demands precise control and momentum management, similar to the physics of rolling a cube.
- #13 Electronic Super Joy
89% 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: Great Soundtrack 46.4%, Platformer 32.9%, Indie 11.9%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-energy, difficult platforming experience paired with an electronic soundtrack that complements the gameplay.
- #14 Escape Goat 2
88% matchVery Positive95% of 452 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: Puzzle 27.8%, Platformer 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Indie 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes clever, grid-based movement and environmental interaction.
- #15 Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
87% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Indie 9.9%, Platformer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique perspective-shifting mechanic that challenges spatial awareness in a minimalist environment.
- #16 Defy Gravity Extended
85% matchVery Positive86% of 8,545 reviews2016
Dev: Paul FischPub: Fish Factory Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 58.8%, Platformer 17.8%, Puzzle 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses gravity-manipulation mechanics to navigate minimalist, space-themed levels.
- #17 The Impossible Game
86% matchVery Positive84% of 1,489 reviews2014
Dev: Grip GamesPub: Fluke Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 57.2%, Platformer 21.2%, Indie 17.6%, Casual 3.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based platformer that is notoriously difficult and relies on perfect timing, much like the Dark Cube races in EDGE.
- #18 Canabalt
84% matchVery Positive88% of 301 reviews2015
Dev: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Escape the destruction of your city with just one button! The game that popularized the infinite runner genre is back with two-player mode and new challenges.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Indie 25.8%, Platformer 24.1%, Action 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential minimalist runner that focuses on timing and simple, responsive controls.
- #19 Baba Is You
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,702 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!
Why similar: Puzzle 61%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Indie 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.6%, Minimalist 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that forces you to rethink the rules of the environment, similar to the logic-heavy levels in EDGE.
- #20 Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
84% matchVery Positive90% of 505 reviews2013
Dev: Andrew Morrish
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, Puzzle 15.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Indie 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines falling-block puzzle mechanics with platforming, creating a fast-paced experience similar to EDGE.
- #21 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
82% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.1%, Puzzle 15.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist platformer that tests your ability to navigate tight, grid-based spaces.
- #22 Portal
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 192,498 reviews2007
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.5%, Puzzle 29.4%, 3D Platformer 9.4%, Platformer 4.7%, Action 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cube-based, spatial puzzle-platforming that rewards clever navigation.
- #23 BIT.TRIP RERUNNER
76% matchVery Positive97% of 401 reviews2023
Dev: Choice ProvisionsPub: Choice Provisions
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The classic rhythm platformer is back as BIT.TRIP RERUNNER + RUNNER MAKER! The fun of the original now sports fresh mechanics, art, and soundtrack – plus RUNNER MAKER, which allows you to create custom levels. A must-play for rhythm newbies, experts, and everyone in between.
Why similar: Platformer 40.6%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Action 13.6%, Retro 11.5%, Indie 8.2%
- #24 Cave Story+
82% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.3%, Platformer 30.2%, Indie 12.4%, Action 6.9%, Retro 6%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it shares the retro-styled platforming roots and high-quality soundtrack that define the genre.
- #25 LYNE
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,222 reviews2014
Dev: Thomas Bowker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Deceptively simple. Infinitely complex. LYNE is a minimalist puzzle game that will knot your brain as it calms your soul. Connect the shapes. Fill the board. Lose yourself in the interflowing paths of LYNE.
Why similar: Puzzle 50.7%, Abstract 21.3%, Indie 9.1%, Minimalist 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, grid-based puzzle game that focuses on connecting paths, sharing the clean aesthetic of the seed game.
- #26 Pikuniku
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,974 reviews2019
Dev: Arnaud De BockPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle 26%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Platformer 11.7%, Indie 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, minimalist platformer that prioritizes fun movement mechanics and simple, effective puzzle design.
- #27 klocki
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,670 reviews2016
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Minimal puzzle game.
Why similar: Puzzle 42.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Abstract 11.3%, Indie 10.9%, Minimalist 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, minimalist puzzle game that focuses on grid-based manipulation and clean, satisfying interactions.
- #28 Zup!
78% matchVery Positive94% of 8,882 reviews2016
Dev: Quiet River
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Minimal physical puzzle with explosions
Why similar: Puzzle 40.8%, Puzzle Platformer 37.8%, Indie 8.6%, Casual 4.4%, Minimalist 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that uses simple, minimalist shapes to create increasingly difficult challenges.
- #29 BIT.TRIP BEAT
79% matchVery Positive80% of 881 reviews2010
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.5%, Indie 25.4%, Action 12.9%, Retro 7.8%, Casual 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-action game that focuses on minimalist visuals and precise timing, capturing the same vibe as the seed game.
- #30 Planet Cube: Edge
73% matchVery Positive87% of 148 reviews2023
Dev: Sunna EntertainmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.
Why similar: Platformer 76%, Action 24%
- #31 Adventures of Pip
77% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2015
Dev: Tic Toc Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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: Puzzle Platformer 40.9%, Platformer 21.4%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 9.5%, Action 8.1%
- #32 BLACKHOLE
77% matchVery Positive85% of 1,063 reviews2015
Dev: FiolaSoft StudioPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
BLACKHOLE is an award-winning hardcore platformer with over 15 hours of story-driven sci-fi comedy and gravity-twisting puzzles. Complete Edition out now!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 44.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Platformer 9.7%, Indie 6.8%
- #33 OneShift
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 989 reviews2018
Dev: Mazen GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
OneShift is a puzzle platformer where the player has the ability to freeze/unfreeze time and shift through worlds to collect blue cubes. But only one world can be active at a time. Later in the game, a world rotating mechanic is unveiled, which makes everything more complex!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.1%, Puzzle 19%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Isometric 8.8%, Indie 7.1%
- #34 Super Blasting Boy
76% matchMixed70% of 69 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: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Indie 12.4%, Puzzle 12%
- #35 Cube Runner
74% matchVery Positive83% of 1,222 reviews2016
Dev: EGAMERPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cube Runner is a 3d action platformer that's simple to learn, exciting to play, and deep enough to challenge even the greatest gamers.
Why similar: Indie 33.7%, Action 25.1%, Platformer 21.5%, Casual 19.7%
- #36 LOVE
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,183 reviews2014
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.2 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 37.3%, Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Indie 16.1%, Retro 8.6%, Action 6%
- #37 Distance
71% matchVery Positive92% of 7,482 reviews2018
Dev: Refract
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 63.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Indie 11.6%, Action 8.2%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #38 Hyper Box
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelated CupcakePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Hyper Box you try to beat a bunch of platform levels in less than 30 seconds each by using the box rotation to your advantage, this is meant to be a very challenging yet rewarding experience as you improve at the game.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.2%, Puzzle 18.9%, Platformer 16.2%, Action 6.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
- #39 The Impossible Game 2
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: Fluke Games
Windows
The original rhythm platform game is back! Test your skills with all-new levels, online battle royale and more.
Why similar: Platformer 50.5%, Abstract 42.6%, Indie 2.6%, Casual 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #40 Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
73% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.6%, Great Soundtrack 30.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 6.9%, Action 6.2%
- #41 Geometry Dash
70% matchVery Positive93% of 567,135 reviews2014
Dev: RobTop Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 98.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 60%, Platformer 24.2%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 4%, Action 3.4%
- #42 FEZ
72% matchVery Positive93% of 16,036 reviews2013
Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.9%, Platformer 22.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Indie 9.9%
- #43 Dashy Square
73% matchVery Positive85% of 165 reviews2016
Dev: Kastriot SulejmaniPub: KasSanity
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.7%, Platformer 30.5%, Indie 16.6%, Action 12.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #44 VVVVV
72% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Indie 18.6%, Action 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #45 The Last Cube
66% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.3%, Puzzle 22%, 3D Platformer 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Indie 3.5%
- #46 Wunderling DX
68% matchVery Positive94% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Bitwave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 53%, Indie 17.4%, Action 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Retro 5.3%
- #47 Escape Goat
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2013
Dev: MagicalTimeBean
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 51%, Puzzle 17.6%, Platformer 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Indie 6.3%
- #48 Antiflux
71% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: UAA Software
Windows
Antiflux is a challenging but fun puzzle platformer with upgrades, building complexity over time.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.9%, Puzzle 24.2%, Action 14.7%, Indie 12.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #49 PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,111 reviews2013
Dev: Mine Loader Software Co., Ltd.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
It's time to gear up!Get ready for more ghost chain gobbling and frantic action in PAC-MAN® CE-DX+! The award-winning chomping game makes a shattering debut on Steam with even more content and a refined user-interface to compare high scores with your friends!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43%, Retro 25.8%, Puzzle 14.6%, Action 11%, Casual 3.1%
- #50 Return to Dark Castle
57% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: Z Sculpt EntertainmentPub: Ludit
Windows · Mac · Linux
The classic returns to punish the bold. A re-imagined retro platformer of precision, peril, and persistence — featuring all 30 levels from Dark Castle and Beyond Dark Castle plus 50 brand-new punishing rooms, rebuilt for modern systems.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.4%, Puzzle 21.7%, Platformer 17.8%, Action 10.1%, Indie 6.6%
- #51 Aesthetic Melody
69% 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: Platformer 41.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Action 13.5%, Retro 10.6%, Indie 7.2%
- #52 3D Hardcore Cube 2
70% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 29%
3D Hardcore Cube 2 - is a continuation of a fascinating game about clever cube that moves through dangerous obstacles to the portal. In the new part of the game was implemented completely new physics control character. Were added sounds to improve the atmosphere of the game.
Why similar: Indie 47.7%, Action 26%, Casual 19.8%, Singleplayer 6.6%
- #53 3D Hardcore Cube
70% matchMixed54% of 203 reviews2017
Dev: Laush Dmitriy SergeevichPub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
3D Hardcore Cube - this is not an easy platformer in which you want to get to the portal and not to fall into the trap. The game has boosters traffic boosters bounce, anti bounce, falling cubes, turrets and more!
Why similar: Puzzle 36.6%, Indie 30.6%, Action 24.7%, Casual 4.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #54 Secret Agent HD
63% matchVery Positive99% of 176 reviews2021
Dev: Emberheart GamesPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Return to the remote island classic world of rewards and traps in the HD remake of Secret Agent! Guide 006 through puzzles & arcade challenges of your favorite missions, then uncover the whole new Episode loaded with all new puzzles, enemies, challenges, hazards & help 006 finally defeat DVS!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54.6%, Puzzle 15.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Action 8.1%, Retro 3.2%
- #55 Impulsion
66% matchVery Positive87% of 315 reviews2018
Dev: Driving Force GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Indie 12.8%, 3D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10%
- #56 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
67% matchVery Positive92% of 3,060 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!
Why similar: Platformer 35.9%, Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Indie 16%, Action 8.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #57 OlliOlli
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 866 reviews2014
Dev: Roll7Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
OlliOlli mixes addictive one-life gameplay with over 120 tricks and grinds across 50 deviously crafted levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind.
Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Indie 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #58 Y2ROLL
55% matchVery Positive98% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: MenacingMecha
Windows · Linux
Y2ROLL is an N64-style minimalistic physics-based arcade-style marble rolling game that will take you back to the turn of the millennium.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.5%, Action 25.7%, Indie 19.6%, 3D Platformer 13.6%, Retro 9%