Games Like Electronic Super Joy: Groove City

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 37.9%, Platformer 31.9%, Difficult 20.3%, Indie 6.4%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: The direct predecessor that established the series' signature blend of difficult platforming and pulsing electronic music.

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: Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Platformer 26%, Difficult 25.9%, Indie 10.2%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The sequel continues the franchise's tradition of high-energy, rhythm-infused platforming challenges.

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

Why similar: Platformer 37.2%, Difficult 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 25%, Indie 7.6%, Action 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for tight, difficult, and fast-paced precision platforming that demands perfection.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.8%, Platformer 31.6%, Difficult 21.3%, Indie 7.5%, Action 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer with a distinct retro aesthetic and a legendary chiptune soundtrack.

Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.4%, Platformer 23.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Indie 7.6%, Action 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a similar high-energy, chaotic, and absurd tone paired with fast-paced, momentum-heavy platforming.

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.2%, Platformer 36.7%, Difficult 8.5%, Action 7.3%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed action-platformer that emphasizes momentum and features a fantastic, high-energy score.

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: Platformer 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Difficult 25.6%, Indie 7.4%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers brutal, screen-by-screen platforming challenges that require the same level of focus as the seed game.

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: Great Soundtrack 44.1%, Platformer 26.1%, Difficult 15.6%, Action 8.5%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a synth-heavy soundtrack with fast-paced, one-hit-kill action that feels like a rhythmic dance of death.

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: Great Soundtrack 41.5%, Difficult 25.5%, Platformer 24.2%, Indie 6.8%, Action 2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply challenging platforming experience with tight controls and a beautiful, emotive soundtrack.

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.5%, Difficult 40.9%, Indie 8.1%, Action 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, minimalist rhythm-action game that tests your reflexes against a pounding electronic soundtrack.

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 39%, Great Soundtrack 23.4%, Difficult 19%, Action 10.2%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based platformer where every jump and slide is synced perfectly to the beat of the music.

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 44.7%, Great Soundtrack 31.3%, Action 13%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-platformer that emphasizes fast combat and tight, responsive movement.

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Platformer 30.2%, Difficult 22.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Action 13.7%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, retro-style run-and-gun game that captures the intense difficulty of classic arcade action.

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: Great Soundtrack 30.5%, Platformer 25.1%, Difficult 20.8%, Action 11.9%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult platformer that focuses on short, intense bursts of action and precision movement.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Action 20.8%, Indie 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game that focuses on fluid movement and challenging boss encounters.

Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler set in a vibrant, near-future city. Zip up your favourite neon jacket and combo your way through swarms of deadly robots to save your kidnapped kitten and, while you’re at it, save humanity from an AI apocalypse.

Why similar: Platformer 78.3%, Action 21.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, fast-paced action game that blends beat-em-up mechanics with platforming agility.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.5%, Platformer 37.5%, Action 10.2%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast speedrunning platformer that rewards rhythmic movement and efficient pathing.

10 SECOND NINJA X is a hardcore sidescroller. You're a ninja, there are robots, you've got ten seconds to destroy them all. Get three star ratings, climb leaderboards, discover secrets and stop Captain Greatbeard.

Why similar: Platformer 46.6%, Difficult 21.4%, Action 17.1%, Indie 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: Requires extreme precision and speed to complete levels in under ten seconds, matching the intensity of the seed game.

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: Platformer 38.8%, Difficult 30%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Indie 10.5%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, gravity-defying platformer with a distinct pixel-art style and intense, rhythmic combat.

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48%, Platformer 24.4%, Action 16.6%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: Features an absurd, over-the-top tone and high-energy action sequences that feel like a choreographed dance.

Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter

Why similar: Platformer 53.1%, Action 25%, Indie 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action-platformer that provides a challenging experience with a focus on boss fights and movement.

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: Platformer 37.1%, Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Difficult 22.5%, Action 7.9%, Indie 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic ninja action-platformers with a great soundtrack and demanding difficulty.

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: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Platformer 32.4%, Difficult 12.6%, Indie 6.9%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features tight platforming controls, a dynamic soundtrack, and a humorous, self-aware narrative.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Platformer 62.1%, Action 23.9%, Indie 14%

Why You'll Like It: An absurd, high-octane action game that matches the chaotic energy and irreverent humor of the seed game.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.4%, Platformer 36.7%, Difficult 11%, Indie 6.4%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro platforming with an unforgettable soundtrack and precise, challenging gameplay.

A robbery has taken place! Four Diva's from around the world are showcasing their treasures at the local lounge but things have gone south. It's time to fight back!

Why similar: Action 100%

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 67.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Action 9.1%, Indie 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it shares the same high-energy, synth-wave aesthetic and rhythmic, trial-and-error gameplay loop.

The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!

Why similar: Action 35.2%, Indie 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 23.9%, Difficult 16.7%

Why You'll Like It: A pure rhythm-action game that demands intense focus and rewards players for staying in sync with the beat.

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Platformer 48.7%, Great Soundtrack 36.4%, Difficult 8.3%, Action 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Includes iconic rhythm-based music levels that perfectly capture the synergy between gameplay and soundtrack.

Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.9%, Platformer 26.8%, Difficult 16.8%, Indie 11.1%, Action 9.3%

"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

Why similar: Platformer 34.7%, Difficult 25.2%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Action 8.4%, Indie 8.2%

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: Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Platformer 26%, Difficult 17.5%, Action 15.5%, Indie 13.7%

A succubus issues threats against humanity once every 100 years. While men die and young women disappear one by one, a succubus hunter visits a cursed city under the moonlight. Let's rescue abducted girls and defeat the succubus!

Why similar: Platformer 79.8%, Action 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

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: Great Soundtrack 55.6%, Platformer 26.2%, Action 9.9%, Indie 8.2%

A sidescrolling sextroidvania shtomp-em-up where you play as an alien girl with the power to absorb objects and grow larger!

Why similar: Platformer 81.4%, Action 18.6%

Bullet-hell, boss-battle, first-person shooter, with giant-robots, martinis and jetpacks. YES. Drink the cocktails. Fight the titans. Make your own Titans. Drink your friend's cocktails.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45%, Action 31.2%, Indie 23.8%

Boki can copy the special abilities of any foe and then combine up to 3 of them into a unique super-weapon! Blast through hordes of evil robots in cyberspace, while training to become a superhero!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.6%, Platformer 28.8%, Action 17%, Indie 14.6%

A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.

Why similar: Platformer 66.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Action 14.5%, Indie 1.6%

Ninjas are cool, this is an established fact of the universe. Nazi Robots from space are not cool, they are the complete opposite of cool, and Robot Hitler is out to get you, the world's first ninja. You have 10 seconds to destroy all Nazi Robots in your vicinity. IT. IS. ON.

Why similar: Platformer 54.6%, Indie 16.4%, Action 15.2%, Difficult 13.8%

Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!

Why similar: Platformer 42.9%, Action 29.6%, Indie 27.4%

Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!

Why similar: Platformer 74.7%, Action 25.3%

A parody of 80s' action films. The game is set on a tropical island. Captain Juan and Dr. Lee challenge the Dark Lord and plan to take over the planet with their army of soldiers, zombies, robots, and creepy monsters.

Why similar: Platformer 82.1%, Action 17.9%

Chastity Catastrophe is a action platformer where instead of beating up enemies, you break your friends out of chastity equipment!

Why similar: Platformer 64.1%, Action 28.1%, Indie 7.8%

Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Great Soundtrack 26.2%, Difficult 19.3%, Action 15.1%, Indie 12.4%

ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

Why similar: Platformer 61.1%, Action 22.8%, Indie 16.1%

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: Difficult 32.9%, Platformer 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.7%, Action 5.6%, Indie 5.4%

From the dark streets of San Diego to the deepest depths of the criminal underworld, control the Street Cleaner as he takes down outlaw scum in search of justice.

Why similar: Platformer 53.1%, Action 24.9%, Indie 21.9%

Clothing Damage + Survivor + Gear Mods >>> A woman is in danger! Do what must be done… Rip her clothes off! Oh, get your mind out of the gutter, it's the only way to save the world! Grab awesome weapons, sick skills and gear, and get ready for a unique, roguelike shoot-em-up each time you play!

Why similar: Action 100%

BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

Why similar: Platformer 47.2%, Difficult 39.9%, Action 12.9%

Eroico is a colorful, lighthearted platformer with monster-girls and sexual content. Journey across the land, battling and escaping the grasp of monster-girl foes in your quest to defeat the demon lord!

Why similar: Platformer 58%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Action 12.1%, Difficult 11.9%, Indie 4.8%

There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 74.4%, Action 23.4%, Indie 2.1%

You are a pink life form. The target is utilizing the evolved abilities to seek revenge on the researchers while progressively breaking through barriers toward the exit.

Why similar: Platformer 78.2%, Action 21.8%

Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.

Why similar: Platformer 55%, Action 17.3%, Indie 17.2%, Difficult 10.5%

Cutie anime girl realizes her cool big bro is missing?? Cheese it up with Chizuru and SHOOT TO THE BEAT OF THE SONG in this top down bullet hell shooter! Absorb enemy bullets using your waveshines to utilize their bullets as your own! Show those cheeseheads that you're better!

Why similar: Action 50.4%, Indie 49.6%

ULTIMATE TOOL ASSISTED BULLSHITTING KEYBOARD DESTRUCTION RHYTHM GAME

Why similar: Action 56.9%, Indie 43.1%

Arcade platform game where every killed enemy can be picked up and thrown to kill more enemies!

Why similar: Platformer 65.1%, Indie 18.7%, Action 16.3%