Games Like Enchanted Portals

Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

Why similar: Cartoon 22.5%, Co-op 17.7%, Local Co-Op 16%, Cartoony 8.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.6%

Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.

Why similar: Co-op 16.6%, Cartoon 16.1%, Action 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, Cartoony 10.2%

Revenge will consume you, but redemption will push you to your breaking point.Play as Dusty, a multi- weapon wielding warrior ready to face loads of outlawed criminals, dangerous creatures and the ruthless evil villain that rules them all.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.8%, Co-op 22.5%, Action 21.2%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D 8.6%

Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.5%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Cartoony 11.8%, Platformer 10.1%

Extreme Exorcism is a paranormal platformer where every move you make comes back to haunt you.

Why similar: Co-op 34.7%, Indie 23.8%, Action 23.4%, Platformer 18.1%

Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 14%, Action 13.1%, Platformer 12.3%

Smash demons and deflect bullets in a hardcore arcade clicker with the RPG elements.

Why similar: Co-op 62.2%, Cartoon 10.8%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.3%, 2D 3.9%

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: Cartoony 25.2%, Action-Adventure 20%, Action 16.3%, 2D 15.8%, Platformer 12.1%

Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 39.9%, Cartoony 18.1%, Action 15.8%, Platformer 15%, 2D 10.2%

Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Co-op 17.5%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Action 14.7%, Platformer 10.6%

In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.1%, Action 28.5%, 2D 20.9%, Indie 19.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

A single classic cartoon inspired boss fight platformer, with shoot em' up game mechanics. Run, jump, and shoot with four unique bullet types and two difficulty modes. Try to get a gold rank in this hand-drawn, traditionally animated boss fight.

Why similar: Cartoon 38.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.9%, Action 14.3%, Indie 13.9%, Platformer 7.3%

Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.3%, Action-Adventure 24.3%, Side Scroller 23.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Action 11.7%

Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

Why similar: Side Scroller 18.4%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op 18.1%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D 11.9%

GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.5%, Cartoony 19.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Indie 8.8%

Stick 'Em Up 2: Paper Adventures is a run'n'gun/platform game of stick figure characters fighting through beautiful paper and card levels. Fly across city rooftops firing rockets from a helicopter, leap between pirate ships with a sword, race buggies on the moon, and more!

Why similar: Co-op 19.8%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Action 17.4%, Indie 10.4%

The ultimate couch fragger gibfest! Armed with a powerful shotgun, bullet deflecting shield and power-up tarot cards, 2 to 4 local players will battle it out to collect each others souls in 9 different competitive game modes across 4 realms & 40 arenas. This is frantic local multiplayer action at its bloodiest!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.5%, Side Scroller 19%, Action 14.4%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D 10.4%

Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.3%, Co-op 18.8%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Platformer 9.7%

TraumaCore Violence is a 2D Action Game with a focus on intense, snappy combat and in-depth movement mechanics; set within the psyche of a woman who has just had her mind snap.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.8%, Cartoony 20.2%, Co-op 19.8%, Action 15.4%, 2D 11.6%

Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, 2D 14.4%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 14%

An intense and challenging boss battle in an abstract horror world.

Why similar: Action 61.7%, Indie 38.3%

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: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Side Scroller 21.3%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Action 12.1%, 2D 10%

Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.

Why similar: Co-op 21.1%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Cartoon 13.2%, Cartoony 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

Everything in Tormentor❌Punisher can be killed in one hit, from bosses to yourself. Bosses conjure traps to make the arena hellish. Demons adjust to your play style and punish you. Perform combos on enemies and gain cool upgrades. Reload your machine gun by firing your shotgun. Let's do this!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.6%, Action 27.3%, Indie 15.5%, Cartoon 13.5%, Cartoony 8.8%

Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.

Why similar: Action 61.4%, Indie 38.6%

Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer. Battle grotesque creatures, kill quickly to maintain your combo meter, and rescue worshipers to become part of your idle army to buy upgrades.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.3%, Co-op 18.5%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 11.4%

Dodge, jump, and dash your way through hundreds of terrifying geometric levels and epic bosses. Too tough? Bring your friends!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.8%, Co-op 29.6%, 2D 14.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 10.9%

Nowhere Patrol is a boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements. Inspired by classic action arcade games with it's steep difficulty curve and non-stop action.

Why similar: Action 28.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.4%, Indie 18.1%, 2D 13.9%, Platformer 13%

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, Local Co-Op 26.7%, Platformer 14.3%, 2D 11.5%, Action 11.5%

Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.

Why similar: Co-op 27.3%, Local Co-Op 23.1%, Cartoony 15.1%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D 10.1%

ADHD core loop weapon system will keep you on your toes in this thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons! Battle legions of demonic entities, restore the cosmic balance, and save the universe! Experience FLOW STATE gaming!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Side Scroller 31.7%, 2D 17%, Action 16.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%

A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.1%, Co-op 18.6%, Action 13.7%, Indie 10%

NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.

Why similar: Action 38.4%, Indie 23.4%, Platformer 18.9%, 2D 16.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%

2D platforming with an emphasis on speed and exploration! Absorb enemy attacks to charge up your own attacks! You must absorb, dodge and weave your way through intense gauntlets and defeat your evil self.

Why similar: Cartoon 25.7%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Cartoony 15.1%, Platformer 10.7%, Action 10.3%

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

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.3%, Action-Adventure 21.6%, Action 17.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Indie 12%

Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Local Co-Op 23.1%, Co-op 18.8%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Action 8.9%

A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.9%, Cartoony 15.4%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, 2D 8.2%

Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.

Why similar: Action 37.5%, Platformer 24%, 2D 19.7%, Indie 16.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.8%, Co-op 26.1%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Platformer 8.4%, Action 8%

Blaster Shooter GunGuy is a 2D action rage platformer. Similar in nature to games such as IWBTG. But also inspired by Mega Man and Mega Man X.

Why similar: Side Scroller 34.1%, Co-op 21.7%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D 13.6%, Action 13.4%

In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.

Why similar: Co-op 26.3%, Action 20.4%, Local Co-Op 18.5%, Indie 12.3%, Platformer 12.2%

Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.4%, Co-op 18.2%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Platformer 13%, 2D 10.6%

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

Why similar: Co-op 28.5%, Local Co-Op 25.2%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D 9.6%

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 28.3%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Action 16.2%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D 11.1%

Bittersweet Birthday is a boss fight-only action adventure where every encounter is a unique and emotional showdown. Explore a colorful world full of endearing characters, uncover your memories, and battle your way through challenges that push skill, timing, and determination to their limits.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 45.8%, Psychological Horror 21%, Action 16.8%, Indie 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 36%, Co-op 18.9%, Side Scroller 15%, Action 13.3%, Platformer 8.9%

An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.6%, Side Scroller 30.1%, Platformer 14.7%, 2D 12.3%, Action 11.3%

Weird Hero is a humorous and challenging shoot'em up where the hero, SuperMegaDude, battles countless foes with his arsenal of weird weapons: the Flickinator, the Atomic Toaster, a magician's hat and other strange devices.

Why similar: Action 27.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Indie 13.2%, Platformer 12.2%

Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.1%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D 10.6%, Action 10.2%

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

Why similar: Platformer 36.8%, Action 29%, 2D 21.4%, Side Scroller 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Magenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer with challenging spectacle fighter inspired combat. Playing as a Reaper of the twisted purgatorial afterlife, push your skills to the limit to destroy the hordes of demons and epic bosses to reach your destination.

Why similar: Cartoony 40.2%, Platformer 28%, Action 26.4%, Singleplayer 5.4%

Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 47.5%, Action 32.4%, Indie 20.1%

A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.7%, Co-op 26.1%, Action 14.7%, Platformer 13.8%, 2D 12.2%

A cosmic turbulence caused the 2D Platformer and the Top-Down Puzzler dimensions to merge! Switch between Toodee and Topdee and their unique perspectives to overcome hard-as-nails challenges, solve mind-melting puzzles and defeat huge bosses.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 32.6%, Side Scroller 23.3%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D 11.8%, Action 10%

The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?

Why similar: Action 20.9%, Cartoon 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Indie 13%

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.1%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Platformer 17%, Action 11.3%, 2D 11%

Trigonarium is a hardcore twin-stick shooter for fans of challenging arcade gaming. Fight your way through multitudes of enemy formations in constantly shifting battle arenas to face the colossal level bosses.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 50.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 33.4%, Action 8.6%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Action 17.5%, Platformer 16.6%, 2D 15.6%

A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!

Why similar: Action 27.8%, 2D 20.7%, Platformer 19.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Indie 11.6%