- #1 You Have 10 Seconds
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,352 reviews2016
Dev: tamationgames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You Have 10 Seconds is a fast paced arcade style platformer game with over 40 levels.
Why similar: Indie 75.6%, 2D 24.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced precision platformer that shares the same sense of urgency and minimalist design as the seed game.
- #2 Escape Goat 2
96% 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: Indie 84.6%, 2D 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features excellent puzzle-platforming mechanics that require both timing and logical thinking to navigate levels.
- #3 Escape Goat
96% 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: Indie 82%, 2D 18%
Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to the sequel, offering the same blend of clever puzzle-solving and platforming challenges.
- #4 Escape This
95% matchMixed49% of 708 reviews2016
Dev: Four Winged StudioPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Escape This is a precision 3d platformer. Complete each of the random levels without touching any of the red blocks. It is possible to make your own levels
Why similar: Strategy 71%, Indie 29%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision-platformer that emphasizes trial-and-error gameplay and difficult level design.
- #5 Dungeon Escape
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 910 reviews2016
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Indie 59.2%, 2D 40.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled precision platformer that focuses on difficult, single-screen challenges similar to the seed game.
- #6 Nice Jumper
93% matchVery Positive82% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: Nikolai UsachevPub: USANIK STD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ready to test your reaction?
Why similar: Indie 63%, 2D 37%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, free-to-play platformer that focuses on basic jumping mechanics and accessible level progression.
- #7 VVVVVV
92% 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: Indie 72.5%, 2D 27.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, highly challenging 2D platformer that relies on unique gravity-flipping mechanics to test player skill.
- #8 Cup Of Ethanol
91% matchVery Positive81% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Eoin Flanagan
Windows
A free platformer game with a bunch of unique enemies and landscapes. Jump your way through 24 different levels to find that delicious pint.
Why similar: Indie 79.5%, 2D 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult 2D platformer that provides a straightforward, challenging experience for fans of the genre.
- #9 Eternal Cave Escape
91% matchVery Positive83% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: HarderGaming
Windows
You find yourself stuck in a cave with nothing but your wit... and a pickaxe! As you climb your way out you'll find this is no ordinary cave.
Why similar: Indie 56.1%, 2D 43.9%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play precision platformer that features retro pixel graphics and challenging level layouts.
- #10 Super Meat Boy
90% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Indie 69.2%, 2D 30.8%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive precision platformer that demands high levels of patience and mastery of movement controls.
- #11 Mr. Mat Hematic
89% matchVery Positive82% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Shahmuradov Games
Windows · Mac
Mr. Mat Hematic is a short, fun, 2D platformer puzzle game where you must use given mathematical operations to alter the environment so you can move around. To complete a level, you need to reach the black door.
Why similar: Strategy 84.6%, 2D 15.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing puzzle-platformer that uses logic and simple mechanics to create an engaging experience.
- #12 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: Indie 83.4%, 2D 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, rhythm-infused platformer that demands high precision and quick reactions.
- #13 140
88% 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: Indie 80.5%, 2D 19.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, rhythm-based platformer where the environment reacts to the music, requiring careful timing.
- #14 Skala
86% matchVery Positive89% of 310 reviews2022
Dev: Gustav Almström
Windows · Linux
Skala is a puzzle game about changing the scale of the world.
Why similar: Strategy 54.6%, Indie 27.8%, 2D 17.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that focuses on logic and spatial reasoning to navigate through its levels.
- #15 You Have 10 Seconds 2
87% matchVery Positive91% of 673 reviews2016
Dev: Tamationgames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
You Have 10 Seconds 2 is the sequel to the popular Free to Play game "You Have 10 Seconds". You have 10 seconds to get from the start of each level to the end before time runs out and without dying.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to the original, offering more of the same fast-paced, high-stakes platforming action.
- #16 Moonstuck
86% matchVery Positive89% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: ComfyDevPub: Black Country Games
Windows
Relaxing rage game in a cutesy wholesome Moonstuck land. Delicate jump-balancing rage platformer where your job is to escape, while staying relaxed.
Why similar: 2D 52.4%, Indie 47.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented platformer that features 2D mechanics and a distinct cartoon aesthetic.
- #17 Thomas Was Alone
85% 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: Indie 60.9%, 2D 39.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses minimalist shapes to tell a story while requiring clever use of character abilities.
- #18 Summon The DUDES!
83% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Inanity Catchers Team
Windows
A quirky 2D puzzle platformer where your most powerful tool is… the DUDES!
Why similar: Indie 62.2%, 2D 37.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual puzzle-platformer that offers linear progression and simple, satisfying mechanics.
- #19 Soulcaster
84% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: StarBytePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Escape an ancient temple by utilizing its arcane artifacts in an intriguing 2D puzzle plat-former.
Why similar: 2D 100%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that incorporates puzzle elements and underground exploration into its core gameplay.
- #20 They Bleed Pixels
84% matchVery Positive83% of 2,537 reviews2012
Dev: Spooky Squid Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.
Why similar: Indie 67.2%, 2D 32.8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore 2D platformer that features tight controls and a dark, pixelated aesthetic.
- #21 Red Tie Runner
81% matchVery Positive80% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Nathan Bennett
Windows
Red Tie Runner is a simple but challenging 2D platformer. Put on a red tie and step into stick-figure shoes to navigate through 30 levels so intense you might just forget about the impending heat death of the universe.
Why similar: 2D 100%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling platformer that focuses on continuous movement and arcade-style challenges.
- #22 Find You
82% matchVery Positive93% of 419 reviews2017
Dev: Byting Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Play every character simultaneously and reunite them in mind boggling 100 levels
Why similar: Indie 51.4%, 2D 48.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that includes a level editor, allowing for endless replayability and community-made challenges.
- #23 Knytt Underground
82% matchVery Positive84% of 482 reviews2013
Dev: Nifflas' GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.
Why similar: Indie 88.3%, 2D 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused 2D platformer that emphasizes atmosphere and movement through large, interconnected worlds.
- #24 Squared Adventure
78% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Potato Game Studio
Windows
Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)
Why similar: Indie 61.2%, 2D 38.8%
- #25 Wayout
81% matchVery Positive88% of 1,173 reviews2016
Dev: KonstructorsPub: Hook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Relax, clear your mind and find the way out.
Why similar: Indie 46.9%, Strategy 46.2%, 2D 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist puzzle game that shares the indie, singleplayer focus and challenging nature of the seed game.
- #26 Mega Hasan
80% matchVery Positive91% of 410 reviews2020
Dev: Tameem HamouiPub: Cold And Old
Windows · Mac
32 levels of platforming awesomeness.
Why similar: Indie 100%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play 2D platformer that offers a classic adventure experience with simple controls.
- #27 Escape the Game
79% matchVery Positive83% of 1,889 reviews2016
Dev: Simon Fredholm
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Kevin is fed up with his game. Follow him in this atmospheric, dark and funny journey and fulfil his dreams. Is it even possible to escape?
Why similar: Indie 69.7%, 2D 30.3%
- #28 You Have 10 Seconds (2023)
77% matchVery Positive88% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: xJackFoxPub: xJackFox, TamationGames
Windows
A fast paced platformer where you’re spawned into a level and given 10 seconds to work out how to reach the exit without dying. 25 areas with unique level design mechanics to learn.
Why similar: Strategy 88.7%, 2D 11.3%
- #29 Escape Game
79% matchVery Positive82% of 145 reviews2018
Dev: RewindApp
Windows
In Escape Game you will have to solve the different puzzles hidden in the house to escape!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #30 The Escapists
76% matchVery Positive90% of 16,161 reviews2015
Dev: Mouldy Toof StudiosPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping!
Why similar: Strategy 67.3%, Indie 18.8%, 2D 13.8%
- #31 Cubiscape 2
77% matchVery Positive90% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Silver Eye Studios
Windows
Solve hundreds of fun and challenging puzzles in this original turn-based puzzle game. Hide from your enemies or lure them into traps, press buttons to open up new paths or skip obstacles using the teleporter!
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #32 Flow Parkour
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: RaphaelPub: Raphael Chaoui
Windows · Mac
A simple yet fun platformer game made with the game engine unity.
Why similar: Strategy 69.4%, Indie 30.6%
- #33 Sheepy
75% matchVery Positive91% of 477 reviews2021
Dev: Eksperimental Games
Windows
Cute and bouncy platformer with big, relaxing levels! Explore and enjoy!
Why similar: 2D 50.7%, Indie 49.3%
- #34 Perspective
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,387 reviews2019
Dev: WiddershinsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Perspective is an experimental platformer. The player avatar moves in a 2D space that transforms when the player changes perspective in 3D space. The player needs to use this mechanic navigate the 2D avatar to a goal in order to progress from level to level.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #35 MindLoop
70% matchVery Positive97% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: JoonGames
Windows
Collect clues, deduce the code, and defuse the bomb in 40 seconds.
Why similar: Indie 51.6%, 2D 48.4%
- #36 Space Warfare
75% matchMixed58% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Little Stories
Windows · Mac · Linux
2D casual strategy
Why similar: Strategy 70%, Indie 30%
- #37 Jacob
78% matchMostly Negative36% of 102 reviews2016
Dev: Duck Duck ZeusPub: Centre For Longitudinal Studies
Windows
Jacob: an evidence-based puzzle
Why similar: Strategy 67.5%, Indie 32.5%
- #38 Visibility
76% matchMixed61% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: Zeritum
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Visibility is a platformer that is completely dark until you place your lights. Each level has a limited set of lights which you must strategically place around the level in order to illuminate your path to the exit.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #39 Greedy Rabbit
73% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Arcade Adventure Studio
Windows
Fun arcade and logic game, where you are greedy rabbit. In each level you have to collect all the vegetables and possibly stars. Then look for the open portal to the next level. Do this with the best result.
Why similar: Indie 59.1%, 2D 40.9%
- #40 Alignment
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Adam RobichauxPub: Dewdrop Games
Windows
A challenging and engaging puzzle game that will require you to move colored objects and place them on their respective platforms to explore through a series of increasingly complex levels.
Why similar: Strategy 80.6%, 2D 19.4%
- #41 Omegaland
72% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Jonas Kyratzes
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A simple, fun platformer. Explore a non-linear map, upgrade your character, and help Princess Omega find the keys to her castle! And who knows, there might be a few surprises along the way.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #42 Cowboy Escape
74% matchMostly Negative38% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: azimuth team
Windows
Median: 0 minMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You play for Cowboy, whose goal is to go through all levels without falling into an abyss.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #43 EscapeSimulator
67% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: momoshou
Windows
Control a worn-out wooden chair that is tied up to the victim Q. The E, A, and D keys respectively accurately lift specific chair legs, and the left and right keys drive rotation and swinging forward. When using one leg as the axis, the nerves need to be tightened to maintain balance.
Why similar: Strategy 100%
- #44 20 Small Mazes
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 8,665 reviews2024
Dev: FLEB
Windows · Mac
This is a puzzle game with twenty small mazes. They're good mazes, though.
Why similar: Indie 52.3%, 2D 47.7%
- #45 Puzzlement
71% matchVery Positive92% of 235 reviews2018
Dev: Yunus Ayyildiz
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
a game about walking/jumping between plane surfaces to collect all red squares
Why similar: Indie 73.8%, 2D 26.2%
- #46 Welcome, Get Out!
68% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Mingshen WuPub: Simm Games LLC
Windows · Linux
"Welcome, Get Out!" is a puzzle game where the cranky narrator really doesn't like you being there. It is a Point&Click comedy adventure that will take you through 7 different hand-crafted levels against the wishes of the sarcastic narrator who is trying to stop you from succeeding.
Why similar: Strategy 49.8%, Indie 34.1%, 2D 16.1%
- #47 Sloppy Goat
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 103 reviews2018
Dev: SharkGamePub: Laush Studio
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 22%
The purpose of the game to jump out of a pit on falling blocks on you. Place the blocks in the correct order. It is required to put strong blocks on the bottom. Be careful, the main thing that on you did not fall crate!
Why similar: Indie 56.4%, 2D 43.6%
- #48 War of Dots
63% matchVery Positive82% of 4,056 reviews2026
Dev: TeaAndPython
Windows
Easy to learn, hard to master. A simple & free RTS game.
Why similar: Strategy 81.7%, Indie 9.3%, 2D 9.1%
- #49 Reflex
69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,133 reviews2017
Dev: Easy gamePub: Game for people
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A simple puzzle game. Simple graphics and nice music. Try your mind in more than 70+ levels. They are waiting for you.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #50 3Buttons
71% matchMixed60% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: John SegerstedtPub: Indie
Windows · Mac · Linux
3Buttons is a short free-to-play platformer where you will only need three buttons to play! Choose between three different geometrical shapes; Sphere, Capsule, and the dreaded Cube. There are three different campaigns, in each you can submit your High Score for the global leaderboards! Good luck.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #51 Airborne
66% matchVery Positive89% of 152 reviews2024
Dev: bl4ckPub: XDev
Windows
Airborne is a combination of 2D Platformers, Rage Games, Parkour, while also being packed with Action. You need to get to the end of the level by dodging Spikes, Bullets, Turrets, Lasers and more!
Why similar: 2D 100%
- #52 Figure it Out!
65% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: Two Weeks at Home
Windows
A puzzle game with an eye in it. And it's free. The game, not the eye.
Why similar: 2D 52.5%, Indie 47.5%
- #53 Escape from Castle Claymount
64% matchVery Positive99% of 351 reviews2024
Dev: STUDIO LOOKPub: Coolmath Games
Windows
A 3D point-and-click puzzle adventure featuring beautifully rendered claymation scenery and a colorful cast of characters. Search for clues and solve the hidden puzzles to Escape from Castle Claymount!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #54 Monolight
68% matchVery Positive88% of 368 reviews2020
Dev: bit paradigm
Windows
MONOLIGHT is 2D plat-former puzzle adventure game. Using tiny lantern, go through the maze.
Why similar: Indie 80%, 2D 20%
- #55 Journey To The Center Of The Earth
70% matchMixed69% of 698 reviews2015
Dev: InSayn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You love riddles and to combine logically? You love Jump 'n' Runs? You don't want to fight but you still want a challenge? Then you will love this Journey to the Center of the Earth! Control three adventurers with unique powers at the same time, or guide them individually in this narrative 2D puzzle platformer...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #56 Blob From Space
70% matchMostly Negative28% of 172 reviews2020
Dev: JosPlays
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Blob From Space is a 2d side scroller game. Difficulty will change when progressing. Try to survive many challenges with only 3 continues! Let the rage begin!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #57 Y: The Game
67% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: ChristopherPub: Chris's Games
Windows · Mac
A Passion Project Platformer where you are a Y avoiding Enemies and Spikes trying to get all of the Objectives in levels. Perfect for hardcore speedrunners, imaginative level creators, and casual players.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #58 JAILBREAKER
65% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Awfy
Windows · Linux
A punishing, one-button platformer about escaping prison. Test your skills and intellect as you ascend a tower of hand-crafted challenges. Jump, fly, slide up walls, float in bubbles and perform somersaults; all with the press of a single button. Reach the paramount. Reach.
Why similar: 2D 100%