- #1 Mighty Gunvolt
97% matchMostly Positive74% of 415 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Action 19.5%, Retro 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%
- #2 Shroud
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: darrenville
Windows
In an otherworldly twilight born from the petals of a mysterious cosmic flower, a shrouded girl seeks to sever the threads holding it together. In this 2D action platformer, use your ferocity and grace to traverse a variety of unique levels full of methodical encounters and untold new powers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.6%, Platformer 21.4%, Action 19%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
- #3 VolChaos
96% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.4%, Platformer 25.9%, Retro 18.3%, Action 15%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #4 Leopoldo Manquiseil
95% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: The Vanir ProjectPub: BadLand Publishing
Windows
The videogame industry is in danger! A dishonest organization (A.M.E.) has set out to monopolize the industry and thus control the minds of the players. Developers and distributors have two options: either they take their side or else the market will end up crushing them.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.9%, Platformer 26.6%, Retro 17%, Action 13.2%, Indie 2.4%
- #5 Savage
94% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Probe Software Ltd.Pub: MIRROR Soft
Windows · Linux
Fueled by rage The Savage plunges into battle wielding his huge axe in a berserk frenzy as he reaps destruction on all who stand in his way.
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Side Scroller 25.4%, Platformer 22.3%, Retro 16.6%
- #6 Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Infogrames Multimedia SAPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Linux
Armorik is a young, courageous and ambitious Viking. With your help and that of Thor, he will try to conquer the eight territories that will allow him to become a legend.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.3%, Platformer 25.9%, Retro 21%, Action 19.8%
- #7 Fallen Leaf
92% matchVery Positive91% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Delta Shore Games
Windows
Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!
Why similar: Platformer 27.2%, Side Scroller 25.5%, Retro 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action 11.6%
- #8 Ammo Pigs: Armed and Delicious
93% match8 user reviews78% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Cascadia Games
Windows · Mac
It's the year 2049. Slaughterhouse A.I. controls the surface of the Earth, turning all life into sausage. Only the pigs remain to fight.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.8%, Platformer 22%, Action 20.5%, Retro 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%
- #9 Plushie Bomber
91% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Horizon Edge
Windows
Blow your enemies up with their own bombs in this explosive 2D action platformer! Catch the deadly plushies' bombs in time to throw them right back to the sender! Will you uncover the cute fluffy toys' origins?
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.8%, Platformer 26%, Retro 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action 12.9%
- #10 SNAKEWITCH
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yellow Sriracha
Windows · Mac · Linux
The action-packed tale of the exiled SNAKEWITCH. Swing and strike your way through cursed areas, battling monsters and freeing possessed creatures along the way. With your snake companion, break into the Academy and discover the true reason that the accursed SNAKEWITCH was banished.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.8%, Platformer 23.5%, Action 21.6%, Retro 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #11 Chop is dish
90% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
Why similar: Action 24.7%, Platformer 22%, Side Scroller 21.8%, Retro 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
- #12 Shootout on Cash Island
89% matchVery Positive84% of 370 reviews2018
Dev: Quantized Bit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Why similar: Action 23.2%, Side Scroller 21.8%, Platformer 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Retro 13.5%
- #13 Méli-Mélo : L'odyssée de la crème de marrons
88% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Gaming CampusPub: Fatbros 2.0
Windows
Bigflo, Oli, and McFly & Carlito must find a mysterious jar of chestnut cream in a crazy 2D platform game! Switch heroes at each level, face mini-bosses, and embark on a speedrun!
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.9%, Platformer 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Action 11.9%, Linear 8%
- #14 Rise of the Penguins GB
87% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Bill WooPub: Pwoo
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro penguin platformer designed for Gameboy. Perfect for fans of penguins and anyone looking for a moderate challenge in a cold setting!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.1%, Platformer 23.3%, Action 19.5%, Retro 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #15 Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin is a pseudo 8-bit action platformer. While it integrates gameplay mechanics of the previous titles in the series, they are combined in a manner which differentiates itself from its predecessors.
Why similar: Platformer 33.4%, Action 25.3%, Retro 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Indie 6.1%
- #16 Mr. Semmel
86% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Cojico
Windows
Mister Semmel is a 2D platformer in which precision and speed are required. Can you manage to pass each level within the given time? Can you beat your own records?
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.3%, Platformer 22.9%, Action 16.6%, Retro 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #17 Mystic Mayhem Unleashed
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: BitCore Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Mystic Mayhem Unleashed is the adventures of Max, who crash landed on an island and accidentally releases an evil wizard named Malwarp. Now he must fix what he unleashed. Do You Have What It Takes to Save the Island?
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Retro 21.3%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Action 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #18 Scoop Kick!
85% matchPositive98% of 48 reviews2022
Dev: Ryemanni
Windows
Help Ms. Cream and her friends on their quest to retrieve all the stolen ice cream from the evil Juice Bunch! Venture through more than 5 different worlds in this arcade inspired game where your goal is to kick scoops and assemble ice cream cones. Aim for the high score or try to get the best time!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.2%, Retro 21.8%, Action 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Linear 10.7%
- #19 Inner Call
84% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Alex Loman
Windows
Inner Call is a 2D adventure game where you play as a wise orc and help the locals with their problems. For the last 20 years, the forests have been filled with various monsters, which are now aggravating the villagers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.2%, Platformer 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Linear 11.7%, Action 8.8%
- #20 Froggo's Adventure: Verdant Venture
82% matchVery Positive97% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: SmellyFrog
Windows
A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, Platformer 20.5%, Retro 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Action 10.3%
- #21 Venture Kid
83% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Action 29.4%, Platformer 27%, Retro 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Indie 6.7%
- #22 Ezra's Legacy
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gnumaru
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezra's Legacy is an action packed 2d platformer game inspired in classics from the 80s, with 8-bit aesthetics, great soundtrack and awesome gameplay. If you want something new and exciting, but at the same time pay homage to the classics, then Ezra's Legacy is for you!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.8%, Platformer 18.9%, Retro 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action 11.2%
- #23 星のなっちゃんE (星のなっちゃん Hoshi_no_Natchan_E)
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ああいウェアPub: AAIware
Windows
This is a 2D platform action game where you dash, jump, and attack your way through the stages.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.9%, Platformer 30.7%, Action 27.5%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #24 Jet Gunner
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 627 reviews2014
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
Why similar: Action 34.6%, Platformer 28.2%, Retro 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Indie 4.6%
- #25 Goo Hunter
78% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Titan Art Games
Windows
Explore a world filled with unique challenges and obstacles! 💚 In Goo Hunter 💚, you control a brave Slime treasure hunter who uses her sticky hands to overcome dangerous obstacles and solve intriguing puzzles.
Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Action 24.9%, Retro 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Linear 8.2%
- #26 Robertinho Adventures
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nickname Team
Windows
Robertinho Adventures is a 2D action platform game where you play as Robertinho, a young boy who seeks to save his dog, Caramelito, from a great villain! Travel through the cities of Braçal with your coins, face infiltrated aliens and save his great partner!
Why similar: Platformer 29.7%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Retro 16.9%, Action 14.3%, Linear 10.9%
- #27 Poulet Poulet
79% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: R/T Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Classic-style 2D platformer with hand-crafted fun stages, a vengeful chicken, and an evil exotic fish.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.6%, Platformer 25.2%, Action 21.5%, Retro 11.6%, Linear 7.3%
- #28 Metanet Hunter CD
80% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: RodeoNET
Windows
Get ready to rumble, Metanet Hunter CD is ready to take the stage with super-slick platforming, tons of action, and all around, all sorts of radical vibes from the good old times!
Why similar: Action 33.7%, Side Scroller 29.7%, Platformer 28.1%, Indie 8.5%
- #29 8BitBoy™
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,944 reviews2014
Dev: AwesomeBlade
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds
Why similar: Platformer 44.1%, Retro 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action 14.1%, Side Scroller 6.1%
- #30 Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
76% matchVery Positive90% of 783 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!
Why similar: Action 32.5%, Platformer 27.2%, Side Scroller 25%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #31 Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Probe Software Ltd.Pub: MIRROR Soft
Windows · Linux
Betrayed by his people, TRANTOR is abandoned alone on an Alien planet. His only chance of escape is to actvate the planet's main computer that lies within the terminal building. Armed only with a flame thrower, fight your way to freedom as TRANTOR...THE LAST STORMTROOPER.
Why similar: Action 34.9%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Platformer 19.1%, Retro 18.2%
- #32 The Little Tank Hunter
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Team-K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your mission is to destroy the tank master, can you do it? Shoot yourself through various levels and collect coins. Be careful, if you die you lose some of them. Find the hidden emeralds and use them to upgrade your tank.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.2%, Platformer 22.2%, Retro 14.6%, Action 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
- #33 Revenant's Reach
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shatter Flask Syndicate
Windows
Revenant’s Reach is a 2.5D side-scrolling action platformer that combines dynamic, fast-paced combat with versatile grappler mechanics. Guide the relentless Phaedon of Arsica on his quest for vengeance as he hunts down those who betrayed and left him for dead.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.1%, Platformer 25%, Action 21.7%, Linear 12.5%, Retro 8.2%
- #34 Cataegis : The White Wind
75% matchMixed78% of 556 reviews2015
Dev: Acido CinzaPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Welcome to Cataegis - The White Wind: Ziggurat Chapter, a frantic 2D arcade action retro-style game that pays homage to the glory days of 8-bit side scrolling gaming.
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Platformer 22.4%, Retro 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Indie 8.1%
- #35 Mini Knight's Journey
74% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Prismacore Dream
Windows
Mini Knight's Journey is a linear action-adventure platformer game about two twin brothers who, with their father, go on a journey to defeat the school bullies! Play as one of the two brothers and face this incredible adventure!
Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Retro 16.8%, Action 13.1%, Linear 12.1%
- #36 Dogurai
74% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Hungry Bear Games
Windows · Linux
Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!
Why similar: Action 32.4%, Platformer 26%, Retro 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Indie 8%
- #37 Awakened Evil
73% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Deprecated Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Action 21.3%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Retro 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #38 Twisted: Enhanced Edition
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Szekretar
Windows
Twisted:EE is an action-platformer game combined with the best gameplay elements like time and object manipulation, clever enemies, traps and other challenges.
Why similar: Action 35.3%, Side Scroller 32%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 8.9%
- #39 Mission Ammunition
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: Quantized Bit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The most secure prison facility in the country is under attack ... The city mayor called personally and asked you to take care of this problem.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.8%, Action 27%, Platformer 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Indie 6.1%
- #40 ULTRA NINJA SOUL
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: STUDIO POCO
Windows
ULTRA NINJA SOUL is an orthodox platformer. The player's goal is to control the main character, a ninja, and rescue a princess who has been kidnapped by youkai. The player collects sealed cards of ninjutsu from treasure chests along the way and uses a variety of attacks to conquer the stage.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38%, Platformer 22.7%, Action 16.5%, Retro 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #41 Smashroom
72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Jonathan Calsolaro
Windows
The faith of the forest is threatened by evil forces. A mysterious curse has turned your human body into a small mushroom and your world is invaded by molds, but not all is lost. Your new form comes with new abilities!
Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Action 20.4%, Retro 20%, Indie 4%
- #42 Mask Quest
70% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: increpare games
Windows · Mac
A platform game about running, jumping and breathing.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.8%, Platformer 21.5%, Retro 13.5%, Action 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #43 Ginnung
72% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: halvardo13
Windows
You find yourself trapped in a void of Norse spirits, who are out to help you… or destroy you. Find your escape in this tight platformer with emphasis on speedrunning. Use the simple but versatile movement to the best of your ability!
Why similar: Side Scroller 35%, Platformer 22.5%, Action 14%, Linear 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #44 A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
73% matchMixed69% of 913 reviews2011
Dev: Extend Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.
Why similar: Platformer 39.9%, Side Scroller 33.6%, Action 21.9%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #45 Cyber Haze
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LucasMegaStriker
Windows
Cyber Haze is a retro-style 2.5D platformer in which Haze, a delivery robot, must defend his world against a horde of viruses that have begun to take over the digital world!
Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Side Scroller 19%, Action 15.7%, Retro 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%
- #46 Fist Slash: Of Ultimate Fury
71% matchMixed67% of 107 reviews2015
Dev: Sinclair StrangePub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Part man, part blade, all badass – help Fist Slash defeat the evil Dr. X and recover the mystical mirror shards before they're used to wreak ultimate destruction on the world!
Why similar: Action 31.9%, Retro 21%, Platformer 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Indie 9.1%
- #47 X Archetype
71% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Ark 22 Media LLC
Windows · Linux
X Archetype is a Side Scrolling Fast Paced Shooter. Decide which stage to take down and gain its upgrades. Dash, Jump, Wall jump, High jump, Double Jump, Wall Slide, 360 Degree Aiming are what you start with, and you gain insane Upgrades Each Stage you beat.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Platformer 22.6%, Action 13.6%, Retro 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #48 Terrian Saga: KR-17
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 286 reviews2014
Dev: WonderflingPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
Why similar: Platformer 38.5%, Action 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Retro 14.4%, Indie 6.2%
- #49 Super Potato Bruh
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: DaFluffyPotato
Windows · Linux
Super Potato Bruh is a difficult platformer that uses some elements of the bullet hell genre to create an intense platforming experience. Potato Bruh is on a journey to save Princess Lechuga from Mr. Ladle. Play through 6 worlds while dodging tons of projectiles, flying "Beef Moocows", and more!
Why similar: Platformer 42.2%, Action 33.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Indie 4.2%
- #50 MIGHTY GUNVOLT BURST
68% matchVery Positive89% of 228 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Enter a virtual world of cyber-landscapes and unravel the mystery behind its creation! "Mighty Gunvolt Burst" is a retro-style 2D side-scrolling action game with an authentic feel. Play as "Beck," "Gunvolt," or "Ekoro," and experience their new stories in this unique parallel universe.
Why similar: Action 39.5%, Platformer 32.7%, Retro 27.8%
- #51 Goblin and Coins II: The Lost Recipes
67% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Nikola Bulj
Windows
A much easier stand-alone expansion to Goblin and Coins II. Use unlimited continues to run and double-jump through 25 handcrafted levels, and retrieve the recipes lost in the midnight raid from the original game.
Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Action 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Retro 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.1%
- #52 Rectangle Guy
67% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: The Bare Minimum Studios
Windows
Introducing Rectangle Guy, a brand new game by The Bare Minimum Studios. Rectangle Guy (game) features Rectangle Guy (character) in this platforming adventure! With many challenging levels and exciting boss fights, there's no shortage of things to do and see in this wacky game.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.2%, Platformer 25.7%, Action 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Linear 7.6%
- #53 Magnetta
69% matchMixed60% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: Heliocentric Studios
Windows
Magnetta is a side-scrolling action game in the vein of classic NES titles. Jump, shoot, slide and blast your way through unique and challenging levels as you collect new weapons and upgrades, hunt down secret areas, and defeat your enemies to ensure peace in the galaxy.
Why similar: Platformer 32%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Action 15.5%, Retro 11.9%
- #54 Selective Jump: Once Again With Feeling
69% matchMixed67% of 39 reviews2015
Dev: Nekomura Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An atmospheric platformer where players fight weird monsters that keep on claiming they're part of an operating system.
Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, Action 27.8%, Retro 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #55 Elemental Surge
65% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Studio NimbusPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A challenging action platformer in which players embark on an epic journey fighting their way to the top of towering castle to confront a once-mighty but fallen king. Immerse yourself in an experience filled adventure, danger, and magic!
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.2%, Platformer 24.6%, Action 14.7%, Linear 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #56 Nick Reckless in The Curse of the Lost Cause
70% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Akedo Studio
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of old-school gameplay in this classic side-scrolling platformer, venture through four different environments and procedurally generated levels for ever-changing play sessions, and hope to lift... The Curse of the Lost Cause.
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Platformer 24.3%, Retro 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Indie 8.3%
- #57 Bloo Kid 2
66% matchVery Positive89% of 281 reviews2015
Dev: winterworks GmbH
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.
Why similar: Platformer 36.8%, Action 26.4%, Retro 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Indie 8.7%
- #58 The incredible friends
67% match8 user reviews0% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Sun & EyesPub: Astero
Windows
The Incredible Friends - Crazy platformer shooter where players must destroy all the dead at unusual levels
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, Action 26.7%, Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Indie 6.6%
- #59 Arsonist Heaven Remastered
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OMEGACORE
Windows
Arsonist Heaven is a retro-styled action platformer where you as a mercenary equipped with a jetpack and flamethrower will incinerate mutants in dangerous locations.
Why similar: Platformer 25.2%, Side Scroller 24.6%, Action 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Retro 13.3%