- #1 A Pixel Story
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Lamplight Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A Pixel Story is a devious 2D puzzle platformer that charts the evolution of video games. You must use your Magical Teleportation Hat to explore 6 increasingly detailed zones on your quest to reach the core of The System to stop the evil OS and save the world.
Why similar: Indie 34.7%, Action 33.5%, Adventure 31.9%
- #2 Treasure Adventure World
96% matchVery Positive82% of 279 reviews2018
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Set sail for adventure with a paper hat on your head and a magical shrinking boat in your pocket, in search of legendary treasures! Solve tricky puzzles, battle formidable foes, piece together clues and dig up secrets to uncover your own shrouded history as you explore this sprawling open world.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.7%, Platformer 23.8%, Indie 21.2%, Adventure 19.2%
- #3 Pocket Kingdom
96% matchVery Positive90% of 259 reviews2016
Dev: 08 GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Islands sometimes appear out of the blue in the clouds. The mysterious Pocket Kingdom is one of them. Wander around its districts, solve puzzles and listen to the weird stories told by the locals. Unveiling the place's mysteries depends on it. So does getting out of it.
Why similar: Indie 53.8%, Adventure 46.2%
- #4 Adventures of Pip
95% matchVery Positive87% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: Tic Toc Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 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: Platformer 37.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Action 14.3%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 12.1%
- #5 Super Chibi Knight
94% matchVery Positive87% of 521 reviews2015
Dev: PestoForcePub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Kingdom of Oukoku is threatened by the spicy influence of General Tso. Citizens have placed their hope in a small knight who fits the requirements of ancient legends. Which path will the Chibi Knight choose...
Why similar: Platformer 40.1%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, Indie 14.5%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 13.3%
- #6 PoPuP
93% matchVery Positive93% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: 번둥천개Pub: 청강문화산업대학교
Windows
Puzzle Flatformer Game Adventures Over Obstacles at a Paper Amusement Park
Why similar: Platformer 55.2%, Adventure 32.8%, Indie 12%
- #7 The Little Brave
92% matchPositive92% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Dmitrii Batov
Windows
Become a brave hero and embark to the dangerous journey though mysterious forbidden lands. Reveal secrets of the legendary past, find the last pieces of gone magic and gain courage to slay the terrible monster!
Why similar: Metroidvania 48.8%, Platformer 31.3%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, Indie 1.4%, Action 1.3%
- #8 NEONomicon
94% matchVery Positive81% of 130 reviews2017
Dev: CWH Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Minimalistic puzzle game telling about a tricky life situation, which gets your Hero. Mysterious world and treacherous enemies. Strange laws of this weird reality. Here the help of friends is more dangerous than the attack of enemies! Welcome to NEONomicon!
Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Indie 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Action 18.1%
- #9 Overbowed
91% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 47.3%, Platformer 19.9%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 8.3%
- #10 Super Panda Adventures
91% matchVery Positive92% of 1,029 reviews2014
Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
In Super Panda Adventures, you play as the brave panda-knight Fu, who is about to finish his training to become the new guardian of the Princess. At the same day of the big celebration party, some uninvited Robots show up to conquer the planet and take the Princess away in their Space Ships!
Why similar: Metroidvania 42%, Platformer 29.8%, Indie 11%, Action 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #11 Flatworld
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 901 reviews2022
Dev: Guinxu
Windows
Explore a world full of magic, puzzles and enemies in which the main character is the weakest of the game.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 28%, Indie 26.7%, Action 23%, Adventure 22.3%
- #12 Light Fall
89% matchVery Positive86% of 137 reviews2018
Dev: Bishop Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Craft your path in this innovative 2D platformer. Master the use of your own platform to explore the Forgotten World of Numbra and save the land and its inhabitants from an imminent threat. Do you have what it takes to survive in perilous Numbra?
Why similar: Indie 36.9%, Action 32.3%, Adventure 30.8%
- #13 Kautic - The Bald Wizard
89% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.
Why similar: Indie 27.5%, Platformer 25.1%, Action 24.9%, Adventure 22.5%
- #14 Phoenotopia: Awakening
86% matchVery Positive83% of 2,883 reviews2021
Dev: Cape Cosmic
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.
Why similar: Metroidvania 33.9%, Platformer 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 8.7%
- #15 Curse of the Crescent Isle DX
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 104 reviews2015
Dev: Adam Mowery
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it. Luckily the curse has transformed your people into helpful monsters such as drills, blobs, icicles, and gravity flipping...things. With your monster subjects in hand you'll have to drill through rocks, maneuver through spiky terrain, freeze water to pass over the sea,...
Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Indie 26.1%, Action 24.2%, Adventure 23%
- #16 Pankapu
87% matchMixed64% of 1,467 reviews2016
Dev: Too Kind StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Pankapu is a narrative action-platformer that takes place in the dreams of Djaha’rell, a child troubled by a tragic incident. Upgrade your skills, find new competencies, switch your Aegis in real time in order to get rid of Nightmare's invasion.
Why similar: Platformer 29.6%, Metroidvania 23.7%, Indie 16.8%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 13.8%
- #17 EvilMorph
85% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2017
Dev: ClickGames
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Evilmorph – this is a platform game the main feature of which is a transformation into your enemies after killing them. After slaying the foes you obtain their abilities which gives you one kind of power instead of another. Will you be able to overcome all the obstacles of the grim labyrinth? Will you face against the numerous enemies?
Why similar: Action 41%, Platformer 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Indie 11.7%, Adventure 10.3%
- #18 Dragon Perception
86% matchMostly Negative28% of 60 reviews2017
Dev: ARGamesPub: Metal Fox
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Dragon Perception - 2.5D platformer, in which you will need to play for a small dragon, on whose lands attacked aggressive robots.
Why similar: Platformer 31%, Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Indie 23.2%, Adventure 19.5%
- #19 Paper Animal Adventure
79% matchVery Positive97% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Cuddling Raccoons StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Paper Animal Adventure is a cute roguelike game where you can explore a colorful world, fight scary enemies, and relax with your friends at the campfire! Will you be the one to seal the timelines and find the missing king?
Why similar: Metroidvania 71.4%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 13.7%
- #20 Treasure Adventure Game
83% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.3%, Platformer 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #21 Wizorb
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,011 reviews2012
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The once peaceful Kingdom of Gorudo is threatened by an evil presence. The only hope for salvation is Cyrus!
Why similar: Indie 46.9%, Action 28%, Adventure 25.1%
- #22 Lamp Chronicle
82% matchMixed66% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Pixellica Corp.
Windows
Lamp Chronicle is a 2D platformer game that tells the story of a little hero who travels to save a kingdom in crisis. Defeat enemies against beautiful backgrounds and enjoy exciting battles with bosses.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Platformer 28.4%, Action-Adventure 9.8%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 7.9%
- #23 Mushroom Men: Truffle Trouble
84% matchMixed62% of 50 reviews2015
Dev: Red Fly Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Truffle Trouble is a unique game featuring Pax, the hero of Mushroom Men, that combines classic platforming action with imaginative puzzle-solving as you must move, stack, and use objects to create new paths to jump and clamber on, all while the besotted Truffle Princess draws ever closer.
Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Indie 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Action 16.4%
- #24 Wuppo: Definitive Edition
80% matchVery Positive94% of 5,972 reviews2016
Dev: snekflat
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.3%, Platformer 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Action 9%
- #25 Magic Tiny Lands
78% matchVery Positive91% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Galactic Geckon
Windows
Magic Tin Lands is an action-platformer where a small knight travels through a mystical forest to defeat the evil unleashed by a magical monolith.
Why similar: Action 39.9%, Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Platformer 22.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #26 Ronister Adventure
81% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Ronik Games Group
Windows
Horrible creatures ravaged the entire autumn, taking their sacred fruits to other lands. Now Ronister goes out on an adventure around the world, facing various enemies and obstacles. On his journey he'll find vehicles and will get unique abilities to save our planet from the terrible Evil Bat.
Why similar: Adventure 44.4%, Action-Adventure 37.5%, Indie 18.1%
- #27 WeakWood Throne
81% matchMixed59% of 78 reviews2018
Dev: waterxmelonPub: Drageus Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
WeakWood Throne is a 2D Action RPG with the open world. In the story you will find out what happened in the WickWood Kingdom; why its inhabitants get poorer every day, and soldiers-beasts wander on their fields; what's wrong with the new king, and how to dethrone him.
Why similar: Indie 56.7%, Action 43.3%
- #28 Kingdom Shell
77% matchVery Positive89% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Cup of PixelsPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Kingdom Shell is an atmospheric 2D platformer with a captivating storyline. Explore the local lands to stop the invasion of nightmarish creatures and unravel the mysteries of the Kingdom.
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10.2%
- #29 Kalinur
76% matchVery Positive96% of 498 reviews2022
Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
Windows
Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.5%, Platformer 28.5%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 3.1%
- #30 The Siege and the Sandfox
75% matchMixed65% of 206 reviews2025
Dev: Cardboard SwordPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A 2D stealth Metroidvania with parkour platforming. Explore the majestic palace and ancient prisons of a kingdom under siege. Don the mantle of the legendary Sandfox as you venture into the ruins below, and discover the true threat from a sand-borne evil.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Platformer 18.3%, Action-Adventure 12%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 9.7%
- #31 Kitten Lost Her Box
77% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help tiny Kitten get back her favorite paper box only with her agile actions. In this tight platformer kitten brave hand-crafted challenges, meet cute creatures and finally fight with her old enemy!
Why similar: Platformer 45.4%, Action-Adventure 20.4%, Action 18.2%, Adventure 16%
- #32 Aero's Quest
79% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2015
Dev: Soloweb Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Aero's Quest is a fast paced side scroller puzzle-platformer where the player have to lead Aero in his quest to save Ariella from the evil Andraus by solving puzzles throughout more than 100 colorful and challenging levels.
Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Indie 20.3%, Action 18.9%
- #33 Airhead
74% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: OctatoPub: HandyGames
Windows
Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.3%, Indie 16.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Action 11.7%
- #34 Elephantasy: Flipside
74% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: B. Maksym (Linker)
Windows
Use and upgrade magic items, collect hidden treasures, and uncover the secrets between two worlds in this cute isometric puzzler! When a certain vacationing Elephant stumbles upon a way into the land of the dead, will she unwittingly let something far more sinister slip through?
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.9%, Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Adventure 7.1%
- #35 Mechanic Escape
76% matchVery Positive85% of 794 reviews2014
Dev: Slak GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!
Why similar: Platformer 42%, Indie 26.8%, Action 17%, Adventure 14.1%
- #36 KUNAI
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 601 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Indie 21.3%, Action 19.5%, Adventure 16.9%, Platformer 14.1%
- #37 Greak: Memories of Azur
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,541 reviews2021
Dev: NavegantePub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Greak: Memories of Azur is a single-player puzzle platformer adventure. Azur is under threat from an enemy attack who have control of strange creatures infecting the land. Take on the role of three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel and utilize their unique abilities to escape the invasion together.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.3%, Platformer 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Indie 7%
- #38 Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland
69% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: DIE SOFT
Windows
Explore a vast, interconnected dream world full of secrets and collectibles in this metroidvania adventure inspired by classic 2D platformers. Reclaim your lost memories to save Slumberland from the mysterious Oblivion.
Why similar: Metroidvania 49.2%, Platformer 18.7%, Action-Adventure 10%, Indie 8.9%, Adventure 6.7%
- #39 Öoo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,736 reviews2025
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "Öoo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!
Why similar: Metroidvania 39.5%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Platformer 20.4%, Action 6.3%, Indie 4.5%
- #40 A Tale of Paper: Refolded
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 211 reviews2022
Dev: Open House GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A Tale of Paper: Refolded is a puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Line, a magical character made of paper who can use origami to change its shape. Transform into a frog, a rocket, a bird and more as Line embarks on an emotional journey to fulfill the dream of its creator.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.3%, Adventure 26.7%, Platformer 25.7%, Indie 9.3%
- #41 Buffet Knight - Decadent Full Course
68% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Nowis-337 GamesPub: KOMODO
Windows
Eat everything. Grow stronger. Save the Gourmet Kingdom. A charming action-adventure where you devour foes, solve clever dungeon puzzles, and battle monstrous bosses in a whimsical, food-filled world. Find the five Divine Spices and save the Gourmet Kingdom from the Demon Chef!
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.9%, Action-Adventure 19.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Action 13.7%
- #42 FLATLAND Vol.1
72% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: kyuu FujisakiPub: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.5%, Platformer 32.4%, Action 10.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Indie 9.9%
- #43 Elliot Quest
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 191 reviews2014
Dev: Ansimuz GamesPub: PlayEveryWare
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.9%, Platformer 16.5%, Indie 12.5%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11.7%
- #44 Polyroll
71% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Platformer 42.4%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Action 19.6%, Adventure 18.1%
- #45 Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight
67% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Mr. MooPub: Mr. Moo Games
Windows · Mac
Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight is an action precision platformer. Dash through challenging obstacles. Take powers of the enemies. Discover hidden secrets. Find the lost Hearts and guide them safely home. Defeat the Wolf King and his minions. Collect fireflies for character customizations along the way.
Why similar: Platformer 32.7%, Puzzle Platformer 32.5%, Action-Adventure 15.2%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 9.5%
- #46 Demons of Asteborg
70% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Neofid Studios
Windows
Demons of Asteborg® is an action-platform game, with elements of metroidvania. Play as Gareth and prevent Zadimus from destroying Asteborg !
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.2%, Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Action 9.7%
- #47 Double Cross
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: 13AM Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Indie 21.7%, Action 21.1%, Adventure 20%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%
- #48 Pulut Adventure
73% matchMixed62% of 93 reviews2015
Dev: yayapipiPub: Yayapipi Studio
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Pulut Adventure is a 2D platform game with over 30 different stylistic levels and exciting mechanics. Defeat the enemy and collect different of weapon to advance your abilities. You can use the summon skills and flying mode to explore the world.
Why similar: Indie 35.6%, Action 33%, Adventure 31.4%
- #49 Aarik And The Ruined Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive91% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Shatterproof Games
Windows · Mac
Guide Aarik through wreck and ruin in this relaxing perspective puzzle adventure where the puzzle is your environment. Using your fathers crown repair, rework and rewind to mend your broken world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 61.2%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 12.8%
- #50 Vacant Kingdom
67% matchVery Positive99% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: shru
Windows · Mac
Vacant Kingdom is a synthesis of bullet hell and story-driven action-RPG. Explore a whimsical yet desolate land and rally its adrift people by solving their problems.
Why similar: Metroidvania 65.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.9%
- #51 1000 Amps
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 348 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Metroidvania 29.4%, Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, Platformer 24.1%, Indie 10.8%, Adventure 6.6%
- #52 TurnOn
69% matchVery Positive83% of 345 reviews2016
Dev: Brainy Studio LLCPub: Xsolla USA Inc
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.
Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 24%, Indie 17.8%, Adventure 15.5%, Action 15%
- #53 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,157 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.1%, Platformer 23.8%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #54 Flat Heroes
68% matchVery Positive90% of 576 reviews2016
Dev: Parallel Circles
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Dodge, jump, and dash your way through hundreds of terrifying geometric levels and epic bosses. Too tough? Bring your friends!
Why similar: Platformer 75.3%, Action 24.7%
- #55 Sliding Hero
62% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Silent Chicken
Windows
Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.
Why similar: Metroidvania 73.9%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Adventure 8.3%
- #56 Paper Monsters Recut
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2014
Dev: Mobot Studios, IncPub: Crescent Moon Games, LLC
Windows
Welcome to Paperland! Paper Monsters Recut mixes classic 2D platformer gameplay with gorgeous 3D graphics and brings it to life in a brand new title for PC.
Why similar: Platformer 63.4%, Adventure 36.6%
- #57 Dokuro
69% matchVery Positive82% of 115 reviews2014
Dev: GAME ARTS Co., Ltd.Pub: GungHo Online Entertainment America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
This charming, chalk-art puzzler tests your wits and tugs at your hearstrings as the bony underdog Dokuro strives to solve and swashbuckle his way through the Dark Lord's castle to save the Princess.
Why similar: Platformer 40.4%, Puzzle Platformer 37.5%, Action 22%
- #58 Gecko Gods
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 715 reviews2026
Dev: InresinPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Explore a forgotten land in Gecko Gods, a puzzle-adventure as a tiny gecko. Climb walls, solve ancient puzzles and uncover a lost civilisation in a world full of hidden paths, quiet secrets and natural wonder.
Why similar: Platformer 35%, Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 12.8%, Action 10.5%