- #1 Seasons after Fall
97% matchVery Positive81% of 3,134 reviews2016
Dev: Swing Swing SubmarinePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Seasons After Fall is a 2D platform-puzzler game that will let you dive into a captivating universe and explore a land governed by magic and nature.
Why similar: Platformer 51%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Indie 11.5%, Adventure 8.6%, 2D 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous puzzle-platformer where you manipulate the environment through seasonal changes, much like the world-saving mechanics in Fly'N.
- #2 Splasher
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,175 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 64.7%, Indie 17.6%, Action 8.4%, 2D 5%, Difficult 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, fluid platforming action that rewards precision and momentum.
- #3 Rayman® Legends
96% matchVery Positive90% of 11,680 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 65.9%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Adventure 6.2%, 2D 6%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers the same level of vibrant, fluid 2D platforming and musical synergy found in Fly'N.
- #4 PixelJunk™ Eden
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 793 reviews2012
Dev: Q-Games Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Swing, climb, and jump your way through massive “gardens” of vibrant other-worldly plant-life in this truly organic platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 53%, Indie 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Action 5.2%, 2D 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fluid, rhythmic movement and organic growth in a visually striking, abstract environment.
- #5 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 69,981 reviews2016
Dev: Moon Studios GmbHPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
Why similar: Platformer 50%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Difficult 6.6%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a breathtaking, lush world and highly polished movement mechanics that mirror the atmospheric quality of Fly'N.
- #6 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
94% matchVery Positive82% of 430 reviews2013
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced platformer that will plunge you into the heart of two opposing worlds.
Why similar: Platformer 63.8%, Indie 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Action 7.5%, Difficult 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a core mechanic of switching between two distinct worlds and playstyles, similar to the Bud-switching in Fly'N.
- #7 Electronic Super Joy
93% 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: Platformer 55.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Difficult 10.1%, Indie 9.7%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, difficult platformer that is deeply synced to its electronic soundtrack.
- #8 Trine 2: Complete Story
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 21,935 reviews2013
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.
Why similar: Platformer 60.1%, Puzzle 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%, Indie 7.3%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on switching between characters with unique abilities to solve physics-based puzzles in a beautiful fantasy setting.
- #9 Unravel
91% matchVery Positive91% of 5,395 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 47.2%, Puzzle 16%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 9%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, physics-based puzzle-platformer that emphasizes a unique protagonist and a heartfelt, atmospheric journey.
- #10 Nihilumbra
91% matchVery Positive88% of 2,981 reviews2013
Dev: BeautiFun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.
Why similar: Platformer 47.5%, Indie 14.1%, Puzzle 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a melancholic, atmospheric aesthetic with creative puzzle-platforming mechanics.
- #11 Semblance
89% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Platformer 42.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Indie 14.6%, Puzzle 9%, 2D 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Introduces innovative, deformable terrain mechanics that redefine the puzzle-platformer genre.
- #12 Element4l
90% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
Why similar: Platformer 48.7%, Indie 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Puzzle 6.4%, Difficult 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that requires the player to switch between four elements to navigate challenging terrain.
- #13 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,409 reviews2019
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!
Why similar: Platformer 51%, Indie 19.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Puzzle 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the classic charm of 2D platforming with vibrant levels and tight controls.
- #14 Pid
88% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Why similar: Platformer 54.6%, Indie 15.6%, Adventure 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, Puzzle 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and challenging puzzle-platformer featuring unique gravity-manipulation mechanics.
- #15 Toki Tori 2+
87% matchVery Positive85% of 1,084 reviews2013
Dev: Two Tribes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Toki Tori 2+ may look cute, but it’s a challenging puzzle adventure game. Whistle and stomp are the only moves you need to solve increasingly complex puzzles, as you go anywhere, anytime on a lush forest island.
Why similar: Platformer 67.2%, Puzzle 14.2%, 2D 12.4%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer that relies on environmental interaction rather than traditional power-ups.
- #16 Dustforce DX
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,375 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Platformer 54.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Difficult 9.5%, Indie 9.4%, 2D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly fluid movement and a fantastic soundtrack that rewards mastery of platforming flow.
- #17 DYE
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.
Why similar: Platformer 41.8%, Indie 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Difficult 9.5%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, action-packed platformer that requires precise timing and quick reflexes.
- #18 Owlboy
84% matchVery Positive84% of 6,043 reviews2016
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.
Why similar: Platformer 48.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.7%, Indie 11.1%, 2D 8.7%, Adventure 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: An artistic adventure-platformer that features unique flight mechanics and a rich, detailed world.
- #19 Hue
83% matchVery Positive92% of 11,146 reviews2016
Dev: Fiddlesticks GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.
Why similar: Platformer 43.2%, Indie 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Puzzle 12%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to alter the environment and solve obstacles.
- #20 Mr. Bree+
84% matchVery Positive85% of 230 reviews2014
Dev: TawStudio Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mr. Bree+ is a hardcore sidescrolling adventure platformer, enriched with great visual and musical aspects. It's about 60 levels of pure challenge, revealing along the progress, the dark past events which tells the story of our hero, a householding family pig, Mr. Bree.
Why similar: Platformer 64.2%, Indie 18.7%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that focuses on overcoming obstacles through persistence and skill.
- #21 Wunderling DX
82% matchVery Positive94% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Bitwave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!
Why similar: Indie 41%, Adventure 26.3%, Action 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that flips the script by having you play as a minion with unique movement constraints.
- #22 Airhead
79% matchVery Positive88% of 60 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: Platformer 26.9%, Indie 22.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania-style puzzle-platformer that features a unique mechanic involving managing your character's air supply.
- #23 Escape Goat 2
82% 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: Platformer 56.5%, Indie 14.4%, Puzzle 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, puzzle-focused platformer that emphasizes quick thinking and environmental awareness.
- #24 Ynglet
79% matchVery Positive97% of 367 reviews2021
Dev: NifflasPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Ynglet, you jump, dash, slide, bounce and float your way through an abstract, effervescent sky. Melt into the reactive, dynamic soundtrack, while beautiful colors make every moment a visual treat.
Why similar: Platformer 58.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, 2D 12.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, atmospheric platformer that feels like swimming through a musical landscape.
- #25 Shu
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shu is a stylish 2.5D platformer set in a beautiful and engrossing world. Guide Shu and a cast of beautifully hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way across exotic lands, forever pursued by the monstrous and unrelenting Storm. CAN YOU OUTRUN THE END OF THE WORLD?
Why similar: Platformer 61.1%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, character-based platformer where you utilize unique abilities to escape a looming storm.
- #26 Super Life of Pixel
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.
Why similar: Platformer 59%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Indie 13.3%, 2D 7.6%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic platformer that celebrates the history of the genre with varied, challenging level designs.
- #27 Grow Home
78% matchVery Positive92% of 5,564 reviews2015
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Infogrames
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the freedom of unbounded climbing as you take control of BUD, a procedurally animated robot on a quest to save his planet. Create your own path through an alien world as you control and ride a giant plant on a vertical journey to the stars.
Why similar: Platformer 46.6%, Adventure 22.3%, Indie 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Singleplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on unique, physics-driven climbing mechanics within a colorful and expansive world.
- #28 Night Fly
80% matchMostly Negative35% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: ARGamesPub: Metal Fox
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Night Fly - 2D game that will give you a chance to test your nerves for strength in artful locations.
Why similar: Platformer 41.8%, Indie 24.3%, Adventure 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the atmospheric, exploration-heavy platforming feel of Fly'N with a focus on movement.
- #29 Knytt Underground
78% 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: Platformer 61.2%, Indie 16%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric exploration-platformer that prioritizes mood and movement over combat.
- #30 Freedom Planet
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Platformer 55.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Indie 8.4%, 2D 7.1%, Action 4.5%
- #31 FEZ
75% matchVery Positive93% of 16,036 reviews2013
Dev: Polytron CorporationPub: Trapdoor
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.
Why similar: Platformer 57.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Indie 12.3%, Puzzle 11.4%, Adventure 2.9%
- #32 Fowl Damage
69% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: May GardensPub: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows
Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.
Why similar: Platformer 58.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, 2D 10%, Indie 5.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #33 gravilon
77% matchMixed59% of 1,254 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.
Why similar: Platformer 47.3%, Indie 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Puzzle 7.9%, 2D 6.3%
- #34 Dust: An Elysian Tail
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,936 reviews2013
Dev: Humble Hearts LLCPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.
Why similar: Platformer 54.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Indie 10.8%, 2D 7.2%, Action 6.3%
- #35 Mutant Mudds Deluxe
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 623 reviews2013
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!
Why similar: Platformer 57.6%, Indie 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, 2D 4.8%, Adventure 4.7%
- #36 Shiny The Firefly
77% matchMixed63% of 133 reviews2014
Dev: Stage Clear StudiosPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shiny the Firefly is a challenging platform adventure game. Journey through a mysterious garden as Shiny, a brave firefly on a quest to find his children, lost in a terrible accident. Master trials,solve puzzles and use your stealth to guide your children to safety.
Why similar: Platformer 44.2%, Indie 27.1%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 12.6%
- #37 TurnOn
75% 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 43.7%, Indie 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Action 7.3%
- #38 Teslagrad
74% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Platformer 58.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Indie 9.1%, 2D 5.9%, Difficult 5.4%
- #39 Lanternium
73% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!
Why similar: Difficult 32.3%, Puzzle 21.3%, Indie 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Adventure 11.6%
- #40 Inops
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: ZRZStudio
Windows
Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.
Why similar: Indie 48.4%, Adventure 31.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #41 Nubarron: The adventure of an unlucky gnome
72% matchMixed62% of 803 reviews2020
Dev: NastycloudPub: Hidden People Club
Windows · Mac · Linux
Guide Gnome across the dangers of this twisted fairytale world. Can you make the annoying cloud go away? And recover his stolen Lucky Hat? Trust your friends? Find out in this, a casual platformer set in a beautiful painted world full of weird creatures you'll have to deal with.
Why similar: Platformer 49.1%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Indie 14.5%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D 8.3%
- #42 Super Puzzled Cat
64% matchVery Positive98% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: Platformer 44.7%, Difficult 13.6%, 2D 11.5%, Puzzle 9.2%, Indie 7.6%
- #43 Balthazar's Dream
72% matchVery Positive88% of 114 reviews2017
Dev: Psilocybe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Indie 14.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Difficult 7.3%
- #44 Dadish
68% matchVery Positive93% of 271 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 64.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 10.1%, Indie 7.6%, 2D 4.2%
- #45 Ethan: Meteor Hunter
73% matchMixed62% of 255 reviews2014
Dev: Seaven Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Freeze time and manipulate the world with endless possibilities: build the solution YOU want where nothing is scripted and levels can be solved in multiple ways. When Super Meat Boy meets Braid, you may die repeatedly and enjoy it!
Why similar: Platformer 66.6%, Indie 16.7%, Puzzle 8.8%, Action 4.1%, Adventure 3.8%
- #46 Out of Line
68% matchVery Positive90% of 232 reviews2021
Dev: Nerd MonkeysPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.
Why similar: Platformer 52.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Indie 11%, 2D 8.8%, Adventure 6.6%
- #47 Figment
69% matchVery Positive87% of 5,592 reviews2017
Dev: Bedtime Digital Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Indie 21.4%, Puzzle 17.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Action 9.5%
- #48 Pikuniku
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,974 reviews2019
Dev: Arnaud De BockPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
Why similar: Platformer 35.7%, Indie 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 9.3%
- #49 Lovely Planet Arcade
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: quicktequilaPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Relive your journey to Lovely Planet in this brand new adventure packed with impossible tests of skill and patience. Craft intricate combos to unfold the complex puzzle of flying projectiles and moving targets into a graceful sequence of well timed shots and jumps.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.1%, Indie 22.9%, Puzzle 18.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 10.8%
- #50 STANDBY
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Noclip
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?
Why similar: Platformer 40.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Indie 11.7%, Difficult 10.6%, 2D 7.3%
- #51 Macrotis: A Mother's Journey
69% matchVery Positive92% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Proud DinosaursPub: Orsam Information Technologies
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Help Mother Bilby, as she struggles underground to find her children, in this magical indie, 2.5D puzzle-platformer game. Macrotis: A Mother’s Journey is an unforgettable adventure for those who love being challenged.
Why similar: Platformer 39.8%, Indie 20.2%, Adventure 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #52 FOX n FORESTS
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Bonus Level EntertainmentPub: astragon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.
Why similar: Platformer 49.3%, Indie 17.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10.7%, 2D 8.1%
- #53 Ghostland Yard
64% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: Obelisk Studio
Windows
Uncover the truth about the Ghostland Yard investigators disappearance in this challenging 2D platformer. Travel across the world in more than 250 handcrafted levels to find your friends!
Why similar: Platformer 48.5%, Indie 16.1%, Difficult 15.3%, 2D 9.3%, Adventure 4.2%
- #54 Offspring Fling!
71% matchVery Positive82% of 594 reviews2012
Dev: Kyle Pulver
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Offspring Fling is a game about a poor forest creature that has misplaced all of her children.
Why similar: Platformer 57.9%, Indie 16.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, 2D 5.3%, Adventure 5%
- #55 MO:Astray
66% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Indie 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 7%
- #56 Squirbs
70% matchMixed67% of 443 reviews2016
Dev: Team Indev
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.
Why similar: Platformer 48%, Indie 15.9%, Adventure 9%, Difficult 8.1%, 2D 6.5%
- #57 So Many Me
70% matchVery Positive93% of 106 reviews2014
Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A charming puzzle platformer starring Filo and his band of misfit clones as they attempt to save a world threatened by an ancient, malevolent evil. Using their combined powers, Filo and his fellow Me must puzzle their way through a land of exotic creatures, devious traps and evil minions.
Why similar: Platformer 60.1%, Indie 19.7%, Puzzle 12.1%, Action 8.1%
- #58 Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
67% matchVery Positive82% of 2,660 reviews2015
Dev: Cross-ProductPub: Senpai Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.
Why similar: Platformer 45.9%, Difficult 12.4%, 2D 8%, Puzzle 8%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%