- #1 Super Hexagon
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,003 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Difficult 40.5%, Great Soundtrack 39%, Indie 7.8%, Minimalist 5.9%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like Flywrench, this game demands absolute rhythmic focus and twitch reflexes in a minimalist, high-speed environment.
- #2 LUFTRAUSERS
96% matchVery Positive91% of 4,499 reviews2014
Dev: VlambeerPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.5%, Action 15.8%, Indie 12.3%, Difficult 10.5%, Retro 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An aerial combat game that emphasizes physics-based flight and momentum-heavy maneuvers in a stylish, minimalist package.
- #3 Dustforce DX
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,381 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.4%, Difficult 28.1%, Indie 9%, Action 6.9%, Level Editor 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This precision platformer is all about maintaining flow and momentum through difficult, rhythm-infused levels.
- #4 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
95% matchVery Positive94% of 3,499 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
Why similar: Difficult 27.5%, Level Editor 26%, Minimalist 17.2%, Action 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for physics-based momentum and precision platforming that rewards mastery of movement.
- #5 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
94% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
Why similar: Difficult 27.4%, Action 26.6%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Indie 18.8%, 2D 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the frenetic, high-difficulty, and momentum-focused platforming mechanics found in Flywrench.
- #6 Downwell
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,526 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Difficult 35.5%, Action 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Indie 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its fast-paced, gravity-defying gameplay loop requires the same rhythmic precision and constant momentum management.
- #7 Neon White
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,042 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 59.9%, Action 22.1%, Indie 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A speedrunning-focused game that demands extreme precision and rhythmic movement to clear levels as fast as possible.
- #8 VVVVVV
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,449 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 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: Great Soundtrack 35.2%, Difficult 25.1%, 2D Platformer 11%, Indie 8.7%, Retro 7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential precision platformer that uses simple mechanics to create complex, high-difficulty challenges.
- #9 JUMPGRID
91% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: Ian MacLartyPub: Shape Shop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!
Why similar: Difficult 39.6%, Minimalist 22%, Action 14%, Indie 9.7%, Retro 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-speed arcade game that requires the same level of twitch-based pattern recognition as Flywrench.
- #10 Thumper
90% matchVery Positive92% of 4,357 reviews2016
Dev: Drool
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.7%, Difficult 31.3%, Action 13.7%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-violence game that captures the same intense, sensory-overload experience through high-speed movement.
- #11 Duet
89% matchVery Positive95% of 838 reviews2015
Dev: Kumobius
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31%, Difficult 23%, Minimalist 16.7%, Indie 10.9%, Action 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-difficulty game that focuses on rhythmic movement and precise spatial awareness.
- #12 Distance
87% matchVery Positive92% of 7,513 reviews2018
Dev: Refract
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 52%, Level Editor 29.2%, Action 9.5%, Indie 7.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-racing game that focuses on physics-based flight and high-speed maneuvers through dangerous environments.
- #13 Element4l
89% matchVery Positive83% of 653 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: Great Soundtrack 44.1%, Indie 18.6%, Difficult 18%, Action 14.4%, Casual 4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that focuses on manipulating momentum and state-changes to traverse challenging terrain.
- #14 Electronic Super Joy
88% 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: Great Soundtrack 46.9%, Difficult 31.2%, Indie 9.6%, Action 6.9%, Retro 2%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, music-heavy platformer that emphasizes rhythmic flow and precise timing.
- #15 A Dance of Fire and Ice
84% matchVery Positive94% of 80,808 reviews2019
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A Dance of Fire and Ice is a strict rhythm game. Keep your focus as you guide two orbiting planets along a winding path without breaking their perfect equilibrium.
Why similar: Difficult 26.8%, Level Editor 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 23.3%, Action 7.1%, Casual 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist rhythm game that requires precise timing and rhythmic consistency to navigate complex paths.
- #16 Super Meat Boy
86% matchVery Positive94% of 38,047 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Difficult 39%, Great Soundtrack 26.4%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Indie 9.7%, 2D 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive precision platformer that shares the 'one-more-try' addictive loop and high-difficulty design.
- #17 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
86% matchVery Positive90% of 194 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45.8%, Difficult 22.7%, Indie 8.7%, Action 8.2%, Retro 8%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-infused platformer that requires precise movement to survive its vibrant, fast-paced levels.
- #18 Geometry Dash
84% matchVery Positive93% of 596,917 reviews2014
Dev: RobTop Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 99.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Why similar: Difficult 31.4%, Great Soundtrack 31.3%, Level Editor 24.4%, 2D 4.1%, Indie 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based platformer that relies on extreme precision and memorization to overcome its difficult levels.
- #19 Velocibox
85% matchVery Positive88% of 639 reviews2014
Dev: Shawn Beck
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Velocibox is a twitch-heavy action game crafted for the hardcore audience.
Why similar: Difficult 53.2%, Action 25%, Indie 19.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, twitch-reflex arcade game that shares the minimalist aesthetic and high difficulty of Flywrench.
- #20 The End Is Nigh
83% matchVery Positive94% of 3,403 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Difficult 37.5%, Great Soundtrack 37%, Indie 10.5%, Action 7.7%, 2D 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that emphasizes tight controls and mastery of movement mechanics.
- #21 Re:Flex
75% matchVery Positive86% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Marc Studio
Windows
Dance to the rhythm with your mouse!
Why similar: Level Editor 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Difficult 13.8%, Action 11.3%, Casual 9.9%
- #22 BARRIER X
82% matchVery Positive85% of 2,345 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.8%, Difficult 28.4%, Indie 14.6%, Action 11.3%, Level Editor 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, music-driven arcade game that requires constant, rapid adjustments to avoid obstacles.
- #23 Pivvot
82% matchVery Positive90% of 232 reviews2014
Dev: Fixpoint Productions Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Pivvot is a thrilling game of strategic avoidance that will consistently test and challenge your ability to make quick, impulsive decisions. As the game progresses, you will have to rely on your instincts and problem-solving skills to navigate down the winding path for survival.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Difficult 28.3%, Action 12.6%, Indie 11.9%, Casual 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, fast-paced game that tests your ability to react to sudden, rhythmic changes in the environment.
- #24 Boson X
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,583 reviews2014
Dev: Ian MacLartyPub: Shape Shop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.
Why similar: Minimalist 36.7%, Difficult 27.9%, Action 22.4%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, momentum-based runner that requires precise timing to navigate shifting platforms.
- #25 Super Magbot
78% matchVery Positive84% of 407 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Why similar: Difficult 30.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Indie 15.6%, Action 13.9%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that uses unique physics-based movement mechanics to challenge the player's spatial timing.
- #26 BIT.TRIP RUNNER
81% matchVery Positive86% of 3,947 reviews2011
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
Why similar: Minimalist 23.1%, Difficult 20%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Action 14.1%, Indie 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based platformer where every jump and action must be perfectly synced to the music.
- #27 Rifter
79% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Action 23.7%, Difficult 16.2%, Indie 14%, Retro 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that centers on momentum-based swinging and high-speed movement through futuristic environments.
- #28 Blitz Breaker
80% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33%, Difficult 27.6%, Action 20.9%, Indie 15.2%, 2D 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, precision-focused platformer that emphasizes quick, momentum-based movement.
- #29 Jet Lancer
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,196 reviews2020
Dev: Code WakersPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Jet Lancer is a high-velocity aerial combat shooter where you duel enemy aviators, hunt giant robots, and defy death at supersonic speeds as you evolve from an unknown rookie aviator into a once-in-a-generation ACE pilot.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.8%, Difficult 25.9%, Action 14.6%, Indie 10.3%, Retro 6.6%
- #30 Verlet Swing
76% matchVery Positive88% of 706 reviews2018
Dev: Flamebait Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Verlet Swing brings you energetic swinging in a world that would be best described as a fever dream. Swing fast, don't crash and reach the goal as fast as possible!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.4%, Level Editor 26.5%, Action 24.5%, Indie 18.6%
- #31 Flinthook
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 841 reviews2017
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Why similar: Difficult 24.5%, Action 23.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Indie 18%, 2D 6.9%
- #32 Environmental Station Alpha
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,627 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33%, Difficult 25.4%, Action 15.6%, Indie 13.3%, Retro 7.8%
- #33 Gravity Circuit
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,556 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.9%, Action 20.7%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Indie 13%, Retro 10.1%
- #34 ZeroRanger
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,161 reviews2018
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.4%, Action 14.2%, Indie 11.8%, Difficult 9%, Retro 7.4%
- #35 Axiom Verge
74% matchVery Positive90% of 6,505 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.1%, Action 13.8%, Indie 12.4%, Difficult 9.6%, Retro 8.8%
- #36 Cave Story+
74% matchVery Positive93% of 8,055 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.7%, Difficult 12%, Action 11.9%, Indie 11.8%, Retro 7.2%
- #37 LOVE
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,189 reviews2014
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.7%, Indie 16.5%, Retro 11.2%, Action 11.1%, Minimalist 10.4%
- #38 140
72% matchVery Positive93% of 4,679 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: Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Minimalist 23.6%, Difficult 21.3%, Indie 11.6%, Action 5.5%
- #39 Spin Rhythm XD
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,182 reviews2023
Dev: Super Spin Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 37.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Enter the Rhythm Dimension. A homage to classic arcade rhythm games (Guitar Hero, DDR), with a modern aesthetic and soundtrack. Match colours and beats, spin, tap, flick and flow through the juiciest beats in the universe. Supports multiple control styles including MIDI DJ gear on Steam!
Why similar: Difficult 46.7%, Action 18.2%, Casual 16.9%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #40 RFLEX
72% matchVery Positive92% of 227 reviews2015
Dev: Wesley LaFerrierePub: System Void Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
RFLEX is a fast-paced and challenging neo-arcade game. Frantically dodge your way to the high score in a series of rage-inducing levels while enjoying a kickass, original soundtrack. Experience trippy visuals while being pulled into a never-ending abyss of addicting, non-stop action.
Why similar: Action 36.4%, Casual 29.6%, Indie 25.2%, Retro 8.8%
- #41 PARTICLE MACE
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,373 reviews2015
Dev: Andy Makes
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.2%, Action 24.9%, Indie 24%, Retro 6.7%, Casual 5.1%
- #42 VVVVV
71% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Why similar: Action 28.2%, Indie 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Difficult 15%, Minimalist 10.2%
- #43 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
65% matchVery Positive87% of 7,022 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: Action 25.4%, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Retro 12.2%, Indie 9.5%
- #44 Capsized
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,101 reviews2011
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration. As a intrepid space traveler, your ship has crash landed on a mysterious alien planet. You must navigate through the perilous environment and fight off blood-thirsty creatures to save your crewmates and escape with your lives!
Why similar: Action 37.9%, Great Soundtrack 30.2%, Indie 23.5%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #45 Venture Kid
69% matchVery Positive83% of 226 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Action 45.2%, Indie 28.7%, Retro 18.4%, 2D 7.7%
- #46 Dashy Square
70% matchVery Positive86% of 166 reviews2016
Dev: Kastriot SulejmaniPub: KasSanity
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay!
Why similar: Difficult 26.3%, Level Editor 23.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Action 10.9%, Indie 8.2%
- #47 Echoes+
70% matchVery Positive92% of 857 reviews2015
Dev: Binary Zoo
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!
Why similar: Action 53%, Indie 32%, Retro 12%, Singleplayer 3%
- #48 HoPiKo
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 222 reviews2017
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a 5-stage mini run designed to break your mind!
Why similar: Action 37.7%, Casual 32%, Indie 30.3%
- #49 Impulsion
68% matchVery Positive87% of 316 reviews2018
Dev: Driving Force GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.3%, Difficult 26.6%, Action 25.1%, Indie 18.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #50 Shift Quantum - A Cyber Noir Puzzle Platformer
69% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2018
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Shift Quantum is a brain-busting platformer using a unique mechanic called SHIFTING, a way to twist your environment and invert space around you. Bend your mind to reach the exit of each level and unveil the secrets of a strange program. Extend the experience, create and share your own levels.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.5%, Level Editor 24.3%, Action 13.5%, Difficult 12.8%, Indie 11.9%
- #51 Fermi's Path
71% matchMixed68% of 53 reviews2015
Dev: GameArt Studio GmbH
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
As a subatomic particle you start a journey into subatomic space! This arcade title takes you to the limits of your reaction speed - and with the powerful level editor you can create even harder challenges!
Why similar: Level Editor 27.8%, Difficult 21%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Action 11.5%, Indie 10%
- #52 POLY IMPULSE
55% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Dani Bedmar
Windows
POLY IMPULSE is a minimalist fast-paced movement FPS where you will have to shoot colorful polyhedrons to impulse yourself through the level. Speedrunning is not an option, only the fastest with godlike aim will get the SS rank.
Why similar: Difficult 47.3%, Minimalist 21.5%, Action 20.7%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #53 Spelunky
67% matchVery Positive92% of 16,577 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Difficult 51.3%, Indie 18%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, 2D 7.7%, Action 7.4%
- #54 Nova Drift
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,456 reviews2024
Dev: ChimericPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29%, Action 18.6%, Casual 14.6%, Retro 14.4%, Indie 11.4%
- #55 Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
68% 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: Difficult 39.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Action 13.1%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 7.2%
- #56 Hyper Box
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelated CupcakePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Hyper Box you try to beat a bunch of platform levels in less than 30 seconds each by using the box rotation to your advantage, this is meant to be a very challenging yet rewarding experience as you improve at the game.
Why similar: Difficult 32.6%, Minimalist 17.9%, Action 13.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%