- #1 Shoot Star
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: natamigame
Windows
Enjoy boss battles in a cartoon world! "ShootStar" is a 2D shooting action boss battle game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Cartoon 12.5%, Cartoony 10.3%
- #2 RIKI
96% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: PRG
Windows
Help ranger Riki to fight an unknown menace which could destroy not only the Amazon forest but the entire world. A fast and yet challenging game.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Cartoony 8.8%
- #3 Art Strikers
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Friendly Fire Software
Windows
Draw your path to victory in Art Strikers! A unique art themed bullet hell shoot-em-up that looks and plays like a beautiful work of art.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.8%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16%, Cartoon 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #4 Toyland Tussle
94% matchVery Positive87% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: RBW Games
Windows · Mac
A single classic cartoon inspired boss fight platformer, with shoot em' up game mechanics. Run, jump, and shoot with four unique bullet types and two difficulty modes. Try to get a gold rank in this hand-drawn, traditionally animated boss fight.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18%, Bullet Hell 15.1%, Old School 14.7%, Cartoon 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%
- #5 Bouncy Bob: Episode 2
95% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: MadGamesmithPub: WIG Publishing
Windows
Bouncy Bob 2 is a crazy couch co-op game for up to 4 players. Choose one of 12 different characters. Customize your color, choose one of 14 arenas and get ready for the ultimate bouncy bobbing.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 13.8%, Cartoon 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Bullet Hell 11.5%, Co-op 9.3%
- #6 Beer Gunner
93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Des Interactive
Windows
A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #7 Rodent and Plank: Secret Origin
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Lodder Digital Media
Windows · Linux
A cosmic plank turns a rat into a gun-blasting 90s mascot in a world packed with fairy tale monsters and reality-shifting mayhem. Fuse weapons, wreck everything, and try to figure out what on earth is going on. It’s weird, it’s loud, and it does not slow down.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.4%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Old School 10%
- #8 Lex Talionis A
92% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Jacorey RowePub: Neumont Game Studios
Windows
Lex Talionis A is a team-based, 4 player, couch co-op where aliens fight astronauts, drones, and bosses for revenge against humanity. Choose from four aliens with unique abilities and survive together in this 2D Run n' Gun Adventure.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 13.8%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%
- #9 Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
91% matchVery Positive87% of 3,051 reviews2022
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 12.3%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
- #10 Platypus Reclayed
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 650 reviews2025
Dev: Claymatic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 14.2%, Bullet Hell 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Old School 10.5%
- #11 kapih
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 88 Games
Windows
Kapih is a classic run-'n'-gun shooter platformer, with action packed levels and boss battles. The visuals and music are inspired by the many lost in time art-styles of India. We follow the adventure of our cute protagonist Vaanar who is a common kid in a colorfully imagined ancient India.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.5%, Bullet Hell 14.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Shooter 7.4%
- #12 El Panadero -The Baker-
89% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2023
Dev: Sketchy Ceviche
Windows · Mac · Linux
Action Packed 2D Arcade Action Platformer featuring hand-drawn graphics. Armed with your fists (or a rolling pin) and a variety of bread-based boosts, fend of the Alien Plants, and avenge the Bakery they destroyed.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.8%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Cartoon 9.2%
- #13 Black Otaku - SOS HD
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Def Sauce
Windows
Big guns have begun an attack on YOUR communities, and trust, bredren, YOU DI ONLY BLACK MAN DAT CYAN STOP DEM ...and di only way to stop dem, is to run-right and shoot everything that moves!!!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Side Scroller 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #14 The 7th Sign Project
88% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Try-Estate
Windows
The 7th Sign Project is a classic 2D-platformer action game inspired by Doom, Quake, Abuse, and Painkiller games. Our goal is to entertain the player with massive enemy fights, boss fights, and stirring music.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 11.9%
- #15 Flying Fury
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Panzero
Windows
A side scrolling shooter with a bullet hell influence. Does it explode? Yes. Everything does. Enemies show their battle damage through having chunks be blown off. There are multiple enemies all with unique behaviours, all which are designed in junction with each other.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.2%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Cartoony 10.8%
- #16 Red Fox and the Four Seasons
86% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows
Embark on an enchanting adventure as Fox, exploring vibrant worlds of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Jump, double jump, and overcome challenging obstacles in this captivating 2D platformer with stunning graphics. Skillfully navigate with just two buttons and uncover the secrets that lie within.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, 2D Platformer 16%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Cartoon 11.7%, Family Friendly 9.5%
- #17 Adventures of DaKoo the Dragon
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Domino Studios
Windows · Linux
Adventures of DaKoo the Dragon has over 150 levels, every run of the game is unique. Animations, enemy spawning, and attacks are all randomized to enhance the immersion. With multiple ways to attack you will take on 5 Bosses among multiple obstacles.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.7%, Cartoon 16.3%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Cartoony 12.7%, Platformer 11.8%
- #18 UDONGEIN X
85% matchVery Positive92% of 448 reviews2021
Dev: Bar Holographic Otaku
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Help Reisen Udongein Inaba navigate through 14 action packed stages in this exhilarating 2D Bullet Hell Platformer based on Touhou Project!
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Mythology 14.9%, Bullet Hell 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.8%
- #19 Hazelnut Hex
84% matchVery Positive98% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Chunderfins
Windows
Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Cartoon 10.6%, Old School 9.1%
- #20 Chester’s Revenge
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wojo Studios LLCPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Run-and-gun action game with multi-stage boss battles. Play as Chester, world's most badass guinea pig, who is hell-bent on a quest for revenge.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15%, Side Scroller 13.1%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Cartoon 10.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.6%
- #21 MOONMAN: THE GAME
83% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Wyatt Everett
Windows
MOON MAN: THE GAME is a 2d platformer shooter. In this game you will find many different worlds and weapons to use. The game is inspired by a certain someone.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 15.3%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.1%, Platformer 9.3%
- #22 Redhot Rabbit
82% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: A.D. Bloom
Windows
1922...The Big Apple...Mugsy's turf got plucked by a gang of trouble boys. The ever-lovin' jazz rabbit is gonna jump on heads and clip those goons. He'll bop his way to the biggest boss and take back what's his or get zotzed, ya' follow? Soundtrack is the bee's knees - truly hep and jake.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.8%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Old School 13.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 10.7%
- #23 Pens: The Freeware Collection
82% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: HBGE
Windows
A complete compilation of all four freely released games in the PENS series, each featuring drastically different gameplay styles. Action, comedy, drama and pure ridiculousness await in this cartoony story!
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.2%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Cartoon 10.9%, Cartoony 10.7%, Platformer 9.8%
- #24 Dogfight
81% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Katsu Entertainment LLCPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows
Arcade shoot-’em-up action is back! Team up with the entire family for explosive action, signature humor and thrilling adventure. Join the Sausage Bomber Corps for daring missions to defend the nations of Relishtonia and more against the world-conquering ambitions from the mysterious Vega Nation.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.6%, Side Scroller 16%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Hand-drawn 9.4%, Cartoony 9.2%
- #25 Kaiju Kite Attack
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: PWCA
Windows
OH MY KAIJU!!! IT'S...KAIJU!!! KAIJU KITE ATTACK!!! The FIRST EVER SHMUP-platformer! Get your kite in the sky now! The Kaiju are coming to town to burn it down. Save your Meemaw! Save the universe! FLY OR DIE!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Side Scroller 13.8%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Cartoon 10%
- #26 Terra+Byte
80% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Stygian Blue Games
Windows
Terra+Byte is a 2D platformer packed with secrets and charm! You play as Terra the girl and Byte the owl, best friends who set out to find treasure and buy a new house. Rip the heads off your enemies, find valuable artifacts, and chat with a cast of colorful characters across 10 large levels!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.1%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Cartoon 10.6%, Cartoony 9.9%
- #27 Sunshower
79% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: NOKOGODO
Windows · Mac
Sunshower is a colorful, casual arcade action game that follows a robot's survival in a rain storm! Use the plant installed on your head to reach for the sky as you achieve high scores, unlock secrets, and stop the rain from washing away the world.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 16.7%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Cartoony 10.7%, Old School 10%
- #28 Magical Monster Land
79% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Ravengrounds LIMITED
Windows
Use your platforming skills to guide Buster on an adventure to uncover secrets, collect treasure, and defeat challenging bosses!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.2%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Cartoony 11.8%, Platformer 9.8%, Old School 9.5%
- #29 Yokai Hero
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gamers Dojo
Windows
Yokai Hero will tests your skills. At the same time, the world itself tells a story on its own. Every level feels realistic, and you truly feel the high stakes that your character is dealing with every step of the way. That helps add a lot of excitement, but also challenge to the game as a whole.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.3%, Mythology 19.9%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Cartoony 12.2%, Platformer 12.1%
- #30 Wispy Dreams
77% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Recon_Project
Windows
Get ready to dive into Wispy Dreams, a vibrant love letter to the classic arcade platformers of the 80s! Jump, collect power-ups, battle epic bosses, and unravel the secrets of the Wispy Isles in a beautifully hand-drawn adventure, whether you’re playing solo or teaming up with a friend.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.8%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Cartoony 10.8%
- #31 Megalocephalo
76% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: FlapjackPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A side-scrolling 2.5D run-and-gun platformer featuring mechanically inclined sea creatures. Help Pancake on his quest to stop the megalomaniacal Dr. Squid from spreading his ruthless influence!
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.1%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 11.8%, Shooter 10.1%, Cartoony 9.7%
- #32 Up on the Rooftop
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Super Andersen Bros.
Windows
Santa's elves have revolted! Christmas is falling apart, but reindeer are on the case! Knock sense into the elves and ensure Santa can make his delivery on time! Avoid Bears! Make deliveries along the way! They must save Christmas; they will save Christmas!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.3%, Mythology 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Co-op 10.5%
- #33 Lila's Tale and the Hidden Forest
77% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: Skullfish Studios
Windows
Help Lila and her friend Flee exploring the Hidden Forest of Solaria to save the Guardian Owls from the hands of the evil thiefs. Discover hidden passages, beat enemies and challenge yourself in this magical 2D platform game.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 15.8%, Cartoony 14%, Cartoon 13.3%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Platformer 10.5%
- #34 Cuphead
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 209,763 reviews2017
Dev: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.4%, Cartoon 12.2%, Co-op 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Bullet Hell 11.1%
- #35 Lil Baby Poop's NIGHTMARES
76% matchMixed65% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Soju and Ink
Windows
A cute, family-friendly, fast-paced and challenging action platform game in a vintage rubberhose cartoon style, accompanied by old-school jazz music. Find your way through every level, avoid traps and fight off creatures to eventually wake up from each of 13 nightmares.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.3%, Old School 16.2%, Cartoon 14.8%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
- #36 Mushroom Empire
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sprucehead Games
Windows · Mac
Run, gun, and platform your way through the 4 seasons, shotgunning, freezing, and burning your foes along the way. Light animals on fire, get eaten by flowers, crush baby spiders underfoot, featuring an interactive world, competent physics, and custom death animations for all you freaks out there.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Nature 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.5%
- #37 Pier Pressure
75% matchPositive83% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Headcannon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!
Why similar: Side Scroller 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.6%, Cartoony 12.3%, Old School 11%, Shooter 9.5%
- #38 Hop's Awakening!
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eden CruzPub: Eden Cruz Games
Windows
Blast through enemy invaders in colorful 2D pixel art!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.2%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Cartoon 12.7%, Cartoony 12.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 12%
- #39 Galaxi Taxi
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fumi Games
Windows
Galaxi Taxi is a hybrid of Story-Driven Action-Adventure, Shoot’em and Boss Fight, and you’re a taxi crew in the classy 90s animation art style. Drive your taxi and discover the depths of a rural outer space, a muddy milky way, a cosmic dust flooding the taxi and an ubiquitous smog.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.5%, Cartoon 9.7%
- #40 Enchanted Portals
73% matchMostly Negative39% of 307 reviews2023
Dev: Xixo Games Studio
Windows
Extreme battles versus crazy bosses in this Intense 2D Platformer
Why similar: Cartoon 15.8%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Co-op 14.1%, Cartoony 13.1%, Side Scroller 13%
- #41 Shadows of Steel Moons
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shiv
Windows
Shadows of steel moons is an action-platformer with dark techno-fantasy style. The story of a valiant knight who defeats mechanical gods and monsters.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Hand-drawn 15%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Platformer 10.8%
- #42 Full Moon Rush
72% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
Take on a howling challenge in Full Moon Rush! This classic shoot 'em up is a bullet hell masterpiece with a boss rush twist. With 15 epic battles and old-school graphics, you'll need expert shooting skills to survive. Customizable health and Assist Mode make it accessible to all.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 20.7%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 8.9%
- #43 Sneezeman: Escape From Planet Sneeze
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: 50000 Leagues Ltd
Windows
Sneezeman: Escape From Planet Sneeze is a 2D action-platformer-adventure. Guide Sneezeman to a safe exit and evade spiky spores, defeat bad guys, collect all the pills, discover secret chambers, outrun a thunderous particle cloud and beat the clock. It's hard as nails and classic arcade-style fun.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.5%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Hand-drawn 19.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Family Friendly 7.4%
- #44 Gorilla Guerrillas
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bad Logic Studios
Windows
Lead a band of rebel Gorilla Guerrillas in this 2D action platformer as you take out the forces of a fascist dictator, free your compatriots and save your home!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.9%, Side Scroller 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Cartoony 10.1%, Old School 9.7%
- #45 Dickland
70% matchMixed65% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Piece Of Voxel
Windows
Dickland is an exciting pixel 2D platformer with the ability to play together. The main feature is the environment, namely the amazing pussy world with its corresponding inhabitants.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.2%, Side Scroller 13%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Cartoony 9.6%, Co-op 9.6%
- #46 Zombie Apocalypse 2021
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: CoolCraftGamesPub: CoolCraftGames
Windows
Zombie Apocalypse 2021 is a fast old-school shooting game in platformer style. Kill all zombies and protect your city in this super fast game!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13%, Cartoon 9.9%, Shooter 9.8%
- #47 Orange Santa
71% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2021
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Orange Santa is a 2D Christmas-Themed Platform Action game based on the story of Orange Santa who is in-charge of the distribution of the Christmas gifts among the children.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.9%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 11.3%, Cartoon 9.8%, Cartoony 9.3%
- #48 Spiders Everywhere
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: Soju and Ink
Windows
IT'S A CUTE 2D SIDE-SCOLLING ACTION GAME IN A VINTAGE RUBBERHOSE CARTOON STYLE, ACCOMPANIED BY OLD SCHOOL JAZZ-MUSIC.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.1%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Hand-drawn 11%, Cartoony 10.3%, Platformer 9.9%
- #49 OverRealm
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NDX Studios
Windows
Step into the mystical world of OverRealm, where you step into the rhythm and fight invasive creatures!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.1%, Mythology 20.3%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Cartoony 11.5%, Platformer 11.5%
- #50 Untold Capers
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xander Develops
Windows
Untold Capers follows the early days of Oswald and Mickey in a story inspired by 1930s cartoons. The game traces the events that shaped them, revealing moments never shown on screen. Play through their timeline as they take on odd jobs, escape trouble, and uncover how their paths first crossed.
Why similar: Old School 18.9%, Cartoon 18.7%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Cartoony 9.9%
- #51 Jeppe & Oswald
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Redox Interactive
Windows
Help pixie boy Jeppe to pass his pixie exam! Master fun challenges, build fairydoors, create your own pixie, and with tiny steps make the big world a better place. A narrative side-scrolling jump and run for kids of all ages.
Why similar: Mythology 20.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Platformer 9.3%
- #52 Alien Hominid HD
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 593 reviews2023
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.9%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Old School 12.4%
- #53 Sausage Hunter
66% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Banger Chasers
Windows
Help a kitten armed with a blaster catch the magic sausage! Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles, and battle enemies in this thrilling platformer with hand-drawn graphics and pleasant music.
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.3%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Cartoony 10.4%
- #54 Sixth Sun
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Save Sloth Studio
Windows · Linux
Sixth Sun is a challenging and methodical 2D action game set in an alternate 1500s Mexico. Explore diverse and deadly areas, face terrible foes and gain new alliances to uncover and put an end to the malefactors’ plan.
Why similar: Mythology 27.3%, Local Co-Op 20.6%, Hand-drawn 17.4%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Platformer 6.5%
- #55 Moolii's Dreamland
67% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: WOWOH CATPub: OKJOY
Windows
Moolii’s Dreamland is a Bullet-hell game. Players will play as the little fox Moolii to fight against monsters in her dream. This game features whimsical level designs, monsters, and powerful bosses, along with combos of ammo skills and magical tricks. Help Moolii wake up from her nightmare!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 18.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Cartoony 10%
- #56 Marsupilami 2 - Salsa Palombia
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ocellus StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Help the Marsupilamis save Palombia from the Mummy Queen and her minions in this fast-paced 2D platformer! A strange melody has swept across Palombia… and all the animals have suddenly started dancing, leaving chaos in their wake!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 14.5%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Co-op 12.5%, Platformer 9%, Cartoon 9%
- #57 Ferret Quest
65% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: AioPub: Aiocane
Windows
Ferret Quest is a charming hand-drawn action game where a brave little ferret hurls acorns at masked woodland foes. Battle through challenging levels, uncover the mystery behind the masks, and take on a climactic boss fight in this adorable forest adventure!
Why similar: Cartoon 17.4%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Family Friendly 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 7.9%
- #58 Bananamania™
68% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Himitsu Entertainment
Windows
Check out our all-new 8-bit banana-style game! We think you'll like it! Let us know what you think! We are working with dedication to bring this game in full to you guys very soon!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.6%, Cartoony 17.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Nature 13.2%, Old School 13%
- #59 Ascii the Brave Cat
68% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: Workyrie Game Studio
Windows
Ascii the Brave Cat is a retro-style 2D action game with awesome new mechanics, cute characters, and memorable gameplay. Meet the never seen puzzles, collect upgrade items, fight creative funny bosses, and push yourself beyond the limit to save someone (or something) you love.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.5%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 14.3%, Cartoony 11.8%, Old School 11.1%
- #60 Contract Rush DX
64% matchVery Positive100% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.6%, Bullet Hell 18.6%, Hand-drawn 18.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Cartoony 9.5%