Games Like Ghosting Vandal

You play a traumatized former Special Forces war veteran who sees red when his wife is abducted. In your pursuit of revenge, you must negotiate a dangerous urban environment. Avoid hazards and deadly drops as you shoot, kick and slash through hordes of enemies in this grueling and gritty platformer.

Why similar: Side Scroller 16.5%, Hack and Slash 15.4%, Platformer 12.9%, Shooter 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.5%

2D Owen is an arcade platformer in which you can explore 8 different worlds & experience a lot of adventures. Run, swim, use Jetpack, Pogo Stick, Hang Glider, Cart, Jump Ball & other things.

Why similar: Platformer 18.7%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Shooter 16.9%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Action 11.5%

Reblica is a cyberpunk-style action platformer shooting game. In Ark, a city full of chaos and crime, become the mercenary Bianna, defeat various enemies and complete quests.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Shooter 15.8%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%

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 23.5%, Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Action 11%, Cartoony 8.6%

Fiery action platformer heavily inspired by the Mega Man X series, focused on fast and fluid movement and combat. Jump, dash, shoot and swing to stop mergers with the GEC, a monopoly funding the mysterious "Happiness Project."

Why similar: Side Scroller 15.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Cyberpunk 13.5%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Anime 9.1%

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 27.3%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 15.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Cartoony 7.3%

Arcanion: Tale of Magi is a retro-style platformer that tells the story of a fledgling warrior Magi, and she and her allies must recover a book from a thief who seeks to use its powers to carry out his revenge.

Why similar: Platformer 18.5%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Shooter 16.2%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action 12%

Recover your stolen VAMPIRE MECHA POWER CHASSIS suits from 6 deadly monsters sent by your brother, Dark Moth. Toggle through elemental suits and custom Blaster configurations in this punishing retro 8-bit shooter. Earn mobility upgrades from the Reaper and collect what was stolen from you. GO!

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.4%, Shooter 17.2%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 10.4%

Dash, shoot, bash and zoom across Dark Paradise Nigelopia in this hidden gem of a passion project with multiple playable characters, chock full of unique dialogue, awesome music and colorful visuals!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 14%, Cartoony 9.1%

You find yourself trapped in a void of Norse spirits, who are out to help you… or destroy you. Find your escape in this tight platformer with emphasis on speedrunning. Use the simple but versatile movement to the best of your ability!

Why similar: Side Scroller 26.8%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 16.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 7.5%

Mika's Battle S is a 2D platform action game based on the story of a warrior who has been commanded to defend Sunshineland territory against the attacks from the enemy soldiers belonging to the Rogho Corporation.

Why similar: Side Scroller 18%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Anime 11.7%, Shooter 10.4%

Introducing Rectangle Guy, a brand new game by The Bare Minimum Studios. Rectangle Guy (game) features Rectangle Guy (character) in this platforming adventure! With many challenging levels and exciting boss fights, there's no shortage of things to do and see in this wacky game.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 11.2%

Play as Scarlett, a freelance cyborg ninja, in a neon city filled with corporate drones. Use her top of the line sword and bio enhancements to dash throughout the city and chain your dashes through drones. Make sure to watch your health, too many mistakes and you might Flatline.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.3%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Cyberpunk 18.4%, Platformer 17.2%, Action 7.4%

Prehistorik 2 is a classic platform game where you walk and jump through the levels then whack enemies on the head with a club in your quest for food.

Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Side Scroller 22%, Adventure 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Retro 11.6%

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 21.2%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 15%, Shooter 11.4%, Retro 9.4%

Shiro is an adventure platformer in which you have to find your missing sister

Why similar: Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 18.9%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 10.6%

Ezra's Legacy is an action packed 2d platformer game inspired in classics from the 80s, with 8-bit aesthetics, great soundtrack and awesome gameplay. If you want something new and exciting, but at the same time pay homage to the classics, then Ezra's Legacy is for you!

Why similar: Side Scroller 23%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 15%, Retro 10.8%, Old School 9.6%

The Christmas Gifts is a 2D Old School Christmas Themed Action Platformer based on the story of a boy named Kim who is in search of his gifts which got stolen from his garden.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.9%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Retro 9.7%, Cartoony 8.2%

Hero and A Wicked Man is a game about Hero, who goes on an adventure to stop the evil Dr. Wicked. The core mechanics are shooting and platforming. Adventuring through each level and collecting more ammo gives the player an incentive to explore.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.7%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Shooter 17.3%, Platformer 16.6%, Action 7.2%

A fast-paced 2D hack-and-slash platformer where you battle through 7 levels and face off against two towering giants. Master precision combat, overcome deadly enemies, and reclaim a ruined island from the brink of collapse.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.3%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Action 8%

Emiko's Pledge is a 2D Platform Action game based on the story of a Half Demon girl called Emiko, whose mission is to fulfill her dream of becoming the best warrior in the Demon world and also, to protect the Ettaze state from the enemies who infiltrated into the territory.

Why similar: Side Scroller 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Shooter 11.8%, Anime 11.1%

Shoot down enemies and avoid danger in an attempt to save your new friends on a grand adventure!

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Shooter 17.6%, Platformer 10%, Adventure 7.9%

Challenging and rewarding gameplay, crisp pixelart graphics, and very crunchy audio. A tiny game for ginormous gamers.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Side Scroller 21.8%, Old School 10.1%, 2D Platformer 10%, Platformer 9.7%

Way In The Stars is a real adventure! Find the reasons for the disaster, save the ecosystem of the planet and colonists, and start your own way amongst the stars!

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 17%, Shooter 15.3%, Action 7.1%

Explore new worlds in Lollypop, the colorful classic action platformer! In this adventure, you’ll play as Lolly, a windup doll that mysteriously comes to life with one goal – to free the world from the evil clutches of Sugarbaby, who is tormenting the land with hordes of quirky enemies.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 16.2%, Retro 10.6%, Cartoony 7.9%

Crystal Gaiden Origins is a hardcore 8-bit action platformer inspired by the brutal edge of NES-era classics. Slash through rebels, ex-allies, dark ancient technology, and a crumbling empire in chiptune-fueled missions. Inspired by Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, and Castlevania.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.9%, Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 15%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Action 11.1%

Escape the Phantom Library! Embark into worlds of fantastic books haunted by dangerous ghosts, but you're not alone! Join Ravva and 4 unusual companions in this pixel-art platformer in cute dark-fantasy visuals! Can you face this challenge?

Why similar: Platformer 19%, Side Scroller 18.4%, Shooter 16.3%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Action 11.8%

Immerse yourself in the adventure of Paper Pilot, where you control the "Paper Pilot" through 15 unique levels. Collect star boxes to unlock new levels. Beware, your gun can overheat! Develop a strategy to navigate this adventure successfully.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28.9%, Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Action 6.7%

Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.2%, Platformer 23%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Retro 11.4%, Old School 10.6%

Sentry City is a cyberpunk-style side-scroller with gameplay that is part trial-and-error, and part reaction time based. Traverse the city using the motorcycle overworld map, blast and think your way through the levels, and fight tough bosses to uncover who is behind the city's AI disruption.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.6%, Platformer 15.9%, Shooter 15.1%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Cyberpunk 13.2%

Digital Virus is a side-scrolling 2D parkour platformer. You play as an antivirus that tries to keep your computer free of malware.

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.1%, Cyberpunk 19.6%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 18.5%, 2D 5.1%

A fast, funny 2D platformer where every level throws you into chaotic combat and questionable heroics, all to rescue your runaway horse… again.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Platformer 19.8%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Action 12.7%, Cartoony 9.8%

Splood is a side-view game where the player controls a little sorceress, using her staff she shoots clots of paint, which pushes her off and flies between platforms, passing level after level.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.9%, Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Shooter 16.3%, Linear 5.3%

Emiko's Pledge 2 is a 2D Platform Action game based on the story of a Half-Demon girl called Emiko, whose mission is to protect all the residents of the Ettaze state from the enemies who infiltrated into the territory.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.4%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Anime 11.4%, Shooter 11.2%

Deadman's Pact delivers fast-paced, arcade-style action platforming. Battle hordes of enemies, shatter crystals, and harvest souls across challenging levels. Master powerful abilities, collect unique items, and climb global leaderboards to prove your mastery!

Why similar: Side Scroller 29%, Hack and Slash 24.6%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Action 5.9%

A flying saucer chases you all over the galaxy. Run away, defeat enemies, and evolve to avoid getting abducted

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.1%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Cartoony 7.7%

Embark on an epic journey in The Stranded Traveler, a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game where you take on the role of a traveler stranded on a mysterious island. Explore dangerous environments, fight fierce enemies, and defeat challenging bosses!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.7%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Adventure 7.6%

A handheld-inspired platforming adventure! Escape the mysterious desert island of Khnumia...

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 11.4%

Take the role of an elite knight and battle your way through action-packed levels with intense sword fighting gameplay in this neo-classic side scrolling action platformer. Save the city from a deadly terrorist organisation hell-bent on exposing the truth you were sworn to protect.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.7%, Hack and Slash 26.2%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Action 5.8%

Swing, dash, slide and slice your way through this retro style 2D side scrolling platformer! Blast, hack and slash your opponents or bounce off their heads! Power up Fantastic Fania to finally confront the Phantom of Zana!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 10.6%

Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem is a direct sequel to side-scrolling action game Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony, featuring characters from the Touhou Project, adored by fans around the world.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.7%

Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Old School 7.3%

Embark on journey through the "Project: Artificial Legacy Saga" a four-part series, crafted to feel as if it was released across four console generations. Follow Kirana on her heroic journey, as she protects her family and her homeland from a mysterious evil force.

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.8%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Retro 10.7%, Anime 8.8%

PIGGY ONE SUPER SPARK is a single-player action game starring Xiamy, Yuez, and a lost newborn baby they happen to find. Follow the trio in their chaotic but heart-warming adventure!

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.1%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Anime 11.9%

A free short shooter-platformer in the clouds!

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.8%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Shooter 19%, Platformer 14.8%, Action 6.1%

Panic in Puzzle World is an action-packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Play as Tide and breathe fire, slash with your claws, bounce on bad guys and glide with your wings to put a stop to the robot menace taking over the land, block by block!

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.6%, 2D Platformer 18%, Shooter 16.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Retro 8.4%

The next installment in the high-speed 2D action Gunvolt series is finally here with Azure Striker Gunvolt 3. Balancing both an involving story and satisfying gameplay, Gunvolt 3 is the most extravagant entry in the series yet!

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.5%, Platformer 20.8%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action 12.3%, Anime 11.5%

Jump and shoot in this 2D platformer to destroy the hivemind controlling the aliens that are attacking Earth. Hopefully nothing goes wrong on this mission...

Why similar: Side Scroller 25.5%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 19.6%, Shooter 16.2%, Retro 7.8%

A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of the classics — shoot, jump, and shred monsters to energetic music.

Why similar: Side Scroller 21.8%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Shooter 19%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 8%

RUN.JUMP.PARAGLIDE.CLIMB.YODEL.A nice 2D-Jump-'n'-Run video game for everyone of all ages.Focused on exploring an alpine world full of mysteries.

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.8%, Platformer 23.3%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 14.3%, Retro 8.2%

ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.5%, Side Scroller 22.1%, Anime 12.1%, Action 10.9%, Cyberpunk 10%

Fight your way through a gauntlet of vicious enemies in this 2D action-platformer, where patience and timing is key and a single mistake can cost you everything.

Why similar: Side Scroller 30.2%, Hack and Slash 25.6%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Action 7.1%

Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!

Why similar: Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Retro 10.1%, Anime 8.9%

Something mysterious is happening in the pumpkin patch this Halloween! You control Pumpkin Man, a humanoid pumpkin thing animated by occult forces on a quest to discover why things are so creepy. And you vomit candy corn.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.6%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 13%, Shooter 12.4%

Arsonist Heaven is a retro-styled action platformer where you as a mercenary equipped with a jetpack and flamethrower will incinerate mutants in dangerous locations.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.8%, Platformer 20.3%, Action 13.1%, Shooter 12.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%

Inspired by games like Contra and Turrican, Guts 'n Grunts is a mid-paced action game with lots of shooting, swimming, and rolling. Find power-ups. Earn upgrades. Fight for pig freedom!

Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Platformer 17.2%, Shooter 16.3%, 2D Platformer 15%, Old School 8.9%

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 28.1%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Platformer 18.8%, Cartoony 10.7%, Action 7.9%

SKELOST is a yokai shooter built for the Game Boy Color, now on Steam. Immerse yourself in Japanese folklore and uncover the fate of your lost family.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Old School 8.6%

A mysterious girl falls from the sky and sets simian swordsman Lloyd Zaru on an adventure that will change his world forever!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.6%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Anime 9.3%

The world is bound to a now-fading pulse. You must restore it. Jump, attack, and maneuver on beat with the music through handcrafted levels in this short, challenging, rhythm-based action platformer. Unlock new abilities, defeat the corruption, and then replay levels to improve your best times!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.8%, Side Scroller 20.4%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Old School 6.9%