- #1 Yuhha: Stolen Treasure
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Sergey Gavrilov (SG137)Pub: Yramash Games
Windows
Yuhha: Stolen Treasure is a retro-style 2D Platformer with vertical levels and horizontal screen wrap. If you're looking for a real challenge, this is it!
Why similar: Difficult 16.2%, Old School 15.9%, Platformer 11.5%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Retro 9.8%
- #2 RITE
96% matchVery Positive85% of 345 reviews2020
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows · Linux
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
Why similar: Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Difficult 15.5%, Old School 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #3 Axolotl is Dry
96% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Manodeix
Windows
Axolotl is Dry is a precision platforming game where you play as a little axolotl taken from his home. You'll need to jump, dash and slide your way through the harsh desert before you sweat yourself dry. Help the axolotl get to his home!
Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 11.7%, Precision Platformer 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #4 Shadow Touched
95% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: TsadriuPub: Tsadriu Games
Windows · Mac
Shadow Touched is a 2D platformer where the player has to use their platforming skills and travel between dimensions to complete levels.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.6%, Platformer 18.9%, Old School 12.1%, Cute 9.4%, Linear 8.4%
- #5 Honey Toast
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Colorful Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Honey Toast is a cute action platformer about a toast trying to find his toaster. Show your platforming skills with unique movement mechanics and defeat the enemies along the way.
Why similar: Difficult 16.2%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Precision Platformer 7.8%
- #6 zzzzz
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 42 reviews2019
Dev: SimpleCMTPub: LGV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who's behind this? zzzzz is a hardcore platformer where you have to overcome a series of challenging levels in order to find the answers you're looking for.
Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Old School 9.8%, Precision Platformer 9.2%
- #7 Barry the Bunny
93% matchPositive96% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: lightUP
Windows
A 2D platformer with short challenging levels about a bunny who builds bridges.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Old School 9.4%, Cute 9.2%, Linear 6.8%
- #8 Rift Racoon
92% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!
Why similar: Difficult 18.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12.1%, Precision Platformer 8.4%, Retro 7.5%
- #9 Destructivator 2
91% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Difficult 21.1%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Old School 17.2%, Platformer 11.3%, Retro 8.7%
- #10 Brave Glin in Fairyaria
91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Prismacore Dream
Windows
Brave Glin in Fairyaria is an action-adventure platformer game in the world of Fairyaria, a wonderful fairytale. Play as Brave Glin, a little magical creature that getting lost in a forest, nedding face dangers on the way to return home!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Retro 9.7%, Cute 9.2%
- #11 You will die a lot buddy, trust me!
89% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Gokyolcu
Windows
A challenging platformer where you have to overcome obstacles. Avoid rays and spikes using the grappling gun. There are checkpoints for each room, so don't be afraid to die. And finally see your rank on the leaderboard at the end of game.
Why similar: Difficult 20.6%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14%, Precision Platformer 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #12 Megabat
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arff Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
While in search of food, a fruit bat stumbles its way through the ventilation system of a secret facility finding unique fruit that give special abilities. While in search of more fruit the bat must avoid traps and enemies. Will the bat be able to satiate it's hunger and escape with its life?
Why similar: Difficult 21%, Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Precision Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #13 Spooky Chase
89% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2020
Dev: Burning Goat Studio
Windows
Get the flags and run from the enemies you create with your previous path!
Why similar: Difficult 18.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Old School 13.7%, Platformer 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #14 Froggo Swing 'n Grapple
88% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: SmellyFrog
Windows
Froggo Swing 'n Grapple is a side-scrolling platformer game about a little frog on an adventure to save his pet rock. Swing 'n grapple through the stages with Froggo's powerful and sticky tongue!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21%, Retro 13.1%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Cute 8.3%
- #15 Keo and the Cosmic Crystals
86% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Crydolphin Games
Windows
Keo and the Cosmic Crystals is a 2D platform game with colorful and cute graphics, featuring high difficulty and precision challenges.
Why similar: Difficult 17.9%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Precision Platformer 8.2%, Cute 6.3%
- #16 Spine Lasher
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pink Anvil
Windows
Armed with a whip made from human spines, confront the nightmarish creatures of mankind. Swing your whip, use sub-weapons, crush your foes under chandeliers, and deflect enemy projectiles back at them—all in this pixel-perfect action platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Retro 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Old School 10.1%
- #17 Never Stop Rolling
85% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Keegan BruerPub: Miqueagul
Windows · Linux
Never Stop Rolling is a single-player 2d platformer with a heavy focus on precisely timed jumps. Players will need to navigate through spikes, cannons, and more to reach the end.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.3%, Old School 18.4%, Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 6.7%
- #18 The Trials Of Beadie
86% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Doug NickosonPub: S&A Gaming Studio LLC
Windows
The Trials Of Beadie is a 2D side scrolling platformer that relies on precision playing mechanics such as run, jump, wall jump, dash, fast fall, hover, and wall grab. Play for fun or speed run as fast as you can. You can die as many times as you like, but there are no save points and no continues.
Why similar: Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Old School 10.7%, Precision Platformer 9.4%
- #19 SHOVELBOY
84% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: LGV
Windows
SHOVELBOY is a retro-style platformer where you have to collect shovels in 21 increasingly difficult small levels. How fast can you go?
Why similar: Difficult 19.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 13.8%, Retro 11.3%, Cute 6.6%
- #20 The Storied Sword
83% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Bite the ChiliPub: Orc Face Games
Windows
An 8-bit action-adventure! Retrieve the fabled Storied Sword from the evil clutches of the dark sorcerer Vectre!
Why similar: Difficult 18.8%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Precision Platformer 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #21 The Rise
82% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Help Sam and Elicy on their challenging journey through the abyss. An epic 2D precision platform game where exploring the unknown, overcoming obstacles, and discovering secrets are crucial to reaching the top of the abyss. Adventure awaits you!
Why similar: Difficult 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Retro 8.3%, Precision Platformer 7.4%
- #22 Juno's Darkest Hour
84% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2016
Dev: Antoine Bilodeau
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Juno’s Darkest Hour is a simple but challenging 2D action adventure platformer game inspired by the side-scrollers of the past. Explore the secrets of a vast monochromatic world. Will you succeed against all odds, or will you die over and over again?
Why similar: Difficult 19.4%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 13.6%, Old School 11.5%, Retro 7%
- #23 Canto I
81% matchVery Positive81% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: LudosGDPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Face the Dark Forest of the Divine Comedy in this action platformer inspired by the Sommo Poeta’s masterpiece! Help Dante avoid pitfalls, spikes & specters using double jumps, magical attacks and dashes. Find the scrolls containing the triplets of the Canto exploring this gloomy, pixelart forest!
Why similar: Difficult 20.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Old School 12.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Precision Platformer 10.2%
- #24 Prolf
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wolpany
Windows · Mac · Linux
A platformer arcade-style game about a 9 year-old wolf who runs, jumps and punches through tough obstacles and random foes where surviving with a single hit point unleashes your power.
Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Old School 10.2%, Retro 8.7%
- #25 Sir Lovelot
79% matchVery Positive86% of 125 reviews2021
Dev: pixel games SARL-S
Windows
Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!
Why similar: Difficult 20.7%, Platformer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Retro 9.9%, Precision Platformer 9.7%
- #26 Candyboy
79% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Staring Skull Studio
Windows
Make it through Halloween in this NES inspired, candy filled adventure!
Why similar: Platformer 18.3%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Old School 13.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Retro 7.5%
- #27 Awesome Pea 3
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Awesome Pea is a fast precision platformer where you must run&jump through a series of challenging stages
Why similar: Difficult 23.7%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, Old School 9.7%
- #28 Super Wiloo Deluxe
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lightUP
Windows
You are Wiloo, and a lonely alien known as Dr. ETvaldo has kidnapped your dog! Now only you can save your best friend! This game is the Deluxe version of "WILOO" and "Super Wiloo Demake," rebuilt using current codebase, featuring updated pixelated graphics and many improvements!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.4%, Old School 16.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Retro 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #29 Lone Fungus
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,159 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 15%, Old School 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Colorful 8.8%
- #30 Grapplania
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: Single PlayPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows · Mac
Join Lynn, a descendant of a long line of whip-wielding warriors, in a 2D adventure through a perilous, abandoned castle filled with treasure.
Why similar: Difficult 25.8%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Platformer 17.8%, Old School 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #31 Mini Knight's Journey
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Prismacore Dream
Windows
Mini Knight's Journey is a linear action-adventure platformer game about two twin brothers who, with their father, go on a journey to defeat the school bullies! Play as one of the two brothers and face this incredible adventure!
Why similar: Platformer 16.7%, Difficult 15%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Retro 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #32 Road To Adventure!
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Artisans Studio
Windows
Help Tommy save the enviroment, the forest and his friends. A beautiful, funny and challenging game awaits!
Why similar: Platformer 16.6%, Old School 15.3%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Retro 10.4%, Precision Platformer 10.2%
- #33 The Melty Way
74% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: G Doublé
Windows · Mac · Linux
You move, you melt. You are a liquid-simulated slime where every move costs you a piece of yourself. Spend your mass to slide, shrink, and dash through pixel-perfect hazards in this challenging precision platformer where size management is critical and your only resource is your own body.
Why similar: Difficult 17.9%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Old School 9.9%, Precision Platformer 8%
- #34 YUMPR
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: DybotoGames
Windows
Yumpr has crashed in hostile enviroment! Filled up with dangerous creatures and obstacles. Help him survive this crazy world!
Why similar: Difficult 26.4%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 18.2%, Linear 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
- #35 Pepper Grinder
72% matchVery Positive87% of 1,218 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
Why similar: Difficult 22.3%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 16.1%, Cute 7.7%, Retro 6.7%
- #36 Windswept
71% matchVery Positive93% of 521 reviews2025
Dev: WeatherFellPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!
Why similar: Difficult 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Retro 7.9%, Precision Platformer 7.8%
- #37 Dungeon Knight
74% matchPositive85% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: BunaGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this game, you will play as a brave knight, exploring underground mazes, completing various challenges. Each level in the game is the ultimate platform jumping experience, requiring your precise calculation of jump timing and distance, dodging danger, and finally reaching the finish line.
Why similar: Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 12%, Retro 10.1%, Old School 8.7%
- #38 Red Pippy
73% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Magnific Studios
Windows
Red Pippy is a 2D pixel art platformer starring a red bird who dreams of flying high! Before taking off, he must train with his wise master, facing challenges filled with obstacles and enemies that will test his strength, endurance, and courage.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.6%, Platformer 20.7%, Cute 9.5%, Retro 7.7%, Linear 7.5%
- #39 Awakened Evil
73% matchPositive98% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Deprecated Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 18.1%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Old School 7.5%
- #40 The Christmas Gifts
76% matchMostly Negative38% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
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: 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Retro 11.7%, Difficult 10.6%, Old School 10.4%
- #41 Jett Rider - Mini Hero
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Last Chicken GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Jett Rider Mini H.E.R.O. is a classic Game Boy-style adventure set in the Jett Rider universe. A small mission. A big heart. A true handheld hero.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.6%, Old School 18%, Retro 16.7%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
- #42 FLARE NUINUI QUEST
70% matchVery Positive94% of 248 reviews2024
Dev: sulpxPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
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 16.9%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Old School 11.8%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #43 Jack Dragon and the Stone of Peace
72% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Tea Monster Games
Windows
Jack Dragon is a retro game love letter to 80 and 90s arcade games. Avoid nasties, jump on platforms, glide around the screen and collect gems! Sounds easy, right?
Why similar: Old School 18.3%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 14.9%, Retro 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #44 Candylands Journey
70% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Spell PiePub: Uncle Frost Publishing
Windows
There is a trouble at the Magic University! The heart of magic has been stolen by Pastry Witches. Adventure across on a journey through a beautiful world drawn in pixel art style, buy magic wands, collect jewels and fight monsters to return the Magic Crystal.
Why similar: Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Old School 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%, Cute 7.1%
- #45 Moventure
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: Pixelatto
Windows
100 moves, 2 buttons, 0 tutorials. Master a massive moveset hidden within a D-Pad and 2 buttons. Conquer +100 levels in the ultimate movelike precision platformer.
Why similar: Difficult 17.9%, Old School 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Precision Platformer 8.1%
- #46 Belle Boomerang
71% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: Narwhalnut LLC
Windows
A fast-action platformer packed with beautiful pixel art and exciting variation in every level!
Why similar: Difficult 16.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.9%, Old School 11.3%, Retro 9.5%
- #47 Bones Beneath
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Herb Software
Windows
Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.
Why similar: Difficult 20%, 2D Platformer 15%, Old School 13.4%, Platformer 12.6%, Precision Platformer 8.9%
- #48 Aether’s Echo: Yazid’s Paradox
67% matchPositive100% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Yazan ili pikaPub: QuanticXero
Windows
Face your greatest enemy—yourself—in Aether’s Echo: Yazid’s Paradox, a challenging 2D platformer where you control time to conquer puzzles and precise jumps. Climb a mysterious mountain filled with escalating trials, shadowy clones, and atmospheric storytelling.
Why similar: Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Old School 13%, Adventure 10.8%, Colorful 7.7%
- #49 Rainboy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: seallliogames
Windows · Mac
Rainboy is a precision platformer with 100s of exhilarating levels! You were brought into this universe knowing nothing... Join Rainboy and Dart on a journey around the world as they discover the meaning of their existence!
Why similar: Difficult 23.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 15%, Precision Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%
- #50 Cat Box Paradox
68% matchPositive100% of 40 reviews2021
Dev: BiscuitLocker
Windows
In this fast paced retro platform game, you must think fast as you run, jump and swap colour, making your way through 8 floors of challenging and amusing colour changing mayhem.
Why similar: Difficult 22.7%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 16.4%, Precision Platformer 10.6%, Cute 8.6%
- #51 Primal Light
68% matchVery Positive81% of 420 reviews2020
Dev: Fat Gem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.
Why similar: Difficult 16.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Old School 12%, Retro 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #52 Gem Venture
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jetrosoft
Windows
Jump, dash, and mine your way through obstacles and enemies in this platforming tribute to the classics! Restore the Sacred Gems of Aventurine, or else it will become a land of nothingness.
Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Precision Platformer 9.6%, Retro 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #53 The Pit Arcade
66% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
Dev: Creative Seal
Windows
2D platformer. Overcome traps, fight your way through rows of enemies, collect coins and lives, win the battle and free humanity in 4 main chapters and 8 extra chapters with atmospheric soundrack.
Why similar: Difficult 24.4%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Retro 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Platformer 8.5%
- #54 Geko: In Search Of The Big Fly
66% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Mid-Up Games
Windows
Geko is a friendly gecko with a delightful goal: catching the big fly to ensure a delicious meal! To help him on this thrilling adventure, you'll jump, climb platforms, dodge obstacles, and defeat enemies that appear along the way.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Cute 11.4%, Platformer 10.2%, Adventure 9.4%
- #55 Terry Poorflyer
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: lukaszkups.net
Windows · Linux
Help Terry Poorflyer escape an island ruled by evil crabs! Inspired by retro side-scrolling platformers, Terry Poorflyer adds own "stomp" flair to it, handled by physics engine more advanced than in HL3! (or, at least at the time this description has been written)
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.8%, Old School 19.4%, Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Adventure 7.4%
- #56 Volgarr the Viking
67% matchVery Positive81% of 2,446 reviews2013
Dev: Crazy Viking Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Why similar: Difficult 29.7%, Platformer 23.8%, Retro 10.6%, Old School 9.3%, 2D 4.7%
- #57 Upfall
63% matchPositive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Amicable Animal
Windows
Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and near death experiences. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths. How far will your upfall be? A free game for the in betweens.
Why similar: Difficult 17.9%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Precision Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #58 I Wanna Ascend
64% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: JANGSUE
Windows
As you climb this place, you will fall countless times, sinking into despair. Prove that you're not just a loudmouth coward—reach the top. The 2D platforming jump game that will break your keyboard: I Wanna Ascend.
Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 13.1%, Retro 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%