60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include 2D, 2D Platformer, Platformer, Pixel Graphics.
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!
Citadel Stormer 2
Blast your way through a world of deadly robots and monstrous machines in this explosive run-and-gun action platformer inspired by '90s classics!
Robot-X
A fast-paced platform shooter inspired by 90s classics. Follow Robot-X on a journey to protect the city from a new danger, fight bosses and jump over pits in this retro experience.
Blast your way through a world of deadly robots and monstrous machines in this explosive run-and-gun action platformer inspired by '90s classics!
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12%, Old School 11.4%, Robots 10.8%
A fast-paced platform shooter inspired by 90s classics. Follow Robot-X on a journey to protect the city from a new danger, fight bosses and jump over pits in this retro experience.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 14.5%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Robots 11.2%
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 23.8%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 15.6%, Shooter 13.2%, Robots 7.7%
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 26.1%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 6.7%
"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.
Why similar: 1990's 18.2%, Robots 15.9%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
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 20.4%, Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Action 11.9%, Old School 9.8%
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: Platformer 18.4%, Side Scroller 17%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 14.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 11.3%, 1990's 11%
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 19%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 16%, Shooter 15.7%, Action 12.1%
A monochrome action platformer where the palette changes the environment around you
Why similar: Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 15.8%, 1990's 11.5%, Action 10.9%
So you know that one rover that landed on Mars? Yeah this isn't that.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Shooter 14.3%, Robots 10%
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 20.3%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 11.9%, Old School 10.8%
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 19.7%, Platformer 16.3%, Old School 13.3%, 1990's 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.9%
SFERA - Action platformer. A mix of 3D and retro 2D graphics. You are an assassin for the SFERA corporation. You are tasked with destroying a gang of robots.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.8%, Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Robots 7.5%
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 25.2%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 17.3%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 7.7%
Fight through the monster-infested darkness on Mars. Every death alters your DNA, granting power at a steep price. Upgrade weapons, uncover secrets, and choose your fate in this pixel-art horror with dark humor.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, 1990's 13%, Shooter 12.5%
A back-to-basics retro platformer! Waking up alone in a mysterious laboratory, Coraroc must make his way through colorful stages and dastardly enemies to rescue his friends. Can you help Coraroc defeat the Pacicap menace?
Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, 2D Platformer 21%, Side Scroller 20.7%, 1990's 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
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 24.5%, Platformer 19.6%, Old School 15.5%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
CYNOROID FORSAKEN is a free aim platformer that uses the mouse to aim and It is a free aim platformer where you aim with the mouse and move with the WASD keys. With multiple weapons, a laser chainsaw that can be used by right-clicking, and the ability to eat enemy carcasses.
Why similar: 1990's 17.6%, Shooter 16.5%, Old School 13.3%, Action 10.4%, Platformer 10.3%
The Classic 1991 Platformer comes to Steam!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.3%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Satire 13.4% ★, 1990's 12.4%
A handheld-inspired platforming adventure! Escape the mysterious desert island of Khnumia...
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 9.6%
Pilot the Kotel One aircraft. Survive the samozbor invasion.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, 1990's 15.5%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Old School 11.8%, Shooter 8.8%
Shoot down enemies and avoid danger in an attempt to save your new friends on a grand adventure!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.8%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Shooter 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Platformer 10.1%
The evil alien lizard Kromatone has returned to try and take over the galaxy! And he’s brought several of his former partners in crime to help him succeed! It’s up to SpikerMan to defeat all the crime bosses and defeat Kromatone himself before he takes over everything!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 11.2%
Save the day as a star-shooting, platform-bouncing cutie pie in Gimmick! Special Edition. SUNSOFT's beloved physics-based action platformer finally bursts onto current platforms enriched with a rewind feature, a time attack mode, online leaderboards, and modern extras.
Why similar: Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Old School 15.2%, 1990's 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.7%
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: Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Shooter 15.4%, Side Scroller 14.8%, 1990's 11.6%
As one of the few left standing against the world's demise, you must use a golden amulet to absorb the powers of your fellow travelers and defy a world-devouring curse. The higher you climb, the more the tower resists. Hope is your only weapon.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.5%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Action 11.9%, Platformer 9.5%
This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.8%, Shooter 17.9%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Action 12.5%
This is a pixel style platform jumping game where players need to play a courier to avoid obstacles, mechanisms, and monsters along the way. Completing a level within a limited time will earn rewards, but there will be no rewards beyond that time.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Action 10.5%, 1990's 10.2%
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: Side Scroller 20.4%, Platformer 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, 1990's 11.8%, Adventure 9.9%
This is 2D Platformer with RPG elements. The character has various acrobatic and fighting skills. Combine them wisely for best efficiency. Crush the enemies, take their souls and transform it to new abilities.
Why similar: Platformer 22.4%, Side Scroller 21.6%, 2D Platformer 19.1%, 1990's 10.3%, Action 9.3%
A love letter to classic 2D 16-bit platforming/shooter games. Get your mechsuit ready and blast the bots in your way to figure out why a new breed of destruction is happening in the city!
Why similar: Platformer 20.2%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Shooter 17.1%, Action 13.3%, 1990's 11.3%
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 19.4%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, 1990's 12%, Action 11.2%
2D platform adventure game
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Platformer 17.5%, 1990's 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Action 11.2%
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: 2D Platformer 23.4%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Platformer 15.7%, Old School 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Run, jump, and shoot your way through a world of biomechanical toys to recover a stolen magic pendulum in a frantic, old-school run-and-gun game. Take on bosses, collect power-ups, and save the kingdom as a tough action hero!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.3%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 17.4%, 1990's 7.8%, Action 7.1%
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 28.3%, 2D Platformer 20%, Platformer 18.4%, Shooter 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
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 19.6%, Side Scroller 17.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Shooter 16%, Action 12%
A summer themed retro style 2D platformer, where you fight some robots and evil pirates playing as "Sunny", an adorable and adventurous penguin with a watergun!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.4%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Platformer 14.7%, Shooter 13.2%, Robots 8.4%
The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up points. Locate the secret lab behind this attack and prevent Dr. Mangle from taking over the world!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 12.3%, 1990's 11.7%, Robots 11.3%, Shooter 10.9%
2D Platformer Action/Adventure Game. Use space bar to jump. Use arrow keys to go left and right. Use mouse/trackpad to navigate menus. Using Xbox controller: Right joystick (up): jump. Left joystick: Left+Right.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.7%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, 1990's 15.1%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 11.2%
The land is overrun! Join Jules and Master Sir to defeat Canc’s undead army. Master your whip and unleash the sword, axe, and cross in this old-school action-platformer. Battle through 6 levels and 6 epic bosses to destroy the ultimate evil!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 19.7%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, 1990's 8%
Action-platform game set in the mid-2000s. Take vengeance upon six key figures of the entertainment industry for morally bankrupt the society you once loved.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.3%, Platformer 16.5%, Shooter 14.1%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Satire 11.1% ★
Soup based 2D platformer
Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Action 15.4%, Old School 13.3%, Adventure 12.1%
Originally developed as a birthday gift for my nephew, Jackroid is a heartfelt indie game that blends classic action-platforming with Metroid-style exploration. After several requests and growing interest, I’ve decided to bring Jackroid to Steam. Free—as a thank you to everyone who’s supported me.
Why similar: Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, 1990's 12.2%, Shooter 11.8%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%
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: Platformer 24%, Side Scroller 21.8%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Old School 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
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 18.4%, Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Robots 11.8%
Space is dark and full of terror... and raw resources! Mine asteroids, upgrade your equipment and blast cosmic aliens.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Shooter 16.8%, Action 11.7%
A cute homebrew platformer made for the Game Boy Color
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.8%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 17%, Shooter 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17%, Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Old School 8.9%
The Angry Video Game Nerd is back in 8-bits! Battle through frantic platforming levels, defeat classic AVGN bosses, and save all of gaming, or test your skills in Endless Challenge mode!
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.9%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 8%, Old School 7.8%
A pixel-art 2D action game in which four characters fight zombies. Manipulate the formation of four people, change the leading character, separate them, and conquer the stage. Collect weapons and items with everyone and aim for the goal. Enjoy the adventure of about 30 stages in all 7 areas!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.1%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, 1990's 14.6%, Action 14.1%, Old School 10.8%
Orebody: Binder’s Tale is a run and gun shooter with an authentic 8-bit aesthetic that takes place on the alien world of Orebody. As an orphaned battle bot, players fight their way to the Floating City of Galvanstad to confront their makers and avenge the death of their mentor.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 23.2%, Robots 14.9%, Action 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
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 21.6%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 15.3%, Shooter 14.5%, Old School 10.3%
Speed your way through different levels and environments in this old-school platformer. Unlock new abilities and try to complete the levels as fast as possible. Go back to previous levels and try to beat your old score using your newfound power. Fight and defeat evil on your eternal quest.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 19%, Old School 9.8%, Action 9.6%
This is a horizontal shooter game. The story takes place in a city infected by "coal", where most people have become coal zombies. When the government learned of the great changes in the city, it sent two elite soldiers to investigate the situation.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.7%, Platformer 18.4%, Shooter 17.5%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Action 7.6%
Brutally blast through Dracula's minions and rescue your girl in this retro action platformer. Upgrade, discover, and destroy with retro flair and modern attitude.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.1%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, 1990's 13.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
A fun and simple 2D platformer game about a duck named Scruffles. Fight your way through 10 levels with a smooth feeling movement system.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.4%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Platformer 18.7%, 1990's 8.1%, Action 7%
Legend has it that at the top of the mountain, there is a star that can grant any wish. Those who have tried to climb to the summit have paid a heavy price. The path to the top is treacherous. This adventure will be full of hardships and challenges each misstep will lead to a long fall.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, Platformer 28.5%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
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 20.6%, Platformer 20.3%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Shooter 17.3%, Action 11.9%
