- #1 CRAZY MAZE
97% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Łukasz TabaczkiewiczPub: Adrian Waltrowski
Windows
CRAZY MAZE is an arcade game that is all about getting out of the maze filled with many traps that continuously disturb your gameplay.
Why similar: Difficult 48.6%, Action 20.7%, Arcade 14.2%, Indie 10.7%, Casual 5.9%
- #2 Linea VR
96% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2019
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows
Remastered VR-version of Linea, the Game! The goal is to survive for more than 60 seconds on each level, dodging platforms and objects, listening to bitpop soundtracks.
Why similar: Difficult 30.7%, Music 22.5%, Arcade 15.7%, Action 12.1%, Indie 11.5%
- #3 Abscond
96% matchMixed62% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Avoiding all obstacles and collect points before they are destroyed. Watch out for projectiles and enemies stalking you! Will you the #1 highscore on leaderboard against your friends?
Why similar: Difficult 29.6%, Action 18.3%, Arcade 16.6%, Indie 13.1%, Minimalist 11.8%
- #4 Genius Calculator
95% matchMixed48% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Genius Calculator is a game that will challenge all your math skills and turn you into a real human calculator.
Why similar: Difficult 29.8%, Action 17.5%, Arcade 16.7%, Minimalist 13%, Indie 12.5%
- #5 BARRIER X
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,336 reviews2016
Dev: NoclipPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 12.7 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: Difficult 29.3%, Music 19.4%, Arcade 15.9%, Indie 11.1%, Action 8.5%
- #6 AGENCY
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Checkpoint Earth
Windows
AGENCY is a game of abstract challenges. You play as π (Pi) in a top-down perspective and you have to figure out the rules of very distinct levels to succeed. When you think you know what the game means, email me and we'll chat more.
Why similar: Difficult 45.3%, Action 18.7%, Arcade 17.3%, Indie 12.6%, Casual 6%
- #7 Haul Asteroid
94% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Real MaxwellPub: Real Maxwell LLC
Windows · Mac
Catch Asteroid - Haul Asteroid - Grind Asteroid. A simple, minimal game that is difficult to master. Chaotic movements from the double pendulum + varied weights of asteroids require intuition and focus. My first published game + story by my son. Hard but addictive. Two great songs!
Why similar: Difficult 25%, Music 19.2%, Action 14%, Arcade 12.8%, Indie 10.5%
- #8 Egg Over It: Fall Flat From the Top
91% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Pigeon-GPub: Polo de Contenidos Digitales
Windows
Take on a real tactical jumping adventure with Egg Over It!!! A challenge where you'll have to lift the egg to the top in search of its source, but explore carefully; a single failed jump could lead to a long fall.
Why similar: Difficult 50.9%, Action 23.9%, Indie 13%, Casual 8%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #9 SoTo
93% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Onuralp Kanatsz
Windows
SoTo is a challenging game which you need a good plan to pass safely through the path of enemies. In order to collect the keys and unlock the locks, you need to adjust your timing well.
Why similar: Difficult 42%, Action 17.4%, Arcade 16.6%, Indie 13.1%, Casual 8.3%
- #10 Elude
92% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Rock Interactive
Windows · Mac
Elude is a simple, yet challenging endless survival/arcade game. It will test all of your abilities to escape from the enemies or lead them intro traps.
Why similar: Difficult 30.1%, Action 24.5%, Indie 17%, Arcade 15.4%, Casual 10.2%
- #11 Pythagorean Complex
90% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Interroblank
Windows
Prepare to enter the Geogrid.
Why similar: Difficult 36.5%, Indie 18.9%, Arcade 18.6%, Minimalist 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%
- #12 Icy Tower
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
The legendary jumping game is back! Join Harold the Homeboy and friends as they jump up the Icy Tower. Make combo jumps to build up massive scores. How high can you get?
Why similar: Difficult 46.5%, Arcade 19.5%, Action 14.8%, Indie 8.3%, Casual 4.7%
- #13 Outline
89% matchMostly Negative33% of 21 reviews2018
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Outline is a addictive puzzle game where you draw a line hunting for colored dots.
Why similar: Difficult 30.3%, Action 17%, Arcade 16.9%, Minimalist 13.2%, Indie 12.2%
- #14 Duet
88% matchVery Positive95% of 836 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: Difficult 38.9%, Minimalist 16.4%, Indie 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Action 11.9%
- #15 Barbara-ian
89% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Owlbear
Windows · Mac
Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart
Why similar: Difficult 49.9%, Action 29.2%, Indie 20.9%
- #16 Red Blue
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: SRA Games
Windows
Red Blue is a quickness game. If you want to develop eyesight or APM(Action Per Minute), just challenge this game.
Why similar: Difficult 45.6%, Indie 19.2%, Minimalist 18.2%, Action 12.8%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #17 Drift 4000
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: Tim Cornish
Windows
Drift 4000 is a new take on the old asteroids-style space shooter. You will find yourself in an increasingly difficult fight for survival against waves of enemy fighters, with periodic breaks to refit your custom ship with weapons, ammunition and unique abilities.
Why similar: Difficult 46.5%, Action 24.9%, Indie 17.8%, Casual 10.8%
- #18 I Park on Earth
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: NewAtlantisGameStudio
Windows
Choose a suitable vehicle, use the four directional keys, and drive it into the designated parking area. That's it.
Why similar: Difficult 31.3%, Action 24.7%, Indie 17.7%, Arcade 16%, Casual 10.3%
- #19 RGB RUN
84% matchMixed67% of 33 reviews2018
Dev: Pickle Drugs
Windows
RGB RUN is a fast and hardcore runner, the fractal labyrinths of which will try to piss you off. The first thing that is required from you is a fast reaction and a good memory.
Why similar: Difficult 40.4%, Action 30.1%, Indie 20.9%, Casual 8.6%
- #20 Neon Geometry Dash
79% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: BigByteKite
Windows
Rhythm-based action game with challenging levels and awesome music.
Why similar: Difficult 36%, Music 24.2%, Arcade 10.5%, Minimalist 9.9%, Action 8.2%
- #21 Trigonometry
83% matchPositive82% of 49 reviews2017
Dev: XiNFiNiTY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Trigonometry is a fun casual game, The rotating triangle in Trigonometry is the pivoting center of this exciting action game! Match colors to go further and try to beat your own score!
Why similar: Difficult 30.6%, Arcade 16.9%, Action 15%, Minimalist 14.2%, Indie 12.8%
- #22 Old Factory
84% matchMostly Negative25% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: Falco Software
Windows
The game is either a first person or third person. To help you win, look for weapon in abandoned buildings, collect ammunition and first aid kits, hide and try to hold out until your last breath, but be wise, you have no friends here, so shoot everything that moves.
Why similar: Difficult 31.1%, Action 17.4%, Arcade 17.3%, Minimalist 12.4%, Indie 11.9%
- #23 Tetradecagon
82% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2016
Dev: Geojitsu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tetradecagon is the ultimate game of pong. Bounce a ball off of the highlighted sides of a user-controlled polygon for as long as humanly possible. It seems extremely simple at first, but it quickly turns into a brutally difficult game.
Why similar: Difficult 27.9%, Action 22%, Indie 15.8%, Minimalist 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%
- #24 Swarm
78% matchVery Positive93% of 280 reviews2020
Dev: OKYO GAMES
Windows
The Network has been infested. Face a giant creature ruled by music to cleanse it. Fight while switching between 2 complementary Game Modes!
Why similar: Action 30.6%, Difficult 22.8%, Indie 21.5%, Music 16%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
- #25 Flywrench
81% matchVery Positive96% of 362 reviews2015
Dev: Messhof
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Flywrench is a frenetic action game from the makers of Nidhogg about piloting an aerobatic ship through the depths of space.
Why similar: Difficult 37.9%, Action 18.2%, Indie 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Minimalist 11.3%
- #26 Kickochet
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AesthPub: Robo Corp
Windows
Kickochet is a tough-as-nails-lite™ action game where you skillfully kick and ricochet your only shuriken off walls, around puzzles, and through robot faces. Race the clock, rescue your ninja cat, and destroy Robo Corp before their cat memes take over the world!
Why similar: Difficult 40.9%, Action 32.3%, Indie 23.1%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #27 Linea, the Game
80% matchVery Positive86% of 995 reviews2016
Dev: KHB-Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The goal of the game is to survive for more than 60 seconds on each level, dodging platforms and objects, listening to bitpop soundtracks. Four levels, online-records, achievements and trading cards are waiting for you.
Why similar: Indie 26.5%, Difficult 25.7%, Music 15.6%, Arcade 11.2%, Minimalist 10.5%
- #28 Radial Flow
76% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2022
Dev: Big Reef Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Flow to the beat of your own music in this punishingly difficult mouse-precision arcade game. Enjoy endless challenge and replayability with over 30 different levels of various difficulties. Includes Steam achievements and leaderboards.
Why similar: Difficult 36.3%, Arcade 20.3%, Action 12.1%, Music 11.2%, Minimalist 7.7%
- #29 Tross
82% matchMostly Negative40% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: Shadowprerequisite
Windows
Enter the unforgiving Tross program and fly through a digital world in order to prevent the next Cyberplague.
Why similar: Difficult 44.9%, Indie 28.8%, Action 26.4%
- #30 Minimalism
79% matchMixed67% of 3,936 reviews2017
Dev: PixelMouse
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Minimalism - platformer with a lot of levels, made in minimalist style - which is a cube protogonist. The game is a kind of labyrinth consisting of levels, to go between them you need to open the doors with collected keys.
Why similar: Difficult 48.1%, Indie 22.1%, Action 13.5%, Minimalist 10.1%, Casual 6.2%
- #31 Mini-Dead
77% matchVery Positive94% of 910 reviews2018
Dev: Alec SmithPub: Milo Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
144 FPS boss battle action with a devilishly creative game mechanic.
Why similar: Difficult 50.8%, Action 21.9%, Indie 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
- #32 ACCEL-X
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: T.AdVance
Windows
Super fast time attack action game!
Why similar: Difficult 48.4%, Action 38.2%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #33 Toad's Soul Hopper
70% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2024
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
From the asymmetrical party action game 'Goonya Monster' designed by Terada Tera , a spin-off work has emerged! "Toad's Soul Hopper" is hopping action game where you aim for the top from bottom to top! Will he soar into action with weapons in hand to stop Anemone's mischief and save his friends?
Why similar: Difficult 52.4%, Action 27.2%, Casual 8.6%, Indie 6.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #34 CactusLamp
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Miquéias Veloso
Windows · Linux
Take on the seven deadly sins in CactusLamp, an intense 2D action-platformer centered around unforgiving boss battles. Each sin is embodied as an epic boss inspired by Brazilian culture, requiring precision and fast reflexes to be victorious in this unique pixel art world.
Why similar: Difficult 56.7%, Action 20.7%, Indie 19.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #35 Barrel
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Meadowlark Studio
Windows
Don't control the barrel. Become one with it. -- A simple mechanic with tension, triumph, and panic.
Why similar: Difficult 52.4%, Arcade 23.5%, Action 13.2%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #36 Spacebar X
70% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: NEETNectar
Windows
A follow up to Spacebar! This time, you will need both the spacebar and X key to survive this minimalist arcade platformer! Jump, flip, fly, and warp your way through the endless levels!
Why similar: Difficult 40.4%, Arcade 17.8%, Action 14.2%, Music 10.6%, Minimalist 8.4%
- #37 321Rocket
65% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tackle Boy
Windows
Drill Rocket mining Action Game! Avoid approaching obstacles and aim for the goal! Get lots of ores and buy power-up items at the shop! /// Various mechanisms that will confuse your brain appear!! And, the tricky mechanisms are randomly combined, sure to cause chaos!!!
Why similar: Difficult 42%, Arcade 27.9%, Action 25.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #38 Rock 'N Roll
75% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Rock 'N Roll is an action/arcade deep space adventure where your purpose is to save the Earth via collecting powerful G.E.O.S. gems (Galactic Emeralds of Sacrifice) It offers tons of upgrades, power-ups, and replay-ability in an easy to understand but difficult to master retro adventure!
Why similar: Difficult 35%, Action 25.7%, Arcade 22%, Indie 17.3%
- #39 Wall Jump Stuff
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fizzy Vortex Games
Windows
Physics based arcade wall jumping game - Wall jump up an endless cliff, clear obstacles, catch gems, unlock quirky characters and fill your boat!
Why similar: Action 27.1%, Indie 19.4%, Difficult 19%, Casual 11.3%, Arcade 9.7%
- #40 STANDBY
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: Noclip
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?
Why similar: Difficult 37.8%, Action 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Indie 9.9%, Music 9.7%
- #41 Lumi Trek
63% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
Lumi Trek is a unique rhythm platformer where you have to combine the three primary colors of light to overcome obstacles. Change the color of the moving star at the right time, and stay calm when deadly traps appear. It may sound simple, but this challenge will make your hands sweat!
Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Music 24.9%, Arcade 15.5%, Minimalist 9%, Action 7.4%
- #42 Color Jumper
73% matchPositive90% of 40 reviews2017
Dev: Tallbeard Studios LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Color Jumper is an abstract, color-based puzzle platformer which focuses on fast, precise movement to navigate your surroundings. Inspired by hardcore platformers like Super Meat Boy, Downwell, VVVVVV, and many others.
Why similar: Difficult 25.9%, Action 18.2%, Music 17.1%, Indie 13.4%, Minimalist 9.6%
- #43 Turtle Daddy
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dummy Dojo
Windows
Play as the Turtle Daddy on his lifelong mission to save turtle babies from predators around the world . . . and beyond!
Why similar: Difficult 47.6%, Arcade 20.7%, Indie 12.2%, Action 11.9%, Colorful 4.6%
- #44 Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
68% matchMixed62% of 290 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Help Dr. Fetus create the perfect Meat Boy clone in a unique new twist on the tile-matching puzzle genre. In classic Meat Boy fashion, an endless cavalcade of devious and deadly traps stand between you and victory in this hardcore puzzle game that will push your skills to the limit.
Why similar: Difficult 39.7%, Arcade 22.2%, Action 19.4%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 4.6%
- #45 Pointblank
72% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Ibrahim HishamPub: Minidevs
Windows
Enter a fast-paced arcade shooter with only a single bullet. Obliterate waves of enemies, unlock powerful augments, and make every shot count.
Why similar: Difficult 55.9%, Arcade 27.2%, Action 13.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #46 Jinko
63% matchPositive100% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Bean Juice Studios
Windows
Jinko is a physics-based musical arcade game where balls fall to the rhythm, and your job is to keep them up! Fight against gravity and time across a variety of unique songs and levels, or challenge yourself in the arcade mode to see how your best score stacks up on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Difficult 41.5%, Music 29.8%, Arcade 19%, Indie 5.3%, Casual 3%
- #47 Germination
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: Sullivan Boyd & Cadence Petersen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
An astronaut has crash-landed on an alien planet, and it's started to rain... seeds. Featuring a campaign and an endless mode with leaderboards, Germination is an arcade platform-em-up about stomping your way to the highest combo, excruciatingly detailed with hand-crafted animations.
Why similar: Difficult 38.8%, Arcade 20.3%, Action 16.4%, Indie 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%
- #48 Go! Go! Radio : 8-Bit Edition
74% matchMostly Negative29% of 14 reviews2017
Dev: Bacq Stellan
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Go! Go! Radio : 8-Bit Edition is here, relive all those great performances with this classic revival of the popular dance arcade game! from easy to nearly impossible.. are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Difficult 21.6%, Music 18.2%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 12.7%, Minimalist 9.5%
- #49 dontbegrey
73% matchMixed65% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Evgeny PetrovPub: Not a Prototype games
Windows · Linux
dontbegrey is a minimalistic hardcore platformer with experimental color-themed mechanics, where you can choose what is an obstacle and what is the background.
Why similar: Difficult 35.6%, Action 28.1%, Indie 20.8%, Minimalist 15.5%
- #50 GunnRunner
65% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: pixelCast Games
Windows
Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.
Why similar: Difficult 42.5%, Action 33.5%, Indie 24%
- #51 EasyPianoGame
71% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: EVT Games
Windows
A rhythm game which uses MIDI files to allow you to play any piano song. Play a large number of patterns with various customizable difficulties and numbers of keys. Songs in MIDI are easy to find, and they are almost always free.
Why similar: Difficult 37.5%, Music 20.4%, Arcade 19.8%, Action 9%, Indie 5.4%
- #52 Block Bounce
58% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Pinfall Games
Windows
Block Bounce is an endless, obstacle-dodging gauntlet where you’re just a humble block... with dreams of bouncing forever. Too bad the world is out to stop you.
Why similar: Difficult 56%, Arcade 26.4%, Indie 8.7%, Minimalist 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #53 Stranded Alone
71% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Tanny Tran
Windows · Mac · Linux
Survive.
Why similar: Difficult 39.1%, Arcade 20%, Action 19.2%, Indie 13.7%, Casual 8%
- #54 Super Helmets on Fire DX Ultra Edition Plus Alpha
72% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Ripper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.
Why similar: Difficult 51.3%, Action 20.4%, Arcade 14.2%, Indie 14.1%
- #55 Predicate
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Radio 13 Games
Windows
Predicate is a fast paced bullet-hell with a colorful palette and challenging bosses. Move fast and crush enemies as one character, carefully maneuver and shoot enemies as another.
Why similar: Difficult 44.9%, Action 26.4%, Indie 18.9%, Colorful 9.8%
- #56 Spacebar
58% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: NEETNectar
Windows
All you'll need is the spacebar for Spacebar! In this minimalist arcade side-scroller you will jump, flip, and fly your way through the endless levels.
Why similar: Difficult 44.9%, Arcade 20.9%, Music 11%, Action 9.9%, Minimalist 7.8%
- #57 Smasher
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Beau BrueggemannPub: Beautron LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Smasher is a fast-paced, maneuvery dodge-and-smash-em-up.
Why similar: Difficult 34.3%, Action 20.2%, Arcade 19.3%, Indie 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%