- #1 The Amazing Bernard
97% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Kumkwat Entertainment
Windows
Run, jump, and create to discover the truth behind the legendary Bernie O'Tag!
Why similar: Adventure 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Difficult 15%, Indie 13.7%, Side Scroller 12.5%
- #2 Extreme Real Reality HD Remix
96% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2017
Dev: Step Dad Productions
Windows · Mac
ERRHDR is a heartfelt journey all gamers can relate to.
Why similar: Adventure 24.5%, Casual 22.8%, Indie 19.5%, Side Scroller 12%, Action 8.7%
- #3 WILOO
96% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: lightUP
Windows
Help Wiloo to rescue his buddy in this 2D old-school platformer with colorful graphics and heartwarming soundtrack.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.6%, Casual 20.5%, Adventure 20%, Indie 16.7%, Platformer 14.7%
- #4 Balloon Strike
95% matchMixed50% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: Yash Future Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 11%
Balloon Strike is amazing Balloon Strike game in which you have bow and arrow to hit balloon and get score.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Casual 34.2%, Indie 29.2%
- #5 In Between Games
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: AlexandressPub: Alexandress Games
Windows
In Between Games is a platform adventure game where you get trapped into your TV and you have to take the role of old classic platformer heroes in order to get out ! This game is composed of three well known universes which come with an unique gameplay each !
Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Casual 27.2%, Indie 21.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Action 10%
- #6 Quest of Vidhuraa
94% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2018
Dev: FirstSeed
Windows
Hard Platformer Game? No. Very Hard Platformer Game.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Adventure 20.2%, Difficult 17.6%, Indie 16%, Platformer 12%
- #7 Overcome
93% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Overcome Studios
Windows · Mac
Beat your inner demons without attacking them, in this extremely difficult platformer about how grief changes one's perception of the world. It is an expression of the developer's experience with cancer and heartbreak.
Why similar: Adventure 18.8%, Indie 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Difficult 12.6%, Side Scroller 10.5%
- #8 The Theodore Adventures
92% matchMixed49% of 45 reviews2017
Dev: norum82Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Help the little Theodore reach Juicy Island, immerse yourself in classical retro style 80's, accumulate coins to proceed between mysterious island levels. Be quick and do not stop.
Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Casual 22.1%, Indie 18.8%, Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 11.6%
- #9 Planet Unknown Runner
91% matchMixed55% of 22 reviews2018
Dev: Blind Raccoon Studio
Windows
You are a brave explorer and discoverer of new planets. Behind your shoulders you have many discoveries and adventures. And now you are on another uncharted planet. It is not as friendly as it would like to be. Will you cope with your mission and get out of here alive?
Why similar: Casual 24.1%, Indie 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Difficult 15.3%, Platformer 11.4%
- #10 Expelled
91% matchMixed59% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Whited43Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.
Why similar: Adventure 18.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Indie 14.1%, Difficult 10.8%
- #11 Jumping Mellow
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Glidersoft
Windows
A marshmallow's adventure to discover the secrets of the endangered dessert world and regain peace.
Why similar: Adventure 24.6%, Casual 23.5%, Indie 20%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 8.9%
- #12 Pukan Bye Bye
89% matchMixed68% of 165 reviews2018
Dev: Artalasky
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Created to enrage.
Why similar: Adventure 23%, Casual 21.4%, Difficult 19.1%, Indie 18.8%, Retro 9.9%
- #13 Frank the Miner
90% matchMostly Negative33% of 75 reviews2018
Dev: Classic Game SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Enter the mine with Frank the Miner, go hunting for precious gems and treasures and set your personal record.
Why similar: Casual 25.8%, Indie 22%, Adventure 20.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 10.7%
- #14 ZET
80% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Inebro (c)
Windows
One-button indie platformer adventure
Why similar: Adventure 20.2%, Casual 19.5%, Indie 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Difficult 12.3%
- #15 The Lost Soul
88% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2018
Dev: Polovey Alexander
Windows
The Lost Soul is an arcade difficulty-focused platformer , made in a minimalist style. 13 different levels, each of which contain it’s own unique soundtrack, checkpoint system, as well as many secrets.
Why similar: Adventure 21.3%, Indie 18%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Difficult 14.3%, Casual 13.9%
- #16 Shrine to Anubis
86% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Stuart Foley
Windows
Do you have what it takes to scour the dangerous temple to find the Shrine to Anubis? Jump over spikes, dodge flying arrows and face your fears in this indie platformer adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Casual 26.9%, Indie 23%, Difficult 10.4%, Platformer 7%
- #17 Blaite
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 reviews2017
Dev: Dosane GamesPub: Akim Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A platform game so difficult and at the same time, so addictive that you will enjoy having to repeat a levels dozens of times until complete them.
Why similar: Indie 25.4%, Difficult 18.5%, Casual 17.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Platformer 14.1%
- #18 Invasher
84% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2019
Dev: Jomjak
Windows
Face the strong enemy and unique platformer. Run, Jump, Punch, Shoot. Get various weapons and upgrades along the way. Fight and dodge bullets from challenging boss battle!
Why similar: Casual 17.8%, Indie 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 10.5%
- #19 Shift Shaft
85% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: Krobin Games
Windows
Take Shaft on his way to find his meaning of existence! Shift Shaft is a Indie Side-Scroller with a variety of gamemodes to play.
Why similar: Adventure 26.4%, Indie 21.7%, Casual 17.8%, Difficult 16.6%, Side Scroller 15.2%
- #20 DYE
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.
Why similar: Difficult 17.5%, Adventure 16%, Indie 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Platformer 12.7%
- #21 Back Home
83% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Neko Team
Windows
Giulia bought a game to surprise her boyfriend. While she was waiting, she was sucked into the game. Now our hero has a mission to rescue her before the game destroy itself.
Why similar: Adventure 25.7%, Casual 24.2%, Indie 20.7%, Action 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%
- #22 Super Nosebleed Land
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Jeremy St. Pierre
Windows
Jump on walls and avoid deadly sawblades to escape Nosebleed Land. This hard-as-nails indie platformer will distract you from your homework for a while, or just make you kinda mad.
Why similar: Adventure 20.9%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 17.2%, Difficult 14%, Platformer 9.5%
- #23 Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
79% matchVery Positive94% of 951 reviews2019
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
Why similar: Adventure 24.9%, Indie 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 8.9%
- #24 BalloonBoyBob
81% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2020
Dev: FreeAnimals_SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Ball named Bob-platformer game with rotation, parkour and jumps!
Why similar: Adventure 25.8%, Casual 24.3%, Indie 20.8%, Action 9.2%, Difficult 5.8%
- #25 STANDBY
82% 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 20%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Adventure 13.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Indie 11.3%
- #26 Way To Yaatra
78% matchVery Positive94% of 156 reviews2020
Dev: WayToYaatra Company
Windows
Get aboard on a thrilling voyage in search of the truth after the desolation of your village, using spears to climb a huge mountain while you walk the way to Yaatra.
Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Casual 28.8%, Indie 24.8%, Difficult 6.8%, Platformer 5.8%
- #27 Dispersio
81% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.
Why similar: Adventure 24%, Difficult 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Indie 19.6%, Platformer 12.8%
- #28 Thomas Scott
78% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2020
Dev: FreeAnimals_SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
ThomasScott will allow players to explore the world through rotation, parkour and puzzle solving.
Why similar: Adventure 26.4%, Casual 25%, Indie 21.4%, Action 9.4%, Difficult 5.1%
- #29 Timen runner
82% matchMixed59% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: REX PEX GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hardcore pixel 2D platformer with steampunk elements, with randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Indie 21.6%, Casual 19%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Difficult 14.7%, Side Scroller 12.2%
- #30 StretchBot
76% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: M5 Games
Windows · Mac
StretchBot is a retro platformer with tonnes of action, a compelling story and an ear warming soundtrack that will keep players coming back for more. The adventure is set in a rundown world where both steam-punk and cyber-punk aesthetics collide in stunning 16-bit pixel art.
Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Casual 25.3%, Indie 22%, Action 9.6%, Platformer 7.1%
- #31 Glitch's Trip
75% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: Ransacked Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Help Glitch save his planet from intergalactic tyrants in this innovative and vibrant retro-styled action platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Indie 19.4%, Platformer 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Difficult 11.9%
- #32 Armortale
76% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2019
Dev: RPG2 Heaven
Windows
Baby demon foxes are on a rampage! Head on an epic journey together with a wise witch to stop their mischief and save the kingdom. A fun action platformer with a unique armor swapping mechanic.
Why similar: Adventure 20.7%, Casual 18.7%, Indie 16.5%, Difficult 12.2%, Platformer 9.9%
- #33 Crazy Lemmings
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rosyaev
Windows
Control entire horde of lemmings and solve puzzles!
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Casual 28.1%, Indie 24%, Difficult 10.9%, Platformer 6.7%
- #34 Revenge of the Headless
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Sloth Studio
Windows
A brick adventure game. Every time will change the dungeon, use your head to kill a blood road, Durahan.
Why similar: Adventure 25.6%, Casual 23.8%, Difficult 21.2%, Indie 20.3%, Action 9.1%
- #35 NakedMan VS The Clothes
79% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: 4FreaksFiction
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Embark in an epic journey through a postapocalyptic world to defeat the insurrection of the clothes as the NakedMan, the bald hero humanity needs in times of need and censorship!
Why similar: Difficult 21.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Platformer 16.6%, Indie 14.9%, Retro 13.2%
- #36 Mago
68% matchVery Positive93% of 999 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Platformer 15.6%, Adventure 14%, Difficult 14%, Indie 13.4%
- #37 Dodge Diego
75% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe GamesPub: My Way Games
Windows
You're Diego. You have one mission, one direction, one ultimate destination. The jungle is full of dangers and you have to run for your life. Will you succeed? Or will you fail as the dummies did? Find out whether or not you really are the toughest of the jungle.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.8%, Adventure 26%, Casual 25.4%, Indie 21.7%
- #38 2DGameManias Taken
77% matchMostly Negative40% of 48 reviews2018
Dev: 2DGameMania
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 56%
2DGameManias Taken is a 2.5D retro platform game in which you have been Taken by the unknown and you need to fight your way to freedom.
Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Casual 25.5%, Indie 21.8%, Action 9.7%, Difficult 9.7%
- #39 Super Agent: Drunk Kent
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: REKWARE
Windows
Super Agent: Drunk Kent is a platformer with a difference...Your drunk! Navigate challenges using your drunken reflexes and blurred sense of judgement. Utilize Super Drunk Mode to hone your drunken stupor into a kind of "slow-mo", allowing you to pass through otherwise impossible traps!
Why similar: Adventure 16.5%, Casual 15.3%, Indie 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Difficult 9.7%
- #40 Sink or Skim
74% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: Seth Johnson
Windows
A top down platformer about a rock skimming across the water from island to island. Bounce from wall to wall to keep up speed, go too slow and you sink below the waves.
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Casual 29.3%, Indie 25%, Difficult 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #41 Super Demon Boy
72% matchMixed69% of 29 reviews2019
Dev: Semyon MaximovPub: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Super Demon Boy is a dynamic action-platformer in an unusual setting that will leave you a lot of impressions!
Why similar: Difficult 19.2%, Adventure 19.1%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Indie 16%, Platformer 14.1%
- #42 Raccoon: The Orc Invasion
72% matchMostly Negative27% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: SP GAMES
Windows
Racoon lives in a forest with his friends. He had a happy and a joyful life, until in the mountains appeared a portal.From the portal came out some strange creatures he never saw before. They are orcs. Your mission is to protect the forest and your friends from invaders.
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Indie 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Difficult 8.7%, Side Scroller 7.2%
- #43 Dodge Dummy
73% matchMostly Negative27% of 33 reviews2019
Dev: HaDe Games
Windows
You're a dummy. Saws and pillars try to stop you from reaching your ultimate destination, and you have to dodge them. Continue running and never give up. Your dummy friends count on you. How far can you go?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Adventure 25.7%, Casual 25.1%, Indie 21.4%
- #44 Bring You Home
54% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Alike Studio
Windows · Mac
You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...
Why similar: Adventure 35.6%, Casual 33.2%, Indie 28%, 2D 3.2%
- #45 Cannons-Defenders: Steam Edition
73% matchMixed67% of 206 reviews2017
Dev: REX PEX GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hardcore 2D game with a fascinating and unusual mechanics, where you have to defend the base from annoying saboteurs.
Why similar: Casual 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Indie 16.3%, Difficult 13.9%, Side Scroller 10.7%
- #46 Mission Zigloton
67% matchVery Positive94% of 249 reviews2020
Dev: Ben Lega
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.
Why similar: Adventure 30.9%, Indie 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Difficult 11%, Side Scroller 9.1%
- #47 CRAKEN
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 81 reviews2018
Dev: StEaMPuNk GaMeS
Windows
Craken is fresh air in the summer heat, a pirate action that sends you into sea adventures, immersed in an atmosphere of carefree piracy and violence! You have to find the treasure of Craken and take the chest in the open ocean, teeming with sharks, and smelling of salt and insane pirates.
Why similar: Adventure 26.3%, Casual 24.5%, Indie 21.6%, Difficult 17.6%, Action 9.9%
- #48 Crusader Crash
73% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Obadiah D Luna
Windows
Inspired by great titles such as Ghosts 'n Goblins and Mega Man 2 comes Crusader Crash! A fast paced, challenging, side-scrolling game with retro art and soundtracks! Play through 8 vastly different stages each with their own boss that will put your skills to the test!
Why similar: Adventure 22.1%, Difficult 21.2%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Indie 17.6%, Platformer 13.2%
- #49 Enter Digiton
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2020
Dev: Morne Venter
Windows
Enter Digiton is a challenging open world metroidvania filled with a variety of unique environments and characters. Armed with only a shield, you are tasked with banishing the four demon lords and saving the beautifully pixelated world of Digiton!
Why similar: Adventure 24.1%, Casual 22.8%, Indie 19.5%, Difficult 8.8%, Action 8.7%
- #50 Raven Quest
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Eufrasio
Windows
Raven Quest is a little adventure on an island where everyone is transforming into crows by a terrible curse. Get lost in this land of strange ruins and creatures to find the solution of all this mess.
Why similar: Adventure 28.7%, Casual 26.7%, Indie 23.1%, Action 10.2%, Difficult 7.1%
- #51 Fairytale Solitaire. Witch Charms
68% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Somer GamesPub: 8floor
Windows
Solve the most mystical layouts you've ever seen!
Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Casual 33.9%, Indie 29%, Singleplayer 1%
- #52 Blood Harvest 3
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Adventure 17.6%, Indie 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Difficult 12.1%, Side Scroller 10.9%
- #53 William and the Lands of Rage
69% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: HighRyseGamingPub: Kustum Kostumes
Windows
A boy named William gets turned into a robot, and his soul is stolen from him by The Tempter. In order to retrieve his soul and become a boy once again, William must battle his way across five worlds, facing gruelling challenges and evil bosses along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 33.1%, Casual 31.2%, Indie 26.7%, Platformer 5.6%, 2D 2.3%
- #54 Booobjz
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: FreeAnimals_SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
You have to solve puzzles and switch gravity.
Why similar: Adventure 20.3%, Casual 20.2%, Indie 17.3%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Platformer 9.5%
- #55 Super Blasting Boy
69% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.
Why similar: Adventure 18.5%, Indie 15.2%, Difficult 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Platformer 10.2%
- #56 Cowboy's Adventure
71% matchMixed45% of 97 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Cowboy's Adventure - is a Western Deathrun, with three levels of difficulty for your choice!
Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, Adventure 16%, Casual 14.9%, Indie 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%
- #57 ScribbleDude
66% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: RandomErik
Windows
In ScribbleDude, you play as an unknown creature who wants to explore the world around him and defeat the evil forces. It's a challenging non-linear 2D platformer where you encounter action-filled platforming with gimmicks, explore areas and defeat unique bosses.
Why similar: Adventure 32.5%, Indie 26.7%, Difficult 21.8%, Platformer 14.8%, Action 4.2%
- #58 Super Dungeon Boy 2
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Linux
Based on hit retro games, here you'll find action, platforming adventure and exploration. I challenge you to find all the secret dungeons!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Indie 11.1%
- #59 Alexio
63% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Duck Team
Windows
A retro platformer from the good old days! Follow our small but courageous hero - Alex, as he sets off on his journey to find the sacred Monobrow! Together with Alex, make your way to the end of a tedious shrine, where only glory awaits!
Why similar: Adventure 20%, Difficult 19.5%, Indie 16.2%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Platformer 12.1%