- #1 Hank's Quest for Soup
97% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Sean T.
Windows
Soup based 2D platformer
Why similar: Platformer 23.8%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Action 21.5%, Old School 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #2 Fishhead: Blueprint
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: Hayo van Reek
Windows
Fishhead : Blueprint is the fourth game in the Fishhead platformer series. The game is based around a big overworld with 50 doors and features simple but tidy low-res pixel art graphics
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.5%, Platformer 24.9%, Action 17%, Old School 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
- #3 Die For Light
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: CCY
Windows
This is a game about repetition and never ending failure, face the unknown road ahead, failure is inevitable, but "memory" will record this failure for you, help you to cross it next time, until "right".
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 24.3%, Action 17%, Exploration 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #4 Super Cauldron
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Titus InteractivePub: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Zmira, a brave little witch and your task is not an easy one. Use your spells and travel across worlds to save the Kingdom of Cauldron from the Evil Sorcerer in this unique action platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, 2D Platformer 23.1%, Action 21.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #5 Dungeon Cleaning Express
94% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Maralundo
Windows
Dungeon Cleaning Express is a 2D action platformer in which you play as a professional dungeon cleaner which uses bombs and dynamite to destroy monsters and other hostile creatures in dungeons and cellars - not that easy but almost always effective and generally lots of fun!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.8%, Platformer 28.8%, Old School 13.5%, Action 13.1%, 2D 8%
- #6 Munny: the Sea cave
94% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ADMI INC.
Windows
Munny: the Sea Cave is a 2D action platformer. Join Munny, a member of the renowned Octavia family, known for their proud legacy in archaeology, as you uncover the secrets of the mysterious underwater ruins. However, the creatures standing in your way won't be friendly.
Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, 2D Platformer 28.6%, Action 26.5%, 2D 7.6%, Adventure 2.8%
- #7 Never Stop Rolling
93% 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 28.2%, Platformer 22.4%, Old School 15.2%, Action 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #8 Useless Timmy
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: KAWA Games
Windows
Useless Timmy is a platform game where you have to complete each level as quickly as possible. There are several islands, each with their own unique mechanics. Have fun :)
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, 2D Platformer 28.3%, Action 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Indie 2%
- #9 JumpPower
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: 回衝就是現炮
Windows · Linux
A Alien(maybe) Want Broke Fuse. It need jump and jump to touch the fuse to broke it. Every Jump Will Have Some Risk Of Falling. If no adapt the jump range, every jump and pray is same.
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Platformer 26.7%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, 2D 5.5%
- #10 Diamond Thief
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: 3Tgames
Windows
An arcade 2d Platforme game
Why similar: Platformer 30.2%, 2D Platformer 28.7%, Action 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Indie 2.1%
- #11 Crystal's Castle
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: David FernandezPub: FLD Games
Windows
2-D Pixel art retro platformer
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.2%, Platformer 26%, Action 14.8%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #12 Sucker
89% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: LpLeung
Windows
Someone has stolen our 4 drawings, and placed in 4 heavily guarded towers, so we want an elite controller to:Control A bot,Through a dangerous path,Get into a vault,and Take the drawings back.Would you accept this challenge? If so, download the interface and start.
Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, 2D Platformer 29.4%, Action 27.6%, 2D 7.7%, Indie 2%
- #13 HellFurnace
89% matchMostly Positive70% of 88 reviews2023
Dev: AvocadoSandwichPub: ChungKang College of Cultural Industries
Windows
Go to save the world from HellFurnace. HellFurnace is a 2D boss rush game in which the protagonist, who has fallen into another world, defeats the boss. Avoid enemy attacks to collect beads and create weapons to defeat the boss.
Why similar: Platformer 31.6%, 2D Platformer 29.2%, Action 27.8%, 2D 7.7%, Indie 2.1%
- #14 Donkee's Adventure
87% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Ahmed Mehmood
Windows
A simple, fast-paced 2D platformer where you survive chaotic challenges and explore different environments in a short but action-packed adventure.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.6%, Platformer 27.9%, Action 15.9%, 2D 7.5%, Exploration 7.4%
- #15 Crash Cleaner
88% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Antion Games
Windows
Crash Cleaner is a 2D platformer where you run and double jump around 40 levels collecting wires, spraying viruses, and avoiding horrible death from said viruses. You play as a character inside a crashed server trying to remove the viruses that crashed the server.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.1%, Platformer 26.1%, Action 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, 2D 5.2%
- #16 Beard Blade
86% matchVery Positive87% of 150 reviews2021
Dev: Glovebox Games LLC
Windows
Run and jump through tropical 16-bit locales as you fend off foes with the power of Branson's shapeshifting beard. Visit the barber to toughen your scruff with new abilities and confront the thieving Smuglins.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.7%, Platformer 28.1%, Action 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, 2D 7.4%
- #17 Rectangle Guy
86% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: The Bare Minimum Studios
Windows
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: Platformer 23.5%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Action 20.4%, Old School 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #18 HEROES
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Choi JoonPub: JungHyuk Oh
Windows
A 2D Platformer RPG game clear the stages quickly as you can. Be the fastest.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Action 24.6%, 2D Platformer 23%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #19 The 27th Dimension
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: wARmAcH1n3
Windows
A 2D pixelart run-and-gun platformer with unpredictable enemy paths, 30 handcrafted levels, 3 boss fights and an unlockable enemy editor so you can decide which threats spawn in every stage.
Why similar: Platformer 27.2%, 2D Platformer 25.2%, Action 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, 2D 6.7%
- #20 Terry Poorflyer
84% 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 30%, Platformer 24.2%, Old School 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Action 8.5%
- #21 Pixel Pete
83% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: WF
Windows
Pixel Pete is an action-packed platformer game where you play as the intrepid Pixel Pete. Armed with a trusty FISH GUN, additional weaponry, and a talking cardboard cutout that only he can see and hear, as he embarks on a mission to collapse the multiverse and find his way back home.
Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, 2D Platformer 24%, Action 23.4%, Old School 11.6%, Adventure 6.4%
- #22 Ghost Trap
82% matchVery Positive92% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: WilhelmGStudios
Windows
You've died and landed in purgatory, your options? Unending suffering or finding a way back to your world.
Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, 2D Platformer 30.2%, Action 26%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 3.4%
- #23 Mizuki and the Crimson Moon
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CritsOnAStick
Windows
Journey through a yokai-filled Japan in this 2D Action Platformer! Control Mizuki, a carefree and playful kitsune, as she investigates evil events happening around her village. Use her signature ability of teleportation to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies in this unique platformer adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 29.9%, Action 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #24 Bluejay's Quest
82% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Codeloader
Windows
Bluejay's Quest is a game about a bird on a mission to find some breakfast eggs. Along the way he is stalked by an unknown entity!
Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, 2D Platformer 23.1%, Action 21.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 6%
- #25 Fructus
81% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2021
Dev: Taishido Games
Windows
Fructus is a simple platformer game. Control guy who can simply jump, air-dash and wall-jump and beat a lot of unique levels!
Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, 2D Platformer 29.4%, Action 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Indie 2%
- #26 Umbraclaw
79% matchVery Positive89% of 171 reviews2024
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Umbraclaw tells the story of Kuon, a house cat who has died in the mortal world, after she awakens in the Soulplane, a realm of the dead. She must challenge the perilous underworld to return home to her owner in this 2D action adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 28%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Action 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 6.8%
- #27 Finelined!
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: athenamite
Windows
A colorful platformer in which the supernatural Cydia and her friends have to make sure a global technological virus is done for!
Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, 2D Platformer 24.9%, Action 17.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, 2D 6.2%
- #28 GimmickHeart
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Yasakasaku
Windows
コピペで簡単ギミッククラフト どんなギミックもだいたいコピー可能 ワンボタンで世界を自分好みに作り変えよう!
Why similar: Platformer 29%, 2D Platformer 26.9%, Action 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #29 Greenhouse: Schism
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Volpanic!
Windows
Explore and fight through the Acri forest and discover the secret to it's high concentration of magic! Learn new spells and find secrets while adventuring deeper towards the truth.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Action 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 6.3%
- #30 Lucifer's Grand Adventure
77% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Nibblycats
Windows
A cute 2D platformer about a cat trying to escape a lab, save all the stray kittens and find a home for all of them to live.
Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, 2D Platformer 26%, Action 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, 2D 6.9%
- #31 Emiko's Pledge 4
78% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Emiko's Pledge 4 is a 2D platform action game based on the story of a half-demon girl called Emiko, who wants to become the best warrior of the Ettaze state and abroad, as well as protect the weak.
Why similar: Platformer 21.5%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Old School 12.9%, Action 12.6%, Exploration 10.1%
- #32 KOKORONULL
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Ryuheidou
Windows
"KOKORONULL" is a hardcore action game that adds the element of "slipperiness" to the usual platform action gameplay. Conquering all 20 stages is an impressive achievement.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.8%, Platformer 28.1%, Action 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, 2D 7.9%
- #33 Baron of Blood
76% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Castle Village Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the thrilling action of Baron of Blood, a captivating 2D platformer with retro pixel art visuals. Battle your way through exhilarating levels, vanquishing monsters and ghouls along the way. Gather coins to unlock powerful items that will aid you on your epic adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 23.3%, 2D Platformer 22.7%, Action 15.2%, Old School 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #34 Cooperate with Yourself
75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: beikoma
Windows
This game is a 2D platformer where a single player controls up to six characters. In other words, it's a game that lets you experience a multiplayer co-op game all by yourself. Work together, use each other as stepping stones when needed, and clear all 16 levels!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.3%, Platformer 23.7%, Action 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, 2D 7.7%
- #35 Bobby - Pixel indie platformer
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yo You GamesPub: Don't touch elephants
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't trust anything in this game! Every step you take, you risk losing your head, failing, being burned, eaten, trampled, broken morally and physically. But don't worry — you won't know it until you take this step!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.4%, Platformer 29.2%, Action 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D 7.3%
- #36 Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked
75% matchMixed69% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Limited Run Games, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Rocket Knight Adventures:Re-Sparked has 3 games. This collection immerses players in these thrilling classic titles on Steam.
Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, 2D Platformer 31.2%, Action 25.3%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Rainbow Crown
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: 青影TK
Windows
Rainbow Crown is a classic RPG adventure game. Fight powerful enemies in the game world. Grow stronger step by step by levelling up, getting equipment, and more, and finally reclaim the Colorful Crown!
Why similar: Platformer 28%, 2D Platformer 26.5%, Action 17.4%, Combat 11.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #38 Otto and the Ancient Worlds
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obvious Gravity Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Otto and the Ancient Worlds is an 8-bit 2D adventure platformer about an archaeologist who discovers an ancient library filled with magical books. Each book contains a living story of a mythology or folklore, and a mysterious evil figure releases them into Otto’s world!
Why similar: Platformer 31%, 2D Platformer 29.6%, Action 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, 2D 6.4%
- #39 Call of Thief
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: 3T Games
Windows
An arcade action plateforme game
Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, 2D Platformer 29.6%, Action 27.4%, 2D 7.8%, Indie 2%
- #40 Darok
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: On963
Windows
Darok is a simple 2d platformer where you have to navigate Darok back home. There are breakable floors, moving platforms and Geysers to help Darok on his journey home.
Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, 2D Platformer 29.1%, Action 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 Doodle World Deluxe
72% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Nate PetersPub: Nami Tentou
Windows · Mac
The award winning NES homebrew, now available for the PC. No emulator required! Play as Doodle and travel across the world to defeat King Eraser and his minions. This Deluxe edition includes the never before released, Doodle World Redrawn! Two games in one amazing package!
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, 2D Platformer 25.3%, Action 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 6.9%
- #42 Raindrop Umbrella
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: kabocha renga
Windows
Sometimes to attack, sometimes to move. Kick your enemies to the ground with umbrella actions. A devastated land. Two opposing races. What is the secret of the world where it keeps raining? ...... A short 2D action game drawn with dots.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33%, Platformer 25.9%, Action 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Combat 5.8%
- #43 Paradox in the mirror
73% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: WarauKeshigomu
Windows
Easy-to-play 2D pixel art single-player action game There are only three buttons to use: "Jump", "Right", and "Left". It's difficult, but if you don't give up and keep trying, you'll definitely be able to pave the way. A girl who got lost in a mysterious world
Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, 2D Platformer 29.8%, Action 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #44 Aleesha's Tower
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 33 reviews2019
Dev: Pixel vs Pixel
Windows
A young woman named Aleesha was hunted and killed accused of witchcraft. Years later she comes back to take revenge on all mankind and it's up to you to stop her.
Why similar: Action 26.3%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Platformer 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D 7.2%
- #45 DAB 12
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Kangaroo Standard
Windows
A 2D platformer about vanquishing capitalizm
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.3%, Platformer 24.9%, Action 16.3%, Exploration 8.5%, LGBTQ+ 8.4%
- #46 Candyboy
70% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Staring Skull Studio
Windows
Make it through Halloween in this NES inspired, candy filled adventure!
Why similar: Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 23.1%, Action 21%, Old School 12%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #47 AstroDrop
71% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmin SunaPub: Kozmic Games
Windows
A 2D platformer about an astronaut who drops from space all the way back to Earth.
Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, 2D Platformer 28.6%, Action 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, 2D 7.1%
- #48 Steamboat Willie Rescue Mission
68% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: AJ Design ClassicsPub: AJ Design
Windows · Mac
Step back into 1928 in this retro-inspired platformer! Play as Willie, pilot biplanes, dodge angry ducks, and conquer 20 levels to rescue Winnie from Captain Pete. Jump, climb, and collect musical notes in a nostalgic adventure inspired by public-domain Steamboat Willie.
Why similar: Platformer 27%, 2D Platformer 25.2%, Action 22.7%, Old School 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #49 Prisoner-7
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wiltchamberian
Windows
A creative 2D platformer inspired by Celeste, Mega Man, and Animal Well. Master precise movement, use tools wisely, and adapt to evolving mechanics to escape a deadly prison filled with traps and enemies.
Why similar: Platformer 32%, 2D Platformer 29.6%, Action 27.5%, 2D 7.8%, Indie 1.9%
- #50 Boss Up
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Captain Atria
Windows
Boss Up is a love letter to videogame bosses, from infuriating RPG final bosses, to kart racing rivals, and even dating sim ex-wives. Fight your way through 18 bullet hell bosses with your powerful dodge roll, and try not to break your keyboard in half in this tough as nails action platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 26.2%, 2D Platformer 24.5%, Action 21.4%, Character Customization 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #51 FickleFlame
68% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Alexander Blehm
Windows
We invite you to experience our immersive, story-driven Platformer about a candle trying to save it's candle world.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 37.3%, Action 20.3%, Platformer 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, 2D 5%
- #52 Fateless Night
69% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: ashpdewan
Windows
Fateless Night - is a 2D action-platformer with randomized enemies and a combo system that rewards skilled playthrough.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, 2D Platformer 24.5%, Action 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Old School 7.5%
- #53 BombMachine Gunzohg
69% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Anti-Belphetan
Windows
Simple, exhilarating mecha action! Destruction! Destroy!
Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, 2D Platformer 29.2%, Action 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #54 Fool's Curse
70% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Fan 0f Toast
Windows
Fight your way through 13 retro inspired stages. Utilize the powers of your enemies to create over 70 magic spells and explore multiple routes on your way to the mysterious castle!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.4%, Platformer 21.9%, Action 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Combat 5.8%
- #55 Super Onion Boy+
67% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: PowerSlash Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Onion Boy+ offers an exhilarating journey in a 2D platformer filled with action and adventure, in the nostalgic retro style. Your mission is to rescue the princess, who has been imprisoned in a magical bubble by a terrible monster.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.1%, Platformer 27.1%, Action 14.6%, Old School 8.2%, 2D 6.9%
- #56 Super Climb Up!!
65% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Electric Prune Juice
Windows
Vertical platformer about breaking blocks, hiking through nature, and maybe cleaning up some messes along the way!
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, 2D Platformer 26.5%, Action 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%, 2D 7.1%
- #57 The Phoenix
69% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Grant G Heffner
Windows · Mac
The Phoenix is an action-platform video game inspired by Capcom's classic Mega Man games.Run, jump, climb and shoot your way through 5 levels, each culminating in a boss battle with a supervillain.
Why similar: Platformer 32.3%, 2D Platformer 30.8%, Action 27.7%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #58 Hopfinity
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neumatix
Windows
Grapple to infinity as Hop! Ascend endless caves, castles & skies, dodging explosive Bombarders in this pixel-perfect vertical action-platformer!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.5%, Platformer 29.4%, Action 20.5%, 2D 7.9%, Combat 6.7%
- #59 Inukari - Chase of Deception
67% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: EinzelartigGames
Windows
Fast and smooth action jump & run game like in the good old days. With focus to the Speedrun community.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.9%, Platformer 24.1%, Action 21%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #60 Move the Window
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Hyakuren Soft
Windows
This is a game where you have to solve in unusual ways to collect all the coins in each level.
Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, 2D Platformer 30.3%, Action 26.9%, 2D 7.8%, Indie 2.1%