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Games Like ION Shift

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Platformer, Singleplayer, Difficult.

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ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.

Reviews: Very Positive — 92% — of 148 reviews
Released: 2024-12-05
Developer: Electro Soul Games
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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  2. #2 iZBOT
    97% matchVery Positive82% of 284 reviews2015
    Dev: Ruxar
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    iZBOT is fast paced, double jumping, wall sliding, edge of your seat platformer that delivers delicious bite sized challenging platforming levels while always keeping you in the action.

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  3. #3 BUTCHER
    96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,363 reviews2016
    Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Crunching Koalas
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

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  4. #4 reIterate()
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2022
    Dev: Zayne BlackPub: Black Country Games
    Windows

    A modern-classic 2D precision-platformer

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    94% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Fast-Paced 19%, Difficult 14.3%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

  6. #6 Super Magbot
    94% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2021
    Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

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    92% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 19.9%, Difficult 16.7%, Precision Platformer 14.3%, Cyberpunk 10.3%, 2D Platformer 10.3%

  8. #8 Advent NEON®
    91% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2025
    Dev: CryoGX
    Windows

    Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 44.9%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Futuristic 8.2%, Platformer 6.3%, Action 6.1%

  9. #9 Klang
    93% matchMostly Positive70% of 127 reviews2016
    Dev: TinimationsPub: Snow Cannon Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo into a world of fast-paced exploration, platforming and combat.

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 24%, Difficult 17.5%, Precision Platformer 13.9%, Rhythm 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.7%

  10. #10 Velocibox
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 639 reviews2014
    Dev: Shawn Beck
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Velocibox is a twitch-heavy action game crafted for the hardcore audience.

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  11. #11 Rifter
    90% matchVery Positive93% of 113 reviews2018
    Dev: MaxBytes
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.6%, Futuristic 17.7%, Difficult 11.7%, Action 8.5%, Platformer 7.5%

  12. #12 Aeon Drive
    89% matchMostly Positive77% of 171 reviews2021
    Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

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  13. #13 Velocity Noodle
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows

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    Why similar: Difficult 24.1%, Precision Platformer 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 7.5%

  14. #14 Axiom Verge
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Platformer 12%, Difficult 9.1%, Cyberpunk 8%

  15. #15 Krimson
    86% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
    Dev: CryingPsychoPub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows

    Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.

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    85% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
    Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

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  17. #17 On Rusty Trails
    87% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2016
    Dev: Black Pants Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    86% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2018
    Dev: Fishing Cactus
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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  19. #19 Impulsion
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 315 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%

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    84% matchVery Positive86% of 341 reviews2020
    Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
    Windows · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    83% matchMixed55% of 128 reviews2021
    Dev: Limestone GamesPub: Focus Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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  23. #23 DESYNC
    82% matchVery Positive81% of 499 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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  24. #24 1 Screen Platformer
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 424 reviews2019
    Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
    Windows · Mac

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  25. #25 They Bleed Pixels
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 2,537 reviews2012
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    77% matchVery Positive90% of 354 reviews2025
    Dev: VoidmawPub: Acclaim, Inc.
    Windows

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    Dev: SmokeStabPub: Assemble Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 49%

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  28. #28 Karma Knight
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2020
    Dev: UltramarineSoft
    Windows

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    77% matchMostly Positive78% of 135 reviews2024
    Dev: Diatomic Studios
    Windows

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    76% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    78% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2021
    Dev: deadworld games
    Windows

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  32. #32 Hyper Box
    79% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  33. #33 Valfaris
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 2,694 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%

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    75% matchVery Positive82% of 455 reviews2017
    Dev: Flying Islands Team
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  35. #35 VVVVV
    76% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2019
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows

    VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

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    73% matchVery Positive85% of 170 reviews2023
    Dev: Retroware
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2018
    Dev: Demimonde
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    74% matchVery Positive88% of 595 reviews2017
    Dev: E-StudioPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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  39. #39 Electronic Super Joy
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
    Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    73% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,256 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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    68% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2024
    Dev: TIM entertainment
    Windows

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    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 910 reviews2016
    Dev: Roenko Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    73% matchMixed69% of 181 reviews2010
    Dev: CoreplayPub: THQ Nordic
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    In ION ASSAULT players wield thousands of Ion Particles to blast, fry and disrupt anything on screen as you see fit! GAMEPLAY WITH A TWIST: By centering its gameplay around its unique fluid and particle physics system, ION ASSAULT adds a twist to arcade style space shooters!

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  45. #45 Kickshot
    72% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2018
    Dev: R.A.M. Studios LLC
    Windows

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  46. #46 UBERMOSH Vol.7
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 475 reviews2019
    Dev: Walter Machado
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%

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  47. #47 GravNewton
    71% matchMostly Positive78% of 452 reviews2017
    Dev: JOZGamerPub: JOZGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    68% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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  49. #49 Bleed 2
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 895 reviews2017
    Dev: Ian Campbell
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    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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  50. #50 Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 402 reviews2015
    Dev: Entity MedialabPub: Plug In Digital
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 16%

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    70% matchMostly Positive76% of 82 reviews2020
    Dev: Scorpius Games
    Windows

    PositronX is a futuristic rogue-lite fps featuring fast-paced combat, creative movement, time control mechanics and breathtaking visuals, each playthrough giving you a unique experience.

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  52. #52 Run or Die
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2014
    Dev: Team Flow
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    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!

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    69% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2019
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  54. #54 Rift Racoon
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2019
    Dev: Marcos Game Dev
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    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!

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  55. #55 AFTERGRINDER
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 101 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    67% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2021
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    63% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2026
    Dev: 5 Bits Games
    Windows

    DeadCore Redux is a challenging FPS-platformer set in a futuristic universe. Chain precise jumps, manipulate mechanisms with your SwitchGun, hunt hidden collectibles and new shortcuts, and push your skills to the limit as you climb a colossal Tower born from the void. Will you reach the Summit?

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 35.9%, Precision Platformer 21.7%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Futuristic 12.7%, Platformer 6.8%

  58. #58 KAPITAL PUNISHMENT 22XX
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2023
    Dev: Morningstar Game Studio
    Windows · Linux

    Battle relentless cyborg police in a grim 23rd century dystopia. Experience fast-paced, bloody combat in this retro-inspired beat-em up, action platformer. Recruit comrades and collect upgrades as you traverse hazardous environs to reach KAPITAL and take down the oligarchs in charge!

    Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.3%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Platformer 10.2%

  59. #59 Intravenous
    64% matchVery Positive90% of 5,357 reviews2021
    Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

    Why similar: Difficult 54.9%, Violent 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Action 4.9%, 2D 4.5%

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