- #1 Katana ZERO
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,003 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 20.1%, Platformer 18.7%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on time-manipulation, instant-death combat, and high-speed dashes.
- #2 Magenta Horizon - Neverending Harvest
96% matchVery Positive87% of 245 reviews2024
Dev: Maddison BaekPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Magenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer with challenging spectacle fighter inspired combat. Playing as a Reaper of the twisted purgatorial afterlife, push your skills to the limit to destroy the hordes of demons and epic bosses to reach your destination.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.9%, 2D Platformer 26.4%, Platformer 21.7%, Colorful 9.5%, Action 6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced hack-and-slash platformer that emphasizes fluid movement and aggressive combat.
- #3 SANABI
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,926 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Story Rich 12.5%, Side Scroller 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a momentum-based grappling hook with fast-paced combat and precise platforming.
- #4 Advent NEON®
95% matchVery Positive99% of 348 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: 2D Platformer 29.4%, Platformer 15.5%, Combat 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Colorful 8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-speed action and platforming that feels very similar to the frantic pace of Jaded.
- #5 My Friend Pedro
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,456 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.6%, Platformer 25.8%, Action 18.4%, Indie 9.6%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on acrobatic combat and time-slowing mechanics that mirror the flow of Jaded.
- #6 Ghostrunner
93% matchVery Positive91% of 66,694 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 45%, Combat 17.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.2%, Action 14.4%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a high-octane, one-hit-kill experience with time-slowing abilities and intense precision movement.
- #7 Everslash
94% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Bitkumsa
Windows
Everslash is an action platformer game where you have to move quickly and attack with your scythe. Use your Slash Attack move to dodge and strike your foes at the same time; defeat the monsters infesting the lab and find your way out.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.9%, Platformer 18.4%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Linear 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced combat-platformer that demands quick reflexes and precise positioning.
- #8 Neon White
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,663 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.4%, Platformer 24.1%, Combat 13.4%, Story Rich 8.7%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on speed-running, precision, and combat, rewarding players for mastering movement mechanics.
- #9 Sacre Bleu
91% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Hildring Studio IncPub: Noodlecake
Windows
A fast-paced, bullet-time action-platformer with speedrunning and revolutionary flair. Hack n’ slash your way out of la Bastille, blasting yourself through the air in graceful bullet-time aerial battles on a quest to save all of France!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.5%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 17.4%, Colorful 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Incorporates bullet-time and precision platforming in a stylish, fast-paced environment.
- #10 Velocity Noodle
92% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.3%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed precision platformer that requires perfect timing and rapid movement.
- #11 Vernal Edge
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 672 reviews2023
Dev: Hello Penguin Team LLCPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Combat 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, 2D 9.1%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features combat-focused platforming with a strong emphasis on aerial maneuvers and speed.
- #12 Foregone
89% matchVery Positive82% of 1,402 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.7%, Platformer 22.2%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, 2D 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy side-scrolling platformer that blends tight combat with fluid movement.
- #13 Shadow Blade: Reload
89% matchVery Positive87% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: Dead Mage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
Why similar: Platformer 61.5%, Action 22.8%, Indie 15.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced ninja action game that emphasizes fluid movement and lethal strikes.
- #14 Cyber Hook
87% matchVery Positive95% of 4,183 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.2%, Platformer 29.4%, Action 9.5%, Indie 7.8%, Colorful 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-speed parkour and precision movement in a neon-drenched environment.
- #15 Karma Knight
88% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: UltramarineSoft
Windows
Karma Knight is a fast paced 2D side-scrolling platform action game with stylish combat. Find hidden items in the stages, collect different spells, defeat the enemies as you gain more experience and enjoy the overall platform action game style.
Why similar: Action 23.8%, Side Scroller 19%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Indie 17.6%, Platformer 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides action-oriented platforming with a focus on fast, responsive combat.
- #16 Splodey
86% matchVery Positive91% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Send It StudiosPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
The platformer without a jump button! Master the art of potion propulsion in this fast-paced adventure where strategy, precision, and creativity meet explosive fun.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.7%, Side Scroller 18.1%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 12.9%, Magic 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that requires quick reactions and careful movement.
- #17 Slash/Jump
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 642 reviews2024
Dev: Starts With Cinder
Windows
How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.4%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that integrates combat and movement into its core gameplay loop.
- #18 Stray Savior
85% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.4%, 2D Platformer 17%, Platformer 16.3%, Precision Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that features fluid movement and combat encounters.
- #19 Jack Axe: The Trial
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Keybol GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Be Jack! Throw your axe! Test yourself against The Trial to prove yourself worthy in this speedrunning competition!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.2%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Side Scroller 15%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines precision platforming with hack-and-slash elements in a side-scrolling format.
- #20 RITE
84% matchVery Positive85% of 351 reviews2020
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows · Linux
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.1%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 19%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A pure precision platformer that focuses on tight, responsive controls and difficult levels.
- #21 The Messenger
82% matchVery Positive93% of 13,167 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Side Scroller 10.7%, 2D 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers tight platforming controls and fast-paced combat that rewards skillful navigation.
- #22 Dead Cells
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 182,870 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 35.8%, Platformer 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 16%, 2D 9.8%, Action 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive action-platformer that emphasizes fast combat, dash mechanics, and momentum.
- #23 Dustforce DX
83% matchVery Positive88% of 2,393 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 63.6%, Platformer 21.9%, Side Scroller 4%, 2D 3.8%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed precision platformer that rewards players for maintaining momentum and flow.
- #24 Cloak and Dasher
82% matchVery Positive100% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Spirit Stone Studio LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a lightning fast thief in this fast-paced platformer about looting ancient ruins with speed and style!
Why similar: Action 28.6%, Indie 21.6%, Precision Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game that focuses on speed and movement-based challenges.
- #25 Kitsune Tails
79% matchVery Positive94% of 890 reviews2024
Dev: Kitsune Games
Windows · Linux
Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.9%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes difficult jumps and careful navigation.
- #26 HUNTDOWN
79% matchVery Positive95% of 4,407 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.9%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Platformer 13.7%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action game with fast-paced combat and tight platforming mechanics.
- #27 On Rusty Trails
81% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2016
Dev: Black Pants Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.1%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Linear 11.4%, Story Rich 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that requires fast reactions and mastery of its unique movement mechanics.
- #28 Akane
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,904 reviews2018
Dev: Ludic Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
2121 A.D, with no escape options, Akane prepares for her final battle in the rain-soaked neon streets of Mega-Tokyo. Akane is an arena arcade slasher. Take out as many yakuza as possible, slashing and shooting in a one-hit-one-kill fight to the death.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 42.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Action 12.9%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features one-hit-kill combat, time-slow mechanics, and high-speed dashes in an arena setting.
- #29 Go Slimey Go!
76% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: TembacPub: Tembac and Chabbie
Windows · Mac
Go Slimey Go! is a fast-paced 2D platformer built around momentum, exploration, and satisfying movement. Featuring colorful pixel art, handcrafted levels full of secrets, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.2%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Linear 10.8%
- #30 Duskfade
75% matchVery Positive91% of 706 reviews2026
Dev: Weird BelugaPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Shatter the shackles of time as you jump, swing, and slash through a fantastic world in this love letter to classic 3D action platformers. Zirian, accompanied by his mechanical Cuckoo, must save his sister from a mysterious Clock Tower that has plunged the land into eternal night.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.3%, Platformer 19.5%, Combat 18.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Colorful 8.6%
- #31 Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,000 reviews2025
Dev: Team Chrono GearPub: holo Indie
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Turn back the clock and fight to repair Time itself in this cinematic action platformer with fast sword combat and time-based powers. You are the Warden of Time, Ouro Kronii - be proud and fight hard!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.8%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 7.2%
- #32 Rising Hell
78% matchVery Positive89% of 317 reviews2021
Dev: Tahoe GamesPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusting demons.
Why similar: Platformer 27.2%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Fantasy 10.3%, 2D 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A vertical, fast-paced combat platformer that emphasizes aggressive playstyles.
- #33 Haste
73% matchVery Positive92% of 13,938 reviews2025
Dev: LandfallPub: Evil Landfall?
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!
Why similar: Platformer 50.1%, Action 21%, Colorful 19.2%, Singleplayer 9.7%
- #34 PulseCharge
81% matchMixed51% of 192 reviews2016
Dev: Endless Project Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
2D platforming with an emphasis on speed and exploration! Absorb enemy attacks to charge up your own attacks! You must absorb, dodge and weave your way through intense gauntlets and defeat your evil self.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.7%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Platformer 17.7%, Combat 8.8%, 2D 6%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-platformer that blends puzzle-like precision with combat.
- #35 Eat Colors
77% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Face extreme challenges in a precision platformer where every move is a daring jump! Use your skill to fling yourself and stick to surfaces, navigating adrenaline-filled scenes and unpredictable obstacles.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.7%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 10.2%, 2D Platformer 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #36 Rift Racoon
77% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
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!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.7%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Linear 10.4%
- #37 Frebbventure
76% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: AlmyriganHero
Windows
In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.5%, Side Scroller 14%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 10.5%
- #38 Nullstar: Solus
73% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Smash Attack AusPub: indie.io
Windows
BE FASTER. Take on the role of a corpo scav drone pilot, tasked with tearing through the decaying corpse of a world to salvage the remains of a powerful energy source. Master flight through hostile environments and deadly security measures in 100 precision platforming levels.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.7%, Platformer 26%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 10.6%, Precision Platformer 7.5%
- #39 Spring Dash
74% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Dillon Steyl
Windows
Catapult yourself to incredible speeds in this first-person precision platformer. Use your command over vegetation to build up momentum and decimate the bugs in your way. Just be careful not to fall!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.4%, Platformer 17.8%, Linear 13.2%, Magic 10.6%, Cute 6.5%
- #40 Quickly, Quackley!
75% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: JXTPub: Black Country Games
Windows
A fast-paced 2D precision platformer with a ZX Spectrum aesthetic. And a duck!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.6%, Side Scroller 20.9%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #41 ION Shift
72% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Electro Soul Games
Windows
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.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.7%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Platformer 10.9%, 2D 6.9%
- #42 Ninja Ming
71% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: 1 Poss Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this 2d precision platformer with a teleportation twist, play as Ninja Ming and embark on the Path of Trials. Dash through 241 levels using dynamic teleportation and diverse ninjutsu skills. Conquer challenges with style—growing stronger at every turn.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 38%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Side Scroller 6%
- #43 Anomaly Agent
69% matchVery Positive95% of 9,977 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Hack and Slash 20.9%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 14.4%, Linear 10.1%
- #44 Ingression
71% matchVery Positive85% of 104 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: Precision Platformer 30.9%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #45 Aeon Drive
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 180 reviews2021
Dev: 2Awesome StudioPub: CRITICAL REFLEX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 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.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27%, Side Scroller 18.4%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #46 CODE Bunny
70% matchVery Positive91% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: Team Seventh StarPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
CODE Bunny is a Fast-paced 2D Action Platformer where combat mechanics and high-speed movement merge together! Master the play styles of two characters - Axel and Hazel - to deliver flashy and exciting attacks that rip through enemies! Can you run fast enough to uncover the secrets of Lumna?
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.9%, Side Scroller 21.4%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 11.9%, Linear 9.9%
- #47 Agent in Depth
70% matchVery Positive83% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Naturepixel StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 31.3%, 2D Platformer 25.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Story Rich 12.3%, Action 7.2%
- #48 Fallen Leaf
69% matchVery Positive91% of 293 reviews2024
Dev: Delta Shore Games
Windows
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 24.8%, Side Scroller 23.1%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, 2D 6.9%
- #49 Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
67% matchVery Positive84% of 1,708 reviews2024
Dev: Squid Shock StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31%, Side Scroller 20.3%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 14.5%, Cute 5.2%
- #50 iZBOT
72% matchVery Positive81% of 286 reviews2015
Dev: Ruxar
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.5%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #51 Afterimage
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 10,285 reviews2023
Dev: Aurogon ShanghaiPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Afterimage is a hand-drawn 2D action adventure that emphasizes fast-paced combat with diversified character builds, non-linear levels, and a gripping story set in the ruins of a fantasy world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21%, Hack and Slash 20.1%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Platformer 13.4%
- #52 Jubilee
69% matchVery Positive96% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.1%, Platformer 21.7%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Action 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #53 Possessor(s)
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 765 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.2%, Platformer 27.9%, Action 12.7%, Combat 11%, Colorful 7.5%
- #54 Germinal
68% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Monitors
Windows
Jump, hover and clean your way through this precision platformer combining permissive jetpack mechanics with a compassionate narrative about getting lost in your own fear.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.7%, Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.4%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #55 YesterMorrow
71% matchMixed67% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Bitmap GalaxyPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows
YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Action 13.1%, Indie 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.6%
- #56 Fading Echo
65% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: EmeteriaPub: New Tales
Windows
Fading Echo is a fast-paced elemental action-adventure RPG where creativity fuels combat. Manipulate water, trigger chain reactions, and shift through surreal worlds as One, a young Legend on a mission to save a dying desertscape from the grip of the Paradox corruption.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.1%, Magic 22.1%, Combat 21%, Story Rich 12.7%, Fantasy 10.7%
- #57 Atomic Owl
67% matchVery Positive89% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: Monster TheaterPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
Windows · Linux
You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.8%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10%
- #58 ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: deadworld games
Windows
ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID is a a fast-paced arcade game with bullet-hell elements.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 52.4%, Side Scroller 21.4%, 2D 8.9%, Action 8%, Indie 5.9%
- #59 Super Mombo Quest
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 880 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.8%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 5.8%
- #60 Spiritfall
64% matchVery Positive93% of 1,984 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GiantPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.8%, 2D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 19.8%, Combat 8.5%, 2D 5.9%