- #1 Pizza Tower
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 70,783 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.2%, Cartoony 23.2%, Comedy 21.6%, Platformer 14%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the high-energy, chaotic, and comedic platforming spirit found in Jerma's Big Adventure.
- #2 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
97% matchVery Positive85% of 3,701 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Platformer 39%, Comedy 29.7%, Action 11.5%, 2D 8.1%, Side Scroller 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This action-platformer shares a similar irreverent sense of humor and fast-paced, cartoony combat.
- #3 The Deadly Tower of Monsters
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,404 reviews2016
Dev: ACE TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fire up your ray guns, crystal swords, and laser whips, and get ready for thrills and chills! With three incredible movie stars playing out decidedly B-level sci-fi exploits, Dick Starspeed, Scarlet Nova, and Robot will have you ready to jump off the side of the tower—right into adventure!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 41.2% ★, Robots 25.3%, Comedy 18%, Action 7.8%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans heavily into meta-humor and B-movie tropes, mirroring the tongue-in-cheek nature of the seed game.
- #4 BattleBlock Theater®
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 72,385 reviews2014
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
Why similar: Comedy 34.3%, Platformer 21.2%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Side Scroller 16.1%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a hilarious, meta-narrative style combined with challenging and chaotic 2D platforming levels.
- #5 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
94% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.2%, Cartoony 15.6%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Magic 14.1%, Platformer 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, cartoony 2D platformer that feels right at home with the aesthetic and gameplay of the seed.
- #6 The Messenger
94% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 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 26.5%, 2D Platformer 23.5%, Comedy 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.9%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends tight 2D platforming with a self-aware, comedic script that constantly breaks the fourth wall.
- #7 Castle Crashers®
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 136,432 reviews2012
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.2%, Comedy 16.8%, Cartoony 14.7%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic cartoony hack-and-slash that excels at delivering absurd, laugh-out-loud moments in a 2D space.
- #8 Afterplace
92% matchVery Positive97% of 202 reviews2024
Dev: Evan KicePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Made by one person, an open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Explore the woods, find hidden paths, hack and slash through strange monsters, and try very, very hard not to break reality. Or don't. You do you.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.4%, Comedy 20.6%, Multiple Endings 13%, Cartoony 11.6%, Combat 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, story-rich, and comedic adventure that shares the indie-spirit and humor of the seed game.
- #9 Broforce
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,389 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Platformer 26.1%, Side Scroller 23.5%, Comedy 22.1%, Action 13.6%, 2D 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An over-the-top, chaotic action platformer that thrives on absurdity and explosive, high-energy gameplay.
- #10 Jet Kave Adventure
91% matchVery Positive86% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: 7Levels
Windows
Jetpack through the prehistoric world in this Stone-Fiction adventure platformer. Enjoy challenging boss fights, flying over pitfalls, smashing through walls, knocking out enemies, and manipulating objects as you halt the alien threat once and for all.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 42.5% ★, 2D Platformer 17%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Platformer 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dinosaur-themed action-platformer that combines prehistoric settings with modern platforming mechanics.
- #11 Psychonauts
90% matchVery Positive95% of 18,796 reviews2006
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
Why similar: Comedy 40%, Platformer 27.5%, Adventure 7.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, Cartoony 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: While 3D, it is the gold standard for platformers with deep, quirky, and genuinely funny writing.
- #12 Guacamelee! 2
89% matchVery Positive91% of 3,294 reviews2018
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
Why similar: Cartoony 21.2%, 2D Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous hack-and-slash platformer with fluid movement and a vibrant, cartoony art style.
- #13 A Hat in Time
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 52,923 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
Why similar: Platformer 38.5%, Comedy 36.4%, Adventure 15.2%, Action 5.9%, Singleplayer 4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and comedy-filled platformer that captures the same lighthearted, adventurous vibe.
- #14 New Joe & Mac - Caveman Ninja
89% matchMixed52% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: Mr. Nutz StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
We’re back in the distant Past, when “Rock & Roll” was just about rocks and “Fast food”, a dinner that you couldn’t catch. 2 cave dudes named Joe & Mac live in a peaceful and cool village. Cool it was, until a bogus bunch of Neanderthal snatched all the village’s women!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 41.3% ★, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Comedy 10.6%, Platformer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dinosaur-themed retro platformer that aligns perfectly with the prehistoric elements of the seed.
- #15 Dininho Adventures: Definitive Edition
88% matchVery Positive91% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Dininho
Windows
Help out Dininho in what might be the most heroic adventure of your life! Explore this colorfull and dangerous world, rescuing all the defenseless babies. But be carefull, "He" will be waiting at the end of every road. I trust you! Go and be the Dinoland hero.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 38.1% ★, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 15%, Cartoony 11.7%, Platformer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D platformer that focuses on pure, arcade-style action and exploration.
- #16 Dadish
87% matchVery Positive93% of 271 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.4%, Platformer 30.9%, Action 16%, Adventure 14%, 2D 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, funny, and straightforward 2D platformer that captures the simple joy of the genre.
- #17 Spelunky 2
84% matchVery Positive93% of 21,543 reviews2020
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 39.7%, Platformer 27.3%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Action 6.3%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers challenging cavern exploration with emergent, chaotic gameplay that feels like a more punishing version of the seed's setting.
- #18 The Company Man
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: Forust
Windows
Battle the corporate machine in The Company Man! A 2D action-adventure where you can hit your crazy coworkers with a keyboard and shoot your evil bosses with emails. Survive the struggles of working life and fulfil your lifelong quest to be CEO!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.1%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Comedy 13.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that uses a satirical corporate setting to deliver a unique and humorous experience.
- #19 Gato Roboto
84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Side Scroller 23.3%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 13.9%, 2D 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A robot-themed 2D action-platformer that provides a polished experience within a similar thematic niche.
- #20 Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack
83% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Warm Kitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cozy 2D Point & Click adventure featuring multiple playable characters and plenty of silliness. Oh, and there's time travel and relationship stuff going down too. And robots – lots of robots...
Why similar: Dinosaurs 41.2% ★, Robots 20%, Comedy 17.4%, Cartoony 13.6%, Adventure 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-driven adventure game that shares the same sense of humor and meta-absurdity.
- #21 Skelattack
85% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Action 17.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Comedy 14.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that maintains a lighthearted, spooky tone similar to the cavern setting of the seed.
- #22 Super Meat Boy
82% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 42.2%, Platformer 35.2%, 2D 6.9%, Comedy 6.3%, Side Scroller 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It provides the intense, precision-based platforming challenge found in the more difficult sections of the seed game.
- #23 Duck Game
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,933 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Comedy 39%, Platformer 30.1%, Action 16.8%, 2D 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: An absurdist, chaotic, and hilarious platforming experience that prioritizes fun and silliness above all else.
- #24 Rayman® Legends
81% matchVery Positive90% of 11,680 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...
Why similar: Platformer 43.8%, Comedy 15.3%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Adventure 10.1%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, cartoony, and energetic platformer that sets the bar for visual and mechanical quality.
- #25 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,570 reviews2014
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Why similar: Platformer 44.7%, Side Scroller 19.1%, 2D 10.2%, Comedy 8.4%, Adventure 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Classic platforming action paired with a distinct, humorous personality and memorable characters.
- #26 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
78% matchVery Positive94% of 34,321 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: Comedy 42.9%, Multiple Endings 37.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Meta-narrative humor that resonates deeply with the streamer-culture vibe and self-aware comedy of the seed.
- #27 Freedom Planet
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 48%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Action 12.9%, 2D 11.3%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced 2D platforming that emphasizes momentum and high-energy combat.
- #28 Donut County
79% matchVery Positive92% of 11,545 reviews2018
Dev: Ben EspositoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.
Why similar: Comedy 45.6%, Story Rich 28.1%, Adventure 19.7%, Singleplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An absurdist comedy game that matches the wacky, unpredictable spirit of the seed game.
- #29 Cave Story+
79% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Platformer 53%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, 2D 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich 2D platformer with a unique atmosphere that balances challenge and charm.
- #30 Octodad: Dadliest Catch
78% matchVery Positive94% of 10,528 reviews2014
Dev: Young Horses
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...
Why similar: Comedy 84.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Physics-based comedy that captures the same absurd, slapstick charm found in the seed game.
- #31 Jamboy, a Jelly-cious Hero
77% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Nakama Game Studio
Windows
Jamboy and Billy are devoured by a giant and now they have to escape from its guts! Explore the giant's intestines as you defeat food monsters in this frantic, multi-genre game and go on a stomach-churning adventure!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.5%, Comedy 20.2%, Cartoony 17.4%, Platformer 14.8%, Combat 11.3%
- #32 Jerma & Otto: The Curse of the Late Streamer
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 536 reviews2021
Dev: William EndersPub: Cool Computer Zone
Windows
Jerma985 is late for his stream, again, and it's up to you to help him get ready!
Why similar: Gambling 50.1% ★, Comedy 23.3%, Story Rich 13.9%, 2D 6.5%, Adventure 4.9%
- #33 Missing Banban
75% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Simon CarnyPub: Euphoric Brothers
Windows
Grab your weapons and delve into this action side-scroller intense adventure. Jump around and explore the insane levels. Shoot and dodge your way through enemies. Fight to find your friend and solve the disappearance!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.1%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Cartoony 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
- #34 The Jeffy Game
76% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2023
Dev: Christopher BrandtPub: Kable10
Windows
The Jeffy Game is an outrageously fun 2D platformer where you play as Jeffy and embark on the adventure of a lifetime! Defeat the evil green beans, collect the cereal boxes, and discover hidden surprises! Now available on Steam!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 32.1%, Platformer 19%, Comedy 15.8%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Adventure 11.5%
- #35 The Stranded Traveler
77% matchMixed67% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: DeadEaglePub: Spitfire-Games
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in The Stranded Traveler, a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game where you take on the role of a traveler stranded on a mysterious island. Explore dangerous environments, fight fierce enemies, and defeat challenging bosses!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.9%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Platformer 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.2%
- #36 Frebbventure
73% matchVery Positive98% of 53 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: 2D Platformer 21.4%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Cartoony 13.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Comedy 10.6%
- #37 DinoScape
74% matchVery Positive81% of 249 reviews2021
Dev: TomaryPub: DinoScape
Windows
As a brave caveman, save the dinosaurs from extinction! Try to escape from meteorids, lava, sharp teeth and deep abysses together with your riding dinosaur.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.1%, Cartoony 18.1%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Adventure 14%, Action 12.4%
- #38 Go Go Jump!!
72% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Dexter ManningPub: Manning Media
Windows
Go Go Jump!! is a survival platforming adventure! Take on all the Jump masters to earn your badges or compete in various survival scenarios with your friends!
Why similar: Comedy 26.1%, 2D Platformer 19%, Cartoony 17.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Platformer 13.2%
- #39 Cartoon Survivor
72% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: Spunge Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Survive the wildest adventure of your life in Cartoon Survivor! Run, jump, and glide through a vibrant prehistoric world filled with dangerous creatures and crazy obstacles. Can you outlast the chaos and save the show? It’s time to prove you’ve got what it takes!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 58.6% ★, Platformer 20.8%, Cartoony 13.1%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 Alpacalypse
71% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2023
Dev: Gus McGuirePub: Neumont College of Computer Science
Windows
Alpacalypse is a 2.5D action platformer where you control Pancake The Llama, fighting to rescue your wife, The Mrs. Kick and spit your way through hordes of alpacas, collecting coins, and platforming your way to victory.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, 2D Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 15.9%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Combat 6.8%
- #41 There Was A Caveman
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 174 reviews2015
Dev: Nauris Amatnieks
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
There Was A Caveman is a prehistoric themed, retro styled, action platformer. With challenging gameplay that will keep you on your toes. Get ready to die and die a lot.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 74.3% ★, Platformer 10%, Side Scroller 4.8%, Action-Adventure 3.2%, Adventure 3%
- #42 Dinosaurs A Prehistoric Adventure
75% matchMixed45% of 217 reviews2017
Dev: Arcupion Art
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Be the dinosaur! Experience the world of dinosaurs like never before! Dinosaurs A Prehistoric Adventure is an ARPG where you could play as 15 dinosaurs in a semi-open world environment.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 59.5% ★, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Combat 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.9%, Action 3.8%
- #43 Baby Dino Adventures
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Sleeping Panda Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Baby Dino Adventures is a cute platformer game inspired by classic retro games. You play a lost baby T-Rex, and help him find his parents back. You won't kill anyone. But rather solve puzzles, and make new allies throughout this upcoming adventure. ♥
Why similar: Dinosaurs 54.2% ★, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 11%, Action-Adventure 6.4%, Action 3.4%
- #44 Tres-Bashers
70% matchVery Positive96% of 191 reviews2021
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Tres-Bashers is a 2D monster-bashing adventure featuring a big interconnected map full of cryptids, secrets, and more! Find 40 different monster types and whack 'em with your baseball bat!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.7%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Magic 17.2%, Platformer 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.5%
- #45 Juiced!
71% matchVery Positive94% of 150 reviews2020
Dev: Timothy van der Hoeven
Windows · Mac
Embark on an epic journey through exotic worlds to uncover the mystery of the magic crystals! An exciting retro platform adventure in the nostalgic style of the 90's DOS platformers
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.3%, Cartoony 19.9%, Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Action 7.2%
- #46 What The Hack!
68% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Nigel HuensPub: Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen
Windows
What The Hack! Is a humoristic, story puzzle game, where you, a computer program, tries to avoid getting destroyed by escaping a facility. Doing so by hacking and hijacking devices in your surroundings.
Why similar: Robots 38.6%, Platformer 24.3%, Comedy 9.4%, Cartoony 8.9%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #47 Garbanzo Quest
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 586 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 36%, Cartoony 24.9%, Platformer 21.9%, Action-Adventure 8.6%, Action 5.3%
- #48 Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom
70% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Janius Digital
Windows
Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom is a fiendishly fun action platformer that all takes place on one enormous screen. Run, dive and dodge through the twisting maze, evading spikes, saws, fireballs, portals and even more and escape the Tomb of Doom!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 43.3% ★, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 13.6%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Action 4.7%
- #49 Jacktus Green: The Fluffy, the Spiky and the Spicy
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Broncho GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Chase Guindilla to retrieve your beloved Cattus! Jump, dash, and hook around in this 2.5D platformer. Discover different levels, fight enemies, ride minecarts and meet the bizarre neighbors of Sofrito Town.
Why similar: Comedy 31.6%, 2D Platformer 27.5%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #50 Kaelaverse: Pemascape
64% matchVery Positive98% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: KayAnimatePub: holo Indie
Windows
Kaela Kovalskia of Hololive ID has gone missing! Play as her army of assistants, the Pemaloe, and set off to explore caves, dungeons, and mazes and discover the truth about Kaela's whereabouts!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.1%, Action-Adventure 20.9%, Platformer 20.4%, Cartoony 19%, Adventure 5.9%
- #51 Eternal Cave Escape
69% matchVery Positive83% of 148 reviews2021
Dev: HarderGaming
Windows
You find yourself stuck in a cave with nothing but your wit... and a pickaxe! As you climb your way out you'll find this is no ordinary cave.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 48.8%, Platformer 28%, Action 8.5%, 2D 6.6%, Adventure 6%
- #52 Croak Crusader: Spawn of the Spore Spectre
66% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: TunawareDevsPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows
Embark on an odyssey into the unknown! Behold the tale of Toadman, an enigmatic being born from alien tech and the mysteries of Radiant Verde. Witness his perilous quest through treacherous jungles to confront Captain Croak in an epic showdown! Welcome to "Spawn of the Spore Spectre"!
Why similar: Comedy 20%, Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Cartoony 17.2%, Action-Adventure 14%
- #53 Genopanic: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive94% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.
Why similar: Robots 44%, 2D Platformer 20.9%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 8.9%, Adventure 6.3%
- #54 Frauki's Adventure!
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: CLYDE games
Windows · Linux
Frauki's Adventure is a challenging melee-combat platformer set in a large, interconnected world. Dodge, slash, stomp, and outplay a variety of intelligent and deadly Alien Robots. Discover shortcuts and find hidden upgrades. Challenging sword-fights and a sprawling, bizarre world await!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 49.9%, Platformer 32.6%, Action 11.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Adventure 1.2%
- #55 Smilemo
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,267 reviews2022
Dev: REXECHOPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
A new side-scrolling platformer where you go flying out of control at the slightest touch! In this virus-infected world, it is your job to collect the scattered pieces of vaccine code and exterminate the virus!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 11.5%
- #56 Super SplashTube Bros.
68% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: O Programador
Windows
An unusual battle between some cool YouTubers.
Why similar: Comedy 32.9%, Action-Adventure 23.2%, Combat 15.6%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 12%
- #57 Squared Adventure
66% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Crazy Potato Game Studio
Windows
Embark on a journey through tunnels, caves and ancient temples, solving puzzles and fighting all kinds of hostile creatures. Be smart - avoid traps and think carefully. They say it doesn't hurt ;)
Why similar: 2D Platformer 60.6%, Platformer 21.1%, Combat 10.8%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #58 Knightin'+
67% matchVery Positive86% of 289 reviews2019
Dev: Muzt Die Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join brave sir Lootalot on his epic quest in this little Zelda-lite adventure. Explore and fight your way through the dangerous dungeons filled with traps, puzzles and magical artifacts. And, of course, show the evil bosses who is the real boss here.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 26%, Comedy 23.7%, Action 17.6%, Adventure 17%, 2D 11%
- #59 Lost with Dinosaurs
71% matchMixed40% of 140 reviews2017
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Collect power up that help you reach all placed in order to collect mushrooms. Avoid dinosaurs that will steal them from you
Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Action 48.5%