- #1 Karma Knight
96% 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 39.4%, Indie 29.8%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Difficult 9.2%, Platformer 8%
- #2 Deadly Traps
97% matchMixed61% of 23 reviews2017
Dev: BT Studios
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Battle yourself through dangerous traps in this fast-paced platformer.
Why similar: Action 33.9%, Indie 25.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Difficult 16.6%, 2D 4.6%
- #3 GunnRunner
94% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: pixelCast Games
Windows
Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.
Why similar: Action 36.3%, Indie 27.9%, Difficult 18.4%, Platformer 17.4%
- #4 DungeonGOGO
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Davids
Windows · Mac
DungeonGOGO is a challenging precision platformer where you escape from a light prison and help rescue your friends from the secret chambers where they are being held.
Why similar: Indie 31%, Action 27.2%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 17.7%, 2D 5.6%
- #5 Metanet Hunter CD
95% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: RodeoNET
Windows
Get ready to rumble, Metanet Hunter CD is ready to take the stage with super-slick platforming, tons of action, and all around, all sorts of radical vibes from the good old times!
Why similar: Action 35.3%, Indie 27.2%, Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 18.3%
- #6 CactusLamp
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Miquéias Veloso
Windows · Linux
Take on the seven deadly sins in CactusLamp, an intense 2D action-platformer centered around unforgiving boss battles. Each sin is embodied as an epic boss inspired by Brazilian culture, requiring precision and fast reflexes to be victorious in this unique pixel art world.
Why similar: Difficult 25.3%, Indie 23.5%, Action 23.2%, Platformer 20.2%, 2D 5.8%
- #7 Twisted: Enhanced Edition
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Szekretar
Windows
Twisted:EE is an action-platformer game combined with the best gameplay elements like time and object manipulation, clever enemies, traps and other challenges.
Why similar: Action 36.4%, Indie 28%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Platformer 16%
- #8 Darkour
92% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Brian Egana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Darkour is a 2D platformer where darkness is your platform.
Why similar: Action 28%, Difficult 22.8%, Indie 21.5%, Platformer 21.5%, 2D 6.3%
- #9 Konrad the Rocket
93% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Leonardo Alexandrino
Windows
Konrad the Rocket: A hardcore platformer inspired by Orwell's 1984 and jetpacks.
Why similar: Action 37.6%, Indie 28.9%, Difficult 17.9%, Platformer 15.5%
- #10 Sacred Stones
91% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Retro sidescrolling action and adventure greet you in Sacred Stones! The indie atmosphere is easy to immerse yourself in. Have a great time as you explore, run/jump & fight your way to victory. This game is perfect for both hardcore and casual fans alike seeking that nostalgic-indie fix!
Why similar: Action 41.1%, Indie 32.9%, Platformer 14.7%, Difficult 11.3%
- #11 Acid Knife
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Powerhoof
Windows
Combat like 2D Mario found a knife and fell into a Souls game. Built around "Action Crafting" where chopping trees, mining resources, cooking and creating items is all done through action mechanics, not menus.
Why similar: Action 39.9%, Indie 30.4%, Side Scroller 9.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Difficult 8.2%
- #12 Deadfall Tropics
90% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Studio Jimothy
Windows
Play as smuggler Hank Hudson in this 2D action platformer as he defies death at every turn to find his way off a deadly tropical island...
Why similar: Action 34.3%, Indie 26.4%, Difficult 19%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D 5.2%
- #13 Wandering Gem Jockeying
89% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: sinis
Windows
Run, slip, slide, collect, glide, jump, fly and (don't) die in this chill, ice-themed, platformer.
Why similar: Action 37%, Indie 27.6%, Platformer 19.4%, Difficult 16%
- #14 DOTORI
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 30 reviews2020
Dev: indev-studioPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
The tale of Rico the Squirrel to save his sister
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Indie 30%, Difficult 11.6%, Platformer 11.5%, Side Scroller 6.4%
- #15 Sockman
88% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Sockware
Windows
Sockman is a single-screen platformer inspired by classics like Rick Dangerous, Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, Jumpman, Prince of Persia… A hardcore platformer, very difficult, even more than suck your own elbow.
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Difficult 24%, Indie 22.6%, Platformer 22.6%
- #16 Flem
89% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Henchman & Goon
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try, die, cry, repeat. Flem is an old school hard-as-nails platformer about a sentient snot ball, with a nose-stalgia inducing soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 38.5%, Indie 29.2%, Platformer 19.1%, Difficult 10.2%, 2D 3%
- #17 The Square Game
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Aiden J Rodgers
Windows
The Square Game is an insanely hard 2D action platformer with 24 short action packed levels.
Why similar: Action 43.1%, Indie 33.2%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 9.7%, 2D 2.8%
- #18 The Adventures of Clive McMulligan on Planet Zeta Four
84% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: Broke Astronaut
Windows
Clive McMulligan is a 2D retro-inspired action/puzzle/platformer with challenging old school style gameplay. Over 70 levels with fast-paced gravity switching mechanics.
Why similar: Action 42.6%, Indie 32.8%, Platformer 18.7%, 2D 5.9%
- #19 Digital Rose
84% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Snizix LLC
Windows
Digital Rose is a 2D action-platforming game that follows the stories of Jeremy, a cybernetic construction worker, and Alex, a blood-wielding vampire, as they venture through the Systema Megastructure.
Why similar: Action 27.8%, Indie 21.4%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Difficult 15.4%, Platformer 13.3%
- #20 FEIST
85% matchMostly Positive74% of 537 reviews2015
Dev: Bits & BeastsPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 34.5%, Indie 26.9%, Platformer 22.4%, Difficult 9.4%, 2D 4.9%
- #21 Realm Hacker
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: KaiChih TsengPub: KAICHIH Games
Windows
Realm Hacker is a game based on cyber worlds and hackers, allowing you to manipulate characters while building blocks, while using dexterous movement to pass the game level.
Why similar: Action 38.2%, Indie 29.4%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Difficult 9.7%, Platformer 8.4%
- #22 dontbegrey
83% matchMixed65% of 33 reviews2017
Dev: Evgeny PetrovPub: Not a Prototype games
Windows · Linux
dontbegrey is a minimalistic hardcore platformer with experimental color-themed mechanics, where you can choose what is an obstacle and what is the background.
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Indie 27.1%, Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D 5.2%
- #23 Leilani's Island
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ishisoft
Windows
Leilani has got to roll, jump, and smash things to take back her island from mechanical invasion! A tropical 2D platformer in the making for PC.
Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 34.8%, Platformer 18.7%
- #24 Overclocked
79% matchVery Positive93% of 321 reviews2018
Dev: Magnesium Ninja
Windows · Mac
Overclocked is a free-flowing action game that blends combat and platforming to create a fluid and rhythmic experience. Take on the role of Amber, a glass-cannon vigilante, as you fight to uncover a plot that threatens to tear your home apart.
Why similar: Action 36.4%, Indie 25.1%, Difficult 19.7%, Platformer 18.7%
- #25 ERI
80% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: Mauri Republic
Windows
We control the ERI, this is self-learning artificial intelligence, which has to overcome 45 levels. The purpose of the test is to overcome obstacles and get to the portals, which will take us to more difficult levels.
Why similar: Action 38.1%, Indie 29.3%, Platformer 24.7%, 2D 7.8%
- #26 A Walk in the Dark
82% matchVery Positive80% of 385 reviews2013
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In this action platformer you play as a cat, Bast, running through a dark fantasy world. You’ll be running, jumping and sliding with smooth and precise controls designed to make you feel like a cat. But it wont be easy. In the dark you never know what lies in the shadows.
Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Indie 26.4%, Action 24.8%, Difficult 17.1%
- #27 Angvik
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,527 reviews2014
Dev: Alastair John Jack
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Angvik is a platform action game set in a joyful but unforgiving land.
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Action 22%, Indie 21%, Difficult 16.7%, Side Scroller 6.2%
- #28 Colette's Sugar Madness
78% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2018
Dev: Mark Hill
Windows
Colette's Sugar Madness is a retro platformer designed to be completed in a single sitting. Use the powers from multiple costumes to save Halloween candy from falling into the wrong hands. Hone your skills with each play through to make each play better than the last. How much candy can you get?
Why similar: Indie 37.8%, Action 31.7%, Platformer 23.6%, 2D 6.8%
- #29 Humanity Asset
82% matchMostly Negative31% of 509 reviews2014
Dev: Browny ApplicationPub: KISS ltd
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Humanity Asset is a Metroid-style 3D platformer that pays homage to the traditional retro classic shoot ‘em up genre. Aliens have invaded Earth to strip the planet of its resources, to save their own dying planet. As in all classic shoot 'em ups, only you can save the day - now there’s a surprise!
Why similar: Action 47.1%, Platformer 19.5%, Indie 18.6%, Side Scroller 14.8%
- #30 BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer
78% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2016
Dev: Novelline, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A super high difficulty, fantastical 2D action platformer complete with an expansive original soundtrack. 20+ Levels. Multiple playable characters. Rich lore. BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer is Act One in a timeless tale of loss and redemption.
Why similar: Action 45.6%, Indie 34.7%, Difficult 10.2%, Platformer 9.5%
- #31 Exoder
77% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Fever Dream Gameworks
Windows
Exoder is a frantic, fast paced, 2D, action platformer that will test your skills of reflex, resilience, patience and determination.
Why similar: Action 36.8%, Indie 28.3%, Platformer 27%, 2D 7.9%
- #32 Super Galaxy Boy
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DesignBy.Cloud
Windows
Let go of Gravity in this indie platformer adventure! Search from one star system to the next and blast beyond your enemies with your multi-functional raygun to save your friends!
Why similar: Indie 32.2%, Action 28.3%, Difficult 21.2%, Platformer 18.4%
- #33 星のなっちゃんE (星のなっちゃん Hoshi_no_Natchan_E)
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ああいウェアPub: AAIware
Windows
This is a 2D platform action game where you dash, jump, and attack your way through the stages.
Why similar: Action 32.9%, Side Scroller 26.8%, Platformer 23.9%, Indie 8%, 2D 6.3%
- #34 Call of Tomsk-7
77% matchVery Positive81% of 444 reviews2015
Dev: Daniel MercierPub: Mercier Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Fight for your life in Call of Tomsk-7, a simple side-scrolling shooter. Horrifying monsters are pouring out of the forgotten and abandoned Soviet-era Tomsk-7 biological weapons facility. You must fight the creatures in a seemingly endless battle of attrition.
Why similar: Action 45.7%, Indie 32%, Side Scroller 22.3%
- #35 SUPER DISTRO
79% matchMostly Negative37% of 1,155 reviews2015
Dev: KITATUS STUDIOSPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"SUPER DISTRO" is a hard-as-nails 2D platformer in the style of retro games such as Megaman, Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels and other such rage-inducing classics. Taking "Difficult gameplay" to a whole new level - SUPER DISTRO is not for the faint-of-heart. The weak need not apply.
Why similar: Indie 34.4%, Platformer 24%, Action 21.9%, Difficult 15.6%, 2D 4%
- #36 Kickochet
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: AesthPub: Robo Corp
Windows
Kickochet is a tough-as-nails-lite™ action game where you skillfully kick and ricochet your only shuriken off walls, around puzzles, and through robot faces. Race the clock, rescue your ninja cat, and destroy Robo Corp before their cat memes take over the world!
Why similar: Action 42.6%, Indie 32.8%, Difficult 21.6%, Singleplayer 3%
- #37 Demon Hearts
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Jon Harwood Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Demon Hearts is a 2D platformer game that will leave you feeling blood thirsty for victory every time you play! Take the winged and dangerously swift Vampiress Snow through many challenging silhouette environments while withstanding the many divergent demons, evil forces, and bosses!
Why similar: Action 43.7%, Indie 33.7%, Platformer 22.6%
- #38 Spartan
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2017
Dev: Sinister Cyclops Game Studio
Windows
Spartan is an epic 2d platformer powered by UE4. Featuring silky smooth animations, pixel perfect controls, challenging gameplay, huge non linear levels and an awesome original soundtrack , Spartan is taking classic platforming to the next level, UE4 Turbocharged style!
Why similar: Action 36.1%, Platformer 28.4%, Indie 27.8%, 2D 7.7%
- #39 Ember Kaboom
74% matchVery Positive82% of 119 reviews2016
Dev: Josh Koenig Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Ember's a fox who loves adventure. Run, jump, and ride through 30+ colorful, fast-paced obstacle courses in a quest to get your missing soul back!
Why similar: Action 44.2%, Indie 32.7%, Platformer 23.2%
- #40 Path of the Sramana
70% matchMixed65% of 31 reviews2020
Dev: SpiritElder
Windows
‘Path of the Sramana’ is a fantasy platformer game, following a young shaman journeying through the spirit realm, as she searches for her father’s soul.
Why similar: Action 40.6%, Indie 32.3%, Side Scroller 23.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #41 BAHAMIAN BEAT DOWN
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberFOX Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Bahamian Beat Down, a Beatemup style arcade game that takes place in The Bahamas. Take control of either Twin Dragon sibling and explore may true to life locations, items, and characters inspired by authentic Bahamian culture and history as defeat the criminal organization called The Bahama Pirates.
Why similar: Action 43.9%, Indie 33.8%, Side Scroller 17.8%, 2D 4.6%
- #42 NightmareZ
74% matchMixed44% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.
Why similar: Action 33.3%, Indie 24.1%, Platformer 20%, Difficult 14.4%, 2D 5.9%
- #43 The Flesh God
72% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: Nuberu Games
Windows
The Flesh God is a tough action platformer where you shoot a massive gun to fly through deadly levels infested with mutant flesh.
Why similar: Action 42.4%, Indie 32.6%, Platformer 25%
- #44 Concursion
75% matchMixed56% of 84 reviews2014
Dev: Puuba
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Concursion is a multi-genre game played on the boundaries between worlds. Steer your hero through a dangerous interdimensional universe, switching between different genres on the fly, pulling off feats of tight aerial acrobatics otherwise unattainable in one genre alone.
Why similar: Action 43%, Indie 34.2%, Platformer 22.8%
- #45 Gambol
69% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Mike Pickering
Windows
Gambol is a wall-hopping, ceiling-slapping jaunt of a platformer with straight forward controls, and buttery smooth movement. You control the Gambol Gumball through a gauntlet of levels designed with flow and rhythm in mind to test your platforming grit.
Why similar: Indie 38.4%, Action 37.1%, Platformer 24.5%
- #46 Ukrainian Ninja
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 783 reviews2014
Dev: Michael KissingerPub: Dragon Fire Games Inc
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Ukrainian Ninja is a multiplayer platformer game for Windows. The Ninja shoots and slashes, using weapons sold by the trader to clear each world.
Why similar: Action 28.7%, Indie 28.2%, Platformer 22.1%, Side Scroller 21%
- #47 Stonerid
73% matchMixed66% of 213 reviews2014
Dev: Enitvare
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Stonerid is a challenging 2D platformer, which the most important feature are two parallel, different worlds. Over 30 different levels to complete, unconventional game style and lots of dangerous traps and monsters make it extremely difficult to rise to the challenge.
Why similar: Action 43.6%, Indie 32.3%, Platformer 24%
- #48 Ghost in the Machine
72% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2015
Dev: Michael J. Moffitt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ghost in the Machine is about the player's escape from a run-down factory following a large explosion. In the dark factory there are many dangerous machines that must be minded in order to not be crushed or mechanically separated.
Why similar: Action 41.2%, Indie 34.4%, Platformer 24.4%
- #49 Farjob
69% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2018
Dev: Simon Kaley
Windows · Mac
Delve into a boundless realm of twisting pathways and absurd bosses.
Why similar: Action 40.4%, Indie 31.1%, Platformer 28.6%
- #50 Slip
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2014
Dev: Handsome Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Slip is a fast paced side scrolling platformer featuring a two color, swap mechanic. Using your two colors flee from Steve and his wretched purple beam through a multitude of obstacles and enemies. Slip combines the elegant simplicity of platforming with a polarity mechanic to create an easy to learn, but extremely difficult to master...
Why similar: Action 40.8%, Indie 34%, Platformer 25.3%
- #51 FatCat with Hat - Reload the Powergun
66% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Mathias Neubert
Windows
FatCat's life is relaxed. But one day his great love Mrs.Cat is kidnapped by the nasty FatDog. FatCat immediately sets out to save his beloved, but the cunning FatDog is prepared. He sends his henchmen to take out the unloved adversary.
Why similar: Action 50.6%, Indie 38.4%, Difficult 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #52 ACCEL-X
66% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: T.AdVance
Windows
Super fast time attack action game!
Why similar: Action 50.9%, Difficult 25.8%, Indie 12.6%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #53 Barbara-ian
68% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Owlbear
Windows · Mac
Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart
Why similar: Action 40.8%, Indie 31.4%, Difficult 27.8%
- #54 Splasher
65% matchVery Positive93% of 1,175 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.
Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Action 30.3%, Indie 24.3%, Difficult 7.7%, 2D 4.3%
- #55 Swiftly
70% matchMixed51% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: Cleverweek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Swiftly is a very challenging platformer game. It has simple graphics and easy to understand rules, but you are going to have a hard time completing the levels.
Why similar: Action 51.1%, Indie 29.8%, Platformer 19.2%
- #56 Run The Gamut
69% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Playdev Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
100 levels with three difficulty levels - Casual, Hardcore and Ultra mode. On Ultra Mode, we take no responsibility for any broken keyboards or gamepads.
Why similar: Indie 31.6%, Action 27.8%, Difficult 20.8%, Platformer 19.7%
- #57 Wooden Sen'SeY
71% matchMixed54% of 137 reviews2013
Dev: Upper BytePub: Spawn Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Wooden Sen'SeY is an action-platformer, set in a unique "Japan Steam Rock" universe filled with humour. You follow Goro, a village chief, as he seeks revenge through a variety of levels. He will defeat his enemies using his axes to slice, dice, squash and grapple!
Why similar: Action 43.4%, Indie 30.7%, Platformer 25.8%
- #58 Rynn's Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Arcane Four Studios
Windows · Mac
Rynn’s Adventure is a 2D platformer game in which the player guides Rynn through a variety of environments teeming with magic and danger. The player will help Rynn combat the many enemies she encounters and outwit each of their fearsome generals.
Why similar: Difficult 27.3%, Platformer 25.1%, Indie 22.5%, Action 18%, 2D 7.1%