Games Like JUMP KING QUEST

Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.4%, Difficult 18.2%, Adventure 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Souls-like 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the definitive high-stakes vertical climbing experience that defines the genre.

Climb up from the depths of Hell. Scale various worlds solo or chained together with your friends in the 1-4 player platforming sensation.

Why similar: Co-op 79.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Multiplayer 4.2%, Funny 2.4%, Exploration 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the co-op climbing frustration and teamwork mechanics found in the seed game.

Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.

Why similar: Co-op 35.9%, Precision Platformer 18.9%, Adventure 12.5%, Difficult 8.3%, Psychological Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the multiplayer rage-inducing platforming DNA and the competitive spirit of climbing together.

This is a difficult game about climbing.

Why similar: Adventure 26.6%, Precision Platformer 26.4%, Difficult 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, 2.5D 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the same singular, frustratingly rewarding goal of reaching the top through precise, physics-based movement.

Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.4%, Adventure 23%, Souls-like 17.5%, Difficult 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused precision platformer that mirrors the high-stakes, unforgiving nature of the seed game.

Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Why similar: Co-op 72%, Precision Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 6.3%, Difficult 4.8%, Multiplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential co-op precision platformer that requires intense coordination to overcome punishing vertical obstacles.

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.

Why similar: Souls-like 35.5%, Dark Fantasy 19.5%, Co-op 19.1%, Metroidvania 12.8%, Difficult 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D souls-like that captures the dark-fantasy atmosphere and metroidvania exploration elements of the seed game.

The Last Hero of Nostalgaia is a satirical action-adventure, brought to life by a twisted and wicked tale. Featuring hard but fair combat, *full character customization, unique battle armor and engaging narrative mechanics rich in lore, Nostalgaia plunges you into almost certain death at every turn.

Why similar: Co-op 42.6%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Souls-like 16.7%, Adventure 7.4%, Character Customization 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A souls-like that leans into dark-fantasy tropes while maintaining a sense of humor and adventure.

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Difficult 40.5%, Psychological Horror 36.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Funny 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational game for punishing, physics-based climbing that tests player patience and precision.

Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.

Why similar: Co-op 65.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Psychological Horror 6.1%, Multiplayer 4.8%, 2D Platformer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique physics-based co-op platforming that emphasizes the hilarity and difficulty of shared movement.

Tired of sitting on the ground? Take a sky-high journey with your friends in Only Climb: Better Together! Touch the clouds with your own hands and find out what's behind them, but remember, there are no easy paths…

Why similar: Co-op 39.3%, Precision Platformer 22.1%, Character Customization 11.1%, Adventure 10%, Difficult 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the cooperative climbing experience, allowing players to navigate complex environments as a team.

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 48.7%, Adventure 22%, Difficult 17.2%, Dark Fantasy 5.1%, Action 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in precision platforming that rewards patience and mastery of difficult, screen-by-screen challenges.

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: Co-op 69.2%, 2D Platformer 12%, Difficult 8.9%, PvP 5.5%, Funny 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, roguelike platformer that features deep co-op integration and high-stakes exploration.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.5%, Souls-like 28.5%, Metroidvania 25.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Difficult 6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines punishing platforming with a dark, gothic aesthetic and souls-like combat mechanics.

Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.

Why similar: Co-op 36.6%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Souls-like 11.9%, Metroidvania 8.3%, Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the souls-like metroidvania formula with added online co-op features for shared progression.

Become a glutton for punishment and persevere, alone or with a friend, against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 27.7%, Souls-like 26.6%, Metroidvania 18.2%, Action RPG 12.1%, Difficult 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Blends souls-like combat with metroidvania exploration, perfect for those who enjoy the darker side of the seed game.

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 28.5%, Adventure 27.5%, Metroidvania 24.2%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Funny 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced metroidvania that emphasizes platforming precision and fluid movement through interconnected worlds.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.9%, Difficult 18.5%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Exploration 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers tight, responsive precision platforming that challenges players to overcome increasingly difficult vertical climbs.

LOST EPIC is a 2D side-scrolling action RPG about a war between gods and humanity. The player becomes the deity-defying knight, God Slayer, and explores the world known as Sanctum to bring the Pantheon of Six to their knees.

Why similar: Co-op 35.5%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Souls-like 13.8%, Metroidvania 9.8%, Character Customization 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D action-rpg that features souls-like combat and character customization within a dark fantasy setting.

Escape from an incredibly dangerous, randomly generated tower in a slapstick, roguelite adventure that looks like a cartoon and feels like a joke. Slashy slashy!

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 38.7%, Adventure 26.5%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Difficult 13.3%, Funny 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features dungeon-crawling adventure elements with a focus on dark humor and high-stakes action.

Engage in fluid 2D pixel art swordplay, hunt down witches, fight monsters and experience the age of high adventure. Enter the guild of the Crimson Capes and explore a fantasy world of Sword and Sorcery.

Why similar: Co-op 23.9%, Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Souls-like 16.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Action RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-rpg that captures the dark-fantasy aesthetic and souls-like combat mechanics of the seed game.

TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.

Why similar: Adventure 62.5%, Difficult 29.9%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, procedurally generated climbing game that demands high skill and persistence.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Souls-like 27.4%, Metroidvania 26.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Difficult 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for metroidvania exploration and souls-like difficulty, featuring intricate platforming challenges.

PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

Why similar: Co-op 69.9%, Adventure 13%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Character Customization 5.1%, Exploration 2.8%

Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

Why similar: Co-op 78.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Action 2%, Difficult 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op action-roguelike that provides chaotic, high-stakes combat and adventure.

Now with barely functioning co-op features! A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon, alone or with others jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Funny 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, unforgiving precision platformer that focuses on psychological-horror themes.

Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.1%, Souls-like 21.1%, Metroidvania 15.5%, Adventure 11.3%, 2.5D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique souls-like metroidvania that rewards precise timing and exploration in a surreal, dark world.

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.

Why similar: Souls-like 37.2%, Dark Fantasy 23.6%, Metroidvania 16.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Action RPG 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A souls-like metroidvania that excels in atmospheric storytelling and challenging boss encounters.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 59%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Difficult 16.6%, Adventure 2.8%, Funny 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic precision platformer that tests reflexes and patience with its unforgiving level design.

A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.

Why similar: Co-op 55.2%, Adventure 12%, Precision Platformer 9.5%, Difficult 6.1%, Psychological Horror 4.6%

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: Metroidvania 44.9%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Adventure 14.3%, Difficult 10.6%, Funny 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania that evolves from a linear platformer into a complex, challenging adventure.

In this platformer, jumping will be your main mechanic as you climb the level, each jump matters, if you miss a jump, you have to restart. You may be small but so are the platforms.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 38.1%, Psychological Horror 27.1%, Souls-like 22.3%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%

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: Precision Platformer 45.9%, 2D Platformer 27.8%, Difficult 16.4%, Funny 6.5%, Action 3.4%

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.

Why similar: Co-op 27.5%, Souls-like 24.7%, Dark Fantasy 22%, Difficult 6.2%, Adventure 5.7%

A co-op game for 1-6+ players where you fall, dig, and explode your way down a dangerous cave system to find your lost dog. Catch your friends and watch your step on this journey full of traps, hazards, and the most deadly force of all: gravity. Will you jump into the unknown to rescue your dog?

Why similar: Co-op 63.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Character Customization 9.4%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Funny 3.6%

🐸Up to 8 player co-op extraction puzzle-platformer where you swing, jump, catapult your friends, and eat eat EAT until you grow into a humongous Megafrog. Squad up with your frog friends and storm the Sewers for the glory of the Swamp King!🐸

Why similar: Co-op 63.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Character Customization 6.4%, PvE 3.9%

Embark on a wild Singleplayer, Coop, and PvP Roguelite Hack and Slash Adventure! Dive into medieval worlds and battle insane enemies. Master dungeons, smash everything to pieces, grab the loot, extract strategically - or die like a poor pig.

Why similar: Co-op 43.7%, Souls-like 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Character Customization 6.8%, Action RPG 6.5%

Explore, fight, loot and fish! Solo or in co-op mode in this Old School First Person Dungeon Crawler. Earn your knighthood as you oppose the evil witch Lunamoth and stop her curse which prevents everyone from growing wings.

Why similar: Co-op 46.4%, Souls-like 27.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Action RPG 7.5%, Multiplayer 3.5%

Ascend through the twisted levels of the Backrooms using physics-based object manipulation to overcome obstacles, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover unsettling secrets. Play solo or team up in online co-op with up to 4 players as you climb higher, think smarter, and survive the unknown.

Why similar: Co-op 47.9%, Adventure 41.8%, Funny 6.6%, Multiplayer 3.7%

As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive. Battle grotesque monsters, expand your arsenal, and uncover hidden paths in a non-linear, pixel art journey.

Why similar: Co-op 32.9%, Souls-like 17.8%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Metroidvania 10.7%, Adventure 9.5%

Magic Rampage is a fast-paced action RPG platformer with a massive single-player campaign, deep character customization, and challenging dungeons. Master powerful gear, uncover secrets, and test your skills in competitive and PvP modes.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.3%, Adventure 22.2%, Action RPG 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, PvP 8.9%

In this physics-based co-op platformer, you and a friend must carry your short-tempered king through deadly medieval courses. Dodge traps, maintain balance, and work together to reach the throne room. One wrong step, and the king might crown you with his rage!

Why similar: Co-op 66.4%, Precision Platformer 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Multiplayer 6%, Character Customization 4%

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.

Why similar: Co-op 54.6%, Souls-like 26.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Action RPG 5.8%, PvE 4.4%

Your name is Hank. You are doing a Handstand. Jump to the top.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.9%, Adventure 27.8%, Difficult 15.4%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Funny 4.7%

Fling yourself into a mountain climbing adventure! Become the first to reach the top of the highest mountain in the world and meet eccentric characters along the way!

Why similar: Adventure 48.8%, Character Customization 23.7%, Funny 9.5%, Exploration 7.2%, Action 7.1%

A precision co-op platformer where the only obstacle is falling. Bring a friend along and work together as you face the brutal challenges that await you both on this climb! Can you both make it Two the Top?

Why similar: Co-op 30.3%, Precision Platformer 25.3%, Adventure 16.6%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 9.4%

In this online horror co-op, you play as a scrappy goblin, scavenging dungeons, dodging traps, and fleeing monsters to feed the Goblin King-Queen. Team up with goblin pals, or go rogue, as you dive deep and cause chaos! Fail to feed them, and you might be the next meal!

Why similar: Co-op 51.4%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Adventure 10.5%, Character Customization 7%, Multiplayer 4.8%

A mega-hardcore platformer with an ability to play it online or by using hotseat co-op mode with friends, which is full of dirty tricks and all sorts of hoaxes around every corner — and all of that, in addition, peppered with easter eggs and roasted to a crust.

Why similar: Co-op 65.4%, Adventure 25.8%, Difficult 7.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Participate in only up races with 100 players. Fall down, and you'll burn in the lava! Play with friends or other players. The last survivor wins. Could it be you?

Why similar: Co-op 32.8%, Adventure 25%, Precision Platformer 22.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, PvP 4.4%

Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

Why similar: Co-op 42.7%, Souls-like 14.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Precision Platformer 8.9%, 2D Platformer 6.8%

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 62.6%, Adventure 27%, Exploration 6%, Action 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

Why similar: Co-op 84.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Multiplayer 3.6%, Psychological Horror 2.2%, Action 1%

As the final creation of the Goddess, Juxtia, journey through the ruins of two divine kingdoms, overrun by the Tarnishing. Challenging combat, a hauntingly beautiful score, and a sinister narrative work in unison to make The Tarnishing of Juxtia an unforgettable 2D dark fantasy action RPG.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 33.8%, Souls-like 27.4%, Metroidvania 14.5%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Character Customization 9.9%

Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.8%, Adventure 22.1%, Souls-like 16.7%, Difficult 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%

Join this intense MMO 3D platformer! Jump, parkour, and compete against others in a race to the top. Challenge your buddies, beat them, smash records, and reach unprecedented heights! The only rule is not to fall!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.5%, Adventure 21.2%, Difficult 15.2%, Nonlinear 13.2%, PvP 9.6%

Only Up: With Friends is a multiplayer parkour game where precision is essential. Race against your friends to the top by climbing a variety of dynamic obstacles. One mistake and its back to the start...

Why similar: Co-op 66.5%, Adventure 16.9%, Multiplayer 8.1%, PvP 3.3%, Psychological Horror 2.4%

Work together or betray each other! Unlock lobby-wide upgrades. Survive a 4-day expedition to reach the final boss. A Multiplayer 3D Platformer with a sprinkle of Roguelike and Battle Royale!

Why similar: Co-op 41.3%, Precision Platformer 18.8%, Character Customization 15%, Multiplayer 9.9%, PvP 8.5%