Games Like JumpJet Rex

DINOSAURS. PIXELS. PYROCLASTIC DOOM WALLS. Escape extinction in this colorful take on the classic prehistoric runner. Upgrade your raptor with new stats and cute hats, and then outrun the end of the world in endless, procedurally generated landscapes.

Why similar: Dinosaurs 31.5% ★, Runner 17.9%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Racing 8.8%, 2D Platformer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the dinosaur theme and the core focus on high-speed, arcade-style running to escape impending doom.

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: Difficult 29.9%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Platformer 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Side Scroller 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for precision platforming, offering the same level of demanding, screen-by-screen mastery found in JumpJet Rex.

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: Difficult 17.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 11.4%, Linear 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the speed-focused, precision-platforming gameplay of JumpJet Rex with a charming pixel-art aesthetic.

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 28.9% ★, Side Scroller 18%, Racing 17.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It features a prehistoric setting and a jetpack-based movement mechanic that feels very similar to the core gameplay of JumpJet Rex.

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

Why similar: Difficult 31.2%, Platformer 25%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This iconic title shares the intense difficulty and lightning-fast respawn mechanics that make precision platformers so addictive.

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Difficult 11.5%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Anime 9%

Why You'll Like It: It features incredibly fast-paced, momentum-driven platforming that rewards players for maintaining speed and flow.

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 32.9%, Platformer 20.9%, Difficult 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Colorful 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the high-speed, momentum-based movement and chaotic energy that players who enjoy the 'platflyer' mechanics will love.

Hop into the shoes of Duke Dashington and save treasures from collapsing dungeons! Do you have what it takes to be the fastest treasure hunter in the world?

Why similar: Racing 20.1%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Linear 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, puzzle-platformer that forces you to think and move quickly under strict time limits.

Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.1%, Platformer 19.8%, Cute 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes momentum-based movement and tight platforming controls to create a satisfying and colorful adventure.

Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Difficult 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Action 12.9%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platformer that captures the same 8-bit charm and challenging level design.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a unique gravity-flipping mechanic that requires the same level of twitch-reflex precision as JumpJet Rex.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Platformer 37.3%, Difficult 36.8%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, music-synced platformer that demands extreme precision and fast reflexes to survive its difficult stages.

Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.

Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, Difficult 15.4%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.6%, Linear 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision-platformer that requires quick thinking and precise jumps to navigate hazardous environments.

Super Time Force Ultra is an insane platformer filled with robots and dinosaurs and fun and time travel... sometimes all at the same time!

Why similar: Dinosaurs 31.7% ★, Side Scroller 16.9%, Difficult 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines chaotic 2D action with time-manipulation mechanics that require strategic platforming.

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 32.3% ★, Side Scroller 21.3%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Cute 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style platformer that provides a straightforward, challenging experience with a cute dinosaur protagonist.

An open world adventure inspired by the classics. Get lost in a wide world of precarious platforming that will take you back to a simpler time...

Why similar: Dinosaurs 67.2% ★, Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that offers a nostalgic feel and challenging level design for fans of the genre.

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Why similar: Runner 23.8%, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 13%, Difficult 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist precision-platformer that strips away the fluff to focus purely on difficult, skill-based jumping.

Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 61.3%, Action 38.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features unique movement-based puzzles that require players to master the character's momentum to succeed.

A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.

Why similar: Difficult 25.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Anime 12.3%, Cute 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a high-difficulty, arcade-style experience that tests your platforming skills in every level.

Axolotl is Dry is a precision platforming game where you play as a little axolotl taken from his home. You'll need to jump, dash and slide your way through the harsh desert before you sweat yourself dry. Help the axolotl get to his home!

Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Linear 10.7%, Cute 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, precision-based platformer that focuses on short, intense bursts of gameplay similar to JumpJet Rex.

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: Nonlinear 20.5%, Side Scroller 19.8%, 2D Platformer 15%, Difficult 11.8%, Platformer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes momentum and exploration in a 2D platforming world that feels like a classic retro adventure.

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.

Why similar: Racing 66.3%, Platformer 21.5%, 2D 6.7%, Action 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This competitive platformer focuses entirely on high-speed movement and utilizing gadgets to outrun opponents.

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 24.1%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Side Scroller 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers tight, responsive controls and high-speed action that rewards players for mastering the game's movement mechanics.

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: 2D Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, its high-speed, one-hit-kill gameplay requires the same level of precision and pattern recognition as JumpJet Rex.

Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 20.4%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Side Scroller 10%, Difficult 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A charming 2D platformer that balances exploration with tight, responsive movement mechanics.

Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Sci-fi 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features action-adventure elements and platforming challenges that reward players for exploring its levels.

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 21.9%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 12.8%, Difficult 8%

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 49.2% ★, Difficult 18.2%, Platformer 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 6%, Colorful 6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a difficult, precision-platforming experience set in a prehistoric world.

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 42.7% ★, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Cute 8.2%, Action-Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly platformer that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving while maintaining a dinosaur theme.

Enjoy the Tyrannosaurus Rex game with beautiful 3D graphics and in high resolution.

Why similar: Dinosaurs 44.8% ★, Runner 29.2%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Colorful 4%, Action 3.1%

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 20.9%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Difficult 10.2%, Cute 9.6%

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Platformer 42.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Difficult 14.9%, 2D 8.3%, Action 7.3%

Rex is a classic hardcore 2D platformer shooter, you play as a soldier to hunt down an evil scientist. Fight your way through with powerful weapons and put an end to his mad experiments.

Why similar: Runner 30.1%, Platformer 16.5%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Difficult 12.1%, Sci-fi 7.3%

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: Runner 40.5%, Dinosaurs 39.4% ★, Platformer 20.1%

Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.

Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 16%, Platformer 12.7%, Cute 8%

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 43.9%, Action-Adventure 26.3%, Action 14.6%, Colorful 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 5%

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 34.3%, Difficult 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.3%, 2D 8.7%

Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!

Why similar: Dinosaurs 40.1% ★, Side Scroller 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 10.4%, Action-Adventure 8.1%

C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.8%, Difficult 27.4%, Platformer 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, 2D 6.3%

"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Difficult 25.9%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 10.3%

Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

Why similar: Difficult 24.7%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Cute 10.5%

You fell from your UFO... How do you get back? Explore a foreign and friendly world inhabited by geysers, tall trees and dinosaurs. Learn its rules and systems and craft your way back to your spaceship!

Why similar: Cute 58.3%, Colorful 41.7%

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: Side Scroller 23.4%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Linear 12.6%, Anime 8.9%

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: Side Scroller 19.2%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Cute 13%, Platformer 12.9%

The award winning arcade platformer! Race to climb falling blocks as you dodge lava, dragons, and space chickens? Fast-paced retro goodness!

Why similar: Platformer 67.4%, Action 32.6%

Face hordes of Dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures in this survival game with minimalist gameplay! Dino Survivors is a casual game with Roguelite elements, where you need to be faster and survive several species of extinct animals. Your choices will determine this.

Why similar: Dinosaurs 66.2% ★, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Action 4.4%, 2D 4.3%

Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.

Why similar: Platformer 16.3%, Difficult 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.6%

Collect power up that help you reach all placed in order to collect mushrooms. Avoid dinosaurs that will steal them from you

Why similar: Action 100%

Avoid rain, get stars,and run across the passage! Retro but new, high-speed action game filled with many hidden elements!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29.1%, Action 18%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Cute 13.5%

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: Side Scroller 24.4%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Linear 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%

You are a hungry, young hoverbike racer who needs to get off Earth before it E-X-P-L-O-D-E-S. Hunt bounties, throw races, and do whatever you can to get to Mars and win the Grand Prix.

Why similar: Racing 26.7%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Space 10.5%, Anime 9.6%

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 26.3%, Platformer 24%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 9.2%

A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!

Why similar: Difficult 36.8%, Platformer 29%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action 13.6%, 2D 6.3%

Lost Girl Platformer is a thrilling 2D platform game where you play as a courageous girl. Your task is to jump from platform to platform to survive and escape. But be careful: time is limited, and every jump must be precise!

Why similar: Side Scroller 35.3%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 17.4%, Anime 8.1%, Cute 7.9%

At sonic speeds, Aureole - Wings of Hope takes platforming to the literal skies! Join Ramila and Ryleth on their crusade to reclaim their home from demonic forces in this unique physics-based side-scrolling game.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.9%, Difficult 21.8%, Platformer 21.7%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Colorful 5.1%

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict freighter. Be careful: getting in is often easier than getting out!

Why similar: Nonlinear 25.4%, 2D Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 16.7%, Space 12.8%, Sci-fi 8.1%

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, 2D Platformer 25.5%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Difficult 11.9%, 2D 6.2%

Survive a Wild West where dinosaurs never went extinct. Fight off predators, outlaws, and the elements as you journey across deadly biomes to rescue your kidnapped sister. Hunt or be hunted in this ruthless survival roguelike.

Why similar: Dinosaurs 55% ★, Difficult 20.9%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, Colorful 6.2%, Action 4.3%

Dynamic and hardcore runner. Dare to overcome a unpredictable track with a lot of unique challenges. Can you reach the finish line? Can you survive?

Why similar: Runner 28.5%, Racing 24.3%, Difficult 19%, Platformer 11.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%