Games Like Kero Blaster

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

Why similar: Difficult 25.4%, Platformer 18.6%, Shooter 16%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this game shares the iconic pixel-art style, quirky humor, and tight action-platforming mechanics found in Kero Blaster.

This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 40.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Arcade 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%, Retro 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the intense, arcade-style shooting satisfaction and retro aesthetic that fans of Kero Blaster's combat will appreciate.

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 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Retro 12.7%, Side Scroller 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title sets the gold standard for modern retro-inspired platformers with its polished combat, charming world-building, and precise controls.

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.7%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Retro 9.8%, Difficult 9.1%, Platformer 8%

Why You'll Like It: A pure, high-octane run-and-gun experience that pays homage to the classic arcade shooters of the 90s.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Difficult 15.4%, Retro 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic ninja action games that features the same level of challenging, pattern-based combat and retro-inspired design.

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 19.1%, Side Scroller 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Retro 12.8%, Difficult 9%

Why You'll Like It: A compact and charming metroidvania that features tight controls and a distinct, limited-palette pixel art style.

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Side Scroller 19%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Retro 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a fantastic modern run-and-gun experience with fluid movement and satisfying weapon-based combat.

In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl!Jump and shoot your way across 16 diverse and challenging levels and fight massive bosses.

Why similar: Side Scroller 28%, Platformer 27.6%, Difficult 14.7%, Action 9.1%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a short, punchy, and highly focused run-and-gun experience that mirrors the direct gameplay loop of Kero Blaster.

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 27%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Retro 11.5%, Difficult 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced platforming with combat-heavy levels, offering a similar sense of momentum and excitement.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Platformer 18.6%, Arcade 13.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%

Why You'll Like It: This unique vertical shooter shares the minimalist, arcade-focused design and high-difficulty loop that makes Kero Blaster so addictive.

Help a pink-clad office lady find a missing document so the boss doesn't get angry in this free spin-off minigame to Kero Blaster.

Why similar: Platformer 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this short, free-to-play title serves as a direct companion piece to Kero Blaster.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Retro 10.5%, Side Scroller 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels in exploration and weapon variety, capturing the sense of discovery and progression found in Studio Pixel games.

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Platformer 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Retro 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed platformer that emphasizes momentum and combat, providing a similar level of mechanical satisfaction.

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 21.5%, Retro 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Difficult 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a perfect blend of tight platforming and action-oriented combat with a humorous, retro-inspired narrative.

Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!

Why similar: Difficult 28.5%, Platformer 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Arcade 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers challenging, high-speed precision platforming that tests your reflexes in a vibrant, pixelated world.

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 51.8%, Action 15.7%, Difficult 14.5%, Indie 9.8%, 2D 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This platformer emphasizes fluid movement and creative mechanics that make navigating its levels feel incredibly rewarding.

GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.

Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Shooter 20.2%, Difficult 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, Side Scroller 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, stylish arcade shooter with a unique aesthetic and a high-difficulty curve that keeps you coming back for more.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 37.4%, Platformer 16.5%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on fast-paced, arcade-style shooting and boss battles that will feel right at home for fans of Kero Blaster's combat.

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.

Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Action 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty, arcade-style experience that strips away the fluff to focus purely on reflex-based platforming and shooting.

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 29%, Platformer 23.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult platformer that demands precision and quick thinking to overcome its many hazards.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%, Action 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich action platformer that features beautiful pixel art and challenging, puzzle-like boss encounters.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Side Scroller 29.5%, Difficult 24.8%, Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Fantasy 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features polished pixel art and tight, responsive combat that rewards precision and pattern recognition.

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 33.1%, Retro 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 14%, 2D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to gaming history that offers a variety of retro-inspired platforming challenges and mechanics.

Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.7%, Difficult 20.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Arcade 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This arcade-style platformer focuses on short, challenging stages that require mastery of movement and combat.

Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Arcade 12.2%, Retro 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

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: Platformer 21.5%, Difficult 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Retro 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers fast-paced, stylish combat where one hit can mean death, mirroring the high-stakes action of Kero Blaster.

Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, Platformer 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Retro 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy platformer that captures the simple, fun, and challenging spirit of classic 2D shooters.

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

Why similar: Side Scroller 24.7%, Difficult 18.9%, Platformer 13%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An intense, retro-styled action platformer that focuses on fast combat and challenging level design.

A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure

Why similar: Side Scroller 33.7%, Platformer 21.2%, Retro 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Action 5.2%

Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

Why similar: Difficult 16.6%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Platformer 15%, Retro 10.9%, Arcade 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style action game that features straightforward, punchy combat and platforming challenges.

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Platformer 39%, Retro 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Action 10.5%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes classic platforming mechanics with a unique visual evolution system that keeps the gameplay fresh.

When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

Why similar: Platformer 20.9%, Difficult 20.7%, Action 11.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, action-heavy platformer that embraces its retro roots with challenging level design and boss fights.

An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.

Why similar: Silent Protagonist 21% ★, Difficult 18.7%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Platformer 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Difficult 18.2%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Platformer 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Action 8.3%

Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.

Why similar: Platformer 22.4%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Difficult 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Action 7.6%

The world has gone mad and Flint Trucker must go down a long, creepy road to get back home and save his beloved Angelina. Blast your guns across different scenarios to fight hordes of ravenous beasts and bloodthirsty enemies.Will you survive?

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Side Scroller 18.9%, Difficult 10.6%, Platformer 10.4%, Action 8.3%

Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Difficult 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%, Retro 10.7%, Side Scroller 10.2%

A platform game about running, jumping and breathing.

Why similar: Side Scroller 22.5%, Satire 22.1% ★, Platformer 16%, Soundtrack 10.9% ★, Retro 9.2%

Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

Why similar: Side Scroller 23.4%, Difficult 21.2%, Platformer 16.8%, Shooter 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%

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 23%, Platformer 18.5%, Shooter 14%, Retro 8.5%, Arcade 8.1%

Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!

Why similar: Arcade 28.2%, Retro 20.5%, Action 19.5%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 13.6%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Difficult 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%, Retro 9%

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Shooter 18.2%, Difficult 12.4%, Platformer 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%

Weird Hero is a humorous and challenging shoot'em up where the hero, SuperMegaDude, battles countless foes with his arsenal of weird weapons: the Flickinator, the Atomic Toaster, a magician's hat and other strange devices.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.6%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Platformer 17.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 10.3%

Rocks and Rockets - a terrific action game where you have to control the rocket and to cope with a very hostile environment.

Why similar: Silent Protagonist 56.4% ★, Platformer 11.1%, Arcade 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Adventure 7.8%

An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!

Why similar: Platformer 31%, Action 22.3%, Adventure 19.4%, Indie 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Action 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

Why similar: Platformer 35%, Retro 25.3%, 2D 15.5%, Action 12.4%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Q-YO Blaster is a shooting game, with peculiar characters, strange enemies, weapons and many explosions. Enter the miniature world and stop the threat

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 55.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 8%, Indie 7%

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.

Why similar: Platformer 56.9%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Indie 10.1%, Action 8.6%, 2D 6.4%

"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

Why similar: Difficult 20.9%, Platformer 19.6%, Satire 12.8% ★, Retro 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.4%

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 31.8%, Platformer 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Side Scroller 8%, Retro 8%

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 20.4%, Difficult 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.2%, Retro 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Platformer 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Difficult 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.9%, Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Retro 10.6%

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 39.9%, Platformer 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Fantasy 8.8%, 2D 8%

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Side Scroller 20.9%, Difficult 17.5%, Platformer 15.3%, Retro 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.5%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Shooter 9.5%

Skeleton Boomerang is a platformer where the hero, Hunter, must use an enchanted boomerang to put an end to an army of bony soldiers led by the voodoo master Mr. Saturday. Get high scores, collect upgrades, find secrets, and overcome many skeletal challenges!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.8%, Platformer 32.9%, Action 20.1%, Indie 11.2%

Jump, lick, and spit your way through four worlds in a new-school arcade adventure starring the nominal Handsome Mr. Frog, a good looking fellow whose hat was jacked by a bunch of unattractive normies.

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Arcade 22.6%, Indie 20.2%, Retro 19.5%