- #1 Forts
97% matchVery Positive92% of 24,651 reviews2017
Dev: EarthWork Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Unleash your creativity and strategic prowess in Forts, the exhilarating physics-based RTS! Design, construct, and customize imposing fortresses, bristling with devastating firepower, and blast your opponent’s buildings to rubble!
Why similar: Multiplayer 34.9%, Building 21.2%, Sandbox 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%, 2D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the core loop of building a base and using physics-based weapons to destroy the opponent's structure.
- #2 Teeworlds
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,371 reviews2015
Dev: Teeworlds Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
Why similar: Multiplayer 47.9%, Platformer 9.9%, 2D 8.6%, Side Scroller 7.3%, Team-Based 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D multiplayer platformer that mirrors the chaotic, skill-based movement and combat of King Arthur's Gold.
- #3 Soldat
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,783 reviews2020
Dev: Transhuman Design
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Soldat is a unique 2D (side-view) multiplayer action game. Soldiers fight against each other in 2D battle arenas using a deadly arsenal of military weapons, across 7 default game modes.
Why similar: Multiplayer 54.8%, Action 21.2%, Indie 14.1%, 2D 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This classic 2D shooter offers the same high-speed, visceral multiplayer combat and physics-based movement found in KAG.
- #4 Cortex Command
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,052 reviews2012
Dev: Data RealmsPub: Data Realms, LLC
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Why similar: Strategy 50.2%, Sandbox 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.5%, 2D 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features deep 2D physics-based destruction and base defense mechanics that feel very similar to the tactical gameplay of KAG.
- #5 Besiege
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 52,398 reviews2020
Dev: Spiderling Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing medieval machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles. Conquer the campaign or skirmish with friends in Multiplayer!
Why similar: Multiplayer 32%, Building 23.1%, Medieval 21.1%, Sandbox 19.1%, Strategy 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the engineering and physics-based destruction of medieval siege machines, a core component of the KAG experience.
- #6 Duck Game
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,980 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: Multiplayer 43.7%, Competitive 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Fast-Paced 8.8%, Funny 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the frantic, hilarious, and skill-heavy 2D platformer combat that makes multiplayer sessions memorable.
- #7 Miner Meltdown
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 140 reviews2017
Dev: Mighty Pebble Games IncPub: Throwback Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Miner Meltdown is an action-packed team-based multiplayer game. Scour the map for minerals, upgrade your gear, and attempt to blow up the opposing team all the while avoiding monsters, traps, and environmental pitfalls along the way.
Why similar: Multiplayer 24.6%, Team-Based 15.4%, Zombies 8.3%, Platformer 7.5%, Side Scroller 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D team-based platformer that combines mining, base building, and combat in a way that feels like a spiritual successor to KAG.
- #8 Awesomenauts
92% matchVery Positive85% of 26,902 reviews2012
Dev: Ronimo GamesPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!
Why similar: Multiplayer 45.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Competitive 9.7%, Co-op 8.5%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D MOBA that utilizes platforming and team-based objectives to create intense, lane-pushing combat.
- #9 CastleStorm
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,618 reviews2013
Dev: Zen Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.5%, Medieval 18.6%, Funny 12.6%, Co-op 12.3%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tower defense with 2D physics-based castle destruction, focusing on the siege aspect of medieval warfare.
- #10 Worms W.M.D
91% matchVery Positive85% of 14,550 reviews2016
Dev: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever.
Why similar: Multiplayer 61.1%, Strategy 8.8%, Funny 7%, Co-op 6.5%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on team-based artillery combat and terrain destruction within a 2D environment.
- #11 Blockland
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 5,537 reviews2013
Dev: Eric HartmanPub: Step 1 Games LLC
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Blockland is a non-linear sandbox game with no set goals, giving players the freedom to design and construct elaborate structures. Styled as a tiny minifigure, players build inside of the virtual world using bricks reminiscent of toy blocks.
Why similar: Multiplayer 33.5%, Sandbox 24.3%, Building 22.6%, Co-op 5%, Zombies 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game that allows for complex building and multiplayer interaction in a physics-enabled world.
- #12 Terraria
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,524,255 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.5 hrsMean: 150.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Multiplayer 31.6%, Sandbox 21.3%, Building 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Co-op 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sandbox that emphasizes building, exploration, and combat, offering a more expansive take on the construction-survival loop.
- #13 Noita
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 86,897 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Sandbox 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 25.9%, 2D 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an incredibly deep physics-based destruction system where every pixel can be manipulated or destroyed.
- #14 Hammerwatch
89% matchVery Positive89% of 6,496 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: Multiplayer 31.8%, Co-op 24%, Pixel Graphics 20.9%, Action 8.7%, Indie 8%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op dungeon crawler that captures the pixel-art aesthetic and team-based combat style of KAG.
- #15 Medieval Engineers
89% matchMixed52% of 7,297 reviews2015
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!
Why similar: Building 26.1%, Multiplayer 25.2%, Medieval 20.5%, Sandbox 18.4%, Co-op 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more realistic take on medieval building and structural integrity, focusing on physics and engineering.
- #16 Broforce
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 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: Multiplayer 31.5%, Co-op 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Side Scroller 8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, fully destructible 2D platformer that captures the chaotic energy of team-based action.
- #17 Of Guards And Thieves
86% matchVery Positive85% of 4,329 reviews2014
Dev: Subvert Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Of Guards and Thieves is a multiplayer stealth game in which high-powered guards face off against fast and elusive thieves in a contest of wits. Outsmarting the enemy and shooting your way through to the goal are equally valid strategies. Simple rules, emergent gameplay and high replayability.
Why similar: Multiplayer 44.9%, Team-Based 15.7%, Co-op 10.3%, Sandbox 7.6%, Zombies 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric multiplayer game that relies on stealth and action in a 2D environment.
- #18 Barotrauma
81% matchVery Positive94% of 86,224 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Why similar: Multiplayer 58.4%, Co-op 23.6%, 2D 8.8%, Strategy 4.3%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based co-op game where maintaining a complex structure under pressure is key to survival.
- #19 Pixel Piracy
84% matchMixed65% of 7,360 reviews2014
Dev: Vitali Kirpu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an epic 2D pirate simulator RPG adventure, where you navigate both land and sea. Upgrade your ship, recruit and level up your crew, and uncover hidden treasures as you become a legendary pirate.
Why similar: Sandbox 49.6%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox side-scroller that involves building and managing a ship while engaging in combat.
- #20 Castle Story
84% matchMixed65% of 10,553 reviews2017
Dev: Sauropod Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures.
Why similar: Building 32.3%, Multiplayer 28.8%, Sandbox 22.1%, Strategy 7.4%, Co-op 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: Combines colony simulation with building and physics-based destruction in a multiplayer sandbox.
- #21 Magicite
83% matchVery Positive85% of 7,589 reviews2014
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.
Why similar: Multiplayer 40.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Co-op 11%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D roguelike that features crafting and multiplayer exploration, emphasizing survival and combat.
- #22 Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat
82% matchVery Positive88% of 5,455 reviews2015
Dev: Spasman Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battle other 2D stickfigures online while jumping around like a lunatic and getting blown up into smithereens. With over 70 weapons, Boring Man is the most chaotic and hilarious 2D online shooter on the internet.
Why similar: Multiplayer 24.9%, Competitive 20.6%, Side Scroller 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Co-op 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D shooter that focuses on chaotic movement and tactical weapon usage.
- #23 UnEpic
82% matchVery Positive91% of 8,146 reviews2014
Dev: @unepic_franPub: Unepic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
Why similar: Multiplayer 24.9%, Platformer 20.2%, Co-op 10.4%, 2D 9.4%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer with RPG elements that emphasizes exploration and tactical combat.
- #24 Kingdom Two Crowns
80% matchVery Positive90% of 38,241 reviews2018
Dev: Stumpy🐙SquidPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.8%, Building 23.7%, Medieval 20.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling strategy game focused on building and defending a kingdom against waves of enemies.
- #25 ShellShock Live
79% matchVery Positive93% of 35,466 reviews2020
Dev: kChamp Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demolish your friends with hundreds of upgradable weapons shot from your customizable tank in this action-packed online multiplayer tanks game. Earn XP to level up and unlock new tanks, weapons, and gear. Fight against or alongside your friends for strategic team or free-for-all matches.
Why similar: Multiplayer 63.1%, 2D 9.5%, Strategy 7.2%, Co-op 7.2%, Action 6%
Why You'll Like It: An artillery game that relies on physics and terrain destruction to defeat opponents in a multiplayer setting.
- #26 Dig or Die
81% matchVery Positive90% of 4,269 reviews2018
Dev: Gaddy Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
Why similar: Sandbox 27%, Multiplayer 25.2%, Building 15.3%, 2D 8.3%, Co-op 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and base defense against waves of enemies using 2D physics and crafting.
- #27 Starbound
78% matchVery Positive90% of 122,999 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 64.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.7%, Sandbox 25.1%, Building 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Co-op 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world sandbox that allows for extensive building and multiplayer exploration in a 2D space.
- #28 Warriors & Castles
79% matchMixed69% of 68 reviews2015
Dev: Estudio Raed Wulf
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
When a kingdom and an empire collide, the best warriors are called to battle. Join the mighty Kingdom or the glorious Empire and conquer your enemies. A team-based, 3rd person action shooter with cartoon styled, fantasy themed backgrounds. 3 classes to choose from, each with its unique set of skills.
Why similar: Multiplayer 58.2%, Medieval 20.4%, Action 12.1%, Indie 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A medieval-themed action game that focuses on team-based combat and base defense.
- #29 King of the Hat
74% matchVery Positive97% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Hat Games
Windows · Mac
A 2D party platformer where you fight with a hat! Throw your hat to attack, defend and bait opponents. But watch out! If someone jumps on your hat... you die!
Why similar: Multiplayer 31.5%, Competitive 20.1%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Platformer 7.9%, Co-op 7.9%
- #30 Cubic Castles
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 4,273 reviews2014
Dev: Raptisoft
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Your blocks, your castle, your world! Build anything you can dream up and explore with other players! Cubic Castles is a mini-MMO that combines the best of block-building and 3D platform action! Create fantastic parkour challenges, explore worlds made by other players, or even make friend!
Why similar: Multiplayer 39.6%, Building 29.8%, Sandbox 20.3%, Co-op 5.4%, Action 2%
- #31 8BitMMO
78% matchMixed60% of 4,325 reviews2015
Dev: Archive Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 33%
8BitMMO is a retro-style 2D massively multiplayer game! It's a giant construction sandbox -- you can build a home or a castle in a persistent streaming world. Found and manage your own city. Fight evil LawyerCats and engage in Player vs Player battle.
Why similar: Multiplayer 27%, Building 24.9%, Sandbox 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, 2D 5.4%
- #32 Idle Sand Castle
77% matchMostly Negative40% of 86 reviews2022
Dev: Oleh Baziv
Windows
Build the castle of your dreams
Why similar: Platformer 42.5%, Building 35.4%, 2D 20%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #33 Tomb Rumble
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 280 reviews2021
Dev: Atelier 801
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Tomb Rumble is a pixel art MMO platformer, where adventurers compete to retreive ancient treasures in lost temples, cursed ruins and more. Push other players into deadly traps to be the first to escape !... or be the one to fall in a lava pit.
Why similar: Multiplayer 38.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Co-op 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Platformer 10.2%
- #34 CS2D
74% matchVery Positive90% of 10,338 reviews2017
Dev: Unreal Software
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 35%
CS2D is a free fast-paced top-down multiplayer shooter. Featuring many different game modes, a built-in map editor and much more.
Why similar: Multiplayer 52.7%, 2D 15.4%, Zombies 7%, Action 7%, Competitive 4.8%
- #35 Hero Siege
75% matchMixed67% of 46,731 reviews2014
Dev: Panic Art Studios Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.
Why similar: Multiplayer 45.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, Co-op 15.5%, 2D 7.8%, Action 6.1%
- #36 Royal Revolt II
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 402 reviews2021
Dev: Flaregames
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Royal Revolt 2 is an asynchronous PvP Reverse Tower Defense game full of medieval magic and action-laden battles.Can you set up your defenses so other Kings and Queens can't crash your castle gates? We're throwing down the gauntlet. Will you pick it up?
Why similar: Multiplayer 39.4%, Medieval 27.2%, Strategy 11.8%, Action 11.4%, Funny 10.2%
- #37 Roguelands
73% matchVery Positive80% of 3,731 reviews2016
Dev: Sean YoungPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.
Why similar: Multiplayer 45.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Co-op 12%, 2D 7.6%, Platformer 6.7%
- #38 Cards and Castles Ultimate
68% matchVery Positive80% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Red Team Games
Windows · Mac
Collectible cards meets tactical strategy! Build decks, uncover crazy combos, and battle friends and rivals in TACTICAL CARD-BOARD COMBAT. Bring your cards to life and dominate the grid!
Why similar: Multiplayer 50.9%, Medieval 28.1%, Funny 10.5%, 2D 6%, Strategy 4.6%
- #39 Wizards
71% matchVery Positive88% of 438 reviews2021
Dev: Tyler
Windows · Mac · Linux
Artillery tactics games are back! Grab some friends and get ready for an all out Wizard war! Create your own way of play with tons of unique spells to choose from. With randomly generated terrain and unlimited combinations, you'll never know what will happen next. Completely free to play.
Why similar: Competitive 34.2%, Multiplayer 27%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D 6.4%, Strategy 6.2%
- #40 Hunger Dungeon
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,270 reviews2016
Dev: No Stuck Game Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 21%
Hunger Dungeon is a 1-6 player round-based Multiplayer Online Battle Arena game with a special pixel art style. Battle with more than 12 unique characters in fast-paced Free-for-All and Team Deathmatch rounds. Or take on the challenging Dragon Mode - the exciting first PvE mode!
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.1%, Competitive 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Co-op 10.6%, 2D 5.6%
- #41 Dungeon Defenders II
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 22,080 reviews2017
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.
Why similar: Multiplayer 54.2%, Team-Based 24.2%, Building 20%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #42 Superfighters Deluxe
69% matchVery Positive89% of 3,496 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Multiplayer 44.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Platformer 8.6%, 2D 8.2%, Action 7.6%
- #43 The Sandbox Evolution - Craft a 2D Pixel Universe!
72% matchMixed42% of 1,514 reviews2016
Dev: PIXOWL INC.
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Use your godly powers to craft amazing pixel worlds or destroy the universe! Play with physics, over 200 elements and controllable heroes. Make your own games or levels, and then share your creations online. There are no limits to your creativity and imagination!
Why similar: Sandbox 34%, Multiplayer 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, 2D 9.3%, Platformer 6.7%
- #44 Super Crate Box
70% matchVery Positive89% of 6,461 reviews2012
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
Why similar: Multiplayer 31.2%, Platformer 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, 2D 9.2%, Action 7.7%
- #45 Kingdom Wars
71% matchMixed67% of 2,798 reviews2013
Dev: Reverie World Studios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Kingdom Wars is a free to play 3D MMORTS with real-time siege combat, without the pay to win element so common in the genre. Kingdom Wars offers beautiful 3D online world, where players construct strongholds, direct citizens, complete quests and eventually manage a global empire.
Why similar: Multiplayer 26.6%, Medieval 22.6%, Building 22.2%, Strategy 13%, Co-op 5.1%
- #46 Stronghold HD (2012)
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,310 reviews2013
Dev: Firefly Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The original castle sim, Stronghold HD allows you to design, build and destroy historical castles. Engage in medieval warfare against the AI in one of two single player campaigns or online with up to 8 players.
Why similar: Building 30.7%, Medieval 27.9%, Sandbox 24.7%, Strategy 6.6%, 2D 5.1%
- #47 Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 2,437 reviews2014
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!
Why similar: Co-op 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Platformer 16.5%, 2D 11.6%
- #48 The Ultimatest Battle
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 510 reviews2017
Dev: Ediogames
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The Ultimatest Battle is a real-time, 2D platform game in which two teams compete in different game modes with an almost completely destructible environment. UB is a true Free-to-Play, absolutely no Pay-to-Win.
Why similar: Multiplayer 31.7%, Team-Based 17.1%, Co-op 8.9%, Action 8.3%, Platformer 8.1%
- #49 Fall of the stick knights
63% matchVery Positive85% of 110 reviews2025
Dev: TerraDevlog
Windows
Fall of the stick knights is based on physics-controlled characters to play with friends up to 4 people. The game features has skin customization, nice fun hook mechanic and the clumsy characters, providing a lot of fun.
Why similar: Medieval 38.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, 2D 11.4%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
- #50 MakerKing
66% matchVery Positive80% of 342 reviews2021
Dev: Green Frisbee Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Become a King (or Queen) at making levels! Join a community designed around level creation and online play. The level editor is simple to use and lets you create anything, even living creatures!
Why similar: Multiplayer 35%, Sandbox 19.6%, Building 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 8.3%
- #51 BRAIN / OUT
67% matchVery Positive82% of 15,327 reviews2017
Dev: Desertkun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!
Why similar: Multiplayer 49.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, 2D 12.7%, Action 5.9%, Platformer 5.6%
- #52 Take Thy Throne
69% matchMixed69% of 308 reviews2016
Dev: Charyb Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Take Thy Throne's main gamemode consists of taking down towers and barricades to make your way towards the enemy team's King.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 36.8%, Action 24.8%, Strategy 22.2%, Indie 16.3%
- #53 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
67% matchVery Positive83% of 65,320 reviews2012
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Besiege castles and raid villages in Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, a fast-paced medieval first person slasher with a focus on multiplayer battles
Why similar: Multiplayer 37.8%, Medieval 34.8%, Competitive 9.5%, Team-Based 8.6%, Action 5.2%
- #54 Dwarfs - F2P
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,693 reviews2012
Dev: Power of 2Pub: Tripwire Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Dwarfs!? is an addictive, fast paced arcade-like experience, with plenty of difficulty levels and game modes, in the tradition of great games such as “Lemmings” and “Dwarf Fortress”.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28.4%, Strategy 24.1%, Sandbox 21.7%, Indie 13.3%, 2D 9.7%
- #55 Wheelchair Wizards
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,111 reviews2025
Dev: chromatophore games
Windows · Mac
Wheelchair Wizards is a 4 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.
Why similar: Multiplayer 28%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Funny 14.1%, 2D 12.7%, 2D Platformer 9.8%