- #1 Crate Escape
97% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: SmallBonez
Windows
Crate Escape is a simple 2D platformer where you help a disembodied skull navigate strange dungeons using crates to solve puzzles. See how fast you can beat each of the 50 levels and collect all the golden crates hidden within them.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.1%, 2D Platformer 27.8%, Platformer 12.7%, Linear 8.8%, Action 7.2%
- #2 Project Nasu
96% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Goofy GoosePub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D action and puzzle platformer where you play as a lab experiment trying to escape an evil scientist's laboratory. Fire projectiles that propel you backward to evade and fend off threats. Solve puzzles to escape the facility and save Nasu.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, 2D Platformer 26.4%, Platformer 16.5%, Linear 11%, Action 7%
- #3 TP Bullet
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 9RatonesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
Pistol-shooting portal puzzle platforming! Use your enchanted bullet to clear each level and save the city!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, 2D Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 18.3%, Magic 9%, 2D 6.2%
- #4 Tricky Castle
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Tricky
Windows
Tricky Castle is a 2d puzzle-platformer with mind-bending, out-of-the-box puzzles. Use creative thinking to solve unconventional challenges and escape a castle full of devious traps.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.4%, 2D Platformer 23.4%, Platformer 18.4%, Linear 15.8%, 2D 3.3%
- #5 Woten DX - Traveller's Dream
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grapple Bug Games, Inc.
Windows
Woten DX - Traveller’s Dream is a 2D puzzle-platformer imbued with the spirit of discovery! Dive headfirst into a rich and enchanting world full of charm, challenge and intrigue!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Lore-Rich 19%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 14.7%, Linear 9.1%
- #6 Origins of Merlin: Muscles and Magic
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Catcomb StudioPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows
A puzzle platformer set in the days of yore, when King Arthur was just a boy. Play as a young Merlin on a quest to climb up a treacherous tower to reach Excalibur, the legendary sword on the top floor, and save the kingdom!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.6%, 2D Platformer 32.5%, Platformer 21%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #7 Quick Brown
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Subanshh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a surreal forest full of meerkats, collect alphabet relics, and help a fox chase a dream no animal has ever reached.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.9%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Lore-Rich 19%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D 4.3%
- #8 Invertinator
92% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: froggyrs
Windows
Invertinator is a platform game about inverting space and flipping gravity.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 21.9%, Linear 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, 2D 7.7%
- #9 Shifter
91% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Stolen PortalsPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
Explore this strange world using portals to shift between the light and dark dimensions. Navigate the world, transforming it as you progress. Illuminate the void to reveal what has been abandoned in the shadows. And remember, don't linger in the darkness...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, 2D Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Linear 11.4%, Action 7.2%
- #10 Dungeon Conundrum
91% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: ADHoww
Windows
Bound to your bones in a decrepit dungeon, you must jump, stomp and carefully navigate round the different rooms to escape and save yourself from the Dark Wizards clutches.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.4%, Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Linear 6.7%, Fantasy 6.5%
- #11 Bob the Elementalist
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 9RatonesPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows · Linux
The magical power of the elements is our last hope for survival! Master the four elements if you want to survive.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, 2D Platformer 27%, Platformer 16.8%, Action 7.3%, 2D 5.6%
- #12 LenscraftCube 相机方块
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StellarDreamerL
Windows
LenscraftCube is a 2D platform puzzle game where players take on the role of a cube that must navigate through levels while being constrained by the boundaries of other camera cubes.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.2%, 2D Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 17.6%, 2D 5.9%, Casual 5.5%
- #13 Sluggy Jean Takes a Hike
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: The PhyzBot Group
Windows
Sluggy Jean is a game utilizing a unique puzzle-platformer style!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.2%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 11.5%, Linear 8.9%, Action 7.7%
- #14 Divided Dungeon
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YannickPub: YGameStudios
Windows
Escape the dungeon in this mind-bending puzzle-platformer. Play a variety of characters until the game gets rewinded and you choose your next one.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 19.4%, Action 10.5%, Magic 8.4%
- #15 Silence-Dream
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: PuzzleIdea
Windows
《Silence Dream》is a indie puzzle game. you could take on the role of musican, change or retain different abilities and take it into difference scence, gradually uncovering the man's past.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.5%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Linear 13%, 2D 6.5%
- #16 Kitty Adventure
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: Cow Games
Windows
Kitty Adventure is a classic platformer overlooking the side. The kitten lost his family, help him find her. Peculiarities: -The color graphics - Gamepad support -Wellic types of enemies -Best elements
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.8%, 2D Platformer 27.1%, Platformer 18.8%, Linear 11.3%, 2D 6%
- #17 The Zamazingo
85% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: yusuf vuran
Windows · Mac
A dark, atmospheric, puzzle-filled indie adventure platformer. It is black and white. Discover secrets hidden around you and try to survive in this limbo.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.8%, 2D Platformer 30.2%, Platformer 18.6%, 2D 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.8%
- #18 MAP GAME: Or Something
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Aaronixio
Windows
An action platformer game that involves drawing maps and working your way through challenging puzzles and encounters.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 17.8%, Action 11%, Magic 8.5%
- #19 Dui
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Azilla Studio
Windows
Help Dui find his way home in this challenging puzzle-adventure. Fight bosses, discover new abilities, and learn more about this quirky character on your journey home.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Platformer 17.2%, Linear 12.6%, 2D 6.1%
- #20 SubDivide
84% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2020
Dev: Julian Heuser
Windows · Linux
Divide the world in this puzzle-platformer to venture into the unknown.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.2%, 2D Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 16.5%, Linear 12.6%, 2D 4.9%
- #21 Froggin Up
83% match5 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: KadinsGamingLounge
Windows
Tall Platformer with a small frog who sets out to explore the world! Play in Story mode to learn the routes and hear the story behind the frog or challenge your skills with Time trials and race for the best time!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, 2D Platformer 20.7%, Platformer 19.9%, Casual 7.6%, Linear 6.9%
- #22 BLYX
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Liza and Tim Studio
Windows
Blyx is a story-driven action-adventure game, where you can discover new worlds and fight with complex bosses. Solve interesting puzzles, jump between platforms, and battle enemies – all to help Blyx find his purpose among the realms.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 26.5%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Fantasy 6.7%
- #23 Dungeon Knight
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Lucius BraunsteinPub: Stefano_Gaming
Windows
A fun and simple pixel platforming puzzle game where you play as a small telekinetic knight trying to free himself from the dungeons in which he is held.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, 2D Platformer 23.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Casual 8%, Fantasy 6.2%
- #24 Pacifist Outside
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Tommy Langdal Jensen
Windows
Pacifist Outside is a classic cinematic platformer. An uncompromising experience, where failure is frequent and progress is hard-earned. Play as a brave tribal leader, grappling with strange trials and unknown forces, as he makes a spiritual journey through a dark cave.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, 2D Platformer 21.9%, Platformer 18.9%, Magic 9.1%, Linear 7.6%
- #25 Wadar: a dimension altering reality
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Patrickbutsmart
Windows
Wadar is a 2d platformer designed to make you think about solutions to problems that utilise unique gameplay mechanics.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.2%, 2D Platformer 28%, Platformer 18.6%, Action 7.6%, 2D 5.7%
- #26 The Slime
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: Young Leopard Cat
Windows
Enjoy various 2D platform puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.2%, Linear 15.5%, Magic 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 10%
- #27 Recoil
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Liberula Games
Windows
Recoil is a minimalist 2D Platformer where you can only move by shooting. Find ways to escape the prison by solving puzzles and blasting (or sparing) enemies while collecting all the gems! But beware, The Wardens are watching...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, 2D Platformer 28%, Platformer 18.8%, Action 8.6%, 2D 6.3%
- #28 ChronoCodex
79% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Nerogetz
Windows
Conquer the trials through platforming and dodging hazardous zones to ascend to the top.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.4%, Platformer 22.5%, Linear 15.9%, Magic 9.5%, 2D 7%
- #29 Evergate: Ki's Awakening
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Stone Lantern GamesPub: PQube
Windows
Try this year’s must-play indie smash-hit for free, with Evergate Ki’s Awakening. Take on seven unique levels in this haunting precision puzzle-platformer, set in a stunning hand-drawn vision of the Afterlife, with an original score recorded by a live orchestra.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.3%, 2D Platformer 24.3%, Platformer 11.7%, Action 8.4%, Linear 5.7%
- #30 Everblade
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2022
Dev: Elion Games
Windows
Avenge a crumbling world in this varied platformer. Jump, fight, climb, and fly through worlds full of hazards and puzzles. Discover hidden treasures and develop new skills and devastating attacks to aid in your fight against the hordes of evil. Will you succeed and restore order to the world?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29%, 2D Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 18.2%, Magic 9.3%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #31 Water's Way Down
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SICSStudios
Windows
A 2D physics-based puzzle-platformer where you become water. Split into droplets to slip through cracks, surge across surfaces, evaporate into vapor to rise above obstacles, short-circuit cables to disable machinery, and outsmart increasingly intricate environmental puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Linear 12.1%, Platformer 11.6%, Magic 6.9%
- #32 Water Maid
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GamoRaloe
Windows
Water Maid is all about fetching water. Run, jump and dash to avoid enemies and find the elusive fresh water springs scattered around the island. Fill up your pot and make it back to the village, safe and sound.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, Linear 16%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Platformer 9.7%
- #33 The Fur in Me
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Light Games
Windows
The Fur in Me is a 2D single-player platform adventure featuring color based mechanics, beautiful 4k visuals and rich storytelling.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.5%, Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Linear 9.7%
- #34 Homebound
78% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Nicholas Angle
Windows · Linux
Homebound is a 2D platformer all about a journey home. Collect and use powers you find along the way to find your way home.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, 2D Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 17.8%, Linear 10.1%, 2D 6%
- #35 Divider Dave
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Louis 'Pignomaster' Vidal
Windows
A slapstick puzzle-platformer where you clone yourself, swap between copies, and use every double to outsmart deadly traps. Escape the facility. Find out who Dave is.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34%, 2D Platformer 19%, Platformer 16.9%, Linear 11.2%, Action 6.6%
- #36 Duck Block
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Watata
Windows
A new type of puzzle 2D platformer! Make the blocks materialize and guide the duck to the goal!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.4%, 2D Platformer 25%, Platformer 17.7%, Casual 5.7%, Fantasy 4.3%
- #37 我想要你的心
74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: 猫猫虫
Windows
This is a platform jumping game. You can experience happiness in it. If the game often flashes back, you can use Windows Compatibility mode to select Windows 7 to run
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, 2D Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D 4.8%, Linear 4.8%
- #38 Slime Slayer
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: LookForwardGames
Windows
You play as an adventurer who descended into the dungeon in search of profit. But it's not that simple. The dungeon is full of dangerous slugs! Either you are them, or they are you! Dodge these deadly little monsters. But don't forget about the attack either – kill them all.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.7%, Platformer 26.2%, 2D 8.9%, Fantasy 8%, Action 6.8%
- #39 UNBOXING: 1-BIT PARADOX
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: alwaystired44
Windows · Linux
UNBOXING is a puzzle-platformer where death is your key. Die, revive, and solve tricky puzzles using your companion box to return back to life. Will you find the cause of this endless cycle? Will you break free?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Linear 14.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%
- #40 Find Me
74% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2020
Dev: Girls Make Games
Windows · Mac
A lost shadow seeks to be reunited with her human girl, while searching for memories and avoiding the dangerous city lights. Find Me is a 2D puzzle platformer set in a beautiful, surreal cityscape.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.4%, 2D Platformer 30%, Platformer 19.4%, 2D 6.5%, Adventure 4%
- #41 Rebind
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SteleDevPub: Fallen Games
Windows · Mac
Rebind is a casual platformer where the controls change every level. With randomly swapped keys, every jump becomes a new challenge.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.4%, Action 11.1%, Magic 6.1%
- #42 Hero's Journey
72% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2022
Dev: Good Boy Studios
Windows
Hero's Journey is a 2D platformer where you'll fight goblins and evil potato dudes in order to make a demanding squirrel happy.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.9%, Platformer 27.6%, Linear 15.1%, 2D 8.5%, Atmospheric 8%
- #43 Blindsighted
71% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Marlow Holliday
Windows · Linux
Navigate a platformer using only feeling and memory, each death meaning progress. With your memory illuminating your path, you'll "see" a little more of the level each time you attempt it.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26.8%, Platformer 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.8%, Linear 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #44 The Magicians Journey
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LM2Play
Windows
Follow the story of three colored magiciens who felt in a colorless land, and bring back colors with them! A platformer with puzzle and heavy naration!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.6%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 20.7%, Casual 8.3%, Adventure 6.7%
- #45 Cooperate with Yourself
70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: beikoma
Windows
This game is a 2D platformer where a single player controls up to six characters. In other words, it's a game that lets you experience a multiplayer co-op game all by yourself. Work together, use each other as stepping stones when needed, and clear all 16 levels!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 36.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Platformer 19.9%, Action 9.9%, 2D 8%
- #46 Sketch
71% matchMixed67% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Opin Mind Games
Windows
Enter the Land of Cere as a mysterious being, Am. Traverse through the mind of Taylor, an artist whose passion for art is dimming. Am wields a pencil, which can draw shapes to progress through levels and erase enemies to clear Taylor's mind and ultimately restore Taylor's passion.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 18.8%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Adventure 5.4%
- #47 Mirrored Souls
69% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2023
Dev: The Bricks StudioPub: Short N Sweet
Windows
A mind-bending “single-player-coop” puzzle-platformer in a beautifully illustrated soothing, lovely game.
Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, 2D Platformer 20.3%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #48 Hatastrophe
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Robbie And James Games
Windows
Hatastrophe is a story-rich 2D adventure platformer where your hat is more than just a tool; it’s your lifeline. Use it to float, climb, and cross impossible gaps in a journey shaped by emotion, memory, and change.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, 2D Platformer 26.9%, Platformer 16.9%, Linear 7.6%, Adventure 4.9%
- #49 Platform Gun
69% matchPositive92% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: Branno
Windows · Linux
A sci-fi puzzle platformer using the platform gun
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.2%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 12.4%, Action 8.7%, Linear 7.8%
- #50 The Phoenix
72% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Grant G Heffner
Windows · Mac
The Phoenix is an action-platform video game inspired by Capcom's classic Mega Man games.Run, jump, climb and shoot your way through 5 levels, each culminating in a boss battle with a supervillain.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 30.4%, Platformer 26.5%, Linear 18.1%, Action 15.1%, 2D 8.1%
- #51 Press D to Die
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Mayo Bandits
Windows
The path to victory has to be paved with corpses, but who said they can't be your own? In this quick to finish puzzle-platformer, they can be!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Platformer 24.7%, 2D Platformer 24.5%, Linear 7.3%, Casual 7.1%
- #52 Duck Run
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: DudeekiPub: Dudeeki Studio
Windows
Duck Run is an exhilarating 2D precision platformer that will test your reflexes and agility.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 33.3%, Platformer 24%, Linear 17.1%, Action 9%, 2D 8.1%
- #53 Echoes of Eldoria
68% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua ShihPub: Summit Studios
Windows
A cute, nature-focused vertical puzzle platformer in which a powerless young wizard chases after the dragon Eldaria for his stolen abilities. Combining the exciting abilities & puzzles of Zelda with the thrill and risk of Getting Over It/Jump King!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Linear 11.4%, Magic 9.7%
- #54 Spellbrew Express
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Goblinglyph Games
Windows · Linux
Low wages, high adventure – every delivery is a magical struggle. Bounce, blast, and cast through treacherous ruins and vibrant forests in this movement-based 2D platformer. That goblin brew atop the mountain won't deliver itself. Time is money— get moving!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Linear 10.6%, Magic 8.7%
- #55 Shadow Trick
67% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Neutronized
Windows
Turn into a shadow and clear all the levels. Shadow Trick is a cute platformer game starring a wizard able to switch between the real world and the shadow realm. Keep an eye on your shadow and don't let your eyes trick you!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 11.3%, Linear 7.2%
- #56 Gordianaut
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Jack Lance
Windows
A very short puzzle platformer set on an alien planet centered around a moving-platform mechanic.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.2%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 22.7%, Casual 6.6%, 2D 5.4%
- #57 homebound
67% matchVery Positive89% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Justin Yip
Windows · Mac
Tasked with finding humanity a new home, a lonely astronaut braves a desolate planet while making a fluffy friend along the way. homebound is a short 2D puzzle platformer that explores the feeling of home.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, 2D Platformer 23%, Platformer 21.9%, Casual 8.4%, Linear 7.5%
- #58 Completely Lar Lar
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Completely Lar Lar Productions
Windows
This is the first Completely Lar Lar game, which is a platforming puzzle solver in a fantasy mosaic world that's been created in Unity. Help Completely get to the end of the game to beat the boss man dude.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.2%, Platformer 23.3%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Action 7.7%, Fantasy 5.8%
- #59 Super Cave Boy
65% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Team CREA.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prepare to test your wits, agility, and problem-solving skills as you navigate through a series of meticulously crafted one-screen puzzle stages.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.2%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Platformer 18.3%, Action 7%, Linear 6%
- #60 Synthetic Hopes
64% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Groovy Snail Studios
Windows
Synthetic Hopes is a puzzle game with original and systemic mechanics sparkled with a few platforming action sequences. You are an enslaved android with a shot at freedom in a dystopian cyberpunk setting. Learn the ways of the world and maybe you'll have a chance to break the cycle!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.4%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 20.6%, 2D 7.2%, Action 5.3%