- #1 DeadCore
97% matchVery Positive85% of 2,045 reviews2014
Dev: 5 Bits Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
DeadCore is a Platformer-FPS blending exploration and speedrun. Become immersed in a futuristic and dreamlike adventure which will see you climb a huge Tower born from the void and truly put your capabilities to the test. Will you be able to reveal the secrets that lie beneath this fog-ridden world?
Why similar: Parkour 37.1%, Platformer 17.8%, Difficult 17.6%, 3D Platformer 16.4%, First-Person 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed first-person platformer that shares the same focus on precision movement and verticality within a desolate, industrial setting.
- #2 Peaks of Yore
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,723 reviews2023
Dev: Anders Grube JensenPub: TraipseWare
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Travel around The Great Gales to climb challenging peaks in this physics-based climbing adventure set in 1887. Meet like-minded mountaineers, unlock helpful climbing gear, and become a pioneer of mountaineering.
Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, Parkour 23.4%, Platformer 12%, 3D Platformer 9.9%, Exploration 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense, difficult, and deliberate nature of climbing through treacherous environments with a focus on physics-based movement.
- #3 BETON BRUTAL
95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,288 reviews2023
Dev: Jan Malitschek
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Climb a massive overgrown concrete tower while constantly at risk of falling and losing precious progress. BETON BRUTAL offers a fluid and responsive first person parkour experience through tranquil brutalist architecture.
Why similar: Parkour 44.8%, 3D Platformer 24.5%, Difficult 8.7%, Platformer 7.1%, Exploration 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult 3D platformer that emphasizes minimalist, atmospheric environments and challenging, precise jumps.
- #4 Pseudoregalia
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,437 reviews2023
Dev: rittzler
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Deep within the realm of sleep, Sybil finds herself pulled to a distorted castle. Grow strong, and unlock new abilities to build up a deep movement system, fight enemies, find secrets, and free the weary soul of Castle Sansa, in this retro-inspired 3D Platformer Metroidvania.
Why similar: Parkour 41.9%, 3D Platformer 29.4%, Platformer 10.3%, Exploration 6.7%, 3D 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features exceptional 3D movement and platforming mechanics that reward creative traversal in a mysterious, interconnected world.
- #5 Spectrolite
94% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Noel Hetei
Windows
Spectrolite is a challenging first-person platformer set in futuristic environments. Combine parkouring with powerful abilities, test your skills in fast paced timed challenges, and follow the call of a mysterious specter while traveling through a ruined world.
Why similar: Parkour 41.6%, Difficult 19.5%, 3D Platformer 12.1%, First-Person 5.7%, Action-Adventure 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced first-person parkour with atmospheric environments and challenging precision platforming.
- #6 Downward: Enhanced Edition
93% matchMostly Positive71% of 565 reviews2017
Dev: Caracal GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.
Why similar: Parkour 53.8%, Difficult 11%, 3D Platformer 10.4%, Platformer 9%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world first-person parkour adventure that emphasizes exploration and movement through mysterious, ancient landscapes.
- #7 GRAPPIN
92% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: POLYLABO
Windows
After a difficult awakening, you stumble upon the Grip, a mysterious artifact and grappling hook. Climb up the Mountain to bring back the Grip to the top and unravel the mystery surrounding the Grip. Bon voyage!
Why similar: Parkour 31.9%, 3D Platformer 19.5%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Platformer 10.1%, Exploration 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on first-person exploration and traversal using a grappling hook in a vast, atmospheric world.
- #8 Cyber Hook
91% matchVery Positive95% of 4,154 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Parkour 46%, 3D Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 10.5%, First-Person 5.6%, 3D 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced parkour game that utilizes a grappling hook and wall-running to navigate complex, retro-styled 3D spaces.
- #9 ANIMAL WELL
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,197 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Platformer 21.6%, Horror 20%, Exploration 17.6%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Though 2D, it shares the deep sense of mystery, atmospheric exploration, and non-linear platforming found in Lorn's Lure.
- #10 Severed Steel
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,061 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: Parkour 72.3%, First-Person 7.9%, 3D 5.7%, Action 4.5%, Stylized 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features fluid, high-speed first-person movement mechanics that emphasize momentum and environmental navigation.
- #11 White Knuckle
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 12,436 reviews2025
Dev: Dark Machine GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed-climbing game. Ascend through the guts of SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement mechanics. Sharp reflexes and resource management will bring you out from under ten thousand meters of concrete and decay.
Why similar: Parkour 36.8%, 3D Platformer 16.8%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 9.2%, Platformer 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Blends first-person parkour with horror elements, creating a similar sense of tension while navigating dangerous spaces.
- #12 Hypogea
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 790 reviews2025
Dev: Charlie Wagner
Windows
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 48.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Adventure 13%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, 3D 6%
Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric 3D platforming and mystery-solving within a strange, robotic-themed world.
- #13 Refunct
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 17,440 reviews2015
Dev: Dominique Grieshofer
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Why similar: Parkour 49.4%, 3D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 8.9%, First-Person 4.4%, Exploration 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric first-person platformer that focuses on the joy of movement and environmental discovery.
- #14 Neon White
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,254 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Parkour 43.7%, 3D Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 11.8%, First-Person 4.5%, 3D 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: While faster, it shares the core DNA of precision first-person platforming and optimizing movement routes through complex levels.
- #15 INSIDE
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 74,904 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Dark 23.5%, Cinematic 13.8%, Horror 13.8%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 13%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in dark, atmospheric environmental storytelling and puzzle-platforming that resonates with the tone of the seed game.
- #16 Jumpbound
86% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Another Round Entertainment
Windows
Jump and dash your way to the top in this challenging first-person platformer. Unlock new air jumps and dashes at every milestone as you master your movement abilities and climb through a mysterious, atmospheric world.
Why similar: Parkour 36.8%, 3D Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Cinematic 6.6%, First-Person 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D precision platformer that focuses on atmospheric exploration and overcoming difficult environmental challenges.
- #17 Clustertruck
85% matchVery Positive94% of 18,333 reviews2016
Dev: LandfallPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers.
Why similar: Parkour 60%, 3D Platformer 16.3%, Difficult 10.2%, First-Person 4.8%, Platformer 3%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic first-person platformer that forces players to master movement and timing to survive increasingly difficult scenarios.
- #18 Toree 3D
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,669 reviews2021
Dev: Siactro
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 29%
A bite-sized 3D Platformer with a few weird elements.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 29.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Horror 13.8%, Action-Adventure 13%, Exploration 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a retro-styled 3D platforming aesthetic to deliver a quick, movement-focused experience.
- #19 Amnesia: The Bunker
82% matchVery Positive93% of 12,016 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Why similar: Difficult 30%, Horror 18.6%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, immersive first-person experience where environmental navigation and survival are paramount.
- #20 Gorge
84% matchVery Positive89% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: Boaz Leshman
Windows
Gorge is a first-person puzzle-platformer, where you use telekinesis and wall-running to solve challenging interconnected obstacle courses.
Why similar: Parkour 44.2%, 3D Platformer 25.8%, Platformer 11.3%, First-Person 6.3%, 3D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle-platformer that requires careful navigation and environmental interaction to progress.
- #21 Grimhook
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,086 reviews2023
Dev: Unlimited Fries
Windows
Bounce, dash, and grapple through flooded caverns in this fast-paced first-person action platformer. Descend into Grimhook's sunken ruins as Dart, mastering Lovecraftian powers and decimating robotic foes. Explore, battle, and unravel the mysteries below Miletos.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.4%, Platformer 17%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines first-person action and platforming with a focus on traversal mechanics in a dark, adventurous setting.
- #22 SOMA
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,711 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Why similar: Dark 32.7%, Horror 24.7%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 9.2%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an oppressive, high-quality sci-fi horror atmosphere that matches the narrative tone of Lorn's Lure.
- #23 Metal Garden
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,966 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: Dark 28.6%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Singleplayer 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric sci-fi exploration game that shares the lonely, industrial aesthetic of Lorn's Lure.
- #24 Idols of Ash
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,867 reviews2026
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.
Why similar: Parkour 36.2%, 3D Platformer 15.6%, Dark 13.4%, Horror 11.8%, Platformer 6.4%
- #25 Ikarus Parkour
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: Vanja Aleksić
Windows
Ikarus Parkour is a precision 3D platformer set within a deadly game show. Climb the massive 850-meter vertical tower, overcome its obstacles, and claim the fortune that awaits.
Why similar: Parkour 37.9%, 3D Platformer 21.3%, Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 7.1%, Exploration 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult 3D parkour game that emphasizes precision and movement through a dystopian, atmospheric world.
- #26 Knight's Try
81% matchVery Positive94% of 243 reviews2022
Dev: Modus Interactive
Windows
Knight's Try is a tough platformer with retro 64 bit 3D graphics. Take on the role of an honorable Knight of Trye attempting to complete their sacred trial by leaping through a world full of perilous pitfalls and dangerous traps!
Why similar: 3D Platformer 42.8%, Platformer 22.8%, 3D 9.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult 3D platformer that emphasizes precision movement and overcoming challenging, vertical level designs.
- #27 Project Liminal 2
79% matchVery Positive88% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: AquaHeaven StudiosPub: TXC
Windows
Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.
Why similar: Platformer 21.5%, Dark 14.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 10.6%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric adventure and environmental navigation within surreal, liminal spaces.
- #28 Blessed Burden
78% matchVery Positive98% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Podoba InteractivePub: Marevo Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced first-person platformer with character upgrading. Begin your journey across the Devilish Megastructures as a frail, armless priest and grow stronger through sacred relics.
Why similar: Parkour 37.6%, 3D Platformer 17.7%, Horror 8.8%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Platformer 7.5%
- #29 MOTORSLICE
74% matchVery Positive86% of 4,978 reviews2026
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Parkour through the ruins of a megastructure, climb massive bosses, and hunt down every construction equipment in this slice of life action-adventure with immaculate vibes.
Why similar: Parkour 43.6%, Dark 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11%, Platformer 10.5%, Exploration 5.2%
- #30 Hatch
79% matchMixed68% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Nekoromorph
Windows
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.
Why similar: Dark 26.3%, Action-Adventure 22.2%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 9.9%, 3D 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person platforming experience that emphasizes exploration and movement in an indie-focused setting.
- #31 LOVE ETERNAL
73% matchVery Positive97% of 411 reviews2026
Dev: brlkaPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.
Why similar: Dark 26.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Horror 14.5%, Cinematic 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%
- #32 Nolgorb's Ordeal
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Hard Meat
Windows · Linux
Now with barely functioning co-op features! A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon, alone or with others jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 32%, Difficult 28.4%, Parkour 21.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Adventure 2.8%
- #33 Hatch
77% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: Rubeki Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Born into a punishing environment with no bearings, there is nowhere to go but up.
Why similar: Parkour 34.4%, 3D Platformer 16.3%, Dark 12.3%, Platformer 9.3%, Action-Adventure 5.2%
- #34 Mik - Legacy
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2021
Dev: Stefaaan06
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mik-Legacy is a short atmospheric parkour game that takes you through a linear experience inside a forgotten facility.
Why similar: Parkour 30.8%, 3D Platformer 16.6%, Dark 13.4%, Platformer 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
- #35 MO:Astray
75% matchVery Positive92% of 5,046 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Pixel Graphics 27.6%, Platformer 22.6%, Difficult 17.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Action 7.9%
- #36 The Tribulation Entanglement
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2022
Dev: Anxious Neck Games
Windows
You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!
Why similar: Difficult 25.2%, Dark 21.7%, Horror 13.3%, Platformer 13%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #37 A Difficult Game About Climbing
72% matchVery Positive87% of 5,571 reviews2024
Dev: Pontypants
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
This is a difficult game about climbing.
Why similar: Difficult 43.5%, Platformer 21.5%, Horror 16.9%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #38 ROUTINE
70% matchVery Positive92% of 7,662 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Dark 28.2%, Cinematic 17.3%, Horror 14.5%, Exploration 8.8%, First-Person 7%
- #39 Environmental Station Alpha
75% matchVery Positive83% of 1,635 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.6%, Platformer 23%, Difficult 22.7%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 6.6%
- #40 RATUZ
73% matchVery Positive88% of 364 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.
Why similar: Difficult 30.4%, Horror 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%
- #41 BAIONLENJA
69% matchVery Positive98% of 455 reviews2025
Dev: BAION
Windows
Movement physics become your weapons. Explore an impossibly huge research facility using physics-breaking abilities granted by a mysterious fossil monolith. Evolve to reach new areas and fight strange experiments roaming the laboratories.
Why similar: Parkour 45.3%, 3D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Horror 10.2%, First-Person 6.1%
- #42 MIO: Memories in Orbit
69% matchVery Positive83% of 4,215 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Difficult 30.9%, Platformer 21.9%, Action-Adventure 18.8%, Exploration 14.3%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #43 ADVERSE
73% matchVery Positive80% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Loneminded
Windows
ADVERSE is an arcade first-person shooter platformer set in an idyllic world of corruption.
Why similar: Parkour 38.2%, Difficult 19.8%, 3D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 8.4%, 3D 3.6%
- #44 INMOST
71% matchVery Positive91% of 7,287 reviews2020
Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.
Why similar: Dark 23.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Horror 10.5%, Exploration 9.9%
- #45 Dark Frame
74% matchMixed52% of 73 reviews2021
Dev: Nimos Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Simple platformer in a dark setting
Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Adventure 14%, Action 8.9%, Stylized 8.4%
- #46 Venineth
72% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
Why similar: 3D Platformer 31.6%, Difficult 24.9%, Adventure 12.7%, Exploration 10.1%, Action 8.7%
- #47 LUNARK
70% matchVery Positive88% of 342 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Cinematic 12.8%, Exploration 9.2%
- #48 Bionic Bay
67% matchVery Positive86% of 816 reviews2025
Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Dark 26.8%, Difficult 23.2%, Platformer 16.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #49 Desert Parkour
71% matchMixed60% of 53 reviews2021
Dev: Prince Game Studio
Windows
Desert Parkour is a first-person 3D platformer game, where player progress through levels using parkour skills and by throwing a rope with a grappling hook.
Why similar: Parkour 47.8%, 3D Platformer 29.1%, Platformer 8.1%, First-Person 5.8%, 3D 4.1%
- #50 IN-VERT: Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive80% of 109 reviews2018
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a short hardcore enthralling puzzle-platform game about a lonely robot, which tries to find his master. To go all the way you'll have to look for the master in two dimensions at the same time. Parallel world module will help to overcome any obstacles!
Why similar: Difficult 35.9%, Platformer 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Adventure 7%, Minimalist 6.7%
- #51 Finding Frankie
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,998 reviews2024
Dev: SUPERLOU
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Finding Frankie invites YOU to a true experience of terror as you compete in a terrifyingly twisted parkour show. Stealthily navigate around horrifying characters and swing through challenging parkour courses. This is one game show you won’t want to miss!
Why similar: Parkour 35.3%, 3D Platformer 15.9%, Dark 14.2%, Horror 11.1%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #52 Bat to Bed
67% matchVery Positive84% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Brothers Make Games
Windows · Mac
A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.
Why similar: Difficult 35.4%, Dark 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Platformer 8.3%, Action 5.3%
- #53 Nullstar: Solus
65% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Smash Attack AusPub: indie.io
Windows
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: Platformer 25.1%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Dark 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Action-Adventure 10%
- #54 Vectromirror 0™
68% matchVery Positive86% of 463 reviews2020
Dev: The Vectromirror InitiativePub: Burnout Game Ventures
Windows
Become the Test Subject and attempt to complete a challenging experiment to awaken emotional responses in your Artificial Intelligence. Jump, wall-run, and parkour your way through the free-to-play prequel to the upcoming game.
Why similar: Parkour 50.3%, 3D Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 11.5%, First-Person 4.1%, Minimalist 3.9%
- #55 Andarin Weppes: Pre-Dementia
66% matchVery Positive93% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: MötivPub: Next in Game
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Andarin Weppes is a first person puzzle experience of a man with ever advancing dementia...
Why similar: 3D Platformer 34.8%, Platformer 17.2%, Dark 14.2%, First-Person 6.8%, Exploration 6.7%
- #56 Doorways: Old Prototype
69% matchVery Positive86% of 670 reviews2016
Dev: Saibot Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 23%
An immersive and twisted adventure created before the official development of the Doorways saga
Why similar: Parkour 36.4%, Horror 15.8%, Experimental 13.5%, 3D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 8.4%
- #57 Get Tilted! :)
66% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Timebat Studio
Windows
Tilt and jump your way out of the depths of a grand city. A difficult game where falling is your biggest obstacle, get used to starting over. Don't get too tilted :)
Why similar: Parkour 37.5%, 3D Platformer 21.7%, Difficult 21.6%, Platformer 10%, 3D 4.5%
- #58 Mahluk:Dark Demon
70% matchMixed66% of 170 reviews2016
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Mahluk is a hack and slash platformer game with pixel-art style graphics and retro style addicting gameplay.
Why similar: Parkour 23.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Dark 16.3%, Platformer 12%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
- #59 Derelict Star
64% matchVery Positive96% of 133 reviews2026
Dev: gatePub: Luminous Tree Games
Windows · Mac
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: Platformer 30.2%, Exploration 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, Minimalist 12%, Adventure 6.9%