- #1 LOVE
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,183 reviews2014
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Why similar: Platformer 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Indie 21.3%, Action 11.8%
- #2 Escape Goat 2
96% matchVery Positive95% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Indie 24.7%, Action 14.5%
- #3 Electronic Super Joy 2
96% matchVery Positive87% of 725 reviews2019
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Platformer 23.5%, Indie 23.3%, Action 11.4%
- #4 LOVE 3
95% matchVery Positive97% of 117 reviews2021
Dev: Fred WoodPub: Retroware
Windows · Linux
LOVE 3 is a precision platformer with minimalistic pixel graphics and tight controls. Face challenging obstacles, discover hidden secrets, and place custom checkpoints after you overcome each new danger.
Why similar: Platformer 58.8%, Action 41.2%
- #5 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
94% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Action 32.4%, Indie 27.9%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Platformer 17.1%
- #6 Blitz Breaker
94% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Action 25.5%, Indie 22.6%, Platformer 19.2%
- #7 HoPiKo
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a 5-stage mini run designed to break your mind!
Why similar: Platformer 37.7%, Action 31.5%, Indie 30.8%
- #8 Dispersio
92% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 45%, Indie 32.3%, Platformer 22.6%
- #9 Color Symphony 2
91% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2015
Dev: REMIMORY
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Color Symphony 2 is a puzzle action platformer that utilizes the ambiguity of color. Try to eliminate obstacles or find new paths by using color!
Why similar: Action 34.2%, Platformer 33.9%, Indie 31.9%
- #10 Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
91% matchVery Positive89% of 792 reviews2016
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Action 30.4%, Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Indie 24.4%, Platformer 18.3%
- #11 Environmental Station Alpha
90% matchVery Positive83% of 1,601 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.9%, Platformer 27.9%, Action 19.6%, Indie 19.6%
- #12 Dungeon Escape
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 910 reviews2016
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Platformer 43.3%, Action 32.9%, Indie 23.8%
- #13 Lovely Planet 2: April Skies
88% matchVery Positive89% of 176 reviews2019
Dev: quicktequilaPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A Very Cute First Person Shooter Game. Sequel to the most adorable and critically acclaimed FPS Gun Ballet of 2014.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.1%, Action 22.2%, Indie 19.7%
- #14 Super Life of Pixel
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Great Soundtrack 42%, Platformer 35.1%, Indie 22.9%
- #15 Bloo Kid 2
87% matchVery Positive89% of 281 reviews2015
Dev: winterworks GmbH
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.
Why similar: Indie 36.2%, Action 32.4%, Platformer 31.3%
- #16 Electronic Super Joy
86% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.8%, Platformer 28.8%, Indie 14.7%, Action 8.6%
- #17 Cave Story+
85% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.5%, Platformer 27%, Indie 15.6%, Action 13%
- #18 BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer
86% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2016
Dev: Novelline, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A super high difficulty, fantastical 2D action platformer complete with an expansive original soundtrack. 20+ Levels. Multiple playable characters. Rich lore. BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer is Act One in a timeless tale of loss and redemption.
Why similar: Action 39.8%, Indie 33.9%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Platformer 8.9%
- #19 Never Give Up
84% matchVery Positive88% of 176 reviews2019
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 27.9%, Indie 22.9%, Action 20.4%
- #20 The Sun and Moon
84% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
Why similar: Indie 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Action 25.1%, Platformer 22%
- #21 Geometry Dash
81% matchVery Positive93% of 567,135 reviews2014
Dev: RobTop Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 98.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 63.3%, Platformer 21.8%, Indie 8.4%, Action 6.5%
- #22 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
83% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.1%, Platformer 22.9%, Indie 14.7%, Action 11.3%
- #23 DYE
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 100 reviews2017
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Action 25.5%, Indie 24.1%, Platformer 22.8%
- #24 RITE
80% matchVery Positive86% of 341 reviews2020
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows · Linux
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
Why similar: Platformer 43.1%, Action 32.5%, Indie 24.3%
- #25 140
81% matchVery Positive92% of 4,665 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.2%, Platformer 35.9%, Indie 19.4%, Action 7.5%
- #26 Flem
82% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2015
Dev: Henchman & Goon
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Try, die, cry, repeat. Flem is an old school hard-as-nails platformer about a sentient snot ball, with a nose-stalgia inducing soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 35%, Indie 29.7%, Platformer 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%
- #27 Shio
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,542 reviews2017
Dev: Coconut Island StudioPub: Coconut Island Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
“Shio” is a challenging platformer game in which you deep and moving story by jumping from lantern to lantern. If you are big fan of Super Meat Boy, you will like Shio as well!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.7%, Action 29.6%, Indie 27.1%, Platformer 13.5%
- #28 Stray Savior
72% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Platformer 41.8%, Action 37.7%, Indie 20.5%
- #29 Spinch
78% matchMixed67% of 245 reviews2020
Dev: Queen Bee GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Transcend the material realm and assume your true form as Spinch, a hyper-agile organism consumed by the quest to rescue a litter of its missing offspring, in this side-scrolling, psychedelic platformer from the mind of award-winning Canadian cartoonist, Jesse Jacobs.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.3%, Action 27.8%, Indie 19.8%, Platformer 18.1%
- #30 Super Magbot
76% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Why similar: Indie 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Action 23.6%, Platformer 18.7%
- #31 Aesthetic Melody
78% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Adam DeLease
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of original electronic and vaporwave music in this challenging platformer, push forward to unlock Time Trial mode and a second playable character who completely changes the gameplay.
Why similar: Platformer 41.9%, Action 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Indie 10.1%
- #32 Dashy Square
77% matchVery Positive85% of 165 reviews2016
Dev: Kastriot SulejmaniPub: KasSanity
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Platformer 25.9%, Action 21.7%, Indie 19.8%
- #33 Phantom Jump
76% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Phantom Pine Studios
Windows
Phantom Jump is a skill based platformer with rhythm mechanics, built to turn you into a speedrunner.
Why similar: Indie 56.6%, Platformer 43.4%
- #34 MO:Astray
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 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: Great Soundtrack 31.4%, Action 24.5%, Indie 22.8%, Platformer 21.4%
- #35 Venture Kid
75% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Action 41.5%, Indie 32%, Platformer 26.4%
- #36 BZZZT
69% matchVery Positive94% of 1,120 reviews2023
Dev: KO.DLLPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Why similar: Platformer 41.4%, Action 32.3%, Indie 26.3%
- #37 Timen runner
77% matchMixed59% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: REX PEX GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Hardcore pixel 2D platformer with steampunk elements, with randomly generated levels.
Why similar: Indie 39.7%, Great Soundtrack 38.2%, Platformer 22.1%
- #38 FLATLAND Vol.1
73% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: kyuu FujisakiPub: Minimol Games
Windows · Mac
A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Platformer 45.5%, Action 31.4%, Indie 23.1%
- #39 Hyper Box
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelated CupcakePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Hyper Box you try to beat a bunch of platform levels in less than 30 seconds each by using the box rotation to your advantage, this is meant to be a very challenging yet rewarding experience as you improve at the game.
Why similar: Platformer 40.3%, Action 32.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Indie 11.4%
- #40 Element4l
74% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.8%, Indie 24%, Platformer 23%, Action 15.3%
- #41 Mekazoo
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: The Good Mood Creators
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Mekazoo is a 2D platformer set in a vibrant 3D world with fast-flowing gameplay and a cast of kinetically-diverse mechanized animals.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.8%, Action 22.7%, Indie 18.6%, Platformer 17%
- #42 Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
72% matchVery Positive89% of 145 reviews2017
Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.2%, Indie 21.4%, Platformer 20.5%, Action 19.9%
- #43 Super Rude Bear Resurrection
73% matchMixed60% of 174 reviews2017
Dev: Alex RosePub: Alex Rose Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Super Rude Bear Resurrection is an ultra-tight, masocore platformer that anyone can beat! Use your corpses to get ahead, or take on the ultimate challenge and try to defeat the entire game without dying!
Why similar: Action 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Indie 26.6%, Platformer 18.7%
- #44 Lovely Planet
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,688 reviews2014
Dev: quicktequilaPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet set in a cutesy abstract world. Jump and shoot your way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.6%, Indie 24.5%, Action 22.5%, Platformer 12.4%
- #45 Jump Off The Bridge
70% matchVery Positive87% of 255 reviews2019
Dev: Cody Penn
Windows
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Action 27.5%, Indie 24.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%
- #46 Yissa Deep Realms
71% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2017
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.1%, Platformer 30.2%, Action 19.1%, Indie 11.6%
- #47 SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,309 reviews2021
Dev: Sewer Cat
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.
Why similar: Platformer 37.2%, Action 33.8%, Indie 29%
- #48 VVVVV
71% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Why similar: Action 37.3%, Indie 31%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Platformer 11.9%
- #49 Q - A Neon Platformer
69% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Manatea Entertainment
Windows
Jump into a neon-filled platformer world as Q and overcome a gauntlet of tricky platform challenges.
Why similar: Platformer 68.4%, Action 31.6%
- #50 Neon Beats
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,544 reviews2019
Dev: OKYO GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 59.1%, Platformer 23.2%, Indie 17.7%
- #51 Gravity Circuit
62% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 28.6%, Action 23.8%, Indie 18.2%
- #52 Skautfold: Usurper
70% matchMixed69% of 340 reviews2018
Dev: Steve GalPub: Pugware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Usurper is a Metroidvania Action-RPG. With Eldritch horrors having been unleashed by the outer-worldly Citadel, your job is to rid London of its terrors. Use the new "Guard" system that rewards skillful play and accuracy, to uncover the massive structure and defeat the nightmares lurking within.
Why similar: Action 47.2%, Indie 37.6%, Platformer 15.2%
- #53 Project: R.E.B.O.O.T 2
71% matchMixed53% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Volens Nolens Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Meet the continuation of the hardcore platformer Project: R.E.B.O.O.T!
Why similar: Action 50.8%, Platformer 25.7%, Indie 23.5%
- #54 Gimmick! 2
62% matchVery Positive90% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: Bitwave GamesPub: Clear River Games
Windows · Linux
Embark on a sparkling journey in this long-awaited sequel to SUNSOFT’s legendary 8-bit platformer Gimmick! Solve puzzles, trick enemies, and explore a physics-based playground. Yumetaro is back!
Why similar: Action 54.4%, Platformer 45.6%
- #55 VVVVVV
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.7%, Platformer 28.9%, Indie 17.3%, Action 7.1%
- #56 Skeleton Boomerang
68% matchVery Positive96% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: Skeleboom ProjectPub: Artisano
Windows
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 42.3%, Action 24.6%, Indie 19.5%, Platformer 13.7%
- #57 Odium to the Core
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 61 reviews2018
Dev: Dark-1
Windows · Mac · Linux
Odium to the Core is a challenging single-button, music based game with a dark monochromatic art style. Guide Odium through dangerous and intense music-fueled levels to eliminate the spreading corruption. Reach the core and save the world!
Why similar: Action 34.5%, Platformer 34.2%, Indie 31.2%
- #58 Spark the Electric Jester
66% matchVery Positive92% of 1,467 reviews2017
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Great Soundtrack 42%, Platformer 27.4%, Action 21.2%, Indie 9.5%
- #59 Eat Colors
64% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Face extreme challenges in a precision platformer where every move is a daring jump! Use your skill to fling yourself and stick to surfaces, navigating adrenaline-filled scenes and unpredictable obstacles.
Why similar: Action 47.5%, Platformer 35.6%, Indie 16.8%