Games Like LOVE

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Precision Platformer 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Difficult 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive precision platformer that perfectly balances challenging, screen-based obstacles with a deeply moving narrative.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Precision Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Retro 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer that replaces jumping with gravity-flipping mechanics, offering a unique and challenging experience.

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Precision Platformer 19.7%, Indie 7.1%, Difficult 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the team behind Super Meat Boy, this game offers brutal, tight platforming challenges in a bleak, minimalist world.

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 38.3%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, Retro 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Minimalist 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: The third entry in the series, continuing the tradition of tight, minimalist platforming and atmospheric chiptune soundtracks.

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: Platformer 40.7%, Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Indie 6.9%, Precision Platformer 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy platformer that syncs its brutal difficulty and fast-paced movement to a pulsing electronic soundtrack.

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Precision Platformer 25.8%, Minimalist 13.1%, Difficult 10.4%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for minimalist, physics-based precision platforming with a massive amount of content.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Precision Platformer 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Difficult 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential precision platformer that popularized the instant-respawn mechanic and high-difficulty gameplay.

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: Platformer 49.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Minimalist 9.8%, Indie 8.9%, Difficult 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer where the environment and obstacles move in perfect rhythm with the music.

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 39.1%, Precision Platformer 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Retro 8.4%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure, high-speed precision platformer that focuses on short, intense levels and tight movement.

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Precision Platformer 25.9%, Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Indie 5.9%, Difficult 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes flow and momentum, rewarding players for mastering complex movement patterns.

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: Platformer 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.8%, Indie 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action platformer that relies on a unique dash mechanic to navigate through hazardous, trap-filled rooms.

Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 36.2%, Precision Platformer 21%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Difficult 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that demands pixel-perfect precision and mastery of complex boss patterns.

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: Platformer 31.8%, Indie 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, minimalist action-platformer where you use your weapon's recoil to navigate through deadly obstacles.

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

Why similar: Platformer 39.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Retro 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic journey through the history of gaming, featuring varied mechanics and retro pixel-art styles.

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 70.2%, Indie 19.2%, Action 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A frantic, minimalist platformer designed for speed and precision, featuring a high-energy soundtrack.

Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Precision Platformer 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Difficult 12.5%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, vertical precision platformer that turns every single jump into a high-stakes, nerve-wracking decision.

Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!

Why similar: Platformer 34%, Precision Platformer 18.1%, Retro 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Difficult 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled precision platformer that focuses on tight movement and quick, satisfying level completion.

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: Platformer 44.7%, Great Soundtrack 29.8%, Indie 15.6%, Action 5.4%, Difficult 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique platformer where you manipulate the elements to navigate through challenging, atmospheric environments.

Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!

Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Precision Platformer 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Retro 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 10%

Why You'll Like It: A charming 2D platformer that utilizes a unique depth-switching mechanic to create challenging level layouts.

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: Platformer 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Indie 12.6%, Retro 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, minimalist precision platformer that focuses on rhythmic movement and tight jumping mechanics.

Throw on your invisibility cloak and put your reflexes to the test in this brutal precision platformer brimming with espionage, intrigue, and betrayal! Featuring an Original Soundtrack by Grammy Award Winner RAC.

Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused precision platformer that requires careful timing and movement to bypass security systems.

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 58.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Indie 14.5%, Action 4.7%, 2D 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A clever platformer that blends tight movement with environmental puzzles in a minimalist, atmospheric setting.

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

Why similar: Platformer 40.5%, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 10.6%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed 2D platformer that emphasizes momentum and combat, reminiscent of classic Sega-era titles.

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Platformer 37.7%, Retro 19.3%, Indie 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action platformer that captures the feel and difficulty of classic 8-bit titles.

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Platformer 39.1%, Retro 21.8%, Precision Platformer 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play retro platformer that captures the minimalist, exploration-heavy feel of early 80s PC games.

Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!

Why similar: Platformer 65.5%, Indie 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Action 3.2%, Difficult 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A visually striking platformer that focuses on switching between characters with unique abilities to navigate levels.

The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.

Why similar: Platformer 43%, Indie 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Action 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic blend of puzzle-solving and precision platforming that keeps the pressure high at all times.

kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.

Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Great Soundtrack 33.8%, Indie 20.4%, Action 11.5%

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: Platformer 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Indie 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Difficult 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist platformer that focuses on exploration and unlocking new movement abilities.

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: Platformer 32%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Retro 11.1%, Indie 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%

Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 34.7%, Precision Platformer 18.8%, Retro 18.5%, Difficult 7.8%, Indie 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, retro-styled precision platformer that emphasizes quick reflexes and pattern recognition.

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: Precision Platformer 25.7%, Platformer 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Indie 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%

Prompt is a hardcore platformer. It is minimalist, it is retro, and it is very, very hard. Everything from the visual style to the design of every level has been coded with love, just for you.

Why similar: Platformer 75.3%, Indie 24.7%

Mr. Bree+ is a hardcore sidescrolling adventure platformer, enriched with great visual and musical aspects. It's about 60 levels of pure challenge, revealing along the progress, the dark past events which tells the story of our hero, a householding family pig, Mr. Bree.

Why similar: Platformer 70.4%, Indie 19.9%, Action 9.7%

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Indie 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Retro 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

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 36%, Platformer 27%, Indie 17.9%, Difficult 9.3%, Action 8.9%

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

Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Indie 13.1%, Retro 10.5%, Action 8%

Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

Why similar: Platformer 37.6%, Retro 15%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Indie 9.3%

You Have 10 Seconds is a fast paced arcade style platformer game with over 40 levels.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.8%, Platformer 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Indie 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7%

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.1%, Difficult 19.7%, Indie 13.9%, Minimalist 5.8%, Action 2.6%

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: Platformer 45.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Indie 19.1%, Action 9.4%, Difficult 4.5%

Ultionus is a love-letter to the home computer arcade games of the late 80s and early 90s, with colorful 2D visuals, catchy chiptune music by the legendary Jake 'Virt' Kaufman, and 7 stages of hard-as-nails gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 39.9%, Retro 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Action 6.5%

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: Platformer 38.4%, Indie 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Action 13.2%, Retro 8.4%

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

Why similar: Platformer 49.4%, Retro 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 10.4%, Action 7.1%

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Platformer 51.9%, Retro 15.9%, Difficult 10.4%, Indie 8.1%, Action 5.6%

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

Why similar: Platformer 39.3%, Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Retro 9.1%, Indie 7.6%

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: Platformer 30.2%, Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Precision Platformer 14.7%, Retro 11.7%, Indie 6.5%

Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.8%, Platformer 32.7%, Precision Platformer 11.7%, Indie 8.3%, Minimalist 6.1%

Super Ember Kaboom is a fast-paced, cute-and-colorful action game. It has tight controls and simple to learn, difficult to master gameplay that makes each level a joy to run through.

Why similar: Platformer 62.9%, Retro 20.2%, Action 10.2%, Indie 6.7%

SBBP is a 2D platformer with pixel graphics. Blue boy’s girlfriend is kidnapped by aliens so he goes through 21 levels to save her and he also fight bosses along the way.

Why similar: Platformer 41.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Retro 15.1%, Indie 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

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 39.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Retro 12.5%, Indie 8.2%

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: Platformer 47%, Indie 18.2%, Retro 15.3%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.

Why similar: Platformer 48%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Indie 11.1%, Retro 7.6%

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

Why similar: Platformer 29.7%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Retro 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Indie 9.3%

For those of you who cannot live without old-style hardcore platformer challenges, Yury brings the ultimate spikes-lava-monsters experience.

Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Indie 19.7%, Retro 15%, Difficult 8.3%, Action 7.5%

Froggie is a platform game with retro graphics.

Why similar: Platformer 30%, Retro 20.9%, Precision Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Difficult 8%

Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds

Why similar: Platformer 56.3%, Retro 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Indie 10.1%, Action 4.7%

The classic rhythm platformer is back as BIT.TRIP RERUNNER + RUNNER MAKER! The fun of the original now sports fresh mechanics, art, and soundtrack – plus RUNNER MAKER, which allows you to create custom levels. A must-play for rhythm newbies, experts, and everyone in between.

Why similar: Platformer 40.2%, Precision Platformer 21.7%, Retro 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Action 5.1%

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

Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, Precision Platformer 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Retro 8.4%, Indie 7.3%