- #1 Fallen Leaf
97% matchVery Positive91% of 293 reviews2024
Dev: Delta Shore Games
Windows
Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!
Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Retro 12.5%, Action 8%
- #2 Battle Princess Madelyn
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 157 reviews2018
Dev: Causal Bit Games Inc.Pub: Monster Bath Studios Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Action 11.3%, Retro 10.3%
- #3 METAGAL
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter
Why similar: Platformer 26.3%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action 13.4%, Retro 9.3%
- #4 Mighty Gunvolt
95% matchMostly Positive74% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Platformer 34.5%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Action 14.2%, Retro 13%, Side Scroller 12.2%
- #5 Metaloid : Origin
94% matchPositive80% of 41 reviews2019
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Metaloid: Origin is an fast-paced gun’n'run 2D platformer. Take on the role of one out of three android warrior's known as “Predator” and dash through 9 different levels in order to save their planet from an robot army led by Lucian Corp, whom invade their planet and exploit the planetary resources to fuel their galactic war efforts.
Why similar: Platformer 21%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Action 12.4%, Fast-Paced 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.3%
- #6 Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
94% matchVery Positive93% of 601 reviews2020
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The ultra-refined 2D side-scrolling action you remember from "Azure Striker Gunvolt" is recharged and better than ever! In Gunvolt 2, series anti-hero Copen joins the fray as a playable character! Copy abilities from defeated boss characters and use them as your own!
Why similar: Platformer 36.3%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Action 16%, Retro 11.1%, Indie 10.5%
- #7 Freedom Planet
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,902 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Fast-Paced 11.7%, Retro 8.6%
- #8 Bleed
92% matchVery Positive93% of 1,914 reviews2013
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Fast-Paced 18.8%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Action 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #9 8BitBoy™
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,946 reviews2014
Dev: AwesomeBlade
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 19%
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 49%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Retro 9.9%, Action 8.5%, Indie 7.8%
- #10 Unless
89% matchVery Positive98% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Bellwood Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 22.7%, Fast-Paced 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Retro 9%
- #11 MURI
91% matchVery Positive90% of 484 reviews2013
Dev: Ludosity
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
MURI is a DOS-style shooter from Remar Games and Ludosity. Features PC Speaker sound and 16-color EGA graphics.
Why similar: Platformer 35.4%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Retro 15.5%, Action 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #12 Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge
90% matchMixed69% of 353 reviews2014
Dev: Last Dimension
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 27.2%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Retro 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.1%, Action 9.2%
- #13 Project Mercury
89% matchMixed58% of 594 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Retro 13%, Action 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #14 Pink Heaven
87% matchVery Positive90% of 752 reviews2015
Dev: Studio PixelPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A certain office lady is back!!
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Action 10.2%, Side Scroller 7.8%
- #15 Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin
88% matchMostly Positive75% of 36 reviews2016
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Nil-Ninjahtic: Ronin is a pseudo 8-bit action platformer. While it integrates gameplay mechanics of the previous titles in the series, they are combined in a manner which differentiates itself from its predecessors.
Why similar: Platformer 39.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Action 16.2%, Retro 12.4%, Indie 10.4%
- #16 Smashroom
86% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Jonathan Calsolaro
Windows
The faith of the forest is threatened by evil forces. A mysterious curse has turned your human body into a small mushroom and your world is invaded by molds, but not all is lost. Your new form comes with new abilities!
Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Retro 13%, Action 12.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #17 The StoryTale
86% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Maxim Nuriev
Windows
The StoryTale - is a fairy tale platformer where everything goes bing-bang-boom, but everybody remains alive and healthy. It's a game where you constantly forget the spells and the weapons are cursed. But even in the midst of the swirling action you can stop and think over the next step.
Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Side Scroller 9.3%
- #18 Pink Hour
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,006 reviews2015
Dev: Studio PixelPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 16%
Help a pink-clad office lady find a missing document so the boss doesn't get angry in this free spin-off minigame to Kero Blaster.
Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Action 9.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #19 Cally's Caves 4
84% matchVery Positive84% of 146 reviews2018
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Cally’s Caves 4 is a run-and-gun action game, with tons of powerups, weapons, and levels. When your friend needs your help, there’s only one thing to do: LEVEL UP EVERYTHING!
Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Action 21.6%, Female Protagonist 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, 2D 4.3%
- #20 Venture Kid
83% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Action 18.3%, Retro 14.6%, Indie 11.1%
- #21 Spark the Electric Jester
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,494 reviews2017
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 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: Platformer 36.1%, Fast-Paced 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 10.6%, Retro 8.4%
- #22 The Joylancer: Legendary Motor Knight
85% matchMostly Negative39% of 169 reviews2014
Dev: alpha six productionsPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 18%
THE JOYLANCER: LEGENDARY MOTOR KNIGHT is a new breed of action game, combining ultra-technical action with a simple control scheme and an artstyle inspired by portable games of old! Wield the divine power of the Motor Knights and save the world!
Why similar: Platformer 22.6%, Action 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Indie 13.1%
- #23 Intrusion Protocol
82% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2017
Dev: Somber Dawn Studios
Windows · Linux
Intrusion Protocol is a classic challenging retro 2-D platformer. Play as a computer virus tasked with infiltrating an enemy network to retrieve mission-critical data. As you find the data you will uncover a story that reveals the secrets of your mysterious purpose.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25%, Platformer 18.8%, Fast-Paced 17.1%, Action 16.2%, Indie 11.2%
- #24 CRYING SCREAMING 3: JEREMY'S ENEMIES
78% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Wainstop JamesPub: Tired Tiger Productions
Windows
Shoot, jump, and slide through this overwhelming experience in the underground prison system. Relive your childhood with Jeremy, seek out and destroy his 9 enemies, and blast your way to freedom and an unlimited supply of cheetah meat. ONLY from GHXYK2.
Why similar: Platformer 39.8%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Action 19.9%, Retro 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #25 Exp Parasite
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: ZimogorPub: Greyhead Studio LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A retro, hardcore 2D arcade game, where every minute of gameplay is unique. Take control of an experimental parasite that infects different mechanical objects, overcomes countless obstacles, and fights powerful bosses to achieve goals set by an unknown puppeteer.
Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Action 15.7%, Retro 11.7%
- #26 Grapple Force Rena
80% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Action 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Indie 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #27 VolChaos
81% matchMixed68% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Fun Infused Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Retro 14.4%, Action 10.9%
- #28 Bloo Kid 2
79% matchVery Positive89% of 283 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: Platformer 41.2%, Action 16.1%, Indie 14.1%, Retro 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%
- #29 Delivered by Friday
76% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Emanation
Windows
A fast paced auto-scroller where you deliver potions to customers while avoiding the attempts of a big witch company to thwart you. Navigate tight spaces while avoiding porch pirates and witches with malicious intent.
Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Side Scroller 21.6%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Cute 6.6%
- #30 Cally's Trials
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 176 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.
Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Action 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Indie 10.9%
- #31 Ginger - The Tooth Fairy
78% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: ERMediaPub: Plug In DIgital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Ginger in her Tooth Fairy quest in this cute, educational and fun platformer for all ages. Cute graphics and catchy music, fun gameplay and hidden secrets will put a smile on your face.
Why similar: Platformer 32.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Cartoon 8.3%, Family Friendly 7.8%
- #32 Dogurai
76% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2019
Dev: Hungry Bear Games
Windows · Linux
Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!
Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Action 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Indie 13.6%, Retro 13.2%
- #33 Super Potato Bruh
77% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2018
Dev: DaFluffyPotato
Windows · Linux
Super Potato Bruh is a difficult platformer that uses some elements of the bullet hell genre to create an intense platforming experience. Potato Bruh is on a journey to save Princess Lechuga from Mr. Ladle. Play through 6 worlds while dodging tons of projectiles, flying "Beef Moocows", and more!
Why similar: Platformer 47.9%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Action 20.6%, Indie 6.9%
- #34 iaidoka_interlude
77% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
A pseudo 8-bit action platformer taking a bit of inspiration from film-noir and samurai dramas, iaidoka_interlude applies a few parkour and fighting game influences to mix up familiarity with a little uniquity.
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Action 16.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Indie 11.3%
- #35 Shootout on Cash Island
75% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2018
Dev: Quantized Bit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Bobby from Team HOT GUNS has a job to locate and secure the legendary Money Tree.
Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Action 16%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Indie 11%
- #36 SkateCat
74% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: SJ GamesPub: Nami Tentou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet SkateCat, the adventurous skateboarding feline that's all about the ride. Join this cool cat as he takes to the streets and skate parks for a thrilling, high-speed adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 29.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Action 15%, Retro 13.6%, Family Friendly 10.7%
- #37 Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
73% matchVery Positive94% of 494 reviews2017
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!
Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Action 16.9%, Indie 11.1%, Retro 6.6%
- #38 Goo Hunter
72% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Titan Art Games
Windows
Explore a world filled with unique challenges and obstacles! 💚 In Goo Hunter 💚, you control a brave Slime treasure hunter who uses her sticky hands to overcome dangerous obstacles and solve intriguing puzzles.
Why similar: Platformer 34.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Action 16.3%, Retro 12.4%, Family Friendly 6.7%
- #39 Selective Jump: Once Again With Feeling
75% matchMixed67% of 39 reviews2015
Dev: Nekomura Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An atmospheric platformer where players fight weird monsters that keep on claiming they're part of an operating system.
Why similar: Platformer 37.4%, Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Action 17.4%, Retro 13%, Indie 7.9%
- #40 Freedom Planet 2
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,735 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Platformer 27.2%, Female Protagonist 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Retro 8.5%
- #41 The Underground Watcher/地下监察员
73% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Yima VLG.
Windows
This is a story about a girl working underground, experiencing some people and some things.
Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Action 18.7%, Indie 12.2%
- #42 Terrian Saga: KR-17
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 286 reviews2014
Dev: WonderflingPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
Why similar: Platformer 44.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Action 15.9%, Indie 10.4%, Retro 9.8%
- #43 Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,409 reviews2016
Dev: Suits & Sandals
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Action 8.2%, Indie 6%
- #44 Seraph
72% matchMostly Positive78% of 557 reviews2016
Dev: Dreadbit
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Seraph is a skill-based, acrobatic shooter... without aiming! Take the role of an angel who's mastered the art of 'Gun Fu' as she blasts and cartwheels her way through hordes of twisted demons.
Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Action 15.9%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2D 3.5%
- #45 Jet Gunner
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 627 reviews2014
Dev: Sinclair Strange
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.
Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Action 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Retro 12.5%, Indie 8.1%
- #46 Momodora III
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,490 reviews2014
Dev: rdein
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Action 9.5%, Indie 6.7%
- #47 Ammo Pigs: Armed and Delicious
71% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Cascadia Games
Windows · Mac
It's the year 2049. Slaughterhouse A.I. controls the surface of the Earth, turning all life into sausage. Only the pigs remain to fight.
Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Action 14.5%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Retro 12.1%
- #48 Inukari - Chase of Deception
69% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: EinzelartigGames
Windows
Fast and smooth action jump & run game like in the good old days. With focus to the Speedrun community.
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Retro 14.3%, Action 14.1%
- #49 Plushie Bomber
68% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Horizon Edge
Windows
Blow your enemies up with their own bombs in this explosive 2D action platformer! Catch the deadly plushies' bombs in time to throw them right back to the sender! Will you uncover the cute fluffy toys' origins?
Why similar: Platformer 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 19%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Retro 11.9%, Action 9.2%
- #50 Goblin and Coins II: The Lost Recipes
67% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Nikola Bulj
Windows
A much easier stand-alone expansion to Goblin and Coins II. Use unlimited continues to run and double-jump through 25 handcrafted levels, and retrieve the recipes lost in the midnight raid from the original game.
Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Action 15.7%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Retro 8.5%
- #51 OVERWHELM
69% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You're outnumbered, low on ammunition and the paranoia sets in. This is an action horror-world where enemies get power-ups and you don’t.
Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Action 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Indie 10.4%, Fast-Paced 8.7%
- #52 Chop is dish
70% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Action 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Indie 11%
- #53 Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem
66% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: Frontier AjaPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Koumajou Remilia Ⅱ: Stranger's Requiem is a direct sequel to side-scrolling action game Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony, featuring characters from the Touhou Project, adored by fans around the world.
Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Action 15.6%, Side Scroller 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #54 Reach to Tsukuyomi
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2025
Dev: Tortoise Gear bit
Windows
"Reach to Tsukuyomi" is an exhilarating short action game on a 2D platform. Fight a variety of enemies and powerful bosses to free your hometown from Yokai in this simple action game. What awaits you at the end of the story, which unfolds in cute pixels...?
Why similar: Platformer 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 21%, Female Protagonist 19%, Action 13.3%, Cute 9.2%
- #55 Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
66% matchVery Positive90% of 795 reviews2019
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!
Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Action 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D 4.2%
- #56 SNAKEWITCH
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yellow Sriracha
Windows · Mac · Linux
The action-packed tale of the exiled SNAKEWITCH. Swing and strike your way through cursed areas, battling monsters and freeing possessed creatures along the way. With your snake companion, break into the Academy and discover the true reason that the accursed SNAKEWITCH was banished.
Why similar: Platformer 30.7%, Action 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #57 ENYO Arcade
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 113 reviews2015
Dev: James MearmanPub: www.dev-zoo.net
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
ENYO is trying to let go of an old Dystopia. It's also a 2d action platformer that does not require destroying things.
Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Fast-Paced 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Action 10.7%
- #58 Nick Reckless in The Curse of the Lost Cause
71% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Akedo Studio
Windows
Unravel the mysteries of old-school gameplay in this classic side-scrolling platformer, venture through four different environments and procedurally generated levels for ever-changing play sessions, and hope to lift... The Curse of the Lost Cause.
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Action 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Indie 14.2%, Retro 13%
- #59 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
63% matchVery Positive95% of 430 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
Why similar: Platformer 19.8%, Fast-Paced 18.3%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Side Scroller 11.3%
- #60 Balloon Azuna
67% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Balloon Azuna is a 2D Platform game based on the story of Azuna, a Balloon Girl, whose mission is to rescue her brother using her special ability of changing minds of the enemies.
Why similar: Platformer 23.3%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Cartoon 10.2%