- #1 Guns of Fury
97% matchVery Positive88% of 968 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Retro 26.5%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Arcade 9.8%, 2D 6.6%
- #2 Comit the Astrodian
96% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2016
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.
Why similar: Retro 19.1%, Arcade 16.7%, Action 14.5%, Physics 14%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%
- #3 Astronite
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 193 reviews2022
Dev: Dume Games StudioPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.
Why similar: Side Scroller 44.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Adventure 12.3%, Action 8.8%, 2D 8.8%
- #4 Jet Gunner
95% 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: Action 29%, Retro 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Adventure 12%, 2D 7.1%
- #5 Polyroll
94% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.9%, Retro 23%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 9.3%, Adventure 8.7%
- #6 MO:Astray
93% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 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 25%, Side Scroller 22%, Action 16.7%, Adventure 16%, 2D 9.4%
- #7 Door Kickers: Action Squad
92% matchVery Positive95% of 10,599 reviews2018
Dev: PixelShardPub: KillHouse Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.
Why similar: Retro 38.5%, Pixel Graphics 24.9%, Action 13.6%, 2D 12.8%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #8 Powernaut VANGARDT
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: ConfoundGreatJob
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.2%, Retro 24%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 9%
- #9 Offendron Warrior
91% matchVery Positive87% of 51 reviews2018
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Offendron Warrior is a retro arcade that combines shooting and defense. Your objective is saving Offendron civilians in the planets from the group of enemies, who are trying to spread a virus that turns Offendrons into mindless killing machines and eventually destroy the whole planet.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, Retro 18.2%, Arcade 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D 7.7%
- #10 Dispersio
91% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2016
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
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: Adventure 51%, Pixel Graphics 32.2%, Indie 9.3%, Platformer 7.4%
- #11 Destructivator 2
90% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Retro 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Action 15%, Arcade 11.7%, 2D 11.6%
- #12 LUNARK
89% matchVery Positive88% of 351 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Side Scroller 24.7%, Retro 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 9.2%
- #13 Astalon: Tears of the Earth
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,542 reviews2021
Dev: LABS WorksPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
Why similar: Retro 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Action 12.3%, 2D 11.8%, Adventure 11.7%
- #14 Pixel Shooter
89% matchMostly Negative35% of 190 reviews2017
Dev: Sabrina Aridi
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
In this 2D platformer game, get your gun and shoot all monsters in your way or just run away to the exit.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.4%, Physics 14.2%, Retro 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, 2D 7.7%
- #15 UFO 50
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,469 reviews2024
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
Why similar: Retro 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Arcade 14%, Action 9.8%, 2D 8.4%
- #16 Blast Brigade vs. the Evil Legion of Dr. Cread
86% matchVery Positive89% of 348 reviews2022
Dev: MY.GAMESPub: Knights Peak
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.1%, Action 14.5%, 2D 14.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Singleplayer 5%
- #17 The Way
87% matchVery Positive83% of 1,310 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Retro 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Adventure 16.3%, Action 12.9%
- #18 Moonleap
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,464 reviews2023
Dev: guselect
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!
Why similar: Retro 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, 2D 12.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #19 Bitcoin Collector
86% matchMixed61% of 176 reviews2017
Dev: Blender Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Bitcoin collector - a colorful game in which you have to dodge the traps and collect bitcoins, changing gravity at your discretion
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, Retro 19.2%, Physics 17.7%, Action 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #20 Random Heroes: Gold Edition
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: WoblywarePub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Random Heroes is an action-packed 2D side-scroller platformer. Blast through this action-adventure hero shooter inspired by classic retro games, and stop an alien invasion by teaming up with a bunch of, Random Heroes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.4%, Retro 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, 2D 9%, Action 7.1%
- #21 Demons of Asteborg
82% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Neofid Studios
Windows
Demons of Asteborg® is an action-platform game, with elements of metroidvania. Play as Gareth and prevent Zadimus from destroying Asteborg !
Why similar: Physics 26.9%, Retro 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Action 10.6%, 2D 10.4%
- #22 Moonlight Pulse
80% matchVery Positive92% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Why similar: Action 29.3%, Pixel Graphics 27%, 2D 18.2%, Adventure 18.2%, Platformer 5.9%
- #23 Cast of the Seven Godsends - Redux
84% matchMixed60% of 175 reviews2015
Dev: Raven Travel StudiosPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cast of the Seven Godsends harks back to the days when classic 2D, run ’n gun, action-shooter games ruled the arcades. Four levels of difficulty, six worlds to conquer, twelve mid and end-of-level bosses, seven god-like armour sets, five basic weapons and thirty-five magic combat spells!
Why similar: Retro 44.3%, Action 26.9%, Adventure 22%, Indie 3.8%, Platformer 3%
- #24 Gundroid
79% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Kitogoru Games
Windows
Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.6%, Retro 23.3%, Arcade 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Action 9.6%
- #25 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
82% matchMixed60% of 484 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Retro 21.8%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Arcade 12.6%, Action 9.2%
- #26 Last Soul - Prologue
81% matchVery Positive87% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Wulum Creative Technology Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Soul is a 2d pixel art action platformer with a compelling story about a future where mankind has lost its will. Explore and fight your way through a variety of levels, and take on awesome boss enemies.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.6%, Retro 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 10%, 2D 7.6%
- #27 Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines
76% matchVery Positive96% of 254 reviews2024
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.
Why similar: Retro 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Arcade 17.1%, Action 10.8%, 2D 10.6%
- #28 Martian Law
81% matchMostly Negative34% of 436 reviews2019
Dev: Linclo Games
Windows
Mars is under attack! An unknown enemy is dropping bombs on the peaceful red planet. It is up to you to fight off the onslaught so the innocent can escape. Run (umm...slide), jump and blast your way to freedom in the arcade-inspired goodness that is Martian Law. Save Mars!
Why similar: Action 32.9%, Retro 23.2%, Arcade 21.3%, 2D 11.4%, Indie 6.7%
- #29 Arcade Moonlander
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,216 reviews2017
Dev: Daniel Paul GriffinPub: Back Of Nowhere Studios
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Explore space and race against the clock in this retro styled adventure game.
Why similar: Physics 19.7%, Arcade 17.6%, Retro 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 10.5%
- #30 Tanglewood
78% matchVery Positive92% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: Big Evil Corporation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience puzzle-platforming the way it’s meant to be. Designed and built on 90’s hardware, Tanglewood is a 16-bit love letter to the golden age of gaming. Guide Nymn home through a forest filled with danger, in classic 2D pixel-art style.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.5%, Retro 24.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, 2D 6.5%
- #31 Super Life of Pixel
79% 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: Retro 44.1%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, 2D 12.7%, Adventure 9.5%, Platformer 5.5%
- #32 Arcade Mayhem Juanito
77% matchVery Positive94% of 365 reviews2017
Dev: Game Ever Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Mayhem Juanito is a retro experience about arcade-hopping. Teleport into different video games, play with unique mechanics inspired by well-known arcade games, face stunningly animated bosses and join the fight against the clonocell invasion.
Why similar: Retro 26.4%, Action 19.8%, Arcade 19.7%, Adventure 19.2%, 2D 8%
- #33 Caromble!
74% matchVery Positive82% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Crimson Owl Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Caromble! is the ultimate brick breaker. A 3D physics-based adventure that blends brick breaking with pinball, platforming and trick-shot puzzles. Guide the ball through a dynamic world, battle challenging bosses, and unlock game-changing powerups. Save the ball. Save the world.
Why similar: Retro 32.7%, Arcade 22.1%, Physics 18.3%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #34 Castaway
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Canari Games
Windows
Retrieve your weapons, face bosses to save your dog in a retro adventure focused on 3 dungeons. Finish the Story mode to unlock the Survivor mode: a 50-floor "Death Tower". You'll enjoy classic mechanics, charming visual style, and an enchanting soundtrack.
Why similar: Retro 33.2%, Pixel Graphics 23.2%, 2D 14%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 9.9%
- #35 Rusted Moss
73% matchVery Positive89% of 1,694 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Retro 31.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Action 13.1%, 2D 12.6%, Adventure 12.5%
- #36 Overloop
74% matchVery Positive94% of 257 reviews2022
Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.7%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D 10.1%
- #37 Redactem
77% matchMixed67% of 441 reviews2016
Dev: Elliott JonesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Physics 14.2%, Action 13.6%, 2D 10.4%
- #38 Venture Kid
75% 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: Retro 35.6%, Action 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.6%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 4%
- #39 RETSNOM
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2015
Dev: SomiPub: Zero Rock Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
RETSNOM is an inventive pixel art puzzle platformer that allows player to break the map by mirroring sections of the level, and rearranging it on the fly to save a sick daughter.
Why similar: Action 72.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Indie 13.1%
- #40 Mago
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,053 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Retro 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Adventure 13.3%, 2D 10.6%
- #41 Minishoot' Adventures
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,239 reviews2024
Dev: SoulGame Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fly into a charming handcrafted world and go on an adventure that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue your friends!
Why similar: Retro 38.1%, Adventure 21.6%, 2D 20.1%, Action 15.1%, Shooter 5.1%
- #42 Super Magbot
72% matchVery Positive84% of 420 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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: Pixel Graphics 21.4%, Retro 18.7%, Physics 16.9%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 11.2%
- #43 One Gun Guy
71% matchMixed69% of 1,067 reviews2022
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.2%, Retro 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 6%
- #44 Rift Racoon
72% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.9%, Retro 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, 2D 9%, Action 8%
- #45 The Superfluous
73% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Voided Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Action 25.2%, Adventure 23.4%, 2D 16.2%, Platformer 5.1%
- #46 Brave Soldier - Invasion of Cyborgs
70% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: JM Neto Game Dev
Windows
Brave Soldier: Invasion Of Cyborgs is a pixel art platform game with a lot of action. Help the soldier save the world from the Cyborg Invasion! Good Luck!
Why similar: Side Scroller 30.9%, Arcade 16.3%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 10%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #47 Squirreltopia
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: SD
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Squirrel-based 2D platformer
Why similar: Retro 31.8%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, 2D 9.7%, Action 7.4%
- #48 Marble's Marbles
67% matchVery Positive94% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: James OliverPub: Destined
Windows · Mac · Linux
A love letter to the classic marble games. Help Marble find his lost marbles and roll through physics-powered worlds packed with wild challenges and quirky contraptions.
Why similar: Retro 31.7%, Arcade 22.7%, Action 19.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #49 Nuclear Blaze
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 936 reviews2021
Dev: Deepnight Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A unique 2D firefighting platformer from the creator of Dead Cells, featuring devastating backdrafts, exploding walls, and expected cat rescues. Battle your way through a mysterious government facility, striving to keep the blaze under control.
Why similar: Side Scroller 41.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Action 10.9%, 2D 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #50 Gravity Circuit
67% matchVery Positive91% of 6,090 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Side Scroller 26.1%, Retro 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Action 13.2%, 2D 11%
- #51 Jett Rider
69% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Last Chicken GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.3%, Retro 17.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, 2D 7.6%
- #52 Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
68% matchVery Positive86% of 535 reviews2023
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a side-scrolling action platformer that channels the golden age of classic 16-bit action games in a full-throttle quest for revenge. Created to defend a totalitarian state, the Moonrider rejects its programming and now seeks vengeance on its creators.
Why similar: Retro 26.4%, Side Scroller 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Arcade 13.2%, Action 8.6%
- #53 MONUMENTUM
66% matchVery Positive95% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Jakob Scott
Windows
Take control of a small rolling square and utilize long dormant mechanisms to ascend to the top. Watch your step!
Why similar: Side Scroller 46.4%, Retro 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 8.5%, 2D 5.7%
- #54 Alchemist's Castle
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.3%, Retro 23%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Action 11%, Adventure 9.6%
- #55 Super Blasting Boy
70% matchMixed69% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
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: Side Scroller 23.9%, Action 17.2%, Retro 16.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #56 So Many Me
69% matchVery Positive93% of 107 reviews2014
Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A charming puzzle platformer starring Filo and his band of misfit clones as they attempt to save a world threatened by an ancient, malevolent evil. Using their combined powers, Filo and his fellow Me must puzzle their way through a land of exotic creatures, devious traps and evil minions.
Why similar: Action 49.1%, Strategy 15.3%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Indie 10.5%
- #57 Bad Bots
71% matchMixed55% of 260 reviews2013
Dev: Point Five ProjectsPub: Digital Tribe
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 45%
As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.
Why similar: Action 84.4%, Indie 15.6%
- #58 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
67% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Physics 48.8%, Action 21.9%, 2D 12.4%, Singleplayer 7.4%, Platformer 5.6%
- #59 BioMenace Remastered
62% matchVery Positive99% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: Rigel Gameworks
Windows
The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up points. Locate the secret lab behind this attack and prevent Dr. Mangle from taking over the world!
Why similar: Retro 38.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, 2D 13.3%, Action 13.2%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #60 Rogue Star Rescue
66% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2021
Dev: Chute Apps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!
Why similar: Retro 49.7%, Pixel Graphics 28.5%, Action 11%, Strategy 6.2%, Shooter 4.6%