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  1. #1 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
    97% matchVery Positive93% of 2,479 reviews2025
    Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.

    Why similar: Ninja 28%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Difficult 11.1%, Platformer 10%

  2. #2 The Messenger
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 reviews2018
    Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

    Why similar: Ninja 32.3%, Platformer 12.4%, Retro 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

  3. #3 Cyber Shadow
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 1,490 reviews2021
    Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

    Why similar: Ninja 33.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Difficult 9.8%, Retro 7.9%

  4. #4 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2023
    Dev: ASTEROID-JPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    With its cyberpunk city brought to life with retro graphics, Ninja Issen invites players into a world filled with "hyper ninja action" as they work alone to annihilate waves of enemy troops using a variety of ninja skills and fight bosses coming at you with relentless, diverse attack patterns.

    Why similar: Ninja 41.9%, Side Scroller 13.7%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.7%, Retro 7.3%

  5. #5 10 Second Ninja X
    95% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,285 reviews2016
    Dev: Four Circle InteractivePub: Curve Games
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    10 SECOND NINJA X is a hardcore sidescroller. You're a ninja, there are robots, you've got ten seconds to destroy them all. Get three star ratings, climb leaderboards, discover secrets and stop Captain Greatbeard.

    Why similar: Ninja 31.3%, Platformer 22%, Difficult 15.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Action 7.4%

  6. #6 Stray Savior
    94% 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: Side Scroller 22.5%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 15.9%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Difficult 8.3%

  7. #7 Blood Harvest 3
    93% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 18.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Retro 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

  8. #8 Axiom Verge
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
    Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Retro 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%

  9. #9 KUNAI
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 589 reviews2020
    Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.

    Why similar: Ninja 27%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 13.3%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Adventure 9.8%

  10. #10 Katana ZERO
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
    Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

    Why similar: Ninja 19.2%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 13.7%, Difficult 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

  11. #11 Revenge of the shadow ninja
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2023
    Dev: Varvarik
    Windows

    Platform game with a gloomy artistic style. Challenging levels with many traps and enemies. Use all your skills to avoid dangerous traps. Destroy all opponents on your way to revenge.

    Why similar: Ninja 33.7%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 14.8%, Side Scroller 11.9%, 2D Platformer 9.1%

  12. #12 Never Give Up
    89% 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: Difficult 25.5%, Platformer 21%, Side Scroller 17%, Fast-Paced 7.1%, 2D Platformer 6.9%

  13. #13 Super Dungeon Boy
    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
    Dev: Tower Up Studios
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%

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

    Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 13.3%, Retro 8.6%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

  14. #14 Riptale
    88% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
    Dev: Super God
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.

    Why similar: Action 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Adventure 20.2%, 2D 18.6%, Indie 13.2%

  15. #15 Within the blade
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 353 reviews2019
    Dev: Ametist studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Bloody stealth platformer, about the ninja in which you cut the enemies into pieces.

    Why similar: Ninja 34.9%, Side Scroller 13%, Difficult 12.3%, Platformer 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  16. #16 Ninja Ming
    84% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
    Dev: 1 Poss Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this 2d precision platformer with a teleportation twist, play as Ninja Ming and embark on the Path of Trials. Dash through 241 levels using dynamic teleportation and diverse ninjutsu skills. Conquer challenges with style—growing stronger at every turn.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 22%, Ninja 18.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Side Scroller 7.9%

  17. #17 Tiny Barbarian DX
    87% matchVery Positive81% of 256 reviews2013
    Dev: StarQuail GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.

    Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Action 20.3%, Retro 16.3%, Adventure 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%

  18. #18 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
    86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,710 reviews2013
    Dev: Endlessfluff Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

    Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Difficult 23%, Side Scroller 12%, Action 9.2%, 2D 7.6%

  19. #19 Shadow Bug
    85% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2017
    Dev: Muro Studios
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Leap, slash, splash! You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces.

    Why similar: Ninja 55.1%, Platformer 21.4%, Action 6.8%, 2D 6.8%, Action-Adventure 4.4%

  20. #20 Katana Soul
    84% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2019
    Dev: SEEP
    Windows

    Play as the samurai Kan and fight in a dark, demon-infested Japan. Face this 100% arcade experience without any credits or saves: you can only rely on your skills with the katana.

    Why similar: Difficult 21.1%, Platformer 17.9%, Retro 12.3%, Arcade 12%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%

  21. #21 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,427 reviews2018
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Difficult 15.6%, Retro 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

  22. #22 Master Spy
    83% matchMostly Positive78% of 395 reviews2015
    Dev: TURBOGUN
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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: Difficult 20.9%, Ninja 18.9%, Platformer 17.4%, Retro 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

  23. #23 Dungeon Escape
    82% 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: Difficult 22.7%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 15.2%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Retro 10.9%

  24. #24 Gravity Circuit
    78% 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 19%, 2D Platformer 17%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Fast-Paced 8.4%

  25. #25 Cave Story+
    81% 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: Platformer 32.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Difficult 11.5%, Retro 10.1%

  26. #26 Primal Light
    80% matchVery Positive81% of 419 reviews2020
    Dev: Fat Gem
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 20.1%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Difficult 17.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Retro 8.5%

  27. #27 Zool Redimensioned
    79% matchVery Positive93% of 203 reviews2021
    Dev: Sumo Digital AcademyPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    The Ninja of the Nth Dimension is back! Explore vibrant retro landscapes, discover hidden secrets and take down menacing bosses in a modern reimagining of the classic action platforming adventure Zool.

    Why similar: Ninja 41.1%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Retro 10.8%, Difficult 8.3%

  28. #28 Shadow Blade: Reload
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 367 reviews2015
    Dev: Dead Mage
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!

    Why similar: Ninja 60.2%, Platformer 19.6%, Fast-Paced 10.8%, Action 6.4%, Indie 2.9%

  29. #29 BLADECHIMERA
    75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,329 reviews2025
    Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.

    Why similar: Ninja 24%, Side Scroller 21.1%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Demons 14.2%, Platformer 11.5%

  30. #30 The End Is Nigh
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 3,330 reviews2017
    Dev: Edmund McMillen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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: Difficult 37%, Platformer 30%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, 2D 5.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%

  31. #31 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
    79% matchMixed60% of 443 reviews2018
    Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
    Windows
    Median: 48 minMean: 4.8 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: Difficult 15.7%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Arcade 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

  32. #32 Chronicles of 2 Heroes: Amaterasu's Wrath
    77% matchMostly Positive79% of 63 reviews2023
    Dev: Infinity Experience
    Windows

    Amaterasu and her yokai army rule over feudal Japan. Switch in real time between Kensei and Ayame to defeat the goddess in this intense, 16-bit action platformer with Metroidvania elements and gorgeous pixel art.

    Why similar: Ninja 25.7%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Difficult 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Platformer 9.7%

  33. #33 VVVVV
    78% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2019
    Dev: BekkerDev Studio
    Windows

    VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 15.7%, Difficult 13.9%, Action 12.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Adventure 10%

  34. #34 Spark the Electric Jester
    76% 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: Platformer 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Fast-Paced 11.7%, Retro 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.7%

  35. #35 SANABI
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,256 reviews2023
    Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Difficult 10.8%

  36. #36 Flynn: Son of Crimson
    75% matchVery Positive85% of 747 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio ThunderhorsePub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Our valiant hero Flynn possesses the ability to influence a mysterious energy and modify his style of combat, transforming him into a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by the golden age of the SNES, Flynn: Son of Crimson is the 2D action adventure that’ll take you right back to the 90s!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 24.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Difficult 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%

  37. #37 Prison City
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 170 reviews2023
    Dev: Retroware
    Windows

    Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 28.5%, 2D Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Retro 9.5%

  38. #38 Super House of Dead Ninjas
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,721 reviews2013
    Dev: MegadevPub: Bitmap Bureau
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.

    Why similar: Ninja 35.9%, Platformer 18.7%, Difficult 14.9%, Arcade 7.6%, Action 5%

  39. #39 Yissa Deep Realms
    74% 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: Side Scroller 24.4%, Difficult 22%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%

  40. #40 Krimson
    70% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2024
    Dev: CryingPsychoPub: PM Studios, inc.
    Windows

    Krimson is a challenging gritty rhythm platformer featuring heavy electronic metal music. You're an unknown spawn going through a hellish world as it moves rhythmically to the music. One wrong move means death but the checkpoints are often and death is very short.

    Why similar: Demons 30.8%, 2D Platformer 23.2%, Platformer 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 2D 6.8%

  41. #41 NightmareZ
    76% matchMixed44% of 59 reviews2016
    Dev: Anamik Majumdar
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.

    Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 21.7%, Retro 14.5%, Action 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

  42. #42 Atomic Owl
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: Monster TheaterPub: Eastasiasoft Limited
    Windows · Linux

    You are Hidalgo Bladewing, a bird with a beef. Hack, slash, platform, and soar through a beautifully chaotic pixel-art neonscape in your quest to save your feathered friends. Challenging retro-inspired platforming gameplay, transforming weapons, and fowl Ninja action await.

    Why similar: Ninja 24.3%, Side Scroller 18.4%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Arcade 8.5%

  43. #43 Velocity Noodle
    72% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?

    Why similar: Difficult 23.2%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

  44. #44 Mark of the Ninja: Remastered
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,752 reviews2018
    Dev: Klei Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation.

    Why similar: Ninja 53.8%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Platformer 15.1%, 2D 6%, Action 3.9%

  45. #45 10 Second Ninja
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 778 reviews2014
    Dev: Four Circle InteractivePub: Mastertronic
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Ninjas are cool, this is an established fact of the universe. Nazi Robots from space are not cool, they are the complete opposite of cool, and Robot Hitler is out to get you, the world's first ninja. You have 10 seconds to destroy all Nazi Robots in your vicinity. IT. IS. ON.

    Why similar: Ninja 49.6%, Platformer 20.9%, Fast-Paced 9%, Difficult 8.2%, Action 5.3%

  46. #46 DYE
    73% 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: Difficult 21.9%, Platformer 17.8%, Side Scroller 15.1%, Action 6.6%, Retro 6.4%

  47. #47 Save the Ninja Clan
    72% matchVery Positive91% of 112 reviews2017
    Dev: WillzPub: Sometimes You
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Save the Ninja Clan is a platformer for casual players as well as speed runners. There are two ways to play this game: play through the normal story mode or find secrets/"bugs" in the game to annoy the Game Manager watching.

    Why similar: Ninja 55.7%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Action 8.9%, Indie 6.2%

  48. #48 SHINOBI NON GRATA
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2023
    Dev: Studio PICOPub: Flyhigh Works
    Windows

    Shinobi alert! Use your 7 shinobi weapons to survive the bloodshed! Introducing a hard core 2D ninja action game by Hyper-retro graphics.

    Why similar: Ninja 52.1%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 9.9%, Action 5.1%

  49. #49 Souldiers
    70% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
    Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.

    Why similar: Difficult 31.7%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, 2D Platformer 7.1%, Action 6.8%

  50. #50 Karma Knight
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2020
    Dev: UltramarineSoft
    Windows

    Karma Knight is a fast paced 2D side-scrolling platform action game with stylish combat. Find hidden items in the stages, collect different spells, defeat the enemies as you gain more experience and enjoy the overall platform action game style.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 19.9%, Action 18.7%, Difficult 17.6%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 12.3%

  51. #51 Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2015
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Enter the mechanical shape-shifting, dimension switching world of the award winning, high octane action-puzzle-platformer Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition, and blow crime away.

    Why similar: Platformer 42.3%, Great Soundtrack 27.8%, Action 14.7%, Indie 6.3%, 2D 5.8%

  52. #52 MO:Astray
    68% 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: Platformer 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Action 7.6%

  53. #53 Environmental Station Alpha
    69% 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: Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Difficult 19.4%, Retro 9%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%

  54. #54 Hell is Other Demons
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 337 reviews2019
    Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.

    Why similar: Difficult 17.7%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 10.6%, 2D Platformer 9.6%, Arcade 9.5%

  55. #55 Blasphemous
    65% matchVery Positive90% of 62,190 reviews2019
    Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

    Why similar: Difficult 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Blood 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 13.5%

  56. #56 Mark of the Ninja
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,869 reviews
    Dev: Klei EntertainmentPub: Microsoft Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

    Why similar: Ninja 54.5%, Platformer 20.6%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D 5%, Action 3.2%

  57. #57 Beyond the Ice Palace 2
    65% matchMixed67% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: STORYBIRD StudioPub: PQube
    Windows

    Arise from the dead as the 'Cursed King' in an enthralling action platformer. Wield the chains that once imprisoned you to vanquish foes and traverse your fallen kingdom. Uncover hidden areas, strategically level up, and reclaim your throne by banishing colossal bosses!

    Why similar: Difficult 21.3%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 17.5%, Action-Adventure 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

  58. #58 Kraino Origins
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2022
    Dev: GameAtomic
    Windows

    Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 20.5%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 14.5%, Demons 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11%

  59. #59 Skelly Selest
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 286 reviews2018
    Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

    Why similar: Difficult 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 5.7%

  60. #60 Berserk Boy
    64% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2024
    Dev: BerserkBoy Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 19.1%, Difficult 16.6%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

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