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  1. #1 Mago
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 999 reviews2022
    Dev: Dream Potion Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Platformer 16.8%, Difficult 11.8%, Retro 9.6%, Indie 8.6%

  2. #2 Crossbow Warrior - The Legend of William Tell
    97% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2015
    Dev: MobyDick GamesPub: Scherrer Medien GmbH
    Windows · Mac

    Crossbow Warrior has 29 exciting levels with 4 different game types like classical Jump'n'run-, Sniper-, TempleRun-, Boat-Levels! Experience the whole story behind the legend of William Tell with a multitude of lovely graphics!

    Why similar: Action 22.9%, Platformer 22.2%, Difficult 21.5%, Indie 15.6%, Adventure 14.9%

  3. #3 DYE
    96% 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 16%, Platformer 14.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Action 12.7%, Indie 10%

  4. #4 Fenix Rage
    95% matchMostly Positive77% of 168 reviews2014
    Dev: Green Lava StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Fenix’s village was decimated by a huge explosion, leaving only our hero and the mysterious Oktarus. As Fenix, track down this shadowy villain through nine worlds, defeating brutal bosses and hundreds of minions bent on your destruction.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19%, Platformer 17.9%, Difficult 17.1%, Fast-Paced 13.9%, Action 13.4%

  5. #5 Blood Harvest 3
    94% 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: Action 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 11%, Indie 10.3%

  6. #6 Spunk and Moxie
    94% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2016
    Dev: Chocolate Homunculus
    Windows

    Help Spunk and Moxie escape in this classic-style platformer with a fresh new twist; one-button input gives the player full control over sliding, jumping, and bouncing through 30 unique levels across 3 industrial themes: The Warehouse, Factory, and Laboratory.

    Why similar: Action 27.6%, Difficult 22.3%, Platformer 20.7%, Indie 19.7%, Family Friendly 9.6%

  7. #7 Apocalypse Cow
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Monsters
    Windows

    Apocalypse Cow is a cinematic metroidvania in a rich digital universe with a thousand years of lore. In that world a little girl with the power to rupture time will fight against all odds to reunite with her father. But can she weather the coming darkness?

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 11.8%, Cartoon 11.6%, Action 10%

  8. #8 Expelled
    93% matchMixed59% of 100 reviews2017
    Dev: Whited43Pub: Conglomerate 5
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.

    Why similar: Platformer 20.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Action 15.7%, Difficult 11.3%, Indie 11.2%

  9. #9 Chester One
    92% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2017
    Dev: Brilliant Blue-G, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Now FREE and worth every penny! A love letter to classic platforming action and 90s animation oddness. Eat magical candies to change the art of the world around you as you fight through 40 levels unlocking new Chesters, battling strange baddies, finding secret secrets, and reclaiming your cupcakes!

    Why similar: Platformer 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Indie 14%, Adventure 12.8%, Cartoon 11.2%

  10. #10 Life Lessons
    91% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2018
    Dev: Ben Busby
    Windows · Mac

    A fetus in a simulation is taught a series of lessons about life by a primitive, overly literal artificial intelligence. There's 30 different "lessons" to get through, but you probably won't survive.

    Why similar: Action 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Indie 16.5%, Difficult 16.1%, Platformer 14.1%

  11. #11 Mustache or Revenge
    90% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
    Dev: Growfall Games
    Windows

    Do not let fiend steal your mustaches! It is challenging platformer taking you to the adventure through dangerous dungeons filled with ingenious traps.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Difficult 14.5%, Fast-Paced 12.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Action 9.8%

  12. #12 Raccoon: The Orc Invasion
    89% matchMostly Negative27% of 15 reviews2019
    Dev: SP GAMES
    Windows

    Racoon lives in a forest with his friends. He had a happy and a joyful life, until in the mountains appeared a portal.From the portal came out some strange creatures he never saw before. They are orcs. Your mission is to protect the forest and your friends from invaders.

    Why similar: Indie 18.9%, Adventure 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Difficult 8.4%, Platformer 7.8%

  13. #13 Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 792 reviews2016
    Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!

    Why similar: Action 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 13%, Indie 12%

  14. #14 NakedMan VS The Clothes
    88% matchMixed60% of 25 reviews2017
    Dev: 4FreaksFiction
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    Embark in an epic journey through a postapocalyptic world to defeat the insurrection of the clothes as the NakedMan, the bald hero humanity needs in times of need and censorship!

    Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Platformer 21.1%, Retro 15.7%, Action 15.7%, Indie 11.2%

  15. #15 Electronic Super Joy: Groove City
    87% matchVery Positive81% of 568 reviews2014
    Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: Yazar Media Group LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 38%

    A Giant Robot Stripper called JoJo has smashed Groove City! She's angry because Dr Swinger stole her Laser-Nipples! Help JoJo reclaim her Laser-Nipples & defeat the Evil Plans of Dr.Swinger, with the help of Pope Boris the Super Sexy!

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32%, Platformer 24.3%, Difficult 20.4%, Action 12.4%, Indie 10.9%

  16. #16 Never Give Up
    85% 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 19.9%, Platformer 18.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Fast-Paced 11.8%, Action 10.2%

  17. #17 Overcome
    86% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2019
    Dev: Overcome Studios
    Windows · Mac

    Beat your inner demons without attacking them, in this extremely difficult platformer about how grief changes one's perception of the world. It is an expression of the developer's experience with cancer and heartbreak.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19%, Action 18.2%, Difficult 13.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Indie 13%

  18. #18 Cuphead
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 206,677 reviews2017
    Dev: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

    Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Cartoon 13.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Retro 6.2%

  19. #19 Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 951 reviews2019
    Dev: Yacht Club Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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: Action 21.2%, Indie 15.1%, Platformer 15%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Adventure 13.8%

  20. #20 Soviet Souls
    84% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2019
    Dev: FIrst Dev Team
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Soviet Souls is a modern 2D platformer with pixel-style graphics. In each level, the player chooses which of the available characters to pass it. Knowledge of the mechanic and caution will help you cope with the most difficult troubles.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Action 16.3%, Platformer 13.5%, Indie 12%, Difficult 11.3%

  21. #21 Spark the Electric Jester
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,467 reviews2017
    Dev: Feperd Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Platformer 22.3%, Fast-Paced 15.4%, Action 13.3%, Retro 9.6%

  22. #22 Flem
    84% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2015
    Dev: Henchman & Goon
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Try, die, cry, repeat. Flem is an old school hard-as-nails platformer about a sentient snot ball, with a nose-stalgia inducing soundtrack.

    Why similar: Action 28.2%, Indie 19.8%, Platformer 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Difficult 11.3%

  23. #23 STANDBY
    81% matchMostly Positive76% of 232 reviews2017
    Dev: Noclip
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Difficult 20.4%, Platformer 16.5%, Action 12.2%, Indie 8.8%

  24. #24 Blitz Breaker
    80% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
    Dev: Boncho Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26%, Difficult 21.5%, Action 19.3%, Platformer 19%, Indie 14.2%

  25. #25 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 3,163 reviews2013
    Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

    Why similar: Platformer 20.2%, Difficult 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Retro 12%, Action 10.4%

  26. #26 Super Robot Jump Jump
    81% matchMixed67% of 36 reviews2016
    Dev: Beyond Technical Inc.Pub: Beyond Technical
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Super Robot Jump Jump is a 2D platformer with a simple control scheme. Featuring CO-OP gameplay you can tackle the challenge alone or with a friend. Be ready for a hilariously difficult time with 80+ levels and multiple worlds each with their own challenges to discover.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Difficult 19%, Platformer 17.4%, Action 14.9%, Indie 10.6%

  27. #27 Glitch's Trip
    77% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
    Dev: Ransacked Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Help Glitch save his planet from intergalactic tyrants in this innovative and vibrant retro-styled action platformer.

    Why similar: Action 22.1%, Platformer 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Indie 15.1%, Adventure 13.4%

  28. #28 Mop Boy
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Mop Boy Studios
    Windows

    In this action-platformer, you play as Mop Boy, a kid whose job is to fight off the grease monsters terrorizing his family's restaurant. Gain new abilities by completing tasks for your family and put an end to the evil grease running amuck!

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Difficult 15.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Action 11.7%, Retro 10.4%

  29. #29 Smile'N'Slide
    79% matchMostly Positive71% of 17 reviews2018
    Dev: Mykhail Konokh
    Windows

    A fun and colorful game about a little dude who loves to play the ape in his day-to-day life by sliding on inclined surfaces.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Action 15.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Indie 11%, Platformer 9.7%

  30. #30 Freedom Planet
    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
    Dev: GalaxyTrail
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Platformer 21.6%, Retro 10.9%, Fast-Paced 10.1%, Action 9.1%

  31. #31 Super Blasting Boy
    78% matchMixed70% of 69 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: Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Action 15.6%, Difficult 14.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Indie 11.5%

  32. #32 Almohadin: escape from the basement
    69% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: Talio Games
    Windows

    Almohadin: escape from the basement (AEFTB) is an indie fast-paced 2D precision platformer packed with colorful visuals and bullet hell action. Face a story-rich cartoony adventure inspired by difficult retro side scroller arcade games!

    Why similar: Difficult 18.1%, Fast-Paced 16%, Platformer 14.8%, Retro 8.7%, Action 7.4%

  33. #33 pixelBOT EXTREME!
    76% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2018
    Dev: PlayHeart Games
    Windows · Mac

    EXTREME! retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a colorful twist! Become one with your controller, learn all rocket colors by heart and master a unique color-based destruction! SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly... NEVER GIVE UP!

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Action 15.7%, Difficult 12%, Indie 11.5%, Fast-Paced 11.1%

  34. #34 The Sun and Moon
    77% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2014
    Dev: Daniel Linssen
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.

    Why similar: Platformer 24%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Action 20.9%, Indie 19.1%, Difficult 13.8%

  35. #35 Potatoman Seeks the Troof
    76% matchMostly Positive75% of 850 reviews2014
    Dev: Pixeljam
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

    Why similar: Platformer 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Retro 18.2%, Action 11.5%, Indie 10.8%

  36. #36 Quest of Vidhuraa
    75% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2018
    Dev: FirstSeed
    Windows

    Hard Platformer Game? No. Very Hard Platformer Game.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.4%, Difficult 17.6%, Action 17.2%, Platformer 15.4%, Indie 12.2%

  37. #37 CONTINUE
    74% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
    Dev: Pixel PineconePub: Kajak Games
    Windows

    Cut and delete your way through a chaotic computer world filled with programs. Every program has a purpose, but what is yours?

    Why similar: Action 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Indie 15.3%, Difficult 14.9%, Fast-Paced 13.8%

  38. #38 Skelattack
    73% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
    Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!

    Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Action 19.2%, Indie 13.4%, Adventure 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

  39. #39 Widget Satchel
    72% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2019
    Dev: Noble Robot
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Get widgets, build doohickeys, and do mischief on a space station in the far future as Sprocket the Ferret! Escape your playpen and make your way to the shuttlebay with the most stuff!

    Why similar: Difficult 16.1%, Action 15.3%, Cartoon 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Adventure 9.7%

  40. #40 That Dam Level redux
    74% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2016
    Dev: noiarc
    Windows · Linux

    Dive into action with The Big Dam Heroes! Join the Teenager, the Mutant, the Ninja and the Turtle as they risk their lives to defuse bombs under dams. Find loot, craft equipment and triumph... or perish.

    Why similar: Action 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Indie 14.7%, Difficult 14.3%, Platformer 11.4%

  41. #41 Space Cat
    73% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2016
    Dev: ondydev
    Windows

    Space Cat is a 2D arcade-style platformer where the player(s) must collect as much loot as possible while surviving the asteroid terrain, which is constantly being destroyed and regenerated by hazards. There is also a side-scrolling Adventure Mode, and a VS Battle Mode.

    Why similar: Action 18.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Platformer 13.6%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Indie 12.9%

  42. #42 Super Galaxy Boy
    65% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: DesignBy.Cloud
    Windows

    Let go of Gravity in this indie platformer adventure! Search from one star system to the next and blast beyond your enemies with your multi-functional raygun to save your friends!

    Why similar: Difficult 23.9%, Indie 22.2%, Action 21.1%, Platformer 19%, Adventure 13.8%

  43. #43 Yury
    75% matchMixed56% of 608 reviews2014
    Dev: Cubic Pie
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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

    Why similar: Difficult 21.1%, Platformer 17.9%, Indie 16.3%, Action 13.8%, Retro 10.8%

  44. #44 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,570 reviews2014
    Dev: Yacht Club Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.3%, Platformer 23.9%, Retro 15.4%, Difficult 9.8%, Indie 6.7%

  45. #45 Digital Rose
    71% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
    Dev: Studio Snizix LLC
    Windows

    Digital Rose is a 2D action-platforming game that follows the stories of Jeremy, a cybernetic construction worker, and Alex, a blood-wielding vampire, as they venture through the Systema Megastructure.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Action 21.2%, Difficult 17.7%, Indie 15.1%, Platformer 14.1%

  46. #46 Rotatex
    71% matchMixed69% of 36 reviews2019
    Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
    Windows

    In the game you control Rotatex is a real cat from another dimension, we have to help him get to the portal in other rooms.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Action 15%, Difficult 12.9%, Indie 11%, Fast-Paced 9.9%

  47. #47 Pizza Tower
    61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 70,783 reviews2023
    Dev: Tour De Pizza
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Fast-Paced 16.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 8.3%, Cartoony 7.4%

  48. #48 Bouncy Bob: Episode 2
    70% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2019
    Dev: MadGamesmithPub: WIG Publishing
    Windows

    Bouncy Bob 2 is a crazy couch co-op game for up to 4 players. Choose one of 12 different characters. Customize your color, choose one of 14 arenas and get ready for the ultimate bouncy bobbing.

    Why similar: Difficult 17.7%, Cartoon 16.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Retro 9.7%, Action 8.9%

  49. #49 Nose Goes
    63% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Epic Gamer World LLC
    Windows · Mac

    Help Ronny Nose get back to his Face in this Hilarious Throwback 2D Platforming Adventure! Let us bring you back to the nostalgia of challenging Golden-Age platforming games.

    Why similar: Difficult 18.5%, Indie 18.3%, Platformer 17.6%, Action 17.1%, Adventure 16.7%

  50. #50 Miles & Kilo
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2017
    Dev: Michael Burns
    Windows · Mac

    Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer

    Why similar: Difficult 22.1%, Platformer 20.3%, Action 18.1%, Retro 14.9%, Indie 12.9%

  51. #51 Dispersio
    70% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2016
    Dev: Achpile
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

    Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.4%, Difficult 23.6%, Platformer 17.7%, Indie 16.1%, Adventure 14.2%

  52. #52 Penguin Panic!
    58% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
    Dev: Seven MagesPub: Derwort Media
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Penguin! The walruses stole your eggs. Time to get them back. Inspired on classics like Penguin Adventure. Run, jump, and stomp your way through 17 vibrant levels in this fast-paced, family-friendly platformer. Uncover secrets, and collect shiny fish. Pure penguin-powered fun for all ages!

    Why similar: Action 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Fast-Paced 11.2%, Platformer 10.6%

  53. #53 Sockman
    69% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2018
    Dev: Sockware
    Windows

    Sockman is a single-screen platformer inspired by classics like Rick Dangerous, Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, Jumpman, Prince of Persia… A hardcore platformer, very difficult, even more than suck your own elbow.

    Why similar: Difficult 28.2%, Platformer 24.4%, Action 24%, Indie 16.3%, Adventure 7.1%

  54. #54 Invasher
    68% matchPositive100% of 30 reviews2019
    Dev: Jomjak
    Windows

    Face the strong enemy and unique platformer. Run, Jump, Punch, Shoot. Get various weapons and upgrades along the way. Fight and dodge bullets from challenging boss battle!

    Why similar: Action 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Platformer 14.8%, Difficult 13.6%, Indie 13.5%

  55. #55 Adventures of DaKoo the Dragon
    63% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Domino Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Adventures of DaKoo the Dragon has over 150 levels, every run of the game is unique. Animations, enemy spawning, and attacks are all randomized to enhance the immersion. With multiple ways to attack you will take on 5 Bosses among multiple obstacles.

    Why similar: Cartoon 21%, Platformer 17.8%, Retro 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Action 8%

  56. #56 OVERWHELM
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
    Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 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 26.2%, Action 19.3%, Indie 14.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%

  57. #57 Super Cyborg
    68% matchVery Positive86% of 831 reviews2015
    Dev: Artur Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

    Why similar: Retro 17.6%, Action 17%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Difficult 13.9%

  58. #58 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 90 reviews2019
    Dev: CollectorVision Games
    Windows · Mac

    In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

    Why similar: Action 19.8%, Platformer 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Indie 13.2%, Adventure 11.7%

  59. #59 ZET
    58% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Inebro (c)
    Windows

    One-button indie platformer adventure

    Why similar: Action 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Indie 14.5%, Difficult 14.1%, Adventure 12.8%

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