- #1 Mirror's Edge™
97% matchVery Positive88% of 38,753 reviews2009
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
Why similar: Parkour 47%, Cyberpunk 20.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Platformer 11.6%, Sci-fi 5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive parkour game that mirrors the momentum-based movement and urban traversal found in Ninja Pizza Girl.
- #2 Neon White
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,708 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Parkour 45.5%, Fast-Paced 21.6%, Platformer 18.3%, Story Rich 6.8%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast, flow-based game that emphasizes speedrunning and precise platforming mechanics.
- #3 Katana ZERO
96% 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: Cyberpunk 27.2%, Ninja 20.3% ★, Platformer 15.9%, Fast-Paced 13.2%, Story Rich 9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a neon-soaked aesthetic and fast-paced, flow-based combat that rewards quick reflexes.
- #4 Dustforce DX
95% matchVery Positive88% of 2,375 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Platformer 52.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, 2D 8.7%, Parkour 8.4%, Fast-Paced 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on maintaining flow and momentum through stylish, parkour-inspired platforming.
- #5 10 Second Ninja X
94% 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 33.2% ★, Platformer 25.8%, Fast-Paced 13.9%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on short, intense bursts of platforming and combat that require perfect execution.
- #6 Shadow Blade: Reload
94% 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 53.1% ★, Fast-Paced 19.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Action 5.8%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish ninja platformer that emphasizes fluid movement and fast-paced combat encounters.
- #7 Celeste
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,420 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Why similar: Platformer 33%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines challenging precision platforming with a deeply emotional narrative about mental health and resilience.
- #8 Bleed
93% matchVery Positive93% of 1,897 reviews2013
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 27.1%, Fast-Paced 21.9%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action platformer featuring a strong female protagonist and intense, movement-heavy gameplay.
- #9 Velocity Noodle
91% 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: Side Scroller 29.2%, Platformer 23.7%, Parkour 14.2%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, 2D 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that requires players to master speed and momentum to deliver food efficiently.
- #10 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,463 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
Why similar: Parkour 36.5%, Ninja 31.9% ★, Fast-Paced 14.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Action 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist platformer that perfectly captures the physics and momentum required for high-speed parkour.
- #11 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
90% 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 36.6% ★, Cyberpunk 23%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Platformer 8.4%, Fast-Paced 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed action game that focuses on high-speed ninja combat and retro-inspired visuals.
- #12 Cyber Shadow
89% 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 39.8% ★, Cyberpunk 19.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.2%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, cyberpunk-themed ninja platformer that emphasizes tight controls and fast movement.
- #13 Ghostrunner
86% matchVery Positive91% of 65,586 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38%, Fast-Paced 24.4%, Ninja 22% ★, Sci-fi 8.4%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person action game that demands mastery of parkour and speed to survive in a brutal cyberpunk city.
- #14 RONIN
89% matchMixed70% of 2,437 reviews2015
Dev: Tomasz WacławekPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Ronin is stylish a turn-based action platformer following the exploits of a vengeful heroine determined to strike down five prominent figures of a powerful corporation.
Why similar: Ninja 44.7% ★, Platformer 15.9%, Cyberpunk 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, 2D 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish, turn-based action game that captures the aesthetic and theme of a lone ninja fighting against the odds.
- #15 Dex
88% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.9%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Sci-fi 6%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world cyberpunk RPG that features a female protagonist and 2D action-platforming elements.
- #16 Run or Die
87% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2014
Dev: Team Flow
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!
Why similar: Runner 32.8%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Fast-Paced 14.5%, Parkour 11%, Female Protagonist 10%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, fast-paced runner that focuses on speed and reaction time in a vibrant 2D world.
- #17 Boson X
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,579 reviews2014
Dev: Ian MacLartyPub: Shape Shop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.
Why similar: Runner 29.8%, Parkour 28.5%, Fast-Paced 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Platformer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A momentum-based runner that requires quick decision-making and precise timing.
- #18 Super House of Dead Ninjas
85% 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 42.1% ★, Platformer 24.2%, Fast-Paced 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Action 6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, roguelike platformer that emphasizes speed and aggressive combat.
- #19 Grey Area
84% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Electric Prune Juice
Windows
A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"
Why similar: Platformer 38.2%, Horror 19%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, 2D 11.2%, Action 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused platformer that emphasizes exploration and fluid movement.
- #20 Gravity Circuit
82% 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 27.2%, Side Scroller 23.5%, Fast-Paced 22.4%, 2D 8.5%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed action platformer that captures the retro-futuristic energy of classic ninja games.
- #21 Haste
81% matchVery Positive92% of 12,106 reviews2025
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!
Why similar: Parkour 31%, Runner 26.6%, Fast-Paced 18.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Platformer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced parkour game featuring a female protagonist and roguelite elements.
- #22 The Messenger
82% 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 53.4% ★, Platformer 22.6%, Side Scroller 9.7%, 2D 7.3%, Action 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A ninja-themed platformer that blends tight movement mechanics with a compelling, evolving narrative.
- #23 Scary Girl
84% matchMixed67% of 94 reviews2012
Dev: TikGamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 37%
In this side-scrolling action game, you play as Scarygirl – a girl who has been adopted by a giant intelligent octopus and is trying to figure out who the man haunting her dreams is. Traverse unique, extremely vibrant, colorful, and magical worlds in a seamless mix of 2D and 3D platforming action.
Why similar: Platformer 48.3%, Female Protagonist 31.2%, Action 20.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized action-platformer with a female protagonist that deals with dark, atmospheric themes.
- #24 Corridor Z
83% matchMostly Positive74% of 472 reviews2018
Dev: Mass CreationPub: We Dig Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Be quick or be undead! Ordinary high school, zombie outbreak and the bunch of survivors in a run for life.
Why similar: Runner 57%, Action 29.7%, Indie 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity runner that forces the player to navigate obstacles while fleeing from threats.
- #25 JETRUNNER
79% matchVery Positive96% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Riddlebit SoftwarePub: Curveball Games
Windows
JETRUNNER is a parkour FPS, with cel shaded, comic like visuals, and a gameplay loop that can be best described as Trackmania meets Titanfall. Rich, expressive movement, and tight gunplay is what JETRUNNER is all about.
Why similar: Parkour 29.1%, Runner 24.2%, Fast-Paced 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Platformer 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game that prioritizes speed and parkour movement for a female protagonist.
- #26 Run Pizza Run
80% matchVery Positive88% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: IZI Games
Windows
Pizza delivery simulator. Deliver all the pizzas to the address while running through the dangerous streets of the city. Earn money and buy your mom the house she dreams of. But remember, it won't be easy. Good luck!
Why similar: Runner 60.8%, Emotional 30.4%, Action 7%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy action game that shares the core premise of delivering pizza under pressure.
- #27 Neon Tail
79% matchVery Positive87% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: FeiPub: Rocket Juice Games
Windows
Neon Tail is an open world roller skating game where you follow a young girl’s adventures and save the streets of Bluepulse City from dimensional disaster.Get a jobs, go shopping, get Super Powers, fight a dimensional invasion, become a skating superstar, and drink bubble teas.
Why similar: Parkour 64.1%, Female Protagonist 25%, Action 5.9%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game centered on skating and momentum-based movement in a vibrant city.
- #28 Lost Girl Platformer
78% matchVery Positive98% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Lost Girl Platformer is a thrilling 2D platform game where you play as a courageous girl. Your task is to jump from platform to platform to survive and escape. But be careful: time is limited, and every jump must be precise!
Why similar: Side Scroller 55.1%, Platformer 27.4%, Action 7.2%, 2D 7.1%, Indie 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D side-scrolling platformer that focuses on precision movement and exploration.
- #29 Whisper Trip
78% matchMixed63% of 105 reviews2021
Dev: Walnut LLC
Windows
Whisper Trip is a fast-paced side-scrolling co-op action game with cyberpunk elements. You are a new employee of the TPF (Tactical Police Force), a unit dedicated to the prevention of terrorist activities and the destruction of criminal groups...
Why similar: Ninja 37.3% ★, Cyberpunk 26.9%, Platformer 14.9%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed action game that features ninja-like agility and cooperative combat.
- #30 NinjaThea
76% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: Reza MirzaeiPub: Dreamware Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Casual 2D platformer with a cute ninja girl theme.
Why similar: Ninja 53.9% ★, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Platformer 15.8%, Action 7.9%, Indie 1.9%
- #31 Haneda Girl
74% matchVery Positive94% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Koba
Windows
Haneda Girl is an action-platformer game with brutal and frantic action. Clean stages swapping between two playable characters. Bullets or Slashes, your choice, but be creative. A wide variety of ways to solve each encounter are at your disposal. Dance the waltz of destruction, end the threat.
Why similar: Ninja 35.9% ★, Cyberpunk 23.2%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Platformer 11.7%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #32 《Drifting : Weight of Feathers》
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: MING YEN WUPub: Light of Creators
Windows
Play as a gorgeous female wanted-criminal Faye. Utilize her grappling hook and acrobatics to fight enemies and traverse the ocean-engulfed planet Bluestar! (This game has steep learning curve, play with caution)
Why similar: Ninja 21.4% ★, Parkour 20.3%, Runner 19%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Fast-Paced 10.1%
- #33 ENYO Arcade
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2015
Dev: James MearmanPub: www.dev-zoo.net
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Parkour 18.6%, Cyberpunk 15.8%, Side Scroller 15%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #34 Pizza Boy Z
73% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Pizza Boy Z is 3D runner game, where you play for ordinary pizza delivery person who has become an unusual hero.
Why similar: Runner 89.9%, Action 4.8%, Indie 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #35 10 Second Ninja
76% 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 47.8% ★, Platformer 22.2%, Fast-Paced 17.7%, Action 5.3%, 2D 3.6%
- #36 NINJA GIRL
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: Cream Meron
Windows
A full-scale action game in which one Kunoichi fights against ninjas and necromancers during the Warring States period.
Why similar: Ninja 69.4% ★, Action 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 1.7%
- #37 NanoApostle
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,121 reviews2024
Dev: 18Light Game Ltd.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
NanoApostle is a dark sci-fi boss rush action game featuring intense reaction-based combat and the unique "Destruction Point" system. Play as Anita, a child augmented with lethal nanomachines, as she battles against twisted cybernetic experiments to escape a top-secret facility.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, Sci-fi 23.8%, Action 23%, 2D 22%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #38 Glass Wings
73% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Violet Angel Interactive
Windows
Glass Wings is a fast paced third-person parkour platformer. Explore a stunning minimalist world in a series of linear courses in which your only objective is to complete the level. No combat, no story - just run.
Why similar: Parkour 25.3%, Runner 23.7%, Cyberpunk 13.9%, Fast-Paced 11.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
- #39 シシテナオ-Even in Death-
71% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Mugen Daraku
Windows
"シシテナオ-Even in Death-" is stealth horror action game that requires trial and error. It tells the story of a young girl who wakes up in a strange and unsettling world, where eerie creatures known as "Ochibito" roam.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 17.8%, 2D 7.7%
- #40 Celestial Hacker Girl Jessica
74% matchPositive98% of 50 reviews2018
Dev: girl software
Windows · Mac
A surreal 3D platformer about a marble girl named Jessica. Roll around, explore the multiverse, hack computers, dodge lasers, and eat cake!
Why similar: Action 65.3%, Indie 34.7%
- #41 Shadow Ninja: Apocalypse
75% matchMixed57% of 182 reviews2015
Dev: Boogygames Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Fast 2D ninja action where every mistake costs everything. Run, dodge, attack and survive as long as you can.
Why similar: Ninja 33.7% ★, Parkour 31%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Horror 5%
- #42 KUNAI
72% 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 27.2% ★, Parkour 18.4%, Platformer 15.7%, Action 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.5%
- #43 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
73% matchVery Positive82% of 430 reviews2013
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a fast-paced platformer that will plunge you into the heart of two opposing worlds.
Why similar: Platformer 50%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Action 12.3%, 2.5D 9.3%, Indie 5.9%
- #44 Possessor(s)
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.3%, Platformer 28.8%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Action 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #45 REDO!
71% matchVery Positive88% of 234 reviews2019
Dev: Robson Paiva
Windows
REDO! is a game about a girl trying to find another human in a dystopian world overrun by biomachines. It's a lonely and evocative game about exploring the unknown and overcoming obstacles to see what is left.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.9%, Horror 21.3%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Action 12.9%, 2D 9.8%
- #46 AFTERGRINDER
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 101 reviews2017
Dev: Grave Danger Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aftergrinder is a fast-paced 2D runner precision platformer. Skate your way through an unforgiving, difficult arcade side scroller. Pick a character, pick a level, and get ready to die. A lot. Test your skills over 90 adrenaline-inducing levels.
Why similar: Parkour 27%, Runner 26.9%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #47 INAYAH - Life after Gods
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.9%, Cyberpunk 23.9%, Platformer 19.2%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Sci-fi 7.4%
- #48 Cally's Caves 3
70% matchVery Positive81% of 551 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.3%, Platformer 24.1%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Action 7.8%, 2D 5%
- #49 Project Mercury
70% matchMixed58% of 587 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 24%
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 32.3%, Female Protagonist 30%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Action 9.2%, 2D 6%
- #50 Save the Ninja Clan
69% 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 68% ★, Platformer 13.6%, Action 11.1%, Indie 7.3%
- #51 Damsel
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2018
Dev: Screwtape Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Cause distress in this challenging fast-paced action platformer. Experience a dark cartoon world come to life as frenetic gameplay meets comic book visuals and storytelling. Dash through beautiful arenas vanquishing vampires, rescuing hostages, disarming bombs, hacking servers and much more.
Why similar: Platformer 37.7%, Female Protagonist 37.6%, Action 9.9%, 2D 8.7%, Indie 4.7%
- #52 PI.EXE
68% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2022
Dev: ZenBerry Team
Windows
Take the role of an antivirus software within the world of an operating system, eliminating malware spawns in a challenging, platforming quest!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.6%, 2.5D 25.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Sci-fi 8.8%
- #53 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,914 reviews2012
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.1%, 2.5D 26.1%, Platformer 17.8%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, 2D 5.2%
- #54 Agent in Depth
66% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2024
Dev: Naturepixel StudiosPub: Next in Game
Windows · Mac · Linux
Agent in Depth is a daring action-platformer featuring fast-paced action and instant-death combat. You’ll run, jump, aim, and deflect bullets with your katana to blow up your enemies. No checkpoints, no upgrades: just pure skills. Deflect, die, learn, repeat. Be better, be faster.
Why similar: Ninja 57% ★, Cyberpunk 23.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Action 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #55 GwenBlade
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: ArcWillow
Windows
SLASH YOUR FEARS in light-paced action/platformer with Story-driven Roguelite in the minds of mentally ill people! Solodev project on UE5
Why similar: Parkour 49.9%, Platformer 19.6%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 7.7%, Action 3.2%
- #56 A Pizza Delivery
65% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Eric OsunaPub: Dolores Entertainment
Windows
A Pizza Delivery is a narrative exploration game with puzzle elements focused on connecting with people. Share pizza with charming characters to uncover their stories—and your own. Drive and explore a strange, meditative world filled with secrets.
Why similar: Emotional 55.4%, Female Protagonist 40.1%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #57 Neon Inferno
63% matchVery Positive94% of 334 reviews2025
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
NYC 2055: a city beyond salvation. Blast your way through this dense cyberpunk jungle in NEON INFERNO, an explosive fusion of 2D run-and-gun and gallery-shooter, and help the Family dominate its streets!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.8%, Side Scroller 27.8%, Platformer 13.9%, Co-op 11.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #58 Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue DX
67% matchMixed69% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: DejimaPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take on the role of a young rescue officer starting her career. Armed with a trusty axe and high-pressure fire hose that also acts like a jetpack, Firegirl responds to emergency calls across the city. Can Firegirl save all the trapped civilians caught in each blaze?
Why similar: 2.5D 33.3%, Platformer 23.5%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, 2D 4.9%