- #1 Skate Story
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,424 reviews2025
Dev: by Sam EngPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Ollie, kickflip, and grind your way through the ash and smoke of the Underworld as you take on a seemingly impossible quest. Skate fast to destroy demons and save other tortured souls on your journey from fragile beginner to a hardened skater.
Why similar: Skateboarding 80.2% ★, Sports 14.1%, Indie 3%, Great Soundtrack 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: A highly stylized skateboarding game that emphasizes flow and surreal atmosphere over pure simulation.
- #2 OlliOlli World
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,821 reviews2022
Dev: Roll7Pub: 2K
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%
OlliOlli World is a bold new skateboarding action-platformer that’s bursting with personality. Flip and flow through the vivid and vibrant world of Radlandia, meeting colorful characters as you grind, trick, and air your way to discover the mystical skate gods on your quest for Gnarvana.
Why similar: Skateboarding 80.8% ★, Sports 13%, Platformer 4.2%, 2D 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: This entry expands the series into a vibrant, 2.5D world with deeper trick customization and a more accessible flow.
- #3 OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
97% matchVery Positive84% of 609 reviews2015
Dev: Roll7Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Drop in to Olliwood and prepare for finger-flippin’ mayhem in this follow up to cult skateboarding smash OlliOlli.
Why similar: Skateboarding 88.4% ★, Sports 7.9%, Indie 2%, Great Soundtrack 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel refines the original's mechanics with more tricks, manualing, and improved visual flair.
- #4 Tony Hawk's™ Pro Skater™ 1 + 2
94% matchVery Positive91% of 4,545 reviews2023
Dev: Vicarious VisionsPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play the fully-remastered Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™ & Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™ 2 games in one epic collection, rebuilt from the ground up in incredible HD.
Why similar: Skateboarding 82.6% ★, Sports 15.4%, Arcade 0.9%, Great Soundtrack 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive arcade skateboarding experience that focuses on chaining tricks for massive scores.
- #5 AFTERGRINDER
95% 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: Skateboarding 87.7% ★, Platformer 4.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.3%, 2D 2.2%, Arcade 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, side-scrolling precision game that demands the same rhythmic timing and focus as OlliOlli.
- #6 Trials Fusion™
94% matchMixed67% of 2,444 reviews2014
Dev: RedLynx, in collaboration with Ubisoft Shanghai, Ubisoft KievPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials Fusion is the gold-standard platform racer for the next-generation of gaming. Built upon the Trials franchise’s proven gameplay foundations, Fusion challenges players endlessly in both classic and all-new ways.
Why similar: Sports 58.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, 2D 6.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based, side-scrolling game where mastering momentum and precision is key to navigating difficult tracks.
- #7 Electronic Super Joy
93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
Why similar: Platformer 38.7%, Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Indie 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, 2D 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, music-driven platformer that rewards players for finding a rhythmic flow through its levels.
- #8 Katana ZERO
91% 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: Pixel Graphics 29.7%, Platformer 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 24.1%, Indie 10.8%, 2D 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game features high-speed, one-hit-kill action that relies on flow and pattern recognition, much like a perfect OlliOlli run.
- #9 HoPiKo
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a 5-stage mini run designed to break your mind!
Why similar: Platformer 60.8%, Indie 39.2%
Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast, precision platformer that feels like a rhythm game, requiring the same twitch reflexes as OlliOlli.
- #10 BIT.TRIP RUNNER
91% matchVery Positive86% of 3,946 reviews2011
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Experience the rhythmic thrill of BIT.TRIP RUNNER! With its retro charm, simple controls, and award-winning visuals, this classic sets the standard for rhythm gaming. Don't miss the game that started it all in the acclaimed runner series.
Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.6%, 2D 13.1%, Indie 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based auto-runner that requires precise timing and pattern memorization to succeed.
- #11 Skate City
89% matchVery Positive81% of 152 reviews2021
Dev: AgensPub: Snowman
Windows
The acclaimed skateboarding game comes to PC! Complete over 100 challenges and countless combos across real-world, iconic destinations or chill out and ride at your own pace with Endless Skate. Then, share your best 2.5D skate runs from every angle with our multi camera in-game recording tools.
Why similar: Skateboarding 85.2% ★, Sports 12.9%, Arcade 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
Why You'll Like It: A more relaxed, flow-focused skateboarding game that emphasizes the aesthetic and rhythm of skating through city streets.
- #12 Wave Break
89% matchVery Positive85% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Funktronic Labs
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Wave Break is the world's first skateBOATING game, inspired by arcade skateboarding classics. Grind, grab, kickflip and shoot your way through an explosive 80s crime-filled Miami Vice themed world.
Why similar: Skateboarding 98% ★, Arcade 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style skateboarding game that adds a unique twist with combat, maintaining a focus on trick-chaining flow.
- #13 Celeste
88% 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 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 24.2%, Indie 14.4%, 2D 8%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in precision platforming that offers a high skill ceiling and rewarding, tight controls.
- #14 Descenders
85% matchVery Positive94% of 22,429 reviews2019
Dev: RageSquidPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?
Why similar: Sports 90%, Great Soundtrack 10%
Why You'll Like It: A downhill biking game that focuses on physics-based movement and finding the best line through procedurally generated tracks.
- #15 Super Meat Boy
86% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Platformer 36.4%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Indie 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, 2D 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, unforgiving platformer that encourages speedrunning and mastery of movement mechanics.
- #16 Pumped BMX +
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 366 reviews2015
Dev: Yeah Us!Pub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Pumped BMX + is a fast-paced arcade BMX game full of tricks, stunts and combos which originates from one of the most well-known BMX franchises in the world. Master over 500 challenges in this breathtaking sports game.
Why similar: Sports 84.7%, Indie 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling, physics-based trick game that shares the same fundamental loop of mastering levels through repetition.
- #17 Neon White
81% 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: Platformer 44.4%, Great Soundtrack 29.8%, Indie 20.8%, Singleplayer 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A speedrunning-focused game that rewards precision and flow, making every movement feel deliberate and satisfying.
- #18 Lonely Mountains: Downhill
84% matchVery Positive91% of 2,984 reviews2019
Dev: Megagon Industries
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Just you and your bike - take it on a thrilling ride down an unspoiled mountain landscape. Make your way through thick forests, narrow trails and wild rivers. Race, jump, slide and try not to crash - all the way from the peak to the valley!
Why similar: Sports 78.1%, Indie 13.9%, Arcade 4.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused biking game where managing speed and momentum is essential to navigating dangerous terrain.
- #19 Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
84% matchVery Positive90% of 505 reviews2013
Dev: Andrew Morrish
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, Indie 36.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style game that blends platforming with puzzle elements, requiring quick thinking and movement.
- #20 Super Hexagon
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,964 reviews2012
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.7%, Indie 28.5%, Arcade 11.8%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pure, rhythm-based arcade experience that tests your reflexes and focus in a way that mirrors the intensity of OlliOlli.
- #21 Tanuki Sunset
81% matchVery Positive92% of 558 reviews2020
Dev: Rewind Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Master the longboard as you drift through stunning mountain ranges, swerve through bustling city streets, and along the sandy beaches of Sunset Island. Train to perform epic tricks, from jumping off-ramp to longboarding backwards. Grab Your Longboard and Race to the Top in Tanuki Sunset!
Why similar: Skateboarding 74.3% ★, Sports 21.6%, Indie 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style, downhill longboarding game that prioritizes style and flow over realistic simulation.
- #22 SkateBIRD
80% matchVery Positive84% of 776 reviews2021
Dev: Glass Bottom Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Grind on bendy straws, kickflip over staplers, and carve killer lines through cardboard and sticky tape parks. Above all else, skate birds try their best!
Why similar: Skateboarding 88% ★, Sports 12%
Why You'll Like It: A charming skateboarding game that focuses on exploration and creative trick-chaining in miniature environments.
- #23 LOVE
82% matchVery Positive91% of 1,183 reviews2014
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Indie 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, 2D 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, precision-heavy platformer that focuses on tight controls and difficult, rewarding level design.
- #24 VVVVVV
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.6%, Platformer 28.3%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Indie 13.5%, 2D 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired precision platformer that uses a unique gravity-flipping mechanic to create challenging, fast-paced levels.
- #25 Seafrog
76% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: OhMyMe Games
Windows
Hop aboard Seafrog’s rocket-powered wrench and slide, grind, and trick your way through a one-of-a-kind 2.5D action-puzzle-platformer!
Why similar: Skateboarding 82% ★, Sports 10.6%, Platformer 4.7%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #26 STREET UNI X
77% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: daffodil & friendsPub: Gamma Space Collaborative Studio
Windows
Classic EXTREME sports at their best: on ONE WHEEL! Perform unicycle stunts and combos with style, smash goals, unlock new levels, characters, cheats, and more! REAL uni pros, REAL uni tricks, REAL underground jams, and REAL retro play that begs for one more run!
Why similar: Skateboarding 84.9% ★, Sports 9.1%, Platformer 4.2%, Arcade 1.4%, Indie 0.3%
- #27 Session: Skate Sim
78% matchVery Positive83% of 15,546 reviews2022
Dev: crea-ture Studios Inc.Pub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Made by and for skaters, the dual stick controls faithfully reproduce your feet on the skateboard for an ultra-realistic experience. Try out real-life iconic skate spots, customise your skater and equipment with items from the top brands
Why similar: Skateboarding 84.5% ★, Sports 12.8%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #28 Stardust Skate
74% matchVery Positive99% of 329 reviews2025
Dev: VchiBan
Windows
Skate through Stardust Valley in this endless runner, competing for the highest score and the coolest deck!
Why similar: Skateboarding 88.3% ★, Sports 9.5%, Arcade 1.4%, Singleplayer 0.4%, Indie 0.4%
- #29 Downtown Jam
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Level 7 Games
Windows
Revolt against Dr. Taste’s evil soda corporation by shredding the streets on your skateboard! Kickflip, grind and wall-ride your way downtown and beat your friends on the leaderboard! Trick and grind your way onto the leaderboards or wipe trying.
Why similar: Skateboarding 85.2% ★, Sports 13%, Arcade 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style skateboarding game that focuses on simple, satisfying trick execution in a city setting.
- #30 Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game
77% matchVery Positive86% of 19,592 reviews2020
Dev: Easy Day Studios Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience unparalleled board control and responsiveness while you skate iconic real-world skate spots. This is the evolution of skateboarding gameplay. With Independent Foot Control and unique physics-based gameplay, skate gamers finally have the expressive controls they have always dreamed of.
Why similar: Skateboarding 88% ★, Sports 10.5%, Indie 1.1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #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: Platformer 32.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.9%, Indie 17%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, 2D 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer that celebrates gaming history while providing the tight, precision-based movement required for high-level play.
- #32 VR Skater
73% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2024
Dev: DEFICIT GamesPub: Perp Games
Windows
The most authentic, challenging, and immersive skating game ever
Why similar: Skateboarding 85.9% ★, Sports 12.6%, Arcade 1%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #33 cheapskate
71% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Simple Dev StudioPub: D'Amato Productions
Windows
cheapskate (pre-alpha, in development, early access) is a highly moddable skate sandbox featuring offliine singleplayer, peer to peer multiplayer, easy mod support, Steam Deck compatibility, and one low price forever.
Why similar: Skateboarding 81.3% ★, Sports 13.5%, Platformer 3.8%, Arcade 1.3%, Singleplayer 0.1%
- #34 UFO 50
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,224 reviews2024
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 23.0 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: Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Indie 20.8%, Sports 14.1%, 2D 11.5%, Platformer 7.7%
- #35 Rollerdrome
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,228 reviews2022
Dev: Roll7Pub: 2K
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Rollerdrome is a BAFTA award-winning third person action shooter that seamlessly blends high octane, visceral combat with fluid movement and tricking mechanics into one complementary and challenging whole, to create an original adrenaline-pumping shooter experience like no other.
Why similar: Sports 79.8%, Indie 11.5%, Arcade 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #36 Helskate
72% matchMixed69% of 344 reviews2025
Dev: Phantom Coast
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Helskate is a skateboarding action roguelite. Grind, perform tricks, and chain combos to power up your attacks to slay the monsters of Vertheim. Combine unique weapons and gear to suit your playstyle as you fight, die, and upgrade your abilities to come back to this labyrinth over and over again!
Why similar: Skateboarding 96.5% ★, Sports 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%, Indie 0.3%
- #37 Skater 2D
78% matchMixed61% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: Mihai Morosanu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A skateboarding game for tony hawk series fans! Over 70 various goals to beat in over 8 big levels! This game has all it needs for a complete skateboarding experience: - Over 30 tricks to beat - get special and make some special tricks - manuals and grinds with balance meter - secret gaps to find - combine tricks in big combos - do spine...
Why similar: Skateboarding 73.9% ★, Sports 21.8%, Indie 4.3%
- #38 140
76% matchVery Positive92% of 4,665 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: Platformer 48.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Indie 20.7%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #39 Spelunky
75% matchVery Positive92% of 16,534 reviews2013
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.
Why similar: Platformer 54.2%, Indie 21.1%, 2D 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Arcade 4.6%
- #40 Virtual Skate
67% matchVery Positive99% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Flip Axis Studios
Windows
Experience next level board control, skate with friends, and film insane tricks in the most immersive skateboarding game ever made.
Why similar: Skateboarding 92% ★, Sports 6.8%, Indie 1.3%
- #41 Skator Gator
71% matchVery Positive92% of 177 reviews2022
Dev: Weathered Sweater
Windows · Mac
SKATOR GATOR puts you in the scales of Greenjamin Gator as you skate across a wide network of oil pipelines leading to the big city, dodging robots and avoiding the polluted swamp waters below.
Why similar: Skateboarding 84.8% ★, Sports 6.1%, Platformer 4.5%, 2D 1.9%, Arcade 1.3%
- #42 Skate Rift
70% matchVery Positive92% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Mt.Zero Software
Windows · Linux
A minimal skateboarding game about momentum, transition flow, and huge air time.
Why similar: Skateboarding 83.7% ★, Sports 14.6%, Indie 1.1%, Arcade 0.7%
- #43 On a Roll
75% matchMixed62% of 425 reviews2017
Dev: Creative Concepts
Windows
Experience the adrenaline of performing insane stunts, getting big airs, grinding and bombing hills with the only inline skating game available: On a Roll. It has everything sport sim fans love and includes a replay editor, skatepark builder, open world and lots more.
Why similar: Sports 78.9%, Indie 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
- #44 BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
73% matchVery Positive92% of 3,060 reviews2013
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Step into rhythmic bliss with Runner2! Best Indie Game winner, Guinness World Record holder, and narrated by Charles Martinet. Unleash vibrant moves and beats in 120 levels!
Why similar: Platformer 42.7%, Indie 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Arcade 7.6%, 2D 5.5%
- #45 EDGE
72% matchVery Positive92% of 2,245 reviews2011
Dev: Two TribesPub: Two Tribes Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
EDGE, the award winning retro-styled platform game has been extended! Now with over 40 brand new levels, additional music and all-new races against the notorious Dark Cube!
Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Indie 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 27.5%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #46 TRUE SKATE™
69% matchMixed56% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: True Axis Pty Ltd
Windows
The closest FEELING to real-world skateboarding! Player’s interaction with the skateboard is powered completely by the unified PHYSICS. The skateboard reacts instantly as foot and stick feel truly connected. Play the true skateboarding sim and experience a NEW PARADIGM FOR SKATEBOARDING GAMES.
Why similar: Skateboarding 84.6% ★, Sports 13.3%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #47 Dustforce DX
71% 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 42.7%, Great Soundtrack 29.9%, Indie 16.9%, 2D 9.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #48 Downwell
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 27.2%, Indie 16.5%, 2D 9.9%, Arcade 8.8%
- #49 Streetdog BMX
59% matchVery Positive95% of 165 reviews2026
Dev: Yeah Us! Games
Windows
Get ready for massive tricks, high scores, and gnarly slams in Streetdog BMX. Carve your way through six huge maps featuring hidden spots, handcrafted challenges, and flowing lines!
Why similar: Sports 87.4%, Arcade 5.8%, Indie 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #50 Cave Story+
69% 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 33.3%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Indie 15.2%, 2D 8.6%
- #51 The Ramp
65% matchVery Positive92% of 1,536 reviews2021
Dev: Paul SchnepfPub: hyperparadise
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 23%
A digital toy for skateboard loving people. Pure flow, no extra fluff.
Why similar: Skateboarding 85.4% ★, Sports 11.8%, Indie 1.4%, Arcade 1%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #52 You Have 10 Seconds
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,352 reviews2016
Dev: tamationgames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 18%
You Have 10 Seconds is a fast paced arcade style platformer game with over 40 levels.
Why similar: Platformer 32.7%, Indie 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, 2D 10.2%
- #53 oO
68% matchVery Positive89% of 967 reviews2015
Dev: Maciej Targoni
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
"oO" is a hardcore minimal arcade game.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Platformer 21%, 2D 19.7%, Indie 17.2%, Arcade 15.8%
- #54 AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! for the Awesome
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,094 reviews2011
Dev: Dejobaan Games, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
82 remastered levels from the original and 43 brand new ones that are twice as fast!
Why similar: Sports 75.7%, Indie 9.4%, Arcade 8.4%, Platformer 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #55 BIT.TRIP BEAT
69% matchVery Positive80% of 881 reviews2010
Dev: Gaijin Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.
Why similar: Indie 35.1%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, 2D 11.8%, Arcade 10.1%
- #56 Hotline Miami
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.9%, Pixel Graphics 27%, Indie 17.3%, 2D 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #57 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
66% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Indie 17.3%, 2D 14%, Singleplayer 3%