Games Like On Rusty Trails

Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.3%, Fast-Paced 20.4%, Score Attack 18.7%, Difficult 13.8%, 2D Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the fast-paced, pixel-perfect platforming and vibrant aesthetic that makes On Rusty Trails so engaging.

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 52%, Platformer 15.9%, Difficult 15.5%, Fast-Paced 5.4%, Score Attack 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same high-speed, momentum-based precision platforming and satisfying score-attack focus as the seed game.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.4%, Difficult 18.1%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 16.6%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gravity-flipping mechanic mirrors the color-shifting gameplay of the seed game, requiring quick thinking and precise movement.

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: Precision Platformer 23.3%, Fast-Paced 18.6%, Difficult 14.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: As a gold standard for precision platformers, it offers the same intense, physics-based challenge and minimalist level design.

A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.3%, Difficult 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Platformer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: The unique magnetic movement mechanic provides a similar puzzle-platforming challenge that requires clever environmental manipulation.

RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.3%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: A pure precision platformer that focuses on short, difficult levels and tight movement, mirroring the core loop of the seed.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 41%, Difficult 16.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Fast-Paced 12.2%, 2D Platformer 12%

Why You'll Like It: It is a foundational precision platformer that provides the same level of difficulty and fast-respawn loop found in the seed game.

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: Precision Platformer 45.1%, Difficult 24.3%, Platformer 19%, Indie 4.6%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a dark, atmospheric world and punishing platforming challenges that align with the noir-inspired difficulty of the seed.

Uncover the truth about the Ghostland Yard investigators disappearance in this challenging 2D platformer. Travel across the world in more than 250 handcrafted levels to find your friends!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.5%, Precision Platformer 26.2%, Difficult 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a fast-paced, 2D precision experience that emphasizes quick reactions and difficult level navigation.

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: Fast-Paced 35.6%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Cartoony 16.7%, Platformer 11.3%, Difficult 10%

Why You'll Like It: This title matches the high-energy, cartoony aesthetic and fast-paced movement mechanics of the seed game perfectly.

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: Precision Platformer 31.8%, Difficult 21.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 12.4%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features tight, responsive controls and a high skill ceiling that will appeal to fans of demanding precision platformers.

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: Precision Platformer 33.6%, Difficult 20.7%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Score Attack 9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on speed and precision, rewarding players for finding the most efficient path through increasingly difficult levels.

iZBOT is fast paced, double jumping, wall sliding, edge of your seat platformer that delivers delicious bite sized challenging platforming levels while always keeping you in the action.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.5%, Fast-Paced 23%, Difficult 16.8%, Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that features tight controls and a retro-inspired aesthetic similar to the seed.

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: Fast-Paced 23.8%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Noir 13.3%, Difficult 13%

Why You'll Like It: The fast-paced, one-hit-death gameplay and noir-inspired narrative tone make it a strong thematic and mechanical match.

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: Difficult 30.4%, Platformer 29.5%, Precision Platformer 21.3%, Score Attack 6.4%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines music-synced, fast-paced platforming with a vibrant, challenging design that feels very similar to the seed.

A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...

Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.3%, Precision Platformer 25.2%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The fast-paced, momentum-driven gameplay captures the same frantic energy found in the seed game.

Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.3%, Fast-Paced 19.5%, Difficult 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The portal-based movement mechanics add a layer of puzzle-solving to the precision platforming, similar to the seed's shifting mechanics.

Sprint between saw blades while dodging homing missiles. Duck under lasers while the floor crumbles beneath you. Almost There was designed specifically for fans of the hardcore platforming genre - you've been warned.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.5%, Fast-Paced 17.6%, Difficult 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a series of short, brutal platforming challenges that are perfect for fans of the seed game's difficulty.

A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.1%, Difficult 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Fast-Paced 15.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The minimalist design and unforgiving platforming challenges align perfectly with the precision-focused nature of the seed.

Rush through the cyberpunk landscapes of Neo Barcelona in Aeon Drive, an action-platformer with a speedrunning twist! Whether solo or in up to 4 player co-op, sprint and dash through many areas of the neon-infused city - and use your time and space-bending abilities to get ahead.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.9%, Difficult 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Platformer 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends high-speed platforming with a time-manipulation mechanic, creating a similar sense of urgency and precision.

Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.7%, Difficult 20.4%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, 2D precision platformer that emphasizes quick movement and difficult level design.

Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.

Why similar: Difficult 36.4%, 2D Platformer 29.3%, Platformer 23.8%, Action 6.1%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: The unique drilling movement mechanic provides a fast-paced, rhythmic platforming experience that feels fresh and challenging.

Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 50.7%, 2D Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 6.6%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: The high-speed, action-packed platforming and neon aesthetic align well with the energetic feel of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Difficult 42.9%, Platformer 29.3%, Action 12.8%, Indie 10.3%, Singleplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, action-oriented platformer that emphasizes speed and precise timing in every level.

BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, 2.5D 12.8%, Difficult 11.7%, Physics 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-based movement and sci-fi setting provide a similar puzzle-platformer experience to the seed game.

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: Precision Platformer 36.4%, Fast-Paced 17.7%, Difficult 14.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, fast-paced descent mechanic that requires constant precision and quick decision-making.

A fast-paced 2D precision platformer with a ZX Spectrum aesthetic. And a duck!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.5%, Difficult 22.9%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Action 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on tight, 2D precision platforming that is both difficult and rewarding for the player.

At sonic speeds, Aureole - Wings of Hope takes platforming to the literal skies! Join Ramila and Ryleth on their crusade to reclaim their home from demonic forces in this unique physics-based side-scrolling game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.6%, Fast-Paced 17.8%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 12.2%, Platformer 11.5%

Experience a fast-paced, single-player adventure mixing fluid motion, split-second decision making, stylized machine-age visuals, and a dynamic soundscape.

Why similar: Platformer 53.3%, Action 26.5%, Indie 20.3%

Why You'll Like It: The magnetic mechanics create a unique platforming experience that requires careful planning and precise execution.

ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.6%, Comic Book 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Cartoony 9.8%

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: Precision Platformer 34.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 6.1%

ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.5%, Difficult 20.1%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.3%

A fast-paced platformer where you can slash, dash, and control time. Slow down the frenzy of combat and find the right moment to strike! Then, aim the 360-degree dash and zoom away at lightning speed! Master your abilities to maneuver around obstacles and vaporize foes before they can touch you.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.6%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 17.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Action 5.5%

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: Precision Platformer 29.3%, Score Attack 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Difficult 14%, Platformer 13.4%

Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Noir 13.9%, Cartoony 11.4%, Platformer 10.7%

DeadCore Redux is a challenging FPS-platformer set in a futuristic universe. Chain precise jumps, manipulate mechanisms with your SwitchGun, hunt hidden collectibles and new shortcuts, and push your skills to the limit as you climb a colossal Tower born from the void. Will you reach the Summit?

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.4%, Precision Platformer 19.7%, Score Attack 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 7.4%

A genre-twisting tactical runner where you maneuver, fight, think, sacrifice and evolve – all ON THE RUN.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 41.4%, Difficult 24.9%, Action 12%, Indie 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Spectrolite is a challenging first-person platformer set in futuristic environments. Combine parkouring with powerful abilities, test your skills in fast paced timed challenges, and follow the call of a mysterious specter while traveling through a ruined world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.8%, Difficult 21.8%, Fast-Paced 19.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Platformer 6.6%

Become a lightning fast thief in this fast-paced platformer about looting ancient ruins with speed and style!

Why similar: Action 22.1%, Indie 17.6%, Fast-Paced 15%, Precision Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.5%

A modern-classic 2D precision-platformer

Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.9%, Fast-Paced 32.7%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Action 5%

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: Fast-Paced 37.4%, Platformer 21.3%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Action 7.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%

-SPROUT- is a mini precision-platformer built for speed-running. Run, jump and dash your way through 100 levels across five unique lands, and restore your world to its former glory.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.3%, Fast-Paced 26%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.1%

Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 51.7%, Platformer 16.6%, Difficult 11.9%, Action 10.3%, Indie 6.9%

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: 2D Platformer 25.3%, Platformer 23%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, Difficult 12.4%, Action 9.4%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Difficult 17.3%, Physics 10.2%, Indie 6.4%

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 42.8%, Difficult 26.2%, Precision Platformer 11.5%, Indie 9.7%, Action 4%

Through the Nightmares is a challenge-driven platformer for anyone who’s ever had a restless night. Run, jump, and change your size to overcome the nightmare’s traps. Face Morpheus. Rescue children from an endless dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Precision Platformer 21.5%, Fast-Paced 19.8%, Difficult 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.3%

Jump into a neon-filled platformer world as Q and overcome a gauntlet of tricky platform challenges.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.8%, Difficult 18.7%, Platformer 16.7%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Physics 9.6%

Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.5%, Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Platformer 10.7%

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.5%, Fast-Paced 20.9%, Difficult 15.8%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Platformer 10.3%

Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 45.4%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 15.6%, Action 6.1%, Indie 5.3%

Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 12.3%, Physics 8.1%

In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.2%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Cartoony 12.9%, Story Rich 8%

Phantom Jump is a skill based platformer with rhythm mechanics, built to turn you into a speedrunner.

Why similar: Difficult 45.7%, Platformer 35.1%, Indie 19.2%

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: Difficult 39%, Platformer 29.1%, Action 17.5%, Indie 14.4%

Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.5%, 2D Platformer 24%, Action 19.7%, Indie 15.9%