- #1 What Lies in the Multiverse
97% matchVery Positive92% of 723 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Dark Humor 23%, Puzzle Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #2 MO:Astray
96% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Side Scroller 8.1%
- #3 One Gun Guy
96% matchMixed69% of 1,067 reviews2022
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #4 Golf Club Nostalgia
95% matchVery Positive81% of 1,606 reviews2021
Dev: Demagog StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Human life is wiped out. Earth is now a golf course for the ultra-rich. In this dystopian sports puzzler, play through destroyed brutalist monuments, crumbling shopping malls, and abandoned museums as you piece together the full story of how humanity fell.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #5 Mayhem in Single Valley
94% matchVery Positive87% of 324 reviews2021
Dev: Fluxscopic Ltd.Pub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
In this fast-paced, puzzle-loaded action adventure, you’ll juggle housework, zombie hordes, family dinners and radioactive squirrels! Oh, and you have to prevent the end of the world while keeping everyone from finding out it was all your fault.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 15.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Exploration 10%
- #6 Full Void
94% matchVery Positive92% of 280 reviews2023
Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.5%, 2D Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 6.8%
- #7 Retro Machina
93% matchVery Positive86% of 256 reviews2021
Dev: Orbit StudioPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Platformer 15.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Action 9%
- #8 OUTBUDDIES DX
92% matchMostly Positive70% of 287 reviews2019
Dev: Julian LauferPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Why similar: Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Exploration 9%, Action 8%
- #9 Ugly
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 634 reviews2023
Dev: Team UglyPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Dark Humor 19.4%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #10 REZ PLZ
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Long Neck GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
A puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single player gameplay. Solve puzzles, platforming challenges, and encounter dangerous monsters and traps that require you to KILL and resurrect your brother to advance! Death is just part of the adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #11 LUNARK
89% matchVery Positive88% of 351 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Platformer 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
- #12 Monochroma
91% matchMostly Positive74% of 725 reviews2014
Dev: Nowhere Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 17.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Side Scroller 10.3%
- #13 Jump Off The Bridge
89% matchVery Positive87% of 258 reviews2019
Dev: Cody Penn
Windows
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%
- #14 Total Party Kill
88% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Dark Humor 15.5%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #15 RATUZ
87% matchVery Positive88% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Dark Humor 16.2%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Platformer 7.5%
- #16 Genopanic
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 383 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.8%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #17 Exographer
86% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
Windows · Mac
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 9.8%, Exploration 7.9%
- #18 PEPPERED: an existential platformer
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2025
Dev: Mostly Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An existential platformer where Doomsday is just around the corner. Save the world or become an eternal corporate slave for the God of Death. Choices matter. Or do they? Goof around and find out.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Exploration 8.5%
- #19 Gunbrella
85% matchVery Positive85% of 1,049 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.7%, Platformer 21.1%, Exploration 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 2D 7.4%
- #20 Nullstar: Solus
82% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Smash Attack AusPub: indie.io
Windows
BE FASTER. Take on the role of a corpo scav drone pilot, tasked with tearing through the decaying corpse of a world to salvage the remains of a powerful energy source. Master flight through hostile environments and deadly security measures in 100 precision platforming levels.
Why similar: Platformer 20.8%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Action 11.2%
- #21 Entangled
83% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: P² Studios
Windows
Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Dark Humor 11.3%, Puzzle 10.7%
- #22 Rikki & Vikki
84% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Dark Humor 15.4%, Platformer 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #23 Turbo Kid
81% matchVery Positive94% of 577 reviews2024
Dev: Outerminds Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A nostalgic metroidvania adventure with insane weapons, skills, and pixel gore. Ride your BMX and blast your enemies as you discover the secrets of the Wasteland.
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.8%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Gore 10.4%, Platformer 9.6%
- #24 Bio Fail
79% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: Langonier
Windows
Bio Fail is a dark 2D platformer where you play as a biological anomaly—a monster that possesses humans. Control their bodies, fight your way through levels, solve puzzles, and destroy everything in your path. One body—one chance
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Side Scroller 20.4%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #25 Beam
81% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Dark Humor 18.2%, Sci-fi 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 9.8%
- #26 Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,047 reviews2015
Dev: CarbonPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Stealth Inc 2, you play the role of a clone escaping a sinister and high-tech testing facility. Stealth Inc 2 tests both your brain and your reflexes over 60 varied levels linked together in a sprawling overworld.
Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.3%
- #27 Causal Loop
77% matchVery Positive93% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
Windows
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Platformer 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Mystery 11.7%, Puzzle 10.2%
- #28 After Death
80% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 11.3%
- #29 Ministry of Broadcast
79% matchVery Positive82% of 469 reviews2020
Dev: Twin PetesPub: Hitcents
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Ministry of Broadcast is a narrative-driven single player cinematic platformer mixing Orwell’s 1984 with modern reality TV. A country divided by The Wall; to cross it and reach your family, you must compete on - and win - a reality TV show broadcast by the Regime.
Why similar: Adventure 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Dark Humor 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Platformer 9.9%
- #30 Axiom Verge
77% matchVery Positive90% of 6,599 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Side Scroller 7.6%, 2D 7.1%
- #31 UnLoop
74% matchVery Positive99% of 177 reviews2025
Dev: Superposition NULLPub: CM Games
Windows
⚠️VR-only. Your mic is recording. Your actions too.⚠️ Infiltrate a retro space station. Get trapped in a time loop. Your past copies will replay every word you said and every mistake you made. You're the team. You're also the problem.
Why similar: Dark Humor 45.9%, Puzzle 23.5%, Exploration 10.6%, Action 7.5%, Adventure 7.1%
- #32 Ghostory
78% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: RigidCore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Dark Humor 20.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #33 Iconoclasts
76% matchVery Positive86% of 5,010 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Side Scroller 9.1%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #34 A Pixel Story
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2015
Dev: Lamplight Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A Pixel Story is a devious 2D puzzle platformer that charts the evolution of video games. You must use your Magical Teleportation Hat to explore 6 increasingly detailed zones on your quest to reach the core of The System to stop the evil OS and save the world.
Why similar: Action 30.7%, Adventure 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 26.3%, Indie 12.4%
- #35 默途 Monobot
75% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: DreamSmith StudioPub: 3DM Games
Windows
Coming online, Mono finds himself alone in a dark, dystopian world overrun with other hostile robots. Guide Mono through his solo journey, unravelling puzzles to uncover the buried secrets of this desolate world. Can you break the infinite cycle and find your true self?
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #36 Bionic Bay
72% matchVery Positive85% of 882 reviews2025
Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.2%, Platformer 18%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%
- #37 Wunderling DX
75% matchVery Positive94% of 194 reviews2020
Dev: Bitwave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 34.4%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Action 17.8%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 7.6%
- #38 ECHOPLEX
76% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2018
Dev: Output Games
Windows · Mac
ECHOPLEX is a time-bending puzzle platformer with a full-motion video story. Trapped in a mysterious looping simulation, you are followed by an “Echo” -- a duplicate of yourself who repeats everything you do.
Why similar: Sci-fi 23.8%, Puzzle 19.3%, Action 15.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 11%
- #39 MotionRec
70% matchVery Positive100% of 447 reviews2025
Dev: HANDSUMPub: PLAYISM
Windows
MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.9%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Puzzle 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #40 Overhaul
73% matchVery Positive92% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Bread Panda
Windows
Solve your way through this fast-paced rogue-lite puzzle game and outwit unforgiving creatures as you venture into the mysterious Power Plant!
Why similar: Puzzle 32.4%, Mystery 20%, 2D 14.5%, Atmospheric 12%, Adventure 9.6%
- #41 OVERWHELM
74% matchVery Positive85% of 239 reviews2018
Dev: Ruari O'SullivanPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.1 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 41.3%, Action 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Indie 8.6%, 2D 6.4%
- #42 Orten Was The Case
71% matchVery Positive95% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: Woodhill Interactive
Windows · Mac
Orten Was The Case - A free movement puzzle/adventure game where you play as a youngster stuck in a time loop with the simple task of saving the world from literal destruction.
Why similar: Dark Humor 32.1%, Mystery 19.6%, Puzzle 16.2%, Exploration 13.1%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #43 Stray Savior
71% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.9%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Action 8.2%
- #44 Mustache in Hell
73% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: IdunaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A trip to hell. Hordes of demons. Big guns. Insane combat encounters. Pixel art mustaches. It's going to be a long day for Officer John Mustache.
Why similar: Action 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Adventure 16.6%, Exploration 13.7%, Atmospheric 10%
- #45 Black Future '88
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 749 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Action 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Adventure 14.7%, Side Scroller 13.8%
- #46 REPLACED
66% matchVery Positive85% of 9,395 reviews2026
Dev: Sad Cat StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%
- #47 Frebbventure
70% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: AlmyriganHero
Windows
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: Side Scroller 23.8%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 16.1%, Sci-fi 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #48 Overbowed
69% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Klardonics Digital, Ltd
Windows
Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Action 9.8%, Adventure 9.4%
- #49 The Way
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,310 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Sci-fi 10%, Side Scroller 8.8%
- #50 The End Is Nigh
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,485 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Platformer 46.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, 2D 9.4%, Action 8%
- #51 The Superfluous
72% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Voided Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.
Why similar: Platformer 22%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 11.7%
- #52 Lair of the Clockwork God
69% matchVery Positive92% of 758 reviews2020
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
Why similar: Adventure 19.9%, Action 18.4%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Indie 8.4%
- #53 Planet of the Eyes
70% matchVery Positive84% of 593 reviews2015
Dev: Cococucumber
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Platformer 17.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Sci-fi 14%, Action 6.2%
- #54 Guns of Fury
65% matchVery Positive88% of 968 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Platformer 22.1%, Side Scroller 20.3%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Retro 6.2%
- #55 The Library of Babel
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Tanuki Game StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Join Ludovik in a 2D Stealth Platformer and Graphic Adventure, as he explores the jungles of a futuristic Babylon to discover the secret behind the Library of Babel’s sudden lockdown and the mysteries behind their mythical creators.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34%, Platformer 20.9%, Sci-fi 16.4%, 2D 8.3%, Puzzle 7.8%
- #56 A Void Hope
67% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%
- #57 Garbanzo Quest
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 682 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Local Co-Op 11.2%
- #58 What Lies in the Multiverse - Prologue
67% matchVery Positive95% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Experience the first hour What Lies in The Multiverse. A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly & hilarious story.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Dark Humor 22.2%, 2D Platformer 13%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #59 Polyroll
68% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.4%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #60 Narita Boy
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,844 reviews2021
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Mystery 10.7%, Exploration 8.8%