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Help Lala Sparks reignite her passion by bursting through hundreds of hand-crafted challenges! DASH n CRY: Bursting is a fast-paced 2D precision platformer. Every DASH matters, every CRY will make you stronger!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.5%, Difficult 30.7%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action 4.4%, Adventure 3.9%

Embark on a brutally hard platforming journey as a desperate Duck who cannot fly. Will you make the pain your friend or give up on your dreams ?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.3%, Difficult 29.5%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Colorful 9%, Adventure 3.8%

Rainboy is a precision platformer with 100s of exhilarating levels! You were brought into this universe knowing nothing... Join Rainboy and Dart on a journey around the world as they discover the meaning of their existence!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.9%, Difficult 30%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Colorful 8.5%, Adventure 2.5%

A challenging 2D platform game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 35%, Difficult 34.8%, 2D Platformer 23.6%, Adventure 5%, Indie 1.6%

Ryze is an unforgiving, quirky, 2D platformer. Throw yourself to the top, past challenging and diverse biomes. But beware one misstep and the loss may turn out to be high... or low depending on perspective.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.5%, Difficult 32.2%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Adventure 3.7%, Action 2.8%

This is a classic 2D hardcore platformer in which you have to constantly die in order to advance and kill the most evil seagull in the world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.6%, Difficult 29.3%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Colorful 4.6%, Indie 3.4%

Work with your hands to help Wally reach the top of the world to retrieve something dear to them.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.9%, Difficult 28.3%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Cartoony 9.6%, Adventure 2.5%

Ser Jorryn is a 1-bit retro platformer inspired by the 80's arcade era. Run, jump, die, repeat.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 49.8%, Difficult 38%, 2D Platformer 7.2%, Action 4%, Indie 1%

Use your grappling hook to make precise jumps and make your way up the well! Try not to fall, it might be a long way down...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.5%, Difficult 35.4%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Cartoony 6.6%, Adventure 3.9%

Quase Rosa is a 2D precision platformer with elements of randomness. With each attempt to beat a level, a different possible skill.

Why similar: Difficult 37.2%, Precision Platformer 36.7%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 3.8%, Indie 3.6%

The precision platformer where you swing through a long interconnected world, flying through portals.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.7%, Difficult 34.3%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action 2.5%, Indie 1.5%

Jump platform to platform with cute capybara.ㅤㅤㅤ This game much and much harder than it looks.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 46.4%, Difficult 31.1%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Adventure 1.8%, Indie 1.5%

DASH n CRY is a fast-paced, challenging 2D Precision Platformer game for those who want to put their skills to their limits.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.1%, Difficult 29.2%, 2D Platformer 18%, Action 3.7%, Adventure 3.7%

2D precision platformer/obstacle game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.4%, Difficult 35.9%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Colorful 9.6%, Adventure 3.6%

Who's behind this? zzzzz is a hardcore platformer where you have to overcome a series of challenging levels in order to find the answers you're looking for.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.5%, Difficult 29.7%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Colorful 8%, Action 2.8%

Determination, a jetpack and a dream of returning home is all you have against the might of Mt. Cadere. There is a high chance that you'll plummet back down to the depths, but don't lose hope! Keep climbing using what little fuel you have, or you might just end up like the others on the mountain...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.2%, Difficult 29.9%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Colorful 5.2%, Action 2.3%

A challenging 2D platformer with tough and precise platforming. Inspired by games like Jump King and Getting Over It, traverse the treacherous cave as you travel further down it to recover your lost core and become whole again.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.8%, Difficult 31.2%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Action 3.8%

Squavity is a mind-bending, gravity-flipping precision platformer. Navigate through 9 brutal levels with a final boss fight, using your ability to flip gravity to overcome obstacles, evade traps, and unlock secrets hidden within a dynamic world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.5%, Difficult 27.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Colorful 10%, Cartoony 8.7%

Experience an adrenaline-fueled 2D platformer where you'll navigate tough challenges with jumps, climbs, and dashes at a thrilling pace.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.2%, Difficult 32.3%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Action 2.8%, Adventure 2.5%

Face the Dark Forest of the Divine Comedy in this action platformer inspired by the Sommo Poeta’s masterpiece! Help Dante avoid pitfalls, spikes & specters using double jumps, magical attacks and dashes. Find the scrolls containing the triplets of the Canto exploring this gloomy, pixelart forest!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.1%, Difficult 29.5%, 2D Platformer 15.9%, Cartoony 6%, Action 3.4%

Oh No! My Beautiful Legs!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.5%, Difficult 33.6%, 2D Platformer 10%, Cartoony 7.2%, Action 4%

A tightly designed, precision platformer with a large variety of mechanics. Jump, dash and teleport your way past spikes to get to the end. Use multiple move sets over seven chapters. For players of all skill levels to enjoy!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45%, Difficult 36.5%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Indie 0.3%

Master fast and fun movement in Spike Mtn to overcome tough challenges in this 2D precision platformer!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.9%, Difficult 29.6%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Colorful 6.4%, Cartoony 4.4%

A challenging physics rage platformer where you launch a stubborn rock up a mountain.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 41%, 2D Platformer 21%, Difficult 18.4%, Colorful 10%, Action 6.6%

《Fluff Up》 is a charming yet challenging game where you control a chubby little bird flapping through a fantastical sea of clouds. Master your speed, manage your stamina, and ride the clouds to reach the highest skies.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.6%, Difficult 31.4%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Cartoony 5.7%, Action 3.3%

Niman is a fast paced, 2D-Action Platformer with minimalist look and a gravity bending level design where you need skill and tenacity to get through

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.1%, Difficult 30.7%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Action 3.9%, Indie 1.3%

A challenging hand-drawn 2D platform game. Master the pogo technique and climb to the top of the tower, where its creator awaits.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45%, Difficult 30.5%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Adventure 3.5%, Indie 2.3%

Rush through rooms with challenging platforms and terrains, duel with the Color Guardians and claim their hues to your uncolor deeds. Master the precision platformer essentials: WallJump, DoubleJump, SharpTiming. A field day for the SpeedRunners!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 51.7%, Difficult 37.2%, 2D Platformer 6.2%, Adventure 3.2%, Indie 1.7%

A unique, stylish platformer based around flinging yourself as fast as possible in any direction. Venture deep into the "Songbird Short Stop" to fix a cash register that won't scan milk in this exhilarating precision platformer.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 46.1%, Difficult 29.7%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Adventure 2.9%, Indie 1.9%

Stab stuff and find shiny things.

Why similar: Difficult 41.5%, Precision Platformer 31.1%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Action 6.3%, Indie 5.2%

A vertical platformer about making careful jumps, falling a lot, and deciding whether to give up or keep going.

Why similar: Difficult 38.3%, Precision Platformer 38.1%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Adventure 3.9%, Indie 2.7%

The Way Of Joy reflects actual life, where you must fail so much to achieve success, complete the mission, and reach the "Joy" at the end of the goal.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 34%, Difficult 33.4%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action 6.4%, Adventure 6%

A merciless platformer where you play as a cute octopus named Bubbles, collecting pearls and failing countless times against mean, downright unfair traps. Perfect your controls, defy vicious obstacles, and challenge your nerves.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.8%, Difficult 30.5%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Action 3.7%, Indie 2.2%

A remake of a Flash game you've never heard of! Escape from the factories that want to harvest your electrical energy and platform your way through over 30 levels across many worlds. Unlock new modes, challenges and more in this remade version of the original.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37%, Difficult 25.6%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Cartoony 10.3%, Colorful 6.9%

G! is a challenging Bullet Hell platformer that experiments with your perception of gravity, space, and movement. Powered by a frenetic electronic soundtrack, every level is a test of skill, reflexes and sanity.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.1%, Difficult 37.1%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Colorful 5.8%, Action 3.4%

Worlds hardest game? You'll just have to find out yourself.

Why similar: Difficult 37.1%, Precision Platformer 28.4%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Cartoony 11%, Colorful 7.1%

Help the astronaut escape from Station 13 and survive the LAH 13.000 AI and all the traps in a handcrafted platformer game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 46%, Difficult 31.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Indie 3.5%, Action 3.5%

Use bombs to move around and reach the top of a world full of obstacles and find help to regain your human form. Watch out for falls! Are you ready to take on this challenge?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.5%, Difficult 30.3%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Adventure 3.4%, Action 1.8%

SnakeLaw Island is a quirky platformer filled with devious levels, loads of boss fights, and a beautiful soundtrack! Navigate a sprawling world of glaciers, deserts and forests as you meet the lovable cast of characters in this world locked in conflict.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.9%, Difficult 37.2%, Colorful 9.6%, Adventure 3.7%, 2D Platformer 1.4%

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 53.7%, Difficult 28.8%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Indie 2.2%, Action 0.6%

"nyanjet" is a precision platformer where the only way is up. Be cautious, be bold, and never fear the fall. Master the simple yet challenging controls of a cat-piloted jetpack.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.2%, Difficult 38.4%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Action 3.7%

While in search of food, a fruit bat stumbles its way through the ventilation system of a secret facility finding unique fruit that give special abilities. While in search of more fruit the bat must avoid traps and enemies. Will the bat be able to satiate it's hunger and escape with its life?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.2%, Difficult 32.1%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Action 2.7%, Adventure 2.3%

Jetpack Action Game The protagonist, Lou, picks up a broken jetpack and sets off for the distant Sky Islands in search of his mother. The jetpack is broken and can't hold much fuel, so defeat enemies to refuel as you make your way to the Sky Islands!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.4%, Difficult 32%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Colorful 7.5%, Action 2.9%

Climb out of a cursed pit as a daring frog wielding a talking sword. Bounce off floating orbs, master precise jumps, and face the risk of losing everything with a single fall. No checkpoints. No mercy. Just the climb.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.4%, Difficult 33%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Indie 3%, Action 2.1%

A minimalist 2D precision platformer where every jump matters. Simple mechanics, unforgiving level design, and constant failure. Learn from your mistakes, stay focused, and push forward through pure, intentional pain.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 47.9%, Difficult 29.6%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Indie 2.7%

FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.8%, Difficult 33%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Action 2.6%, Adventure 2.4%

Axolotl is Dry is a precision platforming game where you play as a little axolotl taken from his home. You'll need to jump, dash and slide your way through the harsh desert before you sweat yourself dry. Help the axolotl get to his home!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.1%, Difficult 31.6%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Colorful 6.1%, Action 2.7%

Awesome Pea is a fast precision platformer where you must run&jump through a series of challenging stages

Why similar: Precision Platformer 48%, Difficult 35.2%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Indie 2.3%, Action 1.5%

A precision-platformer with ONLY ONE BUTTON and LIMITED JUMPS. You should jump.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.2%, Difficult 34%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Indie 2.1%, Action 1.2%

Push yourself ever higher in this challenging reimagining of a classic childhood game. Guide your balloon through a vertical gauntlet of seagulls, ghosts, UFOs and more! Your balloon is your only friend, and gravity is your greatest foe. Are you skilful enough to Keepy UP?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 54.7%, Difficult 39.6%, Action 4.1%, Indie 1.7%

The baby slime has fallen from space to Earth! Control the slime with your mouse and guide it back to its mommy! Bring Slime to Mommy! Embark on an adventure with an adorable slime in this challenging 2D platformer that demands precise control!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.6%, Difficult 35.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Adventure 3.8%, Indie 2.3%

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Five stages to overcome on Mount Farewell. This game is a difficult 2D precision platformer about grief for those who like a challenge.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.9%, Difficult 33%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Action 2.9%, Adventure 2.8%

Take on the challenge of Yumpgril, a brutally difficult precision platformer. Climb, jump and fall your way through increasingly difficult locations. Do you have what it takes to reach the top?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.9%, Difficult 37.6%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Indie 3.6%, Action 3.5%

Jump. Die. Repeat. A brutally hard one-button platformer where every jump could be your last. How hard could a one-button game really be? Well buckle up, because you’re about to enter the Jumpocalypse.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 51.2%, Difficult 39.2%, 2D Platformer 5.4%, Action 4.2%

Lost deep inside a cave, jump your way back to the surface in this retro NES-style platformer. Every leap is a challenge, every landing a victory. But beware… in the depths, progress itself is your greatest enemy. One wrong jump, and it's back to square one.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.1%, Difficult 33.4%, 2D Platformer 13%, Action 3.6%, Indie 2.4%

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 41.4%, Difficult 32.5%, Cartoony 13.6%, 2D Platformer 7.4%, Action 3.3%

Swing Scale is a game that uses centrifugal force to explore various worlds and aim upward. Adjust the length of the wire, adjust the speed, and push the limits.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.3%, Difficult 31.5%, Cartoony 11%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Action 3.7%

In this fast paced retro platform game, you must think fast as you run, jump and swap colour, making your way through 8 floors of challenging and amusing colour changing mayhem.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.3%, Difficult 33.3%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Action 3.2%, Indie 0.5%