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Games Like Paradox! Stuck in the Past

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, 2D, Platformer, 2D Platformer.

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Paradox! is a fast-paced, single-screen puzzle platformer that requires planning, logical thinking and quick reflexes. Play as an eccentric scientist stuck in the past after clumsily breaking his time machine, and collaborate with your younger self to return to the present!

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: Rewind Studios
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.2%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 13.1%, Memes 12.8%, 2D Platformer 9.4%

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    96% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
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  3. #3 Enionax
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2022
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    Walk through the various eras of platformers with humour thanks to Enionax. Go from black and white games to unmanageable patchless games! Go through all these eras again with humour.

    Why similar: Time Travel 30.5%, Precision Platformer 22.3%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Retro 12.7%, Score Attack 9.6%

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    95% match7 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: Govknar Games
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    Why similar: Difficult 21.4%, Memes 16.9%, Precision Platformer 14.8%, Retro 10.3%, 2D Platformer 10.1%

  5. #5 Super Lumi Live
    94% matchPositive100% of 38 reviews2017
    Dev: Gemi Games
    Windows

    2D platforming distilled down to it's purest form. Fast, tight and silky smooth movement combined with multi-layered levels that are filled to the brim with different challenges. Find secrets, collect tokens, discover hidden levels and perfect your routes in this thrilling neon platformer.

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.3%, Precision Platformer 21.8%, Difficult 18.1%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 10%

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    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Domo Yoro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.9%, Precision Platformer 22.1%, Difficult 18.6%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Retro 8.3%

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    93% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2016
    Dev: Johan WångsellPub: Team Jape
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Jumper Jape is a skill-based hardcore platforming game. Channel your inner masochist and prepare to die in this masocore platformer with puzzle elements and a suggestive story.

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 23.4%, Precision Platformer 18.7%, Retro 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%

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    92% matchNo user reviews2027
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    Windows · Mac

    Hit the ground running in a frantic and fast adventure through a broken world made of lost fragments of time and space. Featuring a 90s-graffiti artstyle and a headbanging dynamic soundtrack.

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  9. #9 Super Choppy Orc
    91% matchPositive98% of 44 reviews2022
    Dev: eddynardo
    Windows

    Help Choppy Orc release his friends from their chest prisons. Strike enemies with your Axe or pin it on a wall to make a bouncy platform for Choppy Orc to jump on. Utilise the different kind of walls, each one alters the way you move through the level. Spring up, dash forward or float away!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.7%, Difficult 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Fast-Paced 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.2%

  10. #10 Pyrotoad
    91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: WAV Games
    Windows

    🔥🐸🔥 Pyrotoad is an action platformer where you leap, shoot, and puzzle your way through 35 challenging stages. Harness flame powers, unlock new moves, and battle through diverse biomes in your quest to reclaim Pyrotoad’s stolen sunglasses!

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.5%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Difficult 17%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Retro 9%

  11. #11 GIMMIKO
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SorryPoniko!Pub: CRITICAL REFLEX
    Windows

    Demons from the collective subconcious are leaking into reality. Save the world from the curse of the Jabberwock in this wacky dicebuilding twinstick action roguelite!

    Why similar: Memes 21.2%, Fast-Paced 20.8%, Difficult 14.1%, Retro 9.2%, 1990's 8.8%

  12. #12 Beastie Land
    89% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2022
    Dev: Hard Shark Games
    Windows

    Beastie Land is a high-speed 2D platformer inspired by 90’s classics. Master precision platforming and explore vibrant levels to discover hidden treasures with your unique beast characters!

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.4%, Precision Platformer 15%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Difficult 10.8%, 1990's 9.3%

  13. #13 Almohadin: escape from the basement
    88% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
    Dev: Talio Games
    Windows

    Almohadin: escape from the basement (AEFTB) is an indie fast-paced 2D precision platformer packed with colorful visuals and bullet hell action. Face a story-rich cartoony adventure inspired by difficult retro side scroller arcade games!

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    89% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: Mert Gürzümar
    Windows

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    Why similar: Memes 25.1%, Precision Platformer 20.1%, Fast-Paced 15.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%, Puzzle Platformer 9%

  15. #15 Flip of Light
    87% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Lekosoft
    Windows

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    Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.5%, Precision Platformer 19.2%, Difficult 16.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.3%

  16. #16 Square Inertia
    86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: CyanOhm
    Windows · Linux

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    Why similar: Fast-Paced 28%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Difficult 17.6%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Score Attack 10.3%

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    86% matchVery Positive94% of 69 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac

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    85% matchVery Positive85% of 100 reviews2024
    Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,950 reviews2021
    Dev: PixelHivePub: SOEDESCO
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    84% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2024
    Dev: KGGameDesigns
    Windows

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    83% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2023
    Dev: Obelisk Studio
    Windows

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  22. #22 Rotund Rebound
    82% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2022
    Dev: Dahku
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Sentence has been passed on the dark carrot, so hop down the rabbit hole and hold on tight. An epic retro platforming adventure unfolds as you brave nightmare worlds and encounter a colorful cast of quirky characters on the road to rescuing your friends and conquering the shadows!

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    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Inside Out Games LLC
    Windows

    NEGATIVE_SPACE, a challenging black and white 2D platformer where you have to invert between two versions of the same room in order to reach the exit.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.3%, Difficult 20.6%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.9%, Retro 8.7%

  24. #24 Red Bash
    81% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2022
    Dev: Hannes Legner
    Windows

    Red Bash is a difficult, retro-styled precision platformer with one catch: use the enemies projectiles to your advantage. Redirect them to destroy obstacles or boost yourself to even greater heights. Master over 45 tight, handcrafted stages in multiple environments that offer different challenges.

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    79% matchMostly Positive80% of 229 reviews2024
    Dev: Espale Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%

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  26. #26 Ambidextrous Psychopath
    81% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2021
    Dev: Rylan Yancey
    Windows

    Ambidextrous Psychopath is all about the gameplay, and is designed for the gamer who wants a fresh platforming challenge. Ambidextripath is designed to challenge the player to develop strategies to split their focus onto two simultaneously moving player objects.

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  27. #27 Upfall
    77% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
    Dev: Amicable Animal
    Windows

    Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and near death experiences. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths. How far will your upfall be? A free game for the in betweens.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.2%, Fast-Paced 21.4%, Difficult 16.8%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Retro 9.1%

  28. #28 PARADOX
    80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
    Dev: Paul Berne
    Windows

    PARADOX is a puzzle-platformer about time traveling and avoiding paradoxes.

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    78% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2021
    Dev: Aiya Games
    Windows

    Put your platforming skills to the test with your mouse in Cyjin: The Cyborg Ninja – a unique precision platformer featuring fast-paced gameplay and accelerated dashing action.

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  30. #30 Blue Boy: Bleeding Out
    79% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2020
    Dev: plufmot
    Windows

    Blue Boy: Bleeding Out is a short but challenging platformer where you bleed as you run. You must avoid touching your bloody path on the way to the exit.

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    Dev: bordenary
    Windows

    Towerbolt is a fast paced vertical platformer set in the year 239X. Race to the top of a cyberpunk Megatower while outrunning lethal security lasers on every floor!

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  32. #32 Don't Drown
    77% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2024
    Dev: Snoutical
    Windows

    Dive into the world of Don’t Drown, an underwater precision platformer. Navigate treacherous landscapes and avoid menacing creatures while balancing your oxygen and health. Line your pockets with treasure at the cost of mobility. Race against time, yourself, and others on the global leaderboards.

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    78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
    Dev: Michael Menendez
    Windows

    Groovy is a fast-paced precision platformer where you can manipulate the colors of the world. Use your color powers to avoid traps, walk through walls, and launch through levels.

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  34. #34 GatePass
    74% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
    Dev: Necoroneko
    Windows · Mac

    GatePass is a 2D platformer game with strong puzzle elements. Escape the 100-level labyrinth and return home safely.

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  35. #35 E.Z
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 249 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    E.Z is a simple hardcore platformer game the goal being get across to the other side of each of the 100 levels while each death throws you back to the previous levels.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.6%, Difficult 19.4%, Fast-Paced 19.4%, 2D Platformer 14%, Retro 8.8%

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    73% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2025
    Dev: Imphenzia
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A FAST 2.5D platformer with TIGHT controls! Blast through a destructible medieval world. You've been sent back in time to correct a twisted space-time continuum - battle enemies, dodge hazards, carve your path, and race against the crumbling world behind you. Easy to learn - hard to master!

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  37. #37 Guns N' Runs
    75% matchPositive85% of 47 reviews2021
    Dev: Statera Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Guns N’ Runs is a stylish platform game, action and shooter, containing super specials and Dash mechanics at a fast-pace. Unlock hundreds of meticulous challenges and battle bosses. All of this with an immersive soundtrack and an individual narrative for each of the 8 characters.

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  38. #38 Sir Lovelot
    75% matchVery Positive86% of 125 reviews2021
    Dev: pixel games SARL-S
    Windows

    Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!

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  39. #39 Adventurer Farmer: Save my son!
    74% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: NaipSoft
    Windows

    2D PLATFORMER where you DON'T walk or jump. Become strong! MASTER PHYSICS with the rope, COLLECT all the fruits to PROGRESS, gain LIVES and OPEN NEW PATHS. 💪 SURVIVE all the dangers of the journey and SAVE THE BOY!

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    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: BeechTreeGames
    Windows

    Fast, frantic, magnetic fun! Guide red and blue magnets through twisting puzzles where every second counts.

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    73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: DevDelta
    Windows

    Let the mushrooms help you on your journey through the different seasons in this difficult 2D precision platformer that full of dangers around you.

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  42. #42 CrumbleMiner
    71% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: CubeDeveloperPub: CubeDeveloper Games
    Windows

    CrumbleMiner is a Frenetic Vertical Pixelart Platformer without jumping! Align your explosive barrel and BLAST trough rocks collecting precious gems and ride on top of a ROCKET barrel while avoiding your death through the dangerous Crumble Mines!

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  43. #43 GRAVV: Between Two Worlds
    72% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2021
    Dev: Gabriel Jacintho Bertasso
    Windows

    Control gravity, switch between two opposing worlds and overcome obstacles for as long as you can manage in this retro 2D platform game. Do you accept the challenge?

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  44. #44 Serious Scramblers
    72% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2019
    Dev: Chinykian Games
    Windows · Mac

    No jumping. Only falling. Descend through a hazardous pit and defeat a massive monster lurking in the deep in this small but unabashedly tough platformer!

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    71% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2022
    Dev: LVGames
    Windows

    Run, Jump and dash your way through 65 challenging levels. Collect orbs too boost your speed and race to beat your own personal time in this hard to put down indie title! Collect all missing magical stone pieces to craft Tenkos legendary sword.

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  46. #46 BROTHER!!! Save him! - Hardcore Platformer
    71% matchMixed68% of 568 reviews2020
    Dev: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
    Windows

    The legendary game is now on Steam! Can you prove that you are a good player, go through a difficult path and save your brother? This challenge is not for wimps!

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.5%, Memes 13.3%, Precision Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 9.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.4%

  47. #47 PAIN
    69% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2022
    Dev: Lily
    Windows · Mac

    Climb. Fall. Climb even higher. The pain from failing will be meaningless once the top is reached.

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  48. #48 Penguins of The North
    69% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: mamoniemPub: Vikong
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    What could be easier than moving a bunch of quacking penguins from screen left to screen right?

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.8%, Difficult 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Puzzle 6.9%

  49. #49 Dr. oil
    70% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2021
    Dev: Antena
    Windows

    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 29.5%, Difficult 21.8%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Fast-Paced 12.9%, Indie 5%

  50. #50 Windswept
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 479 reviews2025
    Dev: WeatherFellPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.2%, Difficult 19.6%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Fast-Paced 18.1%, Retro 10.3%

  51. #51 Microgravity
    70% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Hunter Hovanec
    Windows

    Run and reverse gravity in this simple but unique platformer, clearing experiments as a cell that dies in one hit. Navigate microscopic alien environments, dodge hazards, eat cookies, and fight robotic bosses.

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.4%, Precision Platformer 21.3%, Difficult 18.2%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Colorful 4.7%

  52. #52 Mustache or Revenge
    70% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2019
    Dev: Growfall Games
    Windows

    Do not let fiend steal your mustaches! It is challenging platformer taking you to the adventure through dangerous dungeons filled with ingenious traps.

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  53. #53 Geko: Entering The Pipe
    69% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2023
    Dev: Mid-Up Games
    Windows

    Geko: entering the pipe is a challenging and fast-paced game where you play Geko, an unlucky lizard who ends up in two plumbing pipes while trying to catch a fly. Help Geko dodge all the enemies and obstacles and escape the pipes, so he can finally get back to his hunt.

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  54. #54 Alkali
    68% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: Sleipner Games
    Windows

    Explore the world as an Alkali metal in this innovative precision platformer! Explosively react with water and other elements to traverse obstacles, while picking up chunks of metal before you deplete your alkali metal body.

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  55. #55 On Rusty Trails
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2016
    Dev: Black Pants Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Conformity is everything in this lightning-fast platformer - get ready to shift your friendships each and every second!

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  56. #56 Aureole - Wings of Hope
    65% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2025
    Dev: Team StargazersPub: JanduSoft
    Windows

    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.

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  57. #57 Jump4
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: utq
    Windows

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

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  58. #58 Wormatozoa
    67% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: distributive
    Windows · Mac

    A gross 2D point-and-click precision platformer about parasitic worms. Guide them through a human body as they evolve from tiny parasites to city-engulfing monsters in this tough-as-nails arcade slither-em-up!

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  59. #59 Prison Boy - The Adventure
    66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Milton Rodrigues JuniorPub: MRJ Games
    Windows

    Help the boy Jake escape from a prison, which was considered a legend by the village where he lives with his mother, but it is very real.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Retro 8.4%, Puzzle 8.3%

  60. #60 Biba`s Adventures — Hardcore Platformer
    67% matchPositive85% of 34 reviews2020
    Dev: VolrestPub: Volrest Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Only at first glance it may seem that this is a nice, easy and relaxing game, in fact - danger awaits at every turn! Only the most attentive and agile can get to the finish line, leaving Biba`s alive. And the competitive mode will not let anyone get bored.

    Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.1%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Difficult 16.8%, 2D Platformer 14%, Colorful 4.7%

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