Games Like Pepper Grinder

Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 19.5%, Funny 10.3%, Cute 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on unique movement mechanics that require players to master momentum to traverse levels efficiently.

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

Why similar: Platformer 18.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Difficult 14%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a high-octane, momentum-based platforming experience with a strong emphasis on speed and fluid movement.

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: 2D Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 17.7%, Difficult 15%, Funny 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Pepper Grinder, this game is built entirely around high-speed momentum and maintaining a frantic flow state.

Meet new friends and foes, visit strange lands, and outfit yourself on a quest to keep the entire land from collapsing underfoot! Jump, slash, and dig your way down an ever-changing chasm of mystery in this standalone Shovel Knight adventure.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Funny 14.6%, Cute 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core theme of digging and subterranean exploration while offering tight, action-packed platforming.

Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!

Why similar: Difficult 18%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Platformer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Funny 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platformer that rewards players for mastering its unique movement and combat mechanics.

Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style graphics.

Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, Retro 16%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D 10.5%, Colorful 8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for players who love momentum-based platforming and high-speed level traversal.

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: Difficult 27.9%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Platformer 17.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same level of satisfying, difficult precision platforming that rewards players for mastering tight controls.

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

Why similar: Platformer 44.3%, Difficult 41.3%, 2D 6.6%, Action 4.3%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes maintaining flow and speed through complex, obstacle-filled environments.

Take control of Mina, a renowned Hollower hurtled into a desperate mission to rescue a cursed island. Whip foes, burrow through the ground, and explore a pixel-perfect world in Mina the Hollower, a brand new game from the developers who brought you Shovel Knight!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.8%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 15%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-adventure that features tight platforming and exploration mechanics.

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Platformer 58.2%, Difficult 15.2%, Funny 9.8%, 2D 8.9%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features legendary rhythm-based platforming levels that prioritize fluid movement and constant forward momentum.

Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!

Why similar: Difficult 19.3%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Funny 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers creative movement mechanics and platforming challenges that encourage players to experiment with their environment.

A colorful action platformer with metroidvania elements and a staff that unlocks unique combat techniques and new ways to overcome obstacles. Explore beautiful worlds, fight monsters, and help Mako stop the amber storms that poison all living things.

Why similar: Difficult 21.5%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy action platformer that balances challenging combat with intricate movement puzzles.

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: 2D Platformer 22.6%, Platformer 22%, Difficult 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A kinetic action platformer that demands fast reflexes and rewards players for executing precise, stylish maneuvers.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Difficult 13.5%, Retro 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fluid, responsive movement with tight action-platforming challenges in a beautifully crafted world.

Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!

Why similar: Platformer 26.4%, Female Protagonist 24.6%, Cute 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Colorful 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique grappling hook mechanic that provides a similar sense of technical traversal to the drilling in Pepper Grinder.

Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

Why similar: Platformer 60%, Combat 17.3%, Action 13.9%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A speed-running focused game that requires players to enter a flow state to master its movement-based puzzles.

Annalynn is a 2D platformer made in the style of arcade games from the early '80s. Collect the coins, grab the bonus foods, and turn the tables with blinding rubies! Think you've got what it takes to go for the high score?

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.6%, Platformer 20.1%, Arcade 19.7%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style platformer that emphasizes movement and evasion in a way that feels very similar to classic action games.

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 20.5%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Retro 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that focuses on difficult jumps and tight, demanding controls.

Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!

Why similar: Difficult 18.6%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Arcade 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that requires clever use of mechanics to navigate increasingly difficult obstacles.

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

Why similar: Difficult 23.9%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Retro 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a unique gravity-flipping mechanic that forces players to master momentum and precision in a challenging 2D space.

Inspired by 16 and 32-bit classics, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder fuses tight 2D platforming and exhilarating combat with an engrossing, twist-laden narrative in a stunningly handcrafted steampunk world.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 21.2%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Combat 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides action-heavy platforming with a distinct visual style and rewarding combat encounters.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Platformer 21.3%, Difficult 19.6%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Retro 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, responsive action platformer that captures the feel of classic arcade-style difficulty.

Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.

Why similar: Difficult 23.9%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 12%, Retro 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that focuses on tight, responsive controls and clever level design.

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

Why similar: Difficult 30.9%, Platformer 24.9%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for precision platforming, perfect for those who enjoy the high-stakes difficulty of Pepper Grinder.

Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.

Why similar: Platformer 42.2%, Funny 20.8%, 2D 11.4%, Arcade 10.8%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive platformer that is entirely focused on maintaining momentum and using tools to navigate levels at high speeds.

A crazy platformer about a hungry demon girl who wants to eat lots of meat!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 22.5%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Action 8.2%, Difficult 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented platformer that keeps the pace high and the combat engaging.

Swing, jump, and blast through dimensions in the follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2D action-platformer Grapple Dog. Zip between action-packed worlds as Pablo and Luna team up to save the cosmos in their own unique ways.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 17%, Difficult 15.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Arcade 9.4%

Witchcrafty is a metroidvania platformer with magical action gameplay, exploration of a weird world, and adorable pixel art graphics. Help the little witch solve the mystery of strange events in the Kingdom, and defeat enemies with fire, lightning, and ice magic.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Arcade 10.6%, Action-Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced side-scrolling action game that emphasizes fluid movement and magical combat.

Play as Shiranui Flare in this retro action platformer, wielding her dual pistols, as you explore the world on a quest to save your friends!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Retro 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...

Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Funny 9.9%

Classic side-scrolling gameplay is reporting back for duty with Bionic Commando Rearmed, a remake of the classic NES game, out now on PC.20 years after the 8-bit classic was released, Bionic Commando Rearmed recreates the world of the original with a complete "2.5D" visual revamp.

Why similar: Platformer 65.2%, Action 16.6%, Retro 12.1%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique grappling mechanic that mirrors the technical, movement-focused gameplay of drilling in Pepper Grinder.

Help Milli to find Greg in this challenging platform game.

Why similar: Difficult 18.4%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 7.8%

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: Difficult 21.3%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 15%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Arcade 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the 'grinder' theme and focuses heavily on precision-based movement and score-attack gameplay.

Ghoulscrapers is a precision platformer where you play as Eggroll, the new employee at Ghoulscrapers. You owe the government one gazillion dollars and it's your job to pay the debt before it's too late!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 21.3%, Cute 9.6%, Funny 8.7%, Female Protagonist 7.2%

Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.7%, Platformer 21.6%, Arcade 9.2%, Action 8.9%, Retro 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style action platformer that offers the same kind of retro-inspired challenge as Pepper Grinder.

This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Platformer 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

A spy-chicken tries to save the world from doom in this runner/shooter game that has a little bit of everything with a touch of chicken and anime girls on top. Run for your life in 6 different worlds and shoot your way through tons of enemies until you become a legend.

Why similar: Difficult 23.9%, Arcade 12.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Funny 9.6%

Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Why similar: Difficult 19.8%, Platformer 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Arcade 7.7%

The story of Yuuka Kazami, the flower master of the four seasons who loves "flowers" more than anyone else in the world. A game that seems easy? A game that looks kind? Don't be fooled by the appearance. Please enjoy the world of adventure that becomes harsh as you progress to the end.

Why similar: Difficult 25.8%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Cute 8.9%

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Retro 12%, Difficult 11.6%, 2D 9.2%

Eagle Island is a roguelite action-platformer with falconry-inspired combat. Soar into an original story-driven adventure, fighting through procedurally generated levels and challenging boss fights. Includes free TWIST content, with new characters and handcrafted, retro-themed minigames.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.3%, Difficult 16.5%, Arcade 12.9%, Platformer 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.

Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Female Protagonist 22.3%, Action-Adventure 20.8%, Action 11.3%, Colorful 8%

Challenge yourself and master 4 Distinct worlds with 66 finely tuned level screens and climb to the top of the Steam Leaderboards in this retro pixel art speedrunning platformer!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.5%, Platformer 18.7%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Retro 8.6%

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Platformer 45%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Retro 12.2%, Action 10.7%, 2D 10.2%

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: Difficult 22.5%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Vernal Edge is a 2D action-packed Metroidvania featuring an intense combat system, tight platforming sequences and a powerful story of rivalry, revenge and growth.

Why similar: Platformer 25%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Combat 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 17.4%, Arcade 15%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Funny 7.7%

Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!

Why similar: Difficult 18.5%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

A pseudo 8-bit action platformer taking a bit of inspiration from film-noir and samurai dramas, iaidoka_interlude applies a few parkour and fighting game influences to mix up familiarity with a little uniquity.

Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Difficult 24%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Action 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

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: Difficult 29%, 2D Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

Why similar: Difficult 22%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Retro 8.1%

Casual 2D platformer with a cute ninja girl theme.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.6%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Cute 11.3%, Colorful 8.8%

Hop in the Paladin power armor, seize melee weapons from the demonic invaders and give them a taste of their own medicine!

Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.2%, Platformer 19.6%, Retro 12%, Arcade 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, 2D 10.9%, Action 9.6%, 2D Platformer 6.4%

A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure

Why similar: 2D Platformer 30%, Platformer 20%, Retro 12.1%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

Embark on a grand adventure in Phoenotopia! An action-adventure puzzle platformer inspired by the great classics. Meet charming townsfolk, brave the dungeons, and thwart evil in your quest to save your family.

Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, 2D 8.3%

A charming pixel art platform adventure, reminiscent of the good old 16-bit days. Served as the foundation for the retro-platformer Tiny Thor.

Why similar: Difficult 20.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 13.5%, Arcade 10.4%, Funny 8.5%

TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

Why similar: Difficult 23.7%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Cute 8.5%

Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Difficult 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Cute 6.8%

Squirrel-based 2D platformer

Why similar: 2D Platformer 26%, Difficult 22.7%, Platformer 11.4%, Retro 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%