Games Like Pigment

INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.

Why similar: Platformer 48.7%, Action 18.6%, Colorful 12.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core mechanic of using color to reveal the environment while offering challenging, precision-based platforming.

Hue is a vibrant, award-winning puzzle-adventure, where you alter the world by changing its background colour.

Why similar: Platformer 41.7%, Adventure 20.1%, Colorful 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where changing the color of the background is essential to navigating the world, mirroring the color-restoration theme of Pigment.

DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.

Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Action 21%, Adventure 16.4%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Colorful 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant and fast-paced precision platformer that emphasizes colorful visuals and tight, responsive movement.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 34.9%, Platformer 30.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Colorful 7.1%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This visually stunning hand-drawn game focuses heavily on the emotional journey of restoring color to a fading world.

The evil I.N.K.T. Corporation has declared 'Color is a Crime!' and leeched Chroma City of all its beauty and interest. The race to rescue Chroma City has just begun, and only de Blob can save the world from a black-and-white future with his unique abilities to color the world back to life.

Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Action 23.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Colorful 11.6%, Indie 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic title where the primary gameplay loop revolves around painting a colorless city to bring it back to life.

Help Mr. Run and Jump defeat the terrifying Void and collect all of the Power Gems from the Realms of Color! Venture through a dazzling and dangerous world, dodging countless enemies and conquering hundreds of fierce platforming challenges to save the day!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.2%, Platformer 20.6%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Cartoony 12.3%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern precision platformer that captures the same 'run, jump, and dash' gameplay loop found in Pigment.

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 39.1%, Platformer 28.6%, Cute 8.8%, Adventure 5.4%, Side Scroller 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for precision platforming, offering a cute aesthetic paired with incredibly tight controls and rewarding difficulty.

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: Platformer 28.6%, Cute 16.8%, Cartoony 13.3%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful and cute 2D platformer that emphasizes momentum and precise movement through vibrant levels.

Figment is an action-adventure game that invites you to explore a unique surreal universe filled with music, humor and multi layered narrative. Join Dusty and his ever-optimistic friend, Piper, on an adventure through the different sides of the mind seeking to restore the courage that's been lost.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 33.1%, Cute 17%, Adventure 16.9%, Action 16.8%, Colorful 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn adventure that shares a whimsical, artistic style and a focus on restoring harmony to a surreal world.

Face extreme challenges in a precision platformer where every move is a daring jump! Use your skill to fling yourself and stick to surfaces, navigating adrenaline-filled scenes and unpredictable obstacles.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.1%, Platformer 16.2%, Cute 16%, Action 13.5%, Side Scroller 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused platformer that directly incorporates color-based mechanics into its gameplay loop.

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 57.1%, Adventure 13.9%, Action 13.5%, Side Scroller 8.9%, 2D 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful hand-drawn art and fluid, high-energy platforming that feels very similar to the aesthetic of Pigment.

A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.4%, Platformer 22.2%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful metroidvania that features excellent platforming mechanics and a charming, hand-drawn aesthetic.

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: Platformer 23.3%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Action 13.9%, Cartoony 11.5%, Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired 2D platformer that focuses on fast movement and exploration in a colorful, cartoony world.

A nonviolent musical 3D Platformer The land of Groovy Hue was once bursting with music and color until the Great Slumber. Take control of Newt, a new tone in this musical land. Awakening this sleeping, silent world is Newt's rite of passage. Restore music, life, and color to the your world!

Why similar: Action 26.1%, Platformer 23.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Cute 13.9%, Colorful 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A game about restoring color and sound to a world, mirroring the core thematic progression of Pigment.

At the bottom of a massive underground dump, a sentient pile of sludge is born. After finding a discarded book that shows photographs of the surface, they decide to make the journey upward to see the outside world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.1%, Platformer 21.5%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that focuses on precision movement and navigating dangerous environments.

Wielding only your paintbrush, traverse your way through this 2D platforming artistic landscape and fight your creative block!

Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Hand-drawn 20.9%, Cartoony 15.5%, Cute 12.8%, Colorful 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cute puzzle-platformer that shares a similar casual yet challenging vibe and colorful presentation.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.

Why similar: Platformer 45.4%, Cute 15.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 10%, Side Scroller 8%

Why You'll Like It: Renowned for its breathtaking hand-drawn art and fluid movement, this game perfectly captures the sense of wonder found in Pigment.

Chameleon is a side-scrolling platformer with a hand-drawn doodle style. In this world of doodles, you will play as a chameleon created by a young boy's imagination. With the whimsical and imaginative adventures the young boy envisions, the charming chameleon embarks on thrilling adventures!

Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Precision Platformer 21.6%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming platformer that uses a hand-drawn, doodle-like art style to create a unique and colorful experience.

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

Why similar: Cute 40.3%, Platformer 29.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Colorful 7.6%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, colorful 3D platformer that shares the same lighthearted and adventurous spirit as Pigment.

17 2D platforming stages across four worlds in classic run-and-jump fashion. Play as a guy in a grayscale pocket dimension just trying his best.

Why similar: Platformer 38.6%, Action 29.7%, Adventure 21.3%, 2D 6.9%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: The title and gameplay directly mirror the theme of fighting against a colorless world through platforming.

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 54.1%, Platformer 33.3%, 2D 3.9%, Indie 3%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: An essential precision platformer that provides the same level of challenge and 'one more try' addictive gameplay.

Pru the Pigeon is a bite-sized 3D platformer with precise and expressive controls. Join Pru on his quest to save his land Asasco. Explore and collect everything in sight!

Why similar: Platformer 30.7%, Cute 20.1%, Cartoony 15.9%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cute 3D platformer that emphasizes exploration and movement in a vibrant, friendly environment.

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 51.3%, Action 17.3%, 2D 9.8%, Side Scroller 9.5%, Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality action platformer that evolves its visual style and mechanics as you progress through the world.

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.4%, Platformer 36.9%, Action 5.6%, 2D 4.3%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist precision platformer that relies on unique gravity-flipping mechanics to navigate challenging, colorful stages.

The world is your canvas in this innovative first-person puzzle platformer. Tag walls and other surfaces with different colors of spray paint to reveal new ways to navigate each level, including bouncing off, sliding across, and sticking to the surfaces you paint.

Why similar: Platformer 53.4%, Action 30.7%, Colorful 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that uses different colored paints to manipulate the environment and movement physics.

Experience a colorful puzzle-platformer experience in Color Phase! Find and use different colors to interact with the world around you in a variety of different ways to reach your goal!

Why similar: Platformer 39.9%, Action 31.5%, Cute 15.9%, Colorful 9.7%, Indie 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses color-shifting mechanics to challenge the player's spatial awareness.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 54.3%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 10%, 2D 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro platforming that features a vibrant, charming art style and tight, responsive controls.

Help Slimey, our tiny slippery protagonist, visit his friends for some well deserved teatime after some thrilling platforming challenges!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 18.4%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Cartoony 11%, Cute 10.7%

Lost Girl Platformer is a thrilling 2D platform game where you play as a courageous girl. Your task is to jump from platform to platform to survive and escape. But be careful: time is limited, and every jump must be precise!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 20.9%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Action 11%, Cute 9.4%

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 49.9%, Action 17.1%, Cute 8%, Side Scroller 7.1%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action platformer with a colorful, hand-drawn aesthetic that emphasizes speed and momentum.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!

Why similar: Platformer 44.5%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 8.5%, Cute 8.4%, Colorful 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful and fun platformer that offers a great mix of 2D precision challenges and exploration.

A retro-style 2D platformer where you play as a penguin collecting yellow budgies to fulfill his dream of flying. Explore diverse levels, jump past obstacles, and enjoy a colorful, music-filled adventure.

Why similar: Action 44.8%, Adventure 32.4%, 2D 16.4%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%

-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 38.6%, Platformer 25.9%, Cute 18.3%, Adventure 8.7%, 2D 5%

Colors! Platform is a minimalist casual platform game.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.7%, Platformer 27%, Colorful 12.3%, Side Scroller 6.1%, 2D 5.5%

Join Pee Wee the Polka Dotted Pig - your silent (but determined) ceramic protagonist on a mission to collect toothpicks! Flip, fling, and fly through a kitchen full of cozy characters and curious quests!

Why similar: Platformer 30%, Cute 18.6%, Cartoony 15.5%, Precision Platformer 14.5%, Adventure 10.9%

Play as a rabbit ascending up a paper scroll, scrambling to escape a rampaging wall of deadly ink. Can you ensure your beautiful world won't be erased from the history books?

Why similar: Platformer 40.7%, Hand-drawn 26%, Action 24.3%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Fell is a 2d Precision Platformer with a retro semi-1-bit aesthetic. Play through multiple unique areas, unlock new color palettes, and use fun movement abilities to conquer levels and make difficult jumps!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 58.1%, Platformer 25%, Action 6.7%, 2D 4.9%, Adventure 4.4%

Hunt for Junk is a retro Platformer that follows the graphical limitations of the classic Gameboy (e.g. 4 colors and a 160x144px resolution). Journey the world in your unending pursuit of delicious Junkfood! Avoid traps, fight enemies, collect coins and discover all of the hidden Junkfood items!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.5%, Adventure 14.2%, Action 13.5%, Cartoony 12.6%, Platformer 8.3%

A 3D platformer in which you play as a robot on an alien planet cleaning up polluted goop while interacting with cute creatures named Pogglewonks.

Why similar: Platformer 43.8%, Cute 24.2%, Action 22.4%, Colorful 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

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

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 12%, Cute 9.5%

This is the prologue chapter of our upcoming game ColorBlend FX: Desaturation. Help Splatians blend the stolen colors back to the world and foil the plans of the Evil! Squash juicy slimes, get slimed, solve puzzles, find secrets & survive the death while figuring out the evil plans of the Lord.

Why similar: Platformer 63.9%, Action 23%, Indie 8.3%, Singleplayer 4.9%

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 36.9%, Platformer 22.1%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Cartoony 7.1%

When a group of unsanitary chefs threaten all that is good and just in Cakeland, it's up to Cakeboy to serve up punishment. Fight your foes with pastry-themed items in this bite-sized 2D platforming adventure!

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Side Scroller 20.6%, Action 16.7%, Cute 16.3%, Colorful 9.3%

Collect your unicorn shoes to dash through enemies, gather hearts, unlock fun abilities, and climb the leaderboards!

Why similar: Action 44.7%, Cute 23.8%, Colorful 16%, 2D 10.5%, Indie 3.4%

A fun and simple 2D platformer game about a duck named Scruffles. Fight your way through 10 levels with a smooth feeling movement system.

Why similar: Platformer 30.5%, Side Scroller 25%, Action 14.4%, Cute 13.4%, Adventure 10.1%

Help tiny Kitten get back her favorite paper box only with her agile actions. In this tight platformer kitten brave hand-crafted challenges, meet cute creatures and finally fight with her old enemy!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 16.4%, Cute 14%, Cartoony 13.2%, Side Scroller 9.2%

Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?

Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Precision Platformer 29.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 5.7%

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Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Precision Platformer 23.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Cute 11.4%, Action 10.6%

Embark on a moldy adventure in a land of bread. Play as Bradley the Breadapus, a waffle-tailed bread platypus, in this quirky action platformer and battle to cleanse a world infected by mold. Break the mold, save the world!

Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Cute 19.8%, Cartoony 19.7%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 8.3%

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 27.7%, Platformer 22.3%, Side Scroller 15.8%, Cartoony 10.9%, Action 9.4%

How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.8%, Platformer 18.2%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 10.3%

Blink the Bulb is a 16-bit platformer composed of massive, holiday-themed realms. Explore six unique worlds, mix and match varied power ups, and stave off the nefarious Holidaemon in this throwback to games of yore.

Why similar: Action 33.2%, Adventure 30.2%, Platformer 29.3%, Indie 7.3%

Get off the tree and face the world full of saws, pits and spikes in this hardcore 2D platformer about the nimble white Cat. Make your way through wild plains, thorny deserts and crystal caverns on a challenging yet exciting journey to rescue the lost kitten eggs!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.8%, Platformer 20.1%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Cute 10.5%, Action 8.8%

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 32.8%, Platformer 21.4%, Cute 15.7%, Action 9.6%, Colorful 5.2%

Color Symphony is a game program utilizing the human recognition ability and visual senses, and various colors are used to play the game by changing colors to disrupt the cognition or to strengthen the cognition. The player can control the enemy, eliminate obstacles or build new roads with different colors.

Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, Action 25.6%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 7.8%

Cavegirl adventures is a game for platformer fans. Jump across vibrant levels and collect giant eggs to feed your tribe. Watch out for sharp thorns and dangerous plants on your way to victory!

Why similar: Hand-drawn 28.8%, Side Scroller 19.6%, Cute 17.4%, Adventure 10%, Colorful 9.2%

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 29.7%, Platformer 21%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Cute 10.4%, Action 8.7%

Colored Effects is a puzzle platformer game where you use different abilities to advance through levels. Each color grants a unique ability. Switch between the colors and their effects to collect gems, defeat bosses, and solve fun puzzles.

Why similar: Platformer 31%, Cute 18.7%, Action 15.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Adventure 10.5%

Embark on an epic journey through exotic worlds to uncover the mystery of the magic crystals! An exciting retro platform adventure in the nostalgic style of the 90's DOS platformers

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Cute 16.1%, Cartoony 16%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 12.2%

A 2.5D retro platformer where you join M1L0 on his quest for the Great Legume.

Why similar: Action 25.7%, Platformer 22.6%, Adventure 16.2%, Colorful 13.4%, Cute 13.2%