Games Like Pink Hour

A certain office lady is back!!

Why similar: Platformer 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Indie 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct follow-up to Pink Hour and shares the exact same developer, art style, and lighthearted tone.

C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Difficult 13.7%, Shooter 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: As the main game that spawned the Pink Hour spin-off, it offers the complete, polished experience of the same world and mechanics.

Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Indie 11.7%, Cute 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same cute, retro, and short-form appeal as Pink Hour while being completely free to play.

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

Why similar: Platformer 24%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality free action platformer that features a strong female lead and vibrant pixel art similar to the seed game.

Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Cute 8.9%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same pixel-art aesthetic and tight, action-oriented platforming gameplay found in the Pink Hour universe.

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: Platformer 24.8%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Action 13.6%, Indie 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the classic action-platformer structure of Pink Hour with a focus on a female protagonist and challenging boss encounters.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Indie 8.4%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this iconic title defines the pixel-art action-platformer genre with its deep charm and tight controls.

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 26.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a high-speed, 2D platforming experience with a focus on female characters and excellent retro-inspired design.

Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.

Why similar: Platformer 40.8%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Action 18.6%, Indie 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: A short, retro-styled action game that feels very similar to the arcade-like pacing of Pink Hour.

An enormous Boss Tower has sprung from the ground, lifting entire towns up with it. Now, the people living on the tower are starting to contract all sorts of mysterious illnesses. Princess Remedy, still in Saturnian healing school, must use her powers to heal everyone and defeat the Boss Tower!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Indie 11.1%, Cute 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct sequel that maintains the charming, retro, and accessible gameplay loop of the first entry.

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!

Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Action 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on fast, fluid action and platforming with a female protagonist, matching the energetic feel of Pink Hour.

A century after the legendary boy Noitu Love saved the world from the evil Darns, they rise again, but in a chaos of time-bending mayhem!

Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Action 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a fast-paced, action-heavy experience with a distinct pixel-art style that fans of Studio Pixel will appreciate.

Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.

Why similar: Platformer 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging action platformer that shares the anime-inspired aesthetic and female-led narrative of the seed game.

Play as your favorite Vtubers from Hololive! Fight, explore, and clear your way through armies of fans and save them from their mind-control in this unofficial free fan-game.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.1%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Cute 15.9%, 2D 11.3%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A free, cute, and highly polished bullet-hell action game that shares the accessible and addictive nature of Pink Hour.

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: Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Platformer 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more expansive but equally beautiful pixel-art world with a compelling female lead and tight platforming.

-A magical world beautifully depicted through in-game graphics. -Diverse levels that provide a fair challenge. -Additional bonuses that reward those who replay the game. -3 difficulty modes.

Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Action 14.9%, Indie 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This action-platformer features a cute aesthetic and a female lead, emphasizing the same boss-rush style gameplay.

Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!

Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Action 20.1%, Indie 19.1%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game centers on a female protagonist and unique platforming mechanics that feel fresh while maintaining a retro charm.

Every day is a wonderful day for invertebrates! Come join the Squidlits of Blipston for a squishy adventure of spoopy castles, muffins, and wiggles! Made with classic handheld technology in mind, Squidlit strives to be the closest modern recreation of GameBoy game-design methods on the market.

Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Indie 12.9%, Action 12%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It embraces a retro, low-bit aesthetic and simple, fun platforming mechanics that feel right at home with Pink Hour.

Ruby the ghost hunter has a tough gig this Halloween. Explore the haunted mansion, take down some ghosts, battle spooky bosses, and rescue the lost cats!

Why similar: Platformer 18.4%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Action 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This action-platformer features a female protagonist and a charming, bite-sized adventure structure.

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Action 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, high-octane action platforming experience that aligns with the difficulty and style of the seed game.

Jigoku Kisetsukan is a bullet hell shootergame with anime-style drawings and chip music.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.5%, Difficult 19.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Indie 13.4%, Shooter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A free, anime-inspired bullet-hell game that shares the accessible, arcade-like appeal of the seed game.

Take the lost soul to its home.

Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Cute 11.9%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A free, indie-developed game that captures a similar casual, cute, and action-oriented vibe.

Super Glitter Rush is a boss-rush style bullet hell shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Shooter 19.6%, Cute 15%, Action 14%, 2D 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, bullet-hell action game that matches the cute and high-energy atmosphere of the seed game.

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: Platformer 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.7%, Cute 10.5%, Action 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 23.6%, Difficult 14.3%, Indie 9.7%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a fast-paced, arcade-style experience with a minimalist pixel aesthetic that is perfect for short play sessions.

Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!

Why similar: Platformer 32.8%, Female Protagonist 22.9%, Action 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Indie 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer that focuses on tight, challenging gameplay and a classic aesthetic.

A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!

Why similar: Platformer 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Indie 13.1%, Action 13%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult platformer with a pixel-art style that rewards quick thinking and precise movement.

YesterMorrow is a single-player time travelling 2D platformer, mixing action sequences with puzzle elements. Follow the engaging story of Yui, who travels back into the past to save her family and the remnants of a world now trapped in Never-ending Night.

Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Indie 17.3%, Action 14.7%, Cute 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-platformer that combines a cute art style with engaging mechanics and a female protagonist.

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

Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 24.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Difficult 11.1%, Indie 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a short, challenging, and iconic pixel-art platformer that relies on tight mechanics rather than length.

In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl!Jump and shoot your way across 16 diverse and challenging levels and fight massive bosses.

Why similar: Platformer 40.3%, Indie 17.9%, Action 16.3%, Difficult 9.1%, 2D 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, focused, and visually distinct action platformer that captures the same 'less is more' design philosophy.

Help Milli to find Greg in this challenging platform game.

Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Difficult 14.1%, Cute 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This precision platformer features a female lead and short, challenging levels that demand quick reflexes.

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Platformer 38.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Difficult 13.1%, Indie 10.6%, 2D 9.2%

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: Great Soundtrack 21.5%, Platformer 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Difficult 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.5%

Overclocked is a free-flowing action game that blends combat and platforming to create a fluid and rhythmic experience. Take on the role of Amber, a glass-cannon vigilante, as you fight to uncover a plot that threatens to tear your home apart.

Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Action 21%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Indie 18.4%, Difficult 14.3%

SBBP is a 2D platformer with pixel graphics. Blue boy’s girlfriend is kidnapped by aliens so he goes through 21 levels to save her and he also fight bosses along the way.

Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Pixel Graphics 30.4%, 2D 13.3%, Indie 11.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%

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: Platformer 22.4%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Difficult 11.2%, Action 7.7%

Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.9%, Cute 19.7%, Difficult 16.1%, 2D 12.7%, Action 11.7%

Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.

Why similar: Platformer 25.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Difficult 15%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Cute 9.4%

Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.5%, Platformer 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Action 10.1%

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 23%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Indie 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Shooter 15.4%, Cute 12.3%, Action 10.7%

MURI is a DOS-style shooter from Remar Games and Ludosity. Features PC Speaker sound and 16-color EGA graphics.

Why similar: Platformer 36.4%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Action 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D 8.8%

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: Pixel Graphics 26.4%, Platformer 24.9%, Difficult 15.4%, Cute 14.9%, Action 8.7%

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Cute 10%, Difficult 9.1%

Against explosive firepower, bitter cold, and dizzying heights, Fork Parker must outwit a group of no-talent game developers in a deadly holiday promotional game. Also, it's free.

Why similar: Platformer 40.1%, Pixel Graphics 22.3%, Indie 11.1%, Action 9.5%, 2D 8.7%

Venture into the haunted wilds with Gable, a little owl, as she sets out to rekindle the dormant relics of a land long abandoned to ruin.

Why similar: Indie 27%, Action 26%, Platformer 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%

Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!

Why similar: Platformer 37.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, 2D 11.6%, Action 9.8%

ENYO is trying to let go of an old Dystopia. It's also a 2d action platformer that does not require destroying things.

Why similar: Platformer 22%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Indie 12%, Action 12%

A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.1%, Platformer 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Action 12.7%, Indie 11.8%

Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.7%, Difficult 20.4%, Shooter 10.5%, 2D 10.5%, Cute 10.4%

Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.

Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Cute 12.8%, Action 6.3%

Play as Gawr Gura in this 2D-platformer Hololive Fan game! Jump and dash your way through 3 hand crafted levels and collect hidden shrimp in this vibrant, pixel-art environment.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25%, Action 17.8%, Cute 15.8%, 2D 15.4%, Female Protagonist 15.3%

Casual 2D platformer with a cute ninja girl theme.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Platformer 20.5%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Cute 15.4%, Action 13.9%

This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Indie 11.5%, Action 10%, 2D 7.6%

Help her heart battle tough bosses in this Boss Rush, Bullet-hell with rogue-like elements. Fight through several randomly chosen boss battles leading up to a final battle. Each defeated monster will give her random gifts that power up her heart. Don't let her heart break!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Female Protagonist 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Indie 13.2%, Difficult 10.1%

This is a fan-made Touhou shmup with one single stage, similar to the extra stage of official Touhou games. This game has an auto dodging system, which gives you a choice to ignore all the danmaku and only focus on the story.

Why similar: Action 30%, Indie 28%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Difficult 18.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Most people never get a shot at making a difference. If you did... would you miss? -- Dead Horizon is a short and dirty point and click western themed adventure game that's also completely free.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Female Protagonist 25%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Indie 13.5%, Action 11.8%

Obliterate a never-ending horde of enemies while you attempt to reach the 30 minute mark. Race to earn XP and level up to gain new items and opportunities for each run to become stronger than the last.

Why similar: Shooter 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 28.8%, Action 22.4%, 2D 16.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%

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: Pixel Graphics 24.8%, Platformer 23.4%, Indie 12.7%, Action 10.7%, 2D 10.4%

Serval's friends are in danger and it's up to her to save the day! Progress through 12 action-packed platforming stages in this "Kemono Friends Project" derivative work!

Why similar: Platformer 29.7%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Action 11.3%, 2D 7.7%