Games Like Pixel Hunter

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Action 41.1%, Adventure 37%, Platformer 21.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same classic 8-bit platforming adventure style found in Pixel Hunter.

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 62.2%, Platformer 37.8%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic 8-bit action games with similar side-scrolling mechanics and retro charm.

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 57.8%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for modern retro-styled action-platformers, featuring tight controls and a classic adventure feel.

FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

Why similar: Action 40.6%, Adventure 33.1%, Platformer 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic 16-bit platforming with action-adventure elements and a nature-themed aesthetic.

Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!

Why similar: Action 65.3%, Platformer 34.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action platformer that focuses on fast-paced combat and classic side-scrolling level design.

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

Why similar: Platformer 51.4%, Action 25.8%, Adventure 22.8%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal retro-style action-adventure game that perfectly balances platforming, exploration, and combat.

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

Why similar: Adventure 38.4%, Platformer 34.4%, Action 27.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 1-bit style exploration platformer that focuses on retro visuals and challenging level design.

Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.

Why similar: Action 51.5%, Adventure 48.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-adventure game that leans heavily into the retro pixel-art aesthetic and classic platforming tropes.

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 48.9%, Action 30.5%, Adventure 20.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a polished, high-intensity retro action experience that feels like a modern evolution of 8-bit classics.

An action platformer with size-changing mechanics. Be quick and nimble or large and in-charge!

Why similar: Platformer 54.3%, Action 45.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that features a unique theme and classic side-scrolling gameplay.

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 55.7%, Action 31.4%, Adventure 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features excellent retro-style platforming and combat that evolves into a deeper action-adventure experience.

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Platformer 40.6%, Action 36.4%, Adventure 23%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style action game that emphasizes retro mechanics and challenging boss encounters.

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Adventure 47%, Action 31.2%, Platformer 21.8%

Why You'll Like It: A non-linear action-adventure game that captures the aesthetic and feel of classic 8-bit titles.

Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.

Why similar: Platformer 59.1%, Action 40.9%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-focused action platformer that emphasizes tight movement and challenging side-scrolling levels.

Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

Why similar: Platformer 46.2%, Action 31.4%, Adventure 22.4%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action platformer that focuses on exploration and combat in a retro-inspired environment.

Designed to resemble a game for a classic portable game system with simple game play, pixelated graphics, and a 4-color color pallet. This callback to our childhood will test your skills, capture your imagination, and leave you satisfied when your quest is complete.

Why similar: Action 38.6%, Adventure 38.1%, Platformer 23.3%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure platformer that features a cute aesthetic and classic side-scrolling gameplay.

One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.

Why similar: Platformer 41.5%, Action 35.9%, Adventure 22.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-styled action game that focuses on simple, addictive platforming combat.

Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.

Why similar: Action 39.8%, Adventure 36.8%, Platformer 23.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward retro platformer that emphasizes classic jumping and dodging mechanics.

Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.

Why similar: Platformer 62.5%, Action 37.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane run-and-gun game that captures the intense, side-scrolling action of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras.

Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

Why similar: Action 37.7%, Adventure 35.1%, Platformer 27.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style platformer that focuses on navigating traps and hazards with a distinct retro aesthetic.

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Platformer 50.1%, Action 31%, Adventure 18.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a brutal, classic arcade-style action experience that rewards precision and mastery of mechanics.

Jump into this challenging retro platformer! Play as Thor, use his mighty hammer and unique items to explore the Northern Realms. Beware of mythical creatures blocking your path to become a god!

Why similar: Platformer 58.4%, Action 41.6%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant platformer that uses classic mechanics and retro-inspired art to create a fun, accessible adventure.

Mahluk is a hack and slash platformer game with pixel-art style graphics and retro style addicting gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Action 33.1%, Adventure 31.3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-adventure game that blends platforming with combat in a fantasy setting.

Lead Eliosi, a wanna-be bounty hunter, into making his dream come true in this hardcore top-down shooter and platformer.

Why similar: Action 38.7%, Adventure 32.1%, Platformer 29.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines action-adventure platforming with a unique perspective, capturing the spirit of classic hunting-themed games.

A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure platformer that captures the feel of early 2D side-scrolling games.

You are Ryan, a barbarian warrior and you've got to keep back to the realm the Black Jewel, stolen by Darkor.

Why similar: Action 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action-adventure game that focuses on exploration and combat in a fantasy world.

Rat Hunter features traditional, by-the-book gameplay, which does not wander into the realm of tactical shooters. Players will have to overcome different obstacles and solve various puzzles in order to get to the next level.

Why similar: Adventure 51.5%, Action 48.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the hunter-themed premise and adventure focus of the seed game while providing a distinct perspective.

Ember's a fox who loves adventure. Run, jump, and ride through 30+ colorful, fast-paced obstacle courses in a quest to get your missing soul back!

Why similar: Action 65.2%, Platformer 34.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer that focuses on fast movement and simple, effective combat mechanics.

Pulut Adventure is a 2D platform game with over 30 different stylistic levels and exciting mechanics. Defeat the enemy and collect different of weapon to advance your abilities. You can use the summon skills and flying mode to explore the world.

Why similar: Action 50.3%, Adventure 49.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style platformer that emphasizes simple, fun gameplay and retro-inspired level design.

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

Why similar: Action 43.7%, Adventure 33.5%, Platformer 22.8%

Ninjahtic is an action/adventure platformer with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth. While it's progression is linear, the open-ended nature of every level requires exploration of an abandoned civilization located atop floating islands.

Why similar: Action 43.7%, Adventure 39.5%, Platformer 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer that focuses on fast movement and classic combat mechanics.

Cat Warroir is an action-platformer of retro and cute style about a cat knight on his way to recapture his stolen treasure. Deep into the dangerous fantasy world,defeat the challenging big boss with your slash, dash, jump, walljump and other skills to find the treasure back!

Why similar: Action 37.6%, Platformer 34%, Adventure 28.3%

Squirrel-based 2D platformer

Why similar: Platformer 36.1%, Action 32.9%, Adventure 31%

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

Why similar: Platformer 39.1%, Adventure 31.3%, Action 29.6%

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: Platformer 37.4%, Action 32.8%, Adventure 29.8%

1-Bit Roguelite Action Shooter.

Why similar: Action 100%

In this 2D platformer game, get your gun and shoot all monsters in your way or just run away to the exit.

Why similar: Platformer 45.1%, Action 31.6%, Adventure 23.3%

X marks the spot! Follow the map and find hidden treasures.

Why similar: Action 38%, Adventure 34.4%, Platformer 27.6%

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: Adventure 48.5%, Action 37.7%, Platformer 13.8%

Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.

Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Action 33.7%, Platformer 32.1%

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Platformer 35.6%, Action 33.6%, Adventure 30.7%

Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.

Why similar: Action 41.7%, Adventure 39.1%, Platformer 19.2%

Rot Gut is an action packed platformer set in America’s 1920’s Prohibition era. You take control of an agent who, to uncover their mysteries, goes on a mission to fight the city’s underground armed to the teeth organizations.

Why similar: Platformer 44.8%, Action 30.4%, Adventure 24.8%

A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.

Why similar: Adventure 54.3%, Platformer 45.7%

A short adventure in which you will have to use precise platforming in order to find your cat, Xavier.

Why similar: Platformer 56.7%, Adventure 43.3%

Seed Hunter is a 2D Platformer with Roguelite element. You’re the alien finding the missing source around universe, but you get into some trouble on the planet of Earth.

Why similar: Action 34%, Platformer 33.6%, Adventure 32.4%

Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!

Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Action 33.1%, Adventure 31.1%

Viktor is an action-packed sidescrolling adventure with gameplay inspired by classics such as Castlevania and Megaman. As Viktor, you will fight your way through hordes of relentless enemies, lurking traps, and fearsome bosses who will try to keep you from your mission.

Why similar: Action 39%, Adventure 32.7%, Platformer 28.3%

Inspired by the 8-bit games and by the movies from the 80's, your goal is to blow things up, defeat aliens and fight bizarre bosses in this platformer 2D with classic mechanics.

Why similar: Platformer 44.8%, Action 29.7%, Adventure 25.5%

As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.

Why similar: Action 100%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 70.4%, Adventure 29.6%

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 42.4%, Adventure 28.9%, Action 28.7%

A 3D platforming journey, featuring a cute raccoon that must save the forest from darkness! Master dozens of different level mechanics as you run and jump through course-based worlds, saving other animals along the way.

Why similar: Platformer 45.9%, Adventure 45.5%, Action 8.6%

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Action 51%, Platformer 27.5%, Adventure 21.5%

TAYAL IS A RETRO & MEGA STYLE FAN GAME. WE WILL FOLLOW A BOY TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH OF HIS FATHER.

Why similar: Action 100%

Hunter Girls is a side-scrolling action shooter featuring anime-inspired characters, fast-paced combat, and arcade-style gameplay focused on reflexes and replayability.

Why similar: Platformer 100%

Embark on a quest for revenge in Lords of Exile, an 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia. With classic retro mechanics and linear level design in 8-bit graphics.

Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Action 30.9%, Adventure 27.9%

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Platformer 54.3%, Action 29%, Adventure 16.7%

Skeleton Boomerang is a platformer where the hero, Hunter, must use an enchanted boomerang to put an end to an army of bony soldiers led by the voodoo master Mr. Saturday. Get high scores, collect upgrades, find secrets, and overcome many skeletal challenges!

Why similar: Action 65.2%, Platformer 34.8%

A game that puts together Rastan's action with adventure elements inspired by Faxanadu. An old school tribute for every lover of 8-bit classics!

Why similar: Action 33.7%, Adventure 33.6%, Platformer 32.7%