- #1 ANTONBLAST
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,709 reviews2024
Dev: Summitsphere
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.1%, 2D Platformer 20.2%, Cartoony 14.3%, Platformer 9.4%, Retro 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its destructive dash-driven stages, manic animation, escape sequences, and Wario Land-inspired chaos make it Pizza Tower's closest modern counterpart.
- #2 Spark the Electric Jester
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,500 reviews2017
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Fast-Paced 27.8%, Platformer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its momentum-focused 2D levels, fast routes, and energetic soundtrack make it an excellent choice for players who enjoy Pizza Tower's velocity.
- #3 Berserk Boy
96% matchVery Positive85% of 433 reviews2024
Dev: BerserkBoy Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 29%, Platformer 19.7%, Difficult 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Retro 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This rapid 2D platformer is built around switching powers, chaining movement, and blasting through colorful levels at Sonic-like speed.
- #4 Pepper Grinder
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,285 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: 2D Platformer 27.8%, Platformer 17.7%, Difficult 15%, Funny 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Drilling through terrain creates a satisfyingly aggressive movement loop that captures Pizza Tower's forward-driving, arcade-like intensity.
- #5 Super Fancy Pants Adventure
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,267 reviews2017
Dev: Borne GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.7%, Fast-Paced 26.9%, Platformer 18.6%, Indie 5.9%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its fluid hand-drawn running, wall movement, and playful attitude offer a lighter but similarly kinetic platforming experience.
- #6 Freedom Planet 2
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,743 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 27%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Difficult 12.2%, 1990's 10%, Retro 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines extremely mobile platforming, large route-filled stages, expressive animation, and a relentless high-energy pace.
- #7 Spark the Electric Jester 2
93% matchVery Positive89% of 759 reviews2019
Dev: Feperd GamesPub: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fast paced 3D action platformer.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 48.1%, Great Soundtrack 34.5%, Platformer 7.2%, Action 6.5%, Indie 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: It translates the series' focus on speed and momentum into 3D levels full of loops, alternate paths, and flashy action.
- #8 Super Mombo Quest
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 899 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 26.7%, Platformer 19.9%, Funny 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its bouncy movement system rewards maintaining momentum and chaining through dense, colorful areas packed with secrets.
- #9 Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,927 reviews2024
Dev: Panik ArcadePub: Xelu
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Make full use of your advanced move-set to navigate hand-crafted retro worlds without a jump button in this vibrant love letter to the N64 era of collectathons!
Why similar: Cartoony 22.7%, Platformer 18.6%, Comedy 18.2%, Funny 15.5%, Retro 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This irreverent collectathon turns movement into its main attraction, with unusually slippery speed, shortcuts, and cartoon absurdity.
- #10 Splasher
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,199 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.
Why similar: Platformer 50.3%, Indie 17.7%, Action 15.1%, Difficult 9.2%, 2D 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Paint-based traversal lets you build speed and improvise routes through demanding levels designed for replay and mastery.
- #11 Freedom Planet
91% matchVery Positive95% of 4,907 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Great Soundtrack 35.7%, Fast-Paced 19.2%, Platformer 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Retro 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its speed-oriented levels, multiple movement styles, energetic bosses, and colorful sprite work strongly complement Pizza Tower's pace.
- #12 Sonic Origins
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 6,513 reviews2022
Dev: Sonic TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Experience the collected adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in Sonic Origins Plus! With 16 legendary Sonic titles including 12 Game Gear games, new playable characters, modes, challenges, behind the scenes content, and more, this is the definitive way to play these classic games!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Fast-Paced 17.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7%
Why You'll Like It: These classic Sonic games offer the physics-based speed, branching paths, and replayable route optimization that inform Pizza Tower's design.
- #13 Penny’s Big Breakaway
89% matchVery Positive80% of 1,317 reviews2024
Dev: Evening StarPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Ready. Set. YO! - Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo's perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.8%, Platformer 31.8%, Funny 14.2%, Colorful 9.6%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: Yo-yo-powered movement gives its colorful 3D stages a deep momentum and trick system suited to players who love mastering traversal.
- #14 SONIC SUPERSTARS
88% matchMixed68% of 3,929 reviews2023
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure through the mystical Northstar Islands in this all-new take on classic 2D Sonic high-speed action platforming in Sonic Superstars.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, 2D Platformer 20.8%, Platformer 15.4%, Action 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its modernized 2D Sonic platforming supplies bright visuals, rapid movement, and plenty of routes through highly replayable stages.
- #15 Spark the Electric Jester 3
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,044 reviews2022
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, Cartoony 21.3%, Fast-Paced 19.6%, Action 8.4%, Colorful 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This polished 3D follow-up delivers fast, combo-friendly traversal and a strong arcade-platformer sense of momentum.
- #16 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,925 reviews2014
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Great Soundtrack 42.5%, Platformer 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Retro 7%, Difficult 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Tight pixel-platforming, memorable music, expressive characters, and extensive replay value make it an essential action-platformer recommendation.
- #17 RKGK / Rakugaki
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: Wabisabi Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Turn heads. Drop jaws. Be bright. In this single-player 3D platformer, you’re the only one who can take down Mr. Buff and his lackies to restore color and life to the citizens of Cap City. Accompany Valah and the RKGK crew on their journey to take down the oppressive B Corp.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 51.3%, Platformer 21.3%, Indie 8%, Action 7.5%, Colorful 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Fast graffiti-powered platforming, stylized urban levels, and a lively soundtrack provide a colorful movement-focused alternative.
- #18 Gravity Circuit
84% matchVery Positive91% of 6,339 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Fast dashes, grappling, combat-driven traversal, and crisp pixel art give it a similarly energetic retro action-platformer feel.
- #19 Celeste
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,901 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 41.1%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Difficult 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Although more precision-focused, its exceptionally responsive movement and speedrun-friendly levels reward the same drive for platforming mastery.
- #20 Demon Turf: Queens Edition
85% matchVery Positive81% of 940 reviews2021
Dev: FabrazPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The ultimate version of the 3D Platformer with attitude! Join Beebz on three seperate adventures to ultimately claim the Demon Queen title! Jump, spin and punch your way across the turfs with this Expressive Platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Funny 21.5%, Comedy 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Colorful 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its expressive cartoon world and technical 3D platforming encourage players to experiment with movement and conquer demanding stages.
- #21 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,721 reviews2023
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is 1 second per second of advanced funkstyle. Battle rival crews and dispatch militarized police to conquer the five boroughs of New Amsterdam. Become All City.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 74%, Colorful 9.7%, Action 8%, Indie 3.2%, Adventure 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its graffiti-filled world, trick chaining, energetic soundtrack, and freeform traversal capture Pizza Tower's stylish, rebellious exuberance.
- #22 The Messenger
83% matchVery Positive93% of 13,285 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Great Soundtrack 31.4%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Epic 9.9% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its sharp movement, secret-rich stages, comedic writing, and excellent soundtrack make it a strong fit for fans of lively retro platformers.
- #23 Rayman® Legends
82% matchVery Positive90% of 12,391 reviews2013
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, Platformer 24.3%, Fast-Paced 17.2%, Comedy 5.2%, Funny 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Brilliant 2D level design, animated slapstick, and rhythm-driven stages make it a superb choice for cartoon-platformer fans.
- #24 Kaze and the Wild Masks
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,073 reviews2021
Dev: PixelHivePub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Fast-Paced 23.6%, Cartoony 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, 1990's 9%, Platformer 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its polished retro platforming, animal transformations, and dense secret-filled stages suit players looking for colorful precision and momentum.
- #25 Super Meat Boy
81% matchVery Positive94% of 39,210 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.3%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Fast-Paced 16.3%, Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 11%
Why You'll Like It: Brutally quick levels and immediate retries make it ideal for players who enjoy refining fast platforming runs.
- #26 Sonic Mania
79% matchVery Positive94% of 28,942 reviews2017
Dev: Christian WhiteheadPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Great Soundtrack 36.8%, Fast-Paced 26.4%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%, Retro 5.2%
- #27 Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
80% matchVery Positive81% of 1,437 reviews2019
Dev: Playtonic GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Great Soundtrack 38.3%, Platformer 24.7%, Indie 11.8%, Comedy 7.6%, Funny 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its inventive 2D levels, secrets, transformations, and upbeat cartoon style capture a more relaxed side of Pizza Tower's appeal.
- #28 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,573 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 36.4%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 11.5%, Colorful 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist stages are built around instant restarts, momentum control, route efficiency, and endlessly repeatable score-chasing.
- #29 Garbanzo Quest
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 697 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 23.7%, Cartoony 16.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
- #30 Cuphead
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,944 reviews2017
Dev: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.1%, Difficult 16.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Cartoony 11.5%, Funny 4.8%
- #31 Everhood
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 14,043 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 55.8%, Epic 20% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, 2D 3.9%, Colorful 3.7%
- #32 The End Is Nigh
78% matchVery Positive94% of 3,510 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, Platformer 21%, Difficult 14.9%, Indie 5.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%
- #33 Neon White
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,902 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 42.3%, Great Soundtrack 33.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Indie 3.6%, Action 3.6%
- #34 Just Shapes & Beats
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 26,151 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.3%, Fast-Paced 18.1%, Difficult 12.9%, 2D 3.4%, Indie 3%
- #35 Downwell
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,640 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Fast-Paced 25.1%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Platformer 14.1%, Difficult 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #36 Sonic Forces
78% matchMixed59% of 8,679 reviews2017
Dev: Sonic TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The fate of Sonic the Hedgehog’s world is in your hands – Join the Uprising.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.1%, Fast-Paced 31.5%, Platformer 10%, Action 2.9%, Cartoony 2.8%
- #37 Katana ZERO
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,196 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Great Soundtrack 32.4%, Fast-Paced 20.5%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #38 Psychonauts 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,528 reviews2021
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.4%, Comedy 17%, Cartoony 16.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Funny 12.1%
- #39 Mago
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,054 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.6%, Platformer 16.4%, Funny 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Difficult 7.5%
- #40 Sonic Generations Collection
74% matchVery Positive94% of 25,514 reviews2011
Dev: Devil's DetailsPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Celebrate 20 years of Sonic in an all new adventure that delivers a definitive experience to Sonic fans new and old!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.3%, Fast-Paced 31.4%, Platformer 15.5%, Action 2.9%, Retro 2.4%
- #41 DELTARUNE
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 137,742 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 23.2 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE! Fight or spare your way through action-packed battles as you explore a mysterious world alongside an endearing cast of new and familiar characters. Chapters 1-5 are available now, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.1%, Funny 13.3%, Comedy 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, 2D 3.3%
- #42 Anger Foot
68% matchVery Positive93% of 4,140 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 46.2%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Comedy 10.1%, Cartoony 9%, Funny 6%
- #43 Hotline Miami
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 128,462 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 49.4%, Fast-Paced 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Difficult 5.5%, Retro 3.6%
- #44 A Hat in Time
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 53,521 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Great Soundtrack 52.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Funny 13.5%, Comedy 8%, Indie 4.2%
- #45 Sonic Lost World
74% matchMixed62% of 5,624 reviews2015
Dev: Sonic TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
When the Deadly Six threaten to destroy his world, Sonic’s new moves & power-ups are the only way to defeat them before it’s too late!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41.2%, Fast-Paced 29.6%, Platformer 14.3%, Comedy 3.8%, Action 2%
- #46 Electronic Super Joy
71% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50%, Platformer 21.4%, Difficult 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 5%, Indie 4.8%
- #47 Duck Game
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 39,069 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Funny 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Platformer 9.5%
- #48 Orbo's Odyssey
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,641 reviews2023
Dev: Feverdream JohnnyPub: Feverdream Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Hop into Orbo's shoes! Run, jump and drill around your boss's office, make some new friends, and uncover terrifying secrets about the company you work for in this comedically surreal 3D platformer!
Why similar: Comedy 43%, Platformer 29.6%, Colorful 11.4%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 4.3%
- #49 Dead Dungeon
70% matchVery Positive91% of 286 reviews2018
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.2%, Fast-Paced 17.5%, Platformer 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Difficult 11.2%
- #50 Big Tower Tiny Square
71% matchVery Positive93% of 140 reviews2018
Dev: Evil ObjectivePub: EO Interactive
Windows
No Princess, only Pineapple! Dodge bullets, leap lava pits, and wall-jump your way up the Big Tower in this precision platformer. Quick deaths, generous respawns, and a whole lot of jumping.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.5%, Difficult 12.7%, Comedy 11.3%, Indie 10.8%, Action 9.4%
- #51 PizzaBoy
65% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2026
Dev: Breadless
Windows · Linux
Take control of PizzaBoy as he delivers pizza to monsters in this precision platformer. Use all of PizzaBoy's smooth and snappy moves to navigate through dangerous levels or break away from the path to discover who PizzaBoy really is...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 16.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Comedy 11.7%, Retro 9.1%
- #52 VVVVVV
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,563 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Difficult 8.8%
- #53 Defendoooooor!!
72% matchMixed46% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: White Dog GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.1%, Fast-Paced 21.6%, Cartoony 10.4%, Platformer 7.5%, Funny 6.3%
- #54 Super Dungeon Boy
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.3%, Fast-Paced 25.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Difficult 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #55 Blitz Breaker
69% matchVery Positive88% of 154 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Great Soundtrack 41.3%, Platformer 17.3%, Difficult 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Indie 8.9%
- #56 Rifter
68% matchVery Positive92% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: MaxBytes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.4%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Platformer 11.1%, Action 5.1%, Retro 4.9%
- #57 Donut Dodo
65% matchVery Positive96% of 288 reviews2022
Dev: pixel games SARL-S
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 34.4%, Cartoony 15.8%, Funny 15.5%, Action 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #58 Geometry Dash
66% matchVery Positive93% of 646,137 reviews2014
Dev: RobTop Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 104.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.3%, Difficult 18.7%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D 4.8%, Colorful 4.3%
- #59 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,171 reviews2013
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24%, Platformer 17.9%, Difficult 11.6%, Comedy 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%