- #1 ANTONBLAST
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,412 reviews2024
Dev: Summitsphere
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Cartoony 14.5%, Platformer 9.2%, Retro 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares Pizza Tower’s Wario Land-inspired DNA almost directly, with destructive sprint-heavy stages, wild animation, and relentless chaotic energy.
- #2 Spark the Electric Jester
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,467 reviews2017
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 32.6%, Fast-Paced 27.6%, Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, Action 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is another speed-first 2D platformer built around chaining movement through stages with a similarly energetic arcade feel.
- #3 Super Fancy Pants Adventure
96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,167 reviews2017
Dev: Borne GamesPub: 2 Left Thumbs
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.6%, Fast-Paced 27.6%, Platformer 18.2%, Indie 6.2%, Action 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on fluid momentum, expressive moves, and playful cartoon style makes it one of the closest feel-based alternatives.
- #4 Sonic Mania
95% matchVery Positive94% of 27,546 reviews2017
Dev: Christian WhiteheadPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.4%, Fast-Paced 26.8%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Retro 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its momentum-driven level design and emphasis on going fast hit a lot of the same sensory pleasures as Pizza Tower’s best runs.
- #5 Freedom Planet
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 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 35.3%, Fast-Paced 19.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Retro 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Like Pizza Tower, it mixes speed, strong movement tech, and high-energy stages into a distinctly expressive platforming flow.
- #6 Freedom Planet 2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Difficult 12%, 1990's 10.2%, Retro 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers fast, highly mobile character movement and large action-platforming stages that reward stylish, aggressive play.
- #7 Dustforce DX
94% matchVery Positive88% of 2,375 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.3%, Platformer 21%, Difficult 11.4%, Fast-Paced 8.6%, Indie 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Pizza Tower is mastering routes for speed and score, Dustforce DX delivers that same movement-and-optimization obsession.
- #8 Pepper Grinder
92% matchVery Positive86% of 1,197 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 27.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Difficult 14.8%, Funny 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its momentum-based traversal and constant forward propulsion scratch a very similar itch to Pizza Tower’s movement-centric platforming.
- #9 The End Is Nigh
91% matchVery Positive94% of 3,330 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 38.5%, Platformer 21.4%, Difficult 15.2%, Indie 5.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: While darker in tone, it captures the same addictive “one more run” platforming intensity and precision-heavy stage mastery.
- #10 Celeste
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,420 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.1 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 39.7%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Difficult 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is more precise than chaotic, but its instantly readable movement and mastery-focused platforming make it a great fit for Pizza Tower fans.
- #11 Gravity Circuit
89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Its fast action-platforming and mobility-heavy design deliver the same kind of high-energy stage-clearing rush.
- #12 Splasher
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,175 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 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 50.2%, Indie 18.4%, Action 14.9%, Difficult 8.6%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is a fast 2D platformer built around fluid movement, tight stages, and replaying levels for cleaner, faster runs.
- #13 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 16,570 reviews2014
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 41.2%, Platformer 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Retro 7.2%, Difficult 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is less frantic, but its superb 2D platforming, pixel-art charm, and memorable soundtrack make it a strong adjacent match.
- #14 Super Meat Boy
88% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Fast-Paced 16.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its brutally tight controls and rapid-fire retries appeal to the same players who love refining fast platforming execution.
- #15 The Messenger
87% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 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 30.2%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Epic 10% ★, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its excellent movement, high-speed traversal, and great soundtrack make it an easy recommendation for players who value feel above all else.
- #16 Spark the Electric Jester 2
86% matchVery Positive89% of 738 reviews2019
Dev: Feperd GamesPub: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fast paced 3D action platformer.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 49.1%, Great Soundtrack 33.3%, Platformer 7.2%, Action 6.5%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It shifts into 3D, but keeps the same focus on speed, momentum, and energetic movement that made the first game a strong match.
- #17 Grapple Dog
86% matchVery Positive87% of 852 reviews2022
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 27.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Cartoony 14.7%, Funny 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a colorful, movement-driven platformer with strong momentum and a bouncy sense of speed that feels great to optimize.
- #18 Cuphead
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 206,677 reviews2017
Dev: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 23.1 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 36%, Difficult 16.9%, Platformer 13.4%, Cartoony 11.8%, Funny 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn cartoon intensity and demanding platforming/action mix appeal to the same audience that loves Pizza Tower’s audiovisual punch.
- #19 Neon White
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,708 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 43.1%, Great Soundtrack 31.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Indie 3.9%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Even as an FPS-platformer hybrid, it captures the same thrill of mastering movement routes for ever-faster, cleaner clears.
- #20 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,007 reviews2023
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 72.7%, Colorful 10.4%, Action 8.1%, Indie 3.5%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is less of a platformer, but its style-heavy traversal, exaggerated animation, and loud personality make it a good vibe match.
- #21 Kaze and the Wild Masks
84% matchVery Positive94% of 1,950 reviews2021
Dev: PixelHivePub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 23.4%, Cartoony 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, 1990's 9.1%, Difficult 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It has a similarly polished, expressive 2D feel with cartoony visuals and levels built around keeping your movement flowing.
- #22 Slime-san: Superslime Edition
85% matchVery Positive84% of 334 reviews2017
Dev: FabrazPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Fast-Paced 20.9%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 11.1%, Difficult 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its weird humor, quick stages, and strong speedrunning focus make it a natural pick for fans of frantic indie platformers.
- #23 Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,671 reviews2024
Dev: Panik ArcadePub: Xelu
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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%, Comedy 18.5%, Platformer 18%, Funny 15.5%, Retro 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its offbeat personality and momentum-driven platforming make it feel like a cousin to Pizza Tower’s weird, kinetic chaos.
- #24 Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
82% matchVery Positive92% of 6,988 reviews2014
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The definitive version of the smash-hit Metroidvania-style action-platformer, Guacamelee! STCE adds new levels, powers, challenges, and refinements to the sprawling, ridiculous, Mexican-inspired adventure of the original Guacamelee! Gold Edition.
Why similar: Platformer 66.1%, 2D 20.3%, Cartoony 3.7%, 2D Platformer 2.6%, Funny 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: This one blends sharp platforming, combo-friendly movement, and big personality in a way that overlaps nicely with Pizza Tower’s energy.
- #25 Penny’s Big Breakaway
80% matchVery Positive80% of 1,236 reviews2024
Dev: Evening StarPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
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: Platformer 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 30.5%, Funny 14.9%, Colorful 10.2%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: This is another movement-first platformer where learning how to maintain flow and speed is the whole fun of the game.
- #26 Lunistice
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,844 reviews2022
Dev: A Grumpy FoxPub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple & fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams!
Why similar: Platformer 42.6%, Retro 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Colorful 14.1%, Singleplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It trades 2D for retro 3D, but its short, speedy stages and lighthearted vibe are a good fit for Pizza Tower fans.
- #27 Demon Turf: Queens Edition
81% matchVery Positive81% of 881 reviews2021
Dev: FabrazPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 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 25.5%, Comedy 22.6%, Funny 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Colorful 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Though 3D, it captures some of the same expressive-movement appeal and irreverent cartoon style that make Pizza Tower stand out.
- #28 Cyber Hook
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,107 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 57.5%, Platformer 16.6%, Retro 7.8%, Indie 6.2%, Action 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its entire appeal is chaining movement tech at high speed through compact stages, which aligns well with Pizza Tower’s flow-state platforming.
- #29 Garbanzo Quest
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 586 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 23.4%, Cartoony 16.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Difficult 9.7%
- #30 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,463 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.2 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 13.2%, Platformer 11.2%, Colorful 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: If you want pure movement mastery and route optimization without the comedy, N++ is one of the best score-and-speed platformers around.
- #31 Sonic Origins
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 5,806 reviews2022
Dev: Sonic TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 29.5%, 2D Platformer 19%, Fast-Paced 17.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #32 SONIC SUPERSTARS
77% matchMixed69% of 3,545 reviews2023
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Adventure through the mystical Northstar Islands in this all-new take on classic 2D Sonic high-speed action platforming.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 27.6%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Platformer 15.2%, Action 5.1%
- #33 Everhood
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,889 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.5 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 54.4%, Epic 20.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D 4.1%, Colorful 3.9%
- #34 DELTARUNE
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 97,519 reviews2025
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 21.1 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 1-4 will be available on launch, with more planned as free updates!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.3%, Funny 13.9%, Comedy 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, 2D 3.6%
- #35 Mago
75% matchVery Positive93% of 999 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 30.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Funny 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Difficult 7.4%
- #36 Katana ZERO
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 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 31.3%, Fast-Paced 20.7%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #37 Downwell
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 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 18.4%, Platformer 13.9%, Difficult 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #38 Psychonauts 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,956 reviews2021
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 15.9 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 26.5%, Comedy 17.6%, Cartoony 17%, Platformer 13.9%, Funny 12.1%
- #39 Sonic Frontiers
73% matchVery Positive90% of 27,300 reviews2022
Dev: Sonic TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience Sonic like never before!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46%, Fast-Paced 33.6%, Platformer 9.4%, Action 3.4%, Comedy 2.2%
- #40 Just Shapes & Beats
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 25,089 reviews2018
Dev: Berzerk Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"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 52.9%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Difficult 13.1%, 2D 3.6%, Indie 3.3%
- #41 Anger Foot
71% matchVery Positive93% of 3,775 reviews2024
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 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 46.5%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Comedy 10.5%, Cartoony 9.1%, Funny 6%
- #42 Sonic Forces
77% matchMixed59% of 8,446 reviews2017
Dev: Sonic TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The fate of Sonic the Hedgehog’s world is in your hands – Join the Uprising.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39%, Fast-Paced 32.2%, Platformer 10%, Action 3%, Cartoony 2.9%
- #43 Hotline Miami
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 121,152 reviews2012
Dev: Dennaton GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.1%, Fast-Paced 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%, Difficult 5.5%, Retro 3.8%
- #44 Electronic Super Joy
72% 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 48.8%, Platformer 21.6%, Difficult 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%, Indie 5.1%
- #45 Spark the Electric Jester 3
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,999 reviews2022
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Cartoony 21.8%, Fast-Paced 18.8%, Action 8.4%, Colorful 5.4%
- #46 Duck Game
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,933 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 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Funny 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Platformer 9.3%
- #47 Cave Story+
70% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 46.4%, Platformer 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Indie 5.5%, Retro 4.6%
- #48 Big Tower Tiny Square
70% matchVery Positive92% of 133 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 35%, Difficult 12.7%, Comedy 11.8%, Indie 11.4%, Funny 9.5%
- #49 VVVVVV
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 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 32.2%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Difficult 8.8%
- #50 Defendoooooor!!
72% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: White Dog GamesPub: SA Industry
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 47%
In Defendoooooor!!!, it's your job to fight an alien invasion.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Fast-Paced 21.9%, Cartoony 10.6%, Platformer 7.4%, Funny 6.4%
- #51 Rayman® Origins
68% matchVery Positive94% of 5,805 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Experience the magical universe of Rayman with legendary 2D gameplay that has captured the hearts of millions of fans!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Platformer 23.9%, Cartoony 15.9%, Funny 7.3%, Comedy 5.7%
- #52 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 28.1%, Fast-Paced 26.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Difficult 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
- #53 Blitz Breaker
69% matchVery Positive88% of 152 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 40%, Platformer 17.3%, Difficult 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Indie 9.4%
- #54 DUSK
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,919 reviews2018
Dev: David SzymanskiPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 42.4%, Great Soundtrack 35.8%, Retro 9.6%, 1990's 7.6%, Action 2.8%
- #55 Rifter
67% matchVery Positive93% of 113 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 40.9%, Great Soundtrack 21.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 5.1%, Indie 5%
- #56 A Hat in Time
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 52,923 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.4 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 51%, Platformer 13.8%, Funny 13.6%, Comedy 8.5%, Indie 4.4%
- #57 Garlic
65% matchVery Positive89% of 391 reviews2021
Dev: Sylph
Windows
You are Garlic, an onion-headed boy and you want to climb the Sacred Tower to meet the Cyber Goddess to seduce her...
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26%, Platformer 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Funny 8.3%, Indie 6.9%
- #58 Donut Dodo
64% matchVery Positive96% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: pixel games SARL-S
Windows
Median: 2.2 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%, Cartoony 15.8%, Funny 15.5%, Action 8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%