- #1 Dream City
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuggleGreen
Windows
A Metroidvania puzzle adventure. You arrive at a sentient building filled with intriguing interactive props. Learning to use these tools is how it communicates with you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Platformer 24.3%, Metroidvania 20.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 8%
- #2 A Purrtato Tail - By the Light of the Elderstar
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Drunk Robot Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A character collecting puzzle Metroidvania about potato cats on the Isle of Moar.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Adventure 25.2%, Platformer 23.6%, Metroidvania 23.3%
- #3 1000 Amps
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 342 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.7%, Platformer 25.3%, Metroidvania 19.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 3.2%
- #4 Adventures of Pip
95% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2015
Dev: Tic Toc Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.
Why similar: Platformer 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Adventure 11.6%
- #5 If you win...you lose !
94% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Mohamed Trigui.
Windows
A quite difficult and quite original platform adventure game, die and retry.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35%, Platformer 29.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Metroidvania 13.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #6 Refactor
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NextGen Pants, Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Refactor is a physics-based platformer taking elements from classic Metroidvanias. Placed in a world that is a puzzle itself, you can literally turn the world upside down by rearranging the map and building your own pathways through the game.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.7%, Metroidvania 31%, Platformer 19.3%, Adventure 10.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #7 Eskimo Bob: Starring Alfonzo
93% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2017
Dev: Spoony Bard Productions
Windows
Eskimo Bob is an 8-bit puzzle-platformer with sixty-four levels of fish-collecting action. Originally developed for the NES, you can now enjoy this game on Steam!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.6%, Platformer 28.2%, Retro 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Indie 7.3%
- #8 The Way
92% matchVery Positive83% of 1,295 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Platformer 24%, Adventure 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, Retro 8.9%
- #9 LostWinds
91% matchVery Positive81% of 733 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Wield the awesome powers of Enril the wind spirit to guide and protect young Toku through this unique platform adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 35.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, Metroidvania 17.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #10 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
91% matchVery Positive95% of 1,619 reviews2014
Dev: Press PlayPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.7%, Platformer 32.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #11 ANIMAL WELL
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,519 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.5%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Nonlinear 9.7%
- #12 Dragon Perception
90% matchMostly Negative25% of 57 reviews2017
Dev: ARGamesPub: Metal Fox
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Dragon Perception - 2.5D platformer, in which you will need to play for a small dragon, on whose lands attacked aggressive robots.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.3%, Platformer 32.5%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 6.8%
- #13 Treasure Adventure Game
89% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: Robit Games
Windows
Treasure Adventure Game casts you in the role of a young boy who lands on an island that is a fragment of what was once a continent, destroyed in the war between a demon and a wizard.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 19.1%, Nonlinear 12%, Adventure 6.3%
- #14 Flat Kingdom Paper's Cut Edition
88% matchMostly Positive73% of 198 reviews2016
Dev: Fat Panda GamesPub: Games Starter
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Flat Kingdom is a beautiful and peaceful 2D land, but now it’s threatened by an evil thief and becoming 3D! The only who can stop the chaos is Flat, a little hero able to change into a circle, triangle or square in order to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and defeat giant bosses!
Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Metroidvania 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Indie 5.8%
- #15 Gridvania
87% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: ExpertStars
Windows
In this 2D Puzzle Metroidvania, explore the world collecting items to help you solve puzzles on your way to reach the flag! Will you remember where you came from, and will you be able to collect all the hidden gems?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.2%, Metroidvania 25.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Nonlinear 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7%
- #16 Nine Lives Ninja: Explore!
86% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: JX Games
Windows
Take control of a cat (who also happens to be a ninja) in this platformer with metroidvania elements! Explore the ancient cave system and find new powers to help you overcome obstacles in your search for the Fountain of Kitty Youth.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Metroidvania 22.8%, Platformer 22.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #17 Blacksmith Run
86% matchMixed70% of 33 reviews2019
Dev: Skull Box GamesPub: КиКо
Windows
Go with the brave blacksmith on his journey for the Hammer of Gods. To get the legendary tool, you have to overcome 20 hardcore levels filled with deadly traps!
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Retro 10.7%, Adventure 9.6%
- #18 Last Inua
85% matchMixed58% of 302 reviews2014
Dev: GlowforthPub: Wired Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Last Inua is an immersive and emotional platform adventure game developed by Glowforth. A captivating experience, Last Inua tells the tale of an Inuit family’s fight for survival in the harsh elements of the mythical Arctic. The Tonrar, a demonic trickster, has awoken in the arctic.
Why similar: Platformer 39%, Puzzle Platformer 37.8%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 5.3%
- #19 Out There Somewhere
84% matchVery Positive93% of 6,916 reviews2016
Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 35.5%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Retro 9.6%, Metroidvania 8.8%
- #20 Replay - VHS is not dead
84% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2015
Dev: Team ReplayPub: Neko Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Replay: VHS is not dead is a puzzle/ platform game, set in a movie-based universe. Record your characters’ movements. Use the remote control powers to bend time. Change character and play again to combine their actions.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.3%, Platformer 28.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 4.5%
- #21 ElecHead
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,305 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.9%, Platformer 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Retro 10.2%, Adventure 7.5%
- #22 SAW HELL
82% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Bonittor Games
Windows
Get ready for adventure playing as brave stump hero in this aggresive world
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.3%, Platformer 29.6%, Adventure 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #23 Insignia
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Uppon Hill
Windows
Accompany Armin, a young apprentice, on the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime to discover the fate of his lost father, learn the magical arts of blacksmithing, and rise to meet a destructive force threatening his homeland before time runs out.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Metroidvania 23.2%, Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Adventure 10.6%
- #24 Switch Box
81% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: 鲁搬三试
Windows
"Switch Box" is a 2D pixel-art puzzle platformer. In an unfamiliar world, you must interact with the environment and utilize tools to solve challenges, overcome obstacles, and ultimately discover the path back home.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33%, Platformer 22.9%, Metroidvania 21%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Adventure 6.9%
- #25 Squishy the Suicidal Pig
81% matchVery Positive83% of 3,366 reviews2014
Dev: Tomi MaarelaPub: Panic Art Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
From the creators of Hero Siege, Squishy the Suicidal Pig is a puzzle platformer with a counterintuitive goal where you play as Squishy, a pig wearing a yellow sweater who's trying to reach his parents in animal heaven by completing his deal with the devil.You asked for a challenge, now you have it!
Why similar: Platformer 38.8%, Puzzle Platformer 37.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 4.5%
- #26 Amalu, Wells between worlds
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: IndieTech Studio
Windows
Amalu: Wells Between Worlds is a pixel-art 2D platformer, and Metroidvania blending Atmospheric exploration, Spell-casting puzzle mechanics, Amazigh/North African mythology and an emotional storytelling
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, Metroidvania 26.2%, Platformer 19.5%, Nonlinear 13.2%, Adventure 6.6%
- #27 PhotophoBoy
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: More_RetroGames
Windows · Linux
A retro style platform game with metroidvania undertones in which the light wants to destroy you. Acquire specific skills to be able to explore a subway fortress where there is a hidden mystery.
Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Nonlinear 21.2%, Metroidvania 17.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Retro 11.7%
- #28 Tiny Adventure Game
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: teunu
Windows
Join Tiny as he starts his first adventure. Unlock abilities, explore ancient civilisations, and descent into dark caverns or climb the mountain peaks. Tumble, run and hide from dangerous foes, or befriend and fight alongside Tiny's greatest idols.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28%, Metroidvania 25.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #29 Theme Park Mystery
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Image WorksPub: MIRROR Soft
Windows
What sinister power has forced the Magic Canyon Theme Park to close down? Why does the mere mention of its name send shudders down your spine? What terrible secret drove its former owner mad? You're the inheritor of this mysterious park - only you can find the answer!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.5%, Platformer 30%, Adventure 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 7.1%
- #30 孤独之旅 Lonely journey
78% matchMixed42% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Lonely Journey Studio
Windows
This is a 2d side-scrolling game similar to (Ori and the Blind Forest) and (Hollow Knight), embark on an adventure in this fantasy land, collect key items, buy powerful equipment, gather pets to fight together, 100+ elves will participate in the battle, and 30+ costumes to help in the battle
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.3%, Platformer 33.8%, Adventure 21.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 2%
- #31 Wisdom Tower
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luminight
Windows · Linux
A Retro Metroidvania focused heavily on Exploration, Puzzle Solving Combat and Platforming.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Metroidvania 24.2%, Platformer 20.7%, Nonlinear 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #32 The Matter Gun
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Karumbe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
SHOOT NOT TO KILL? use The Matter Gun to traverse this one of a kind 2d PUZZLE-platformer (metroidvania/brania). Drop into the lab, explore the caves, discover new types of matter, uncover secrets, and try not to cause the end of the world...or something.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32%, Metroidvania 28.7%, Platformer 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Adventure 7.6%
- #33 Ethan: Meteor Hunter
77% matchMixed62% of 255 reviews2014
Dev: Seaven Studio
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Freeze time and manipulate the world with endless possibilities: build the solution YOU want where nothing is scripted and levels can be solved in multiple ways. When Super Meat Boy meets Braid, you may die repeatedly and enjoy it!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 56.1%, Platformer 34.7%, Adventure 5%, Indie 4.2%
- #34 EMUUROM
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: borbware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Document an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the behaviour of the EMUUROM creatures and use the gained knowledge to create new paths forward. Slowly, the machinations of the mythic forest sprites begin to unfold.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Metroidvania 21.1%, Platformer 15.9%, Nonlinear 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%
- #35 LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
76% matchVery Positive82% of 328 reviews2016
Dev: Frontier Developments
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
With amazing new abilities, re-visit a land full of wonder on a new adventure in LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias - sequel to the award-winning ‘LostWinds’.
Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Adventure 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 28.1%
- #36 Pid
75% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.8%, Platformer 33.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 HomeGrove
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlipswitchX
Windows
Wander a whimsical world full of danger and surprise. Outsmart your environment as you punch, grab, and throw enemies and objects in this action-puzzle adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.3%, Platformer 24.1%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 6.2%
- #38 Norman's Night In
74% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: Bactrian Games
Windows
Norman finds himself lost in a cave with nothing but his new bowling ball and a weird feeling that somehow he was meant to be there.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.8%, Metroidvania 24.7%, Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 17.3%, Indie 5.3%
- #39 Ghoulboy - Dark Sword of Goblin
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 260 reviews2017
Dev: Serkan Bakar
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24%, Platformer 22.1%, Metroidvania 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 10.4%
- #40 Owyn's Adventure
73% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Gazoid
Windows · Mac
Call Grandpops and tell him that dinner's ready? What sounds like a straightforward task from Mum becomes an adventure when Owyn leaves the safety of his house and enters a garden world where threats abound, and not even the slowest of creatures can be trusted...
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Retro 12.3%, Adventure 11.4%
- #41 Labyrinth
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Francesco BattiatoPub: Daniela Trovato
Windows
Labyrinth is a 2D platformer with pixel art graphics in which you will have to find your way through intricate labyrinths, overcome many enemies and deadly traps.
Why similar: Platformer 31%, Metroidvania 30.9%, Adventure 20%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #42 The Adventures of Elena Temple: Definitive Edition
73% matchVery Positive95% of 65 reviews2018
Dev: GrimTalin
Windows
Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Metroidvania 19.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Nonlinear 11.4%, Retro 10%
- #43 Quarion
70% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2025
Dev: ZejoantPub: Bootleg Bytes
Windows · Linux
A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Nonlinear 19.7%, Platformer 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Retro 10.4%
- #44 Divider Dave
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Louis 'Pignomaster' Vidal
Windows
A slapstick puzzle-platformer where you clone yourself, swap between copies, and use every double to outsmart deadly traps. Escape the facility. Find out who Dave is.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.2%, Platformer 24%, Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Retro 7.2%
- #45 Alwa's Awakening
71% matchVery Positive80% of 909 reviews2017
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Metroidvania 35.5%, Platformer 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Retro 10.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #46 Escape Goat
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2013
Dev: MagicalTimeBean
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.1%, Platformer 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Retro 4.6%, Indie 3.5%
- #47 Pixel
71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Jorge David Muffareg Junior
Windows
Pixel is a minimalist platformer + puzzle game! Control a being that aims to reach somewhere... always jumping, dodging, avoiding and tricking obstacles that seem not to let you proceed. Died? Just try one more time =D
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.7%, Platformer 27.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Retro 7.6%
- #48 I am Ball
70% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Emilios Manolidis
Windows
Control a ball that's bouncing non-stop! Gain new powers and explore mysterious worlds! Puzzle platforming goodness at its finest! Do you have what it takes?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.6%, Platformer 29.1%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 7.8%
- #49 ALPO : Way home
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Team Escape
Windows
A spirit 'ALPO' that lived high in the sky falls to an underground city where gravity is randomly reversed for some reason. It's a 2D flat-former game where you have to explore the underworld and find a way to climb up to get back to where you were.
Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #50 The Moonstone Equation
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2018
Dev: Andy BuckPub: Hippy Lizard
Windows
Help Alice find some answers as she joins a unique bunch of scientists, oddballs and theorists at a remote hilltop research facility to investigate some puzzling stone carvings. A single player puzzle/platform game about science and curiosity presented in a modern pixel art style.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.2%, Platformer 23.4%, Adventure 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Retro 8.8%
- #51 Mirage of Dragon
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: ArkHousePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows
Mirage of Dragon is a unique, 2D platformer, with an open world that gives you a freedom of exploration. Wander the maze, solve puzzles and discover all of the game endings in a mysterious, dreamy place.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.2%, Platformer 29.9%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 6.2%
- #52 Dadish
68% matchVery Positive93% of 271 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
Explore an exciting world, face off with fast-food themed foes, and reunite Dadish with his missing children in this challenging platforming adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.6%, Platformer 24%, Retro 13.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #53 Phaser
68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Refraction Games
Windows · Mac
Phaser presents a unique take on the 2D-platformer formula by allowing you to take control of each level. By learning the power of color-switching, you will be able to phase in and out challenging obstacles from your path, find new and creative ways to victory, and avoid otherwise certain death.
Why similar: Platformer 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 25%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Adventure 11%, Retro 6%
- #54 Frog Escape
67% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: TeamEscape
Windows
A frog girl, trapped in an underground lab, overhears a shocking plan to dispose of her. Determined to escape, she sets out to find freedom. Navigate obstacles, avoid enemies, and help her break free!
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Puzzle Platformer 25.1%, Adventure 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #55 Alwa's Legacy
67% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2020
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alwa’s Legacy is a modern retro game full of dangerous dungeons, mystic items and ancient secrets. Upgrade your magic and choose your own path in this non-linear adventure game brimming with exploration.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27%, Metroidvania 24.8%, Platformer 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Retro 9.1%
- #56 Tool Land
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: bjsjsk
Windows
Tool Land is an adventure exploration platformer puzzle game. Collect tools with unique functions, uncover the secrets behind various mechanisms, and explore every corner of this hand-drawn doodle art world!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Metroidvania 22.2%, Platformer 21.4%, Nonlinear 15.1%, Adventure 5.7%
- #57 Leap Year
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,974 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Metroidvania 21.2%, Platformer 18%, Nonlinear 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #58 Dadish 2
67% matchVery Positive97% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Thomas K. Young
Windows
He’s a dad and a radish, and he’s back in his biggest adventure yet! Help reunite Dadish with his missing kids in this charming and challenging platforming adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.9%, Platformer 32%, Adventure 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Retro 6.5%
- #59 Where is my Heart?
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 183 reviews2014
Dev: Schulenburg SoftwarePub: Die Gute Fabrik
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 40%
In Where is my Heart? you play the story of a family of forest spirits. The family lives comfortably in a tree in the woods until one day they lose their home and thus embark on a great adventure. Their journey will take them through the mushroom caves and even deeper down to the lifeless crystal pools and back up into the mountains.
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Adventure 18%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Indie 6.4%