- #1 Elsie
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Shift GamesPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows · Linux
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 11.8%, Action Roguelike 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Roguelike 9.4%, Difficult 8.9%
- #2 Dizzy Rogues
96% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: kumakare
Windows
Dizzy Rogues is an auto-runner roguelike with "turn" based combat. Bounce your weapon off enemies and objects, rack up your combo, and purchase unique items.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.4%, Roguelike 17.3%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Difficult 13.6%, Roguelite 10.7%
- #3 30XX
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,820 reviews2023
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.4%, Procedural Generation 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Roguelike 11%, Platformer 10.7%
- #4 Dig Dog
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Rusty MoyherPub: Wild Rooster
Windows · Mac
An action roguelike digger. Dig to discover treasure, adventure and bones! Jump, dash, stomp and dig your way through a strange world inhabited by stranger creatures.
Why similar: Roguelike 18.5%, Action Roguelike 18.5%, Platformer 16.3%, Roguelite 11.7%, Difficult 9.3%
- #5 Rogue Worlds
94% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rogue Worlds is a chaotic tactical roguelite platformer where you wield the environment and creative abilities to overcome challenges. Outwit powerful guardians and blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths! This is the Lite edition of Aura of Worlds.
Why similar: Roguelike 13.7%, Procedural Generation 12.3%, Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Difficult 10.7%
- #6 Bard's Gold
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 138 reviews2015
Dev: Pixel Lantern
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.7%, Platformer 16%, Difficult 15.3%, Roguelite 11.7%, Roguelike 8.4%
- #7 Brainmelter Deluxe
93% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Difficult 18.5%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Procedural Generation 17.2%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 14.3%
- #8 Verlet Ascend
92% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: Sagewind StudioPub: Stratera Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Verlet Ascend is a physics based, action platformer with roguelike mechanics, a fully destructable procedurally generated environment, and rope swing physics. Fight creatures, loot enemies, upgrade your character, and climb your way up in an endless parkour.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.3%, Precision Platformer 17.2%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Platformer 13.7%, Roguelike 11.9%
- #9 Spirits Abyss
91% matchVery Positive96% of 430 reviews2020
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 14.4%, Difficult 14%, Roguelike 13.4%, Procedural Generation 13.2%, Platformer 12.7%
- #10 Downwell
90% 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: Precision Platformer 25.1%, Action Roguelike 15.3%, Difficult 12.2%, Platformer 11.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
- #11 Footgun: Underground
89% matchVery Positive86% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Turtle Knight GamesPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 43.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Roguelike with balls! Prove your ball skills and dribble your way through a randomly generated, dangerous track network full of deadly challenges! Face post-apocalyptic mutants, improve your balls with high-tech upgrades and escape the pixel art underground labyrinth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Roguelike 19.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Platformer 8.3%
- #12 Platformines
91% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2014
Dev: Magiko GamingPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 54.6%, Platformer 27.7%, Action 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%, 2D 3.5%
- #13 NETHER DUNGEONS
88% matchVery Positive83% of 434 reviews2024
Dev: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Nether Dungeons is an action-packed dungeon crawler. Battle through procedurally generated dungeons, face relentless enemies, and defeat epic bosses. Customize your hero, wield diverse weapons, and survive intense challenges as you descend into ever-changing, dangerous depths.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 17.9%, Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 13.9%, Roguelite 12.6%
- #14 RO-BOUNCE
89% matchVery Positive82% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: AstroDuck Studios
Windows
Take up the adventure and face down the uncompromising vertical platforming of RO-BOUNCE. Push upwards in quest of an anti-virus to save your village from the dreaded Malhax. Move forward with caution; one missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...
Why similar: Platformer 37.4%, 2D Platformer 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, 2D 7.7%, Adventure 3%
- #15 Fallback
87% matchVery Positive86% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Endroad
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.1%, Difficult 13.9%, Procedural Generation 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Roguelike 11.7%
- #16 NETHER HEROES
85% matchVery Positive89% of 778 reviews2024
Dev: MitridanPub: Arakuma Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in Nether Heroes, an intense action-platform roguelike game. Conquer challenging dungeons, face menacing creatures, and defeat powerful bosses on your epic adventure.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.1%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Platformer 18.2%, Roguelike 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #17 Eat Colors
86% matchVery Positive90% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Face extreme challenges in a precision platformer where every move is a daring jump! Use your skill to fling yourself and stick to surfaces, navigating adrenaline-filled scenes and unpredictable obstacles.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.8%, Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%
- #18 Stray Savior
84% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Gustav
Windows
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 19.9%, Side Scroller 18.2%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Precision Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%
- #19 Jetboard Joust
86% matchVery Positive83% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: BitBull LtdPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 15%, Roguelike 13.9%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 11.4%
- #20 Skigill
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 156 reviews2026
Dev: Achromi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fight! Collect! Explore! Experiment! Survive! Master the SKIGILL, a large skill tree spanning the entire battleground, to power your character and survive waves of enemies. Unlock upgrades, weapons, and characters in a meta sigil after each game, and maybe you'll see the end!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.7%, Roguelike 23.7%, Loot 18.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Action 7.4%
- #21 Aura of Worlds
83% matchVery Positive91% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: Cognitive ForgePub: indie.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!
Why similar: Roguelike 14.8%, Procedural Generation 13.6%, Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Difficult 11.9%
- #22 Polyroll
82% matchVery Positive94% of 100 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.2%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 16.4%, Difficult 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11%
- #23 Rift Racoon
82% matchVery Positive93% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 17.6%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 12.9%
- #24 Galactic Glitch: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2023
Dev: Crunchy Leaf Games
Windows
Galactic Glitch: Prologue is a stand-alone Action-Roguelike game with physics-based combat mechanics. Fight through bubbles of glitched Spacetime, dodge projectiles, bounce foes off walls and hurl giant rocks in challenging twin-stick combat. Play it for free today!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.8%, Difficult 24.8%, Roguelike 21.6%, Roguelite 13.4%, Action 6.9%
- #25 Voidigo
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,930 reviews2023
Dev: semiwork
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A vividly animated action roguelite focused on boss hunting. Unleash an array of diverse weapons and powerups to combat the corruption of the Void.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelike 18.7%, Difficult 16.8%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Roguelite 12.7%
- #26 PixelBoss: Shattered Depths
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 147 reviews2026
Dev: Quacky GamesPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
PixelBoss: Shattered Depths is a hardcore 2D pixel-art platformer where every mistake matters. Fight enemies, avoid deadly traps, and master precise movement to survive unforgiving levels.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 19%, Platformer 18.2%, Roguelike 17.6%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 13%
- #27 Rogue Glitch Ultra
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,596 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.5%, Difficult 16.8%, Roguelike 14.3%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13.1%
- #28 Indie Pogo
81% matchVery Positive84% of 350 reviews2018
Dev: Lowe Bros. Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Indie Pogo is a platform brawler game for 2-4 players about bouncing, ricocheting, and pogoing your friends into oblivion! Gather your friends for 2-4 player local romps, or climb the online ladder in the bounciest of battles. Prepare yourself for a rompin' stompin' jumpin' good time!
Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 31.8%, Action 24%, 2D 8.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #29 1 Screen Platformer: Prologue
80% matchVery Positive87% of 229 reviews2020
Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLCPub: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
Windows
FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 25%, Difficult 18.7%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Platformer 10.6%
- #30 Scarlett's Dungeon
81% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2017
Dev: Hard Shark Games
Windows
Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.4%, Difficult 17.9%, Procedural Generation 17.2%, Roguelike 17.1%, Roguelite 9.9%
- #31 Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
78% matchVery Positive83% of 6,466 reviews2019
Dev: Superku
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.3%, Difficult 22.1%, Platformer 13.9%, Procedural Generation 12.8%, Side Scroller 11.3%
- #32 The Rogue Prince of Persia
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,920 reviews2025
Dev: Evil EmpirePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelike 18.6%, Roguelite 17.7%, Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 14.9%
- #33 20XX
76% matchVery Positive91% of 4,583 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.5%, Platformer 19.1%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Roguelite 10.3%, Procedural Generation 8.7%
- #34 Tiny Rogues
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,786 reviews2022
Dev: RubyDev
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Tiny Rogues is a challenging fantasy rogue-lite bullet-hell dungeon crawler with rpg elements. Build a new unique character each run and fight one monster-infested room after another! Discover unique weapons, collect magical items and level up to become more and more powerful!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.8%, Difficult 23.5%, Roguelike 20%, Roguelite 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #35 Vagante
75% matchVery Positive89% of 5,040 reviews2018
Dev: Nuke Nine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.6%, Difficult 18.3%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Roguelike 12.7%, Roguelite 11.5%
- #36 TowerClimb
77% matchVery Positive92% of 410 reviews2015
Dev: Davioware and Quazi
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Difficult 17.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Procedural Generation 12%, Roguelite 9.5%
- #37 DUNGEON SLASHER
74% matchMixed65% of 355 reviews2026
Dev: 96Percent
Windows
Navigate maps filled with enemies, destroying all who get in your way! Use a variety of character, artifact, and skill synergies to defeat the dungeon!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35%, Roguelike 23.3%, Roguelite 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 7.7%
- #38 Air Bounce - The Jump 'n' Run Challenge
76% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: EpiXR Games UG
Windows
Jump or Die! Air Bounce - The Jump 'n' Run Challenge is a fast-paced crazy difficult sometimes rage-inducing 3d first-person platformer. Are you ready for the challenge?
Why similar: Platformer 30.2%, Precision Platformer 28.8%, Difficult 15.2%, Roguelite 13.6%, Action 11.8%
- #39 Spiritfall
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,002 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle GiantPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Spiritfall is a fast-paced Action Roguelite with combat inspired by Platform Fighters. Slash, smash, launch, and wall-splat a multitude of enemies using an ever-changing arsenal of divine powers.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.6%, Difficult 14.9%, Roguelike 13.3%, Procedural Generation 13%, 2D Platformer 12.9%
- #40 Plague Breaker
73% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Wozzy Games Limited
Windows
Plague Breaker is a retro roguelike platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class and ascend a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. Level up your character and find items, weapons, and traders along the way before taking on each floors boss.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Procedural Generation 14%, Roguelike 13.8%, Platformer 13.2%
- #41 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
73% matchVery Positive80% of 474 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelike 27.3%, Action Roguelike 25.8%, Roguelite 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Action 7%
- #42 Deflector
71% matchVery Positive87% of 357 reviews2023
Dev: Arrowfist GamesPub: SuperGG.com
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Deflector is a top down action rogue-lite set in a deadly microcosm. Dive deep into hostile worlds teeming with viruses. Strike down increasingly challenging enemies with your weapons and their own deflected projectiles. Live, die, grow stronger and become powerful enough to reach the Source!
Why similar: Difficult 23.7%, Action Roguelike 21.1%, Roguelite 18.4%, Roguelike 17.7%, Robots 14.2%
- #43 Super Magbot
72% matchVery Positive84% of 425 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.1%, Difficult 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Platformer 9.8%
- #44 Dunjungle
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 752 reviews2025
Dev: Bruno BombardiPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.5%, Procedural Generation 19.2%, Difficult 16.1%, Roguelike 13.7%, Roguelite 9%
- #45 Janosik
71% matchVery Positive94% of 689 reviews2020
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!
Why similar: Platformer 24.5%, Precision Platformer 21.4%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Action 7.8%
- #46 Upfall
70% matchVery Positive100% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Amicable Animal
Windows
Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and near death experiences. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths. How far will your upfall be? A free game for the in betweens.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.1%, Difficult 18.3%, Platformer 17.2%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
- #47 Catacomb Kids
72% matchVery Positive87% of 629 reviews2015
Dev: FourbitFriday
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.3%, Roguelite 16.7%, Procedural Generation 14.9%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 8.7%
- #48 Double Down
70% matchVery Positive87% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: Burndown Studios
Windows
Double Down is a roguelike FPS for high-octane high rollers. Smash robots and spin slots to win powerful upgrades, and make your way through growing waves of enemies to face The House and take back the casino.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.8%, Roguelike 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action 11.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #49 Corebreaker
68% matchVery Positive93% of 191 reviews2026
Dev: aQuadiunPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Corebreaker is a fast-paced action-platformer game with rogue-like elements. Play as Nova, a robot designed to awaken when humanity is extinct by the machines. Unlock abilities, upgrades and powerful weapons as you fight your way through supreme robots to find out your purpose!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.8%, Platformer 17%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Procedural Generation 15.2%, Robots 7.8%
- #50 Star Leaping Story:prologue
69% matchVery Positive95% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: ZerovHao
Windows
Players will use a unique dash system to navigate through various obstacles! The main challenges lie in maneuvering skills and reaction speed, utilizing it to complete different levels in the game, gradually piecing together the truth of the story. This is a free-to-play prologue version.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.2%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 13%, Procedural Generation 7.6%
- #51 DIG - Deep In Galaxies
68% matchVery Positive95% of 171 reviews2023
Dev: Molton Studio
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Free the galaxies in this action platformer! Jump, swing, dig and shoot your way through uncharted planets. Give hell to the Overlord's forces and face alien foes. Earn rewards after every battle and add them to your ever-growing arsenal.
Why similar: Procedural Generation 15%, Action Roguelike 14%, Roguelike 12.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Platformer 11.4%
- #52 Slash/Jump
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 664 reviews2024
Dev: Starts With Cinder
Windows
How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.8%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%
- #53 Cave Crawler
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,125 reviews2022
Dev: Evan Youssef
Windows
Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #54 ScourgeBringer
68% matchVery Positive86% of 3,284 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Oak GamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 16.6%, Roguelite 15.1%, Roguelike 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 9.7%
- #55 BZZZT
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,183 reviews2023
Dev: KO.DLLPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.7%, Difficult 18.4%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.8%, Robots 12.3%
- #56 UnderMine
66% matchVery Positive90% of 9,862 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 42.4%, Roguelite 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Procedural Generation 11.1%, Roguelike 5.1%
- #57 Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power
67% matchVery Positive85% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Orangepixel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mount and upgrade your weapons into special combos in this randomly generated action RPG shooter. Mow down thousands of dungeon dwelling creatures and survive as you descend deeper into the dungeon! Unlock items, complete quests, and find all the secrets to help you reach the boss of bosses!
Why similar: Procedural Generation 18.8%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Difficult 16.6%, Roguelike 15.8%, Roguelite 11.7%
- #58 iZBOT
69% matchVery Positive81% of 286 reviews2015
Dev: Ruxar
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
iZBOT is fast paced, double jumping, wall sliding, edge of your seat platformer that delivers delicious bite sized challenging platforming levels while always keeping you in the action.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 14.4%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Difficult 11.7%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
- #59 The Dungeoning
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 73 reviews2014
Dev: Nick Donnelly
Windows · Mac
The Dungeoning is a difficult action platformer with character levelling, set in a procedurally generated dungeon. Kill enemies, level up using experience and master varied weapons and magic. Collect gold to spend with traders and buy better weapons. Try NG+ and beyond for an extra challenge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 39%, Roguelike 21.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Roguelite 13.2%, Action 8.7%