Games Like PONCHO

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Indie 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Puzzle Platformer 7%

Why You'll Like It: Like PONCHO, this game centers on a perspective-shifting mechanic that transforms how you navigate and solve puzzles in a 2D world.

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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Platformer 20.2%, Retro 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Robots 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, clever puzzle-platformer that shares the minimalist, robot-centric design and focus on environmental interaction.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Platformer 18.1%, Retro 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This metroidvania features a charming robot protagonist and pixel-art aesthetic that aligns perfectly with the tone of PONCHO.

Delve into the depths of a mechanical world in this cute, adventure-exploration game. Explore and fight in a land full of corrupt robots and machinery. All while seeking answers to the mysteries around you.

Why similar: Robots 23.1%, Platformer 18.2%, Retro 12.3%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautifully atmospheric exploration game where you play as a small robot navigating a ruined, pixelated world.

Retro Machina is a single-player action and exploration game set in a retro-futuristic universe. Experience the journey of a little robot as it solves intricate puzzles and begins unraveling the mysteries of a world long forgotten.

Why similar: Robots 19%, Platformer 14.9%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A singleplayer action-adventure game set in a world of robots that captures the emotional journey of a mechanical protagonist.

An atmospheric narrative-platformer about a service robot stranded on a mysterious planet, Planet of the Eyes features a stunning visual mix of puzzle and platforming challenges, an original musical score, and fully voiced audio logs left by another survivor. Explore the mystery of an unknown world.

Why similar: Platformer 20.5%, Robots 17.2%, Retro 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Adventure 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that follows a small robot through a mysterious, atmospheric landscape filled with environmental hazards.

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Indie 9.1%, Difficult 6.7%, Side Scroller 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that relies on physics and environmental manipulation, similar to the logic-based challenges in PONCHO.

SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.

Why similar: Platformer 33.3%, Robots 21.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 9.6%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential robot-themed exploration game that emphasizes digging, discovery, and upgrading your mechanical abilities.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 11%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deep, narrative-driven experience with beautiful pixel art and challenging platforming sequences.

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 15.8%, Adventure 13.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Indie 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality pixel-art puzzle-platformer that features intricate level design and a mysterious, atmospheric world.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Indie 9.1%, Casual 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the journey of unique AI entities, emphasizing narrative and puzzle-platforming mechanics.

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: Platformer 17.1%, Adventure 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Retro 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer that focuses on exploration and solving environmental mysteries in a retro-inspired world.

A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks to climb, push and teleport your way to the exit.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Robots 25.7%, Retro 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet challenging puzzle game where you control a robot to navigate grid-based environments.

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 26.1%, Retro 17%, Puzzle Platformer 14.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique evolution mechanic where the protagonist changes resolution, echoing the pixel-art focus of PONCHO.

Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20%, Platformer 19.3%, Robots 16.5%, Difficult 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that tasks you with using mechanical tools to navigate levels, mirroring the robot-puzzle theme.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.9%, Platformer 25.9%, Indie 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Difficult 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A landmark puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to solve complex environmental puzzles, much like PONCHO's layer-shifting.

Robot wants stuff! Go get it for him in this compilation of the metroidvania Robot Wants series, including an all-new Robot adventure!

Why similar: Robots 17.9%, Platformer 14.8%, Retro 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A collection of metroidvania-style games that focus on robot upgrades and exploration.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Retro 12.8%, Difficult 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that uses a unique gravity-flipping mechanic to create challenging, puzzle-like navigation.

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Adventure 40%, Indie 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.4%, 2D 5.9%, Exploration 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful puzzle-adventure game featuring a robot protagonist that emphasizes exploration and logic-based challenges.

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: Platformer 15.8%, Retro 15.1%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced 2D platformer that focuses on exploration and side-scrolling action.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 23.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Action 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that focuses on using physics and environment to traverse a beautiful, detailed world.

Machinarium is the award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost series, Botanicula and CHUCHEL. Help Josef the robot save his girlfriend Berta kidnapped by the Black Cap Brotherhood gang!

Why similar: Robots 42%, Adventure 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Casual 9.3%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click puzzle game that excels at world-building and character design centered around a small, curious robot.

DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.

Why similar: Platformer 18.1%, Adventure 14.3%, Indie 11.4%, Action 8.9%, Difficult 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, action-oriented platformer that requires precise movement and environmental awareness.

Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Platformer 11.7%, Adventure 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle-platformer that uses a distinct pixel-art style to tell a heartwarming story.

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

Why similar: Platformer 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Retro 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Indie 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive pixel-art adventure that blends exploration, platforming, and a mysterious narrative.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 25.2%, Retro 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-inspired platforming that captures the charm and tight controls of classic 8-bit adventures.

The legendary Knytt series continues with Nifflas’ latest creation; Knytt Underground. In this Knytteration; humans have long since abandoned the planet after practically destroying it in a war, five hundred years ago.

Why similar: Platformer 38.8%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Exploration 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A massive, atmospheric exploration game that emphasizes movement and discovery over combat.

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

Why similar: 2.5D 22.3%, Robots 19.9%, Retro 12.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Platformer 11.4%

"TurnOn" tells the spellbinding tale of a brave alien creature and its striking journey through blackout world, in an incredibly colorful and detailed platformer without platforms.

Why similar: 2.5D 14.2%, Platformer 13.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Indie 8.5%

This is a short hardcore enthralling puzzle-platform game about a lonely robot, which tries to find his master. To go all the way you'll have to look for the master in two dimensions at the same time. Parallel world module will help to overcome any obstacles!

Why similar: Robots 15.1%, Platformer 15%, Retro 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Difficult 8.8%

A wacky metroidvania. ⚡ Meet weird characters, unlock new abilities and complete a mysterious mission . . .

Why similar: Adventure 40.7%, Indie 29.3%, Action 24.8%, Exploration 2.9%, Colorful 2.3%

Scrap Garden is a charming puzzle platformer about the adventures of Canny, a lonely robot, who awakens in a post-apocalyptic world to find all other robots shut down and seized up. What happened to the City? Why did all robots stop moving? Did anyone survive except him?

Why similar: Robots 25.4%, Adventure 16%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Indie 10.9%, Action 8.6%

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Platformer 18.3%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Difficult 10.8%, Retro 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%

Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.3%, Adventure 13%, Difficult 12.9%, Indie 9.1%

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

Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Retro 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Indie 11.2%

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Adventure 24.3%, Platformer 20.6%, Indie 17.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.9%, Difficult 12.5%

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 26.8%, Platformer 26.7%, Adventure 15.8%, Indie 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.

Why similar: Robots 32.5%, Post-apocalyptic 22.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Casual 8.5%

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: Platformer 20.9%, Robots 20%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 10.9%, Side Scroller 8.6%

Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Robots 26.5%, Difficult 15.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Colorful 6.9%

Discover the beautiful world of Nihilumbra and join Born on his adventure to find himself whilst trying to escape from his inevitable curse. Born was created from the absolute nothingness: The Void. But somehow he separates himself from the black emptiness and appears in the world.

Why similar: Platformer 26%, Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Adventure 15.4%, Platformer 13.4%, Indie 11.2%, Action 9.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.2%

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: Platformer 24.7%, Indie 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Action 14.5%, Difficult 12.7%

Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.

Why similar: Adventure 29.1%, Indie 21.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%

Embark on an adventure with 6-mon the little robot. Take control of the robot and travel through a disused factory, avoiding falls, protecting yourself from projectiles and traversing dangerous levels to stop the activities of a crazy AI.

Why similar: Robots 30.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Difficult 14.9%, Action 6.8%

You have to find out what happened in this fantastic world and help the Raccoon find his way home!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36%, Difficult 20.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Indie 7.8%

VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

Why similar: Adventure 21.6%, Indie 15.2%, Action 13.5%, Platformer 9.8%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%

Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?

Why similar: Platformer 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Difficult 12%, Indie 10.7%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Retro 9.9%

Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?

Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, Retro 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Indie 11%

Delve into the world of Super Roboy, a hand-drawn Metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic setting! Learn enemy skills, explore an interconnected world, battle mutants and robots, and uncover the emotional story of a young robot searching for his father.

Why similar: Robots 25.4%, Platformer 22.4%, Retro 14.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 7.4%

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

Why similar: Adventure 19.1%, Platformer 16%, Indie 13.8%, Action 12.7%, Retro 12.1%

Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Robots 26.2%, Difficult 12.3%, Indie 9.3%, Exploration 8.7%

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: Platformer 28.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Adventure 11.8%, Retro 10.7%, Action 9.5%

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: Robots 24.5%, Platformer 20.5%, Difficult 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Indie 7.8%

Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.6%, Adventure 18.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Indie 7.5%

Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.

Why similar: Adventure 38.7%, Indie 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%, Side Scroller 7.3%

A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...

Why similar: Platformer 17.4%, Retro 13.8%, Difficult 11.1%, Side Scroller 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%