- #1 Android Hunter A
97% matchMixed52% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: DigiPlox
Windows
A robotic uprising swarms the streets and it's up to you, an advanced Android Hunter, to fight back. Inspired by beloved sidescrolling platformers of the past, Android Hunter A is a well-oiled machine of fast-paced action, smooth platforming and deadly bosses.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.2%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Robots 12.6%, 3D Platformer 8.8%
- #2 The Splice Creatures
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Badri Bebua
Windows
What starts as a battle against a minor evil may ultimately lead to saving the whole world
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, 2.5D 15.5%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Shooter 9.5%
- #3 Rockett Gear EX
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tumico Studio
Windows
Rockett Action. Rockett Speed. Rockett 2D Adventure. Rockett Gear EX is a fast-paced 2D retro action platformer inspired by classic mecha and arcade games. Experience intense combat, high-speed gameplay, and a nostalgic sci-fi atmosphere that pays tribute to the golden age of retro gaming.
Why similar: Robots 21.3%, Side Scroller 17.8%, 2.5D 15.4%, Platformer 9.4%, Retro 8.1%
- #4 Exterminator V Pollinators
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Hydro Shock Studio
Windows
In this Shoot'em, you fight against an alien swarm of pollinators taking over the system! With your laser beam, Blast through waves of enemies, traverse challenging puzzles, and reclaim control in this fast-paced shooter. Step up to the challenge and push back the alien invaders!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Side Scroller 18.6%, 2.5D 15.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Robots 9.6%
- #5 Mighty No. 9
94% matchMixed50% of 3,420 reviews2016
Dev: ComceptPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mighty No. 9 is a 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something fresh and amazing!
Why similar: 2.5D 24%, Side Scroller 22.4%, Platformer 21.8%, Robots 13.1%, Retro 7.8%
- #6 Drill Hero Legend
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ylun GamesPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
Drill Hero Legend is a 2D action platformer with rogue-lite elements, where your drill head is your greatest weapon! Drill, shoot and slide at high speeds as you face intense challenges! Choose your route, overcome obstacles with unique advantages and disadvantages and upgrade your arsenal!
Why similar: Robots 24.6%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Platformer 14.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.6%, Shooter 7.2%
- #7 CRISIS Command
93% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Saint Pixels Entertainment
Windows
The peaceful island of Yukrea has been invaded by the evil Dread Corps! It's time to blast your way through over 6 stages of mayhem to rescue civilians and push those robots out. Use their own powers against them and help reclaim peace to the island.
Why similar: Robots 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.6%, Platformer 13%, Shooter 9.6%
- #8 Aliens In Paradise
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CyberFOX Game Studio
Windows · Mac
Aliens In Paradise is a Shoot'em Up game inspired by shooter games like Contra. Aliens Start invading The Bahamas. They destroy the main characters house so he sets out on a revenge quest to destroy as much Aliens and their Ships as possible. His thirst for revenge may actually save the world.
Why similar: 2.5D 19%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Platformer 13.5%, Retro 11.9%
- #9 Energy Fighters
91% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Paul Connor
Windows
A modern retro inspired side scrolling shooter with a deep upgrade system and the ability to absorb enemy fire and also deflect it back to your enemies. A fast paced shooter that can be played solo or local co-op with 12 difficulty modes and lots of boss battles.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.8%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Robots 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #10 Phantom Beasts - Redemption
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ready Steady Games
Windows
Unleash your phantoms as you shoot your way through a dystopian future in this deadly, heart-stopping 2.5D side-scroller. Choose the best weapon to destroy your enemies, turn into a giant phantom to stomp them all or slow time to headshot everyone - the choice is yours.
Why similar: 2.5D 16.5%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Dystopian 10.5%, Platformer 9.5%
- #11 A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 199 reviews2014
Dev: Extend StudioPub: ORiGO GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A 2.5D action-packed side-scrolling game, takes players on a thrilling sci-fi adventure! Take control of combat specialist Ares, or the new playable character, Tarus, to battle deadly machines with a variety of powerful weapons and armor. Your goal: Save Minos Space Station’s survivors and uncover the nefarious Zytron’s extinction agenda!
Why similar: Robots 23.5%, Platformer 20.5%, Side Scroller 19.5%, 2.5D 15.2%, Action 9.9%
- #12 A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
89% matchMixed69% of 914 reviews2011
Dev: Extend Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.
Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Side Scroller 26%, Robots 17.6%, Action 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #13 Nun&Gun
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KZero Juan
Windows
Enter a world of darkness and chaos where the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of a mysterious nun. Our 2.5D run-and-gun shooter features intense action, epic boss battles, responsive controls, and stunning 3D graphics
Why similar: 2.5D 25%, Side Scroller 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.4%, Shooter 10.8%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #14 Chroma
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2020
Dev: SnowCube I/S
Windows
Set out on a mission to stop the attacks of the tyrannical machines. Fight your way through a dystopian city and stop them. You are the city's only hope...
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.8%, Robots 18.9%, Platformer 18%, Dystopian 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #15 Way in the stars
87% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: Hamster Team
Windows
Way In The Stars is a real adventure! Find the reasons for the disaster, save the ecosystem of the planet and colonists, and start your own way amongst the stars!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, Platformer 16.6%, Robots 13.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
- #16 GravityMan
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: MEYOSOFT
Windows
A 2.5D side-scrolling action game. Simple controls and gravity gimmicks. Use gravity abilities to overcome various gimmicks and clear stages.
Why similar: 2.5D 37.8%, Side Scroller 26.5%, Retro 12.3%, Action 11.5%, Action-Adventure 6.5%
- #17 Gun Crazy
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 152 reviews2019
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Gun Crazy is a fast paced and hectic arcade style action shoot em’ up sporting old school pixel art and a retro sound track.
Why similar: Platformer 15.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.1%, Robots 13.6%, Retro 13%, Side Scroller 12.7%
- #18 PONCHO
85% matchMixed65% of 197 reviews2015
Dev: Delve InteractivePub: Rising Star Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?
Why similar: 2.5D 24.3%, Robots 17.9%, Platformer 16.1%, Retro 12.5%, Side Scroller 11.7%
- #19 R-Type Dimensions III
83% matchMostly Negative24% of 49 reviews2026
Dev: KRITZELKRATZ 3000Pub: ININ
Windows
Building on the legacy of R-Type Dimensions and R-Type Dimensions EX, Dimensions III has been completely re-envisioned with cutting-edge visuals and sounds, expanded gameplay modes, and a range of new features designed to deliver the most definitive modern edition of R-Type’s classic era.
Why similar: 2.5D 24%, Side Scroller 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Shooter 11.4%, Sci-fi 6.5%
- #20 Overheat
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Epic Byte Studios
Windows
Overheat is a hard sidescrolling platformer in which a robot only needs to climb up one level to return to its home planet. How hard can that be?
Why similar: 2.5D 21.7%, Side Scroller 21.2%, Platformer 14.3%, Robots 12.4%, 3D Platformer 11.6%
- #21 Soul Cipher: The Code Within
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studios O.S.A.A.T. Inc.
Windows
Explore the vast abandoned V.I.R.U.S. Compound corrupted by machines. Restore order to the facility with a full arsenal of customizable weapons and armory acquired around the debris of this forgotten world. Can you uncover the mystery behind the Soul Cipher?
Why similar: 2.5D 20.8%, Robots 18.9%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Dystopian 10.2%
- #22 MindKatt:First Strike
82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: MapacheXstudio
Windows
An action-adventure game set in a dystopian future where mentally evolved cats fight for their freedom using robotic suits to interact with the human world.
Why similar: 2.5D 22.7%, Side Scroller 14.3%, 3D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Dystopian 9.3%
- #23 Dimensions
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Equanox Productions
Windows
An Action-Platformer inspired by Mega Man 2, Dimensions has the player fight crazy bosses, collect and upgrade weapons, and find secrets. Players will take control of a sprite from the 2D universe to save the 3rd dimension universe.
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.1%, 2.5D 16.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.4%, Robots 13.5%, Platformer 10.4%
- #24 Win The Diamond
81% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: RealStorm Entertainment
Windows
Win The Diamond is a 3d side scroller action adventure sci-fi shooter game. Where, there is a Diamond hidden some where in the Level. The player needs to find the Diamond and collect it, in order to win the Diamond. But collecting it will not be an easy task.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Platformer 21%, Shooter 14.6%, 3D Platformer 14%, Action 10.5%
- #25 Terram Reduc Protocol
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Ladislav Masopust
Windows
This 2.5d platformer blends the nostalgia of 90s shooters with modern gameplay mechanics and graphic design. Move using the keyboard, aim and fire with the mouse, kill everything that crawls of flies, get through mazes full of deadly traps, survive battles with robotic bosses and save the Earth.
Why similar: 2.5D 19.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Platformer 17.4%, Robots 16.3%, Shooter 12.5%
- #26 Way In The Stars: The Threat
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hamster Team
Windows · Mac
This is a science fiction adventure with stealth and survival elements. You must go on a journey on different planets to save yourself and find the answers, explore the wild unconquered world, survive on a dead planet, and stop the unknown threat.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.7%, Robots 15.9%, Platformer 11.7%, Shooter 9.4%
- #27 Mother Stone
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Bug Gaming
Windows
Take the role of Agent Blair as she fights her way through Zombies, Cultists and Giant Snakes to uncover the truth about the Mother Stone. Battle challenging bosses, Collect useful power-ups to give Agent Blair an edge over the unknown monsters that plague The Thurston House.
Why similar: 2.5D 25.4%, Platformer 14.6%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Shooter 9.1%, 3D Platformer 8.3%
- #28 Mega Man: Dual Override
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Mega Man returns in 2027 with a brand-new entry in the classic action platforming series! Override challenges and blast down legions of robots while springboarding across a new array of futuristic frontiers!
Why similar: Robots 34%, Side Scroller 28.1%, Platformer 23.5%, Action 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #29 Iron Project: Reclaim
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vinicius OliveiraPub: Yu Game Studio
Windows
In a world devastated by machines, humanity places its last hope in a warrior equipped with special armor. Explore intense stages, face challenging bosses, and fight to reclaim what remains of the planet.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Side Scroller 21%, Robots 14.7%, Platformer 11.8%, Shooter 8.6%
- #30 Citadel Stormer 2
77% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Unearthly Resilience Games
Windows
Blast your way through a world of deadly robots and monstrous machines in this explosive run-and-gun action platformer inspired by '90s classics!
Why similar: Side Scroller 20%, Robots 19.8%, Platformer 18.1%, Retro 14.1%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #31 Dongo Adventure
78% matchMixed66% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: DA GameDev
Windows
NOW IN OPTIMIZED VERSION AND BUGS FIXED! Embark on a great adventure and help Dongo escape from dangerous enemies and challenging scenarios!
Why similar: 2.5D 20.3%, Side Scroller 19.5%, Platformer 17%, 3D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #32 CrushBorgs
76% matchVery Positive94% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: Xitilon
Windows
"Run and Gun" oldschool single-player platformer with NES aesthetics, including an authentic 8-bit chiptune.
Why similar: Robots 27.5%, Side Scroller 14.9%, Retro 14.9%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Platformer 12.6%
- #33 Mega Man 11
76% matchVery Positive89% of 5,263 reviews2018
Dev: CAPCOM CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.3%, Platformer 20.2%, Robots 19.2%, 2.5D 15.9%, Action 7%
- #34 RABBAT
75% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Francisco Carrero
Windows
RABBAT is a physics-based, 2.5D platformer. Play as a small robot, using a jetpack and defeating enemies. Collect scrap to customize the robot’s parts, listen to radio songs while you explore the diverse environments, meet other robots, defeat enemies, bosses, and two extra minigames to enjoy!
Why similar: Robots 26.2%, Side Scroller 18.3%, 2.5D 17.5%, Platformer 15.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #35 Path of Ninja
77% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Tower Studio
Windows
A platform game with a Ninja theme where the player needs collect the Shuricoins and finish by getting the Phantom Blade. At each level the player will have a rank.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.3%, 2.5D 20.5%, Platformer 17.3%, 3D Platformer 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #36 OmegaBot
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 36 reviews2022
Dev: Simon Carny
Windows
A tight action side-scroller with challenging robotic bosses. Dodge metallic dangers, acquire powerful weapons and blast your way through a destroyed world full of deadly machines where running out of energy means defeat.
Why similar: Robots 22.6%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 15.9%, Platformer 11.4%, Retro 10.6%
- #37 StackHead
73% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: ESMA - Ecoles Creatives
Windows
Stackhead is a fast-paced 2.5D platformer shooter. In a too-perfect amusement park, StackHead, a maintenance robot, is tired of the monotony of the park. He decides to explore the attractions, facing robots controlled by AI and bringing surprise and delight wherever he goes.
Why similar: 2.5D 16%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Robots 14.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.1%, Shooter 8.8%
- #38 MechShell
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BevMaxGames
Windows
Pilot S.H.E.L.L., a weaponized snail mechsuit, and defend the Overgrown Realms. Customize your shell, unlock abilities, and squad up in 4-player co-op side-scrolling combat. Activate Battlefield Clarity to shift into first-person warfare.
Why similar: 2.5D 16.5%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 14.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Shooter 11.3%
- #39 Edenbound
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Louis DeSimonePub: Tenth Legion Games
Windows
Journey through darkness with "Edenbound." A red panda braves chaos to reach Eden amidst encroaching demons. Navigate landscapes, confront foes, and unravel mysteries. Guide the panda, restore balance.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.9%, 2.5D 27.3%, Platformer 18.8%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, Stylized 6.5%
- #40 Kill the Superweapon
74% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: Renegade Sector Games
Windows · Mac
3D Twin-Stick Action game where bosses can roam from room to room in pursuit of the player. Samantha Kill is on a mission to take down Abaddon Inc. and their Bio-Mechanical Supersoldiers.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Robots 16.6%, Platformer 11.9%, 3D Platformer 11.8%, Shooter 9.4%
- #41 Escape: Immersion
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AzDimension, Royal GamesPub: Royal Games
Windows
Escape: Immersion is a horror adventure inspired by Inside and Little Nightmares. An atmospheric survival adventure with puzzles, platforming, and unpredictable challenges inside a collapsing underwater lab.
Why similar: 2.5D 34%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Platformer 14.5%, 3D Platformer 8.1%, Adventure 5.8%
- #42 S. Prysm Destroyer
72% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: MaidsWithGuns
Windows
A 2D platform shooter where you DESTROY!! Get Elemental Powers from the Prysms and help Amor defeat the Primordial Threats agains Humanity! Get cute costumes and be stylish!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.2%, 2.5D 20.2%, Platformer 15.8%, Shooter 11.5%, PvE 10.9%
- #43 Fist of the Forgotten
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lone Wulf Studio LLC
Windows · Linux
Jump, punch, slide, and swing through the remnants of civilizations, facing powerful bosses to unlock new movement and combat abilities for your giant, mechanical fist as you seek out the remnants of humankind.
Why similar: 2.5D 20.7%, Robots 18%, Platformer 13.3%, Dystopian 13%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #44 Shadows of Steel Moons
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shiv
Windows
Shadows of steel moons is an action-platformer with dark techno-fantasy style. The story of a valiant knight who defeats mechanical gods and monsters.
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.9%, Platformer 16%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Dark 10.3%
- #45 Jet Gunner: Refueled
70% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Sinclair StrangePub: Clickteam
Windows
Jet Gunner is reloaded, remade and refueled for a new explosive 8-bit adventure. Relive the past glory days where VHS was king, phones didn't have screens and you'd have to blow into a cartridge to get your gaming fix.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.7%, Platformer 16.8%, Shooter 11.9%, Action-Adventure 9.3%
- #46 Billy 101
70% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Nibb Games
Windows
Meet Billy, a robot who is tired of his work on the production lines, who then decided to blow up everything and everyone in order to make his own choices.
Why similar: Robots 26.1%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Dystopian 14.6%, Retro 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #47 Blazing Chrome
69% matchVery Positive88% of 1,938 reviews2019
Dev: JoyMasherPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Retro 16.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Robots 10.7%
- #48 Escape From BioStation
71% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2017
Dev: Tusky Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Escape From BioStation is an quirky sci-fi comedy adventure game with fast paced combat and unusual puzzles. Take the role of Rob Bot armed with your deadly super squirrel you'll explore and uncover the secret of the BioStation!
Why similar: Robots 27.5%, Platformer 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%, 3D Platformer 9.7%, Retro 7.8%
- #49 A Drop of Hope
70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: The Who Cares Games
Windows
Use your different physical properties and states of matter to overcome challenges in this 2D puzzle platformer. Set in an oppressive industrial world dominated by machines, you are the only hope to restore nature and save the planet.
Why similar: Robots 19.9%, Side Scroller 18.3%, Dystopian 16.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #50 Promethium
71% matchMixed67% of 24 reviews2017
Dev: Xiotex Studios LtdPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.9%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Retro 13.3%, Shooter 12%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #51 Aurora's Journey and the Pitiful Lackey
69% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: the Not so Great team
Windows · Linux
Join Aurora and the Lackey in this side-scroller adventure with Run and gun and platformer mechanics, mini-games and lots of enemies. In 1927, Aurora, a young astronomer, receives the journal of her father who disappeared four years earlier and embarks on a journey to find him.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.9%, 2.5D 19.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Robots 13.9%, Platformer 13.9%
- #52 Enyla X
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Revox Games
Windows
Elyna X is shoot'em up (Shmup) for 2 players in cooperative mode.The year is 3864, mysterious ships appear and iniciate a terrible attack against planet Earth, It is up to Enyla, a courageous space pilot, to lead the space fleets in defense of her beloved planet.
Why similar: Robots 24.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Shooter 10%
- #53 Cube Crusaders
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Frentwick Indie
Windows
Adoros is dying. A catastrophic Void Anomaly has torn open the planet’s surface, warping reality and unleashing forces no one fully understands. You are a Cube Crusader sent to crush the Anomaly, at any cost.
Why similar: 2.5D 21.8%, Side Scroller 20.3%, Platformer 13.6%, Shooter 10.5%, PvE 9.6%
- #54 Born to Rise
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Raccoons Making GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
To complete Yridis' mission, you'll have to make your way through the bowels of a vast underground dungeon filled with unique environments, deadly dangers and mysterious beings. Jump, dash and give the enemies you encounter their due thanks to powerful weapons.
Why similar: 2.5D 23.9%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Platformer 17.2%, Shooter 13.5%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #55 Revenant's Reach
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shatter Flask Syndicate
Windows
Revenant’s Reach is a 2.5D side-scrolling action platformer that combines dynamic, fast-paced combat with versatile grappler mechanics. Guide the relentless Phaedon of Arsica on his quest for vengeance as he hunts down those who betrayed and left him for dead.
Why similar: 2.5D 30.4%, Side Scroller 27.5%, Platformer 21.3%, Action 10.6%, Retro 8.1%
- #56 Voivod: The Nuclear Warrior
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chaosmonger Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A brutal action metroidvania set in a world where reality is breaking apart. Battle biomechanical mutants, traverse shifting landscapes, and uncover fragments of your lost mind as you push deeper into a twisted post-apocalyptic nightmare.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Dystopian 13.2%, Retro 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #57 Fiz and the Rainbow Planet
66% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: にじいろドラゴン
Windows
The unique little dragons run around with three buttons. A pixel art style 2.5D action game that goes beyond dimention! Fiz and the Rainbow Planet" is a 2.5D dot-picture action game in which players switch characters in a resourceful manner as they progress.
Why similar: 2.5D 28.9%, Side Scroller 26.2%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 8.6%, Retro 8.1%
- #58 Cybertrash STATYX
66% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Uncle Frost TeamPub: Uncle Frost Publishing
Windows · Linux
Cybertrash STATYX is a story-driven 2D action-platformer with tactical elements, set in a cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.5%, Robots 15.7%, Shooter 11.4%, Retro 11%
- #59 Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Probe Software Ltd.Pub: MIRROR Soft
Windows · Linux
Betrayed by his people, TRANTOR is abandoned alone on an Alien planet. His only chance of escape is to actvate the planet's main computer that lies within the terminal building. Armed only with a flame thrower, fight your way to freedom as TRANTOR...THE LAST STORMTROOPER.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.5%, Retro 18%, Action 17.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%
- #60 Dystofarm
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: RowdyDevs
Windows
"Dystofarm" is an exciting sidescroller. Take control of a farmer with unique powers to harvest the souls of mutated creatures and customize your inventory with weapons, shields, and hats. Explore a mysterious world, defeat monsters, and uncover the origins of mutations.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.7%, Platformer 16.2%, 3D Platformer 13.7%, PvE 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%