- #1 Bones Beneath
97% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Herb Software
Windows
Explore the Egyptian underworld in this precision platformer! Jump, whip, and dash your way through a challenging, interconnected world that weaves linear gauntlets with open-ended exploration.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.6%, Metroidvania 20.1%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Old School 11.4%, Platformer 8.6%
- #2 Dungeon Camp
96% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Pincushion Games
Windows · Mac
Pops is “The World’s Best Camper”. But there is one destination he has yet to pitch his tent… Help Pops carry his tent through a variety of platforming challenges and be the first to journey to the end of The Abandoned Dungeon to setup for the most remote camping trip!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.7%, Side Scroller 14.6%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Old School 8.3%
- #3 Necrosphere64
96% matchPositive95% of 39 reviews2024
Dev: Any%
Windows
An adventure that will test your skills using only 2 buttons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.4%, Precision Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Platformer 9.6%, Old School 6.8%
- #4 Cave Crawler
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,111 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 23%, Side Scroller 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 10.3%, Old School 9.2%
- #5 Road To Adventure!
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Artisans Studio
Windows
Help Tommy save the enviroment, the forest and his friends. A beautiful, funny and challenging game awaits!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.2%, Old School 14.2%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Retro 9.4%
- #6 Albert's Journey
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bite My Pixel
Windows · Mac
Albert’s Journey is a 2d platformer adventure game with a pixel art look.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, Platformer 12.9%, Retro 11.4%, Old School 11%, Side Scroller 10.5%
- #7 Lone Fungus
93% matchVery Positive83% of 1,159 reviews2023
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.6%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 11.1%, Old School 11%, Side Scroller 10.1%
- #8 Voltorometer Recharged +
92% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Some Random Dev
Windows
A remake of a Flash game you've never heard of! Escape from the factories that want to harvest your electrical energy and platform your way through over 30 levels across many worlds. Unlock new modes, challenges and more in this remade version of the original.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.6%, Side Scroller 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 9%, Score Attack 7.2%
- #9 Guns of Fury
91% matchVery Positive88% of 892 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.1%, Old School 13%, Shoot 'Em Up 10.9%, Platformer 10.4%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
- #10 Dread Descent
91% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: spaceladdergames
Windows
A precision platformer where you have been tasked with infiltrating an ancient spacecraft buried deep beneath the surface of an alien planet. To reach the vessel, you will need to dodge traps, risk harrowing jumps, and descend into a deadly world.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.5%, 2D Platformer 16%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 11.8%, Retro 9.1%
- #11 MOMIBOSU
90% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: PenGames
Windows
A boy and a girl with a mysterious weapon drone in their hands embark on an adventurous journey from their small underground village to the vast world of new lands. Enjoy a precision 2D platformer that will challenge you no matter how many times you get hit!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.5%, Metroidvania 16.4%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 8.8%, Side Scroller 8.1%
- #12 Goblin and Coins II
89% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Nikola Bulj
Windows · Linux
Years have passed, decades maybe. Little goblin moved on, all but forgot about the great coin trouble, not even realizing that a new trouble is awaiting behind the doors!
Why similar: Metroidvania 19.7%, Precision Platformer 19.6%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 10.6%
- #13 Awesome Pea 3
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Awesome Pea is a fast precision platformer where you must run&jump through a series of challenging stages
Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.3%, Platformer 11.6%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Old School 9.3%
- #14 SlideNGlide
88% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: RBCMrRhoads
Windows
A challenging action-platformer where players navigate diverse biomes filled with unique enemies, tough platforming challenges, and intense boss fights. With tight controls and punishing difficulty, the game rewards precision, mastery, and exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.4%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, Side Scroller 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Platformer 8%
- #15 Mutant Mudds Deluxe
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 624 reviews2013
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.6%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Old School 8%
- #16 Sir Lovelot
86% matchVery Positive86% of 125 reviews2021
Dev: pixel games SARL-S
Windows
Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.3%, 2D Platformer 14%, Platformer 12.2%, Retro 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #17 Yuhha: Stolen Treasure
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Sergey Gavrilov (SG137)Pub: Yramash Games
Windows
Yuhha: Stolen Treasure is a retro-style 2D Platformer with vertical levels and horizontal screen wrap. If you're looking for a real challenge, this is it!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.9%, Old School 17.2%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Retro 10.4%, Platformer 10%
- #18 HatMania
85% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Diplopian
Windows
HatMania is a retro top down multitasking platformer with a twist. To succesfully guide two companions through a treacherous dungeon, you must split your attention and navigate both their fates at the same time.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.7%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Retro 9.6%, Old School 7.3%
- #19 ZombMe
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Palotas
Windows
Old school platforming...with a twist. It's another zombie game....except this time YOU are the zombie...and instead of trying to stay alive....you're trying to stay dead! Jump, flip, throw, and avoid health powerups as you try to (not) save your neck.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 13.7%, Old School 13%, Platformer 11.4%, Retro 7.8%
- #20 How About Spikes
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: SoulPixel Studio
Windows
How About Spikes is a 2D metroid-vania like platformer. Fight your way through enemies and a lot of spikes while exploring the world of Garden Valley.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 23.7%, Metroidvania 22.4%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 8.2%
- #21 The Storied Sword
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Bite the ChiliPub: Orc Face Games
Windows
An 8-bit action-adventure! Retrieve the fabled Storied Sword from the evil clutches of the dark sorcerer Vectre!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 10.5%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #22 Timothy and the Tower of Mu
83% matchMixed66% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: Kibou EntertainmentPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Ascend the tower to save your grandfather in this classic, hardcore action-platformer. The Tower of Mu is waiting for you... Push past each check point to the next awaiting challenge; dashing, jumping, and slinging your way up to the towers peak. Die. learn. Overcome.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.7%, Metroidvania 13.4%, Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 8.7%, Old School 8.2%
- #23 1 Screen Platformer: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive87% of 223 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 30.4%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Side Scroller 13.9%, Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%
- #24 The Adventures of Panzer 2
81% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Pixelcraft Games
Windows
Set approximately 1 year after the events of the first game, Panzer returns to his role as Raid Leader of the Zergadins. The old team has been "recruited", an all-new state-of-the-art headquarters built, and a world of adventure awaits!
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.1%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action 7.1%
- #25 PogoPogo
80% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Tex Barnes
Windows
Twist and bounce through dozens of tight single-screen chambers. Splash through rapids, float through space, watch helplessly as your pogo-bound body hurtles into the jagged rocks. Try again, in this frenetic, 1-bit, precision platformer.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.6%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Platformer 13%, Old School 9.3%, Retro 8.2%
- #26 Velocity Noodle
81% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.2%, Platformer 12.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #27 Canto I
79% matchVery Positive81% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: LudosGDPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Face the Dark Forest of the Divine Comedy in this action platformer inspired by the Sommo Poeta’s masterpiece! Help Dante avoid pitfalls, spikes & specters using double jumps, magical attacks and dashes. Find the scrolls containing the triplets of the Canto exploring this gloomy, pixelart forest!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.6%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Old School 12.5%, Platformer 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
- #28 Flob and the Shattered Dimension
78% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Atomic Nugget Studio
Windows
After an experiment went wrong, a lab assistant embarks on an adventure to rescue his creator, the great scientist Dr. Franz, who is now trapped in another dimension. Join Flob on this journey, explore hostile environments, and rescue Dr. Franz.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.4%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 14.4%, Retro 10.4%, Platformer 10.1%
- #29 Quickly, Quackley!
79% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: JXTPub: Black Country Games
Windows
A fast-paced 2D precision platformer with a ZX Spectrum aesthetic. And a duck!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.8%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Platformer 11%, Old School 6.9%
- #30 Honey Toast
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Colorful Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Honey Toast is a cute action platformer about a toast trying to find his toaster. Show your platforming skills with unique movement mechanics and defeat the enemies along the way.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #31 Janosik 2: Prologue
76% matchPositive100% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Onix GamesPub: Retrovibe
Windows · Linux
Pick up the mantle of the plucky maiden getting ready for her date night that is unceremoniously interrupted by the dastardly duo of Countess Bathory and Baron de Blonde in this prologue to the colourful Janosik 2 retro action-platformer…
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.9%, Precision Platformer 22.4%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Old School 6.4%
- #32 Pop Top Adventure
78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Juliano P Moraes
Windows
POP TOP ADVENTURE is a platform game, about the adventure with PEP POP, the hero who will need your help to recover the stolen trophies. Jump, climb, swim... Collect coins and emeralds... Defeat enemies and level bosses.. And enjoy the best of POP TOP ADVENTURE!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.9%, Side Scroller 18.3%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 11.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
- #33 Tamagoneko
76% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: GDFET
Windows · Linux
Get off the tree and face the world full of saws, pits and spikes in this hardcore 2D platformer about the nimble white Cat. Make your way through wild plains, thorny deserts and crystal caverns on a challenging yet exciting journey to rescue the lost kitten eggs!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.5%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Old School 10%, Platformer 9.6%
- #34 Thwimbly
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dropsonde!
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unravel the mystery of mutating plants in this hardcore 2D platformer with numerous secrets to find!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.7%, 2D Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Retro 7.9%
- #35 RITE
75% matchVery Positive85% of 345 reviews2020
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows · Linux
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.4%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Old School 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #36 Best Buds vs Bad Guys
77% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2016
Dev: Reset Games Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.4%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Retro 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #37 Gem Venture
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Jetrosoft
Windows
Jump, dash, and mine your way through obstacles and enemies in this platforming tribute to the classics! Restore the Sacred Gems of Aventurine, or else it will become a land of nothingness.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 14.7%, Retro 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #38 Plati and the Tower of Time
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GDLenan
Windows
Plati and the Tower of Time is a challenging precision platformer with a focus on mobility and speed. Use your grappling hook to swing around multiples levels to find out what is at the end of the tower as fast as you can.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.4%, Precision Platformer 17.8%, Side Scroller 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Platformer 8.9%
- #39 Ezra's Legacy
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: gnumaru
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ezra's Legacy is an action packed 2d platformer game inspired in classics from the 80s, with 8-bit aesthetics, great soundtrack and awesome gameplay. If you want something new and exciting, but at the same time pay homage to the classics, then Ezra's Legacy is for you!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.5%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Old School 13.9%, Retro 12.6%, Platformer 11.6%
- #40 Xeodrifter
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 855 reviews2014
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Xeodrifter is the story of an interstellar drifter traveling the stars on a simple mission of exploration. We join our nomad as he embarks on the investigation of a small cluster of four planets in the omega sector, after a collision with a rogue asteroid damaged his warp core.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.7%, Platformer 11.8%, Precision Platformer 10.8%, Retro 10.6%, 2D Platformer 8.8%
- #41 Megabat
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arff Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
While in search of food, a fruit bat stumbles its way through the ventilation system of a secret facility finding unique fruit that give special abilities. While in search of more fruit the bat must avoid traps and enemies. Will the bat be able to satiate it's hunger and escape with its life?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.8%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Side Scroller 6%
- #42 史莱姆糯米 / Slime Nomi
71% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: 一只红米糕
Windows
Slime Nomi is a platformer with creative ideas. Help Nomi collect potion ingredients and concoct witch Millie's extraordinary potion.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.5%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 13.8%, Retro 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #43 Rift Racoon
73% matchVery Positive94% of 82 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 26.7%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #44 Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda
71% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2023
Dev: Barış TaranPub: Yoto Games
Windows
Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda! Story based platform game. Sometimes it will drive you crazy with its difficulty! Overcome obstacles, pass levels and collect the story!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.4%, Metroidvania 23.4%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Retro 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #45 Coronarun
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Magnus Nilsson
Windows
In a distant reality, there was a man by the name of Carl. As a hard-working man, his career had granted him all wellness and happiness someone could ever wish for. Until one day when an ongoing event suddenly stripped Carl of the life he strived to preserve.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.5%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Old School 13.3%, Retro 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #46 Jubilee
70% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Metroidvania 24.9%, Precision Platformer 24%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Platformer 15.2%, Action 7.1%
- #47 B.I.O.T.A.
70% matchVery Positive88% of 254 reviews2022
Dev: small brosPub: Retrovibe
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Intense 2D action-platformer set in a mining colony infected by an alien plague. In B.I.O.T.A. you can choose your hero, fight gruesome monsters, and customize your 8-bit retro experience with swappable 4-color palettes.
Why similar: Metroidvania 17.3%, Precision Platformer 15.1%, Old School 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Side Scroller 9.7%
- #48 Lose My Mind
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Past Tense Studio
Windows
Lose My Mind is a precision pixel-art rage platformer where your victories come back to haunt you. Conquer 20 punishing levels across Forest and Winter biomes. Beware: every trap you survive is recorded. Can you survive your own success? (Early Access)
Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 15.6%, Old School 11%, Retro 7.5%
- #49 Cracked
71% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Void Chamber
Windows
Cracked is a difficult 2D Platformer. Dominate the leaderboards by completing the maps as fast as possible. Explore the abandoned Factory.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.6%, Platformer 13%, Side Scroller 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Retro 8.4%
- #50 Cor Magnetis
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StaticSpring
Windows
That story’s ending isn’t just “Heartbreak.” Even if you shatter, you can be reassembled again and again—drawing others in, connecting people to one another. Its name is Cor Magnetis.
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.6%, Precision Platformer 24.2%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #51 You Have to Win the Game
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,720 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 43%
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.5%, Precision Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Retro 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%
- #52 Hollow Floor
68% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Ahmed KhalifaPub: Cheesy Holes
Windows
Hollow Floor is an exploration-based single-sitting Metroidvania inspired by VVVVVV and REDDER. Hollow Floor is a relaxed game that is full of secrets and hard challenges that can be tackled at any moment in the game or completely ignored.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.2%, Precision Platformer 26.2%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Retro 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #53 The Trials Of Beadie
69% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Doug NickosonPub: S&A Gaming Studio LLC
Windows
The Trials Of Beadie is a 2D side scrolling platformer that relies on precision playing mechanics such as run, jump, wall jump, dash, fast fall, hover, and wall grab. Play for fun or speed run as fast as you can. You can die as many times as you like, but there are no save points and no continues.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.3%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 12.6%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Old School 11.1%
- #54 Super Beefit
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bad Castle
Windows
Help Beefit brave perilous lands and cavernous depths to rescue his bovine love in this tight, precision platformer with responsive controls, and skill-based gameplay.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.3%, Precision Platformer 17.7%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Retro 10.2%, Old School 7.6%
- #55 A Sister's Journey
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Florian Lackner
Windows
Explore a charmingly beautiful, hand-crafted pixel art world and help Violet on her journey searching for her sister. Uncover its mysteries, face its threatening foes, and run 'n gun your way through this challenging action-metroidvania - which will put your true platforming skills to the test.
Why similar: Metroidvania 25.3%, Precision Platformer 24.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%, Side Scroller 6.6%
- #56 The Lost Cube
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: Red Mount MediaPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Ulrik must find the magical red cube that combined with his guitar can breathe life back into his village. Patience and focus will be your guide as you face the evils that stand in your way.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.5%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Linear 6.8%
- #57 Recoil Rabbit
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Poonch
Windows
A momentum based 2D pixel art platformer where shotgun recoil is your primary movement tool. Blast yourself through increasingly brutal levels across multiple worlds, each with unique enemies, obstacles, and weekly Steam leaderboards.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.8%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Retro 10.6%, Score Attack 8.4%
- #58 zzzzz
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 42 reviews2019
Dev: SimpleCMTPub: LGV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Who's behind this? zzzzz is a hardcore platformer where you have to overcome a series of challenging levels in order to find the answers you're looking for.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Old School 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
- #59 SUGAMENIA
65% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: CHUSO GAMES
Windows
Immerse yourself in SUGAMENIA, a 2D action platformer, where you'll have to solve puzzles in an epic adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 21.2%, Precision Platformer 20.6%, Old School 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Retro 8.5%
- #60 Edgar's Poetical Nightmare
67% matchMostly Negative20% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Spacefarer Games Limited
Windows · Linux
A 'poe', steampunk inspired platformer and hack n slash with a poetic story and challenging platforming and stragety based levels with a unique Ghost Phase shift ability! Featuring retro arcade graphics and charming details, this will keep you entertained for hours.
Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Precision Platformer 21.7%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Platformer 8.5%