- #1 Total Party Kill
97% matchVery Positive96% of 168 reviews2019
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 22.1%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #2 Rikki & Vikki
96% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Difficult 16.5%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Co-op 10.9%, Platformer 10.6%
- #3 Overloop
96% matchVery Positive94% of 249 reviews2022
Dev: Charge GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian world where the invention of a cloning device has messed things up, big time. Armed with a clone gun and a mighty fine mustache, the chore of saving THE WHOLE OF CIVILIZATION rests on your shoulders. Don’t blow it.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Side Scroller 20.8%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #4 Sonder
94% matchVery Positive90% of 760 reviews2024
Dev: Finally Games
Windows
Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Side Scroller 20.1%, Platformer 14.4%, Dark 8.2%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #5 Trials of Azra
95% matchVery Positive88% of 127 reviews2016
Dev: Onion Core
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Play as Sam, a kid that controls the dead! Defeat your enemies with magic and control their bodies to solve challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19%, Difficult 16.3%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Magic 11.8%
- #6 Abathor
94% matchVery Positive90% of 373 reviews2024
Dev: Pow Pixel GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18%, Difficult 17%, Platformer 16%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #7 Life Goes On: Done to Death
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,439 reviews2014
Dev: Infinite Monkeys Entertainment Ltd.Pub: k-Critical
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Platformer 23%, Comedy 16.4%, Puzzle 12.8%, Fantasy 11.9%
- #8 MO:Astray
91% matchVery Positive92% of 5,046 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 28.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Difficult 9.4%
- #9 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,153 reviews2012
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 14.9%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Platformer 12.9%, Co-op 9.8%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%
- #10 Unknowz
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Unknowz Corporation
Windows
Unknowz is a cooperative platformer where two pirates, one alive, the other undead, must combine their unique abilities to solve puzzles, avoid traps, and escape from a skeleton-infested island. Work together... or sink!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.4%, Local Co-Op 27.2%, Platformer 17.7%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Action 4.3%
- #11 Putty Pals
90% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Harmonious Games
Windows · Mac
Grab a friend and get squishy! Putty Pals is the ultimate co-op platformer, challenging two players to work together and overcome puzzles in a bright and beautiful world.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.2%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%
- #12 Garbanzo Quest
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 654 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.9%, Difficult 19.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
- #13 ibb & obb
89% matchVery Positive89% of 6,808 reviews2014
Dev: Sparpweed
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.
Why similar: Co-op 25.3%, Local Co-Op 22%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #14 Grave Danger
89% matchMixed67% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: jeffgamedev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Grave Danger is an action packed adventure game about an unlikely group of heroes. Switch between Dante the cowboy, Elliot the wizard, and Malice the reaper; use their different abilities to solve puzzles and make their way out of trouble. Will you be able to guide them to victory?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Platformer 18.2%, Puzzle 7.6%, Co-op 7.6%
- #15 Brave Escape
86% matchVery Positive99% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: Hit Start Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Difficult 17.1%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Co-op 11.3%
- #16 Jack Axe
88% matchMixed66% of 121 reviews2021
Dev: Keybol GamesPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Difficult 16.8%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Co-op 8.9%
- #17 Death Tales
86% matchMostly Positive73% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Arcade Distillery
Windows
Play as a new reaper, completing quests, collecting spells, and gathering equipment to fight through hordes of enemies in this grim but whimsical 2D adventure!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22%, Platformer 19%, Co-op 16.8%, Local Multiplayer 15.8%, Side Scroller 11.6%
- #18 Nongunz: Doppelganger Edition
85% matchMixed68% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: Brainwash GangPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Nongunz is a roguelite action-platformer. Battle grotesque creatures, kill quickly to maintain your combo meter, and rescue worshipers to become part of your idle army to buy upgrades.
Why similar: Difficult 21.3%, Local Co-Op 20%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Co-op 9.4%, Dark 6.5%
- #19 Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
84% matchVery Positive95% of 1,648 reviews2014
Dev: Press PlayPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.7%, Platformer 26.6%, Puzzle 11.2%, Adventure 9%, Action 4.3%
- #20 Ghostory
84% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: RigidCore Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.2%, Difficult 19.4%, Platformer 17%, Puzzle 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #21 Toodee and Topdee
82% matchVery Positive93% of 865 reviews2021
Dev: dietzribi
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A cosmic turbulence caused the 2D Platformer and the Top-Down Puzzler dimensions to merge! Switch between Toodee and Topdee and their unique perspectives to overcome hard-as-nails challenges, solve mind-melting puzzles and defeat huge bosses.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Difficult 15%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Platformer 9.9%
- #22 The Cave
83% matchVery Positive87% of 2,905 reviews2013
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Puzzle 11.5%, Comedy 10.7%, Co-op 8.9%
- #23 What Lies in the Multiverse
81% matchVery Positive91% of 716 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 30.9%, Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Comedy 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9%
- #24 RESTLESS SOUL
79% matchVery Positive92% of 322 reviews2022
Dev: Fuz GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Laugh in the face of death in this hauntingly humorous comedy adventure about a wayward soul trying to make it back to the land of the living. Engage in bullet-hell lite battles, solve puzzles, and communicate with the dead as you navigate this “colorful” world. Death is just the beginning.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 39.2%, Comedy 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, 2D 6.3%
- #25 Kill The Plumber
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 114 reviews2015
Dev: KeybolPub: Tekitown
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kill the Plumber is a challenging anti-platformer game. Play as the enemies instead of the hero for a unique new experience!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Platformer 22.2%, Difficult 18.7%, Comedy 12.2%, Action 8%
- #26 Hellstuck: Rage With Your Friends
79% matchVery Positive89% of 180 reviews2022
Dev: Terror Dog Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!
Why similar: Difficult 30.3%, Platformer 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Fantasy 6.9%
- #27 Seeders
81% matchMixed55% of 65 reviews2015
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A puzzle platformer with funky physics and mind boggling puzzles requiring out-of-the-box thinking and persistence. Only a few players were able to complete the game. Can you handle it?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Difficult 15.6%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Local Co-Op 10.3%, Co-op 9.5%
- #28 Jump Off The Bridge
78% matchVery Positive87% of 257 reviews2019
Dev: Cody Penn
Windows
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.9%, Difficult 21.6%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Platformer 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #29 Sideway™ New York
80% matchMixed58% of 125 reviews2011
Dev: Playbrains
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Battle your way through a twisted graffiti world where your prowess in puzzle solving makes the difference between life & death!
Why similar: Platformer 72.9%, Adventure 27.1%
- #30 Shift Happens
77% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,363 reviews2017
Dev: Klonk GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%
- #31 Come with Me
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,800 reviews2021
Dev: Xin YePub: Spookulele Games
Windows
Come with Me is a two-player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled magical world. Solve puzzles together by using your special abilities and collect memories to uncover the mystery of the world around you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 14%, Platformer 12.9%, Magic 9%
- #32 Chariot
77% matchVery Positive80% of 459 reviews2014
Dev: Frima Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Local Multiplayer 11%
- #33 Chamber of Darkness
78% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: The Crow StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Play as a fearsome knight on a journey filled with challenges. Use a variety of abilities and powerups to take down enemies in an abandoned, torn by war castle.
Why similar: Difficult 20.3%, Platformer 18.8%, Co-op 13.3%, Dark 12.2%, Adventure 11.2%
- #34 Black Future '88
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: SUPERSCARYSNAKESPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Black Future ’88 is a Synth-Punk roguelike 2D action Shooter. Vertically climb an always evolving procedural tower to reach the top and kill its insane owner…before your heart explodes. Shoot, slash, dash and upgrade yourself to survive the endless waves of Homicidal AI, Traps & Colossal Wardens.
Why similar: Co-op 26.7%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Action 14.8%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #35 Extreme Exorcism
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 74 reviews2015
Dev: Golden Ruby GamesPub: Ripstone
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Extreme Exorcism is a paranormal platformer where every move you make comes back to haunt you.
Why similar: Platformer 32.7%, Co-op 24.4%, Action 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Adventure 10.1%
- #36 PICO PARK
71% matchVery Positive91% of 29,817 reviews2021
Dev: TECOPARK
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Co-op 13.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.5%
- #37 GONNER2
75% matchMixed69% of 140 reviews2020
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 34%
In this sequel to GoNNER: Journey your way through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of colour as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses, lose your head (a lot), in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer.
Why similar: Difficult 24.4%, Platformer 20.9%, Co-op 17.6%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Action 9.9%
- #38 After Death
74% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.8%, Platformer 20.5%, Action 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Adventure 10.3%
- #39 Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
73% matchVery Positive83% of 992 reviews2019
Dev: 2Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.
Why similar: Difficult 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Platformer 11.6%
- #40 Splodey
71% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Send It StudiosPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
The platformer without a jump button! Master the art of potion propulsion in this fast-paced adventure where strategy, precision, and creativity meet explosive fun.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.3%, Difficult 24.3%, Platformer 16.9%, Magic 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #41 BROTHER!!! Save him! - Hardcore Platformer
74% matchMixed67% of 748 reviews2020
Dev: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
Windows
The legendary game is now on Steam! Can you prove that you are a good player, go through a difficult path and save your brother? This challenge is not for wimps!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.3%, Difficult 16%, Platformer 14.5%, 2D 12.7%, Action 11.2%
- #42 Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
73% matchVery Positive83% of 3,542 reviews2016
Dev: Perfectly ParanormalPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 41%, Local Co-Op 28%, Difficult 16.4%, Comedy 5.9%, Adventure 5.1%
- #43 Stray Savior
71% 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: Side Scroller 23.9%, Platformer 17.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Difficult 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%
- #44 JUMP KING QUEST
67% matchVery Positive88% of 1,172 reviews2026
Dev: Nexile
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Plunge into high-stakes punishment platforming in JUMP KING QUEST! Explore alone or fall together in dynamic online climbing action as you fight your way upwards on an unhinged quest to The Smoking Hot Babe at The Top. In this world, every ledge is a battlefield…
Why similar: Co-op 67.4%, Adventure 15.4%, Difficult 10.9%, Multiplayer 4%, Action 2.4%
- #45 Stuck Together
68% matchVery Positive89% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: Hugecalf Studios
Windows
A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.
Why similar: Difficult 23.4%, Platformer 16.1%, Co-op 16.1%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%
- #46 Narvas
72% matchMixed44% of 379 reviews2022
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.2%, Difficult 17.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Co-op 8.3%
- #47 Jump with Friends
73% matchMixed56% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: DoriTeamPub: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
A mega-hardcore platformer with an ability to play it online or by using hotseat co-op mode with friends, which is full of dirty tricks and all sorts of hoaxes around every corner — and all of that, in addition, peppered with easter eggs and roasted to a crust.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.4%, Difficult 18.6%, Platformer 14.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%, Co-op 12.2%
- #48 Degrees of Separation
70% matchVery Positive80% of 1,317 reviews2019
Dev: MoondropPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Side Scroller 14%, Difficult 12%, Co-op 9.3%
- #49 Struggling
69% matchVery Positive87% of 694 reviews2020
Dev: Chasing Rats GamesPub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 26.9%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 15%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Platformer 8.3%
- #50 We're Tethered Together
67% matchVery Positive97% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: BunBun Games
Windows
Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.3%, Platformer 26.8%, Puzzle 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Adventure 7%
- #51 The End Is Nigh
69% matchVery Positive94% of 3,455 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.
Why similar: Difficult 38.4%, Platformer 31.6%, Dark 5.7%, Dark Comedy 5.6%, 2D 5.5%
- #52 Ugly
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 616 reviews2023
Dev: Team UglyPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Unravel the dark secrets hidden throughout this stirring puzzle platformer about a tormented nobleman confronting the traumas of his past. Use an innovative mirror mechanic to solve challenging puzzle rooms and defeat towering bosses as you strive to piece together the ugly truth.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36%, Platformer 22.3%, Puzzle 13%, Story Rich 12.1%, 2D 7.7%
- #53 BOKURA
65% matchVery Positive92% of 12,762 reviews2023
Dev: tokoronyoriPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. Play as two boys who ran away from their homes and work together to take yourselves somewhere far, far away. Relive the friendship of your childhood through the journey of two boys.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Co-op 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #54 Escape from Skull Dungeon
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Taichi Games
Windows
Your party finds themselves trapped in a Dungeon-themed Castle. Solve puzzles, crack riddles, dodge traps and discover hidden secrets in your adventure to Escape from Skull Dungeon!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.5%, Co-op 15%, Magic 11.7%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #55 Necrosphere
70% matchVery Positive90% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Cat Nigiri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.
Why similar: Difficult 39.6%, Platformer 28.2%, Action 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%
- #56 CO-OP : Decrypted
72% matchMixed43% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Pixelz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
CO-OP is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer. You control two robots; R3D, who can absorb all the light sources around him, and BLU3, who converts that energy into an explosive power. They find themselves in what seems like a recycling facility, with drones analyzing their every move...
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.9%, Co-op 30.2%, Puzzle Platformer 25.7%, Adventure 8.1%
- #57 Ambidextro
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,371 reviews2025
Dev: Majorariatto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A multiplayer game for a single player. Learn to control 2 characters at the same time, one with each hand. Achieve ambidexterity and rescue both the prince and the princess simultaneously.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Difficult 23.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Magic 15.5%, Action 10.9%
- #58 Bloody Trapland
68% matchVery Positive82% of 4,031 reviews2013
Dev: 2Play
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Bloody Trapland is a fast-paced multiplayer platformer where the levels are filled with dozens of dangerous traps and tricky jumps that stand in your way! Play co-op with your friends or take on the challenges on your own. With support for up to 4 players at once, local and/or online.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Difficult 16.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.9%, Platformer 11.7%
- #59 The Rise
65% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Help Sam and Elicy on their challenging journey through the abyss. An epic 2D precision platform game where exploring the unknown, overcoming obstacles, and discovering secrets are crucial to reaching the top of the abyss. Adventure awaits you!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.3%, Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 14.2%, Dark 10.3%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #60 Death Fungeon
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 693 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%
A puzzle platform game, with both stealth and parkour elements. Use your wits, cunning and agility to escape this deadly prison. Take the stealthy approach, progressing slowly, hiding and staying out of sight. Or utilise your athleticism to wall jump, ledge grab and speed run your way to freedom.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.4%, Difficult 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Puzzle 9.5%