- #1 Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,007 reviews2023
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is 1 second per second of advanced funkstyle. Battle rival crews and dispatch militarized police to conquer the five boroughs of New Amsterdam. Become All City.
Why similar: Parkour 34.9%, Futuristic 14.2%, 3D Platformer 10.5%, Anime 10.4%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the exact same rebellious spirit, vibrant urban aesthetic, and focus on stylish movement.
- #2 Hi-Fi RUSH
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 35,068 reviews2023
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Test your abilities in two new game modes, uncover new rewards and even a few secrets in the Arcade Challenge! Update! Feel the beat as wannabe rockstar Chai and his ragtag team fight against an evil megacorp in a world that syncs to the music.
Why similar: Platformer 20.9%, Action 15.7%, Robots 14%, Anime 11.4%, Third Person 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a high-energy, anime-inspired visual style paired with fast-paced, rhythm-driven action.
- #3 Hover
95% matchVery Positive80% of 2,160 reviews2017
Dev: Midgar StudioPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Experience the thrills of a fast-paced single and multiplayer Parkour game. Join the Rebellion and deride the security forces of an anti-leisure tyranny. Rise up to the many challenges of a futuristic Open World. Assemble your team, enhance your gear and perform incredible tricks and combos.
Why similar: Parkour 27.9%, Fast-Paced 21.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Third Person 7%, 3D Platformer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world parkour game set in a futuristic, vibrant city that encourages fluid traversal.
- #4 Sunset Overdrive
94% matchVery Positive90% of 14,004 reviews2018
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.
Why similar: Parkour 47.3%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Action 10.8%, Third Person 9.7%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced open-world game that emphasizes parkour, colorful visuals, and a punk-rock attitude.
- #5 Neon Tail
94% matchVery Positive87% of 97 reviews2024
Dev: FeiPub: Rocket Juice Games
Windows
Neon Tail is an open world roller skating game where you follow a young girl’s adventures and save the streets of Bluepulse City from dimensional disaster.Get a jobs, go shopping, get Super Powers, fight a dimensional invasion, become a skating superstar, and drink bubble teas.
Why similar: Parkour 34.4%, Anime 15.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, 3D Platformer 8.3%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-inspired game centered on skating and exploration in a colorful, sprawling city.
- #6 Protodroid DeLTA
93% matchVery Positive81% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: Robots 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Futuristic 12.6%, Third Person 10.2%, Platformer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 3D action-platformer featuring an anime-inspired female protagonist in a futuristic setting.
- #7 Penny’s Big Breakaway
92% matchVery Positive80% of 1,236 reviews2024
Dev: Evening StarPub: Private Division
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Ready. Set. YO! - Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo's perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.
Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Third Person 17.1%, 3D Platformer 15.1%, Adventure 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: A momentum-based 3D platformer that rewards creative movement and speed.
- #8 Blue Fire
91% matchVery Positive81% of 3,030 reviews2021
Dev: Robi StudiosPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Explore the fallen world of Penumbra in this precision 3D metroidvania platformer. Slash fierce enemies, conquer deadly traps, uncover ancient temples, and master fast, fluid movement across challenging platforming gauntlets in your quest to restore a fallen kingdom.
Why similar: Platformer 25.6%, Third Person 19.2%, 3D Platformer 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines challenging 3D platforming with fluid, fast-paced movement mechanics.
- #9 Glass Wings
91% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Violet Angel Interactive
Windows
Glass Wings is a fast paced third-person parkour platformer. Explore a stunning minimalist world in a series of linear courses in which your only objective is to complete the level. No combat, no story - just run.
Why similar: Parkour 20.8%, Fast-Paced 18.7%, Third Person 8.9%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Platformer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on fast-paced parkour and platforming action with a distinct visual flair.
- #10 Solar Ash
89% matchVery Positive91% of 1,409 reviews2022
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the creators of the award-winning Hyper Light Drifter comes the high-speed and gravity-bending world of Solar Ash.
Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Third Person 15.7%, Futuristic 13.8%, 3D Platformer 11.7%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly fluid, high-speed traversal through vibrant and surreal environments.
- #11 Eden Genesis
89% matchVery Positive93% of 120 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Help Leah overcome a serious illness caused by her cybernetic implants. In this a platformer from the creators of Aeterna Noctis, you will face hundreds of challenges and secrets that unravel the mystery of Eden Genesis. Live this Cyberpunk 2D adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed precision platformer that prioritizes speed and fluid movement.
- #12 The Last Tinker™: City of Colors
90% matchVery Positive81% of 1,019 reviews2014
Dev: Mimimi GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The Last Tinker is a joyous action adventure and definitely no platformer, as there is no jump button. Koru, a boy from the slums of Colortown, must rise and stand against the Bleakness, a dark force intent on wiping out joy. Koru must use color and emotion to restore life to Colortown!
Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, Action 22.1%, Indie 17.7%, 3D Platformer 11.3%, Colorful 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Centers on the theme of restoring color to a vibrant world through platforming and exploration.
- #13 A Hat in Time
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 52,923 reviews2017
Dev: Gears for Breakfast
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.5%, Platformer 19.3%, 3D Platformer 18.5%, Third Person 14.2%, Adventure 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A charming 3D platformer with expressive movement and highly distinct, colorful worlds.
- #14 Psychonauts 2
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 13,956 reviews2021
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Third Person 20.3%, 3D Platformer 19.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers creative 3D platforming with a strong sense of artistic style and character-driven narrative.
- #15 Elypse
87% matchMostly Positive74% of 359 reviews2023
Dev: Hot Chili GamesPub: PID Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark upon a tragic tale and discover the ravaged world of Elypse! Fight your destiny in an arduous 2D adventure, story rich platformer, in a mesmerising and mysterious world.
Why similar: Parkour 35.2%, Platformer 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Precision platforming that emphasizes fluid movement and atmospheric, dark-yet-vibrant design.
- #16 ANNO: Mutationem
86% matchVery Positive81% of 6,438 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.1%, Anime 20.5%, Futuristic 19.6%, Action 8.7%, Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk action-adventure that blends 2D and 3D perspectives with a distinct visual flair.
- #17 Iconoclasts
84% matchVery Positive86% of 4,919 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Female Protagonist 31.9%, Platformer 22.3%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer with a strong narrative and a distinct, colorful visual style.
- #18 KUNAI
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 589 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
KUNAI is a quirky, fast-paced action platformer. You play as Tabby, a tablet who joins the fight against a robot uprising. Use your kunai and ninja parkour skills to stop Lemonkus, the A.I.-gone-evil that almost wiped out all human life.
Why similar: Action 24.2%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 17.9%, Parkour 15%, Platformer 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced movement and grappling mechanics within a stylized, minimalist world.
- #19 METAGAL
85% matchMostly Positive70% of 150 reviews2016
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Help the young cyborg-girl Meta , in her battle against the evil "General Creeper" who kidnap her creator and her sisters! Collect new powers in order to face the advanced levels, in this fun and furious , platformer-shooter
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.1%, Platformer 24.5%, Action 18.1%, Indie 12.1%, Anime 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer featuring a female protagonist and strong retro-anime influences.
- #20 Super Crush KO
82% matchVery Positive97% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: Vertex Pop
Windows
Super Crush KO is a fast-paced brawler set in a vibrant, near-future city. Zip up your favourite neon jacket and combo your way through swarms of deadly robots to save your kidnapped kitten and, while you’re at it, save humanity from an AI apocalypse.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36%, Platformer 24.2%, Colorful 14.5%, Action 10.6%, Stylized 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, colorful action-platformer featuring a female lead and arcade-style combat.
- #21 Gravity Circuit
79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Fast-Paced 30.6%, Robots 25.9%, Platformer 22.6%, Action 10.4%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced action with a distinct retro-anime style and fluid combat.
- #22 GIGA WRECKER
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 774 reviews2017
Dev: GAME FREAK inc.Pub: Rising Star Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become more than human and save mankind from total annihilation! From legendary developer Game Freak comes an action adventure like no other - manipulate the world around you and smash the evil Ajeet to smithereens!
Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Female Protagonist 25.3%, Anime 23.4%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that incorporates unique physics-based mechanics and anime-inspired art.
- #23 Freedom Planet 2
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,681 reviews2022
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!
Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Anime 19%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed action-platformer that leans heavily into anime aesthetics and momentum-based gameplay.
- #24 ITORAH
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Grimbart TalesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Discover the world of Nahucan in this 2D action platformer. You are Itorah, the only human in this strange place. Explore, fight and survive to uncover your past and save Nahucan from its biggest threat, a mysterious plague!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.1%, Platformer 23.5%, Anime 15.5%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer with a vibrant, hand-painted aesthetic and a focus on exploration.
- #25 Valkyrie Saga
77% matchVery Positive94% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Public Void
Windows
Join Roll the Valkyrie as she subverts fate in a retro indie platformer taking after PSX classics. Climb, dash, jump, and glide your way up a falling sky island, to stop it from destroying the world below.
Why similar: Parkour 30.6%, Platformer 14%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Third Person 13.6%, 3D Platformer 7.4%
- #26 Double Cross
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 134 reviews2019
Dev: 13AM GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Explore alternate dimensions, fight interdimensional criminals, and solve crimes in this thrilling action platformer!
Why similar: Action 21.2%, Adventure 21%, Platformer 20.2%, Indie 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that utilizes unique traversal mechanics to navigate levels.
- #27 Reignbreaker
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 519 reviews2025
Dev: Studio FizbinPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Reignbreaker is a high-octane action rogue-like set in a dystopian medievalpunk world. Step into the boots of Clef, a fearless rebel ready to rid the world of the Kingdom’s oppression, take down the Elite and lay siege to the Queen’s grand Bastion. Grab your javelin and become The Reignbreaker!
Why similar: Dystopian 41.5%, Action 17.3%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 9%
- #28 Sayonara Wild Hearts
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,747 reviews2019
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29%, Music 15.6%, Action 14.8%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Colorful 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, music-driven experience that emphasizes speed, style, and visual spectacle.
- #29 Rising Islands
82% matchMixed59% of 113 reviews2016
Dev: Lone Hero Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Rising Islands is an adventure game where you’ll have to combine fast-paced action with quick thinking. Jump, shift, grind, dash and wallrun through a fantastic world that is fraying at the edges. New challenges await around every corner.
Why similar: Parkour 31.7%, Platformer 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14%, Adventure 11.3%, Indie 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on parkour and platforming challenges set in a colorful, floating world.
- #30 Possessor(s)
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Platformer 21%, Action 15%, Female Protagonist 14%, Adventure 12.5%, Dystopian 11.2%
- #31 Rosenkreuzstilette
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 434 reviews2017
Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.
Why similar: Anime 25.5%, Platformer 25.4%, Female Protagonist 24.2%, Action 11.8%, Indie 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style action-platformer with deep anime influences and challenging gameplay.
- #32 Robots at Midnight
74% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2025
Dev: Finish Line GamesPub: Snail Games USA
Windows
Bash through gangs of hostile robots and corrupt bosses in this stylish & punchy Action-RPG. As Zoe, a scrappy agile hero, you’ll search for your past while fighting for the future.
Why similar: Robots 20.9%, Third Person 17%, Futuristic 14.8%, Dystopian 14.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #33 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
75% matchVery Positive95% of 396 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.6%, Platformer 19.7%, Female Protagonist 18%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 6.8%
- #34 No Straight Roads: Encore Edition
75% matchVery Positive89% of 2,016 reviews2021
Dev: MetronomikPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Start a rock band & end the EDM empire in NO STRAIGHT ROADS, a rockin' action-adventure that mashes together rhythm-infused third-person combat with a kick-ass soundtrack!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.2%, Action 16.7%, Atmospheric 16.5%, 3D Platformer 15.5%, Music 11.5%
- #35 Cloudbuilt
77% matchVery Positive87% of 946 reviews2014
Dev: Coilworks
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Rocket parkour your way through dizzying obstacles and lethal robot hazards, in this 3rd person action platformer with over 40 levels, and even more community levels.
Why similar: Parkour 26.1%, Fast-Paced 22.5%, Platformer 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Third Person 9%
- #36 INAYAH - Life after Gods
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Anime 18.9%, Futuristic 17.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Action 12.2%
- #37 Demon Turf: Neon Splash
74% matchVery Positive95% of 214 reviews2022
Dev: FabrazPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Maintain a constant momentum of precision platforming through surreal worlds, filled with bright neon colors, and enjoy the intoxicating combination of 2D & 3D art! Explore and hunt collectables or knuckle-down and master satisfying mechanics to compete for the best times across the world!
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Anime 17.1%, 3D Platformer 15%, Third Person 13.1%, Adventure 10.6%
- #38 Eastward
73% matchVery Positive84% of 16,351 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.7%, Atmospheric 23.1%, Adventure 16.4%, Action 14.1%, Indie 8.6%
- #39 Blade Kitten
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,086 reviews2014
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Blade Kitten, join Kit Ballard as she explores the mysterious world of Hollow Wish to hunt down rogue mechs and soft targets.
Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Anime 23.7%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #40 Outrider Mako
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Asamado GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Take on the role of Mako on her quest to seek out and subsequently deliver her, uh, deliverables in this top-down view 2D action game. Jump on top of your enemies and slime them with goo to stop them in their tracks! Get those deliverables delivered!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 47%, Anime 36.1%, Action 16.9%
- #41 SONOKUNI
71% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: DON YASA CREWPub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.
Why similar: Futuristic 28.8%, Dystopian 24.5%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Action 13.7%
- #42 LUNARK
72% matchVery Positive88% of 330 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Dystopian 14.6%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%
- #43 Akimbot
70% matchVery Positive81% of 707 reviews2024
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!
Why similar: Platformer 21.9%, Robots 20.2%, Third Person 16.5%, 3D Platformer 12.9%, Action 8.5%
- #44 GhoulScrapers
70% matchVery Positive99% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: ShortCake_CafePub: Oniworks Studios
Windows
Ghoulscrapers is a precision platformer where you play as Eggroll, the new employee at Ghoulscrapers. You owe the government one gazillion dollars and it's your job to pay the debt before it's too late!
Why similar: Platformer 39.8%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Colorful 9.8%
- #45 TAGLINE
71% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: NOTH
Windows · Mac
A lightning fast, graffiti-based platformer set in a hip-hop metropolis! Explore open levels and master dynamic, movement based abilities. Build your reputation and liberate the city through varied challenges: from parkour trials to basketball shootouts!
Why similar: Parkour 41.9%, Futuristic 27.9%, 3D Platformer 9.8%, Colorful 9.2%, Stylized 7.3%
- #46 CONERU -DIMENSION GIRL-
67% matchVery Positive96% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: HIKE Inc.
Windows
Feel-good, high-impact 2D action with two hearts as one. Time for a powerful, vivid “Action Date”!
Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Anime 25.7%, Action 23.8%, Indie 8.7%, Colorful 8.3%
- #47 Haste
66% matchVery Positive92% of 12,106 reviews2025
Dev: Landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you speed through procedural worlds to outrun the end of the universe, by yourself and with friends!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.5%, Parkour 25.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Platformer 7.8%, Third Person 6.5%
- #48 Remember Me
71% matchVery Positive83% of 16,663 reviews2013
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Third Person 18.2%, Parkour 15.2%, Action 9.7%, Dystopian 8.7%
- #49 Roah
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Grynsoft
Windows
A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.8%, Platformer 16.6%, Anime 16%, Action 15.5%, Adventure 13.3%
- #50 METALLIC CHILD
69% matchVery Positive85% of 1,236 reviews2021
Dev: Action Square(STUDIO HG)Pub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
“Grab, hurl, and eliminate” Rogue-lite Core-Action!! A large-scale rebellion erupts within the spacecraft “Life Stream.” With the help of you, Rona, an android known as “Metallic Child,” stands up against a fleet of massive robots to stop the plot devised by her own creator, Doctor Irene.
Why similar: Robots 40.8%, Action 17.1%, Anime 13.5%, Futuristic 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #51 Bombun
65% matchVery Positive97% of 130 reviews2026
Dev: KekitopuPub: Critical Bliss
Windows · Linux
A bomb-throwing rabbit defends her floating fortress from her former friend turned foe.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.8%, Platformer 17.9%, Anime 15.2%, 3D Platformer 11%, Action 8.8%
- #52 Mekabolt
70% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
Dev: SomepxPub: Ratalaika Games S.L.
Windows
Use your trusty Mekabolt device to manipulate robots, solve a variety of puzzling levels and obtain batteries to fix the robots!
Why similar: Robots 23.8%, Platformer 23.4%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Action 8.4%
- #53 Monospaced Lovers
67% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.
Why similar: Anime 31.3%, Platformer 24%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Adventure 8.1%, Colorful 8%
- #54 Kotama and Academy Citadel
64% matchVery Positive81% of 2,225 reviews2026
Dev: Atomstring GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In the Academy Citadel, strength reigns supreme: only the most powerful survive and thrive. Fight your way through the high-tech Academy in your quest to get the highest of honors for a student, and uncover secrets that can save it in its direst crisis in this 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.3%, Platformer 24.2%, Anime 21.9%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 8.8%
- #55 Freedom Planet
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Fast-Paced 22.7%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Action 9.1%, Anime 6.2%
- #56 The Glitch Fairy
67% matchVery Positive100% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Cannon Cow
Windows
The Glitch Fairy is a fast action platformer starring Monie, a spunky fairy with the unusual power to ''glitch'' her enemies.
Why similar: Anime 28.5%, Female Protagonist 25.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 10.7%, Colorful 8.6%
- #57 Resist
68% matchVery Positive84% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: The Binary Mill
Windows
A dystopian future. An authoritarian regime. A tale of violence, intrigue, and hope. Swing from towering skyscrapers and battle deadly enemies as you fight to free your city from the evil that consumes it. With a kinetic swinging system, intense gunplay, and an immersive story campaign.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.5%, Dystopian 15.1%, Action 14.6%, Adventure 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%
- #58 Neon Echo
68% matchMixed55% of 4,112 reviews2023
Dev: Xinyuan Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Neon Echo is a 3D side-scrolling action Roguelite game with an anime and tech-wear style. In a world that has been corrupted by "noise", "electronic music" has become the only means to resist the power of "Strepification". Now, let's follow the beat of electronic music to fight!
Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Anime 25%, 3D Platformer 16%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 8.4%
- #59 The King's Bird
69% matchMixed69% of 596 reviews2018
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic.
Why similar: Parkour 29.2%, Platformer 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Fast-Paced 12.5%, Action 8.1%