- #1 Katana ZERO
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,003 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its one-hit-kill neon action, cinematic pixel storytelling, and constant movement-based combat create the closest overall match to SANABI’s stylish, story-driven intensity.
- #2 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
96% matchVery Positive86% of 7,216 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.3%, Story Rich 17.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another dystopian action-platformer built around a powerful mechanical arm, with fluid traversal, hard-hitting combat, and cinematic boss fights.
- #3 Anomaly Agent
96% matchVery Positive95% of 9,977 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.2%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk side-scroller combines flashy combat, chase-heavy pacing, and a narrative-forward campaign that feels very close to SANABI’s tone and rhythm.
- #4 HAAK
95% matchVery Positive90% of 3,479 reviews2022
Dev: BlingamePub: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
HAAK is a Metroidvania-Platformer. As the mysterious wanderer Haak, you embarked on an epic expedition across the vast cyber-wasteland to find your lost brother. Explore deserted cities and metro, refine your weapons and hack skills, and uncover the secrets behind metal and dust.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.7%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its post-apocalyptic 2D exploration, hook-assisted mobility, and slick platforming make it an excellent pick for players who loved SANABI’s movement.
- #5 Rusted Moss
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,694 reviews2023
Dev: EmlisePub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Rusted Moss is a twin-stick shooter metroidvania where you sling around the map with your grapple, blasting your way through witches and rusted machine monstrosities alike. This wasteland once harboring mankind has since fallen, and Fae long forgotten now knock on humanity's door...
Why similar: Platformer 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 13%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Story Rich 11.5%, Difficult 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: The elastic grappling-hook movement is the big draw here, offering the same thrill of swinging, repositioning, and mastering momentum under pressure.
- #6 Ninja Issen (忍者一閃)
94% matchVery Positive92% of 84 reviews2023
Dev: ASTEROID-JPub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
With its cyberpunk city brought to life with retro graphics, Ninja Issen invites players into a world filled with "hyper ninja action" as they work alone to annihilate waves of enemy troops using a variety of ninja skills and fight bosses coming at you with relentless, diverse attack patterns.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: If SANABI’s cyberpunk pixel aesthetic and high-speed action were your favorite parts, this delivers a similarly stylish futuristic ninja rush.
- #7 LUNARK
93% matchVery Positive88% of 351 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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: Cyberpunk 25.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Platformer 10%, 2D Platformer 9%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like SANABI, it leans into cinematic pixel-art storytelling and tense futuristic platforming through a dystopian world.
- #8 KUNAI
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 601 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 23.8%, Adventure 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Platformer 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its acrobatic movement, robot-led sci-fi setting, and kinetic 2D combat make it feel like a lighter but very compatible SANABI follow-up.
- #9 MO:Astray
91% matchVery Positive92% of 5,055 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: Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Platformer 12.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its polished pixel presentation, oppressive sci-fi atmosphere, and carefully designed action-platforming make it a strong fit for SANABI fans.
- #10 Cyber Shadow
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,551 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Platformer 10.8%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Retro 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is a superb match for SANABI’s fast reflex platforming and precision combat, just with a more retro-ninja focus than overt narrative drama.
- #11 Gravity Circuit
89% matchVery Positive91% of 6,090 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Pixel Graphics 20.6%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 15.9%, Action 9%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its smooth dashing, grappling-adjacent mobility, and boss-focused 2D action scratch a lot of the same gameplay itch as SANABI.
- #12 Blade Assault
90% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,299 reviews2022
Dev: TeamSuneatPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Blade Assault is a 2D action rogue-lite platformer with beautiful pixel art set in a desolate sci-fi world. Fight against the corrupt military of Esperanza as part of the resistance force of the Undercity. Bring the corrupt to justice by becoming stronger and fighting alongside your trusty comrades.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Platformer 11%, Action 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This stylish cyberpunk side-scroller delivers rapid aerial combat and sleek pixel visuals that echo SANABI’s energetic combat flow.
- #13 ANNO: Mutationem
89% matchVery Positive81% of 6,610 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Cyberpunk 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Action-Adventure 8%
Why You'll Like It: For players who want more cyberpunk storytelling and pixel-infused action-adventure vibes, this is one of the best thematic follow-ups.
- #14 BlazBlue Entropy Effect
86% matchVery Positive94% of 36,243 reviews2024
Dev: 91Act
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Platformer 10.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its flashy combo-driven side-scrolling combat and fast-paced movement make it a good fit for players chasing SANABI’s kinetic action high.
- #15 Ghostrunner
87% matchVery Positive91% of 66,694 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 50.6%, Difficult 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Action 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Even in first person, it captures the same cyberpunk speed, lethal trial-and-error combat, and movement-first exhilaration that makes SANABI so memorable.
- #16 They Always Run
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 971 reviews2021
Dev: Alawar
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Become Aiden, a three-armed mutant who hunts the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy. Catch, slice, dice and destroy enemies in this exciting 2D platformer with a space-western setting.
Why similar: Platformer 16.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Side Scroller 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its sci-fi bounty-hunting, fluid side-scrolling combat, and extra-arm-based combat/traversal ideas line up neatly with SANABI’s action feel.
- #17 Nine Sols
84% matchVery Positive94% of 45,033 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.4%, Platformer 18.4%, Difficult 17.2%, Action 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It trades grappling for deflection-heavy combat, but its demanding 2D action, strong worldbuilding, and dramatic boss encounters overlap well with SANABI’s appeal.
- #18 The Messenger
86% matchVery Positive93% of 13,167 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.2%, Platformer 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Retro 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its ultra-responsive movement and combat-first platforming make it a great choice if SANABI’s flow and precision were what hooked you.
- #19 Hyper Light Drifter
85% matchVery Positive93% of 19,122 reviews2016
Dev: Heart Machine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 33.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Difficult 14.5%, Action 7.3%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Its atmospheric pixel sci-fi world and sleek, high-speed combat evoke the same cool, melancholic action-adventure energy.
- #20 Gunbrella
83% matchVery Positive85% of 1,049 reviews2023
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Uncover the dark secrets of a gritty, tangled metropolis and battle diabolic villains with your trusty Gunbrella, a bulletproof brolly that doubles as a firearm.
Why similar: Platformer 20.1%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Difficult 16.6%, Action 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its gadget-driven traversal, moody side-scrolling action, and story-led road-trip structure give it a similar blend of movement and narrative momentum.
- #21 Narita Boy
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,844 reviews2021
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 16.3%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Story Rich 13.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Action 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This stylish digital-world action game shares SANABI’s neon-soaked retro-futurist flair and strong audiovisual identity.
- #22 Touhou Luna Nights
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 14,929 reviews2019
Dev: Team LadybugPub: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 43.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Difficult 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its elegant movement, crisp boss design, and stylish 2D action make it a strong mechanical match despite the different setting.
- #23 HUNTDOWN
81% matchVery Positive95% of 4,407 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Side Scroller 11%, 2D Platformer 9%, Platformer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk run-and-gun nails dystopian style and punchy side-scrolling action, even if it is less traversal-focused than SANABI.
- #24 Dead Cells
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 182,870 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 29.5%, Platformer 20.3%, Action 10.3%, Difficult 9.6%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: While more roguelite and less story-driven, its razor-sharp movement and combat feel will resonate with anyone who loved SANABI’s responsiveness.
- #25 Steel Assault
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 445 reviews2021
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 18%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Difficult 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This retro-futuristic action platformer delivers fast hook-assisted movement and a dystopian style that lands surprisingly close to SANABI’s core feel.
- #26 My Friend Pedro
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,456 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Action 22.1%, Platformer 17.1%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Indie 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar sense of stylish acrobatic violence and momentum, just in a more surreal and score-chasing format.
- #27 Foregone
81% matchVery Positive82% of 1,402 reviews2021
Dev: Big Blue Bubble
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies to save Calagan.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Platformer 16.1%, Side Scroller 14%, Difficult 10.7%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This fluid sci-fi action-platformer offers smooth combat, attractive pixel visuals, and a clean side-scrolling rhythm that SANABI fans should appreciate.
- #28 REPLACED
77% matchVery Positive85% of 9,395 reviews2026
Dev: Sad Cat StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Side Scroller 9.2%
- #29 Olija
78% matchVery Positive90% of 990 reviews2021
Dev: Skeleton Crew StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Side Scroller 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its movement built around a versatile weapon and its moody, story-led side-scrolling adventure offer a more subdued but still compatible SANABI-like experience.
- #30 MIO: Memories in Orbit
75% matchVery Positive83% of 4,771 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Platformer 19.3%, 2D Platformer 16.4%, Difficult 14%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Precision Platformer 9%
- #31 CrossCode
77% matchVery Positive92% of 18,401 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 28.1%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Story Rich 12.7%, Cyberpunk 9.5%, Action-Adventure 5.7%
- #32 Stray Savior
76% 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: 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Action-Adventure 11%, Side Scroller 10%
- #33 Black Future '88
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 749 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: Cyberpunk 54.6%, Action 16.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Adventure 6.6%, Platformer 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its pixel cyberpunk style and relentless action make sense for SANABI fans, especially those open to a more chaotic roguelike structure.
- #34 Intrusion 2
78% matchVery Positive90% of 2,304 reviews2012
Dev: Aleksei Abramenko
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Action 21.6%, 2D 10.4%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Though older and rougher around the edges, it delivers intense side-scrolling action set pieces and constant combat pressure in a sci-fi setting.
- #35 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 18,655 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, 2D 14.2%, Action 10%, Platformer 8.4%
- #36 Skul: The Hero Slayer
75% matchVery Positive93% of 57,546 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.4%, Action 14.1%, Platformer 9.8%, Difficult 8.4%, Side Scroller 7.5%
- #37 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
73% matchVery Positive92% of 2,677 reviews2025
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Difficult 9.6%
- #38 Prison City
74% matchVery Positive84% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: Retroware
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 10.8%
- #39 BLADECHIMERA
72% matchVery Positive89% of 1,451 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.5%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Side Scroller 11%, Platformer 10.7%
- #40 Nullstar: Solus
71% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Smash Attack AusPub: indie.io
Windows
BE FASTER. Take on the role of a corpo scav drone pilot, tasked with tearing through the decaying corpse of a world to salvage the remains of a powerful energy source. Master flight through hostile environments and deadly security measures in 100 precision platforming levels.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.5%, Platformer 16.7%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 8.7%
- #41 Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,157 reviews2025
Dev: Pocket TrapPub: PM Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Are you ready for the first Yoyovania?! In this 2D top-down adventure you'll explore a sprawling urban landscape, reinterpreting your surroundings through your mastery of yoyo tricks. Navigate the city's many districts, fight rival crime bosses, and regain the influence of the Pipistrello family!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18%, Story Rich 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.7%, Action-Adventure 13.3%, Platformer 11.4%
- #42 Axiom Verge
73% matchVery Positive90% of 6,599 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Platformer 14.5%, Cyberpunk 11.8%, Action 6.5%
- #43 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
76% matchMixed60% of 484 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Difficult 8.8%, Action 7.6%
- #44 Cyber Hook
72% matchVery Positive95% of 4,183 reviews2020
Dev: Blazing StickPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Speed through a gorgeous retrowave world using parkour skills and a grappling hook to scale and ride walls in this fast-paced, 3D platformer. Blast enemies, manipulate time and abuse physics to avoid falling to your death.
Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Action 18.3%, Retro 17.9%, Precision Platformer 16.3%, Indie 9.5%
- #45 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
70% matchVery Positive94% of 45,640 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.1%, Difficult 20.6%, 2D 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Action 7.8%
- #46 Azure Striker Gunvolt
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,758 reviews2015
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.
Why similar: Platformer 19.6%, Action 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Side Scroller 10.5%
- #47 Celeste
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 146,121 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Platformer 10.8%
- #48 Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
68% matchVery Positive84% of 7,020 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 26%, Side Scroller 16%, Precision Platformer 12.6%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Action 9.7%
- #49 Cyberplug
71% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2021
Dev: Down With The Frog
Windows
Cyberplug is a 2D platformer, where you control an electric being capable of moving at high speed and use electricity to advance through enemies and destroy a corporation that rules the cyberpunk themed city.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Side Scroller 10.5%, Platformer 9.6%, Precision Platformer 8.8%
- #50 Super Magbot
70% matchVery Positive84% of 420 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Precision Platformer 16.2%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Difficult 10.1%, Platformer 8.1%
- #51 Library Of Ruina
67% matchVery Positive94% of 44,679 reviews2021
Dev: ProjectMoon
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"May you find your book in this place." Combat between the guests and the librarians breaks out as if it were on a stage. Defeated guests turn into books, and the Library grows onward. And eventually, get your hands on… The one singular, perfect book.
Why similar: Story Rich 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Difficult 20.3%, Action 6%, 2D 5.9%
- #52 Environmental Station Alpha
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,654 reviews2015
Dev: Arvi TeikariPub: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.8%, Platformer 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Difficult 8.6%, Action 7.7%
- #53 ION Shift
67% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2024
Dev: Electro Soul Games
Windows
ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Cyberpunk 19.4%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 11.8%, Action 6%
- #54 SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance
66% matchVery Positive82% of 4,807 reviews2025
Dev: SEGA
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The iconic SHINOBI returns in an all-new 2D action platformer with a unique hand-drawn look created by the team behind the hit brawler Streets of Rage 4.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 35.8%, Platformer 24.3%, Action 21.9%, 2D 7.3%, Side Scroller 6.6%
- #55 Street Cleaner: The Video Game
69% matchVery Positive97% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Creaky Lantern Games
Windows
From the dark streets of San Diego to the deepest depths of the criminal underworld, control the Street Cleaner as he takes down outlaw scum in search of justice.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Action 13.7%, Retro 8%
- #56 ANIMAL WELL
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,507 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34.8%, Platformer 21.7%, 2D 8.3%, Action 7.8%, Retro 7.5%
- #57 Mute Crimson+
69% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Platformer 12.1%, Difficult 10.9%
- #58 Ingression
66% matchVery Positive85% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: Espale StudiosPub: Ravenage Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ingression is an unforgiving & mind-bending precision platformer where you'll think and platform with seamless portals. Travel to the future to save the past from a tremendous time paradox.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Platformer 9.3%
- #59 Velocity Noodle
67% 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: Pixel Graphics 14.8%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Difficult 10.5%
- #60 ASTLIBRA Revision
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 31,631 reviews2022
Dev: KEIZOPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Median: 19.3 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Confront time and fate in the 2D action RPG, Astlibra Revision. Explore meticulously crafted worlds, fight brutal boss battles, and upgrade your skills to take down enemies lurking around every corner.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.3%, Action 18.6%, 2D 17.9%, Story Rich 17.6%, Adventure 6.5%