- #1 Madcap Castle
97% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2017
Dev: Diel Mormac GamesPub: IDJ Games
Windows · Linux
Madcap Castle is a charming and challenging gameboy-esque puzzler. You control a mage in a quest to recover his memory and powers in 150 levels of a tower full of obstacles, challenges and secrets
Why similar: GameMaker 76% ★, Indie 24%
- #2 Gunpowder on The Teeth: Arcade
96% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2019
Dev: Gunpowder Team
Windows
Mega hardcore! In this game you will receive damage first, and only then you will locate the enemy. The implementation of military operations in the classic mechanics of platformer.
Why similar: GameMaker 55.4% ★, Action 20.2%, Indie 17.5%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #3 Underdog Arena
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: Björn Fredberger
Windows
A pretty simple action game with a twist; the worse you do, the stronger your character becomes. Grab a friend!
Why similar: GameMaker 38% ★, Action 35.1%, Indie 27%
- #4 Build a Game Universe
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Walker Boys Studio, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Build a Game Universe is your spot to build, play, share and sell your 2D games and game content. Whether you are an experienced developer or just getting started, our intuitively designed tools create a fun and exciting environment to bring your imagination to life!
Why similar: GameMaker 78.1% ★, Action 9%, Indie 7.4%, 2D 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #5 Hornet Virus: Steel Alcimus II
94% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2020
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Hornet Virus: Steel Alcimus II is a sequel of Steel Alcimus inspired by various 1980-1990s' 3D computer games. Pilot the deadliest helicopter in this action-packed 3D game. Destroy the targets, rescue the hostages, and capture the enemy buildings to save the world!
Why similar: GameMaker 39% ★, Action 34.3%, Indie 25.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #6 Wicce
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 137 reviews2016
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Enter the town of death to save the dear daughter!
Why similar: Action 37.2%, Indie 27.1%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, 2D 11.6%
- #7 greenTech+ Legacy Edition
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Lead clouds of pollution into the cleansing centers, but be careful not to destroy the world by accident.
Why similar: GameMaker 63.6% ★, Action 20.6%, Indie 15.8%
- #8 Stamp Boy / 跳跳小子
91% matchVery Positive91% of 101 reviews2019
Dev: sadimakegames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stamp Boy is a retro style puzzle-platformer about a hero and his stomp ability on a quest for rescuing a princess from an evil monster. Defeat bosses to get closer and closer to her. Collect Orbs in every level to unlock secret stuff. No randomly generated levels! Everything is handcrafted!
Why similar: GameMaker 54.4% ★, Action 21.1%, Indie 16.8%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #9 Galaxy Cat
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: Joseph EnglishPub: Sleepy Vampire Games
Windows · Mac
Play as Coz the Cosmic Kitten as you travel the solar system reconnecting the universe together.
Why similar: GameMaker 44.6% ★, Action 28.4%, Indie 21.9%, 2D 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #10 Hope; or How We Survived
90% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Ghiq Games
Windows
A tower guard protects the town’s survivors but how does he pass the time when not shooting zombies? Hope; or How We Survived is a short, narrative focused game with pick up and play shooting and dialogue mechanics.
Why similar: GameMaker 55.5% ★, Action 21.6%, Indie 16.6%, 2D 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #11 Amora Crystal
89% matchPositive82% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: Rapha ChiavegatiPub: Siamese Cat Studio
Windows
Amora Crystal is a 2D platformer game where you don’t have to kill any animal.
Why similar: GameMaker 47.6% ★, Action 18.5%, Indie 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, 2D 4.3%
- #12 Super Bearded Dragons
88% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Greg Bayles
Windows
A lightning-fast indie brawler where bearded drag queens fight over cash tips that rain down from the sky.
Why similar: GameMaker 78.6% ★, Indie 21.4%
- #13 Operation Empty Quiver
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gunpowder Team
Windows
Nuclear train assault in arcade shooter-platformer mechanics. Your main objective: infiltrate a military convoy, locate and destroy nuclear weapons.
Why similar: GameMaker 57.2% ★, Action 20.2%, Indie 15.6%, 2D 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #14 Brave Earth: Prologue
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: [K]ayinworksPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
A master-crafted 2D action platformer designed with the utmost attention paid to player psychology, effecting a sublimely challenging and classic experience. Five years in the making by Kayin, the creator of I Wanna Be the Guy.
Why similar: Action 42.3%, Indie 32.5%, Female Protagonist 25.2%
- #15 Chronac: Escape
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Chronac Software
Windows
CHRONAC! The roguelike action game where you shoot, slash, blast your way out the facility that created you. Gain powerful upgrades, face unforgiving enemies. Together.
Why similar: GameMaker 42.3% ★, Action 29.7%, Indie 22.8%, 2D 3.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #16 Taimumari: Definitive Edition
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 308 reviews2015
Dev: TERNOX
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Retro-style platform game in keeping with the best traditions of games of our childhood! Take control of the Himari, the young female wizard travelling across various ages to settle the balance in time across the whole world!
Why similar: GameMaker 52.6% ★, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Anime 10%, Action 9.3%, Indie 6.9%
- #17 ShellBlast: Legacy Edition
87% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Described as a cross between Minesweeper and Picross, ShellBlast is an action packed puzzler where you travel the globe to defuse bombs before they explode.
Why similar: GameMaker 73.3% ★, Indie 18.3%, Action 8.4%
- #18 The Underground Watcher/地下监察员
86% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2019
Dev: Yima VLG.
Windows
This is a story about a girl working underground, experiencing some people and some things.
Why similar: Action 31.3%, Female Protagonist 28.7%, Indie 23.4%, Anime 16.6%
- #19 Saturn Quest: Shadow of Planetus
85% matchMixed47% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Arkhouse TelegraphPub: Arkhouse Telegnosis
Windows
Saturn Quest: Shadow of Planetus is a shameless 8-bit style clone of Shadow of the Colossus! You are Captain Navigator. Fight the evil minions of Planetus! Save Saturn! Save Galaxy!
Why similar: GameMaker 57.9% ★, Action 21.1%, Indie 15.7%, 2D 5.2%
- #20 jut
84% matchMixed62% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A game about beach hunting. Put trash in your belly, wear a stack of hats, and find every item to complete the game!
Why similar: GameMaker 57.4% ★, Indie 42.6%
- #21 Excive A-1000
84% matchMixed66% of 46 reviews2019
Dev: Droid RiotPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Sometimes the robots set on a riot. Then you start turning them into the ground metal. That is just your job.
Why similar: GameMaker 48% ★, Action 33.1%, Indie 19%
- #22 AshenForest
80% matchVery Positive95% of 196 reviews2020
Dev: GentleRaven GamesPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
AshenForest is a roguelite action RPG focused on boss-rush. To purify the ashen forest that is causing the plague, you must fight against all the monsters lurking in the forest.
Why similar: GameMaker 43.1% ★, Action 24.3%, Indie 18.7%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, 2D 3.9%
- #23 Grapple Force Rena
82% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Action 38.2%, Indie 28.6%, Female Protagonist 26.6%, 2D 6.6%
- #24 sok-stories
81% matchPositive90% of 41 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
A simple game making tool. Draw objects, drag them onto a canvas, and make rules to make a game! Easily upload your stories and share them anywhere, with anyone. What will you make?
Why similar: GameMaker 70.5% ★, Indie 29.5%
- #25 Aborigenus
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 165 reviews2018
Dev: Flying Islands Team
Windows
Aborigenus is a small adventure platformer with RPG-elements in a primal world. Hunt the aggressive fauna, learn new abilities and fight with the whole enemy army. Choose who you are - a shaman, a warrior or a hunter. Can you save the flying islands from the evil?
Why similar: GameMaker 65.4% ★, Action 15.1%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #26 Push Pull
79% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2019
Dev: abso1ution
Windows
Push Pull is a challenging 2D puzzle game. You play as Push and Pull, and must work together through a series of simple looking, yet challenging puzzles in an unknown test facility. Will you persevere and discover what purpose this testing serves? Includes over 40 levels and multiple puzzle mechanics.
Why similar: GameMaker 71.4% ★, Indie 19.4%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #27 Project Conquest
65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Pikos Studios
Windows
In this sci-fi turn-based RPG, you play as Blade, who is homeless because Earth was destroyed in a nuclear war. Now he travels through space to find a new home. The combat system is based on grid movement with bullet-hell mechanics.
Why similar: GameMaker 83.7% ★, Indie 9.6%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #28 WHERE'S PHANTOM THIEF
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2017
Dev: FlatCircle
Windows · Mac
Your job is to find the Phantom Thief who is hiding in a crowd of moving characters! Beware though, the thief is known for his special transformation skills! Your mouse-moving skills are key to finding the Phantom Thief!
Why similar: Action 36.7%, Indie 28.2%, Female Protagonist 26%, 2D 9.1%
- #29 The Hentai Memory
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: qpeckinPub: qpeckin's studio
Windows
Remember the same symbols, gradually opening the full picture.Play Now !25+ Images Relaxing music Achievements (soon)
Why similar: GameMaker 89.9% ★, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #30 Wurzelnsisters
63% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: ネコノミアぷろじぇくと
Windows
Cute Shooting Game: Drive Away the Goblins Attacking the Town with Modern Firearms!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.8%, Action 26.9%, Anime 24%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #31 Jumping Over It With Kang KiYun
76% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2019
Dev: Hobby.st Game
Windows
Send the frog back home.
Why similar: Action 46.6%, Indie 35.9%, 2D 17.5%
- #32 Bouncing Hero
74% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: ZPinkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Bouncing Hero is an extreme auto-jump platformer. Use your skills to control the knight on his pogo stick and avoid the sophisticated traps to conquer the castle!
Why similar: GameMaker 64.4% ★, Action 16.2%, Indie 12.1%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #33 INK
77% matchVery Positive81% of 1,581 reviews2015
Dev: ZackBellGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.
Why similar: GameMaker 57.1% ★, Action 18.1%, Indie 16.5%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #34 Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Monuments
75% matchPositive95% of 43 reviews2018
Dev: Flat Cat Games
Windows
If you like to make puzzles, Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Monuments is your game. Visit some of the most relevant monuments in the world enjoying its comfortable and intuitive interface and its relaxing music that will allow you to concentrate on the difficult task of solving these beautiful photos that pose a real challenge for lovers of...
Why similar: GameMaker 76.8% ★, Indie 13.7%, 2D 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #35 Luna Sky
79% matchMixed61% of 229 reviews2015
Dev: Vovoid Media Technologies ABPub: KISS ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Momentum-driven old school platformer with modern graphics & physics with a focus on exploration. Offers precision and on later levels a lot of speed. Each world brings new abilities & gameplay
Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.8%, Action 31.4%, Indie 26.5%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #36 Silver Bullet: Prometheus
78% matchMixed64% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: ByulbramPub: Byulbram Studio
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Infiltrate the military research lab consipiring with the devil and hunt down the demons! Kali, the legendary "Goddess of Death" in the South America Rovolution. She joined Neverlight, the counter-demon organization, after some kind of incident.
Why similar: Action 41.6%, Female Protagonist 35.3%, Indie 23.2%
- #37 VR Mummy Girl
73% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2020
Dev: まこちゃんといっしょ
Windows
A mummy girl who has been asleep deep inside a pyramid for more than 1000 years wakes up. She doesn’t know what era is it is, who she is, or the reason she's there. She keeps walking, trying to find the exit.
Why similar: Action 47.7%, Indie 36.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%
- #38 in My MIND.
74% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: P.S.B (iNsOoL)Pub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
in My MIND. is a shooting game with metaphors about mind and feelings. Face 18 different negative emotions. Your goal is to overcome them without being defeated.
Why similar: GameMaker 64.4% ★, Action 16.2%, Indie 11.8%, 2D 5.6%, Singleplayer 2%
- #39 Umihara Kawase Fresh!
72% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2020
Dev: Studio SaizensenPub: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Umihara Kawase become open world? Clear the quests with rubbering action!
Why similar: Action 66.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Anime 10.1%, Indie 4.8%, 2D 4.4%
- #40 The Legend of Dark Witch
76% matchMostly Positive73% of 260 reviews2015
Dev: INSIDE SYSTEM
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
-A magical world beautifully depicted through in-game graphics. -Diverse levels that provide a fair challenge. -Additional bonuses that reward those who replay the game. -3 difficulty modes.
Why similar: Action 30.9%, Female Protagonist 28.1%, Indie 18.5%, Anime 15%, 2D 7.5%
- #41 Wallachia: Reign of Dracula
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: Migami GamesPub: Storybird Studio
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Wallachia Reign of Dracula is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game.
Why similar: Action 44.1%, Indie 32.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, 2D 8.7%
- #42 Dungeon Bosses
73% matchMixed42% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Kiiega
Windows
Dungeon Bosses is a classic game with bosses and unusual style. The game also has an interesting story, which is revealed in the course of game progress.
Why similar: Action 49.9%, Indie 38.4%, 2D 11.7%
- #43 Miko Gakkou: Second Year
77% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2014
Dev: xinoro
Windows
Summer's here! In a world where humans and youkai coexist, three young shrine maidens, Kaede, Sanae and Yuu, continue their adventures fighting against mischievous youkai in their sophomore year in this fully voiced action rhythm game.
Why similar: Action 37.9%, Anime 32.9%, Indie 29.2%
- #44 METAGAL
75% 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 33.2%, Action 27.8%, Indie 19.7%, Anime 10%, 2D 6.7%
- #45 Hollowed
73% matchVery Positive81% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: Project Polish Productions
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Hollowed tells the story of a woman who will do anything to bring her perished loved one back to the world of the living. Control Halia and her spirit Oco simultaneously on a single controller in this side-scrolling puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Action 35%, Indie 33.4%, Female Protagonist 31.6%
- #46 Ctrl CV
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 257 reviews2018
Dev: ZPinkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Welcome to the world of Ctrl CV, a find-the-image platformer puzzle game. You are surrounded by countless clones of yourself, and your goal is to find the source of these doppelgangers. Try not to lose yourself in the midst of "yourselves".
Why similar: GameMaker 53.3% ★, Action 22%, Indie 16.9%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #47 Feathery Ears 羽耳
70% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Sayuri ArtsyPub: Eager Passion LLC
Windows · Mac
Below the planet's core, Misa wakes up on a pink beach to learn that Gembugs have pulled the stars out of the sky. Her friend Coral gives her a Fire Sword to defeat them. It's up to her to bring the stars back up where they belong.
Why similar: Action 34%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Indie 24.6%, Anime 15%
- #48 Monster Girls You-ki Chan
68% matchPositive80% of 46 reviews2020
Dev: Nanakusadou
Windows
This is a simple execute and jump action with two buttons, jump and shot. Recover the human world from a corps of monsters with a variety of weapons and techniques while freely grabbing the ceiling and walls!
Why similar: Action 48.3%, Indie 36.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Anime 4.4%
- #49 Saint George | The Tree Of Secrets
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Obscure Cloud
Windows
Embark on a new breed of medieval-fantasy arcade plaformer and explore extensive worlds packed with loots, creatures and humongous boss
Why similar: Action 56.5%, Indie 43.5%
- #50 Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Space
69% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Flat Cat Games
Windows
If you like to make puzzles, Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Space is your game. Visit the infinite space enjoying its comfortable and intuitive interface and its relaxing music that will allow you to concentrate on the difficult task of solving these beautiful photos that suppose a real challenge for puzzle lovers.
Why similar: GameMaker 79.6% ★, Indie 11.2%, 2D 6.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #51 Cold Silence
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: SaintHeiserPub: Half-Face Games
Windows
This is a minimalistic horror platformer about survival adventures at snowy mountains. Follow the mysterious voice from the radio, fight your fears and reveal the truth!
Why similar: GameMaker 65.8% ★, Action 13.7%, Indie 10%, 2D 7.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #52 helionaut
65% matchVery Positive95% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
An open-world galaxy adventure game ✨🚀🌠 Explore a procedurally-generated universe filled with diverse micro-planets, asteroid belts and UFOs. 👽
Why similar: GameMaker 63% ★, Indie 18.8%, Action 18.2%
- #53 Rena And Elin
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 49 reviews2018
Dev: 90s Studio
Windows
Rena found herself in the forest when she wakes up. Then when she planning to find a way out, she found Elin, who also planned to leave the forest. The two decided to leave together.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.2%, Action 27.3%, Indie 18.3%, Anime 16.3%
- #54 Project Océara
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2020
Dev: Indépendant
Windows
Projet océara is a hardcore platform game, all stage are timed and the difficulty is croissant .
Why similar: Action 53%, Indie 40.8%, 2D 6.2%
- #55 Guardian
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2017
Dev: Exodus Software
Windows · Linux
Run, jump, fight, and dash your way through a fast paced action platformer as you take the role of the last known guardian of the gods. As Skye your adventure to stop a coming cataclysm will take you throughout the world from flying citadels to caverns deep inside the earth.
Why similar: Action 38.5%, Female Protagonist 32.9%, Indie 28.6%
- #56 Miracle Fly
71% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2015
Dev: ElagoTech
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A unique action-puzzle platform game that will give you a whole new gaming experience.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32%, Action 26.3%, Anime 22.3%, Indie 19.5%
- #57 Tempest of the Heavens and Earth
66% matchVery Positive91% of 327 reviews2018
Dev: LION HEARTPub: DLsite
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
"Rogue Celestial, seek out your own path to the heavens." An Ecstatic-class Stylish 2D Action Game controlling Tenshi Hinanawi, as she runs all around the realms of Gensokyo! You are the path of righteousness itself! (A derivative game inspired by the Touhou Project universe.)
Why similar: Action 37.3%, Female Protagonist 27%, Indie 22%, Anime 13.7%
- #58 PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 119 reviews2019
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: PQube
Windows
The easiest way to make platform games and share them with other PlataGO! players. It’s a versatile yet simple drag and drop tool, that can be enjoyed whatever your level of game-making experience. With the ability to import sprites into PlataGO!, the only limit is your imagination!
Why similar: GameMaker 64.2% ★, Action 17%, Indie 12.9%, 2D 5.9%
- #59 Get Gem
65% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Sonic-AlphaPub: NS
Windows
Simple 3D 3rd person view search game. Manipulate a 13 year-old Saya and a 23 year-old Saya to find jewelry in her grandfather's mansion in the countryside.
Why similar: Action 46.1%, Indie 34.8%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%