- #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 79.1% ★, Indie 20.9%
- #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 59.5% ★, Action 18.6%, Indie 15.7%, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #3 Build a Game Universe
94% 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 80.9% ★, Action 8%, Indie 6.4%, 2D 4.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #4 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 41.9% ★, Action 33.1%, Indie 25%
- #5 greenTech+ Legacy Edition
95% 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 67.3% ★, Action 18.7%, Indie 14.1%
- #6 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 44.7% ★, Action 31.3%, Indie 22.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #7 Stamp Boy / 跳跳小子
92% 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 58.5% ★, Action 19.4%, Indie 15.1%, 2D 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #8 Hope; or How We Survived
91% 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 59.6% ★, Action 19.8%, Indie 14.9%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #9 Super Bearded Dragons
90% 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 81.4% ★, Indie 18.6%
- #10 Operation Empty Quiver
86% 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 61.3% ★, Action 18.5%, Indie 14%, 2D 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #11 Wicce
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Alpheratz Games Pub: CFK Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the town of death to save the dear daughter!
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Indie 26.8%, Female Protagonist 24.1%, 2D 11.5%
- #12 Saturn Quest: Shadow of Planetus
89% 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 61.9% ★, Action 19.3%, Indie 14.1%, 2D 4.7%
- #13 ShellBlast: Legacy Edition
89% 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 76.5% ★, Indie 16%, Action 7.5%
- #14 Chronac: Escape
88% 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 46.4% ★, Action 27.9%, Indie 21%, 2D 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #15 jut
87% 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 61.6% ★, Indie 38.4%
- #16 sok-stories
85% 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 74.1% ★, Indie 25.9%
- #17 AshenForest
84% matchVery Positive95% of 197 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 48.7% ★, Action 21.7%, Indie 16.3%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, 2D 3.6%
- #18 Project Conquest
77% 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 85.9% ★, Indie 8.2%, 2D 5.1%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #19 Excive A-1000
86% 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 52% ★, Action 30.7%, Indie 17.3%
- #20 The Hentai Memory
81% 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 91.4% ★, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #21 Aborigenus
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 167 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 69.1% ★, Action 13.6%, Indie 10.1%, 2D 5.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #22 Brave Earth: Prologue
78% 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 42.7%, Indie 32.1%, Female Protagonist 25.2%
- #23 Push Pull
83% 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 74.8% ★, Indie 17%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 2%
- #24 Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Monuments
82% 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 79.8% ★, Indie 11.9%, 2D 6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #25 in My MIND.
81% matchVery Positive86% of 51 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 68.1% ★, Action 14.6%, Indie 10.5%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #26 Bouncing Hero
80% 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 68.2% ★, Action 14.6%, Indie 10.8%, 2D 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #27 The Underground Watcher/地下监察员
79% 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 31.6%, Female Protagonist 28.8%, Indie 23.1%, Anime 16.6%
- #28 INK
82% 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 61.2% ★, Action 16.6%, Indie 14.8%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #29 Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Space
79% matchPositive90% of 30 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 82.3% ★, Indie 9.7%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #30 Grapple Force Rena
77% 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 38.5%, Indie 28.3%, Female Protagonist 26.7%, 2D 6.6%
- #31 Ctrl CV
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 258 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 57.5% ★, Action 20.3%, Indie 15.3%, 2D 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #32 helionaut
73% matchVery Positive95% of 224 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 66.8% ★, Indie 16.7%, Action 16.5%
- #33 Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Cities
76% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2018
Dev: Flat Cat Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If you like to make puzzles, Super Jigsaw Puzzle: Cities is your game. Travel 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 puzzles.
Why similar: GameMaker 77.7% ★, Indie 13.6%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #34 PlataGO! Super Platform Game Maker
76% 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 67.9% ★, Action 15.4%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 5.3%
- #35 Mushroom Savior
73% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Flying Islands Team
Windows
The evil tree kidnapped the mushroom folk and imprisoned them in the dungeon. Help the mushroom king to rescue his people. Make your way through the dangerous dungeon, save the mushrooms and defeat the evil tree!
Why similar: GameMaker 78.4% ★, Indie 13.8%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #36 Wurzelnsisters
62% 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 45.7%, Action 27.1%, Anime 24%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #37 Core Awaken ~The Yuka~
75% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: CelusisPub: CelLab
Windows
A 2D scrolling action game with 3DCG. The protagonist YUKA is a robot fighting for the human side against a robotic rebellion.
Why similar: Action 49.3%, Indie 34.1%, Anime 16.5%
- #38 P.3
72% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: DevJgame
Windows
P.3 is a vertical classic arcade shooter with two button controls. Save the space by defeating 5 stages and bosses with variety of weapons and upgrade.
Why similar: GameMaker 65.3% ★, Action 19.7%, Indie 10.1%, 2D 4.9%
- #39 WHERE'S PHANTOM THIEF
74% 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 37%, Indie 27.9%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, 2D 9%
- #40 Jumping Over It With Kang KiYun
72% matchMixed53% of 32 reviews2019
Dev: Hobby.st Game
Windows
Send the frog back home.
Why similar: Action 47.1%, Indie 35.5%, 2D 17.4%
- #41 VR Mummy Girl
69% 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 48.1%, Indie 35.7%, Female Protagonist 16.2%
- #42 Luna Sky
75% 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 36.9%, Action 31.7%, Indie 26.2%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #43 Umihara Kawase Fresh!
69% matchMixed60% of 42 reviews2020
Dev: Studio SaizensenPub: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Umihara Kawase become open world? Clear the quests with rubbering action!
Why similar: Action 66.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Anime 10.1%, Indie 4.7%, 2D 4.3%
- #44 Wallachia: Reign of Dracula
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 190 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 44.5%, Indie 31.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, 2D 8.6%
- #45 Silver Bullet: Prometheus
74% 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 41.9%, Female Protagonist 35.3%, Indie 22.9%
- #46 Dungeon Bosses
70% 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 50.4%, Indie 38%, 2D 11.6%
- #47 Little Lost Robots
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: Evil Art Bunny Studios
Windows
Little Lost Robots is a challenging puzzle game designed for players who want a proper mental workout. Help the robots reach the rescue portal by placing a sequence of commands for them to follow, pressing play, and hoping nothing crashes!
Why similar: GameMaker 83.3% ★, Indie 8%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #48 GRAY GROFA
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TPM.CO SOFT WORKS
Windows
GRAY GROFA is an unparalleled side-scrolling shooter puzzle game developed for the 8-bit MSX computer. 2 years have been spent hand-tuning the game's visuals, movements and puzzles in a tireless pursuit for aesthetic perfection.
Why similar: Action 57%, Indie 43%
- #49 Feathery Ears 羽耳
67% 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 34.2%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Indie 24.3%, Anime 15%
- #50 Pentasma
66% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: Hijong ParkPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Pentasma is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by Williams Electronics' 1981 classic 'Defender'. Protect The terraforming Humanoids from the deadly Aliens and raid the Alien planets to keep the galaxy peaceful!
Why similar: GameMaker 61.6% ★, Action 19.6%, Indie 14.5%, 2D 4.3%
- #51 Miko Gakkou: Second Year
73% 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 38.2%, Anime 33%, Indie 28.8%
- #52 Creekside Creep Invasion
70% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2017
Dev: Ouch Giver Games
Windows
Stop the bogus creeps in this hardcore action roguelite! Equip rad perk based armor in five slots, wear and unlock new gnarly costumes with active and passive abilities, use tubular randomized guns, unlock tons of new ammo types and upgrade your awesome mini-mart!
Why similar: GameMaker 61.1% ★, Action 19.1%, Indie 14.4%, 2D 5.4%
- #53 The Legend of Dark Witch
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 262 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 31.1%, Female Protagonist 28.2%, Indie 18.2%, Anime 15%, 2D 7.5%
- #54 Monster Girls You-ki Chan
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 47 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 48.8%, Indie 35.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Anime 4.4%
- #55 Hollowed
69% matchVery Positive81% of 161 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 35.4%, Indie 33%, Female Protagonist 31.6%
- #56 Kyber Knights
59% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Portaalin Pojat Oy
Windows
A multiplayer VR game by an Arcade for Arcades. Kyber Knights is a fun and easy multiplayer game developed exclusively for VR Arcades. Simple controls and an easy to control Operator View make this fast paced shooter a great choice for Arcades. CURRENTLY ONLY IN LAN.
Why similar: Action 57%, Indie 43%
- #57 METAGAL
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 151 reviews2016
Dev: RetroRevolution
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 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 27.6%, Indie 19.2%, Anime 10.5%, 2D 6.9%
- #58 Faith of Fate
65% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Guillermo Flores Morales (Ris Δos)
Windows
The Fate Of This World Is On Your Hands, What Will You Do? Heaven Or Hell?
Why similar: GameMaker 72.6% ★, Indie 22.4%, 2D 5%