- #1 Spark the Electric Jester
97% matchVery Positive92% of 1,486 reviews2017
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.1%, Platformer 24.2%, Action 18.2%, Indie 6.5%
- #2 Boomerang X
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,364 reviews2021
Dev: DANG!Pub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Harness the power of a mystical boomerang to fling yourself through the air in this acrobatic arena shooter. Slice, fly, and blast through swarms of evil creatures on an abandoned island with a cryptic past. Stay agile or meet your doom.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.1%, Action 31%, Indie 15.9%
- #3 Skelattack
96% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Action 29.2%, Platformer 29.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Indie 19.8%
- #4 Riptale
95% matchVery Positive87% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: Super God
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.3%, Action 28.5%, Indie 20.3%
- #5 Necrosphere
94% matchVery Positive90% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Cat Nigiri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.3%, Action 28.3%, Indie 18.4%, Platformer 17%
- #6 Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan
94% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2019
Dev: CollectorVision Games
Windows · Mac
In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!
Why similar: Action 31.4%, Great Soundtrack 30.4%, Indie 20.2%, Platformer 18%
- #7 Blitz Breaker
93% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.1%, Action 23.3%, Platformer 18.1%, Indie 16.5%
- #8 Adventures of Pip
92% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2015
Dev: Tic Toc Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.
Why similar: Platformer 44.4%, Action 33.9%, Indie 21.7%
- #9 Skelly Selest
91% matchVery Positive93% of 288 reviews2018
Dev: caiysPub: caiysware
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Skelly Selest is a score-attack hack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 59.4%, Action 23.3%, Indie 17.3%
- #10 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
91% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
Why similar: Action 31%, Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Indie 21.4%, Platformer 16.8%
- #11 Super Life of Pixel
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 52.2%, Platformer 31.7%, Indie 16.1%
- #12 Pharaoh Rebirth+
89% matchVery Positive92% of 355 reviews2016
Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Action 46.9%, Indie 29.8%, Platformer 23.2%
- #13 Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
89% matchVery Positive94% of 491 reviews2017
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Platformer 24%, Indie 20.3%
- #14 BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer
88% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2016
Dev: Novelline, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A super high difficulty, fantastical 2D action platformer complete with an expansive original soundtrack. 20+ Levels. Multiple playable characters. Rich lore. BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer is Act One in a timeless tale of loss and redemption.
Why similar: Action 39.5%, Indie 26.9%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Platformer 9%
- #15 Super Dungeon Boy
87% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.2%, Action 19%, Platformer 19%, Indie 13.8%
- #16 Grapple Force Rena
86% matchVery Positive94% of 145 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 45.3%, Indie 30.4%, Platformer 24.3%
- #17 Skellboy Refractured
85% matchVery Positive86% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: UmaikiGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Skippy, the square, flexible skeleton in this cute Action-RPG, to keep a heartbroken court magician from destroying the world with his army of monsters and undead! Change out your body parts with those of enemies and friends and become the hero of Cubold Kingdom!
Why similar: Action 64.6%, Indie 35.4%
- #18 Tiny Barbarian DX
86% matchVery Positive81% of 256 reviews2013
Dev: StarQuail GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 62.8%, Platformer 37.2%
- #19 Dispersio
84% matchVery Positive89% of 91 reviews2016
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.4%, Indie 23%, Platformer 20.6%
- #20 The Sun and Moon
84% matchVery Positive87% of 186 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.9%, Action 23.7%, Platformer 21.5%, Indie 20.9%
- #21 Super Skelemania
82% matchVery Positive92% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: Ben Allen
Windows
Dive into Super Skelemania, a single-sitting metroidvania about an acrobatic skeleton. Jump over a pit of thorns, roll your skull like a bowling ball, or headbutt a spider like any good skeleton would!
Why similar: Action 57.7%, Indie 42.3%
- #22 Wells
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play as Wells, a steampunk hero ready to find an amazing variety of weapons, each unique in design and functionality, and get ready to face a plethora of enemies and challenges.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 48.8%, Action 25.2%, Indie 13.1%, Platformer 12.9%
- #23 Splasher
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,188 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.
Why similar: Platformer 40.6%, Action 34.5%, Indie 24.9%
- #24 Wunderling DX
80% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2020
Dev: Bitwave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!
Why similar: Action 42.7%, Indie 29.9%, Great Soundtrack 27.4%
- #25 Super Rude Bear Resurrection
82% matchMixed60% of 176 reviews2017
Dev: Alex RosePub: Alex Rose Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Super Rude Bear Resurrection is an ultra-tight, masocore platformer that anyone can beat! Use your corpses to get ahead, or take on the ultimate challenge and try to defeat the entire game without dying!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.2%, Action 25.7%, Indie 20.1%, Platformer 18%
- #26 Alchemist's Castle
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 143 reviews2017
Dev: Kabuk Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 54.6%, Action 23.9%, Indie 21.5%
- #27 Gravity Circuit
74% matchVery Positive92% of 5,574 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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: Great Soundtrack 37.9%, Platformer 27.1%, Action 21.7%, Indie 13.3%
- #28 The Mummy Demastered
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 921 reviews2017
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun! As an elite agent in the monster-hunting Prodigium organization, you must use a variety of weapons, upgrades, and mysterious artifacts to defend mankind against the supernatural hordes of Princess Ahmanet.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.6%, Action 33.6%, Platformer 14.9%
- #29 Swords & Bones
78% matchVery Positive93% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: SEEP
Windows
Swords & Bones inherits the spirit of the great 16-bit classics from the 80s and 90s, enriching the game experience with modern mechanics! Undead hordes and demons await you in this epic adventure!
Why similar: Action 49.9%, Platformer 27.5%, Indie 22.6%
- #30 Mute Crimson+
79% 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: Platformer 39.3%, Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Action 23.1%, Indie 10.3%
- #31 Super Magbot
76% matchVery Positive84% of 415 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: Great Soundtrack 34.4%, Indie 24.7%, Action 22.5%, Platformer 18.4%
- #32 Tribal Hunter
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,641 reviews2022
Dev: Melonsoda Soft
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An action platformer with size-changing mechanics. Be quick and nimble or large and in-charge!
Why similar: Platformer 44.4%, Action 34.7%, Indie 20.9%
- #33 Luckslinger
78% matchVery Positive80% of 132 reviews2015
Dev: Duckbridge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
In Luckslinger, luck is measurable, collectable and usable whenever you please. Contains: gunslingers, dark humor, spaghetti western, vinyl digging, graffiti spraying and jazzy hip hop beats.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 47.5%, Action 21.7%, Platformer 15.5%, Indie 15.4%
- #34 VVVVV
77% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Why similar: Action 36.3%, Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Indie 24.6%, Platformer 11.9%
- #35 After Death
76% matchVery Positive89% of 167 reviews2017
Dev: After Death Team
Windows
After Death is a platform / exploration game in a dark and hostile world. With the help from lost souls, you will have to find a way to open a gate which seems to be the only exit from this mysterious world infected by monsters.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.9%, Action 18.4%, Indie 13.1%, Platformer 11.7%
- #36 Kill The Plumber
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 114 reviews2015
Dev: KeybolPub: Tekitown
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kill the Plumber is a challenging anti-platformer game. Play as the enemies instead of the hero for a unique new experience!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 42.2%, Platformer 22.3%, Action 21.3%, Indie 14.2%
- #37 Dungeon Escape
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 912 reviews2016
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Platformer 46.2%, Action 34%, Indie 19.8%
- #38 Super Blasting Boy
75% matchMixed69% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.2%, Action 26.5%, Indie 18.9%, Platformer 17.4%
- #39 Aborigenus
74% 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: Great Soundtrack 36.6%, Action 25%, Platformer 21.4%, Indie 16.9%
- #40 Skul: The Hero Slayer
69% matchVery Positive93% of 57,348 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 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: Action 45.2%, Indie 32.6%, Platformer 22.2%
- #41 LOVE 2: kuso
73% matchVery Positive96% of 216 reviews2017
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.4%, Action 23.8%, Indie 18.4%, Platformer 13.3%
- #42 DEADBOLT
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,615 reviews2016
Dev: Hopoo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 71.1%, Action 13.6%, Indie 11.4%, Platformer 3.9%
- #43 Flynn: Son of Crimson
70% matchVery Positive85% of 762 reviews2021
Dev: Studio ThunderhorsePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Our valiant hero Flynn possesses the ability to influence a mysterious energy and modify his style of combat, transforming him into a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by the golden age of the SNES, Flynn: Son of Crimson is the 2D action adventure that’ll take you right back to the 90s!
Why similar: Platformer 32.6%, Action 25.4%, Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Indie 17.7%
- #44 Souldiers
69% matchMixed69% of 3,056 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Action 81%, Platformer 19%
- #45 Azure Striker Gunvolt
72% matchVery Positive85% of 1,749 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: Great Soundtrack 35.7%, Action 28.1%, Platformer 23%, Indie 13.2%
- #46 Savant - Ascent
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,796 reviews2013
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 64.7%, Action 18.7%, Indie 11.5%, Platformer 5.1%
- #47 Fenix Rage
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 169 reviews2014
Dev: Green Lava StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fenix’s village was decimated by a huge explosion, leaving only our hero and the mysterious Oktarus. As Fenix, track down this shadowy villain through nine worlds, defeating brutal bosses and hundreds of minions bent on your destruction.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.3%, Platformer 22.3%, Action 21.1%, Indie 16.2%
- #48 Pizza Tower
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 71,938 reviews2023
Dev: Tour De Pizza
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack. Featuring highly stylized pixel art inspired by the cartoons from the '90s, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 65.5%, Platformer 15.3%, Indie 9.9%, Action 9.3%
- #49 Blood Harvest 3
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 216 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.3%, Action 29.1%, Indie 18.5%, Platformer 18.2%
- #50 KUNAI
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 596 reviews2020
Dev: TurtleBlazePub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 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 34.3%, Great Soundtrack 29.3%, Indie 24.1%, Platformer 12.3%
- #51 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
70% matchVery Positive90% of 198 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 60.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Indie 9.9%, Action 9.5%
- #52 The Messenger
67% matchVery Positive93% of 13,060 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: Great Soundtrack 55.9%, Platformer 22.7%, Action 11.9%, Indie 9.5%
- #53 Bannerman
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 152 reviews2017
Dev: Armitage Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Bannerman is a gritty and atmospheric medieval action/adventure with a bleak narrative and focus on historically accurate, challenging skill-based swordfighting!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 65.8%, Action 20.2%, Indie 14%
- #54 Street Cleaner: The Video Game
67% 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: Action 41.2%, Platformer 32.5%, Indie 26.3%
- #55 Kero Blaster
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,535 reviews2015
Dev: Studio PixelPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.6%, Platformer 32.9%, Action 20.1%, Indie 11.4%
- #56 Venture Kid
68% matchVery Positive83% of 228 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Action 43.5%, Platformer 29.5%, Indie 27%
- #57 Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
69% matchVery Positive90% of 506 reviews2013
Dev: Andrew Morrish
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Action 27.5%, Platformer 21.4%, Indie 21%
- #58 Beyond the Ice Palace 2
63% matchMixed68% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: STORYBIRD StudioPub: PQube
Windows
Arise from the dead as the 'Cursed King' in an enthralling action platformer. Wield the chains that once imprisoned you to vanquish foes and traverse your fallen kingdom. Uncover hidden areas, strategically level up, and reclaim your throne by banishing colossal bosses!
Why similar: Platformer 44.4%, Action 34.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%
- #59 SANABI
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,344 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.8%, Action 27.4%, Platformer 22.5%, Indie 12.3%
- #60 Remnants of Naezith
66% matchVery Positive87% of 654 reviews2018
Dev: Tolga Ay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
With the powers granted to him by the dragon, Kayra will destroy the Remnants of Naezith, enchanted fragments of the dragon's body, to prevent anyone from exploiting their power for evil. Rush and swing through levels to top the leaderboards in this fast-paced, grappling hook precision platformer.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 34.6%, Platformer 26.9%, Action 21.8%, Indie 16.7%