Games Like Skybolt Zack

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: Rhythm 29.1%, Platformer 13.1%, Difficult 12.2%, Score Attack 10.8%, Time Attack 10% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the rhythm-platforming hybrid nature of the seed game with its music-synced movement and precision requirements.

ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 37.8%, Platformer 13%, Score Attack 11.8%, Retro 11.5%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title delivers the same high-speed, destructive momentum and arcade-style platforming energy found in Skybolt Zack.

Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo into a world of fast-paced exploration, platforming and combat.

Why similar: Rhythm 31.4%, Fast-Paced 26.1%, Difficult 15.7%, Platformer 12.8%, Colorful 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced platforming with rhythm-based combat, making it a direct thematic and mechanical sibling to Skybolt Zack.

In this fast-paced rhythm runner, every action has an explosive reaction and no amount of mayhem is too much. Take on the role of Hexplosives expert Ziggs as you rampage through the neighborhoods of Piltover!

Why similar: Rhythm 31.2%, Runner 26.9%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Difficult 11%, Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A pure rhythm-runner that focuses on executing actions in time with the music, mirroring the core gameplay loop of the seed game.

Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.4%, Rhythm 19.8%, Difficult 18.5%, Arcade 8.9%, Soundtrack 8.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a hyper-fast, rhythm-infused arcade experience that demands the same level of twitch reflexes as Skybolt Zack.

The world's fastest brawler is back. Experience cinematic kung-fu in the most epic stickman fighter ever made. Staying true to the original, you play with only two buttons. Every press matters, do not button mash!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 50.5%, Rhythm 14%, Action 10.4%, Arcade 9.2%, Difficult 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the core appeal of color-coded, fast-paced button matching that defines the combat loop of the seed game.

Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

Why similar: Time Attack 23.9% ★, Fast-Paced 14.8%, Soundtrack 11.9% ★, Score Attack 10.9%, Difficult 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that emphasizes speed and tight controls, fitting the arcade-runner vibe of the seed game.

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 25%, Robots 17.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Retro 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy action platformer that features fluid combat and fast-paced movement reminiscent of classic arcade titles.

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: Fast-Paced 45.8%, Platformer 16.8%, Difficult 13.3%, Retro 7.3%, Colorful 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes extreme speed and momentum-based platforming, rewarding players for maintaining a frantic pace through levels.

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 28.7%, Side Scroller 25.7%, Anime 20.7%, Action 12.5%, 2D 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This action platformer features fast, fluid movement and a unique combat system that rewards aggressive, high-speed play.

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: Fast-Paced 28.4%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Difficult 14.3%, Retro 10.3%, Platformer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style action platformer that captures the retro intensity and difficulty of the seed game.

BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

Why similar: Side Scroller 15.6%, Robots 14.1%, Soundtrack 13.9% ★, Difficult 13.3%, Platformer 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a modern take on fast-paced action platforming with a focus on transformation and high-speed combat.

Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 38.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Platformer 10.8%, Robots 9.9%, Side Scroller 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action platformer that emphasizes fluid movement and aggressive combat mechanics.

Breathtakingly fast and tough-as-nails, Rifter is an acrobatic platformer drenched in neon and infused with a pumping 80’s synthwave soundtrack. Run, swing, smash and dash at exhilarating speeds on a quest to discover the secrets of a shattered world.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.1%, Time Attack 17.5% ★, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 8.7%, Side Scroller 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on high-speed movement and platforming, capturing the feeling of constant momentum found in the seed game.

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: Fast-Paced 33.9%, Platformer 22.2%, Difficult 19%, Retro 9.5%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-stakes, fast-paced action experience where precision and rhythm are essential to surviving one-hit-kill encounters.

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: Time Attack 25.8% ★, Fast-Paced 25.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 12%, Side Scroller 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game is all about speed and precision, using a grappling hook mechanic to maintain momentum through difficult platforming sections.

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: Time Attack 37.4% ★, Fast-Paced 27%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 9%, Arcade 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a 3D take on high-speed movement and parkour, focusing on momentum and precision in a fast-paced environment.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Difficult 26%, Rhythm 14.5%, Side Scroller 7.5%, Soundtrack 7.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: This game is built around the synergy between electronic music and platforming, requiring rhythmic timing to navigate difficult obstacles.

Dash, jump and fly your way through epic levels with rhythm-based gameplay!

Why similar: Rhythm 30.8%, Difficult 17.9%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Arcade 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It blends rhythm-based gameplay with difficult platforming, creating a challenging experience that rewards musical timing.

CometStriker DX is a fast-paced arcade-style shooter where you boost through danger and blast everything in your way!

Why similar: Side Scroller 32.7%, Difficult 24.8%, Arcade 13.1%, Retro 9.5%, Colorful 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style action game that focuses on dodging and precise movement, capturing the retro intensity of Skybolt Zack.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Difficult 27.2%, Platformer 24.7%, Fast-Paced 19.4%, Time Attack 11.1% ★, Retro 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for difficult, fast-paced precision platforming that requires the same level of muscle memory as Skybolt Zack.

10 SECOND NINJA X is a hardcore sidescroller. You're a ninja, there are robots, you've got ten seconds to destroy them all. Get three star ratings, climb leaderboards, discover secrets and stop Captain Greatbeard.

Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Fast-Paced 26.8%, Difficult 17.8%, Side Scroller 11%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game forces players to complete fast-paced, precision-heavy levels in extremely short time frames, mirroring the urgency of the seed game.

MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 33.7%, Score Attack 15.3%, Robots 14.6%, Arcade 11.3%, Anime 10.2%

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: Platformer 20%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Difficult 16.4%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Retro 10.9%

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: Retro 43%, Action 40.2%, Indie 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: A unique platformer that focuses on automatic movement and timing, requiring players to master the rhythm of the level.

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: Difficult 39.5%, Platformer 33.1%, Action 15.2%, Indie 6.5%, 2D 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, fast-paced platformer that requires quick reactions and precise inputs to navigate through dangerous levels.

Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?

Why similar: Difficult 25.1%, Platformer 19.3%, Rhythm 16%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Arcade 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult platformer that emphasizes speed and precision in every level.

Odium to the Core is a challenging single-button, music based game with a dark monochromatic art style. Guide Odium through dangerous and intense music-fueled levels to eliminate the spreading corruption. Reach the core and save the world!

Why similar: Rhythm 18.6%, Soundtrack 16.3% ★, Difficult 14.8%, Runner 11.7%, Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, arcade-style game that focuses on navigating through complex environments with precision and speed.

Fly through the sky! Rain down fire on the enemy forces from above! Enjoy solid combat and simple non-linear exploration in this high flying side-scrolling action shooter!

Why similar: Side Scroller 41.1%, Platformer 26.5%, Anime 11.8%, Action 7.6%, 2D 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy platformer that captures the retro aesthetic and fast-paced gameplay loop of the seed game.

Run or Die is a fast paced Endless Runner that focuses on movement based abilities (and a huge Ion Cannon)! Players must make decisions in the blink of an eye in order to make their way through a hazardous city environment where every run is different!

Why similar: Runner 24.8%, Fast-Paced 21.3%, Difficult 14%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Score Attack 12%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a pure runner that demands high-speed reactions and constant movement to survive.

Rap Pop Jump Core is a hardcore action platformer demanding constant movement, quick decisions, and combat. Navigate a vibrant city by leaping between platforms. One mistake, and you fall to your fate. Escape swiftly!

Why similar: Rhythm 29.9%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Difficult 15.2%, Platformer 10.8%, Arcade 7.7%

Fast paced 3D action platformer.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 69.3%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 13%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.7%

iZBOT is fast paced, double jumping, wall sliding, edge of your seat platformer that delivers delicious bite sized challenging platforming levels while always keeping you in the action.

Why similar: Time Attack 24.4% ★, Fast-Paced 16.9%, Difficult 12.8%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 9.7%

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is 1 second per second of advanced funkstyle. Battle rival crews and dispatch militarized police to conquer the five boroughs of New Amsterdam. Become All City.

Why similar: Anime 28.1%, Colorful 27.3%, Score Attack 22.3%, Action 17%, Singleplayer 2.6%

In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!

Why similar: Platformer 32.5%, Robots 28.2%, Colorful 12.3%, Retro 9.5%, Action 7.7%

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

Why similar: Rhythm 31%, Difficult 23.6%, Arcade 13.8%, Side Scroller 8.1%, Colorful 6.7%

A fast-paced 2D precision platformer with a ZX Spectrum aesthetic. And a duck!

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.4%, Difficult 22.5%, Time Attack 19.4% ★, Platformer 15.8%, Retro 6.8%

Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!

Why similar: Side Scroller 29.9%, Platformer 28.7%, Action 17.1%, Anime 15.8%, 2D 6%

DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 20.5%, Difficult 19.1%, Platformer 16.8%, Side Scroller 13.4%, Colorful 8.3%

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: Side Scroller 47.6%, Platformer 27.9%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, 2D 7%

Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!

Why similar: Rhythm 51.3%, Robots 27.4%, Arcade 13.9%, Action 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Rhythm game inspired by modern Japanese arcade titles, featuring intense visuals and gameplay, dynamic keyboard and mouse controls, and community integration. Climb the global leaderboards and unlock new content through specialized challenges!

Why similar: Rhythm 56.7%, Arcade 15.7%, Anime 11.5%, Colorful 7.7%, Action 4.7%

SCORCHING TECHBEAT ACTION! A frantic combo-based score attack shooter. Make combos to earn more time. Master all weapons and defeat a raving mad machine. 100% arcade action. Online ranking. Lots of achievements. A Dual Gunstrike spin off.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.5%, Score Attack 18.7%, Difficult 17.8%, Robots 16.4%, Arcade 9.8%

Step into the boots of Serious Sam's most iconic foe, the Headless Kamikaze, and chase down the vile Serious Sam in this action packed arcade runner

Why similar: Runner 40.6%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Arcade 14.9%, Platformer 14.6%, Action 6.4%

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: Difficult 39.4%, Platformer 21%, Retro 15.7%, Action 9.2%, Indie 6%

High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 46.4%, Fast-Paced 19.6%, Action 12.4%, Colorful 10.1%, Retro 6.4%

Cybershock: Future Parkour is a runner game with outrun aesthetics in which you are an antivirus. Your mission is to destroy all the viruses on your computer before they destroy you. For this you must parkour through the different levels and avoid all the obstacles that stand in your way.

Why similar: Retro 40.7%, Arcade 32.3%, Action 12.8%, Colorful 12.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

A fast-paced, neon-infused arcade game with simple one-button controls! Addictive, easy to learn, and perfect for quick sessions. Challenge yourself to beat your high score while waiting in queue for another game!

Why similar: Runner 30%, Difficult 17.1%, Score Attack 13%, Fast-Paced 12.8%, Arcade 9.2%

Righty Tighty XL is a fast-paced, minimalist arcade score chaser with simple one-button controls. Turn right, collect points, and return them to the goal zone while dodging obstacles. An addictive ‘just-one-more-round’ challenge, perfect for quick sessions or while waiting in queue!

Why similar: Runner 23.2%, Difficult 19.9%, Fast-Paced 15%, Score Attack 14.6%, Arcade 10.5%

At sonic speeds, Aureole - Wings of Hope takes platforming to the literal skies! Join Ramila and Ryleth on their crusade to reclaim their home from demonic forces in this unique physics-based side-scrolling game.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.1%, Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 15.6%, Side Scroller 14.6%, Soundtrack 12.5% ★

2D platforming with an emphasis on speed and exploration! Absorb enemy attacks to charge up your own attacks! You must absorb, dodge and weave your way through intense gauntlets and defeat your evil self.

Why similar: Side Scroller 34.4%, Platformer 25.8%, Score Attack 20.5%, 2D 7.1%, Action 6.6%

Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Side Scroller 29.4%, Retro 22.7%, Action 11.9%, Indie 4.2%

CommanderVideo returns in Runner3's heart-pounding saga! Conquer villainous villains, drive wild vehicles, and navigate thrilling environments. Meet quirky characters and face retro challenges for an adrenaline-soaked rhythm-music platformer adventure!

Why similar: Rhythm 31.3%, Runner 26.4%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 10.5%, Side Scroller 7.7%

Protect the Earth from an alien invasion in this Run N’ Gun action spectacle. Take control of G.U.N.N.R. and battle your way through a blast from the pixelated past.

Why similar: Side Scroller 29.3%, Fast-Paced 18.6%, Retro 18.1%, Arcade 15%, Action 6.3%

An intense, hardcore action side-scroller. Maneuver as a ninja killerbot through dynamic wastelands with 26+ specialized weapons. Dodge, dash, and dominate. A homage to Metroidvania and Roguelike: customize atomic evolution, breach intricate alert levels to decrypt the Oblivion Code...

Why similar: Side Scroller 44.3%, Robots 40.4%, Action 6.6%, 2D 6.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

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: Side Scroller 23.5%, Difficult 19.1%, Platformer 13.9%, Arcade 10%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

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: Platformer 31.1%, Action-Adventure 23.3%, Anime 20.9%, 2D 10.1%, Action 9%

A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...

Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.7%, Difficult 18.1%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 12.2%, Retro 10%