
Sockman is a single-screen platformer inspired by classics like Rick Dangerous, Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, Jumpman, Prince of Persia… A hardcore platformer, very difficult, even more than suck your own elbow.
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Sockman is a single-screen platformer inspired by classics like Rick Dangerous, Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, Jumpman, Prince of Persia… A hardcore platformer, very difficult, even more than suck your own elbow.
Konrad the Rocket: A hardcore platformer inspired by Orwell's 1984 and jetpacks.
Why similar: Action 31.5%, Difficult 25.4%, Indie 23.2%, Platformer 19.9%
Exoder is a frantic, fast paced, 2D, action platformer that will test your skills of reflex, resilience, patience and determination.
Why similar: Platformer 39.2%, Action 35.1%, Indie 25.8%
Let go of Gravity in this indie platformer adventure! Search from one star system to the next and blast beyond your enemies with your multi-functional raygun to save your friends!
Why similar: Difficult 26.3%, Indie 22.6%, Action 20.8%, Platformer 20.6%, Adventure 9.7%
Play as smuggler Hank Hudson in this 2D action platformer as he defies death at every turn to find his way off a deadly tropical island...
Why similar: Action 29.9%, Difficult 28%, Indie 22%, Platformer 20.1%
CRAZY MAZE is an arcade game that is all about getting out of the maze filled with many traps that continuously disturb your gameplay.
Get your fingers warm with this twin-stick shooter. Balance finesse movement with one hand while shooting accurately with the other. Plow through each enemy in your path or skillfully dodge the onslaught of bullets. Venture into the constructed world of machines and halt annihilation.
Why similar: Action 30.1%, Difficult 25.8%, Indie 22.1%, Platformer 22%
100 levels with three difficulty levels - Casual, Hardcore and Ultra mode. On Ultra Mode, we take no responsibility for any broken keyboards or gamepads.
Why similar: Difficult 25.9%, Indie 22.2%, Platformer 22.2%, Action 20.5%, Adventure 9.1%
Take on the seven deadly sins in CactusLamp, an intense 2D action-platformer centered around unforgiving boss battles. Each sin is embodied as an epic boss inspired by Brazilian culture, requiring precision and fast reflexes to be victorious in this unique pixel art world.
Why similar: Difficult 35.9%, Platformer 25.8%, Action 19.4%, Indie 18.8%
Hard Platformer Game? No. Very Hard Platformer Game.
Why similar: Difficult 26.5%, Action 23%, Platformer 22.8%, Indie 16.9%, Adventure 10.7%
Crossbow Warrior has 29 exciting levels with 4 different game types like classical Jump'n'run-, Sniper-, TempleRun-, Boat-Levels! Experience the whole story behind the legend of William Tell with a multitude of lovely graphics!
Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Difficult 24.5%, Action 23.3%, Indie 16.4%, Adventure 10.9%
Darkour is a 2D platformer where darkness is your platform.
Why similar: Difficult 32.2%, Platformer 27.3%, Action 23.3%, Indie 17.1%
In this action platformer you play as a cat, Bast, running through a dark fantasy world. You’ll be running, jumping and sliding with smooth and precise controls designed to make you feel like a cat. But it wont be easy. In the dark you never know what lies in the shadows.
Why similar: Platformer 38%, Difficult 22.7%, Indie 19.8%, Action 19.5%
Rynn’s Adventure is a 2D platformer game in which the player guides Rynn through a variety of environments teeming with magic and danger. The player will help Rynn combat the many enemies she encounters and outwit each of their fearsome generals.
Why similar: Difficult 34.9%, Platformer 28.9%, Indie 16.2%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 6.3%
Battle yourself through dangerous traps in this fast-paced platformer.
Why similar: Action 30.2%, Difficult 25.1%, Platformer 23.2%, Indie 21.5%
"SUPER DISTRO" is a hard-as-nails 2D platformer in the style of retro games such as Megaman, Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels and other such rage-inducing classics. Taking "Difficult gameplay" to a whole new level - SUPER DISTRO is not for the faint-of-heart. The weak need not apply.
Why similar: Platformer 28.7%, Indie 25.7%, Difficult 20.7%, Action 17.2%, Adventure 7.7%
DungeonGOGO is a challenging precision platformer where you escape from a light prison and help rescue your friends from the secret chambers where they are being held.
Why similar: Difficult 27.2%, Indie 25.7%, Action 23.7%, Platformer 23.5%
Retro sidescrolling action and adventure greet you in Sacred Stones! The indie atmosphere is easy to immerse yourself in. Have a great time as you explore, run/jump & fight your way to victory. This game is perfect for both hardcore and casual fans alike seeking that nostalgic-indie fix!
Why similar: Action 34.8%, Indie 26.6%, Platformer 19%, Difficult 16.2%, Adventure 3.4%
The Evil Party is a very difficult platforming game, you play a ninja, and you have to go through many levels to get to the party . But it will be very difficult to do this, the game does not forgive mistakes, the player dies with one blow and starts the level first .
Why similar: Action 25.2%, Difficult 22.8%, Platformer 20.8%, Indie 19.1%, Adventure 12.1%
A platform game so difficult and at the same time, so addictive that you will enjoy having to repeat a levels dozens of times until complete them.
Why similar: Difficult 24.3%, Platformer 23.5%, Indie 23.3%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 8%
Run, slip, slide, collect, glide, jump, fly and (don't) die in this chill, ice-themed, platformer.
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Platformer 24.7%, Difficult 22.5%, Indie 21.9%
A game that looks pretty, but not easy
Why similar: Difficult 35.3%, Platformer 27.7%, Action 25.6%, Adventure 11.4%
Overclocked is a free-flowing action game that blends combat and platforming to create a fluid and rhythmic experience. Take on the role of Amber, a glass-cannon vigilante, as you fight to uncover a plot that threatens to tear your home apart.
Why similar: Action 29.8%, Difficult 27.3%, Platformer 23.3%, Indie 19.6%
In ScribbleDude, you play as an unknown creature who wants to explore the world around him and defeat the evil forces. It's a challenging non-linear 2D platformer where you encounter action-filled platforming with gimmicks, explore areas and defeat unique bosses.
Why similar: Difficult 27.4%, Indie 23.5%, Platformer 23.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 11.3%
Minimalism - platformer with a lot of levels, made in minimalist style - which is a cube protogonist. The game is a kind of labyrinth consisting of levels, to go between them you need to open the doors with collected keys.
Why similar: Difficult 33.8%, Platformer 24.2%, Indie 23.6%, Action 14%, Adventure 4.4%
Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.
Why similar: Difficult 35%, Platformer 29.7%, Action 20.6%, Indie 14.7%
Your character has lost his memory and finds himself in a godforsaken place. An adventure with a nonlinear storyline, lots of choices, and a unique combat system. Could he get out alive?
Why similar: Difficult 25.5%, Action 24%, Platformer 22.1%, Indie 17.2%, Adventure 11.2%
Aaru's Awakening is a hand drawn 2D action platformer set in the mythical world of Lumenox. Travel through the mysterious world while the story of the four gods unravels.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Action 23.2%, Difficult 22.4%, Indie 18%, Adventure 11.2%
Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.
Why similar: Action 28.3%, Indie 21.3%, Platformer 19.6%, Difficult 18.3%, Adventure 12.6%
Angvik is a platform action game set in a joyful but unforgiving land.
Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Difficult 24.1%, Action 18.7%, Indie 17.1%, Adventure 3.1%
Help Ronny Nose get back to his Face in this Hilarious Throwback 2D Platforming Adventure! Let us bring you back to the nostalgia of challenging Golden-Age platforming games.
Why similar: Difficult 23.5%, Platformer 22.1%, Indie 21.4%, Action 19.4%, Adventure 13.6%
Take control of Nebby and guide her through a challenging 2D platformer with a unique body projection mechanic. Test your skills by completing increasingly more difficult levels. Try to complete the game as fast as possible in Speedrun Mode to show off how good you really are!
Why similar: Difficult 41%, Platformer 35.1%, Indie 23.9%
DragoDino is a 2D rogue platformer on PC/Mac/Linux.
Why similar: Platformer 44.9%, Action 33.5%, Indie 21.5%
Evilmorph – this is a platform game the main feature of which is a transformation into your enemies after killing them. After slaying the foes you obtain their abilities which gives you one kind of power instead of another. Will you be able to overcome all the obstacles of the grim labyrinth? Will you face against the numerous enemies?
Why similar: Action 46.1%, Difficult 21.4%, Platformer 17.8%, Indie 9%, Adventure 5.7%
Escape Galacatraz, the universe's most secure detainment facility, in this side scrolling twin stick shooter! GAMEPAD REQUIRED!
Why similar: Action 36.7%, Platformer 36.4%, Indie 27%
Try, die, cry, repeat. Flem is an old school hard-as-nails platformer about a sentient snot ball, with a nose-stalgia inducing soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Platformer 25.8%, Indie 24.7%, Difficult 15.3%
Mo the frog is a classic 2D platform in which you will have to committ fully to ho through many levels that are present in the game. Dress the part of Mò the frog in the epic adventure to free Avalaar's kingdom from the oppression which the terrible Peter's the troll and his henchmen, the black captains, try to bring by conquering it.
Why similar: Platformer 26%, Difficult 25.5%, Action 23.2%, Indie 15.5%, Adventure 9.8%
Help Glitch save his planet from intergalactic tyrants in this innovative and vibrant retro-styled action platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Action 26.6%, Indie 18.6%, Difficult 16.4%, Adventure 11.5%
Embark in an epic journey through a postapocalyptic world to defeat the insurrection of the clothes as the NakedMan, the bald hero humanity needs in times of need and censorship!
Why similar: Difficult 29.2%, Platformer 28.6%, Action 19.3%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 8.7%
dontbegrey is a minimalistic hardcore platformer with experimental color-themed mechanics, where you can choose what is an obstacle and what is the background.
Why similar: Action 29.9%, Difficult 25.6%, Indie 22.7%, Platformer 21.9%
Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer
Why similar: Difficult 28.4%, Platformer 25.7%, Action 20.8%, Indie 15.3%, Adventure 9.7%
Wobbly Jungle demands the player's entire skill and dexterity across 60 diverse levels. This sidescroller impresses with its extraordinary design and will drive the player to the edge. Survival of the fittest!
Why similar: Difficult 41.8%, Platformer 32.8%, Indie 25.4%
A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Platformer 30.1%, Indie 22.7%, Difficult 14%, Adventure 2.9%
Concurrency is a game with a deceptive amount of content. On the surface, it's a simple rogue-lite with a few enemies and upgrades. If you begin to look deeper, however, it becomes a game where you'll traverse more than half a dozen genres in this sole indie dev's adventure romp.
Why similar: Platformer 35.7%, Difficult 30.4%, Indie 20.4%, Adventure 13.5%
Jetlad is a challenging jet-fueled platformer. Help Jetlad collect the gems of each level and reach the goal unharmed. Jetlad flies around using his jet-pack. Jetlad will explode when he runs out of fuel or touches any hazards. Are you able to help Jetlad overcome the obstacles that await him?
Why similar: Action 30.8%, Difficult 24%, Indie 22.6%, Platformer 22.6%
Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart
Use the SLING- NEW and UNIQUE mechanics ! Help WIL rescue his friends from terrible evil ! Jump right into the action, or roll out of trouble ! Hint: for jumping and speeding up- Use the SLING !All of this and more - exclusively in WIL. (Don't miss the opportunity to: Master the SLING !)
Why similar: Platformer 29.1%, Action 23.8%, Difficult 18.5%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 11.1%
Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.
Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Difficult 24.4%, Action 18.5%, Indie 17.3%, Adventure 9.4%
A retro platformer about an old man who collects blue pills amidst urban dangers and bird poop in a desperate effort to reach his girlfriend before he is himself reached by the ever-approaching Grim Reaper.
Why similar: Action 32.2%, Platformer 29%, Indie 23.7%, Adventure 15%
Pivot Pilot is a challenging platformer with puzzle elements in which you take simultaneous control of a boy and a giant robot arm.
Why similar: Action 29.1%, Difficult 22.7%, Indie 22.1%, Platformer 21.3%, Adventure 4.8%
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: Platformer 32%, Action 25.4%, Indie 23.8%, Difficult 18.7%
In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!
Why similar: Platformer 40.6%, Indie 25.7%, Action 23.9%, Adventure 9.7%
Keepers Dungeon is a rogue-lite dungeon crawler where you must fight your way through several levels of the dungeon, facing up to 11 unique bosses and various monsters in order to best the dungeon. Spells are your weapons, you can combine different spell-tokens in order to create your own unique spells.
Why similar: Action 32.8%, Difficult 28.8%, Indie 24.1%, Adventure 14.4%
Leilani has got to roll, jump, and smash things to take back her island from mechanical invasion! A tropical 2D platformer in the making for PC.
Why similar: Action 43%, Indie 30.7%, Platformer 26.3%
A long-term crunch time programmer entered the world of code, and became a green cursor. Knowing that the condition for getting off work is to find 4 bugs in the code world, the adventure begins...
Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Action 30.7%, Indie 22.5%, Adventure 13.6%
Phantom Jump is a skill based platformer with rhythm mechanics, built to turn you into a speedrunner.
Why similar: Difficult 38.6%, Platformer 34.6%, Indie 26.8%
Freedom Fall is a diabolical down-scrolling platformer set in a prison tower so tall it touches the clouds. Presented with hand painted art, its old school vibe mixes with fast-paced free falling action and a story with both dark wit and heart.
Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, Action 28.1%, Indie 23.6%, Adventure 11.6%