- #1 Gilded Eternal
96% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Ethington
Windows
Gilded Eternal is an action arcade game about luring monsters into the King's crushing hand.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.2%, Difficult 16.8%, Arcade 13.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Retro 11.9%
- #2 Yury
97% matchMixed56% of 608 reviews2014
Dev: Cubic Pie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
For those of you who cannot live without old-style hardcore platformer challenges, Yury brings the ultimate spikes-lava-monsters experience.
Why similar: Difficult 21%, Fast-Paced 17.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Retro 12%, Action 11.9%
- #3 Intrusion Protocol
96% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2017
Dev: Somber Dawn Studios
Windows · Linux
Intrusion Protocol is a classic challenging retro 2-D platformer. Play as a computer virus tasked with infiltrating an enemy network to retrieve mission-critical data. As you find the data you will uncover a story that reveals the secrets of your mysterious purpose.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.1%, Action 19.1%, Difficult 15.9%, Retro 12%, Indie 9.4%
- #4 Icy Tower
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Johan PeitzPub: Apskeppet
Windows · Mac
The legendary jumping game is back! Join Harold the Homeboy and friends as they jump up the Icy Tower. Make combo jumps to build up massive scores. How high can you get?
Why similar: Difficult 28.5%, Fast-Paced 21.2%, Arcade 16%, Action 12.9%, Retro 5.8%
- #5 Velocibox
94% matchVery Positive88% of 639 reviews2014
Dev: Shawn Beck
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Velocibox is a twitch-heavy action game crafted for the hardcore audience.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 41.5%, Difficult 28.3%, Action 13.7%, Arcade 8.7%, Indie 7.3%
- #6 Super Helmets on Fire DX Ultra Edition Plus Alpha
94% matchMixed67% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: Ripper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 29.9%, Platformer 18%, Action 17%, Retro 11.3%, Arcade 11.1%
- #7 Geko: Entering The Pipe
92% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: Mid-Up Games
Windows
Geko: entering the pipe is a challenging and fast-paced game where you play Geko, an unlucky lizard who ends up in two plumbing pipes while trying to catch a fly. Help Geko dodge all the enemies and obstacles and escape the pipes, so he can finally get back to his hunt.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.9%, Difficult 15.4%, Arcade 14.3%, Retro 13.5%, Action 6.4%
- #8 Hour of the Snake
93% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Grzegorz Fila
Windows
Snakes, fruits and deadly walls – what a combination.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.9%, Difficult 25%, Retro 18.1%, Arcade 13.7%, Indie 5.2%
- #9 Cold Silence
91% matchPositive80% of 15 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: Fast-Paced 25.3%, Difficult 17.1%, Retro 13.9%, Arcade 12.9%, Action 10.2%
- #10 Ship v Maze
89% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Cosmic Droplet
Windows
Fly. Crash. Repeat. Because this time surely you won't make the same mistakes.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 34%, Difficult 21.3%, Retro 14.2%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 12.7%
- #11 Specters of the Sun
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ETCLundberg
Windows
Specters of the Sun is a challenging 2D action platformer with action-packed levels. Take on the role of an elusive specter to reclaim your old corpse, now possessed at the heights of your former kingdom.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.8%, Difficult 20.5%, Retro 12%, Arcade 11.1%, Platformer 10.6%
- #12 Infernal Racket
89% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2017
Dev: Game Soup LLC
Windows · Mac
Smash, shatter, and destroy EVERYTHING in an addicting and frenetic platfomer! Cover the screen in satisfying shrapnel explosions made of fine china, glassware and vases, sculptures, paintings, and more!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.6%, Action 21.6%, Difficult 16.9%, Arcade 11.5%, Platformer 11.2%
- #13 Voidrun
88% matchPositive84% of 37 reviews2019
Dev: Benjamin Soulé
Windows
Voidrun is a fast-paced bullet-hell arcade game where you have to encircle your enemies to defeat them.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 20%, Difficult 15.2%, Action 14.2%, Arcade 13.2%, Retro 13%
- #14 JUMPGRID
87% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2019
Dev: Ian MacLartyPub: Shape Shop
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.2%, Difficult 20.3%, Arcade 12.1%, Retro 9.6%, Space 8.2%
- #15 Killer Chase
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Haven Software
Windows
Killer Chase is a fast-paced retro quick time event arcade action game where every input matters. Complete rapid input sequences under pressure to outrun a relentless Killer.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.7%, Difficult 18.6%, Arcade 15.4%, Action 12.3%, Retro 11.8%
- #16 Bleed
84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,907 reviews2013
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 31.7%, Platformer 16.6%, Difficult 14.9%, Action 14.9%, Indie 6%
- #17 Graviton Core
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JPGames
Windows
Absorb mass. Bend gravity. Detonate everything. A fast-paced hardcore bullet hell where every explosion is your choice.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 18%, Arcade 17.7%, Action 16.2%, Difficult 12.9%, Space 12%
- #18 NightmareZ
86% matchMixed44% of 59 reviews2016
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.
Why similar: Action 24.4%, Retro 19.6%, Difficult 18.5%, Platformer 16.4%, Indie 11%
- #19 Germination
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: Sullivan Boyd & Cadence Petersen
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
An astronaut has crash-landed on an alien planet, and it's started to rain... seeds. Featuring a campaign and an endless mode with leaderboards, Germination is an arcade platform-em-up about stomping your way to the highest combo, excruciatingly detailed with hand-crafted animations.
Why similar: Difficult 24.9%, Arcade 17.4%, Action 15.1%, Platformer 14.1%, Space 9.2%
- #20 Upfall
80% matchPositive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: Amicable Animal
Windows
Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and near death experiences. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths. How far will your upfall be? A free game for the in betweens.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.2%, Difficult 19%, Arcade 14.4%, Platformer 12.1%, Retro 10.9%
- #21 Bladestar
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 109 reviews2016
Dev: Fair Weather Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bladestar is a sci-fi cinematic action shooter featuring visually rich worlds with potentially endless enemies on each level. Defend the galaxy flying a Manta Starfighter through asteroid, mine, and debris fields while battling pirates, rebels, and aliens.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.7%, Difficult 15.9%, Action 13.6%, Arcade 13.4%, Space 13%
- #22 LOST ORBIT
82% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2015
Dev: PixelNAUTS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Stranded after his ship is destroyed in deep space, Harrison, a lowly maintenance worker and our hero, must struggle to find his way home... Dodge, boost and die your way through space! Explore 4 solar systems with a surly robot sidekick in this deep and deadly dodge 'em up!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.6%, Difficult 21.5%, Space 18.5%, Action 18.5%, Indie 8.9%
- #23 Jerry Frog's Retro Arcade
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2017
Dev: Purple Galaxy Games
Windows
In Jerry Frog's Retro Arcade asteroids from space have hit the city. Jerry Frog must help rescue the citizens, so they can relocate to a safer area. Reach the highest score in "High Score Mode".
Why similar: Action 23%, Difficult 21.1%, Retro 17.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Platformer 11.7%
- #24 DYE
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 22.6%, Difficult 22.3%, Action 15.4%, Platformer 14.4%, Retro 10.3%
- #25 Venusian Vengeance
81% matchVery Positive85% of 103 reviews2015
Dev: Renegade Sector Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
In the year is 196X the Soviets won the space race and colonized Venus. Now the Americans have sent Sgt. Jon Dagger to Venus to destroy the Secret Soviet Science Facility.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.9%, Action 18.4%, Retro 16.9%, Difficult 14.4%, Arcade 10.8%
- #26 Comet Crasher
79% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: Mika Molenkamp
Windows
Soar, shoot and dodge - but don't stop moving. Fall down at breakneck speeds in this fast-paced platformer filled with chaos and explosions.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 34.2%, Action 23.3%, Arcade 18%, Platformer 12.5%, Indie 11.1%
- #27 Too Many Bots
77% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Pierpiero
Windows
TOO MANY BOTS is a first-person action arcade. Dive into brutal, retro-PS1 mazes, alternate between prey and hunter, face endless bot swarms, collect temporary power-ups, and adapt to ever-changing rules. Every run ramps up difficulty, testing your reflexes and strategy.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 28.3%, Difficult 19.7%, Retro 17.9%, Arcade 16.9%, Action 10.4%
- #28 Penarium
79% matchVery Positive83% of 420 reviews2015
Dev: Self Made MiraclePub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Penarium is a frantic 2D arena arcade game where you take on the role of Willy, trapped in a sinister circus show. Run, jump and avoid an array of killer death-traps while being cheered on by a sadistic crowd that’s out for blood.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.5%, Difficult 21.6%, Retro 14.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Action 8.3%
- #29 Silver Child
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Nemanja Milosevic
Windows
Silver Child is challenging platformer designed to test your skills.It is a pure fast paced platformer with thight controls.The goal of the game is to run jump and slide trough tough,but beautiful levels accompanied with catchy music.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 35%, Difficult 25.1%, Action 17.6%, Platformer 13.9%, Indie 8.4%
- #30 pixelBOT EXTREME!
77% matchPositive97% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: PlayHeart Games
Windows · Mac
EXTREME! retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a colorful twist! Become one with your controller, learn all rocket colors by heart and master a unique color-based destruction! SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly... NEVER GIVE UP!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.2%, Action 16.5%, Difficult 14.6%, Retro 12.1%, Arcade 10.9%
- #31 A Hole New World
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: MadGearGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!
Why similar: Difficult 28.3%, Retro 24.1%, Action 17.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #32 Space Cat
76% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: ondydev
Windows
Space Cat is a 2D arcade-style platformer where the player(s) must collect as much loot as possible while surviving the asteroid terrain, which is constantly being destroyed and regenerated by hazards. There is also a side-scrolling Adventure Mode, and a VS Battle Mode.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.6%, Action 18.7%, Difficult 17.5%, Retro 14.4%, Platformer 11.4%
- #33 Super Crate Box
75% matchVery Positive89% of 6,461 reviews2012
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of enemies and collect every weapon crate you can.
Why similar: Platformer 19.4%, Difficult 14.7%, Arcade 14%, Action 12.4%, Fast-Paced 10.5%
- #34 Volgarr the Viking
75% matchVery Positive81% of 2,446 reviews2013
Dev: Crazy Viking Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.
Why similar: Difficult 32.7%, Platformer 19.6%, Retro 16%, Action 11%, Arcade 10.3%
- #35 Planet Diver
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Fabraz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Planet Diver is about an adventurous daredevil tackling her newest obsession: Interstellar wing suit diving. With her close robotic companion Buddy she'll travel across space to seek out the most dangerous planets and their respective chasms to dive in.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.2%, Arcade 20.5%, Action 19.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Indie 9.8%
- #36 CMYW
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2015
Dev: Shane BerezowskiPub: Zen Labs
Windows
CMYW is a four player survival co-op inspired by classic space shooters. The objective is to work as a team in order to survive the longest and score the highest. Find a balance between gathering resources and defending your portal if you hope to succeed.
Why similar: Action 23.9%, Space 23.6%, Retro 21.6%, Arcade 19.5%, Indie 11.5%
- #37 Hyperbolic Ignition
74% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Kevin Nguyen
Windows
Hyperbolic Ignition is a 2D multidirectional bullet hell-like shooter about a wandering pilot trying to return home. By utilizing wormholes, enter and evade combat against hostile spaceships, machinery, sentient crystals, and remnants of warfare.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 20.8%, Action 13.9%, Difficult 13.7%, Space 11.6%, Retro 10.4%
- #38 Fenix Rage
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 168 reviews2014
Dev: Green Lava StudiosPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Fast-Paced 31.4%, Difficult 23.6%, Platformer 17.2%, Action 15.9%, Indie 8.5%
- #39 Pyro Fighters
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2020
Dev: ondydev
Windows · Mac
Pyro Fighters is a scrolling space shooter with platforming physics. Use your flame gun to propel yourself in the air and fight through an alien army with up to four players.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.3%, Action 20.1%, Difficult 17.3%, Retro 14.3%, Platformer 10.5%
- #40 Orbt XL
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,416 reviews2017
Dev: Adamvision Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, Fast-Paced 18.9%, Arcade 14.6%, Retro 10.3%, Space 10.3%
- #41 Project MT
73% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Project MT
Windows
Survive endless waves in this fast-paced 2D space shooter. Upgrade your ship between 20-second battles, adapt to enemy behaviors, and climb the global leaderboard. Strategic, intense, and built for replayability.
Why similar: Arcade 25.9%, Action 25.2%, Space 22%, Retro 17.4%, 2D 4.5%
- #42 Ultra Break
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Autotelic Games
Windows
Ultra Break is a modern take on the classic brick-breaker genre which merges classic, fast-paced gameplay with new mechanics and tight controls.
Why similar: Arcade 25.6%, Retro 24.8%, Action 18.5%, Space 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.1%
- #43 👾 Foreign Frugglers
71% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2019
Dev: Ultimo Games
Windows
The Fruggle is real! Four brave survivors need to protect mother earth from spacey invaders in this pixelated arcade style 2d shoot 'm up.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 20.5%, Action 16.2%, Retro 14.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Arcade 13.4%
- #44 Invasion
70% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2018
Dev: brutalsoft
Windows
In a few words Invasion is fast and furious game. Inspired by Galaxian, this game builds upon the great mechanic with new features and sleek modern performance. Just fight without hesitation. Who hesitates will die!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26%, Difficult 18.3%, Action 17.1%, Arcade 14.2%, Retro 13%
- #45 Slab
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2018
Dev: Smash The Code
Windows · Mac · Linux
Slab is an arcade game in which the main task is destroy slabs and bricks. The player controls a horizontally moving paddle to ricochet the ball against the slabs and destroy them. Slab has a very precision paddle! If you like classic childhood games, check it out!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.7%, Difficult 18.8%, Retro 15%, Arcade 14.1%, Action 7.7%
- #46 Miles & Kilo
69% matchVery Positive93% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Michael Burns
Windows · Mac
Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer
Why similar: Difficult 26.6%, Retro 20.1%, Action 18.8%, Platformer 17%, Indie 9%
- #47 Gravity Wars
71% matchMixed56% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: Black Potion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gravity Wars is an hardcore 90s Arcade local multiplayer game where you have to avoid waves of geometry entities.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29.6%, Action 22.3%, Arcade 19.5%, Difficult 18.2%, Indie 10.4%
- #48 9001
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Daniel Petersen
Windows · Linux
The year is 9001. Humanity has spread across the stars. While the masses suffer in absolute poverty, the wealthy elite use their incredible resources to genetically engineer themselves into something more than mere mortals. The galaxy is now ruled by these tyrants. Can you defeat them?
Why similar: Fast-Paced 39.2%, Action 29.1%, Arcade 17.7%, Indie 14%
- #49 DED
68% matchVery Positive82% of 753 reviews2017
Dev: L. Stotch
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
DED - a game in the shoot'em up genre. Your granddaughter has been kidnapped, and your daughter and son-in-law murdered. Having just bits and pieces of information about the abductors, you will have to save your granddaughter and find the masterminds behind these crimes.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 21.5%, Difficult 21.2%, Action 19.4%, Retro 14.5%, Indie 10.1%
- #50 Bloxtacle Course
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Prickleberry Games LLC
Windows
Bloxtacle Course is a block breaker game where you are given nearly full control over the ball itself.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 24.6%, Arcade 22.1%, Action 20.3%, Retro 16.5%, Indie 8.5%
- #51 Realm Hacker
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
Dev: KaiChih TsengPub: KAICHIH Games
Windows
Realm Hacker is a game based on cyber worlds and hackers, allowing you to manipulate characters while building blocks, while using dexterous movement to pass the game level.
Why similar: Action 30.4%, Indie 14.6%, Difficult 13.6%, Retro 11.3%, Arcade 9.3%
- #52 Thunder Chase
68% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Gigafun Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Thunder Chase pits you against never ending missiles. Protected by a time slowing Armor and with various Boosts, survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 33.1%, Difficult 21.8%, Action 18.3%, Arcade 17.9%, Indie 8.8%
- #53 Cybarian: The Time Travelling Warrior
69% matchMixed62% of 464 reviews2018
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Difficult 18.3%, Retro 17.4%, Arcade 14.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%
- #54 We who rise
64% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Nox Nauta Games
Windows · Linux
Fall, rage, climb again. No checkpoints. Just you, the tower, and your high score.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 32.2%, Difficult 20.5%, Arcade 16.4%, Retro 14.9%, Platformer 5.4%
- #55 Rock 'N Roll
68% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2017
Dev: ZaxtorGameS
Windows
Rock 'N Roll is an action/arcade deep space adventure where your purpose is to save the Earth via collecting powerful G.E.O.S. gems (Galactic Emeralds of Sacrifice) It offers tons of upgrades, power-ups, and replay-ability in an easy to understand but difficult to master retro adventure!
Why similar: Action 25.4%, Difficult 24.3%, Arcade 20.4%, Retro 18.4%, Indie 11.5%
- #56 DEEP SPACE ANOMALY
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 107 reviews2019
Dev: DRM GMZ
Windows
Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 26.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Action 13.5%, Space 12.5%, Arcade 11.3%
- #57 Convergence Compulsion
67% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: Joe Daywalt
Windows · Linux
Escape endless waves of danger, match colors, avoid obstacles, and earn power-ups in this fast-paced, arcade spectacle!
Why similar: Fast-Paced 40.6%, Difficult 20.4%, Arcade 16.8%, Retro 10.1%, Action 9.4%
- #58 Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
66% matchMixed60% of 329 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Help Dr. Fetus create the perfect Meat Boy clone in a unique new twist on the tile-matching puzzle genre. In classic Meat Boy fashion, an endless cavalcade of devious and deadly traps stand between you and victory in this hardcore puzzle game that will push your skills to the limit.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 29%, Difficult 27.5%, Arcade 19.6%, Action 18.2%, Indie 2.9%
- #59 Steel Assault
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 440 reviews2021
Dev: Zenovia InteractivePub: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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%, Difficult 15.2%, Arcade 12.6%, Retro 12.5%, Platformer 7.9%