Games Like Spelunky

Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.

Why similar: Platformer 21.2%, Difficult 15%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Roguelike 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel refines every mechanic from the original while adding new layers of depth and complexity.

Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.3%, Platformer 18.3%, Roguelike 16.1%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Difficult 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a very similar procedural platforming experience with a focus on fast-paced combat and exploration.

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.8%, Difficult 19.1%, Roguelike 17%, Platformer 15.3%, Procedural Generation 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the dark, trap-filled, and unforgiving exploration feel of Spelunky perfectly.

Spirits Abyss is a roguelite platformer with destructible terrain. Cast into the Abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.1%, Platformer 17%, Roguelike 15.2%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Difficult 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to Spelunky that emphasizes procedural cavern exploration and challenging platforming.

Rogue Legacy 2 is what you'd get if you mashed Rogue Legacy and a sequel together. Every time you die, your children will succeed you, and each child is unique. Your daughter might be a Colourblind Archer, and your son could be a Pacifistic Chef. Either way, one of them is getting conscripted.

Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Roguelike 15.8%, Difficult 15.5%, Arcade 12.3%, Procedural Generation 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends procedural platforming with a rewarding meta-progression system that keeps you coming back.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Platformer 25.3%, Difficult 17.5%, Roguelike 7.7%, Arcade 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It distills the essence of difficult, fast-paced 2D platforming into a tight, addictive roguelike loop.

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.5%, Roguelike 25.4%, Difficult 16.3%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Procedural Generation 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for replayable roguelikes, offering immense variety and secrets to uncover in every run.

Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

Why similar: Roguelike 30.1%, Difficult 25.8%, Action Roguelike 23.7%, Perma Death 9.4%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Spelunky, it features a highly interactive, physics-based world where every pixel can be manipulated to your advantage or demise.

Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.8%, Roguelike 27.1%, Difficult 16.9%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-difficulty action-roguelike that rewards quick reflexes and mastery of procedural levels.

Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Roguelike 22.3%, Platformer 21.8%, Procedural Generation 11.6%, Difficult 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This action-roguelike features some of the best 2D platforming controls in the genre combined with deep combat progression.

Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.7%, Roguelike 27.4%, Difficult 17.2%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more shooter-focused, it shares the high difficulty, secret-hunting, and intense procedural action of Spelunky.

Rogue Legacy is a genealogical rogue-"LITE" where anyone can be a hero. Each time you die, your child will succeed you. Every child is unique. One child might be colorblind, another might be a dwarf with vertigo. But that's OK, because no one is perfect, and you don't have to be to succeed.

Why similar: Platformer 36%, Roguelike 28.5%, Action Roguelike 18.9%, Addictive 4.8% ★, Indie 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A pioneer in the procedural platformer genre that introduced the concept of legacy-based progression.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Difficult 44.1%, Platformer 38.4%, Indie 7.4%, 2D 6.7%, Adventure 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a brutal, atmospheric survival platforming experience where you must learn the ecosystem to survive.

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

Why similar: Platformer 47.2%, Difficult 33.9%, Indie 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive precision platformer that tests your reflexes and patience in a way similar to Spelunky's hardest levels.

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

Why similar: Platformer 43%, Difficult 36%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Indie 6.2%, 2D 4%

Why You'll Like It: An extremely difficult exploration game set in trap-filled ruins that requires deep observation and puzzle-solving.

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 Roguelike 36.7%, Roguelike 22.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 10.7%, Indie 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike platformer that emphasizes unique character builds and tight, responsive movement.

Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

Why similar: Roguelike 40.9%, Difficult 19.6%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Procedural Generation 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based roguelike that forces you to think on your feet while navigating dangerous, procedural dungeons.

SteamWorld Dig is back! Dig deep, gain riches and unearth the terrors of the underworld in this platform mining adventure influenced by classic Metroidvania style games.

Why similar: Platformer 63.1%, Indie 11.9%, 2D 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Action 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the mining and exploration mechanics that made the original Spelunky so satisfying.

Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.9%, Local Co-Op 27.8%, Roguelike 20.8%, 2D 5.6%, Arcade 5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging procedural action game that rewards exploration and strategic item management.

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.2%, Roguelike 18.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Difficult 15.4%, Perma Death 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines comic-book aesthetics with fast-paced, procedural platforming action.

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Platformer 27.4%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Roguelike 7.9%, Difficult 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A procedural action-platformer that brings a roguelike structure to the classic run-and-gun formula.

Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Why similar: Platformer 39.7%, Difficult 31.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, 2D 7.2%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: While a Metroidvania, its focus on exploration, high difficulty, and tight platforming will appeal to any Spelunky fan.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 50.1%, Difficult 23%, Indie 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, exploration-heavy 2D action game that captures the sense of mystery found in deep underground ruins.

An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 72.8%, Procedural Generation 8.9%, Roguelike 7.7%, Indie 4.4%, 2D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features mining, exploration, and a persistent upgrade loop.

GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Platformer 29.9%, Difficult 12%, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, difficult action-platformer that emphasizes speed and aggressive playstyles.

TowerClimb is a difficult and rewarding procedurally generated platformer with roguelike elements. Enormous and mysterious towers of ancient unknown origin stand above humanity, extending to the heavens. Struggle forward as a weak human, driven by an iron will to reach the top.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.5%, Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 17.8%, Procedural Generation 7.4%, Roguelike 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal procedural climbing game that captures the feeling of a desperate, high-stakes ascent.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 52.6%, Difficult 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in 2D platforming design that offers a polished, challenging experience for any platformer fan.

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Platformer 45.6%, Difficult 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Local Co-Op 6.5%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer with a high skill ceiling that rewards the same kind of movement mastery as Spelunky.

Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

Why similar: Platformer 50.5%, Local Co-Op 29.3%, Indie 6.4%, 2D 4.7%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant Metroidvania with excellent platforming and combat that feels tight and rewarding.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.1%, Roguelike 21.4%, Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 9.1%, Local Co-Op 8.2%

Aura of Worlds is a chaotic, creative tactics rogue-lite platformer. Explore multiple dangerous worlds where you utilize creative abilities & wield the environment to your advantage. Blast, dash, grapple, fight, and charm your way through ever-changing labyrinths & outwit powerful guardians!

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Roguelike 22%, Action Roguelike 17.3%, Difficult 13.8%, Procedural Generation 9.8%

Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 37.4%, Platformer 20.1%, Roguelike 18%, Difficult 9.5%, Indie 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-platformer that uses a grappling hook mechanic to navigate dangerous, randomized ships.

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Why similar: Action Roguelike 32.4%, Roguelike 27.2%, Difficult 13.8%, Addictive 9.1% ★, Procedural Generation 6.8%

SteamWorld Dig is an action-adventure puzzler with strong Metroidvanian influences set in the SteamWorld Universe. You’ll need to dig deep into the earth, gather resources to upgrade your tools and abilities, take on enemies, solve challenging puzzles and uncover the secrets to save a dying town.

Why similar: Platformer 73.8%, Indie 9.6%, 2D 7.3%, Adventure 2.5%, Action 2.4%

Explore, craft, and survive in this Multiplayer RPG Platformer with permanent death! Featuring many Rogue-like elements, Magicite randomly generates each underground dungeon for you and your friends to delve deep into.

Why similar: Roguelike 24.4%, Action Roguelike 23.2%, Platformer 20.3%, Difficult 10.1%, Perma Death 6.4%

A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Roguelike 20.2%, Difficult 18.6%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Perma Death 8%

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Platformer 43.9%, Difficult 35.9%, 2D 7.8%, Indie 6.7%, Action 2.8%

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 52.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Indie 10.2%, Difficult 10%, 2D 8.3%

A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 48.2%, Roguelike 14.4%, Indie 12.3%, Co-op 10.5%, 2D 4.7%

Legend of Dungeon is a randomly generated action RPG Beat'em'up with heavy Rogue-like elements, striking visuals, and dynamic music.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Roguelike 25.8%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Difficult 5.6%

Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.8%, Local Co-Op 23.6%, Roguelike 17.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.7%, Indie 4.6%

Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Platformer 22%, Roguelike 20.8%, Difficult 16%, Procedural Generation 12.1%

Catacomb Kids is a brutal platformer roguelike that pits you against the deadly Catacombs aided only by magic, steel, and your quick reflexes. Traverse procedurally generated dungeons and hack, slash, burn, and blast your way through hordes of things that want to kill you.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 42%, Platformer 19.9%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Procedural Generation 9.3%, Difficult 8.8%

Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.2%, Platformer 20.3%, Roguelike 17.5%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Procedural Generation 9.7%

Dark Scrolls is a fantasy-themed action platformer that fuses shmup-style chaos with roguelite progression and is packed with charm, challenge, and secrets.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.9%, Platformer 26.7%, Roguelike 21.8%, Local Co-Op 7%, 2D 3.5%

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Platformer 47.5%, Difficult 28.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Indie 7.7%, 2D 5.1%

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.7%, Platformer 19.8%, Roguelike 17.5%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Procedural Generation 9.6%

Embark on an epic journey in this hardcore Multiplayer RPG! As a Galactic Cadet, you and your Combat Squad of friends must brave hostile worlds in search of valuable loot and resources. Craft powerful gear, slay otherworldly creatures, and save the galaxy.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.6%, Roguelike 26.2%, Platformer 12.9%, Difficult 9.3%, 2D 4.3%

Platformines is a unique 2D platformer packed with exploration, RPG and shooter elements, set in a vast 16-bit underground world! Customise your character, master all difficulty levels and literally jump to the top of the leaderboards to prove your skills!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 56.5%, Platformer 32.1%, Indie 5.3%, 2D 3.1%, Action 2.6%

Bard's Gold is a challenging platformer that let's you explore eerie worlds in a quest for a Goblin that stole your gold. Help the Bard to overcome the dungeon’s many dangerous perils and use your new-found treasures to improve your character and to buy new weapons and gear!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 43.3%, Platformer 23.1%, Difficult 14.7%, Roguelike 10.4%, Indie 6.2%

Exit the Gungeon is a small, spin-off 'dungeon climber' immediately following the adventures of the misfit Gungeoneers.

Why similar: Arcade 29.4%, Difficult 19.5%, Indie 19.3%, Action 7.4%, Roguelike 7.2%

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Platformer 73.6%, Indie 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, 2D 2.8%, Adventure 1.2%

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Platformer 38.2%, Difficult 26.3%, Indie 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%, 2D 6.6%

Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 33.8%, Roguelike 25.9%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Co-op 6%, Difficult 5.7%

Just Get Through is a randomly generated platformer with roguelike elements. Featuring a destructible environment, sandbox mode, user-created levels, various gamemodes, hardcore mode, color palettes, deadly traps, explosions and more.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38.8%, Platformer 20.6%, Roguelike 11%, Difficult 10.2%, Procedural Generation 8.2%

Super House of Dead Ninjas is an action arcade game with roguelite elements. Race against a 30 second timer as you descend floor after foe-filled floor and attempt to unlock the secrets of this deadly tower!Play as the fearsome Crimson Ninja, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28%, Platformer 23.8%, Roguelike 18.5%, Difficult 10.7%, Addictive 7.3% ★

Paranautical Activity combines the classic FPS action of games like Doom and Quake, with the randomness and difficulty of modern roguelikes like Binding of Isaac and Spelunky.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 41.7%, Roguelike 34.3%, Difficult 9%, Indie 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 3.1%

Dungreed is a 2D side-scrolling action game with 2D Rogue-LITE elements. You become an adventurer exploring a continuously evolving dungeon to prevent the town from being destroyed. Eliminate enemies, use a variety of weapons and magic, eat food, and defeat evil in the dungeon!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 38%, Roguelike 27.2%, Platformer 11.5%, Difficult 9.9%, Indie 4.4%

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Platformer 52.4%, Difficult 25.2%, Indie 8.1%, 2D 6.5%, Arcade 2.6%

Angvik is a platform action game set in a joyful but unforgiving land.

Why similar: Platformer 39.3%, Difficult 16.4%, Action Roguelike 13%, Roguelike 10.8%, Indie 8.3%