
Run, jump and shoot everything that stands in your way. Then you die and try again. Maybe a bit more wiser about what challenges lie ahead, maybe with an idea on how to escape this situation, or maybe not.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, 2D, Singleplayer, Indie.

Run, jump and shoot everything that stands in your way. Then you die and try again. Maybe a bit more wiser about what challenges lie ahead, maybe with an idea on how to escape this situation, or maybe not.

Steel Sword Story S
The classic 2D side-scrolling action game has evovled! With twice the content, better controls, and higher accessibility, Steel Sword Story S is bigger and better than ever!

Bring Back The Sun by Daniel da Silva
Bring Back The Sun is a short and challenging 2D Platformer. The goal is obvious - bring back the sun! No enemies, no spikes, just jumping above the bottomless pit.
The classic 2D side-scrolling action game has evovled! With twice the content, better controls, and higher accessibility, Steel Sword Story S is bigger and better than ever!
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 44.9% ★, Side Scroller 20.7%, Action 11.4%, Retro 7%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Bring Back The Sun is a short and challenging 2D Platformer. The goal is obvious - bring back the sun! No enemies, no spikes, just jumping above the bottomless pit.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 48.4% ★, Side Scroller 19.7%, Platformer 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Retro 3.9%
Jump, dodge, and shoot your way through a series of bosses to become the champion of the pit in this bossfight roguelike!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.7%, Perma Death 14.5%, Roguelite 13.9%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Platformer 11.4%
A roguelite action game drawn in black and white pixel art. Operate a magic wand that uses actions such as "time stagnation", "time leap", and "explosion magic", Break through randomly connected dungeons
Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.8%, Side Scroller 25.3%, Roguelite 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.7%, Action 6%
Fast & fluid arcade-style shooter with roguelike elements! Take flight on a lethal rocket-powered jetboard, blasting alien invaders with an explosive arsenal of ridiculous weaponry. Face off against massive, multi-stage bosses. Jetboard Joust resurrects the spirit of the arcade for the 21st century!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.5%, Action Roguelike 15.7%, Perma Death 13.6%, Roguelite 11.9%, Platformer 9.7%
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Perma Death 19.4%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%
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 25.6%, Platformer 17.1%, Roguelite 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
Voody Hex is a roguelite plateformer. Enter into a voodoo cabaret and curse yourself to increase difficulty. You cannot attack - Your only way to survive is to dodge.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.7%, Platformer 16.2%, Roguelite 15.4%, Perma Death 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
Quick-fire permadeath platformer for hay fever haters
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Perma Death 18%, Roguelite 14.7%, Platformer 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%
HELLEVATORS is a fast-paced action-roguelike where you must jump, dash, slide and BLAST your way through Hell's public transit system. Make friends with weirdos, amass mystical knick-knacks and get frighteningly rich as you battle your way out of eternal damnation. Wishlist now!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.1%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Difficult 14.6%, Perma Death 11.4%, Roguelite 11.3%
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 18.2%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Perma Death 14.1%, Roguelite 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Dive, jump n' shoot, an Action Roguelite for when you only have 20 minutes to spare. Blast beasties, create builds, grow OP. Get a quick session during that dead empty time between appointments.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.5%, Perma Death 21.4%, Roguelite 18.2%, Difficult 16.8%, Action 6.2%
Randomverse: Expedition is an experimental platformer game with chaotic randomized elements that will test your luck. Explore procedurally generated levels, loot chests, fight monsters that can end your run in a single hit, and secure your items for future adventures.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.6%, Side Scroller 20.9%, Perma Death 13.9%, Roguelite 13%, 2D Platformer 9.8%
Dash and slash your way out of Lovecraftian horrors. Master momentum-based movement to reach seemingly impossible locations. Collect upgrades and shape your own fighting style. Can you save what is left of this doomed world or is it too late?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.3%, Side Scroller 23.4%, Roguelite 14.5%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 9.9%
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 34.5%, Roguelite 14.4%, Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 8.7%, Action 6.4%
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: Silent Protagonist 43.4% ★, Side Scroller 18.1%, Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Retro 3.8%
Lost soul is a roguelite action-platformer. inspired by deadcells, and hades. You'll explore an ever-changing Tower with a 2D souls-lite combat.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24%, Perma Death 17.3%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Roguelite 15.8%, Difficult 15.4%
Rogueformer is a 2D, procedurally generated, platformer where a magical, living ice cube develops a range of unique perks that help it survive in a cruel, destructible environment, filled with all sorts of foes and curses.
Why similar: Perma Death 16.1%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Difficult 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Platformer 11.6%
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 41.3%, Roguelite 15.3%, Platformer 14.6%, Difficult 13.9%, Action 7.5%
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 29.5%, Roguelite 23%, Platformer 17.2%, Difficult 10.3%, Perma Death 8%
Explore new worlds in Lollypop, the colorful classic action platformer! In this adventure, you’ll play as Lolly, a windup doll that mysteriously comes to life with one goal – to free the world from the evil clutches of Sugarbaby, who is tormenting the land with hordes of quirky enemies.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Platformer 14.6%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Retro 7.6%
An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 18.9% ★, Side Scroller 18.9%, Difficult 17%, Platformer 14%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
Corvian Curse is a roguelike platformer that offers a new experience on every run with randomized levels, potions, and items. Can you find and defeat the source of the curse that's causing the worlds to shift?
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.4%, Perma Death 17%, Platformer 17%, Difficult 14%, 2D Platformer 11.6%
Venture into darkness in Knight of Nevermore, a 2D action roguelike where every strike counts. Master tough-but-fair soulslike combat, explore sprawling ever-shifting dungeons, and assemble powerful builds from a host of weapons, spells and items. Fight, die, improve, try again, prevail.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.7%, Side Scroller 19%, Perma Death 14.5%, Roguelite 12.2%, Difficult 11%
Hecaton is futuristic action rogue-like set on Titan, a terraformed moon of Saturn. Play as a Bounty Hunter and fight your way through an army of space pirates. Brave the surface of Titan and begin your descent to find the Pirate Base and your ultimate goal.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 26.6%, Perma Death 17.5%, Difficult 15.4%, Platformer 15%, Roguelite 7%
Descend into the unknown in this unique roguelike platformer! Brave a constantly shifting dungeon filled with deadly monsters, traps, and powerful relics. The deeper you go, the greater the challenge. Uncover secrets, explore diverse environments, and fight to discover what awaits at the bottom.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.3%, Difficult 18.5%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Roguelite 11.1%, Platformer 9.8%
Elsie is a technicolour, hyperkinetic, rogue-like action-platformer filled with procedurally generated levels, an army of robots to blast through, and a wide scope of items & weaponry to make each run unique. Master countless magitek weapons and abilities in order to embrace the chaos.
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.8%, Action Roguelike 15.9%, Perma Death 12.7%, Roguelite 12%, Difficult 9.8%
Ascend the crumbling ruins of a fallen kingdom using the mouse to aim your jumps in this vertical platformer. Collect silver and acquire new abilities as you rocket, swing, teleport, fly, and claw your way to the top.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 35.1%, Roguelite 19.4%, Perma Death 14.7%, Platformer 12.2%, Action 10.8%
Turn around to parry and block! Equipped with a shield on your back, jump your way through vivid levels, meet funny characters, and face challenging bosses. Fight using a quick-firing Alien Blaster or a melee-focused sword! Choose the path you want to go in this SUPER ADVENTURE!
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 44.5% ★, Side Scroller 18.4%, Difficult 12.9%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%
Iron Dungeon combines a twin-stick shooter, a 2d platformer and a roguelite. Explore a dangerous underground complex in search of dozens of weapons, gadgets and upgrades to find a way to the surface and find out if there is still life on Earth!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.1%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Perma Death 13.6%, Difficult 11.5%, Roguelite 11.2%
Project Adder is a run-and-gun, zombie-killing, rogue-lite sandbox game with dynamic gameplay that offers a unique experience in every play-through.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.2%, Side Scroller 22.5%, Roguelite 14.7%, Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
Upgrade your tower, place turrets and traps, defeat zombies, and collect souls to strengthen your weapons and defenses. Protect the crystal and the border of worlds at all costs!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.6%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Roguelite 13.5%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Action 9.1%
Sprint through a fast-paced fantasy roguelike runner to save Niblet’s stolen companion. Dodge traps, fight foes, and grab gold as shifting levels and encounters keep every run fresh and unpredictable.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.6%, Perma Death 15.2%, Roguelite 14.4%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 11.2%
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 23%, Perma Death 14.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 11.3%
"MicroSStep" is a 2D action roguelite. Control "Cross," a two-sworded girl who becomes infinitely stronger as she fights her way through demons. Create the strongest swordsman by combining the items and skills you acquire as you level up and clear stages.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.6%, Roguelite 18.5%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Action 11.7%
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 25%, Side Scroller 17%, Platformer 14.5%, Roguelite 12.7%, 2D Platformer 9.5%
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 21.9%, Difficult 15.6%, Platformer 14.4%, Perma Death 13.6%, Side Scroller 13.1%
Xilosaga is an action and platform game where you play as Tatuapu, an Indian from a local tribe, who ventures out with the aim of purging a plague within the carrancas, which began to attract evil spirits and dominated the inhabitants of northeastern Brazil.
Why similar: Silent Protagonist 53.7% ★, Side Scroller 17.1%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 6.8%, 2D Platformer 6.1%
A roguelite platformer with powerful yet limited use spells that will force you to plan ahead. Play as a wizard with a gun, explore handcrafted levels full of secrets and rain fire upon your enemies. No spikes. No fall damage.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.2%, Side Scroller 20.5%, Perma Death 15.8%, Roguelite 13.6%, Difficult 13.3%
Jetpack Action Game The protagonist, Lou, picks up a broken jetpack and sets off for the distant Sky Islands in search of his mother. The jetpack is broken and can't hold much fuel, so defeat enemies to refuel as you make your way to the Sky Islands!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 24.5%, Difficult 19.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Roguelite 9.1%, Platformer 8.6%
Nine Lives or Less is a rogue-like action game about a cat going on an adventure with a special jetpack.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 27.4%, Platformer 18%, Roguelite 18%, Perma Death 10.6%, Action 10.1%
[Stand-Alone: EP.0] is a pixel-art side-scrolling action Roguelite game that tells an unknown prequel story from the main game. Additionally, it will continuously present some interesting test battle content to players!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.9%, Difficult 15.3%, Roguelite 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Platformer 12.2%
Angvik is a platform action game set in a joyful but unforgiving land.
Why similar: Platformer 28.9%, Difficult 17.9%, Action Roguelike 14.4%, Perma Death 11.6%, Action 9.9%
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 20.5%, Side Scroller 16%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Roguelite 11.3%
Mini Rollers is a rolling-ball platformer game, where players must race against the clock to get their balls to the goal. Roll, jump, and swing through a variety of obstacles, enemies, and challenges with 18 unique balls.
Why similar: Platformer 51.2%, Action 36.7%, Indie 12.1%
Blow your enemies up with their own bombs in this explosive 2D action platformer! Catch the deadly plushies' bombs in time to throw them right back to the sender! Will you uncover the cute fluffy toys' origins?
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.3%, Platformer 21.2%, Difficult 13.1%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Retro 7.8%
Find a way to escape the room, and unravel a strange story.
Why similar: Indie 100%
99 Levels to Hell is a platform shooter with lots of guns, upgrades, magic, traps and monsters to kill. 99 Levels to Hell is a rogue-like, which means surviving is key and every time you play you get a new set of levels to play. When you complete 10 levels, the 10th being a boss-fight you unlock a door to the next dungeon.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 19.8%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Roguelite 15.3%, Perma Death 11.4%, Platformer 10.9%
It's an action game where you advance through a mysterious dungeon whose shape changes every time you enter, while strengthening the functions of your aircraft.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 23.1%, Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 15%, Roguelite 12.7%, 2D Platformer 10.6%
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 32.9%, Roguelite 15.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Difficult 9.4%, Action 8%
Pix jumps through perilous platformer levels on a quest to collect colorful, sparkling pixels. Death lurks around every corner in each risky mission to recover the glowing goodness!
Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps, 8 playable characters each with a unique gameplay style. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Difficult 18.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Platformer 12.8%, 2D Platformer 12.6%
GAARL! is a roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in frantic arcade combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, get good health insurance, and unlock the mysteries of GABE'S ACTION ARCADE ROGUELIKE!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.4%, Perma Death 14.3%, Difficult 13%, Platformer 11.9%, Roguelite 9.9%
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.9%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 15%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%
Planetary challenges in exotic branches of the galaxy!
Why similar: Indie 100%
Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!
Why similar: Roguelite 20.8%, Action Roguelike 15.2%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Action 12.8%, Perma Death 11.6%
Conquistador is an adventurous roguelike platformer. Navigate hand-crafted and procedurally generated levels as you jump, slash, and maneuver through thick jungles and ancient temples. Collect valuable items, abilities, and precious loot to help you conquer the game's challenging traps and enemies.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 17.4%, Perma Death 17.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Difficult 10.9%
Sweep'n'Sweep is a game similar to Minesweeper, but with one difference: when you fill the whole line, it disappears and a new empty one appears on top. Enjoy the new infinite gameplay and try to clear as many lines as possible!
Why similar: Colorful 58.1%, 2D 28.8%, Indie 6.7%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Jet Dancer is an explosive and sexy sci-fi action platformer. Play as Jenna Delgado, a super heroine armed with rocket boots. Using flaming kicks, high-speed dashes and a flexible fighting system, destroy mechanized enemies, traverse challenging obstacles and duel Jenna's deadly, superhuman sisters!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Difficult 13.7%, Platformer 11%, 2D Platformer 10.4%