Games Like Super Crate Box

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: Platformer 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Difficult 12.7%, Arcade 11.7%, Fast-Paced 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A perfect companion to Super Crate Box, featuring tight controls, high-speed vertical movement, and a focus on arcade-style high scores.

The skies are aflame and the seas will overflow with wreckage in Vlambeer’s stylish arcade shooter LUFTRAUSERS! Take to the skies in customized fighter planes to battle battleships, submarines, and rival aces for glory, honor, and high scores.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Arcade 15.1%, Addictive 11.4% ★, Shooter 9.6%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Another Vlambeer title that captures the same 'golden age' arcade spirit through fast-paced, high-stakes aerial combat.

The Citizen Kane of Super Crate Box clones - dance with death through randomised rooms to clear your space freighter of irradiated aliens in a brutal arcade platformer shooter stuffed to the brim with unlockable weapons, explosives, special abilities and defense moves.

Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 11.8%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the weapon-swapping, arena-based platforming loop of Super Crate Box almost perfectly.

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: Pixel Graphics 25.8%, Difficult 24.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Indie 9.9%, Action 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game shares the same frantic, arcade-style intensity and satisfying weapon variety.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Platformer 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers chaotic, high-octane 2D action with a focus on explosive destruction and fast-paced gameplay.

GUNKID 99 is a fast and frantic 2D arena-shooter that will seriously challenge your skills and reflexes. Craft your own unique play-style and develop crazy combos​ with numerous weapons and abilities at your disposal! Lay waste to endless hordes of enemies and get that top score on the Global Leaderboards!

Why similar: Platformer 17.5%, Addictive 15.6% ★, Action 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure arcade platformer designed specifically around high-score chasing and fast, weapon-swapping combat.

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!

Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Action 18.3%, Arcade 14.8%, Indie 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, arcade-style boss-rush game that emphasizes speed, dodging, and precise platforming.

The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Platformer 18.5%, Shooter 16.1%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Action 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast, free, and chaotic 2D shooter that distills action down to its most explosive, arcade-friendly elements.

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

Why similar: Platformer 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Action 11.6%, Indie 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly tight, responsive controls and fast-paced arena combat that feels just as frantic as Super Crate Box.

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: Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Difficult 20.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.6%, 2D 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more complex, it shares the intense bullet-hell action and weapon-focused gameplay loop that fans of Super Crate Box will appreciate.

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: Multiplayer 24.9%, Arcade 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, 2D 15.6%, Action 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers an addictive, arcade-style action loop where survival depends on constant movement and quick reflexes.

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

Why similar: Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Shooter 11.8%, Retro 10.4%, Arcade 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to retro run-and-gun games that matches the intense difficulty and pixel-art aesthetic of the seed game.

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

Why similar: Multiplayer 20.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the chaotic, fast-paced energy of local multiplayer arcade games with incredibly responsive movement.

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

Why similar: Platformer 36.4%, Retro 14%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Difficult 12.4%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that captures the aesthetic and challenging nature of early 80s arcade titles.

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: Platformer 26.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Difficult 9.9%, Action 8.8%, Fast-Paced 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, one-hit-death action game that demands precision and rewards the same trial-and-error mastery as arcade classics.

Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!

Why similar: Platformer 21.4%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 12%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Retro 11%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore, retro-styled shooter that focuses on challenging platforming and intense boss encounters.

Echoes+ is an intense retro action space shooter that will test your reaction and concentration levels to the max!

Why similar: Action 36.1%, Indie 25.8%, Arcade 22.6%, Retro 12.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style bullet-hell shooter that emphasizes survival and high-score chasing.

1982 is a FREE retro inspired blasta-thon that will test your gaming skills to the max.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.9%, Shooter 18.1%, Arcade 17.7%, Retro 15.1%, Action 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired arcade shooter that focuses on high scores and simple, addictive gameplay mechanics.

Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Addictive 12.3% ★, Fast-Paced 11.9%, Difficult 11%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the high-speed, trial-and-error, arcade-style gameplay loop that keeps players coming back for just one more run.

A SUPER throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Super Bit Blaster XL is an (even more) enhanced version of the retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.9%, Arcade 24.4%, 2D 14.9%, Action 13%, Retro 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled arcade shooter that focuses on high-score competition and fast-paced, twitch-based gameplay.

APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.

Why similar: Difficult 23.1%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Arcade 16%, Action 12.6%, Indie 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish, rhythmic, and fast-paced arcade game that emphasizes momentum and visceral destruction.

Super Treasure Arena is a frantic, retro-inspired arena shooter for up to 4 players, where collecting and stealing loot from your opponents is the key to victory.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.6%, Action 27%, Indie 22.6%, Multiplayer 18.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, arcade-style arena combat game that focuses on collecting loot while fighting off opponents.

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

Why similar: Shooter 24.6%, Platformer 22.9%, Action 15.7%, Fast-Paced 9.8%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on stylish, high-speed movement and creative combat that feels like a modern evolution of arcade action.

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Difficult 22.2%, Fast-Paced 13.5%, Arcade 13.1%, Action 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that strips away everything but the core movement, focusing entirely on speed and high-score mastery.

Lock and load for chaotic, fast-paced action in Gunslugs! Battle the evil Black Duck Army across wild, procedurally generated levels packed with explosions, jetpacks, chicken guns, and rogue-like permadeath. Unlock heroes, conquer bizarre worlds, and fight your way to the gates of Hell!

Why similar: Platformer 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Shooter 14.6%, Arcade 9.6%, Retro 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled run-and-gun game that provides quick, chaotic bursts of action similar to classic arcade shooters.

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: Platformer 35.5%, Pixel Graphics 23.1%, 2D 11.1%, Difficult 11%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, responsive 2D combat that rewards players for aggressive play and quick reactions.

A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!

Why similar: Platformer 20%, Shooter 17.1%, Difficult 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An old-school, difficult 2D platformer that prioritizes fast, action-oriented gameplay over exploration.

SBBP is a 2D platformer with pixel graphics. Blue boy’s girlfriend is kidnapped by aliens so he goes through 21 levels to save her and he also fight bosses along the way.

Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 25.1%, 2D 11%, Indie 8.9%, Retro 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that captures the retro aesthetic and demanding gameplay of classic arcade titles.

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: Platformer 23.7%, Difficult 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-platformer that captures the brutal, arcade-style difficulty of early 2D games.

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: Platformer 34.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Difficult 14.8%, Retro 8.2%, 2D 7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy, arcade-style platformer that emphasizes constant movement and challenging combat encounters.

Relic Hunters Zero: Remix is a remaster of the FREE 1 million player hit game about blasting evil space ducks and turtles with tiny cute guns. It’s fast, it’s tactical, and feels deliciously smooth to play. Unlock new weapons, characters and relics to defeat the Ducan Commander!

Why similar: Multiplayer 22.6%, Shooter 20%, Pixel Graphics 19.6%, Action 14.4%, Co-op 9.2%

Against explosive firepower, bitter cold, and dizzying heights, Fork Parker must outwit a group of no-talent game developers in a deadly holiday promotional game. Also, it's free.

Why similar: Platformer 42.2%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Difficult 8.8%, Action 8.7%, Indie 8.7%

Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!

Why similar: Platformer 30.9%, Multiplayer 21.4%, Shooter 15.6%, 2D 12.4%, Action 11.2%

You Have 10 Seconds is a fast paced arcade style platformer game with over 40 levels.

Why similar: Platformer 40.1%, Difficult 19%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Indie 11.3%, 2D 7.6%

Back with new weapons, new enemies, and with more circuits to break than ever! Destroy millions of robots in this free-to-play shooter with up to 6 players local or online.

Why similar: Shooter 27%, Pixel Graphics 22.2%, Arcade 19.4%, 2D 11.5%, Action 10.7%

Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

Why similar: Indie 35.6%, 2D 27.5%, Platformer 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Singleplayer 8.4%

Embark on an exhilarating journey into the pixelated Realm of the Mad God! Join, an action-packed, free-to-play MMO bullet hell game. Discover a world with danger, challenges, and hidden treasures as you battle through waves of enemies. Team up with players and conquer dungeons to become a legend!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.2%, Difficult 24.2%, 2D 12.1%, Action 11.2%, Indie 9.6%

Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!

Why similar: Shooter 27%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Multiplayer 15.9%, 2D 13.3%, Platformer 12.7%

Battle other 2D stickfigures online while jumping around like a lunatic and getting blown up into smithereens. With over 70 weapons, Boring Man is the most chaotic and hilarious 2D online shooter on the internet.

Why similar: Platformer 23.5%, Shooter 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Multiplayer 12.9%, 2D 8.6%

SUPER RECOILFIGHT is a one-button projectile brawler-shooter that recalls the fun of a coin-op arcade for up to 4 players on a single keyboard. Time your shots right to win against your friends, AI or both.

Why similar: Action 31.6%, Indie 24.2%, Multiplayer 23.8%, 2D 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!

Why similar: Shooter 27.5%, Arcade 17.1%, Retro 13.2%, 2D 11.9%, Action 10.5%

8BitMMO is a retro-style 2D massively multiplayer game! It's a giant construction sandbox -- you can build a home or a castle in a persistent streaming world. Found and manage your own city. Fight evil LawyerCats and engage in Player vs Player battle.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 32.3%, Multiplayer 19%, Retro 14%, 2D 12.2%, Action 11.3%

Your blocks, your castle, your world! Build anything you can dream up and explore with other players! Cubic Castles is a mini-MMO that combines the best of block-building and 3D platform action! Create fantastic parkour challenges, explore worlds made by other players, or even make friend!

Why similar: Multiplayer 59.7%, Indie 13%, Action 12%, Co-op 8.9%, 2D 3.9%

If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Shooter 18.3%, Arcade 17.1%, Retro 11.3%, Action 10.8%

Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you’re able to design your own moves. Complete control over character's body, hundreds of game mods and bloody mess with full body dismemberment - you've never been able to annihilate your enemies like that before!

Why similar: Multiplayer 41.8%, Difficult 20.7%, Action 20.4%, Indie 11.5%, Co-op 3%

If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?

Why similar: Arcade 32.5%, Action 21.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.6%, 2D 11.5%, Retro 9.6%

A certain office lady is back!!

Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 22%, Shooter 10.6%, Action 10.5%, Indie 9.7%

Inspired by the heyday of 8-bit arcade gaming, Crome: Before Purgatory is an intense space shoot em' up experience. Play as the Galactic Consul's best star pilot, Crome, and fend off endless the hoards of invaders while competing for the top score on the global leaderboard.

Why similar: Action 18%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, Shooter 14.3%, Difficult 13.9%, Arcade 12.3%

Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.

Why similar: Platformer 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Action 9.9%, 2D 8.7%

Play Abathor Atlantis Landing and relive the glory of arcades in this action platformer for up to 4 players.

Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Difficult 12.3%, Arcade 9.5%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Spelunky is a unique platformer with randomized levels that offer a challenging new experience each time you play. Journey deep underground and explore fantastic places filled with all manner of monsters, traps, and treasure.

Why similar: Platformer 43.9%, Difficult 14.9%, Addictive 12.5% ★, Indie 7.6%, 2D 6.5%

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 37.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Retro 10%, 2D 7.3%, Difficult 7.1%

Rustbuckle Rumble is a side-scrolling, team-based, arena combat game - WITH ROBOTS! Inspiration for the mechanics was taken from classic run and gun games mixed with more modern, class-based, multiplayer shooters. It’s capture-the-flag where the players are the flags.

Why similar: Multiplayer 25.3%, Platformer 22.6%, Action 18%, Indie 13.7%, 2D 12.8%

The creators of Crossy Road present Shooty Skies! Shoot, dodge, duck, goose and weave. Take to the skies!

Why similar: Arcade 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Action 14.7%, Fast-Paced 12.8%, Indie 12.3%

Super Cable Boy is a retro inspired platformer, where you are playing a living handheld gaming system with a power cord. Collect game cartridges to become more powerful and take on your quest to defeat "the Glitch", an entity that 1▧01☠01௹1‱☣∰0␢⌀▧ ..

Why similar: Platformer 34%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Retro 11.2%, Multiplayer 10%, Indie 7.6%

Unchained is a fast paced retro multiplayer first person shooter in which you can compete in different game modes and maps, using a large arsenal of unique and deadly weapons (And some cool powerups too) to defeat your enemies.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 25.1%, Action 16.8%, Retro 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Indie 11.7%

Guns N’ Boxes is a top-down single screen arena-style multiplayer shooter where you shoot boxes, get random weapons and use them to blast everything that moves! Choose your favorite character and duke it out with rifles, hot dog launchers, rail guns, arrows and tons of other weapons.

Why similar: Multiplayer 36.6%, Action 31.8%, Indie 27.5%, Singleplayer 4%