Games Like SUPER DISTRO

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

Why similar: Platformer 44.3%, Difficult 28.8%, Indie 19.4%, 2D 5.1%, Action 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Super Distro, it is a quintessential masocore platformer that demands pixel-perfect precision and quick reflexes.

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Platformer 38.2%, Difficult 25.6%, Indie 18.7%, Adventure 7.6%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developer of Super Meat Boy, this game offers the same brutal, screen-by-screen platforming challenge.

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Platformer 33.7%, Action 27.8%, Indie 23%, Adventure 11.7%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired run-and-gun platformer that mirrors the action-heavy gameplay of Super Distro.

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 38%, Indie 34.2%, Action 14.9%, Adventure 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features fast-paced, difficult platforming levels that require quick reactions and precise movement.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Difficult 30.8%, Indie 20.8%, Adventure 5.9%, 2D 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, its core gameplay is a masterclass in challenging, tight 2D platforming mechanics.

Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...

Why similar: Platformer 39%, Difficult 20.5%, Indie 18.1%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the rage-inducing spirit of classic retro games with traps and obstacles that require trial and error.

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: Platformer 37.4%, Difficult 26.9%, Indie 14.8%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a punishing, old-school arcade experience that mirrors the difficulty of the retro classics that inspired Super Distro.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Platformer 46.2%, Difficult 25%, Indie 20%, Action 6.4%, 2D 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, rhythm-infused platformer that matches the intense, high-speed difficulty found in Super Distro.

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

Why similar: Platformer 42.1%, Difficult 24%, Indie 21.4%, Action 4.8%, 2D 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the retro aesthetic and high difficulty level, focusing on unique gravity-flipping mechanics that test your platforming skills.

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Indie 35.3%, Platformer 34.3%, Action 25.1%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title leans heavily into the 8-bit aesthetic and action-platformer mechanics, feeling like a direct homage to classic NES games.

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: Platformer 34.7%, Difficult 25%, Indie 24.4%, Action 16%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic and difficult platformer that shares the rage-inducing spirit of Super Distro.

Retro platforming action in this adaptation of a terrible movie.

Why similar: Indie 31.6%, Platformer 30.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Action 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deliberate retro-style platformer that captures the same challenging, old-school vibe.

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: Difficult 33.8%, Platformer 30.5%, Indie 20.6%, Action 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a minimalist precision platformer that focuses on momentum and physics, offering a similar level of challenge to the seed game.

Mr. Bree+ is a hardcore sidescrolling adventure platformer, enriched with great visual and musical aspects. It's about 60 levels of pure challenge, revealing along the progress, the dark past events which tells the story of our hero, a householding family pig, Mr. Bree.

Why similar: Platformer 41.1%, Indie 29.5%, Adventure 14.9%, Action 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult platformer that emphasizes precision and overcoming obstacles in a minimalist, retro-styled world.

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: Platformer 34.7%, Difficult 26.9%, Indie 13.1%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the retro action-platformer feel with tight controls and challenging boss encounters reminiscent of early console classics.

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Indie 32%, Platformer 26.4%, Difficult 21.9%, Adventure 19.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that focuses on tight level design and retro-inspired mechanics.

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

Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Indie 25.3%, Difficult 15.3%, Action 13%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines platforming with punishing combat, similar to the difficult action-adventure style of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Platformer 29.1%, Indie 23.2%, Difficult 19.3%, Action 14%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a straightforward, challenging 2D platforming experience with a retro aesthetic.

Phantom Jump is a skill based platformer with rhythm mechanics, built to turn you into a speedrunner.

Why similar: Indie 37.5%, Platformer 33.9%, Difficult 23.1%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a straightforward, difficult platforming experience that tests your reflexes.

For those of you who cannot live without old-style hardcore platformer challenges, Yury brings the ultimate spikes-lava-monsters experience.

Why similar: Indie 29.8%, Platformer 24.5%, Difficult 17.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer that features retro-inspired mechanics and a focus on overcoming difficult hazards.

Super Switch is a difficult platformer in which you have to actively switch between 2 dimensions. It's tougher than iron and extremely rewarding.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly difficult platformer that requires quick thinking and precise timing.

Stonerid is a challenging 2D platformer, which the most important feature are two parallel, different worlds. Over 30 different levels to complete, unconventional game style and lots of dangerous traps and monsters make it extremely difficult to rise to the challenge.

Why similar: Indie 40.1%, Platformer 33.4%, Action 26.5%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult platformer that tests your patience and skill with its challenging obstacle courses.

Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds

Why similar: Platformer 53.5%, Indie 24.4%, Action 11.5%, Difficult 5.6%, 2D 5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro platformer that captures the look and feel of classic 8-bit games with a focus on challenging level design.

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%, Indie 24.7%, Difficult 14.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that features tight controls and a retro-inspired aesthetic.

In this hard to master platformer you will slay zombies, avoid deadly traps and unleash your true potential through a variety of skills and abilities.

Why similar: Indie 36.5%, Platformer 22%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 20.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style platformer that provides a consistent level of difficulty throughout its levels.

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: Indie 30.9%, Platformer 28.8%, Action 21%, Difficult 14%, 2D 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a punishing platforming experience with a dark, retro-inspired visual style.

Swiftly is a very challenging platformer game. It has simple graphics and easy to understand rules, but you are going to have a hard time completing the levels.

Why similar: Indie 39%, Action 32.8%, Platformer 28.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platformer that demands quick reflexes and precise execution.

An explosive homage to SNES-era platformers from the makers of Stealth Bastard Deluxe, Explodemon is non-stop action mayhem like you've never seen before.

Why similar: Platformer 44.7%, Indie 24%, Action 19.2%, Adventure 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that blends explosive combat with challenging environmental navigation.

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: Indie 34.4%, Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 15.4%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 11.6%

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: Indie 36.8%, Platformer 27%, Action 23.8%, Difficult 9.8%, 2D 2.7%

Canyon Capers is a retro style platform game brought right up to date, with tons of levels, modes, collectables and secrets.

Why similar: Indie 43.3%, Platformer 39.6%, Action 17%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style platformer that focuses on speed and precision in its level design.

What is A-Men?Classic puzzle-platformer, inspired by some oldschool titles like Lemmings and Lost Vikings. What is A-Men like?Hard. No holding your hand, no easy levels, we want to challenge you. If you are a casual, A-Men is not for you.

Why similar: Indie 34.4%, Platformer 27.6%, Action 20.3%, Adventure 17.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that requires careful planning and precise execution to overcome its difficult levels.

Prompt is a hardcore platformer. It is minimalist, it is retro, and it is very, very hard. Everything from the visual style to the design of every level has been coded with love, just for you.

Why similar: Platformer 54.6%, Indie 45.4%

A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

Why similar: Indie 30.1%, Difficult 22.8%, Platformer 20.6%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 10.6%

Super Mustache is a vintage styled platformer, filled to the brim with 8 bit pixel art juice! Join Captain Super Mustache in a journey to save the planet Uranus. If you enjoyed classic platformer games from the golden era of video games, then you’re going to love this.

Why similar: Indie 48.7%, Platformer 30.4%, Adventure 11%, Action 9.9%

It is a platformer. A hard trip to the Neptune. Beware of sharks, barrels, UFO, hard sound and hard levels!

Why similar: Indie 70.8%, Platformer 29.2%

Blaster Shooter GunGuy is a 2D action rage platformer. Similar in nature to games such as IWBTG. But also inspired by Mega Man and Mega Man X.

Why similar: Platformer 39.1%, Difficult 31.5%, Action 11.9%, Adventure 10.5%, 2D 7%

Squirrel-based 2D platformer

Why similar: Difficult 28.4%, Platformer 25.7%, Indie 18%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%

Dynamic is an indie Platformer game. The goal is to try to avoid obstacles and dangerous enemies who want to kill you

Why similar: Indie 43%, Platformer 15.3%, Action 14.4%, Adventure 13.7%, Difficult 10.9%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Indie 26.5%, Platformer 22.4%, Action 16.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Difficult 15.2%

Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.

Why similar: Platformer 32.4%, Difficult 27.3%, Indie 27.3%, Action 7.3%, 2D 5.7%

Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.

Why similar: Platformer 32.2%, Indie 19.4%, Action 18%, Adventure 12.8%, Difficult 12.1%

An insanely difficult precision platformer

Why similar: Difficult 37.8%, Platformer 26.2%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 13.4%, 2D 8.1%

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Platformer 37.4%, Action 15.7%, Indie 15.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Difficult 10.6%

Super Jagua is a classic 2D retro-style single-player platformer inspired by the greatest platformers of the 80s. Run, jump, swim, discover lots of secrets, fight brutal bosses and more in this classic NES inspired adventure.

Why similar: Action 50.3%, Adventure 49.7%

The legendary game is now on Steam! Can you prove that you are a good player, go through a difficult path and save your brother? This challenge is not for wimps!

Why similar: Indie 27.1%, Platformer 18.3%, Action 18.3%, Adventure 15.8%, Difficult 11.2%

Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer

Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, Indie 23.6%, Difficult 18.8%, Action 15%, Adventure 14.8%

Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!

Why similar: Platformer 37.9%, Difficult 31.4%, Indie 12%, Action 11.6%, 2D 7%

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: Indie 29.9%, Platformer 19.3%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 17.5%, Difficult 11.1%

Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.

Why similar: Platformer 40.3%, Difficult 33.2%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 13.1%

Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 40.5%, Action 15.8%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 11.7%, Difficult 9.7%

Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.

Why similar: Platformer 36.3%, Difficult 27.3%, Indie 18.9%, Adventure 11.2%, 2D 6.4%

Created to enrage.

Why similar: Indie 35.3%, Difficult 22%, Adventure 21.6%, Action 21.2%

Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.

Why similar: Indie 29.7%, Platformer 26.8%, Action 20.2%, Adventure 18.7%, 2D 4.6%

Viktor is an action-packed sidescrolling adventure with gameplay inspired by classics such as Castlevania and Megaman. As Viktor, you will fight your way through hordes of relentless enemies, lurking traps, and fearsome bosses who will try to keep you from your mission.

Why similar: Platformer 33%, Indie 29.8%, Action 20.2%, Adventure 16.9%

One button platformer nightmare

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Indie 29.3%, Action 21.1%, Difficult 17.9%

Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.

Why similar: Platformer 45.9%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 15.7%, Action 7.2%, 2D 5.2%

Hardcore pixel indie platformer with puzzle elements and history. Can you get to the end?

Why similar: Indie 35.6%, Platformer 26.5%, Adventure 21.7%, Difficult 16.2%

A super high difficulty, fantastical 2D action platformer complete with an expansive original soundtrack. 20+ Levels. Multiple playable characters. Rich lore. BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer is Act One in a timeless tale of loss and redemption.

Why similar: Indie 45.9%, Action 29.6%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 10.3%

In this challenging 2D platformer game, play as a Superhero and help the Kid to find all the missing socks inside the cursed washing machine, Sockventure has stunning colorful graphics, hand-crafted levels, tight controls and fun ever-changing gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 36.1%, Difficult 27.7%, Indie 19.2%, Action 10.4%, 2D 6.6%