60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Indie, Platformer, Adventure, Difficult.
Based on hit retro games, here you'll find action, platforming adventure and exploration. I challenge you to find all the secret dungeons!
Super Dungeon Boy
2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.
Overcome
Beat your inner demons without attacking them, in this extremely difficult platformer about how grief changes one's perception of the world. It is an expression of the developer's experience with cancer and heartbreak.
2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 15.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Side Scroller 9.7%, Difficult 8.1%, Platformer 7.7%
Beat your inner demons without attacking them, in this extremely difficult platformer about how grief changes one's perception of the world. It is an expression of the developer's experience with cancer and heartbreak.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 15.1%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 11%, Difficult 10.2%
Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.
Why similar: Platformer 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Action 10.5%
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: Difficult 14.2%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 9.8%, Action 9.4%
Soviet Souls is a modern 2D platformer with pixel-style graphics. In each level, the player chooses which of the available characters to pass it. Knowledge of the mechanic and caution will help you cope with the most difficult troubles.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 10.8%
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: Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Platformer 18%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Side Scroller 7.9%
Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.6%, Action 11.3%, Platformer 10.7%, Adventure 10%
Do not let fiend steal your mustaches! It is challenging platformer taking you to the adventure through dangerous dungeons filled with ingenious traps.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.4%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Difficult 12.1%, Platformer 9.6%, Retro 8.6%
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Platformer 16%, Difficult 11.2%, Retro 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
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: Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Difficult 11.4%, Side Scroller 10.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Platformer 10.5%
One-button indie platformer adventure
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 21.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Action 12.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Difficult 10.6%
Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.2%, Platformer 18.1%, Retro 15.3%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 9.4%
In Dungeon is a 2D platformer hardcore made with pixel art. The main character, Allan Callahan, is trying to escape of the dungeon by facing different challenges and looking for other treasure hunters. Can you help him escape the dungeon before his fate is sealed?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Difficult 14.8%, Adventure 13.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Indie 11.1%
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
Why similar: Adventure 15.5%, Action 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Indie 11.9%
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 20.6%, Platformer 17.6%, Retro 12.4%, Difficult 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 11%
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Why similar: Platformer 17.5%, Difficult 17.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Retro 11.3%, Side Scroller 7.8%
Potatoman will put your reflexes and worldview to the test as you journey through scorching deserts, dark forests, busy cities, the tallest mountains and eventually your own potato-consciousness in search of the ultimate answer. Are you prepared to face the TROOF?
Why similar: Platformer 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Retro 17%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Indie 8.5%
A retro platformer from the good old days! Follow our small but courageous hero - Alex, as he sets off on his journey to find the sacred Monobrow! Together with Alex, make your way to the end of a tedious shrine, where only glory awaits!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.7%, Difficult 16.6%, Platformer 13.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%
Awakened Evil is an action platformer inspired by the classics. Jump and slash your way through intense linear stages that will put your skills to the test. Do you have what it takes to slay all the bosses, and take on evil itself?
Why similar: Platformer 15.5%, Difficult 14.2%, Retro 13.3%, Side Scroller 13%, Action 12.4%
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: Side Scroller 15.8%, Action 15.7%, Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 11.5%
Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.7%, Platformer 18.7%, Retro 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Action 6.6%
A simple, fast paced platformer with one small change: Your character can't run. Play as an adorable robot named Blitz and help it escape the factory it was built in. The only problem is, it seems like everything is trying to break you!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.9%, Difficult 18.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Action 14.1%, Indie 11.4%
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: Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Difficult 18.2%, Platformer 13.4%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Retro 8.4%
Inspired by great titles such as Ghosts 'n Goblins and Mega Man 2 comes Crusader Crash! A fast paced, challenging, side-scrolling game with retro art and soundtracks! Play through 8 vastly different stages each with their own boss that will put your skills to the test!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.3%, Difficult 18.8%, Platformer 15%, Adventure 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%
The invasion of the demon legion has reached the Anastasia lands. Along with fire and cruelty, they destroyed the whole village. Athanas, a knight of Valentina returned to rescue the people. He witnessed his wife, Harley, being burned down under the fire of the devil and in him now there was only revenge.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Why similar: Platformer 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 10.8%
Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.
Why similar: Difficult 12.8%, Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 12.1%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!
Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, Action 15.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Indie 12%
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: Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Platformer 17.7%, Difficult 16.9%, Action 11%, Adventure 10.4%
The legendary Puss in Boots have to go through the worst to save his hooman. Anansi tricks Puss into retrieving Mjolnir, the most fearsome and powerful weapon in existence from Land of the Dead. Now, you too can be part of the fairy world!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 10.6%, Retro 9.1%
Trouble in Antarctica!The Black Hand of Fate, an international Terrorist Group has constructed a secret base within the heart of a Volcano, and have built a massive army of bio-engineered soldiers and genetic monsters to take over the world! You are the only one that can put a stop to their dastardly plans. You are the Blasting Agent!
Why similar: Platformer 15.9%, Retro 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Side Scroller 10.1%
Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Platformer 20.2%, Action 10%, Retro 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
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: Retro 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Action 12%, Difficult 11.8%
Get ready to plunge into an exciting new platforming adventure with Foxy!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 11.2%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 10.4%
Put on a lizard and go for an adventure! Six different ones are scattered across the land, each with a special ability. Carefully hop your way to the top of an active volcano. Surf down a surging river. Swim an underwater lake. Ascend a snowy mountaintop. Can you unravel the mysteries of Lizard?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Difficult 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%, Adventure 10.2%
Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer
Why similar: Difficult 19%, Platformer 17.5%, Retro 14%, Adventure 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%
Step into the gilded boots of King Knight in the biggest and most regal Shovel Knight game of them all! Leap, Shoulder Bash, gather new subjects, and strategize your way through this prequel in your quest to become King of Cards!
Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 13%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
Embark in an epic journey through a postapocalyptic world to defeat the insurrection of the clothes as the NakedMan, the bald hero humanity needs in times of need and censorship!
Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Platformer 19.6%, Retro 15.9%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 12%
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: Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Difficult 20.4%, Adventure 16.1%, Platformer 15.3%, Indie 12.7%
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Why similar: Difficult 18.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Indie 8%
Digital Rose is a 2D action-platforming game that follows the stories of Jeremy, a cybernetic construction worker, and Alex, a blood-wielding vampire, as they venture through the Systema Megastructure.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21%, Side Scroller 17.4%, Difficult 15.4%, Action 15.3%, Platformer 12.3%
Nothing could ruin a sunny day, but the universe had its own plans. The invasion of Earth by hordes of mutants and robots, capturing the mind of living creatures, could not leave aside our hero.
Why similar: Action 15.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 12%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Side Scroller 9.5%
In this action-platformer, you play as Mop Boy, a kid whose job is to fight off the grease monsters terrorizing his family's restaurant. Gain new abilities by completing tasks for your family and put an end to the evil grease running amuck!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20%, Difficult 13.5%, Platformer 10.8%, Retro 9.9%, Adventure 8.8%
A 2D dot action game created by students. Aim for the goal without being discouraged by traps and gimmicks!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 44.2% ★, Side Scroller 20.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, 2D 5.1%
Never STANDBY in this fast-paced, precise platformer and get out of the glitched world! Can you do it faster than anyone?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Difficult 18.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Action 9.2%, Side Scroller 8.9%
Toadomination is a rogulite, bullethell, looter shooter game that takes you into an ancient confrontation that lasts more than a decade, in a battle between a toad and a viper. Equip yourself with the most powerful weapon, collect capital and meet face to face with the sworn enemy.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.7%, Action 13.3%, Difficult 12.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 10.1%
Mini Knight's Journey is a linear action-adventure platformer game about two twin brothers who, with their father, go on a journey to defeat the school bullies! Play as one of the two brothers and face this incredible adventure!
Why similar: Side Scroller 15.3%, Platformer 15.1%, Retro 13.6%, Difficult 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Side Scroller 16.6%, Difficult 15.3%, Retro 13.7%, Platformer 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%
Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24%, Platformer 22.8%, Retro 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Indie 8.7%
Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Platformer 13.4%, Difficult 11.8%, Retro 11.3%, Action 10.5%
Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.6%, Difficult 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Platformer 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Adventure 12%, Action 11.7%, Difficult 10.5%
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: Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Action 11.9%, Difficult 11%, Indie 9.6%
Visit a wonderfully peculiar dog's dream in a heroic attempt to save your owner in this beautiful pixel art puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Difficult 9.8%, Platformer 9.5%
Help Glitch save his planet from intergalactic tyrants in this innovative and vibrant retro-styled action platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 18.8%, Action 17%, Adventure 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Indie 12.7%
Chief's Quest is a classic action platform game inspired by native american culture and anime
Why similar: Side Scroller 17.5%, Platformer 12.9%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
A man enters the enigmatic Common Dream in search of a woman he once loved.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Adventure 13%, Action 12.7%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Difficult 11%
Face the strong enemy and unique platformer. Run, Jump, Punch, Shoot. Get various weapons and upgrades along the way. Fight and dodge bullets from challenging boss battle!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Action 14.4%, Side Scroller 13.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 12.1%
Run, jump, and create to discover the truth behind the legendary Bernie O'Tag!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.1%, Side Scroller 15.3%, Difficult 13.6%, Platformer 13%, Adventure 11.8%
Amora Crystal is a 2D platformer game where you don’t have to kill any animal.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Side Scroller 11.8%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Difficult 10.5%
