- #1 Celeste
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 138,420 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Precision Platformer 38.4%, Difficult 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D Platformer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for precision platforming that demands mastery of movement mechanics and offers a high level of difficulty.
- #2 VVVVVV
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,401 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Difficult 10.7%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Platformer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Replaces jumping with gravity-flipping mechanics, mirroring the core appeal of changing movement rules in Super Magbot.
- #3 Dustforce DX
96% matchVery Positive88% of 2,375 reviews2012
Dev: Hitbox Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 64.6%, Difficult 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Platformer 8.4%, Indie 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-speed, momentum-based precision platforming that rewards players for fluid and efficient movement.
- #4 Deleveled
95% matchVery Positive80% of 397 reviews2020
Dev: ToasterFuelPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Master momentum in this unique jumping game that features no jump button! Preserve your potential energy and fall to new heights as you solve these clever puzzles and maneuver your way to victory.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.8%, Difficult 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, 2D Platformer 7.3%, Physics 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer where you must drop from one level to another to maintain momentum and solve physics-based challenges.
- #5 ElecHead
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,305 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.6%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Platformer 13%, Retro 8.7%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant puzzle-platformer where the character's body acts as an electrical conductor, requiring clever movement to solve levels.
- #6 BZZZT
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,120 reviews2023
Dev: KO.DLLPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.8%, Difficult 15.6%, 2D Platformer 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Platformer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, tight precision platformer that emphasizes speed, reflexes, and pixel-perfect execution.
- #7 Gravity Circuit
92% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 18.4%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Platformer 16.2%, Indie 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer with incredibly tight, satisfying movement and combat that rewards precise execution.
- #8 Magnetic By Nature
93% matchMixed69% of 84 reviews2014
Dev: Team Tripleslash
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Experience a fast-paced, single-player adventure mixing fluid motion, split-second decision making, stylized machine-age visuals, and a dynamic soundscape.
Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Indie 27%, Action 23%, Adventure 19.4%
Why You'll Like It: Directly features magnetic mechanics that force players to manipulate attraction and repulsion to navigate complex environments.
- #9 Teslagrad
91% matchVery Positive84% of 2,460 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Difficult 14.6%, Indie 9.5%, Puzzle 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Uses electromagnetism as a core mechanic for both puzzle-solving and navigating challenging platforming sections.
- #10 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
91% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.9%, Difficult 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%, Platformer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Introduces unique vertical movement mechanics where you create your own platforms, requiring rhythmic precision.
- #11 RITE
90% matchVery Positive86% of 341 reviews2020
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows · Linux
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 38.9%, Difficult 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Platformer 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-speed precision platformer that strips away complexity to focus entirely on movement skill.
- #12 The End Is Nigh
89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,330 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Precision Platformer 51.4%, Difficult 15.6%, Platformer 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%, Indie 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A brutal precision platformer from the creator of Super Meat Boy that focuses on tight controls and high-stakes platforming.
- #13 Rift Racoon
89% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2019
Dev: Marcos Game Dev
Windows
Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 40.5%, Difficult 14.2%, 2D Platformer 10%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Platformer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on speed and precision with a raccoon character, offering tight controls and challenging platforming obstacles.
- #14 iZBOT
88% matchVery Positive82% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: Ruxar
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
iZBOT is fast paced, double jumping, wall sliding, edge of your seat platformer that delivers delicious bite sized challenging platforming levels while always keeping you in the action.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 43.2%, Difficult 15.4%, 2D Platformer 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Platformer 8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced and difficult precision platformer that emphasizes quick reflexes and tight level design.
- #15 Super Meat Boy
86% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 53.6%, Difficult 12.2%, 2D Platformer 7.8%, Platformer 7.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential difficult precision platformer that defined the genre's 'die and retry' loop.
- #16 Necrosphere
86% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2017
Dev: Cat Nigiri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 61.7%, Difficult 10%, Indie 6.9%, Action 6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique two-button control scheme that forces players to adapt to movement constraints similar to the 'no jump' rule.
- #17 Electronic Super Joy
85% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Precision Platformer 26%, Difficult 20.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Indie 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based precision platformer that demands perfect timing and fast movement to survive.
- #18 Wunderling DX
84% matchVery Positive94% of 188 reviews2020
Dev: Bitwave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Indie 18.8%, Action 15.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where you cannot stop moving, requiring careful planning and timing to navigate levels.
- #19 Fowl Damage
81% matchVery Positive93% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: May GardensPub: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows
Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 6.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that focuses on tight controls and difficult level navigation.
- #20 Super Mombo Quest
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 50.5%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 8.2%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Indie 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced precision platforming with metroidvania exploration and a focus on maintaining momentum.
- #21 Mind Over Magnet
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,301 reviews2024
Dev: Game Maker's Toolkit
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An attractive puzzle platformer where you use magnetism to escape a factory. Meet a cast of magnet characters and work together to solve logical conundrums.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 7.3%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer centered entirely on magnetic mechanics, providing a similar thematic experience to the seed game.
- #22 Spark the Electric Jester
82% matchVery Positive92% of 1,467 reviews2017
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Platformer 22%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Action 11.7%, Retro 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: High-speed, momentum-based platforming that rewards players for maintaining velocity and mastering movement abilities.
- #23 Mutant Mudds Deluxe
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 623 reviews2013
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 45.2%, 2D Platformer 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Platformer 8.3%, Indie 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features layer-switching mechanics that add a unique dimension to traditional precision platforming.
- #24 Katana ZERO
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Difficult 14.5%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Platformer 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A precision-based action platformer where one hit means death, requiring careful planning and execution.
- #25 Ninja Ming
78% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: 1 Poss Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this 2d precision platformer with a teleportation twist, play as Ninja Ming and embark on the Path of Trials. Dash through 241 levels using dynamic teleportation and diverse ninjutsu skills. Conquer challenges with style—growing stronger at every turn.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 42%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Platformer 5.6%
- #26 Super Life of Pixel
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 379 reviews2014
Dev: Super Icon LtdPub: WhiteMoon Dreams, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Platformer 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Retro 16.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platformer that explores different eras of gaming history through challenging, precision-based levels.
- #27 SANABI
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,256 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 19%, Precision Platformer 16.4%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Difficult 9.8%, Platformer 8.1%
- #28 The Messenger
78% matchVery Positive93% of 12,834 reviews2018
Dev: SabotagePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Platformer 13.9%, Retro 12.1%, Difficult 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features incredibly tight controls and challenging platforming sections that reward players for mastering movement abilities.
- #29 MO:Astray
77% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Indie 10%, Platformer 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%
- #30 Souldiers
76% matchMixed69% of 2,964 reviews2022
Dev: Retro ForgePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Fight for your freedom in a sprawling fantasy world caught between the living and the fallen. Hone your skills in a retro epic featuring puzzle platforming, metroidvania exploration and crunchy soulslike combat.
Why similar: Difficult 33.8%, Pixel Graphics 32%, Action 11.1%, 2D Platformer 6.4%, Adventure 6.1%
- #31 Aeterna Noctis
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,963 reviews2021
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 46.9%, Difficult 18.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Platformer 9.4%, Indie 4.8%
- #32 Mago
73% matchVery Positive93% of 999 reviews2022
Dev: Dream Potion Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Difficult 17.2%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Indie 12.3%
- #33 Super Blasting Boy
77% matchMixed70% of 69 reviews2018
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
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: Difficult 16%, Indie 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Action 10.1%, Platformer 9.5%
- #34 Downwell
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,486 reviews2015
Dev: MoppinPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Precision Platformer 49.4%, Difficult 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Platformer 6.8%
- #35 One Gun Guy
73% matchMixed69% of 916 reviews2022
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, Difficult 10.2%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #36 Sunblaze
72% matchVery Positive90% of 458 reviews2021
Dev: Games From EarthPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, Difficult 10.2%, 2D Platformer 8.6%, Retro 8.2%
- #37 Hyper Box
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 108 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelated CupcakePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Hyper Box you try to beat a bunch of platform levels in less than 30 seconds each by using the box rotation to your advantage, this is meant to be a very challenging yet rewarding experience as you improve at the game.
Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Platformer 10.4%
- #38 Super Dungeon Boy
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 212 reviews2017
Dev: Tower Up Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 27%
2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.
Why similar: Difficult 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Platformer 12.2%, Indie 11.1%
- #39 Cave Story+
72% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Platformer 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Indie 10.9%, Difficult 9.3%
- #40 VVVVV
73% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Why similar: Indie 18%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Difficult 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 10%
- #41 Horace
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 686 reviews2019
Dev: Paul HelmanPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
"The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!
Why similar: Difficult 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Indie 9.3%
- #42 Electronic Super Joy 2
70% matchVery Positive87% of 725 reviews2019
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
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: Difficult 28.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Indie 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%
- #43 Adventures of Pip
71% matchVery Positive87% of 275 reviews2015
Dev: Tic Toc Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 18.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Retro 12.1%, Indie 11.3%
- #44 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
71% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Difficult 21.3%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Physics 8.8%
- #45 Velocity Noodle
69% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.5%, Difficult 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Platformer 8%
- #46 Dispersio
70% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
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: Difficult 27.3%, Indie 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Platformer 13.1%
- #47 Q - A Neon Platformer
69% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Manatea Entertainment
Windows
Jump into a neon-filled platformer world as Q and overcome a gauntlet of tricky platform challenges.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.3%, Difficult 15.1%, Platformer 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Physics 6.4%
- #48 Axiom Verge
68% matchVery Positive90% of 6,442 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Pixel Graphics 19%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Platformer 14.7%, Indie 10.3%, Retro 8.2%
- #49 Dungeon Escape
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 910 reviews2016
Dev: Roenko Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.4%, Difficult 15.9%, Platformer 7.8%, 2D Platformer 7.6%, Retro 7%
- #50 140
68% matchVery Positive92% of 4,665 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: Platformer 24.3%, Difficult 19.5%, Precision Platformer 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Indie 12.7%
- #51 Splasher
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,175 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.
Why similar: Platformer 33.8%, Indie 25.9%, Action 20.3%, Difficult 13.7%, 2D 4.9%
- #52 Sockventure
67% matchVery Positive93% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Nighthouse GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Precision Platformer 44.6%, Difficult 16.3%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 8.5%, Retro 6.5%
- #53 Neon Beats
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,544 reviews2019
Dev: OKYO GAMES
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 11.2%, Indie 8.3%
- #54 Ball laB
69% matchMixed65% of 873 reviews2018
Dev: Viktor Yurchuk
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%
Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.7%, Difficult 13%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, 2D Platformer 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
- #55 Grapple Dog
66% matchVery Positive87% of 852 reviews2022
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 27.5%, Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 8.7%, Indie 6.7%
- #56 Gato Roboto
65% matchVery Positive94% of 5,065 reviews2019
Dev: doinksoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.4%, Indie 14.8%, Platformer 13.3%, Retro 10.4%, Action 10%
- #57 ION Shift
62% matchVery Positive92% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Electro Soul Games
Windows
ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.8%, Difficult 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Sci-fi 6.4%