- #1 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
97% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.
Why similar: Action 27.1%, Indie 23%, Platformer 19.9%, Difficult 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features high-speed, difficult, and arcade-focused platforming that requires constant movement and precision.
- #2 The Sun and Moon
96% matchVery Positive87% of 185 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 35%
The Sun and Moon, the winner of Ludum Dare 29, is a platformer with a unique mechanic: you can dive into the ground. Momentum is conserved but gravity is reversed, letting you fling yourself high into the air or deep beneath the surface.
Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Indie 22.8%, Action 21%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gravity-bending mechanics create a unique puzzle-platforming experience that demands quick thinking and reflexes.
- #3 Downwell
96% 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: Platformer 33.8%, Difficult 18.8%, Indie 16.3%, Action 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the falling, shooting, and arcade-survival loop found in the seed game.
- #4 Electronic Super Joy
95% 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: Platformer 34.7%, Great Soundtrack 25.9%, Difficult 16%, Indie 12.6%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, difficult platformer that pairs intense gameplay with a pulse-pounding soundtrack.
- #5 Super Magbot
93% matchVery Positive84% of 401 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 37%
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: Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Indie 17.4%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 13.4%, Action 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: It introduces unique magnetic movement mechanics that force you to rethink standard platforming puzzles.
- #6 Super Rude Bear Resurrection
94% matchMixed60% of 174 reviews2017
Dev: Alex RosePub: Alex Rose Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Super Rude Bear Resurrection is an ultra-tight, masocore platformer that anyone can beat! Use your corpses to get ahead, or take on the ultimate challenge and try to defeat the entire game without dying!
Why similar: Action 23.6%, Indie 22.7%, Platformer 22.4%, Difficult 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%
Why You'll Like It: This precision platformer emphasizes survival through difficult, trap-filled levels.
- #7 Super Meat Boy
94% 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: Platformer 38.3%, Difficult 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Indie 14%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for difficult, fast-paced platforming that rewards mastery of movement.
- #8 Antonball Deluxe
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 883 reviews2021
Dev: Summitsphere
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The breakout title from Summitsphere, Antonball Deluxe is a retro, high-octane smorgasbord of ballbusting arcade action! Antonball Deluxe quite literally turns the breakout genre on its head, blending traditional brick-breaking gameplay with tight, intense platforming.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 42.2%, Platformer 37.9%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Action 6.2%, Indie 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style puzzle-platforming hybrid that feels like a modern evolution of classic block-breaking games.
- #9 Celeste
91% 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: Great Soundtrack 25.1%, Platformer 23.4%, Difficult 17.8%, Indie 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This precision platformer offers high-stakes movement challenges that feel rewarding and intense.
- #10 Katana ZERO
89% 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: Great Soundtrack 27.2%, Platformer 25.6%, Action 16.7%, Difficult 11.1%, Indie 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, one-hit-kill action platforming that requires precise timing and tactical planning.
- #11 Radical Rabbit Stew
89% matchVery Positive96% of 196 reviews2020
Dev: Pugstorm
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!
Why similar: Action 23.1%, Puzzle 21%, Indie 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Difficult 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-puzzle hybrid that maintains a frantic, arcade-like pace throughout its levels.
- #12 Pepper Grinder
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,197 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed 2D adventure blending traditional platforming with an alternate drilling mode that allows you to dive in and out of the earth like a dolphin swims through water.
Why similar: Platformer 40.9%, Difficult 28%, Action 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Innovative drilling movement mechanics combined with fast-paced action make for a unique platforming experience.
- #13 Mutant Mudds Deluxe
91% 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: Platformer 39.3%, Indie 21.2%, Action 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D platformer uses lane-switching mechanics to add a layer of spatial puzzle-solving to the action.
- #14 Stealth Bastard Deluxe
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,209 reviews2012
Dev: Curve StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Armed with only your wits and a pair of Stealthing Goggles, it’s your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility that’s determined to extinguish your fragile little life.
Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Indie 15.6%, Action 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-platforming with a focus on speed and avoiding deadly traps.
- #15 Super Hydorah
88% matchVery Positive88% of 306 reviews2017
Dev: LocomalitoPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Super Hydorah is a nonlinear horizontal shoot’ em up designed to offer a challenging experience, sublimating the richness of traditional shmup classics. Face the menace of the Meroptians aboard the Delta Lance, alone or with your friends in this game with direct action and nostalgic art.
Why similar: Action 28.6%, Indie 25%, Great Soundtrack 23.8%, Difficult 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 5%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, arcade-focused shooter that captures the intensity of classic action games.
- #16 VVVVVV
87% 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: Platformer 31.2%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Difficult 15.2%, Indie 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Gravity-flipping mechanics turn traditional platforming into a high-difficulty puzzle challenge.
- #17 Superfighters Deluxe
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,466 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Action 26.3%, Platformer 25.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Indie 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 11%
Why You'll Like It: Chaotic, arcade-style platforming combat that emphasizes physics and environmental interaction.
- #18 Super Life of Pixel
86% 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 45.4%, Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Indie 21%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platforming challenge that celebrates the history of the genre with varied mechanics.
- #19 UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects
80% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew MorrishPub: Arc Games
Windows
Unidentified Falling Objects is a unique mashup of platforming and puzzle destroying gameplay. Players are dropped into the puzzle where they must dodge the falling obstacles and destroy blocks to make big combos.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.1%, Platformer 27.5%, Puzzle 17%, Action 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct puzzle-platformer hybrid that forces you to manage falling blocks while navigating a platforming arena.
- #20 Wunderling DX
83% 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 32.5%, Action 31.5%, Indie 27.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Puzzle-platforming with a unique movement twist where you must navigate levels while constantly running.
- #21 Blitz Breaker
85% matchVery Positive88% of 152 reviews2016
Dev: Boncho Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Platformer 22.9%, Action 21.8%, Indie 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Difficult 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, screen-by-screen platforming that demands perfect timing and quick reactions.
- #22 Defy Gravity Extended
84% matchVery Positive86% of 8,545 reviews2016
Dev: Paul FischPub: Fish Factory Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.5%, Platformer 29.6%, Indie 7.4%, Puzzle 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Gravity-based puzzle-platforming that requires clever use of physics to navigate levels.
- #23 UFO 50
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,224 reviews2024
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
Why similar: Indie 22.6%, Action 18.8%, Difficult 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
- #24 Super Dungeon Boy
82% 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: Platformer 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.6%, Action 18.4%, Indie 16.5%, Difficult 14%
Why You'll Like It: Retro-styled action platforming that focuses on simple, challenging mechanics.
- #25 Brainmelter Deluxe
81% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Difficult 26.7%, Action 17.8%, Indie 10%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Difficult, perma-death platforming that tests your endurance and precision.
- #26 Kill The Plumber
82% matchMostly Positive72% of 114 reviews2015
Dev: KeybolPub: Tekitown
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Kill the Plumber is a challenging anti-platformer game. Play as the enemies instead of the hero for a unique new experience!
Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Action 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Indie 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: It subverts platformer tropes by turning the player into the obstacle, creating a puzzle-like enemy management experience.
- #27 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
81% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.7%, Platformer 20.7%, Difficult 14.2%, Puzzle 10.6%, Casual 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated puzzle-platformer that focuses on difficult, logic-based movement challenges.
- #28 Super Star Path
79% matchVery Positive81% of 414 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Classic color match puzzle meets space shoot'em up action! Hop into your spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles!
Why similar: Difficult 37.9%, Puzzle 26.2%, Action 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique mix of shoot-em-up and match-3 mechanics that forces you to balance puzzle-solving with survival.
- #29 Hyper Simon X
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2018
Dev: NukGames
Windows
Hyper Simon X is an Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Puzzle game that ingeniously blends SHMUP mechanics with the classic nostalgia of 'Simon Says' memory games. Prepare for a challenge like no other as you destroy the enemies in the exact order displayed!
Why similar: Action 37.4%, Indie 30.9%, Difficult 15.2%, Casual 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Arcade-style action with puzzle elements that requires fast reflexes and pattern recognition.
- #30 Boom Box Blue!
78% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Boom Box Blue is a frenzied skill based physics game. This is what you get if you merge Tetris with physics and throw some bombs into the mix!
Why similar: Difficult 25.8%, Puzzle 23.2%, Action 22%, Casual 13.2%, Indie 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Bullet-hell platforming that adds a layer of projectile-dodging intensity to standard platforming.
- #31 Adventures of Pip
78% 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: Platformer 31.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Action 17.6%, Indie 13.9%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #32 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: Action 19.1%, Platformer 17%, Indie 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%
- #33 Cave Story+
77% 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 35.5%, Great Soundtrack 26.2%, Indie 14.5%, Action 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%
- #34 Escape Goat 2
76% matchVery Positive95% of 452 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.
Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Indie 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Action 9.4%
- #35 Savant - Ascent
75% matchVery Positive92% of 2,796 reviews2013
Dev: D-Pad Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A malicious orb has cast Savant out of his tower and transformed his surroundings into dangerous enemies!Dodge and shoot your way back up the tower, and blast down waves of enemies as you make your way towards the top! As you progress, you unlock CDs that not only give you new tracks to play to, but also grant you powerful new abilities!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38%, Action 24.9%, Indie 18.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Difficult 7.1%
- #36 VVVVV
75% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Why similar: Action 28.1%, Indie 23.1%, Platformer 12.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
- #37 Axiom Verge
73% 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: Platformer 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 25.6%, Indie 15.7%, Action 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #38 Garbanzo Quest
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 586 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Platformer 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Difficult 15.3%, Indie 13.7%, Action 10.4%
- #39 Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
74% matchVery Positive81% of 402 reviews2015
Dev: Entity MedialabPub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 16%
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition is a hardcore, uncompromising vertical scrolling bullet hell/invader hell shooter (shmup) that doubles as a techno-based lightsynth, triggering bursts of funky invaders at the pulse of a relentless beat.
Why similar: Action 34.7%, Great Soundtrack 31.3%, Indie 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #40 Blaite
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 553 reviews2017
Dev: Dosane GamesPub: Akim Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 27.3%, Platformer 23%, Action 21.1%, Casual 16.1%, Difficult 12.4%
- #41 Hyper Box
73% 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: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Platformer 23%, Difficult 14.7%, Action 13.2%, Puzzle 12%
- #42 Super Win the Game
71% matchVery Positive89% of 652 reviews2014
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Why similar: Platformer 34.2%, Difficult 23.5%, Casual 17.7%, Action 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
- #43 The Bug Butcher
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,201 reviews2016
Dev: Awfully Nice Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fast paced action shooter inspired by the arcade classic Super Pang! Use a wide selection of weapons and powerups to tear through increasingly challenging levels.
Why similar: Action 28.5%, Indie 27.4%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Difficult 12.7%, Platformer 11.4%
- #44 Element4l
72% matchVery Positive83% of 652 reviews2013
Dev: I-Illusions
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.
Why similar: Platformer 26.7%, Indie 19.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Action 12.7%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #45 Tiles
71% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2017
Dev: Romans I XVI Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tiles is a unique action-puzzle game that will both convolute your mind and burn your finger tips!
Why similar: Indie 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Platformer 19.5%, Puzzle 13.2%, Difficult 11.9%
- #46 Grand Brix Shooter
68% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: Intragames
Windows
Challenge yourself to a new kind of bullet-hell fusion shooter. Change your aircraft to get new skills just when you need them against advancing foes. Aim for the top spot!
Why similar: Action 31.4%, Difficult 23.8%, Casual 22.5%, Indie 22.3%
- #47 LOVE
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,183 reviews2014
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.
Why similar: Platformer 42.9%, Indie 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Action 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%
- #48 Super Helmets on Fire DX Ultra Edition Plus Alpha
71% matchMixed66% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: Ripper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 32.7%, Action 23.2%, Difficult 20.1%, Indie 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #49 Electronic Super Joy 2
66% 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: Platformer 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Difficult 19%, Indie 18.6%, Action 9.2%
- #50 SPLIT BULLET
69% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2016
Dev: IndigoBlue Game StudioPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
SPLIT BULLET is a game all about 'splitting up' a massive crowd of enemies—yes, those polygons—crawling towards you. Don't let 'em get you and survive as long as you can, by using your instincts and weapons.
Why similar: Action 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Casual 20.3%, Indie 20.1%, Difficult 14.1%
- #51 Story of a Cube
70% matchMixed77% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: TinyAtomGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Story of a Cube is an action packed shooter about a lone cube and his quest for revenge. Mixing elements of twin-stick shooters and bullet hell games, this is a hardcode arcade game with a crazy amount of explosions.
Why similar: Action 27.2%, Indie 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 23.8%, Difficult 18%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
- #52 20XX
65% matchVery Positive91% of 4,516 reviews2017
Dev: Batterystaple Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Platformer 45.7%, Action 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Indie 11.1%, Difficult 8.4%
- #53 Shatter
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,323 reviews2010
Dev: SidhePub: PikPok
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.1%, Indie 23.5%, Action 20.7%, Casual 5.7%
- #54 Falling Face Fragments
53% matchVery Positive97% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: AshumArcade
Windows
Falling Face Fragments is a falling block puzzle game where you must assemble faces correctly and clear them on a button press. The more faces you have on screen when you choose to clear them, the higher you will score! Three fun modes of play; arcade mode, mission mode, and local 2-player!
Why similar: Puzzle 49.2%, Casual 32.8%, Indie 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #55 Rikki & Vikki
66% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Platformer 21.1%, Difficult 15.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Action 11%
- #56 Marble Mayhem: Fragile Ball
69% matchMixed67% of 1,112 reviews2015
Dev: Bimboosoft Co.,Ltd.Pub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.
Why similar: Casual 22.9%, Puzzle 20.6%, Indie 19.6%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 14.5%
- #57 TowerFall Ascension
66% matchVery Positive95% of 3,549 reviews2014
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 29.8%, Action 25.9%, Indie 23.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.4%
- #58 Aesthetic Melody
67% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2017
Dev: Adam DeLease
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sit back and enjoy 30 minutes of original electronic and vaporwave music in this challenging platformer, push forward to unlock Time Trial mode and a second playable character who completely changes the gameplay.
Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Difficult 21.5%, Action 15.3%, Casual 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%