- #1 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
97% matchVery Positive86% of 326 reviews2016
Dev: ThirtyThreePub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 27.2%, Indie 21.8%, Platformer 20.1%, Difficult 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features high-speed, difficult, and arcade-focused platforming that requires constant movement and precision.
- #2 Downwell
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,640 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 34.2%, Difficult 19%, Action 15.8%, Indie 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the falling, shooting, and arcade-survival loop found in the seed game.
- #3 The Sun and Moon
96% matchVery Positive87% of 187 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 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 26.1%, Indie 21.7%, Action 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gravity-bending mechanics create a unique puzzle-platforming experience that demands quick thinking and reflexes.
- #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 34.9%, Great Soundtrack 26.7%, Difficult 16%, Indie 11.8%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, difficult platformer that pairs intense gameplay with a pulse-pounding soundtrack.
- #5 Antonball Deluxe
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 896 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 42.3%, Platformer 38.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%, Action 6.3%, Indie 3%
Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style puzzle-platforming hybrid that feels like a modern evolution of classic block-breaking games.
- #6 Super Rude Bear Resurrection
94% matchMixed60% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: Alex RosePub: Alex Rose Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 23.8%, Platformer 22.7%, Indie 21.5%, Difficult 16.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: This precision platformer emphasizes survival through difficult, trap-filled levels.
- #7 Super Meat Boy
94% matchVery Positive94% of 39,210 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Platformer 38.2%, Difficult 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.6%, Indie 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for difficult, fast-paced platforming that rewards mastery of movement.
- #8 Celeste
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,901 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 27.0 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 26%, Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Indie 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This precision platformer offers high-stakes movement challenges that feel rewarding and intense.
- #9 Super Magbot
91% matchVery Positive84% of 425 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 21.1%, Indie 16.6%, Platformer 14.5%, Difficult 13.5%, Action 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: It introduces unique magnetic movement mechanics that force you to rethink standard platforming puzzles.
- #10 Katana ZERO
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 76,196 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.5 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 27.9%, Platformer 25.6%, Action 16.9%, Difficult 11%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, one-hit-kill action platforming that requires precise timing and tactical planning.
- #11 Pepper Grinder
86% matchVery Positive86% of 1,285 reviews2024
Dev: Ahr EchPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 41.4%, Difficult 27.9%, Action 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Innovative drilling movement mechanics combined with fast-paced action make for a unique platforming experience.
- #12 Mutant Mudds Deluxe
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 625 reviews2013
Dev: Atooi
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 39.6%, Indie 20.1%, Action 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: This 2D platformer uses lane-switching mechanics to add a layer of spatial puzzle-solving to the action.
- #13 Stealth Bastard Deluxe
90% matchVery Positive89% of 1,231 reviews2012
Dev: Curve StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 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 37%, Puzzle 16.1%, Indie 14.9%, Action 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It blends puzzle-platforming with a focus on speed and avoiding deadly traps.
- #14 Super Hydorah
89% matchVery Positive86% of 330 reviews2017
Dev: LocomalitoPub: Abylight Studios
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 26%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Indie 21.3%, Difficult 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled, arcade-focused shooter that captures the intensity of classic action games.
- #15 Radical Rabbit Stew
88% matchVery Positive96% of 206 reviews2020
Dev: Pugstorm
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 21.5 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 19.5%, Puzzle 17.5%, Local Multiplayer 16.9%, Indie 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: An action-puzzle hybrid that maintains a frantic, arcade-like pace throughout its levels.
- #16 VVVVVV
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,563 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 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 31.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.5%, Difficult 15.1%, Indie 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Gravity-flipping mechanics turn traditional platforming into a high-difficulty puzzle challenge.
- #17 Superfighters Deluxe
84% matchVery Positive89% of 3,596 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.3 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: Platformer 22.9%, Action 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Indie 15%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Chaotic, arcade-style platforming combat that emphasizes physics and environmental interaction.
- #18 UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects
81% matchVery Positive98% of 165 reviews2023
Dev: Andrew MorrishPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 46%
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 34.8%, Platformer 26.8%, Puzzle 16.2%, Action 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A direct puzzle-platformer hybrid that forces you to manage falling blocks while navigating a platforming arena.
- #19 Super Life of Pixel
86% matchMostly Positive78% 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 45.9%, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Indie 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platforming challenge that celebrates the history of the genre with varied mechanics.
- #20 Blitz Breaker
85% matchVery Positive88% of 154 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 23.2%, Action 22%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Indie 18.2%, Difficult 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, screen-by-screen platforming that demands perfect timing and quick reactions.
- #21 Defy Gravity Extended
84% matchVery Positive86% of 8,545 reviews2016
Dev: Paul FischPub: Fish Factory Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 11.2 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 29.9%, Indie 7.1%, Puzzle 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Gravity-based puzzle-platforming that requires clever use of physics to navigate levels.
- #22 Wunderling DX
82% matchVery Positive94% of 194 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 32.7%, Action 32%, Indie 26%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Puzzle-platforming with a unique movement twist where you must navigate levels while constantly running.
- #23 UFO 50
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,518 reviews2024
Dev: Mossmouth
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 23.2 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 19.5%, Action 17.1%, Difficult 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%
- #24 Kill The Plumber
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 116 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 23.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Action 16.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Indie 13%
Why You'll Like It: It subverts platformer tropes by turning the player into the obstacle, creating a puzzle-like enemy management experience.
- #25 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
82% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.8%, Platformer 21.1%, Difficult 14.2%, Puzzle 10.5%, Casual 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated puzzle-platformer that focuses on difficult, logic-based movement challenges.
- #26 Super Dungeon Boy
81% 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 25.1%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Action 18.5%, Indie 15.7%, Difficult 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: Retro-styled action platforming that focuses on simple, challenging mechanics.
- #27 Brainmelter Deluxe
80% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Platformer 38.4%, Difficult 26.7%, Action 18%, Indie 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Difficult, perma-death platforming that tests your endurance and precision.
- #28 Hyper Simon X
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 69 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 38.4%, Indie 29.9%, Difficult 15.5%, Casual 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Arcade-style action with puzzle elements that requires fast reflexes and pattern recognition.
- #29 Boom Box Blue!
78% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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 26.1%, Puzzle 23.3%, Action 22.5%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Bullet-hell platforming that adds a layer of projectile-dodging intensity to standard platforming.
- #30 Super Star Path
79% matchVery Positive82% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: DYA Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 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 38%, Puzzle 26%, Action 25.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
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.
- #31 Adventures of Pip
78% matchVery Positive87% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: Tic Toc Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 31.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Action 17.9%, Indie 13.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #32 Super Blasting Boy
77% matchMixed69% of 71 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 19.3%, Platformer 17.3%, Indie 16%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%
- #33 Savant - Ascent
77% 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 39.1%, Action 24.8%, Indie 17.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Difficult 7.2%
- #34 Escape Goat 2
76% matchVery Positive95% of 460 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 30.6%, Puzzle 16.8%, Indie 15%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Action 9.7%
- #35 Garbanzo Quest
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 697 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 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Difficult 15.4%, Indie 13.2%, Action 10.5%
- #36 Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
75% matchVery Positive81% of 405 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 35.1%, Great Soundtrack 32.5%, Indie 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #37 VVVVV
73% matchMixed59% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: BekkerDev Studio
Windows
VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.
Why similar: Action 28.2%, Indie 22.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%
- #38 Element4l
74% matchVery Positive83% of 657 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 27.1%, Great Soundtrack 20.5%, Indie 18.8%, Action 12.8%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #39 Super Win the Game
73% matchVery Positive89% of 656 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 34.7%, Difficult 23.5%, Action 17.3%, Casual 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
- #40 Blaite
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 561 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 26.3%, Platformer 23.7%, Action 21.6%, Casual 15.8%, Difficult 12.6%
- #41 Super Helmets on Fire DX Ultra Edition Plus Alpha
74% matchMixed68% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Ripper Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 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 33.3%, Action 23.6%, Difficult 20.1%, Indie 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
- #42 Axiom Verge
70% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 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 31.1%, Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Indie 14.8%, Action 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #43 Story of a Cube
72% matchMixed76% 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 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 24.8%, Indie 23%, Difficult 18%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
- #44 Hyper Box
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 114 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: Platformer 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23%, Difficult 14.7%, Action 13.3%, Puzzle 11.8%
- #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 21%, Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Platformer 17.6%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #46 LOVE
70% matchVery Positive91% of 1,195 reviews2014
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 38.0 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 43.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Indie 17.4%, Action 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #47 Falling Face Fragments
55% matchVery Positive95% of 158 reviews2025
Dev: AshumArcade
Windows · Linux
Falling Face Fragments is a fun falling block puzzle game where you must assemble faces correctly to clear them and hear them say "uh!" Try to clear many faces at once to get high scores in arcade mode, be the last one standing in local 2-player, and solve puzzles in 60 unique mission mode levels.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.9%, Casual 25.9%, Local Multiplayer 19.5%, Indie 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%
- #48 Grand Brix Shooter
68% matchVery Positive92% of 85 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 26.7%, Difficult 20%, Casual 18.3%, Indie 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 17.1%
- #49 SPLIT BULLET
70% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2016
Dev: IndigoBlue Game StudioPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Casual 19.7%, Indie 19.3%, Difficult 14.2%
- #50 Dr. Fetus' Mean Meat Machine
63% matchMixed59% of 391 reviews2023
Dev: Headup
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Help Dr. Fetus create the perfect Meat Boy clone in a unique new twist on the tile-matching puzzle genre. In classic Meat Boy fashion, an endless cavalcade of devious and deadly traps stand between you and victory in this hardcore puzzle game that will push your skills to the limit.
Why similar: Action 29.2%, Casual 22.4%, Difficult 21.4%, Puzzle 19.3%, Indie 7.7%
- #51 20XX
66% matchVery Positive91% of 4,583 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 41.8%, Action 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%, Indie 9.5%, Local Multiplayer 8.8%
- #52 Shatter
69% matchVery Positive93% of 1,343 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 47.5%, Indie 20.3%, Action 19.3%, Local Multiplayer 7.7%, Casual 5.2%
- #53 Aesthetic Melody
68% 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 32.1%, Difficult 21.5%, Action 15.5%, Casual 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 7%
- #54 Electronic Super Joy 2
65% matchVery Positive87% of 729 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 26.8%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Difficult 19%, Indie 17.7%, Action 9.3%
- #55 Caromble!
53% matchVery Positive82% of 79 reviews2026
Dev: Crimson Owl Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Caromble! is the ultimate brick breaker. A 3D physics-based adventure that blends brick breaking with pinball, platforming and trick-shot puzzles. Guide the ball through a dynamic world, battle challenging bosses, and unlock game-changing powerups. Save the ball. Save the world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.7%, Action 23.7%, Difficult 19.4%, Indie 17.3%, Casual 9.9%
- #56 Alien Zombie Megadeath
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 77 reviews2011
Dev: PomPomPub: Pom Pom Games
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Alien Zombie Megadeath is a gloriously intense platform shoot-em-up!
Why similar: Action 56.3%, Indie 43.7%
- #57 BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer
68% matchVery Positive90% of 81 reviews2016
Dev: Novelline, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Action 38.8%, Indie 30.7%, Platformer 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Difficult 7.4%
- #58 Rikki & Vikki
66% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Difficult 13.9%, Puzzle 11%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%