- #1 Broforce
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,389 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.3%, Platformer 18.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Retro 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the over-the-top, destructive, and humorous run-and-gun spirit with a massive roster of unique characters.
- #2 Katana ZERO
96% 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: Time Manipulation 28.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 16%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Difficult 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a core time-manipulation mechanic that allows for precise, high-speed tactical combat in a pixel-art world.
- #3 My Friend Pedro
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 28,167 reviews2019
Dev: DeadToast EntertainmentPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.1%, Shooter 30.3%, Platformer 19.3%, Funny 12.5%, 2D 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines slow-motion time manipulation with acrobatic, chaotic gunplay that mirrors the frantic energy of the seed game.
- #4 Sine Mora EX
96% matchMixed65% of 678 reviews2017
Dev: Digital RealityPub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Sine Mora EX is a side-scrolling shoot'em up that provides a unique challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora EX is a gorgeous shoot'em up offering both a Story Mode that weaves an excessive tale and an Arcade Mode.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 20.5% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Side Scroller 17%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Difficult 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling shoot-em-up that utilizes time as a central resource, forcing players to manage their clock to survive.
- #5 Bleed 2
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 895 reviews2017
Dev: Ian Campbell
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.5%, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Platformer 13.8%, Arcade 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, bullet-hell platformer that emphasizes dodging and shooting with extreme precision.
- #6 Spidersaurs
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
The nightmarish dinosaur-spider hybrids known as Spidersaurs have run amok! Armed with an arsenal of awesome weapons, it's up to you (and a friend in co-op mode) to shoot your way through six levels of ferocious run-’n’-gun mayhem and send these mutant monstrosities back to the stone age.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Dinosaurs 18.4% ★, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, high-octane run-and-gun game that feels like a spiritual successor to classic arcade shooters.
- #7 Intrusion 2
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,224 reviews2012
Dev: Aleksei Abramenko
Windows · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%
"This is some of the most fun I've had with a game so far this year, and it will go down as one of the best side-scrolling shooters of all time." - 9/10, Destructoid
Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Side Scroller 18.8%, Shooter 15.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.3%, Difficult 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features advanced physics and intense, screen-filling combat that rewards creative movement and shooting.
- #8 Spectacular Sparky
92% matchVery Positive87% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows
A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.5%, Platformer 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Shooter 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, fast-paced platformer that leans heavily into bullet-hell mechanics and arcade-style action.
- #9 Duck Paradox
90% matchVery Positive95% of 330 reviews2024
Dev: Magic GamesPub: Midwest Games
Windows
Shoot bouncing bullets in this roguelike precision platformer killing corrupted ducks while searching for Dr. Paraducks’ beloved pet throughout the multiverse! To return to safety you’ll need to tackle difficult-to-master trials, run after run, earning upgrades, while maintaining your sanity!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 27.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 18%, Bullet Hell 14%, Difficult 11.5%, Platformer 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-packed, bullet-hell roguelite that emphasizes twitch reflexes and chaotic, screen-clearing combat.
- #10 The Messenger
91% 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: Platformer 18.6%, Retro 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Difficult 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, pixel-art platformer that features a significant time-travel mechanic that shifts the game world and gameplay style.
- #11 Dino Run DX
89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,599 reviews2015
Dev: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DINOSAURS. PIXELS. PYROCLASTIC DOOM WALLS. MASSIVE INDIE CROSSOVERS. Dino Run DX has all of that and more. Come rediscover the original runner and escape extinction all over again.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 55.9% ★, Side Scroller 11%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Platformer 7.8%, Arcade 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a prehistoric theme and high-speed, pixel-art action that focuses on survival and momentum.
- #12 Jet Kave Adventure
89% matchVery Positive86% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: 7Levels
Windows
Jetpack through the prehistoric world in this Stone-Fiction adventure platformer. Enjoy challenging boss fights, flying over pitfalls, smashing through walls, knocking out enemies, and manipulating objects as you halt the alien threat once and for all.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 23.6% ★, Side Scroller 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling platformer that features prehistoric themes and action-packed combat similar to the seed game's aesthetic.
- #13 Headlander
88% matchVery Positive91% of 1,048 reviews2016
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Adult Swim Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.
Why similar: Platformer 38.2%, Side Scroller 36.5%, Retro 12.7%, Funny 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-platformer with unique body-swapping mechanics that offer a fresh take on 2D exploration and combat.
- #14 Axiom Verge
87% 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 28.2%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Retro 16.5%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Difficult 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, pixel-art metroidvania that emphasizes creative weapon usage and exploration.
- #15 METAL SLUG 3
86% matchVery Positive90% of 8,921 reviews2014
Dev: SNK CORPORATION
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
Why similar: Arcade 27%, Side Scroller 26.9%, Retro 12.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.8%, Shooter 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic run-and-gun experience that matches the seed game's love for explosive, over-the-top action.
- #16 Superfighters Deluxe
86% 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: Pixel Graphics 24.9%, Platformer 20.4%, Funny 17.3%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, physics-based 2D brawler that excels at creating unpredictable and hilarious combat scenarios.
- #17 Dead Cells
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 178,807 reviews2018
Dev: Motion Twin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 41.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
Why similar: Difficult 32.5%, Platformer 22.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.1%, Funny 17.6%, 2D 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers incredibly fluid, fast-paced 2D combat with a focus on mastering movement and weapon synergies.
- #18 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
85% matchVery Positive85% of 3,701 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Platformer 57.8%, Funny 18.9%, 2D 12.7%, Side Scroller 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky, action-heavy platformer that embraces a chaotic and humorous tone.
- #19 Nuclear Throne
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 37%, Difficult 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Shooter 10.2%, 2D 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity, bullet-hell roguelike that captures the same chaotic, screen-filling action as the seed game.
- #20 Laser Disco Defenders
84% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2016
Dev: Out Of BoundsPub: Excalibur Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A self-inflicted bullet hell that combines retro sci-fi with the sounds and sights of the disco era
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.4%, Bullet Hell 30%, Shooter 13.1%, Arcade 10.8%, Funny 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A groovy, procedural twin-stick shooter that focuses on dodging and shooting in a confined, dangerous space.
- #21 Super Puzzled Cat
78% matchVery Positive98% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 31.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 11.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 9.4%
- #22 Cyber Shadow
81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,490 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Platformer 16.4%, Retro 16.2%, Side Scroller 16%, Difficult 15%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging, retro-inspired action platformer that demands high precision and mastery of combat mechanics.
- #23 Flinthook
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 841 reviews2017
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Live the life of space captain Flinthook! Armed with your mighty hookshot, your uncanny slow-motion powers and your trusty blasma pistol, plunder and fight your way through an infinite variety of randomly-assembled spaceships for treasure, loot and fame!
Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, Pixel Graphics 21.6%, Difficult 21%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Side Scroller 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, pixel-art action game that requires precise grappling and shooting in a chaotic environment.
- #24 Advent NEON®
76% matchVery Positive99% of 319 reviews2025
Dev: CryoGX
Windows
Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 25.4% ★, 2D Platformer 24.8%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 11.2%
- #25 Ultratron
82% matchVery Positive88% of 694 reviews2013
Dev: Puppygames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Retro 19.7%, Arcade 19.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Shooter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled arcade shooter that provides simple, addictive, and high-intensity action.
- #26 Super Catboy
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 354 reviews2023
Dev: PixelpogoPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Super Catboy is an action-packed platformer created in a high-bit pixel art style, combining the best elements of the golden 16-bit platformer era of the 90s with some ‘pawsome’ new mechanics! And let’s not forget; there’s plenty of CAT CONTENT!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Side Scroller 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Shooter 9.9%, Platformer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, pixel-art action-adventure game that features tight platforming and varied combat encounters.
- #27 APE OUT
79% matchVery Positive95% of 3,946 reviews2019
Dev: Gabe CuzzilloPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
APE OUT is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Why similar: Difficult 58.5%, Arcade 28.7%, 2D 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A kinetic, top-down action game that emphasizes chaotic movement and rhythmic, high-speed destruction.
- #28 JumpJet Rex
81% matchVery Positive87% of 526 reviews2015
Dev: TreeFortress Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Test your dinosaur jump-jet skills with a game that redefines the platformer genre, aptly renaming it "platflyer." Simply put, you're a t-rex with rocket boots trying to save earth from an incoming asteroid. Do you have what it takes to stop it?
Why similar: Dinosaurs 31.6% ★, Side Scroller 16.8%, Difficult 13.6%, 2D Platformer 12%, Platformer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A difficult, precision-based platformer that focuses on speed and momentum in a pixelated prehistoric world.
- #29 Destructivator 2
80% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Pug Fugly GamesPub: Thalamus Digital
Windows
A platform shooter that brings 90's gaming smashing into your face! Blast and insta-melee your way through hordes of alien soldiers, robots, bosses and loads more. Fight on foot, in a fighter or in a bomber. Take on bosses and ensure that the alien menace won't threaten Earth ever again!
Why similar: Difficult 20.5%, 2D Platformer 18.6%, Shooter 13.3%, Platformer 10.6%, Retro 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style 2D platformer that focuses on pure, old-school shooting action and difficulty.
- #30 Time Rift
78% matchVery Positive97% of 134 reviews2022
Dev: LightshardsPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 35% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.9%, Difficult 11.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Retro 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-oriented game that uses time-manipulation as its primary mechanic to solve complex challenges.
- #31 Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom
76% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Janius Digital
Windows
Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom is a fiendishly fun action platformer that all takes place on one enormous screen. Run, dive and dodge through the twisting maze, evading spikes, saws, fireballs, portals and even more and escape the Tomb of Doom!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 24.5% ★, Difficult 15.9%, Side Scroller 12.4%, Platformer 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.9%
- #32 Jett Rider
73% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: Last Chicken GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Jett Rider is an arcade shooter packed with action, exploration, RPG elements, tons of humor and awesome bosses. Explore, fight, gain experience, purchase weapons in this exciting adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 19.6%, Platformer 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Shooter 11.7%
- #33 Super Win the Game
77% 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: Side Scroller 31.4%, Difficult 24.4%, Platformer 17%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, Retro 10.4%
- #34 Super Helmets on Fire DX Ultra Edition Plus Alpha
77% 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: Difficult 36.5%, Platformer 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Retro 11.6%, Arcade 11.6%
- #35 Guns of Fury
70% matchVery Positive88% of 848 reviews2025
Dev: Gelato Games Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.5%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Shooter 11.5%, 2D Platformer 11.3%
- #36 The Deadly Tower of Monsters
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,404 reviews2016
Dev: ACE TeamPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fire up your ray guns, crystal swords, and laser whips, and get ready for thrills and chills! With three incredible movie stars playing out decidedly B-level sci-fi exploits, Dick Starspeed, Scarlet Nova, and Robot will have you ready to jump off the side of the tower—right into adventure!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 68.9% ★, Funny 18.5%, Retro 12.6%
- #37 No Time To Explain Remastered
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,540 reviews2015
Dev: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
"I Am You From The Future! No Time To Explain, Follow m-OH CHRIST!" Chase your future self through time and alternate realities while fighting giant monsters, collecting hats, and eating cake! No Time To Explain Remastered is the remake of tinyBuild's debut game. Now with multiplayer!
Why similar: Platformer 33.5%, Difficult 32.1%, Funny 25.1%, 2D 9.3%
- #38 Pizza Titan Ultra
74% matchVery Positive87% of 91 reviews2018
Dev: Breakfall
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Pizza! Giant robots! Lasers, destruction, evil cyborgs! Arcade action in a fully customizable mech with a pizzeria in its chest.
Why similar: Parody 79.3% ★, Arcade 20.7%
- #39 Duck Game
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,933 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Funny 26%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, Platformer 17.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Retro 11.7%
- #40 Hell is Other Demons
72% matchVery Positive93% of 337 reviews2019
Dev: Cuddle Monster Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Hell is Other Demons is an action-platform shooter, with Roguelite elements. Explore a sprawling, hand-crafted world full of demons, insanely over-the-top boss fights, and a heavy synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 17.6%, Difficult 13.3%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.2%, Platformer 8.2%
- #41 Time Treker
69% matchMixed70% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Fuse Game
Windows
Choose your pilot and build your own custom mecha with 17+ weapons and 55+ attachments, then jump to the battlefield against hundreds of enemies to save spacetime itself in this thrilling sci-fi bullet heaven!
Why similar: Bullet Hell 28.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Shooter 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Action-Adventure 11.2%
- #42 Time Survivors
71% matchMixed63% of 284 reviews2024
Dev: Lunar Chili
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Most Historically Inaccurate Roguelike Ever Made. Slay hordes of minions as Lincoln, Tesla, Cleopatra and other historic heroes with unique abilities! Fight through various historical eras, collect resources, unlock and enhance gameplay through a deep skill-tree metaprogression.
Why similar: Dinosaurs 42.6% ★, Bullet Hell 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Arcade 12.5%
- #43 What Lies in the Multiverse
70% matchVery Positive92% of 705 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A bombastic puzzle platformer about worlds turned inside out. Shift dimensions at the push of a button, solve brain-twisting logistical riddles, and race through the wilds of the multiverse in a bleakly hilarious (and hilariously bleak) story where everything you know can turn on a dime.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 43.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Funny 7.2%
- #44 Garbanzo Quest
67% 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: 2D Platformer 15.8%, Difficult 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Bullet Hell 12.8%, Platformer 12.6%
- #45 The Superfluous
73% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Voided Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Difficult 27.8%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Funny 14.9%, 2D 9.6%
- #46 Mutant Mudds Deluxe
74% 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: 2D Platformer 29.2%, Platformer 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Side Scroller 13.8%, Retro 13.2%
- #47 Freedom Planet
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,855 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Platformer 33.2%, Retro 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Difficult 11.6%, Side Scroller 11.1%
- #48 Contract Rush DX
65% matchVery Positive100% of 219 reviews2025
Dev: FigburnPub: Team Ficus
Windows
Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battles!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.7%, Difficult 18.1%, Bullet Hell 17.9%, Platformer 11.6%, Shooter 8.8%
- #49 Time Carnage VR
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 100 reviews2018
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time Carnage is a frantic VR survival wave shooter with a frenzy inducing time-reload system. Travel through time and wreak havoc through worlds swarming with dinosaurs, monsters, robots and zombies. Shoot, drop, switch, repeat!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 80.3% ★, Shooter 19.7%
- #50 It's a Wrap!
68% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Chanko StudiosPub: AMC Games
Windows
It's a Wrap! is a challenging puzzle game about making movies in 1980s Hollywood. Figure out the perfect timing of props, actors, and special effects as the Director. Then jump into the scene as the movie's star in a traditional 2D platformer.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 29.1% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Difficult 11.2%, 2D Platformer 8.6%
- #51 Rogue Glitch Ultra
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,595 reviews2021
Dev: Rarebyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A roguelite action platformer in a vibrant glitch-ridden world. Amass a huge arsenal from over 150 weapon options and face hordes of enemies and tough boss fights. Jump into multiplayer (up to 4 player co-op online or local) to collect, unlock, and upgrade for endless replayability.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 35%, Platformer 34.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, 2D 11.6%
- #52 Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
71% matchVery Positive90% of 505 reviews2013
Dev: Andrew Morrish
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.6%, Platformer 26.8%, Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #53 Robot Resistors
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: Crablacksmith Studios
Windows
Robot Resistors is an irreverent robot-themed auto-shooter with a 16-bit style. Each of the over 100 enemies you face is distinct, with unique abilities and hand-pixeled animations. A huge roster of playable characters, tons of weapons, and five wildly different procedurally generated stages await!
Why similar: Dinosaurs 57.2% ★, Bullet Hell 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%
- #54 Time Loader
67% matchVery Positive83% of 534 reviews2021
Dev: FlazmPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Time Loader is a story-driven puzzle-platformer with tiny robots, alternate realities, nostalgic music, and primitive tech from the 90s!
Why similar: Time Manipulation 56.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Platformer 16.8%
- #55 Planet Cube: Edge
66% matchVery Positive87% of 148 reviews2023
Dev: Sunna EntertainmentPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac
Planet Cube is being invaded! Prepare to run, gun, jump and dash your way through an underwater science complex, collecting fire-power to turn the tables on a mysterious aggressor. This is high-speed adventuring set in a hand-crafted pixel art world, filled with precision platforming and thrills.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Difficult 17.3%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Shooter 11.2%
- #56 BZZZT
63% 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: Difficult 23.7%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Platformer 14.5%, Funny 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13%
- #57 Miner Ultra Adventures 2
66% matchMixed66% of 675 reviews2022
Dev: Sinned Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Our friend Miner is back !!! Amazing adventures with extreme difficulty, this 3d platform game will surprise you and give you a lot of satisfaction to overcome all the challenges !!! Be versatile and have quick reflexes to be the best !!!
Why similar: Difficult 36.3%, Platformer 25%, Arcade 20.1%, Funny 18.5%
- #58 BiT Evolution
70% matchMixed55% of 192 reviews2015
Dev: Major Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.
Why similar: Platformer 62.8%, Pixel Graphics 37.2%
- #59 Redactem
69% matchMixed68% of 436 reviews2016
Dev: Elliott JonesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Rewind time and manipulate gravity in order to solve parkour puzzles in this exciting new 2D platformer.
Why similar: Time Manipulation 20.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 13.6%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Platformer 9.3%