- #1 Super Furball
97% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Dustin Gunn
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A rollicking action-platformer, inspired by the greats of the DOS and NES era. Explore 20 huge levels in 4 varied locations, full of cunning secrets and unique dangers, including 4 epic boss battles.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #2 Teslagrad
96% matchVery Positive84% of 2,474 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 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: Indie 58.5%, Adventure 41.5%
- #3 Teslagrad Remastered
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Rain GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Return to the indie classic Teslagrad, recharged to provide the ultimate electromagnetic experience! Escape a tyrant king, master the art of Teslamancy, and uncover the secrets buried deep within the Tesla Tower in this puzzle-platforming adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 64.3%, Indie 35.7%
- #4 BiT Evolution
96% matchMixed54% of 194 reviews2015
Dev: Major Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.
Why similar: Adventure 59.2%, Indie 40.8%
- #5 Schrodinger’s Cat And The Raiders Of The Lost Quark
94% matchMixed65% of 129 reviews2014
Dev: Italic Pig Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Schrödinger’s Cat is a fun, frantic, wacky and colourful puzzle-laden platform game. Following an emergency, the Particle Zoo is overrun with hungry leptons, sticky-fingered gluons and massive bosons. Schrödinger’s Cat must sort out this chaos!
Why similar: Adventure 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #6 Randomice
91% matchVery Positive96% of 131 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.
- #7 Squirreltopia
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 284 reviews2015
Dev: SD
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Squirrel-based 2D platformer
Why similar: Adventure 54.7%, Indie 45.3%
- #8 Asteria
93% matchMixed55% of 251 reviews2014
Dev: Legend Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Asteria is a fast paced indie platformer, wrapped up in a sandbox sci-fi world where everything is destructible, mineable, collectable, craftable and creatable.
Why similar: Adventure 50.9%, Indie 49.1%
- #9 Lone Fungus: Melody of Spores
88% matchVery Positive95% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: BASTI GAMES
Windows
Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!
Why similar: Adventure 78.2%, Indie 21.8%
- #10 The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
91% matchVery Positive88% of 464 reviews2010
Dev: The Odd GentlemenPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!
Why similar: Indie 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%
- #11 Ninjahtic
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 91 reviews2015
Dev: Blaze Epic
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ninjahtic is an action/adventure platformer with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth. While it's progression is linear, the open-ended nature of every level requires exploration of an abandoned civilization located atop floating islands.
Why similar: Adventure 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #12 Spark the Electric Jester
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,494 reviews2017
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 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: Indie 54.5%, Adventure 45.5%
- #13 Grimind
89% matchMixed64% of 292 reviews2014
Dev: Paweł MogiłaPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...
Why similar: Indie 53.1%, Adventure 46.9%
- #14 Super Mombo Quest
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 880 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.0 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: Adventure 59.4%, Indie 40.6%
- #15 Wunderling DX
87% 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: Adventure 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #16 Time Loader
84% matchVery Positive83% of 571 reviews2021
Dev: FlazmPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 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: Adventure 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #17 Blink
86% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: nextReality Games
Windows
Blink into a world of after-images, where you can walk on light. Solve puzzles by manipulating lights and blinking between worlds. Explore hand drawn landscapes while uncovering the secrets behind this strange power.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #18 Freedom Fall
85% matchVery Positive92% of 389 reviews2014
Dev: Stirfire Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Freedom Fall is a diabolical down-scrolling platformer set in a prison tower so tall it touches the clouds. Presented with hand painted art, its old school vibe mixes with fast-paced free falling action and a story with both dark wit and heart.
Why similar: Adventure 51.8%, Indie 48.2%
- #19 Caden's Climb
81% matchVery Positive83% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: SillyMan Studios
Windows
A fast-paced 2D platformer inspired by a whole buncha stuff!
Why similar: Adventure 62.4%, Indie 37.6%
- #20 Brainmelter Deluxe
82% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #21 Magnetic By Nature
84% matchMixed69% of 84 reviews2014
Dev: Team Tripleslash
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.3 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: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%
- #22 Broccoli Bob
83% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2017
Dev: Timberwolf StudiosPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"Broccoli Bob" is an adventure game that combined with puzzle.
Why similar: Indie 61.5%, Adventure 38.5%
- #23 Infinitevania
74% matchVery Positive93% of 252 reviews2026
Dev: JHT Games
Windows
A metroidvania that combines the visual style of classic retro games with the fluid gameplay of modern titles. Explore different worlds, face challenging enemies and bosses, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core of Infinitevania.
Why similar: Adventure 50%, Indie 50%
- #24 Go Slimey Go!
75% matchVery Positive99% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: TembacPub: Tembac and Chabbie
Windows · Mac
Go Slimey Go! is a fast-paced 2D platformer built around momentum, exploration, and satisfying movement. Featuring colorful pixel art, handcrafted levels full of secrets, and a highly energetic soundtrack.
Why similar: Adventure 57.4%, Indie 42.6%
- #25 RUBATO
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 521 reviews2026
Dev: dconn
Windows
RUBATO, an experimental, 2D physics-based take on the collect-a-thon genre!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #26 Unmechanical
82% matchVery Positive92% of 476 reviews2012
Dev: Talawa GamesPub: Teotl Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A carefully created world with unique environments and an engrossing atmosphere, Unmechanical offers over 30 unique puzzles of exploration and adventure!
Why similar: Adventure 56.1%, Indie 43.9%
- #27 Rex: Another Island
80% matchVery Positive92% of 132 reviews2017
Dev: shysaursoftPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
An open world adventure inspired by the classics. Get lost in a wide world of precarious platforming that will take you back to a simpler time...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #28 BasketBelle
81% matchVery Positive85% of 163 reviews2014
Dev: Studio Bean
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
BasketBelle is an experimental 2D basketball-based platformer where each Chapter uses the mechanics and idea of basketball in a different way.
Why similar: Adventure 54.5%, Indie 45.5%
- #29 Antonball Deluxe
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 893 reviews2021
Dev: Summitsphere
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.1 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: Adventure 89.5%, Indie 10.5%
- #30 Lair of the Clockwork God
76% matchVery Positive92% of 758 reviews2020
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #31 Blink the Bulb
78% matchVery Positive86% of 111 reviews2017
Dev: White Sparkle Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Blink the Bulb is a 16-bit platformer composed of massive, holiday-themed realms. Explore six unique worlds, mix and match varied power ups, and stave off the nefarious Holidaemon in this throwback to games of yore.
Why similar: Adventure 63.1%, Indie 36.9%
- #32 Crazy Scientist
79% matchMostly Negative33% of 121 reviews2017
Dev: Vyacheslav ShilikhinPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Crazy Scientist - is a simple, intuitive 2D platformer with original, beautiful graphics suitable for all ages. In this platformer you have to pass a variety of picturesque levels for a mad scientist. Your main mission is to complete levels by gathering vials.
Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Indie 41.1%
- #33 Tangled Up!
79% matchMixed67% of 60 reviews2016
Dev: 2Pi Interactivee Pvt. Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
“Tangled Up” is the story of two electric charges "Positive Charge" & "Negative Charge" who are paired by an electric string. One day the string that bonds them together gets tangled up! and they’re unable to unite!
Why similar: Indie 54%, Adventure 46%
- #34 Super Mustache
78% matchMostly Positive73% of 657 reviews2016
Dev: Redro GamesPub: Back To Basics Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Super Mustache is a vintage styled platformer, filled to the brim with 8 bit pixel art juice! Join Captain Super Mustache in a journey to save the planet Uranus. If you enjoyed classic platformer games from the golden era of video games, then you’re going to love this.
Why similar: Indie 66.7%, Adventure 33.3%
- #35 ElecHead
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,442 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
⚡+🤖+🧩
Why similar: Adventure 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #36 1000 Amps
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 348 reviews2012
Dev: Brandon Brizzi
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Light up the world! As Plug, you are charged with restoring the expansive Amp-Tree-System, and thwarting an enigmatic intruder.
Why similar: Indie 50.9%, Adventure 49.1%
- #37 Reset 1-1
77% matchMixed65% of 277 reviews2016
Dev: Panda Indie StudioPub: New Reality Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
The world has ended, Demons have risen to conquer the uninhabited and flourishing nature outside. It's your turn, with your unknown identity, to find your path for a new beginning. Let's not beat about the bush here. Reset 1-1 is everything you loved about the late 80's/early 90's. It's a blast from the past, with a fresh spin.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #38 What Lies in the Multiverse
71% matchVery Positive92% of 723 reviews2022
Dev: Studio VoyagerPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 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: Adventure 100%
- #39 Juiced!
72% matchVery Positive94% of 153 reviews2020
Dev: Timothy van der Hoeven
Windows · Mac
Embark on an epic journey through exotic worlds to uncover the mystery of the magic crystals! An exciting retro platform adventure in the nostalgic style of the 90's DOS platformers
Why similar: Adventure 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #40 Super Ubie Island REMIX
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 50 reviews2016
Dev: Notion Games
Windows
Inspired by Super Mario World, Super Ubie Island REMIX is an adorable platformer. Help Ubie defeat Dr. Terrestrial, discover secrets, repair his ship and escape Climate Island. Run, jump and glide your way through more than 25 insanely fun levels!
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #41 Frebbventure
70% matchVery Positive97% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: AlmyriganHero
Windows
In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #42 Summon The DUDES!
68% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Inanity Catchers Team
Windows
A quirky 2D puzzle platformer where your most powerful tool is… the DUDES!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #43 Psycutlery
65% matchVery Positive100% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Skye JunePub: FreakZone Games
Windows
Grab, throw, eat, and UTTERLY WRECK everything using a mind-controlled spork in this quirky, story-driven, console-styled platforming dramedy. With an emphasis on variety and a grand sense of adventure, Psycutlery offers a surprising full-course meal, despite all unassuming appearances...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #44 Super Magbot
70% matchVery Positive84% of 420 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: Indie 56.1%, Adventure 43.9%
- #45 Rex Rocket
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 267 reviews2014
Dev: Castle Pixel, LLC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.
Why similar: Adventure 58.2%, Indie 41.8%
- #46 Panic Porcupine
69% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Indie 46.1%
- #47 Inops
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: ZRZStudio
Windows
Dive into the wondrous world of the Inops! The 2D puzzle based side scrolling adventure of dark and light. Battle the fire breathing demons and rescue the scattered Inops.
Why similar: Adventure 57.9%, Indie 42.1%
- #48 gravilon
73% matchMixed59% of 1,254 reviews2015
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.
Why similar: Indie 61.2%, Adventure 38.8%
- #49 Journey To The Center Of The Earth
72% matchMixed68% of 698 reviews2015
Dev: InSayn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You love riddles and to combine logically? You love Jump 'n' Runs? You don't want to fight but you still want a challenge? Then you will love this Journey to the Center of the Earth! Control three adventurers with unique powers at the same time, or guide them individually in this narrative 2D puzzle platformer...
Why similar: Indie 54.4%, Adventure 45.6%
- #50 Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,430 reviews2016
Dev: Dumativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A classic platform with a twist: A dynamic soundtrack and funny lyrics that sings the player's actions and responds to what is happening during the adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 59.9%, Indie 40.1%
- #51 Moldbreaker: Rise of the Loaf
64% matchVery Positive85% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: Silly Business
Windows
Embark on a moldy adventure in a land of bread. Play as Bradley the Breadapus, a waffle-tailed bread platypus, in this quirky action platformer and battle to cleanse a world infected by mold. Break the mold, save the world!
Why similar: Indie 52.3%, Adventure 47.7%
- #52 The Last Shot
67% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: Rumata LabPub: Nelset
Windows
An adventurous engineer, a diesel-punk world divided by endless conflict, and a whole lot of colossal guns. Sounds like a good time! With massive war machines threatening your home, will you be the one small cog that brings it all to a halt?
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #53 Tesla Force
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 240 reviews2020
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
With science as your super power, charge up your coils and zap into action! Tesla Force is a rogue-lite top-down shooter featuring endless procedural gameplay with tentacle splitting action. Play as Tesla, Curie, Lovecraft and Shelley and blast the cosmic horror back into the galactic abyss!
Why similar: Indie 52.8%, Adventure 47.2%
- #54 Splodey
63% matchVery Positive91% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: Send It StudiosPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
The platformer without a jump button! Master the art of potion propulsion in this fast-paced adventure where strategy, precision, and creativity meet explosive fun.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #55 The Pyraplex
65% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
A pyramid-building adventure of historic proportions!
Why similar: Adventure 52%, Indie 48%
- #56 Robot Rescue Revolution
71% matchMixed68% of 63 reviews2014
Dev: Teyon
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Dodge flamers breathing scorching fires and deactivate paralyzing Tesla machines as you guide wacky robots trapped in treacherous labyrinths to the exit! Plan each escape with precision as every single robot shares linked controls hindering a simple escape plan, even for the creators of the game!
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #57 The Watchmaker
70% matchMixed49% of 82 reviews2018
Dev: Micropsia Games SpA
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 34%
The Watchmaker is an action adventure set in a strange steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, where time has gone mad. Join Alexander, a clock tower keeper, on his quest to restore time to its natural rhythm!
Why similar: Adventure 57.6%, Indie 42.4%
- #58 Fowl Damage
61% matchVery Positive94% of 157 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: Adventure 66.8%, Indie 33.2%
- #59 Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge
68% matchMixed61% of 110 reviews2019
Dev: Level Evil
Windows
Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.
Why similar: Adventure 54.9%, Indie 45.1%