- #1 VVVVVV
97% 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 34.4%, Great Soundtrack 28.1%, Difficult 15.9%, Indie 14.6%, Action 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title centers entirely on gravity-flipping mechanics within a challenging, minimalist environment.
- #2 Element4l
96% 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 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 23.7%, Indie 21%, Action 11.7%, Difficult 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses heavily on physics-based movement and momentum conservation, forcing players to adapt to changing environmental states.
- #3 Electronic Super Joy
96% 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 35.4%, Great Soundtrack 29.7%, Difficult 15.5%, Indie 12.8%, Action 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game pairs high-speed, difficult platforming with a pulse-pounding soundtrack, mirroring the rhythmic intensity of the seed game.
- #4 6180 the moon
95% matchVery Positive91% of 504 reviews2014
Dev: Turtle Cream
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Simple space, dynamic jump. 6180 the moon offers a fresh, unseen game play style by connecting the top and bottom of the screen.
Why similar: Platformer 39.6%, Indie 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.2%, Action 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique gravity-looping mechanic that allows players to jump off the top of the screen to appear at the bottom.
- #5 HoPiKo
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 221 reviews2017
Dev: Laser DogPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
HoPiKo is an intense speed run platformer where you get to save gaming. Jump from platform to platform avoiding death, exploiting shortcuts and ripping through 100s of hand-crafted levels, each one dropped into a 5-stage mini run designed to break your mind!
Why similar: Platformer 47.8%, Indie 27.5%, Action 24.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, twitch-based platformer that demands constant movement and quick reflexes to survive its challenging levels.
- #6 The Floor is Jelly
94% matchVery Positive84% of 434 reviews2014
Dev: Auren Snyder
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The Floor is Jelly is a game that answers the question: what if everything you touched was made of jello?
Why similar: Platformer 42.7%, Indie 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.3%, Puzzle 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal physics-based platformer where the environment is soft and bouncy, requiring creative use of momentum to progress.
- #7 Atomik: RunGunJumpGun
93% 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 25.5%, Indie 25.1%, Platformer 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Difficult 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, gravity-defying platformer that strips away traditional movement for a pure, momentum-focused experience.
- #8 LOVE 2: kuso
92% matchVery Positive96% of 216 reviews2017
Dev: Fred Wood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
kuso is the sequel to LOVE, and is a challenging yet fair platformer with a simple aesthetic. You have the ability to run, jump, and leave your own checkpoint. Make your way through acid, long jumps, disappearing platforms, bouncers, giant saws, and much more in this dreadful mechanical world.
Why similar: Indie 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 25.3%, Action 25.1%, Platformer 22%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, difficult precision platformer that captures the same 'one more try' addictive quality found in the seed game.
- #9 Downwell
91% 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 38.1%, Difficult 20.2%, Indie 18.3%, Action 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes gravity as a primary mechanic, turning a descent into a high-speed, momentum-driven action experience.
- #10 Super Magbot
89% 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: Indie 24.9%, Platformer 20.5%, Difficult 18.3%, Action 15.9%, Great Soundtrack 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: It replaces traditional jumping with magnetic attraction and repulsion, creating a unique momentum-based movement system.
- #11 Escape Goat 2
90% 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 38.4%, Indie 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Puzzle 15.1%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses unique movement and environmental interaction to navigate complex, gravity-influenced rooms.
- #12 And Yet It Moves
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,324 reviews2009
Dev: Broken Rules
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 26%
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper. Within the paper-collage you can jump, run and last but certainly not least: rotate the world. Learn how to apply the physical consequences of rotation to master the many tricky situations you may encounter.
Why similar: Platformer 57%, Indie 22.8%, Puzzle 14.9%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game allows players to rotate the entire world to manipulate gravity, creating complex physics-based puzzles similar to the seed game.
- #13 Dispersio
89% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: Achpile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.
Why similar: Indie 27.3%, Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Platformer 27.1%, Difficult 18.3%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer that emphasizes momentum-based movement and tight, responsive controls.
- #14 Blitz Breaker
88% 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 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Indie 20.3%, Action 20.1%, Difficult 14%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, dash-heavy precision platformer that requires quick thinking and precise execution in short, difficult bursts.
- #15 Super Meat Boy
86% matchVery Positive94% of 36,925 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
Why similar: Platformer 41%, Difficult 21.6%, Great Soundtrack 19.4%, Indie 15%, Action 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for difficult, momentum-based precision platforming that rewards mastery of movement physics.
- #16 Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
86% 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: Platformer 25.7%, Indie 22.8%, Action 21%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Puzzle 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends action-platforming with gravity-based puzzle elements, requiring players to manage both movement and the environment simultaneously.
- #17 Gravity Ghost
85% matchVery Positive97% of 304 reviews2015
Dev: Ivy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Gravity Ghost is a physics game with a twist. Run, jump, and soar around planets, using gravity to glide through the air. Explore a shattered galaxy and rescue its survivors, armed with powerups and mysterious terraforming powers. Meet the 7 magical guardians and best their challenges. There's no killing, no dying, and no way to fail.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 59.9%, Indie 33.1%, Puzzle 7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on orbital physics and gravity-based movement, offering a more serene but equally physics-centric experience.
- #18 Adventures of Pip
84% 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 47.2%, Action 23%, Indie 20.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer where the protagonist's evolution changes their movement physics, requiring players to adapt to different momentum profiles.
- #19 Grapple Force Rena
82% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Action 35.7%, Indie 34.2%, Platformer 30.1%
Why You'll Like It: The game relies on a unique grappling mechanic that turns movement into a momentum-based puzzle to be solved.
- #20 Out There Somewhere
81% matchVery Positive93% of 6,916 reviews2016
Dev: MiniBossPub: Senpai Industrial Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 38.6%, Great Soundtrack 22.8%, Indie 13.3%, Puzzle 10.1%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer centered on a teleportation gun that functions similarly to the seed game's diving mechanic for traversing obstacles.
- #21 Concursion
83% matchMixed56% of 84 reviews2014
Dev: Puuba
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Concursion is a multi-genre game played on the boundaries between worlds. Steer your hero through a dangerous interdimensional universe, switching between different genres on the fly, pulling off feats of tight aerial acrobatics otherwise unattainable in one genre alone.
Why similar: Indie 34.7%, Action 34.1%, Platformer 31.2%
Why You'll Like It: A genre-shifting platformer that frequently changes its own rules, including gravity and movement mechanics, to keep players on their toes.
- #22 LOVE
80% 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 45.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Indie 19.5%, Action 9.4%, Difficult 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original minimalist precision platformer that set the stage for the genre's focus on difficult, rewarding movement.
- #23 I and Me
79% matchVery Positive96% of 364 reviews2016
Dev: Wish Fang
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
If there were another me, Observing myself from the perspective of a spectator, How would I regard another me?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.3%, Indie 23.5%, Action 21.2%, Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that requires controlling two characters simultaneously, emphasizing precise movement and spatial awareness.
- #24 Stealth Bastard Deluxe
79% 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 42.6%, Indie 18.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Action 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-speed precision platformer where movement is key to avoiding detection and navigating deadly traps.
- #25 Skeleton Boomerang
78% matchVery Positive96% of 186 reviews2017
Dev: Skeleboom ProjectPub: Artisano
Windows
Skeleton Boomerang is a platformer where the hero, Hunter, must use an enchanted boomerang to put an end to an army of bony soldiers led by the voodoo master Mr. Saturday. Get high scores, collect upgrades, find secrets, and overcome many skeletal challenges!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.4%, Action 23.7%, Indie 21.5%, Platformer 21.4%
- #26 Defy Gravity Extended
77% 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: Platformer 52.7%, Indie 13.1%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Difficult 8.3%, Puzzle 8.2%
- #27 gravilon
78% 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: Platformer 35.2%, Indie 25.7%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Puzzle 11.4%, Difficult 10.8%
- #28 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
76% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Difficult 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Puzzle 12.9%, Indie 12%
- #29 BLEAK: Welcome to Glimmer
77% matchVery Positive89% of 75 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 34.5%, Indie 33.5%, Platformer 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Difficult 7.3%
- #30 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 30.1%, Indie 28.6%, Platformer 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Difficult 7.7%
- #31 Semblance
73% matchVery Positive85% of 398 reviews2018
Dev: NyamakopPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Semblance is an innovative platformer with deformable terrain, set in a beautiful minimalist world. It’s a game that asks, what if you could deform and reshape the world itself? Semblance takes the idea of a ‘platform’ in a platformer and turns it on its head.
Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Indie 20.2%, Action 13.2%, Puzzle 12%
- #32 Fly'N
76% matchVery Positive86% of 511 reviews2012
Dev: Ankama Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
Why similar: Platformer 47.9%, Indie 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Action 8.1%, Puzzle 6.3%
- #33 Moonleap
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,331 reviews2023
Dev: guselect
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore a world full of mysteries that transform with each jump! Moonleap is a game about a moon boy on his journey to recover shooting stars. Change day to night with your jump and catch all the stars in this challenging puzzle-platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 70.9%, Puzzle 29.1%
- #34 Circa Infinity
74% matchVery Positive93% of 275 reviews2015
Dev: Kenny Sun
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Circa Infinity is a brain-melting circular platformer by Kenny Sun, with a pulse-pounding soundtrack by Jack + Jim Fay.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27%, Indie 19.2%, Action 16.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Difficult 12.9%
- #35 Slip
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 108 reviews2014
Dev: Handsome Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Slip is a fast paced side scrolling platformer featuring a two color, swap mechanic. Using your two colors flee from Steve and his wretched purple beam through a multitude of obstacles and enemies. Slip combines the elegant simplicity of platforming with a polarity mechanic to create an easy to learn, but extremely difficult to master...
Why similar: Platformer 34.1%, Indie 34%, Action 31.9%
- #36 Wunderling DX
70% 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: Action 42.2%, Indie 42.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.7%
- #37 Gravity Error
74% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Faris Mohammed
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Gravity Error is an indie 2D puzzle/platformer about changing gravity. Guide Force in his quest seeking emotional stableness in a set of levels and avoid being crushed. Solve the puzzles in multiple creative ways.
Why similar: Platformer 46.2%, Indie 35%, Puzzle 18.9%
- #38 Celeste
67% 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 33.7%, Platformer 27.9%, Difficult 20.3%, Indie 14%, Action 4%
- #39 Super Blasting Boy
72% 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: Platformer 21.8%, Indie 21.4%, Action 21.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Difficult 12%
- #40 MO:Astray
68% matchVery Positive92% of 5,025 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Indie 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Action 19.9%, Difficult 8%
- #41 Cave Story+
72% matchVery Positive93% of 7,930 reviews2011
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Why similar: Platformer 37.2%, Great Soundtrack 30.9%, Indie 15.1%, Action 11%, Difficult 5.8%
- #42 Redactem
73% 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: Platformer 30.9%, Difficult 20.4%, Indie 18.4%, Action 17.9%, Puzzle 12.4%
- #43 140
71% matchVery Positive92% of 4,665 reviews2013
Dev: Carlsen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Why similar: Platformer 41.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Indie 15.9%, Difficult 10.9%, Action 5.4%
- #44 Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
70% matchVery Positive90% of 193 reviews2018
Dev: Demimonde
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 33.9%, Platformer 30%, Indie 13.6%, Difficult 13.3%, Action 9.1%
- #45 BEEP
71% matchVery Positive85% of 4,704 reviews2011
Dev: Big Fat Alien
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.
Why similar: Platformer 43%, Indie 28.2%, Puzzle 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Action 6.8%
- #46 Disorder
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2015
Dev: Swagabyte Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.
Why similar: Platformer 27.5%, Indie 23.5%, Action 21.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Difficult 10.8%
- #47 Phantom Jump
69% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2017
Dev: Phantom Pine Studios
Windows
Phantom Jump is a skill based platformer with rhythm mechanics, built to turn you into a speedrunner.
Why similar: Platformer 40.4%, Indie 37.2%, Difficult 22.4%
- #48 Imp of the Sun
64% matchMixed65% of 241 reviews2022
Dev: Sunwolf EntertainmentPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Restore the Sun’s light and end the Eternal Eclipse in this 2D fast-paced action-platformer game inspired by Peruvian cultures. Explore hand-crafted environments, battle and improve your skills to defeat the Four Keepers that stole the power of the Sun.
Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Indie 26.5%, Difficult 21.1%, Action 15.9%
- #49 Luna Sky
70% matchMixed61% of 229 reviews2015
Dev: Vovoid Media Technologies ABPub: KISS ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Momentum-driven old school platformer with modern graphics & physics with a focus on exploration. Offers precision and on later levels a lot of speed. Each world brings new abilities & gameplay
Why similar: Indie 51.9%, Action 48.1%
- #50 Blaite
68% 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 33.9%, Platformer 28.7%, Action 22.7%, Difficult 14.8%
- #51 The Warrior
52% matchVery Positive97% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: ThornDuck
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.
Why similar: Platformer 57.4%, Puzzle 22.1%, Action 20.4%
- #52 Enigmoon
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 757 reviews2015
Dev: Tupã Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Metroidvania with challenging puzzles and free exploration as long as you have oxygen.
Why similar: Indie 55.3%, Platformer 44.7%
- #53 Gravity Circuit
56% matchVery Positive94% of 3,462 reviews2023
Dev: Domesticated Ant GamesPub: PID Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.
Why similar: Platformer 41.1%, Action 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Indie 18%
- #54 Super Mombo Quest
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 854 reviews2021
Dev: Orube Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Bounce and stomp through an enormous interconnected world, doing some intense acrobatics and getting huge combos! A superfast precision platformer that mixes up a Metroidvania world with classic Arcade mechanics.
Why similar: Platformer 45.7%, Action 27.6%, Indie 26.7%
- #55 Venture Kid
66% matchVery Positive83% of 224 reviews2018
Dev: Snikkabo ASPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes
Why similar: Platformer 35.4%, Action 34.3%, Indie 30.3%