Games Like The Way of the Pixelated Fist

Shin Samurai Jazz is a platform-adventure game. It combines the likes of film noir and samurai cinema, presenting them with 8-bit graphics, an electro-jazz soundtrack, and a comic/manga-like style creating a unique atmosphere.

Why similar: Platformer 23%, Action 22%, Adventure 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Indie 16.2%

Frizzy is a platformer filled with awesome action. The main plot is that you are a frizzy ball of fur who can latch onto static balls launch himself around the levels.

Why similar: Adventure 29.2%, Action 28.4%, Indie 22.2%, Platformer 20.2%

Welcome to Arlo's first adventure, in an old-school platformer fashion! Complete with amazing chiptune tracks!

Why similar: Adventure 26%, Action 25.4%, Indie 19.8%, Platformer 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.

Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, Adventure 22.9%, Action 21.4%, Indie 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%

«Mom! Dad!» Thunder screamed alarmed. He ran home, but found nobody there.

Why similar: Action 25.6%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 19.7%, Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%

Reginald Does His Thang is a platformer in which Reg gathers scattered pages for his grandfather's final recipe. In a surreal land where cannibalism, vomiting, and creeping kuru are commonplace, Reg chops, explodes, masticates and vomits to see what culinary masterpiece Grampinald's cooking up.

Why similar: Adventure 28.4%, Action 27%, Indie 21.8%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Help Tamiku to break all the balloons in the universe in this action-packed platform.

Why similar: Action 24.7%, Adventure 23.7%, Indie 20.6%, Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 15%

Take control of Specter Knight, servant to the Enchantress, in a quest to recruit a cadre of knights and create the Order of No Quarter. Experience perfect platforming, world-class visuals, impeccable stage design, incredible music, and even meet a friend or two in Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment!

Why similar: Action 22.9%, Platformer 22.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Indie 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%

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: Action 27%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 20.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%

KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.

Why similar: Platformer 29%, Action 21.5%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 15%

Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.

Why similar: Action 26%, Adventure 25.4%, Indie 21.5%, Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Krampus Quest is a back-to-basics retro-style action-platformer with a christmas theme. Fighting your way up the North Pole, absorbing souls, dodging traps and pitfalls, and upgrading abilities, to in the end battle Santa Claus himself.

Why similar: Adventure 26.8%, Action 26.1%, Indie 21%, Platformer 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Bob The Cube is a 3D platformer game. Bob The Cube is the main character of the game. Bob's girlfriend was kidnapped and you have to complete all the levels to rescue her. You have to go through 15 unique 3D and 2.5D levels in 5 different worlds.

Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Action 26.9%, Platformer 23.7%, Indie 21.7%

On a hostile planet, an alien race with big eyes and thirsty for energy, will chase you with the only purpose of silencing yours being robotic circuits to drain all your energy. Try to survive this attack!

Why similar: Action 27.3%, Adventure 26.7%, Platformer 24%, Indie 22%

A long-term crunch time programmer entered the world of code, and became a green cursor. Knowing that the condition for getting off work is to find 4 bugs in the code world, the adventure begins...

Why similar: Action 26.7%, Adventure 26.1%, Platformer 25.6%, Indie 21.5%

Cally's Trials is a roguelike action-platformer with a weapon-levelling system that lets you evolve weapons as you use them. Cally must save her parents from the maniacal Herbert, who has laid waste to the Caves and built a massive new base.

Why similar: Action 24.6%, Platformer 24.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%

A world cast into darkness… but there is hope. After a mysterious entity extinguishes all the candles in the land, a lone surviving candle sets out on a most important adventure to bring light back to the land.

Why similar: Action 27.3%, Adventure 27.2%, Platformer 24.2%, Indie 21.3%

Zip and zap your way to victory!

Why similar: Action 27.9%, Adventure 27.3%, Platformer 23.4%, Indie 21.4%

Troubles Land is in trouble Again. When Qais and his friends decided to revolt against the evil invaders, the secret services discovered their plot and imprisoned all his party. Help Qais free his friends and join them as they run, jump and slash their way through five distinct worlds of the Troubles Land.

Why similar: Action 27.3%, Adventure 26.7%, Platformer 25%, Indie 21%

Designed to resemble a game for a classic portable game system with simple game play, pixelated graphics, and a 4-color color pallet. This callback to our childhood will test your skills, capture your imagination, and leave you satisfied when your quest is complete.

Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Action 26.5%, Indie 24.8%, Platformer 21.4%

​Toy Odyssey is fundamentally an action-adventure platformer. The player spends the night exploring a randomly-generated house, defeating bosses in each of the unique rooms, and then going up against the final boss.

Why similar: Adventure 29.7%, Action 27.9%, Indie 21.6%, Platformer 20.8%

Molly: fear of clowns - Platformer in a classic style and with modern graphics. The adventures of a little girl named Molly, inside her fictional world of fears and fantasies.

Why similar: Action 29.4%, Adventure 29.2%, Indie 22.9%, Platformer 18.5%

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: Action 29.4%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 21.6%, Platformer 21.4%

What is A-Men?Classic puzzle-platformer, inspired by some oldschool titles like Lemmings and Lost Vikings. What is A-Men like?Hard. No holding your hand, no easy levels, we want to challenge you. If you are a casual, A-Men is not for you.

Why similar: Action 27.9%, Adventure 25.2%, Indie 24.3%, Platformer 22.5%

Bringing back the 90's-era PC platformer with a game inspired by classics like Commander Keen, Conker, Ruff'n'Tumble & Jazz Jackrabbit.

Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Adventure 26.9%, Action 25.3%, Indie 19.6%

Stuck in the Underworld without the slightest clue why, a young fiend has a bit of a mystery to solve in this action/adventure platformer. With a world to explore, a past to uncover, and quite the task to complete, players must embark on a quest filled with monsters, towns, dungeons, bosses, and various platforming challenges.

Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Action 24.1%, Indie 20.3%, Platformer 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%

"Mysterious World" is a platform jumping game independently developed by individual developers.

Why similar: Adventure 30.4%, Action 30%, Indie 24.2%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

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 32.1%, Action 27.8%, Indie 20.6%, Platformer 19.4%

A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it. Luckily the curse has transformed your people into helpful monsters such as drills, blobs, icicles, and gravity flipping...things. With your monster subjects in hand you'll have to drill through rocks, maneuver through spiky terrain, freeze water to pass over the sea,...

Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, Action 28.5%, Indie 23%, Platformer 19.1%

Help KUMO get out of the tower Go through more than 100 levels in this game requiring reflexes and skill

Why similar: Action 28.9%, Adventure 28.8%, Indie 22.6%, Platformer 19.7%

Viktor is an action-packed sidescrolling adventure with gameplay inspired by classics such as Castlevania and Megaman. As Viktor, you will fight your way through hordes of relentless enemies, lurking traps, and fearsome bosses who will try to keep you from your mission.

Why similar: Action 27.8%, Platformer 26.9%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 21.1%

Delve into the lair of the Peckomancer and overcome his gauntlet of traps, trials, tricks and army of the undead. All the while trying to rescue your beloved pet dog.

Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, Action 29%, Indie 23.4%, Platformer 10.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%

Best Indie PC Game, Digital Dragons 2014. Top Hat is a 2D action adventure platformer, just like old NES games. If you are tired of “games” in which you get hit by heavy machine gun and grenades, and all you need to do is cover behind the wall to replenish HP, then Top Hat is a perfect game for you!

Why similar: Adventure 28.5%, Action 27.7%, Indie 24.1%, Platformer 19.7%

Play for the ancient God of Singularity, whose spirit is trapped on earth. Use wormholes and gravity anomalies to bypass the obstacles and pass levels.

Why similar: Action 36.9%, Adventure 34.6%, Indie 28.5%

want to remind you some 16bit arcade vibes? you like Toriyama style? just take a look to Dragon Blazers!! musics by the amazing David Revel!!

Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, Action 30.3%, Indie 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%

A caffeine fueled, pun infested, hamster launching retro platform romp through pop culture. Semi Visible Chickens. Hamster launchers. triple strength espresso, Armoured sentient mucus. Just a day in the office for Toxic Bunny.

Why similar: Action 29.2%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 21%, Platformer 21%

Charlie II is a classic side-scrolling platform game. Run through levels, collect coins, diamonds and other power ups. Jump on top of enemies to defeat them. Dive into the water to find hidden areas!

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Action 22%, Adventure 20.6%, Indie 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%

Retro platforming action in this adaptation of a terrible movie.

Why similar: Adventure 23.3%, Action 21.8%, Platformer 21.1%, Indie 19%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%

A top-down platformer where you play as a rabbit that's kidnapped, to avoid all obstacles and find your way back to your owner. But... *something else is happening*

Why similar: Adventure 29.5%, Action 29.2%, Indie 23.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

Why similar: Adventure 25.7%, Action 25.1%, Indie 20.2%, Platformer 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%

The Curse Of Zigoris is an action adventure pixel art platformer game with a story about a girl who tries to lift the curse from her village.

Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Action 31.6%, Indie 25.4%, Platformer 11.1%

A young woman named Aleesha was hunted and killed accused of witchcraft. Years later she comes back to take revenge on all mankind and it's up to you to stop her.

Why similar: Action 25.2%, Adventure 22.8%, Indie 19.7%, Platformer 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%

Hikikomori No Chuunibyou is a pseudo 8-bit platform-adventure game with beat-em-up, puzzle, and stealth elements. With its storytelling directing the player through open-ended levels, progression through each stage requires usage of parkour-like abilities and martial-arts techniques.

Why similar: Action 23.3%, Adventure 22.8%, Platformer 21.3%, Indie 17.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%

The Chrono project is a 2.5D side scroller game, set in a fantasy world, with the magical Chrono and the technological Robo. The game features a powerful time rewinding mechanic. Use it to explore different timelines and eventually save or damn the world.

Why similar: Adventure 32.9%, Action 32.5%, Indie 26.5%, Platformer 8.1%

Adventure in the Tower of Flight is a retro-styled platformer in which you fly instead of jump! You are Wing, a young adventurer. Wing must climb a seeming endless the tower and collect all five known relics held within to become the ruler of the known world.

Why similar: Adventure 28.8%, Action 28%, Pixel Graphics 22.5%, Indie 20.8%

Lexie The Takeover is a 2D platformer that will send you to a post apocalyptic world where an army of skeletons roam, lead by the infamous Commander Bones. Your goal? To defeat the army and Commander Bones himself to restore peace to humanity.

Why similar: Action 26.7%, Adventure 26.1%, Platformer 25.6%, Indie 21.5%

Wizhood:The Epic of Freedom is an action-platformer game that treats the story of king who tries to save his kingdom. People of Troburg must be saved from this trouble!

Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Action 27.2%, Indie 21.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

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: Platformer 29.1%, Action 25.1%, Indie 23.1%, Adventure 22.7%

A mysterious tower has risen! It emits plumes of noxious green smoke from its summit making people sick. Strange creatures infest the tower but if nobody tries to ascend it we will all be doomed! Are you that hero?.....

Why similar: Action 32.5%, Adventure 30.6%, Indie 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%

Experience a fast-paced, single-player adventure mixing fluid motion, split-second decision making, stylized machine-age visuals, and a dynamic soundscape.

Why similar: Platformer 29.9%, Action 25.7%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 20%

Way of the Red is a 2d action platformer with a focus on fun combat, satisfying kills, and fluid movement. Use versatile sword techniques to shred enemies to pieces, while searching for your lost love from years past.

Why similar: Adventure 30.1%, Action 29.3%, Indie 24.6%, Pixel Graphics 16%

Venture into the haunted wilds with Gable, a little owl, as she sets out to rekindle the dormant relics of a land long abandoned to ruin.

Why similar: Action 35.5%, Indie 30.3%, Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%

After losing contact with his explorer friend Virgi, our fearless alien hero Spidy heads to Earth in his spacecraft to find her. While entering the Earth’s atmosphere, his spacecraft suddenly fails and starts to break up, causing Spidy to crash-land on the strange planet, with his craft scattered across forests, throughout ponds and in...

Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Action 26.1%, Adventure 24.8%, Indie 22%

The original Coq of War returns in a glorious explosion of finger-licking fun; with enhanced controls, new upgrade systems, a full single player campaign in “Part 1: The Cockup” with full VO and OST - and a 1- 4 player campaign in “Part 2: The Rescue” with procedurally generated maps.

Why similar: Action 29.2%, Platformer 25.2%, Adventure 25.1%, Indie 20.5%

Infinite - Beyond the mind is a slick 2D action-platformer where you take on evil Queen Evangelyn Bramann, ruler of The Beljantaur Kingdom as she works towards her dream of world domination.

Why similar: Action 28.7%, Adventure 28.2%, Indie 22.6%, Platformer 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Phantom Trigger is a vivid hardcore slasher with elements of an RPG and a roguelike. Your world is made up of sick fantasies, you are a phantom. Accept it or stop your treatment.

Why similar: Action 32.1%, Adventure 31.1%, Indie 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

A Pixel Story is a devious 2D puzzle platformer that charts the evolution of video games. You must use your Magical Teleportation Hat to explore 6 increasingly detailed zones on your quest to reach the core of The System to stop the evil OS and save the world.

Why similar: Adventure 30.6%, Action 29.8%, Indie 23.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%

Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.

Why similar: Action 24.9%, Adventure 24%, Platformer 19.6%, Indie 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

Why similar: Platformer 32.9%, Indie 25.7%, Action 21.8%, Adventure 19.5%