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  1. #1 Dream Alone
    97% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2018
    Dev: Play2ChillPub: No Gravity Games
    Windows

    Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Precision Platformer 14.7%, Difficult 12.3%, Side Scroller 11%, 2D Platformer 10.4%

  2. #2 Through the Mirror
    96% matchVery Positive82% of 115 reviews2017
    Dev: Cleiton OliveiraPub: Volens Nolens Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    A hard, mind bending platformer based on imagination and quick reflexes.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 45.6%, Difficult 20.9%, Linear 10%, Action 7%, Indie 5.4%

  3. #3 Color Symphony 2
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2015
    Dev: REMIMORY
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Color Symphony 2 is a puzzle action platformer that utilizes the ambiguity of color. Try to eliminate obstacles or find new paths by using color!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Fast-Paced 14%, Surreal 13.5%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Difficult 10%

  4. #4 Philophobia: The Fear of Love
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 71 reviews2020
    Dev: Tim Ruswick
    Windows

    Love is Hell. In this precision platformer based on the 5 stages of grief, navigate the bowels of Hell and escape the torment of love.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Precision Platformer 19%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Difficult 13.1%, 2D Platformer 10.1%

  5. #5 Beyond The Darkness
    94% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
    Dev: My Little StudioPub: IndieGO Publishing
    Windows

    💀🧩🕹️ Beyond The Darkness is a horror adventure game with puzzles where you help little girl Milly battle nightmares in the darkness to find her missing family. You will find yourself in bizarre worlds of memories, distorted by fears, and your only weapon will be the light of a small lamp...

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.5%, Dark 19.9%, Mystery 14%, Atmospheric 10%, Action 5.2%

  6. #6 In Nightmare
    94% matchVery Positive82% of 94 reviews2022
    Dev: Magic Fish Games
    Windows

    In Nightmare is a narrative-driven horror adventure game combining sneak action with diverse puzzles. It follows a young boy in search for the last hope of love who is working out his own salvation by navigating through his fear.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 66.6%, Narrative 11.8%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Dark 7.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%

  7. #7 Utomah
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2022
    Dev: REDACTEDPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    Utomah is a 2D platformer in which the player navigates through a nightmarish world. Grapple, latch, and dash through incredible environments, discovering the darkness of one's inner mind, encountering true horrors along the way. Prepare to push your skills to the limit!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 23.2%, Surreal 18.1%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Linear 12.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%

  8. #8 Toby: The Secret Mine
    93% matchMostly Positive70% of 725 reviews2015
    Dev: Lukas Navratil
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Surreal 15.4%, Dark 11.8%, Difficult 10.6%

  9. #9 The Tribulation Entanglement
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 60 reviews2022
    Dev: Anxious Neck Games
    Windows

    You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

    Why similar: Side Scroller 16.6%, Precision Platformer 15.9%, Difficult 14.3%, Surreal 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

  10. #10 Face It - A game to fight inner demons
    91% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,250 reviews2017
    Dev: Tlön StudiosPub: Gamestorming
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Carefuly crafted puzzles in a challenging 3D plaformer take the player on a surrealistic journey through a maze of feelings. In Face It, abstract concepts are shaped into gameplay: darker emotions are monsters and traps, while brighter concepts are the powers you need to beat the levels.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 71.2%, Action 15.3%, Indie 13.5%

  11. #11 Neverending Nightmares
    90% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,989 reviews2014
    Dev: Infinitap Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

    Why similar: Atmospheric 32.4%, Dark 19.3%, Indie 16.7%, 2D 14.2%, Singleplayer 10.5%

  12. #12 Nightmare (Incubo)
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 225 reviews2019
    Dev: inngamezstudio
    Windows

    INCUBO is a side scrolling platform game with a semi-horror theme. We present many ghost from around the world in our game as enemy and bosses. You played as a child in his nightmare and discover the truth about his story.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 66.5%, Indie 18%, 2D 11.1%, Singleplayer 4.4%

  13. #13 Goodnight, Lily
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 104 reviews2020
    Dev: Something EdgyPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
    Windows

    Escape the dark by navigating through nightmares made reality. Follow the light and find your way home as you are hounded by your worst fears.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 37.3%, 2D Platformer 27.1%, Dark 16%, Linear 10.8%, 2D 6.3%

  14. #14 The Mensional
    87% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2022
    Dev: Delil Timurtaş
    Windows · Mac

    Adventures of different characters with their unique atmosphere and puzzles.

    Why similar: Surreal 22.7%, Mystery 15.1%, Dark 14.9%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 8%

  15. #15 Disorder
    88% 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: Puzzle Platformer 41.1%, Difficult 20.3%, Dark 17%, Action 9.9%, Indie 9%

  16. #16 Stray Savior
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Gustav
    Windows

    Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Precision Platformer 12.3%, Difficult 9.1%

  17. #17 Monochroma
    86% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2014
    Dev: Nowhere Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 40.5%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Difficult 10.8%, Indie 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.7%

  18. #18 FLATLAND Vol.1
    86% matchVery Positive86% of 59 reviews2019
    Dev: kyuu FujisakiPub: Minimol Games
    Windows · Mac

    A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Precision Platformer 20%, Difficult 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Fast-Paced 11.7%

  19. #19 Them
    83% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
    Dev: Lexip Games
    Windows

    You just want to play a video game in an old game club, but time passes quickly, and strange noises draw you into a dark nightmare! A nightmare that begins with an old video game... Are you ready to experience a 2D platformer game within the heart of a 3D first person psychological horror game?

    Why similar: Dark 41.9%, Mystery 35.9%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Singleplayer 5.8%

  20. #20 Ninja Ming
    82% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
    Dev: 1 Poss Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this 2d precision platformer with a teleportation twist, play as Ninja Ming and embark on the Path of Trials. Dash through 241 levels using dynamic teleportation and diverse ninjutsu skills. Conquer challenges with style—growing stronger at every turn.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Precision Platformer 30.1%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Difficult 5.6%, Side Scroller 5.4%

  21. #21 Bat to Bed
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: Brothers Make Games
    Windows · Mac

    A punishing yet friendly get-to-the-top adventure across a haunted, retro-inspired world.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.7%, Difficult 26%, Dark 17.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Action 5.3%

  22. #22 Grimind
    85% matchMixed64% of 289 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: Side Scroller 45.6%, Indie 21.1%, Atmospheric 14.6%, 2D 9.7%, Action 9%

  23. #23 NightmareZ
    84% matchMixed44% of 59 reviews2016
    Dev: Anamik Majumdar
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    NightmareZ is a side-scrolling platform action game with multiple enemies, lots of fancy features and retro visuals. This is a retro styled platform and action game which will immerse you in a unique world full of good and evil demons.

    Why similar: Difficult 38.9%, Action 23.3%, Indie 17.9%, 2D 13.9%, Singleplayer 6%

  24. #24 Nocturnal
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 591 reviews2023
    Dev: Sunnyside GamesPub: Dear Villagers
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    Carve your way with fire and steel to find out what secrets lie beyond the Mist in this intense 2-hour-long action-platformer game. Get ready to wield the flames and burn everything!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Side Scroller 18.3%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Linear 11.5%, Dark 10.5%

  25. #25 DreamDasher
    81% matchVery Positive86% of 121 reviews2020
    Dev: C3BGames
    Windows · Mac

    The Dreamworld has been infected! It is up to you to explore the Dreamworld as the DreamDasher, discover its secrets, and defeat the Nightmare.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.8%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 18.8%, Surreal 16.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  26. #26 Nightmare: The Lunatic
    79% matchVery Positive89% of 264 reviews2024
    Dev: Maetdol Games
    Windows

    Nightmare: The Lunatic is a parrying action rogue-lite platformer game about escaping a nightmare. Constantly swap between 3 weapons, use special attacks, and avoid and parry enemy attacks. Strengthen yourself by collecting powerful and unique totems.

    Why similar: Difficult 69.4%, 2D 12.9%, Action 8.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Indie 3.6%

  27. #27 Desvelado
    78% matchVery Positive99% of 373 reviews2024
    Dev: Valentín ZacaríasPub: Vampi Team
    Windows

    Turn off the lights, dodge the ghosts and go to sleep as soon as you can in this hand-crafted 2d platform experience! In this vampiric precision platformer you will overcome challenging puzzles and deadly enemies before going to sleep in your cosy coffin.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.5%, Precision Platformer 32.1%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, 2D 5.6%, Linear 4.1%

  28. #28 In The Shadows
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2017
    Dev: Colorspace Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.8%, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Emotional 10.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

  29. #29 Germinal
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: Moonlit Monitors
    Windows

    Jump, hover and clean your way through this precision platformer combining permissive jetpack mechanics with a compassionate narrative about getting lost in your own fear.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.4%, Side Scroller 14.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Linear 8.2%

  30. #30 UROS: A Trip Through Shadows
    80% matchMixed59% of 63 reviews2021
    Dev: Oniric KittensPub: ESAT
    Windows

    Uros is a 2.5D metroidvania-style action platformer. Enter the nightmares, upgrade your skills, fight against creepy creatures and face the evil god of nightmares in your mission to restore stability to the dream world.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 53.6%, Dark 20.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Action 11.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%

  31. #31 LIMBO
    77% matchVery Positive92% of 60,454 reviews2011
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54%, Dark 13.9%, Surreal 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%, Side Scroller 5.7%

  32. #32 MO:Astray
    76% 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: Puzzle Platformer 48.4%, Side Scroller 13.2%, Difficult 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Action 6.7%

  33. #33 Ghostland Yard
    75% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2023
    Dev: Obelisk Studio
    Windows

    Uncover the truth about the Ghostland Yard investigators disappearance in this challenging 2D platformer. Travel across the world in more than 250 handcrafted levels to find your friends!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 28%, Fast-Paced 26.3%, Difficult 17.8%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, 2D 3.7%

  34. #34 JAILBREAKER
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2024
    Dev: Awfy
    Windows · Linux

    A punishing, one-button platformer about escaping prison. Test your skills and intellect as you ascend a tower of hand-crafted challenges. Jump, fly, slide up walls, float in bubbles and perform somersaults; all with the press of a single button. Reach the paramount. Reach.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Precision Platformer 22.7%, Side Scroller 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Linear 7.5%

  35. #35 GravNewton
    77% matchMostly Positive78% of 452 reviews2017
    Dev: JOZGamerPub: JOZGames
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.7%, Difficult 23.9%, Fast-Paced 11.6%, 2D Platformer 7.7%, Surreal 7.3%

  36. #36 INSIDE
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 73,507 reviews2016
    Dev: Playdead
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

    Why similar: Narrative 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 27.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Dark 11.7%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

  37. #37 The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
    74% matchVery Positive85% of 1,880 reviews2021
    Dev: Trinity TeamPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%

    When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.

    Why similar: 2D Platformer 25%, Emotional 19.4%, Dark 17.1%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Stylized 12.1%

  38. #38 Panic Porcupine
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 69 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: Precision Platformer 22.3%, Fast-Paced 20.8%, Difficult 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, Side Scroller 11%

  39. #39 Tormenture
    72% matchVery Positive88% of 206 reviews2024
    Dev: Croxel StudiosPub: Billete Cohete
    Windows

    Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 24.6%, Surreal 21.9%, Dark 20.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%

  40. #40 Triple Take
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2022
    Dev: FlyAway StudiosPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
    Windows

    Triple Take is a fast 2D precision platformer where the stage evolves as you complete it! Run, wall jump, climb and swim through increasing difficult levels in vibrant colored worlds!

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Precision Platformer 23.6%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Linear 10.6%

  41. #41 The Darkest Tales
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 905 reviews2022
    Dev: Trinity TeamPub: 101XP
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.

    Why similar: Surreal 21.7%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Emotional 17.4%, Dark 15.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%

  42. #42 Soulless: Ray Of Hope
    75% matchMostly Positive73% of 326 reviews2016
    Pub: Meridian4
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Soulless: Ray of Hope is a 2D story-driven platformer focused on atmosphere, exploration, and emotional storytelling in a dark, minimalist world.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Precision Platformer 23.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Linear 8.9%

  43. #43 Unbound: Worlds Apart
    72% matchVery Positive84% of 1,299 reviews2021
    Dev: Alien Pixel Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Summon portals to overcome vicious beasts, devious puzzles and fiendish platforming challenges. Master the unique powers of each portal to stop the collapse of reality, while exploring lush, hand-drawn worlds and unraveling a deep narrative full of mysteries.

    Why similar: Side Scroller 26.2%, Difficult 21.5%, Precision Platformer 21.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, 2D 6.4%

  44. #44 Little Nightmares
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 115,101 reviews2017
    Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 53.3%, Dark 23.2%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Indie 3.4%

  45. #45 Unleaving
    71% matchVery Positive90% of 58 reviews2024
    Dev: orangutan matter
    Windows · Mac

    When everything seems hopeless a child is awakened by the whispers of the last leaf, drawn into an imaginary world. Unleaving invites the player into a narrative-driven puzzle platformer where each challenge unfolds within a hand-painted landscape, exploring perception and meaning

    Why similar: Surreal 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Side Scroller 16.5%, Dark 14.9%, 2D Platformer 14.2%

  46. #46 Night Reverie
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 324 reviews2021
    Dev: Somber Pixel
    Windows

    Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.

    Why similar: Narrative 33.5%, Surreal 22.2%, Emotional 15.7%, Mystery 11.3%, 2D 6.7%

  47. #47 Grey Area
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
    Dev: Electric Prune Juice
    Windows

    A tough platformer following a girl diving over the heads of terrifying creatures and bouncing off walls to traverse a mysterious, unsettling world that's so much bigger than her: the "world between all worlds"

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.4%, 2D Platformer 22%, Surreal 16.3%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Linear 6.7%

  48. #48 Anodyne
    71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,586 reviews2013
    Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    A 2D action-adventure through a surreal, subconscious world. Explore moody dungeons, buildings, and atmospheric lands, evoked by dreamy music and visuals. Help the human Young awaken from their dream!

    Why similar: Surreal 34.3%, Dark 21.3%, Action-Adventure 18%, Atmospheric 9.6%, 2D 7.2%

  49. #49 Nolgorb's Ordeal
    68% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Hard Meat
    Windows · Linux

    A challenging 3D platformer with little room for error. Escape a dungeon by jumping to the top, and sacrifice your collectables for items to aid in your ordeal.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 49.6%, Difficult 31.2%, Emotional 17.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  50. #50 TVs: The Awakening
    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Mizrab
    Windows · Mac

    TVs is a single player platformer game combining intense action with challenging puzzles, focuses on a journey of a tv character called “u” who needs to drive his way on strange events in strange world to solve mysterious puzzles of his life till he finds the truth.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.6%, Side Scroller 23.7%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Mystery 12%, Stylized 10.8%

  51. #51 Escape from Naraka
    69% matchMostly Positive79% of 151 reviews2021
    Dev: XeloGamesPub: Headup
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Escape from Naraka is a hellish first-person action platformer. Journey to another realm to save your beloved from an evil demon named Rangda the Leyak Queen and platform your way through a nightmarish temple where each level will challenge you again and again!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 61.5%, Action-Adventure 19.2%, Action 8.1%, Indie 6%, Singleplayer 5.3%

  52. #52 The Rise
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2024
    Dev: Icy Mountain StudiosPub: GoGo Games Interactive
    Windows

    Help Sam and Elicy on their challenging journey through the abyss. An epic 2D precision platform game where exploring the unknown, overcoming obstacles, and discovering secrets are crucial to reaching the top of the abyss. Adventure awaits you!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.8%, Side Scroller 15.7%, Difficult 15%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Dark 10.5%

  53. #53 -SPROUT-
    68% matchVery Positive97% of 93 reviews2020
    Dev: Sparkee Software, LLC
    Windows

    -SPROUT- is a mini precision-platformer built for speed-running. Run, jump and dash your way through 100 levels across five unique lands, and restore your world to its former glory.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Precision Platformer 22.5%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

  54. #54 INMOST
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 7,185 reviews2020
    Dev: Hidden Layer GamesPub: Chucklefish
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.2%, Emotional 15%, Dark 14.3%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Mystery 10.3%

  55. #55 Velocity Noodle
    67% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows

    Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.5%, Difficult 20.6%, Side Scroller 17.2%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Linear 5.2%

  56. #56 A Void Hope
    65% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: Elden Pixels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

    Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.5%, 2D Platformer 22%, Dark 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Mystery 7%

  57. #57 Phantom Jump
    68% 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: Difficult 64.1%, Indie 21.7%, 2D 14.2%

  58. #58 Rift Racoon
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2019
    Dev: Marcos Game Dev
    Windows

    Rift Racoon is an intense precision platformer about a lost racoon with a fun abillity: teleportation! Teleport through dangerous traps, use your claws to climb walls and jump your way across difficult platforming levels with retro visuals!

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 26.2%, Difficult 17.3%, Side Scroller 15.6%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Linear 10.6%

  59. #59 Marrow
    69% matchMostly Positive76% of 54 reviews2016
    Dev: Fever Dream Gameworks
    Windows

    Marrow is a 2D, Cosmic-Horror themed, action-adventure game emphasizing challenge, puzzles, platforming, combat and navigation. Leap, crawl, slash and blast your way through the cavernous bowels of a menacing mountain in a quest to find your lost friends.

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    70% matchMostly Negative31% of 59 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Action 56.1%, Indie 43.9%

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