- #1 OPERATION TEMPLE
97% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Lieb
Windows
You have to take on the role of a mercenary going on a dangerous mission, you are sent to an abandoned city to restore magical totems and destroy enemy invaders.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.7%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Adventure 18.9%, Arcade 18.2%, Cute 5.5%
- #2 Useful Cat
96% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: HotFoodGamesPub: kovalevviktorㅤ
Windows
Useful Cat is an arcade and mind game. A quick reaction and a keen mind will bring you closer to victory over the approaching danger. Placing explosives, solve math problems quickly and correctly, on which everything depends!
Why similar: Flight 33.3%, Side Scroller 29.9%, Puzzle Platformer 24.4%, Cute 5%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%
- #3 Dark the Dead
96% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: FadyGames
Windows
Dark the Dead is an exciting game where you take on the role of a hidden wanderer who goes to meet an elder to receive a new task. The elder's magic coins were stolen, and your main goal is to return them.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Arcade 20.8%, Adventure 15.5%, Linear 4.6%
- #4 Inversion
95% matchMostly Positive71% of 41 reviews2021
Dev: DnovelPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Control the main character and test your skills!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Arcade 15.4%, Adventure 11.1%, 1980s 9.6%
- #5 Alien Cat Story
94% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Help the cat survive and repair his flying ship after an accident on an unknown planet. Use dexterity and ingenuity to overcome obstacles, fight enemies and solve puzzles. Exciting adventures are waiting for you ahead!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Arcade 15.4%, 1980s 10.9%, Adventure 10.4%
- #6 YUZA
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: RetroScope GM
Windows
YUZA is a game about jumping and coins!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.3%, Noir 22.4%, Adventure 19.6%, Arcade 19.4%, 2D 4.3%
- #7 The Pirate's Quest
93% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Lieb
Windows
The Pirate's Quest - You go in search of exciting adventures and ancient treasure hidden on a mysterious island. You will explore dangerous seas, coves and ancient ruins in search of a treasure map, face competitors and fight sea monsters.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Arcade 19.7%, Adventure 19.1%, Cute 6.4%
- #8 Jetpack George!
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Spacefarer R&D Ltd.
Windows · Linux
Jetpack George! is a fun and addictive endless runner where George the cat must try to eat all the cans of tuna without getting wasted by rockets!
Why similar: Flight 38%, Side Scroller 28.4%, Arcade 16.2%, Cute 7.7%, 2D 4.8%
- #9 2 Synchro Hedgehogs
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: grin robot
Windows
A puzzle-platformer with two hedgehogs moving in sync! Polish your logic by controlling a team of twins in one move!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.6%, Side Scroller 22.3%, Adventure 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Cute 9.2%
- #10 Be Fly
90% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Cat In Cap
Windows
Be Fly — a meditative 2D game where you control a plane to help the main character win competitions. Navigate around obstacles, catch tailwinds, and perform aerial tricks to soothing music.
Why similar: Flight 28.5%, Side Scroller 27.1%, Arcade 17.1%, Adventure 10.7%, Stylized 7.3%
- #11 Swift Elf
91% matchMixed63% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Max PedroPub: Louie Inc
Windows
Swift Elf is a 2D platformer with adventure elements. In it you have to play as a clever elf who found himself in mysterious lands. Help him find a way out, destroy monsters and go through location after location collecting bonuses on his way!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.9%, Arcade 17.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Cute 7%
- #12 空间大作战 Space Operation
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 天马工作室
Windows
In2XXX,alien civilizations gradually came to the earth's clouds and outer space began to invade the earth. In order to counterattack,mankind will launch two space combat spaceships that have been developed for many years. Can the two pilots driving the combat spacecraft repel the aliens civilization
Why similar: Flight 24.5%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Noir 16.5%, Arcade 12%, 1980s 8.7%
- #13 Torico's mine quest!
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Soomka Games
Windows
Clean up the mine and uncover its secrets in this game inspired by classic 90s platformers!
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.6%, Arcade 25%, Adventure 24.4%, 2D 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%
- #14 A Strange City
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2021
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Run and shoot to escape from the mechanical fish.
Why similar: Noir 30.5%, Side Scroller 29.2%, Arcade 18.7%, Stylized 6.4%, Adventure 5.8%
- #15 巨 ~Gigantify~
87% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: EviTRea
Windows · Linux
You Grow Big, and Create Your Path to the Exit!That's It. This a a short game by the way.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.5%, Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Noir 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%, Cute 5.5%
- #16 MMI
86% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Studio2760
Windows
Solve puzzles, rotate the level and guide the main character to the teleport.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Noir 22.7%, Arcade 21.6%, Cute 7.1%, Adventure 6.5%
- #17 L'Angolo Di Farenz - Avventure Vampiresche
86% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Vincenzo TalaricoPub: Birbone Games
Windows · Mac
"In "Avventure Vampiresche" Farenz faces morning obstacles in an epic race through Cremona at 5 o'clock in the morning! Dodge ducks, spitballs, runners, and more to close the rings in time! Get ready for a frantic and enjoyable experience!"
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.5%, Arcade 21.6%, Adventure 20.7%, 1980s 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
- #18 Torico's b-day gift hunt
85% match7 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: Soomka Games
Windows
Torico's b-day gift hunt - Toriko slept peacefully, looking forward to the upcoming party on her birthday, but bad luck - all the gifts were stolen! Restore justice and return the gifts to their place in this game inspired by the classic platformers of the 90s!
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.1%, Arcade 26.5%, Adventure 25.1%, 2D 7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #19 BrickOut
84% matchMostly Negative33% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: hellydev
Windows
Brickout is a funny game. The aim of the game is to destroy all the bricks and collect any falling power-ups to move to the next level. The game is an ordinary arknoid, with cute graphics and good music. There are 20 levels in the game, can you pass them all?
Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, Arcade 25%, 1980s 15.3%, Cute 9.7%, 2D 6.5%
- #20 Winging It
83% matchPositive98% of 46 reviews2022
Dev: Pixelvex LLC
Windows
Play as a young owl born into a desert full of tasty prey and scary predators. Glide through the desert on a journey of survival, growing your abilities along the way.
Why similar: Flight 50.9%, Side Scroller 32.1%, Stylized 9.5%, Cute 6.5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #21 Quick Square
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2021
Dev: FreeAnimals_SoftwarePub: Dnovel
Windows
Quick Square is a bright hardcore puzzle platformer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.4%, Arcade 17.9%, Adventure 12.9%, 1980s 9.2%
- #22 Birbox
81% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: PumoGames
Windows
Birbox is a 2D puzzle-platformer where you fly, throw, and deliver bizarre packages as a hard-working bird. Use physics, timing, and creativity to solve quirky challenges, face enemies, and please eccentric clients in a chaotic delivery company.
Why similar: Flight 33.1%, Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Side Scroller 27.1%, Cute 5.2%, Linear 3.7%
- #23 Moventure
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixelatto
Windows
100 moves, 2 buttons, 0 tutorials. Master a massive moveset hidden within a D-Pad and 2 buttons. Conquer +100 levels in the ultimate movelike precision platformer.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.9%, Puzzle Platformer 21.4%, Arcade 19.2%, Adventure 17.4%, Cute 5.9%
- #24 KAPIBAROV
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: STUDIYATEHNOLOGIJ-RV
Windows
KAPIBAROV is a brutal yet fair hardcore platformer with a unique death mechanic, devious traps, and the touching story of a ghost capybara. Get ready to die, learn, and conquer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Arcade 18.6%, Adventure 16.7%, Noir 14.8%
- #25 Louny Balloony
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harold Krell
Windows
Fly through the exciting skies in this unique side-scrolling platformer! Collect balloons and feathers to gain the ability of flight as you navigate dazzling landscapes and face off against surprising obstacles and enemies during your aerial journey across the world!
Why similar: Flight 32.1%, Side Scroller 27.9%, Arcade 16.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Cute 6%
- #26 Ducky's Delivery Service
80% matchPositive100% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: C.T. Matthews
Windows
Propeller-powered duck delivery action! In Ducky's Delivery Service, you are a duck who uses a propeller backpack to fly around and deliver mail. Master the flight physics, grow your delivery business, fulfill special delivery requests from other ducks, and earn time attack ranks and high scores.
Why similar: Flight 31.1%, Side Scroller 25.2%, Arcade 20.5%, Cute 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
- #27 Squirrel Launcher
79% matchVery Positive92% of 246 reviews2023
Dev: Aiden Bradley
Windows
Launch squirrels into the atmosphere and explore the clouds. Dodge and shoot down obstacles – upgrade your vehicle to make it further and further until you get to the moon!
Why similar: Flight 41.4%, Side Scroller 28.5%, Arcade 16.9%, Linear 5.4%, 2D 4.5%
- #28 Dark rune
79% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Joi Max
Windows
Dark rune - A story about a bounty hunter who decided to serve the local sheriff. The area is full of dangers and you have to deal with them alone. Find the dark rune stolen by the dark magician!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Adventure 21.2%, Arcade 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, Cute 5.8%
- #29 Prey of the Night
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: White Clover Studios
Windows
Become a night owl, soaring through an infinite forest under the moonlit sky. Skillfully avoid obstacles, hunt for prey to gain strength, and perch to regain stamina. But beware—every moment in the shadows tests your survival. How long can you conquer the night?
Why similar: Flight 40.3%, Side Scroller 23.3%, Arcade 15.3%, Cute 5.8%, Stylized 4.4%
- #30 DANGER OF LOSS
78% matchPositive82% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: Max PedroPub: Louie Inc
Windows
DANGER OF LOSS - This is a side view puzzle game about a boy who got lost in the forest and you need to do everything so that he finds his way home.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.8%, Arcade 24.1%, Adventure 23.4%, Cute 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #31 Awesome Pea 2
77% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: PigeonDev
Windows
Greedy Pea is back in game! Dark dungeons, deadly traps, everything is green, a lot of gold everywhere!
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.3%, Puzzle Platformer 19.7%, Arcade 13.8%, 1980s 10.2%, Cute 6.2%
- #32 LP
77% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: DnovelPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
A Panda in a cocoon travels through a spinning world!
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Arcade 18.2%, Adventure 11.4%, 1980s 7.6%
- #33 STUCK
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
STUCK is a retro-style platformer where you play as an astronaut stranded on an alien planet. Use your jetpack to run, jump, and bounce on enemies as you explore levels, avoid hazards, and collect ship parts to rebuild your ship and escape.
Why similar: Flight 37%, Side Scroller 27.3%, Arcade 15.4%, Cute 7.2%, 2D 4.5%
- #34 Her Threads
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VADAS-GS
Windows
A mysterious story about a young soul frozen between worlds. After a fatal mistake, she is condemned to wander among the living, watching over those she once loved.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.4%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Noir 19.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Cute 5.7%
- #35 Spinning_Kid_2
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: FreeAnimals_Software
Windows
Spinning and parkour platformer!
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Arcade 16.6%, 1980s 11.6%, Adventure 11.6%
- #36 Seed in
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3boood_pro
Windows · Linux
Seed in is a vibrant, 2D, puzzle game that challenges you to dig your way out of ingenious and fun levels! Along the way, you’ll enjoy a relaxing, adorable, and quirky story with memorable and lovable characters!
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Cute 8.8%
- #37 Romino's Adventure
73% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2021
Dev: InterDan
Windows · Linux
A blocky puzzle platformer adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.6%, Side Scroller 34%, Adventure 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Linear 5.7%
- #38 Scroll Of Life
74% matchMostly Negative21% of 14 reviews2021
Dev: Max PedroPub: Louie Inc
Windows
Scroll Of Life is a 2D adventure platformer, discover an interesting world full of traps and monsters!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.6%, Arcade 23.9%, Adventure 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Linear 5.8%
- #39 Super Geisha Neon
73% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Kind-hearted girl was trapped by the evil shogun. He wants to forcefully marry her, but that’s not gonna happen — our brave geisha will surely find the way to escape her prison cell and past all the deadly traps and labyrinths of the mighty evil-doer.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Side Scroller 22%, Adventure 19.3%, 1980s 9.7%, Cute 5.8%
- #40 NOMAD Revisited
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Pixel Games UK
Windows
In 1985 N.O.M.A.D. pushed the boundaries of what the 8-bit computers of the day could achieve with both their graphics and their gameplay. A fast-paced, all-out action shoot ’em up, this retro classic still retains a fan base to this day.
Why similar: Flight 38.2%, Side Scroller 28.3%, Arcade 15.2%, Linear 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.8%
- #41 GravBot
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Iddy Biddy Games
Windows · Mac
GravBot is a physics-based puzzle platformer, where you decide which way is "up" as a little robot falls and pivots through each level. Collect all the batteries to win, but watch out. A wrong move could be deadly!
Why similar: Side Scroller 45.4%, Puzzle Platformer 37.8%, Cute 9.8%, 2D 6.4%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #42 A Tale of Paper: Refolded
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 200 reviews2022
Dev: Open House GamesPub: Digerati
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A Tale of Paper: Refolded is a puzzle-platformer that tells the story of Line, a magical character made of paper who can use origami to change its shape. Transform into a frog, a rocket, a bird and more as Line embarks on an emotional journey to fulfill the dream of its creator.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.9%, Puzzle Platformer 31.3%, Adventure 22.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Linear 5.2%
- #43 Petty's Adventure: Desert
72% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Cute Hannah's Games
Windows
Petty's Adventure: Desert is a colorful game with changing gravity in which you have collect crystals to complete a level.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 35.9%, Side Scroller 33.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Cute 5.4%
- #44 Seeing Double
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Serrated Studios
Windows
In this puzzle platformer, your screen is split down the middle. Control Pitter and Patter simultaneously as you jump, dash, and climb through two parallel realities in this atmospheric adventure on your quest to reunite them.
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.9%, Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Adventure 12.3%, Linear 5.1%, Pixel Graphics 5%
- #45 ICE FLAME
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Joi Max
Windows
ICE FLAME - an exciting game about the adventures of an incredible cat who travels in search of magical fire through an icy mountain. However, on the way to his goal, he will have to overcome many traps and overcome various obstacles on his difficult path!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.1%, Arcade 22.6%, Adventure 21.1%, Cute 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%
- #46 1964 Operation Velvet Twins
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: SEEP
Windows · Linux
A retro-style action-platformer that blends the stealth shootouts of Rolling Thunder with the raw brawling of Double Dragon. The result? A thrilling 2D spy adventure set in the 1960s — packed with fists, bullets, and classic arcade energy!!
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Noir 21%, Arcade 18.2%, Adventure 17.1%, 1980s 10.1%
- #47 我想要你的心
70% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2023
Dev: 猫猫虫
Windows
This is a platform jumping game. You can experience happiness in it. If the game often flashes back, you can use Windows Compatibility mode to select Windows 7 to run
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 34.1%, Side Scroller 33.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 7.6%, Cute 7%
- #48 VIRUSUM
71% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: Orange BlossomPub: My Way Games
Windows
As a friendly bacteria, you must fight a new dangerous virus in the body.
Why similar: Flight 50.6%, Adventure 24.4%, Arcade 24.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #49 SEKISAI puzzle action
70% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: sewohayami
Windows
Side-scrolling puzzle action game
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.1%, Puzzle Platformer 30%, Adventure 10%, 1980s 7.1%, Cute 6.2%
- #50 Witch Schools: Love Potions
69% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: Studio2760
Windows
The puzzle is a puzzle based on the well-known “Number Puzzle” and “Match 3". Move objects, collect their rows and don't forget to keep track of the number of remaining moves!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.2%, Arcade 23.5%, Adventure 22.5%, Cute 7.5%, Linear 5.5%
- #51 Low Oxygen
68% matchVery Positive89% of 299 reviews2023
Dev: Alex-Stefan Neagu
Windows · Linux
Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Side Scroller 27.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Cute 7.6%, Futuristic 6.7%
- #52 To the Basement
68% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
"To the Basement" offers an exciting journey in the world of robots, where players can explore mysterious locations, overcome difficulties on their way and fight with hostile machines.
Why similar: Adventure 30.8%, Side Scroller 29.7%, 1980s 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, 2D 6.1%
- #53 Black Ido
70% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: DnovelPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Now I can change the gravity, it opens up incredible possibilities. Does this really work in the AVA world? Have we really achieved the impossible?
Why similar: Noir 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Side Scroller 17.1%, Arcade 11.4%, 1980s 8.9%
- #54 Purrrification
67% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Pitigamedev
Windows
An innocent-looking platformer. Jump, collect, progress. But something feels off. Levels shift, sounds distort, the screen... reacts. This is more than just a game. How far are you willing to go?
Why similar: Side Scroller 41.2%, Arcade 19%, Adventure 12.4%, 1980s 10.2%, Linear 5.6%
- #55 Flutter Plane
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Neon Dream Games
Windows
Take flight in Flutter Plane! Guide your paper plane through tricky handcrafted levels and infinite, randomly generated challenges. Master the timing with simple single button controls, avoid the trees, and stick the landing. A charmingly tough arcade flyer awaits!
Why similar: Flight 33%, Side Scroller 25.7%, Arcade 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Linear 4.6%
- #56 Forest Keeper 2
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Li
Windows
Forest Keeper 2 is a continuation of the first part of the game! Plunge back into a little adventure with the forest guardian!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.8%, Arcade 24.8%, Adventure 24.1%, Cute 8.1%, Linear 5.4%
- #57 RepairBot
68% matchPositive80% of 15 reviews2019
Dev: PS Games
Windows · Mac
RepairBot is a game that combines a platformer, physics, and puzzles.
Why similar: Flight 32.4%, Side Scroller 25.1%, Puzzle Platformer 23%, Adventure 12.1%, Futuristic 6.7%
- #58 Emotitron
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pedro VictorPub: ZineDriver
Windows
Guide twin spinning orbs through lethal neon mazes in a precision arcade speedrunner with instant restarts and global leaderboards.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 46.2%, Arcade 23.4%, Adventure 16.6%, 2D 6.6%, Linear 6.4%
- #59 Soulssss
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Free Games
Windows
Why similar: Flight 39.1%, Side Scroller 26.4%, Arcade 16.6%, Cute 6.3%, Adventure 6.1%
- #60 Space Garbage
65% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: TSJ Games
Windows
Do you like Tetris? Doesn't matter. Space Garbage is here to rotate Tetris 90 degrees on its head and add a little car to it. Blast and stack your way to the top of the leaderboard with this farm-to-table, indie, retro, solo, arcade... experience!
Why similar: Arcade 17.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Side Scroller 16.7%, 1980s 16.3%, Futuristic 8%