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Games Like Umihara Kawase

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, Female Protagonist, Platformer.

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Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!

Reviews: Very Positive — 94% — of 233 reviews
Released: 2015-11-02
Developer: Studio Saizensen
Publisher: KOMODO
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 3.0 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 78%

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    97% matchVery Positive92% of 100 reviews2015
    Dev: Studio SaizensenPub: KOMODO
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.1%, Physics 27.4%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Platformer 5.7%, Action 5.4%

  2. #2 Sayonara Umihara Kawase
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 170 reviews2015
    Dev: Studio SaizensenPub: KOMODO
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    Why similar: Precision Platformer 44.9%, Physics 25.5%, Platformer 8.4%, Action 6.9%, Female Protagonist 4.4%

  3. #3 Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 145 reviews2017
    Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
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    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Why similar: Platformer 23.4%, Classic 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Action 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%

  4. #4 Momodora III
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 1,458 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!

    Why similar: Platformer 37.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Action 12%, Anime 8.8%

  5. #5 Frogun
    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 616 reviews2022
    Dev: MolegatoPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Join Renata as she adventures across a world of mystical ruins with the titular FROGUN! Frogun is an old-school platformer with the soul of the PS1/N64 era, in which your frog-shaped grappling hook is a your best friend!

    Why similar: Platformer 34.4%, Physics 22.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Action 9.9%

  6. #6 Rosenkreuzstilette
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 434 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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  7. #7 Wings of Vi
    93% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,260 reviews2014
    Dev: Grynsoft
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%

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    Why similar: Precision Platformer 53.9%, Platformer 16.6%, Difficult 10.1%, Female Protagonist 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 3.6%

  8. #8 Murasaki
    92% matchVery Positive91% of 133 reviews2016
    Dev: KatatemaPub: PLAYISM
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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  9. #9 Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2015
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    Why similar: Platformer 42.9%, Female Protagonist 28.2%, Action 19.2%, Indie 9.7%

  10. #10 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,419 reviews2016
    Dev: WayForward
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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  11. #11 Rabi-Ribi
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,161 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 64.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

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    Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Difficult 12.3%, Anime 11.4%

  12. #12 Kaze and the Wild Masks
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 1,950 reviews2021
    Dev: PixelHivePub: SOEDESCO
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer. When the Crystal Islands get cursed, Kaze needs to save her friend Hogo while facing enraged living vegetables. Find the Wild Masks to unleash the powers of the legendary guardians and master land, sky and sea.

    Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.2%, Platformer 12.4%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Difficult 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%

  13. #13 Grapple Force Rena
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
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  14. #14 Celeste
    86% 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.

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    88% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
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    86% matchVery Positive87% of 424 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    85% matchMostly Positive76% of 774 reviews2017
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    79% matchVery Positive100% of 72 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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    84% matchVery Positive83% of 222 reviews2014
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    81% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2023
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    Windows

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  23. #23 Mushihimesama
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,525 reviews2015
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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  24. #24 Bat to the Heavens
    78% matchVery Positive95% of 377 reviews2024
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  25. #25 Freedom Planet 2
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    Windows
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  26. #26 BLUE REVOLVER
    80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 858 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    Windows

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    82% matchMixed68% of 230 reviews2014
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    Windows
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    75% matchVery Positive90% of 458 reviews2021
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    75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,506 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    77% matchVery Positive87% of 92 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    74% matchVery Positive97% of 102 reviews2021
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    74% matchVery Positive93% of 67 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,130 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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  38. #38 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 4,427 reviews2018
    Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    70% matchVery Positive99% of 108 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive87% of 218 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive86% of 1,197 reviews2024
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    73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,735 reviews2015
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    66% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025
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    70% matchVery Positive88% of 179 reviews2019
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    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 308 reviews2015
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    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Graze the enemy’s bullets, Charge them head-on, and Wreak Havoc!!An exhilarating and dangerous shoot-em-up! This is a game for those with courage and survival instinct!

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 23.1%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Action 17.2%, Difficult 17.1%, Anime 15.4%

  57. #57 Defy Gravity Extended
    67% 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 61.4%, Physics 11.6%, Difficult 8.5%, Indie 6.2%, Action 5.3%

  58. #58 CrossCode
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
    Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 34%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Difficult 10.6%, Retro 10.2%, Action 7.6%

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