Games Like Venture Kid

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 27.7%, Action 18.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Retro 16.9%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of classic Mega Man with fast-paced combat and robotic heroics.

Race across a curious island in this fast-paced, light-hearted platformer

Why similar: Platformer 24.1%, Action 23%, Retro 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Indie 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same snappy, difficult platforming and retro charm found in Venture Kid.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 32.8%, Retro 24.1%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Indie 9.3%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern retro platformer that perfectly balances 8-bit charm with refined, tight gameplay.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Retro 27.6%, Platformer 25.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 12.7%, Indie 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, high-octane action platformer that feels like a lost 8-bit masterpiece.

Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

Why similar: Platformer 27.1%, Action 22.7%, Retro 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Indie 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic action platformers with a focus on tight controls and challenging level design.

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Action 32.4%, Platformer 31.2%, Indie 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers high-speed, stylish action that evolves the classic run-and-gun formula.

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: Platformer 42%, Pixel Graphics 24.6%, Action 22%, 2D 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the Mega Man-inspired roguelite formula with improved visuals and tight, responsive controls.

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Platformer 54.3%, Action 24.7%, Indie 12%, 2D 9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite action platformer that draws heavy inspiration from the Mega Man X series.

Bloo Kid 2 is a classic 2D retro-style platformer experience with lovely designed pixel-graphics and a full chiptune soundtrack. Run, jump and swim your way through five huge worlds with twelve levels each. Master brutal bossfights and discover lots of secrets in the world of Bloo Kid 2.

Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Action 22.8%, Indie 20%, Retro 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, straightforward retro platformer that focuses on pure gameplay and classic mechanics.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Platformer 26.9%, Retro 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Action 12%, Indie 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Starts as a classic 8-bit action game before evolving into a sprawling, interconnected adventure.

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Platformer 33.2%, Action 21.2%, Retro 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Indie 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, momentum-based platforming with a distinct retro aesthetic.

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 33.3%, Retro 28%, Pixel Graphics 17.8%, Indie 14%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A love letter to the history of gaming that features varied, retro-styled platforming challenges.

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 34.2%, Retro 19.7%, Action 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 14%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-speed platforming with intense combat sequences in a vibrant retro style.

FOX n FORESTS is a 16-bit style action platformer with RPG elements! Switch seasons on the fly and wield your crossbow to unveil the mystery of the 5th season.

Why similar: Action 27.5%, Platformer 22.7%, Indie 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Retro 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends classic action platforming with unique seasonal mechanics and retro-inspired visuals.

BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

Why similar: Platformer 28.8%, Retro 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Action 18%, 2D 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern action platformer that wears its Mega Man inspiration on its sleeve with vibrant pixel art and transformation mechanics.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 26.6%, Action 15.3%, Retro 14%, Indie 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, retro-styled metroidvania that rewards precision and exploration.

Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.

Why similar: Retro 25.7%, Platformer 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Action 18.2%, Indie 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a short, intense, and highly polished 8-bit action experience with unique grappling mechanics.

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 30.7%, Retro 22.8%, Action 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Indie 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique evolution mechanics within a classic 8-bit platforming framework.

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Platformer 29.8%, Retro 24.8%, Pixel Graphics 22.8%, Indie 16%, 2D 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the authentic feel of 8-bit exploration platformers with challenging puzzles and tight movement.

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Indie 21.2%, Action 20.6%, Platformer 19.1%, Retro 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful retro-inspired action-adventure that feels like a classic console title.

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Retro 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Action 18.3%, 2D 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A nostalgic exploration platformer that perfectly replicates the look and feel of early 80s gaming.

The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

Why similar: Retro 26.7%, Platformer 20.2%, Action 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a dark, atmospheric take on the classic 8-bit action-adventure genre.

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: Platformer 40.6%, Indie 37.3%, Pixel Graphics 22.1%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, retro-styled platformer that rewards precision and persistence.

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Action 29.1%, Platformer 19.7%, Indie 18.4%, Retro 17%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An 8-bit style action-adventure game that feels like a classic console platformer.

Plant seeds to grow guns in a challenging retro platformer.

Why similar: Action 59.7%, Indie 40.3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer that emphasizes challenging combat and classic 8-bit design.

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

Why similar: Platformer 32.1%, Action 30%, Indie 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fun, retro-inspired platformer that transitions through different eras of gaming history.

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 32.7%, Indie 20.8%, Retro 16.8%, Platformer 16%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, pixel-art platformer that focuses on tight movement and retro-style difficulty.

An adventure game with focus on acrobatics and discovering secrets. Classic platformer gameplay in the spirit of the 8-bit era games.

Why similar: Retro 28.9%, Platformer 23.9%, Pixel Graphics 18.6%, Action 15.6%, Indie 7.5%

Classic platformer in the style of Pixel-art. The main character goes to the world of 8-bit games to save his girlfriend. Help him to find new abilities and find out who is behind the abduction of the girl.

Why similar: Action 57.6%, Indie 42.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-themed action game that captures the spirit of classic 8-bit platformers.

For those of you who cannot live without old-style hardcore platformer challenges, Yury brings the ultimate spikes-lava-monsters experience.

Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Indie 23.5%, Action 20.9%, Retro 17.4%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, fast-paced platformer that tests your reflexes in a retro-inspired environment.

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Action 32.2%, Platformer 22.1%, Retro 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Indie 11.5%

Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds

Why similar: Platformer 37.6%, Retro 16.1%, Action 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%, Indie 13%

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 25.6%, Platformer 22.4%, Retro 21.6%, Indie 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.8%

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 33.7%, Indie 22.8%, Platformer 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.3%, 2D 5.6%

Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Retro 24.9%, Action 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, 2D 7.9%

Fight for your life in this state-of-the-art 8-bit platformer!

Why similar: Retro 24.3%, Platformer 24.2%, Action 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Indie 11.1%

One Gun Guy is a straight forward no nonsense action platformer, one giant level littered with player upgrades, hazards to tackle, enemies to destroy, a boss to kill, and multiple difficulty settings.

Why similar: Platformer 25.3%, Retro 24.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Action 17.2%, Indie 10.9%

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Retro 21.2%, Action 17.9%, Indie 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

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: Platformer 35.1%, Action 26%, Pixel Graphics 19.1%, Indie 11.1%, 2D 8.7%

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 39.1%, Platformer 36.1%, Indie 24.8%

Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.

Why similar: Platformer 24.4%, Action 24.1%, Retro 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Indie 11.2%

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, Retro 17.5%, Action 14.9%, Indie 12.8%

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: Action 27.2%, Platformer 21.2%, Retro 17.9%, Indie 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Retro 21.6%, Action 20%, Indie 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%

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: Action 28.1%, Platformer 21.9%, Indie 19.6%, Retro 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.8%

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Retro 17.7%, Action 17%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Indie 13.2%

A pseudo 8-bit action platformer taking a bit of inspiration from film-noir and samurai dramas, iaidoka_interlude applies a few parkour and fighting game influences to mix up familiarity with a little uniquity.

Why similar: Action 28%, Platformer 23.2%, Indie 18.9%, Retro 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%

Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.

Why similar: Retro 30.8%, Platformer 30.6%, Action 19.1%, Indie 10.9%, 2D 8.6%

A charming pixel art platform adventure, reminiscent of the good old 16-bit days. Served as the foundation for the retro-platformer Tiny Thor.

Why similar: Retro 35.4%, Platformer 34.6%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%, 2D 9.8%

Fallen Leaf is a retro side-scrolling adventure focused on tight, action-packed level design set in a whimsical world where almost anything goes!

Why similar: Platformer 28%, Retro 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.7%, Action 14.5%, Indie 11.4%

Dogurai is a retro-styled platformer with animal-like characters, graphics and soundtrack designed with old portable games in mind - down to the limited color ranges and sprite sizes!

Why similar: Action 28.1%, Platformer 19.1%, Indie 18.6%, Retro 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%

VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

Why similar: Action 36.9%, Indie 24.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Retro 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%

A Simple and Bite-sized retro 2D Platformer about a frog on another side-scrolling adventure

Why similar: Retro 29.6%, Platformer 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 17.1%, Action 15.9%, Indie 5.9%

Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Action 25.6%, Indie 16.8%, Retro 14%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%

"BLAH BLAH BLAH 8-bit, BLAH BLAH BLAH, blow stuff up. BLAH BLAH BLAH, retro." BLOWING INTO THE CARTRIDGE NOT REQUIRED!

Why similar: Action 40.6%, Retro 35.9%, Indie 23.5%

Squirrel-based 2D platformer

Why similar: Retro 30.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.8%, Platformer 17.7%, Action 12.7%, Indie 9.4%

An absurd retro-platformer that tests your patience.

Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Action 19.8%, Indie 14%, Retro 11.7%

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 29.4%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Action 15.7%, Retro 14.7%, Indie 13%

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

Why similar: Action 28.1%, Pixel Graphics 25.6%, Retro 18.7%, Platformer 16.4%, 2D 9.3%

Froggie is a platform game with retro graphics.

Why similar: Retro 32.2%, Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.8%, Action 11.1%, Indie 9.1%