Games Like Viktor

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 52%, Action 22%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Known for its brutal difficulty and classic arcade feel, it perfectly matches the punishing nature of Viktor.

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Action 39.6%, Platformer 35.3%, Indie 25.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a love letter to the Mega Man series, featuring similar weapon-based combat and platforming challenges.

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 57.9%, Indie 15.1%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title is the gold standard for modern retro-inspired action-platformers, featuring tight controls and iconic boss battles.

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Platformer 45.2%, Action 27.7%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Developed with a direct homage to classic Castlevania, it offers the same gothic atmosphere and challenging combat found in Viktor.

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: Platformer 50.8%, Action 21.6%, Indie 14.8%, Adventure 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a high-octane, challenging action-platforming experience that feels like a spiritual successor to the NES era.

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 54.4%, Action 21%, Indie 17.1%, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully blends fast-paced action-platforming with retro aesthetics and challenging level design.

Cast of the Seven Godsends harks back to the days when classic 2D, run ’n gun, action-shooter games ruled the arcades. Four levels of difficulty, six worlds to conquer, twelve mid and end-of-level bosses, seven god-like armour sets, five basic weapons and thirty-five magic combat spells!

Why similar: Action 33.3%, Adventure 24.4%, Platformer 23.1%, Indie 19.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic arcade-style action game that focuses on intense combat and platforming precision.

Fight monsters, ghosts, and zombies with your mighty sythe! Find all the secrets, and unlock powerful weapons! Avoid saws, fireballs, pools of acid, and spikes! Kraino Origins is retro gaming goodness!

Why similar: Platformer 44.7%, Action 28.9%, Adventure 24.3%, Indie 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced action-platformer emphasizes retro combat mechanics and challenging enemy patterns.

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: Platformer 43.3%, Action 33.7%, Indie 23%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the exploration and combat style of early Castlevania games with a dark, pixelated aesthetic.

A game that puts together Rastan's action with adventure elements inspired by Faxanadu. An old school tribute for every lover of 8-bit classics!

Why similar: Platformer 42.1%, Action 29.6%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a nostalgic 8-bit experience with combat mechanics heavily inspired by classic action titles.

Infernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.

Why similar: Action 40.9%, Adventure 32.4%, Indie 26.7%

Why You'll Like It: This brutal action-platformer offers a classic experience with modern quality-of-life improvements and challenging boss fights.

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 39.4%, Platformer 31.2%, Indie 14.7%, Adventure 14.7%

Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic run-and-gun platformers, focusing on tight movement and enemy management.

Beholgar is a classically styled metroidvania action adventure. Explore caverns, ancient woods, and deadly castles; battle creatures and solve ancient mysteries at the kingdom.

Why similar: Platformer 44.3%, Action 28.9%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a classic Castlevania-inspired adventure with a focus on exploration and combat.

Marko: Beyond Brave is an action-packed Metroidvania adventure. Wander through lush forests and crumbling castles, battle corrupted creatures, and escape intricate traps. Jump, slash, and shoot your way through challenging foes and mighty bosses inspired by Slavic myths and legends.

Why similar: Platformer 48.1%, Action 28.4%, Adventure 23.5%

Why You'll Like It: This action-platformer features a strong emphasis on combat and exploration within a stylized world.

Abathor is a challenging 2D action platformer for solo play or up to 4 players. Embark on an epic 16-bit quest inspired by Golden Axe, Rastan, and Castlevania IV. Traverse Atlantis, battle demons, and defeat vicious bosses to save your progress! Enjoy an amazing OST from classic-era musicians!

Why similar: Platformer 47.3%, Action 22.5%, Indie 15.3%, Adventure 15%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action-platformer that emphasizes arcade-style combat and challenging level design.

In Demon Peak, you play as the nameless warrior, trapped inside the depths of an unholy Mountain. Explore the mysterious and perilous enviroments, fight against a multitude of different enemies and gather magical abilities to overcome the Mountain's evil inhabitants.

Why similar: Action 31.1%, Adventure 26%, Platformer 22.5%, Indie 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging action-platformer that balances exploration with difficult boss encounters.

Karma Knight is a fast paced 2D side-scrolling platform action game with stylish combat. Find hidden items in the stages, collect different spells, defeat the enemies as you gain more experience and enjoy the overall platform action game style.

Why similar: Action 50.1%, Indie 34.9%, Platformer 15%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D action game that focuses on fluid combat and platforming precision.

Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. Makis Adventure is an Action-Platformer with a bite!

Why similar: Platformer 34.3%, Action 33.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Indie 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This action-adventure platformer offers a mix of exploration and combat that feels familiar to fans of the genre.

Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.

Why similar: Platformer 61.4%, Action 25.2%, Indie 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers intense, high-octane action reminiscent of classic Contra-style shooters.

Janosik 2 is a retro action-platformer with metroidvania elements. Get ready to jump, slash, dodge roll, dive, smash and bash your way through deadly traps, mischievous villains and bosses, and more in this sequel to Janosik.

Why similar: Platformer 45.3%, Action 28.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This action-platformer combines exploration with classic combat mechanics in a 2D environment.

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

Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Action 27.2%, Indie 20.3%, Adventure 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that focuses on simple but effective mechanics and challenging traps.

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: Adventure 29.9%, Indie 24.4%, Platformer 23.1%, Action 22.6%

Why You'll Like It: It blends classic action-adventure mechanics with a retro aesthetic, focusing on exploration and combat.

Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

Why similar: Platformer 53.9%, Action 19.7%, Indie 16.5%, Adventure 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This retro-style shooter and platformer offers a challenging experience with a focus on combat.

Explore a kingdom overrun by evil magic as you fight foes with your own magical bow in this retro inspired action-adventure platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Action 26.2%, Adventure 21.9%, Indie 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania-style action game that focuses on exploration and pixel-art combat.

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 52.4%, Action 29%, Indie 10.7%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action-platformer that emphasizes momentum and tight movement controls.

Defeat the mage Kalinur and bring peace back to the kingdom in this mini metroidvania with a lot of action.

Why similar: Platformer 45.4%, Action 27.6%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer that emphasizes exploration and combat within a classic 2D framework.

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 39.1%, Platformer 35%, Indie 26%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a difficult 2D platforming experience with a focus on retro-inspired combat.

Battle Princess Madelyn is a game that follows the journey of a young knight in training, Madelyn, and her ghostly pet dog, Fritzy. Join them as they set out on a journey to save her kingdom and her family from the clutches of an evil wizard!

Why similar: Platformer 35.3%, Action 31%, Indie 22%, Adventure 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Inspired by Ghouls 'n Ghosts, it offers a challenging, retro-styled action experience.

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 40.8%, Action 26.3%, Adventure 21.1%, Indie 11.8%

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 37.3%, Indie 23.3%, Action 22.5%, Adventure 17%

Why You'll Like It: This platformer focuses on high-speed movement and challenging level design.

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 49.4%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 24.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style action-adventure that focuses on exploration and puzzle-platforming elements.

Explore branching levels, fight quirky bosses, and save the day in this retro platformer inspired by the classics!

Why similar: Platformer 44.1%, Action 30.3%, Adventure 25.5%

ORCS is an action/platformer 2D old school inspirated by classic like Castlevania and Ghosts 'n Goblins.

Why similar: Platformer 35.9%, Action 24.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 19.5%

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 30.8%, Platformer 24.8%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 19.9%

Bela Lugosi returns as Prince Dracula in this classicvania horror platformer! Battle your way through the monster plagued countryside, evade deadly traps and pitfalls, overcome Dracula’s commanders in single combat, and discover the secret history of your monstrous foes.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

Why similar: Action 45.4%, Adventure 21.3%, Indie 17%, Platformer 16.3%

Super Jagua is a classic 2D retro-style single-player platformer inspired by the greatest platformers of the 80s. Run, jump, swim, discover lots of secrets, fight brutal bosses and more in this classic NES inspired adventure.

Why similar: Action 53.5%, Adventure 46.5%

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

Why similar: Platformer 38.9%, Action 24.6%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 16.2%

Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!

Why similar: Platformer 36.3%, Action 30.5%, Indie 18.3%, Adventure 15%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Action 30.8%, Platformer 26.1%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 20%

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

Why similar: Platformer 51.1%, Adventure 31.6%, Indie 17.3%

In this hard to master platformer you will slay zombies, avoid deadly traps and unleash your true potential through a variety of skills and abilities.

Why similar: Action 29.9%, Adventure 26%, Indie 23.6%, Platformer 20.5%

Test your limits against a brutal and mysterious world as Parvus, a curious warrior with a heavy burden. Raise your spear and cast ancient spells as you battle hostile creatures and towering bosses in procedurally-generated 2D landscapes. Answer the call. Break the cycle. Change your destiny.

Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Action 26.6%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 19.6%

A hardcore, 2D action-platformer where only precision can keep you from death.

Why similar: Platformer 47.8%, Action 28.5%, Adventure 23.7%

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 38.4%, Action 25.8%, Adventure 18%, Indie 17.8%

Magenta Horizon is a fast-paced 2D action platformer with challenging spectacle fighter inspired combat. Playing as a Reaper of the twisted purgatorial afterlife, push your skills to the limit to destroy the hordes of demons and epic bosses to reach your destination.

Why similar: Platformer 50.8%, Action 26.6%, Adventure 22.5%

Take the role of an elite knight and battle your way through action-packed levels with intense sword fighting gameplay in this neo-classic side scrolling action platformer. Save the city from a deadly terrorist organisation hell-bent on exposing the truth you were sworn to protect.

Why similar: Platformer 67.9%, Action 32.1%

Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!

Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Action 40.6%, Indie 16.5%

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 33%, Adventure 26.3%, Indie 22.1%, Platformer 18.6%

Rot Gut is an action packed platformer set in America’s 1920’s Prohibition era. You take control of an agent who, to uncover their mysteries, goes on a mission to fight the city’s underground armed to the teeth organizations.

Why similar: Platformer 55.7%, Action 25.8%, Adventure 18.5%

Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.

Why similar: Action 30.3%, Adventure 26.3%, Platformer 22%, Indie 21.4%

Skelethrone is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls.

Why similar: Platformer 47.9%, Action 29.9%, Adventure 22.2%

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

Why similar: Platformer 46.2%, Action 24.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Indie 9.2%

Fight your way through the dungeons of the Alchemist's Castle, collect power ups and take back what is rightfully yours from the Alchemist himself in this old-school metroidvania!

Why similar: Action 36.9%, Indie 34%, Adventure 29.1%

Fight tremendous bosses and discover the secrets of Vindilis! A short, epic 2D action platformer that will put you against powerful enemies in a hand-drawn universe. A short-form souls like game about vengeance and creation.

Why similar: Platformer 43.5%, Action 29.5%, Adventure 27%

Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.

Why similar: Platformer 51.9%, Action 22.5%, Adventure 15.4%, Indie 10.3%

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 61.1%, Indie 23.4%, Adventure 15.5%

Slay grim cultists, infernal minions, and nightmarish creatures in this dark and bloody retro-inspired action platformer. Uncover secrets, acquire powerful artifacts, and face challenging bosses in the Haunted Lands.

Why similar: Platformer 51.3%, Action 26.2%, Adventure 22.5%

UNWORTHY is a hardcore combat-focused metroidvania without jumping. Explore a grim universe, discover new weapons and abilities, and defeat the vile creatures that plague the land.

Why similar: Action 39.9%, Indie 30.8%, Adventure 29.3%