- #1 Beam
97% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2020
Dev: Binary ImpactPub: CobraTekku Games
Windows
BEAM is a challenging precision platformer with puzzle elements in which you need to manipulate various light beams and tightly maneuver MARBLE in order to save both your lives.
Why similar: Difficult 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Physics 11.4%, Science 11%, Logic 10.4%
- #2 The Way
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,302 reviews2016
Dev: Puzzling DreamPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Journey to another planet and discover its secrets in order to bring your loved one back to life. Experience an adventure, inspired by old school classics like Another World, Heart of Darkness and Flashback.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 19.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Difficult 7.1%
- #3 Way of Rhea
96% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Games by Mason LLC
Windows · Linux
A puzzle game with challenging puzzles, but forgiving mechanics. Master the use of your color changing staff to solve mind bending puzzles, unlock new areas, and help out your friends. Undo any mistake with the press of a button.
Why similar: Difficult 24.6%, Logic 22.7%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Physics 8.2%
- #4 Super Puzzled Cat
94% matchVery Positive98% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: Penguin Mug Games
Windows
Help Puzzled Cat use jetpacks, portals, bombs, gum, and more to conquer treacherous platforming stages. Play your own way using save states to explore a world full of challenges and secrets - but can you find the way through? Travel through time and space and reach enlightenment.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, Difficult 21.2%, 2D Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #5 Venineth
95% matchVery Positive81% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: Venineth TeamPub: mort-art
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Physics 17%, Puzzle 9.7%, Action 8.9%
- #6 Exographer
94% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: SciFunGamesPub: Abylight Studios
Windows · Mac
Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.7%, Science 15.5%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 9.6%
- #7 Super Grappling Gecko
93% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: CalangamesPub: Bee Legacy Publishing
Windows
Swing over spikes and pits, find the secrets of a mysterious tree and overcome difficult challenges as a brave tiny lizard in this small adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.2%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Physics 16.7%, Difficult 15.4%, Platformer 14.5%
- #8 MO:Astray
91% matchVery Positive92% of 5,040 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 25.2%, Platformer 16.9%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Difficult 10.7%, Sci-fi 6.2%
- #9 Pid
92% matchVery Positive83% of 2,431 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 32%
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37%, Platformer 27.6%, Difficult 13.5%, Puzzle 9.3%, Adventure 6.5%
- #10 Unbound: Worlds Apart
90% matchVery Positive84% of 1,307 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: Platformer 34%, Difficult 30.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%, 2D 5.1%
- #11 Ultimate Solid
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 67 reviews2016
Dev: What The Fantastic Games GroupPub: Night Steed Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The great arcade challenge in physics based platform world. Join the hardcore journey of 200 levels with puzzle elements and claim the title of Ultimate Solid!
Why similar: Difficult 26%, Physics 19.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Action 9.7%
- #12 IN-VERT: Definitive Edition
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 108 reviews2018
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
This is a short hardcore enthralling puzzle-platform game about a lonely robot, which tries to find his master. To go all the way you'll have to look for the master in two dimensions at the same time. Parallel world module will help to overcome any obstacles!
Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Platformer 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, 2D Platformer 14%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #13 Munin
89% matchVery Positive82% of 1,055 reviews2014
Dev: GojiraPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Imagine you could move mountains - literally! With realistic physics, Norse runes, rotating platforms and a lot of gray cells you'll help Munin, Odin's messenger in her very own 2D-adventure, to reclaim her power on a journey through Yggdrasil.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle 12.9%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Difficult 7.3%
- #14 Snake Pass
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,317 reviews2017
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Slither, coil and climb your way to the top of Haven Tor in this one of a kind physics based, puzzle platform adventure from award winning independent studio Sumo Digital!
Why similar: Difficult 24.6%, Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Physics 18.5%, Platformer 14.8%, Puzzle 9.4%
- #15 Antivine
87% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Regeneration studioPub: USERJOY Technology Co.,Ltd.
Windows
Do plants feel? A unique boy from the village and a girl lost her memory stay together for the adventure in the Chengying plain, a breathtaking place but fulfilled with bushy vines. Through changing viewpoints and the way of thinking, solve puzzles and move towards the source of the Treeman.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54.2%, Story Rich 23.6%, Puzzle 20.7%, Singleplayer 0.8%, Indie 0.8%
- #16 Teslagrad
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,464 reviews2013
Dev: Rain Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.
Why similar: Platformer 31.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Difficult 15.5%, Puzzle 14.6%, Physics 9.8%
- #17 The Rise
84% matchVery Positive95% of 76 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: Difficult 28.1%, Platformer 20.1%, 2D Platformer 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #18 RITE
85% matchVery Positive85% of 345 reviews2020
Dev: Pond Games PTY LTD
Windows · Linux
RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.
Why similar: Difficult 24.2%, Platformer 23.9%, 2D Platformer 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, Action 5.4%
- #19 YAPP: Yet Another Puzzle Platformer
86% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2017
Dev: Artless Games
Windows
A challenging puzzle platformer in which you clone and teleport.
Why similar: Difficult 22%, Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Platformer 14.9%, Physics 11.9%
- #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 23.7%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #21 Bat to the Heavens
82% matchVery Positive96% of 396 reviews2024
Dev: ceroro
Windows · Linux
Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!
Why similar: Difficult 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Logic 17.3%, Platformer 13%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #22 The Bridge
83% matchVery Positive87% of 4,348 reviews2013
Dev: Ty TaylorPub: The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Bridge is a logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Physics 19.1%, Logic 16.4%, Difficult 12.2%, Puzzle 11.4%
- #23 Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop
81% matchVery Positive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows · Linux
Embark on a pixel adventure with Ponchee the bunny in "Bunny Space Odyssey: FlopHop". Solve puzzles, protect plants, and uncover deep mysteries with Usagi-01 on an uninhabited planet.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.3%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle 11%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #24 Purple Heart
84% matchMixed47% of 131 reviews2017
Dev: Artalasky
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 27%
Hardcore pixel indie platformer with puzzle elements and history. Can you get to the end?
Why similar: Difficult 27.4%, Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Adventure 12.7%
- #25 The Last Cube
81% matchVery Positive97% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: Improx Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.
Why similar: Difficult 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Logic 17.8%, Science 15.1%, Puzzle 10.1%
- #26 Brave Escape
79% matchVery Positive99% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Hit Start Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Difficult 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Physics 13.5%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Platformer 13.2%
- #27 JAILBREAKER
80% 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 25.2%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Platformer 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #28 Hack And Climb
78% matchVery Positive98% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Kodachi Games
Windows
Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?
Why similar: Difficult 29.6%, Physics 22.3%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%
- #29 Entangled
79% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: P² Studios
Windows
Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.
Why similar: Physics 21.9%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 13.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #30 Stray Savior
76% 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: Platformer 25.6%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Difficult 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Action 6.9%
- #31 Celeste
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 140,994 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.3 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.
Why similar: Difficult 29.8%, Platformer 18.2%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%
- #32 Archaeogem
75% matchVery Positive86% of 250 reviews2024
Dev: Gagonfe
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Hats up and whips out; the wilderness' mysteries await! Explore lush biomes, use your trusty whip to extract wild flowers' mystic powers, and collect rare gems in this dynamic precision-platformer. Unearth archaeological marvels and become a legend!
Why similar: Difficult 31.1%, Platformer 20.8%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%
- #33 POLE
77% matchMixed49% of 398 reviews2022
Dev: Iuvenis Studios
Windows · Mac
POLE is a challenging NES/Retro style precision platformer. You have a POLE (like a stick), and you use it to jump off surfaces, like walls, ceilings or floors. POLE has tough to beat levels and a rewarding story. Left Shift or Right Trigger to Sprint, trust me, you need to.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24%, Platformer 23%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #34 DYE
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 103 reviews2017
Dev: Bat Country Games, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.
Why similar: Difficult 33.8%, Platformer 27.6%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 8.7%
- #35 Seeders
78% matchMixed56% of 64 reviews2015
Dev: Bigosaur
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A puzzle platformer with funky physics and mind boggling puzzles requiring out-of-the-box thinking and persistence. Only a few players were able to complete the game. Can you handle it?
Why similar: Difficult 22.5%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #36 Fly'N
76% matchVery Positive87% of 513 reviews2012
Dev: Ankama Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Somewhere between a platformer, a puzzle game and a great big dollop of pure fun, Fly’N will challenge your skills through more than forty levels set in a luxuriant world. Experiment with the four Buds to save the World-Trees from Dyer, the loony hair-dryer who intends to destroy their Helys!
Why similar: Platformer 52.7%, Difficult 14.5%, Puzzle 10.5%, Indie 5.6%, Adventure 5.4%
- #37 Vibrant Venture
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 662 reviews2020
Dev: Semag Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
Why similar: Difficult 22.3%, Puzzle Platformer 20.9%, Platformer 18.8%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
- #38 Rift Racoon
75% matchVery Positive94% of 82 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: Difficult 28.6%, 2D Platformer 19%, Platformer 18%, Pixel Graphics 12%, Puzzle Platformer 5.7%
- #39 Viewfinder
70% matchVery Positive94% of 12,170 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.4%, Physics 22.1%, Puzzle 15.8%, Platformer 15%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #40 Seedlings
73% matchVery Positive98% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Bardsley Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
An atmospheric 2D puzzle platformer made using real photos and videos from New Zealand's native forest. Become a seed that can possess different plant creatures with unique abilities. Solve the obstacles in your way to discover the secrets of the Seedlings.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Physics 18%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Platformer 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.2%
- #41 Tobla - Divine Path
72% matchVery Positive92% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: Nementic GamesPub: rokaplay
Windows
In Tobla - Divine Path, creative puzzle gameplay, a story inspired by classics like Portal™, and impressive 3D graphics come together. Step into the role of Mort and tackle the challenging puzzles and cynical comments of the cunning goddess Tobla to find your way home.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 49.3%, Puzzle 22.8%, Physics 16.5%, Adventure 6.9%, Indie 3.2%
- #42 Out of Line
73% matchVery Positive90% of 238 reviews2021
Dev: Nerd MonkeysPub: Hatinh Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A unique adventure game filled with beautiful puzzles all hand-drawn in an original 2D style . Out of Line follows the adventures of San in a quest to escape the Factory that was once home. Dive into a story set in a mysterious world that is revealed through multiple chapters.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Action 4%
- #43 EMUUROM
70% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2026
Dev: borbwarePub: Coyote Time Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
A creature-scanning metroidvania. Explore an ancient paradise before it's lost forever. Study the EMUUROM creatures, document your findings in the EMUUDEX, and use what you learn to unlock new paths.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 19.2%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #44 Glyph☀️
72% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2021
Dev: Bolverk Games
Windows
Glyph is a cute, physics-based adventure starring a mech-scarab and his trusted guide, Anobi, challenged with rebuilding an ancient civilization buried under the desert sand. Jump, double-jump, smash and glide through the air in this vertical platformer with amazing controls.
Why similar: Difficult 33.6%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Physics 17.6%, Platformer 16.7%, Action 3.7%
- #45 Hyper Box
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 109 reviews2016
Dev: Pixelated CupcakePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In Hyper Box you try to beat a bunch of platform levels in less than 30 seconds each by using the box rotation to your advantage, this is meant to be a very challenging yet rewarding experience as you improve at the game.
Why similar: Difficult 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Platformer 15.7%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #46 Grapple Dog
71% matchVery Positive86% of 886 reviews2022
Dev: Medallion GamesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Jump, Swing and Zip your way through colourful worlds and exciting challenges in this unique 2D action-platformer! Master the power of the Grapple on your adventure to save the world!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 31.7%, Platformer 28.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Action 6.3%, Difficult 6.1%
- #47 ANIMAL WELL
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 23,932 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.7%, Platformer 21.3%, Puzzle 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, 2D 3.9%
- #48 Goat's Tale (Classic)
71% matchVery Positive84% of 339 reviews2022
Dev: FoxSox GamesPub: FoxLoaf Games
Windows
The treasures hidden on the peaks await the most lively, goat daredevils. The challenge will be difficult and… irritating - only the best and most patient will get to the top.
Why similar: Difficult 23.1%, Platformer 12.7%, Physics 12.1%, 2D Platformer 12%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%
- #49 Ghostland Yard
69% matchVery Positive99% of 96 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: Difficult 37.3%, 2D Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 21.9%, 2D 4.4%, Indie 3.7%
- #50 Super Magbot
70% matchVery Positive84% of 407 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 37%
A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.
Why similar: Difficult 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%, Platformer 10.3%
- #51 Genopanic
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 377 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Platformer 22.8%, 2D Platformer 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Physics 13.9%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #52 MIO: Memories in Orbit
65% matchVery Positive82% of 3,685 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Difficult 32.9%, Platformer 29.7%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Sci-fi 6.9%, 2D 4.7%
- #53 Causal Loop
67% matchVery Positive93% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Mirebound InteractivePub: Headup
Windows
Causal Loop is a narrative puzzler that blends mind-bending mechanics with a rich sci-fi story about time, consequence, and survival. Solve intricate puzzles by using the signature “echo” mechanic to record, replay, and interact with up to three versions of your past self. Can you break the loop?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Logic 20.9%, Platformer 18.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #54 Squirbs
71% matchMixed67% of 443 reviews2016
Dev: Team Indev
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.
Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, Difficult 28.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Adventure 8.9%, Action 8.3%
- #55 Manifold Garden
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,248 reviews2020
Dev: William Chyr Studio
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Why similar: Difficult 33.9%, Puzzle Platformer 33.7%, Puzzle 23.1%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 2.5%
- #56 Sunblaze
68% matchVery Positive91% of 468 reviews2021
Dev: Games From EarthPub: Bonus Stage Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.
Why similar: Difficult 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Platformer 12.9%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #57 Escape Goat 2
69% matchVery Positive95% of 455 reviews2014
Dev: MagicalTimeBeanPub: Double Fine Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer game where you use machinery, the environment, and a friendly mouse to progress through a dungeon.
Why similar: Platformer 44.5%, Puzzle 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Action 5.9%, Indie 5.8%
- #58 Iconoclasts
67% matchVery Positive86% of 4,950 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Action 6.4%
- #59 DRAMA
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: SHARED DREAMS STUDIOS
Windows
An exciting game, full of traps and mysteries to be solved in each of its 96 levels. In this hostile story you must put all your skills to the test to solve the hidden enigmas and lead Frank to the end of this compelling story in 2D.
Why similar: Logic 31.7%, 2D Platformer 29.6%, Physics 10.8%, Action 10.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #60 Jubilee
67% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: finalbossblues
Windows
Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.
Why similar: Platformer 35.9%, 2D Platformer 30%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Action 12.6%, 2D 4.3%