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This is a 2D action platformer where you star as Sonday, a young girl who can transform into a powerful tanooki to save the world.

Why similar: 1980s 20.1%, Platformer 18.7%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, 2D Platformer 16.6%, Action 12.6%

One Last Journey is a story-driven 2D platformer set in the Veil. Play as two silent souls — Selene and Aurel — as they journey through haunting ruins, fading memories, and creeping danger in search of reunion and peace.

Why similar: Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 15.5%, 2D Platformer 15.5%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 10.2%

Fight against different monsters and save the Castle from the fearsome Lord Skul! Especially for retro game lovers. You'll find epic battles with big Bosses, Password at every stage and high difficulty for retro lovers. All this and more awaits you in “Warrior of Wisdom”

Why similar: Platformer 18.1%, 1980s 18.1%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, 2D Platformer 16%, Adventure 12.3%

The Pantazil is a 2D exploration and platform game with a pixel art style.

Why similar: 1980s 19.4%, Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Adventure 12.1%

A narrative-driven journey through evolving dreamscapes and fragments of the mind. Each dream takes on a new genre, and every return to the hospital brings you a little closer to yourself. 🧠 Every dream changes gameplay rules 🎮 Platformer, horror, and narrative shifts 🌑 Psychological atmosphere

Why similar: Platformer 21.7%, 2D Platformer 17.5%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Adventure 13.7%, Action 13.3%

Gelatinous is a platforming adventure with deep roots in games like Mega Man, Metroid, Castlevania, and other classics.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.7%, Platformer 21.4%, 1980s 19.6%, Action 10.3%, Adventure 8.5%

Gear up in your battle armor and take on the sinister Ocular Force! Become Josephine and put a stop to the power-mad cult and the mysterious phantom force behind their spree of carnage!

Why similar: 1980s 29.5%, Platformer 24.1%, 2D Platformer 21.5%, Action 15.2%, 2D 6.1%

SITRA ACHRA is last known game from Celia Stowe, a game designer that disappeared in 1985. Developer Salt + Pixel has salvaged as much of the original code as possible to preserve this once-lost Commodore 64 prototype.

Why similar: Platformer 18.6%, 1980s 17%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Action 12.6%, Puzzle 10.9%

Help Lionel on his epic hack & Slash adventure to save his town from the evil Ringmaster. Explore the small town carnival, check out the rides, Carnie games, food court, a not so fun house, and make your way to the Big Top in a hand-drawn 2D art style.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 25%, Platformer 22.7%, Action-Adventure 17.5%, Emotional 7.9%, Adventure 7.1%

2D / 2.5D platformer about computer geek Troy. One day Troy unexpectedly detects a malware on his computer. This is where the great fight against the malware starts. After cleaning his computer Troy realizes that malware has spread all over his computer gadgets.

Why similar: Platformer 19%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, 1980s 15.9%, Action 13.2%

Immerse yourself in this action platformer as you run, jump, slash beasts, solve puzzles, avoid deadly traps, and find hidden treasures in this fairy-tale fantasy world. Take the role of a young girl who finds herself tasked with the burden of saving her realm from evil.

Why similar: Platformer 19.2%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 11.5%

At the end of time, an ancient, familiar evil awakens, threatening the remaining life in the universe.

Why similar: Platformer 19.7%, Action-Adventure 17.7%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 12.7%

Bitter Belief is a small metroidvania game that with a very engaging story provides adventure and drama. Face monsters and challenges as you travel through unknown lands in search of the magic eyes of stone to bring your exorcist father back to life, after having a contact with his spirit.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 21.1%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%

J accidentally kicks a ball, sending it into the manhole. Determined to recover it, he decides to enter the sewer. However, upon exploring the place, he realizes that the ball is not where he imagined, leading him into a restless search throughout the sewer.

Why similar: Platformer 21.6%, 1980s 20.3%, Action-Adventure 19.4%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Adventure 13.4%

Platzle - is a puzzle platformer in which you not only have to act fast, but also think carefully.

Why similar: Platformer 18%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 11.4%

Classic 2D action retro platformer. Are you ready to collect all the diamonds and find the secret caves?Heart of Siam, after 14 years of development, now on Steam.

Why similar: 1980s 29.6%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Platformer 17.6%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 7.3%

Grotto adventures

Why similar: Platformer 17.3%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, 2D Platformer 15%, Action 12.4%, Adventure 11%

In ArsGoetia, a thrilling platformer, you must navigate through treacherous traps and perilous landscapes to rescue kidnapped children and escape a dark, mysterious realm. Can you overcome the dangers and save them all?

Why similar: Platformer 19.7%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, 2D Platformer 15%, Action 13.7%, Adventure 11.6%

It is a fastly paced 2d action platformer game with the mixed of Castlevania and other classic games, followed by interesting puzzles. The aim of this game is to help Tigor in facing the center of earth’s harsh condition before reaching the Earth’s surface.

Why similar: Platformer 17.1%, 2D Platformer 14.9%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Action 12%

An unnamed climber, you search for the Holy Father in your ascent to the pinnacle of the city in which the remainder of the world resides in. A lone traveler accompanies you in your climb. Dash, jump, and climb your way to ascension in this challenging 2D platformer!

Why similar: Platformer 17.7%, Action-Adventure 15.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Action 11.4%, Puzzle 10.5%

Draw your knife and carve your way through the absurd world of archetypes. Overcome platforming stages, collect items, talk to unique characters and defeat powerful bosses.

Why similar: Platformer 20.4%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Adventure 13.7%, Action 13.3%

is a 2D platformer set in a steampunk fantasy world. Once a garden where precious memories grew into beautiful flowers and trees, it has turned into cold, ash-gray ruins by an unknown shadow. Embark on a journey with a young boy to bring color back to this world.

Why similar: Platformer 23%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Action 15.3%, Dark 9.1%

A 2D pixel-art platformer where you choose which armor to wear. Full armor makes you invincible - anyone can win. Leave some behind and the game becomes a very different challenge.

Why similar: 1980s 35.1%, 2D Platformer 23.1%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Action 10.2%, Adventure 9.2%

Exploring the forest quickly turns into a nightmare, as you fall through the ground into an enourmous cave. Having no way but forward, you continue through the massive cavern, being met with hostility from the local wildlife, and exploring a lost human civilization, destroyed by an unknown force...

Why similar: 2D Platformer 25%, Platformer 22.3%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 6.9%

FLEA!2 is a challenging platformer with an intriguing back story. Play once again as Henry the Hyperactive Flea who just can’t stop jumping! Navigate the beasts, collect blood and rescue all the fleas.

Why similar: 1980s 31%, Platformer 25.7%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Action 16.5%, Indie 2.6%

Jumping Frog is a game in which a prince turned into a frog climbs a tower to return to human life. Enjoy the rugged adventure of returning to human life right now!

Why similar: Platformer 26.1%, 2D Platformer 23.9%, Action 16.6%, Emotional 15.3%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Do you enjoy high blood pressure and broken keyboards? Welcome to a hilariously frustrating platformer where the only thing standing between you and victory is gravity, spikes, and your own incompetence. Good luck.

Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, 2D Platformer 18.8%, 1980s 18.2%, Puzzle 13.4%, Action 10.6%

An enchanting pixel art platformer that embarks you on a quest to find and wield the immense powers of the four elements: air, earth, water, and fire. Players are granted the ability to transform into different elemental forms at will, enabling them to adapt to and overcome intricate obstacles.

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Action-Adventure 20%, 2D Platformer 19.7%, Action 15.9%, Adventure 13.6%

Willow returns in a psychological detective game where nothing is as it seems. As fear grips the town, she must face twisted truths, confront her past, and uncover dark secrets. A slow burning story of suspicion, silence, and survival.

Why similar: 1980s 18%, Platformer 14.4%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Cinematic 9.2%

This game is a 2D Pixel Art Narrative Puzzle Platformer created by Quantum Lemon Interactive in cooperation with the talented artists at Xueshu Game Studios. Game Features: 2D Platforming; Single Player Co-op Gameplay; Puzzle-Solving; NPC Interactions;

Why similar: Platformer 21.3%, Action-Adventure 18.6%, 2D Platformer 17.6%, Adventure 12.6%, Puzzle 12.2%

You opened your eyes to Synus. Somehow you don't remember anything. It's very dark here. Your new journey begins here in Synus, ruled by an absolute king.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.9%, Action-Adventure 22.7%, Emotional 16.9%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 9.5%

An 8-bit styled platform game.

Why similar: 1980s 29.4%, 2D Platformer 26.7%, Platformer 24%, Action 9.8%, 2D 6.8%

You play as Michael, an 18-Year-old College Student, who had gone camping with his friends over the weekend, although, unfortunately for them, it turned from a peaceful getaway to a fight for survival.

Why similar: 1980s 24.2%, Action-Adventure 17.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 8.8%

Climb your way through a series of increasingly dangerous levels in this fast-paced 2D platformer inspired by classic arcade challenge. Tahoe Joe hurls barrels directly at you, tracking your every move. You’ll need quick reactions, precise movement, and perfect timing to survive.

Why similar: Platformer 21.5%, 1980s 19.2%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Puzzle 12.7%, Adventure 11.9%

Angels’ Uprising is a stylish platformer action game set in a modern reinterpretation of Hell, where players use a spear as both a weapon and a traversal tool.

Why similar: Platformer 20.5%, Action-Adventure 18.4%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 12.1%

A platform game about a dog fled from a laboratory where he was turned blue. He escaped, but now he must go back there to find a hidden treasure. During the game, the dog must travel through different environments, flee from many enemies and face some challenges. There are Easter eggs and minigames.

Why similar: 1980s 26%, 2D Platformer 18.2%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Platformer 8.3%, Adventure 8.1%

An arcade video game with adventure elements for the Amstrad CPC, which takes place in an abandoned Nazi base from WWII.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 29%, Platformer 26%, 1980s 24.4%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 5%

Transform through various levels as Greg! Human now turned rectangle. Greg's spaceship crashed and he landed on a planet named Egg-12B and he is on his anxious quest back to Earth. Help Greg, he needs it.

Why similar: Platformer 23.9%, 2D Platformer 21.4%, Action 15.4%, Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 7.7%

It's your first day and you're trapped in your school–or at least what seems to be of it. Through piecing together hints hidden across rooms, accessing your teachers' computers, and fixing what's broken, find your way out of the room... before they can catch you. This game should work on laptop.

Why similar: 1980s 26.9%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Puzzle 12.2%, Dark 10%, Action 9.4%

TUYA is a 2D adventure puzzle game about a girl crossing windswept grasslands, deep caves, and long-dormant ruins. Rather than fight, use arrows and wind to awaken ancient cores, move platforms and pillars, and uncover a wordless journey through loss, memory, and moving forward.

Why similar: Platformer 23.2%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Puzzle 13.7%, Adventure 13%, Emotional 9.5%

Mambo Wave — a 2D Platform Shooter which takes place somewhere in Spain in the 90's. Your mission is simple: to advance behind enemy lines, destroying them all with the help of a cool and varied arsenal.

Why similar: 1980s 31.1%, Platformer 25.2%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, Action 10.9%, 2D 4.4%

Rope-swing your grappling hook as you explore your way out of this mysterious cave filled with strange characters and handcrafted levels

Why similar: Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9%

"Teppo and The Secret Ancient City" is a throwback to 90s platformers where you collected jewels, flicked switches to open up new paths and backtracked to the new area before finally finding the exit. The soundtrack has a classic early 90s platformer vibe, as do the in-game sound effects.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 23.8%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Action 17.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Platformer 12.3%

An indie platformer Game with weird Secrets. You are just normal person doing your job. Your job is to save the world, you search for freedom secretly, no one knows about it. Not even the player, only, the user. Welp! I guess that's it huh? Maybe not. Maybe there is more. Let's find out on the game

Why similar: Platformer 25.2%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 15.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

In this platform and puzzle game, David Livingstone, famous English missionary and explorer, went to Africa on a sanitary and cartographic mission to establish the Zambeza and Nile river basins when he disappeared...

Why similar: 1980s 31.2%, 2D Platformer 30.1%, Platformer 26.8%, Adventure 7.7%, Indie 2.7%

The Boy woke up alone in a mysterious forest. Confused he tries to figure out where he is and how he got here.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 18%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Adventure 12.8%, Puzzle 12.7%, Emotional 8.9%

Pit of Fears is an atmospheric horror, mystery, 2D platform, puzzle, action and adventure game, face all the challenges and dangers of the Pit of Fears, survive the bizarre creatures and solve the mysteries of this distorted alternative dimension to the real world.

Why similar: Platformer 17.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 11%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

We try to survive and escape in a forest full of bats at midnight.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 24.5%, Action-Adventure 23.1%, Action 19.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Jaded and depressed, a man finds himself drawn to an adventure of a lifetime. PANDU is an adventurous, story-driven platformer combining intense action with a deep story.

Why similar: Platformer 21.4%, 2D Platformer 17.7%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 12.9%, Action 12.5%

Goody, the original SPECTRUM action, platform and puzzle game from the eighties, puts you in the shoes of an expert bank robber in an updated version for Steam with improvements such as saving, filters and screen settings and achievements with the best Spanish hits.

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, 1980s 25.7%, 2D Platformer 23.1%, Adventure 15.1%, 2D 6.6%

A stylized night-time speed-running game

Why similar: Platformer 26%, Action-Adventure 23.4%, 2D Platformer 23%, Adventure 11.5%, 2D 6.7%

This game will make your nerve cells cry (maybe).

Why similar: 2D Platformer 25.6%, 1980s 23.7%, Platformer 23.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Action-Adventure 6.2%

Bluravity is a 2D gravity platformer featuring a small block protagonist

Why similar: 2D Platformer 21%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Platformer 14.8%, Action 10.6%, Adventure 9.6%

Break out in style in this chaotic 4-player co-op prison escape! With unique procedural animations, retro pixel graphics, and physics-based mayhem, Escape: Gulag Getaway offers a fresh twist on competitive multiplayer. Throw objects, squeeze through vents, and stumble your way to victory

Why similar: Platformer 19.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 16.3%, Puzzle 11.7%, Action 8.6%

Enter a fallen dark-fantasy kingdom in this atmospheric 2D action-adventure. Master shadow powers, overcome deadly platforming challenges, defeat corrupted guardians, and recover five lost hearts to seal the Abyss King once more.

Why similar: 2D Platformer 19.8%, Action-Adventure 18.3%, Action 13.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Cinematic 11.3%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: 2D Platformer 16%, Platformer 15.9%, Stealth 13.5%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Puzzle 10.7%

Xeno's Adventure is a run and gun action game with focus on boss fights and harder difficulty. You will explore different worlds, battle mind controlled monsters and bosses, all in a drawn 2D Pixel Art style.

Why similar: Platformer 21.1%, 2D Platformer 19.3%, Action-Adventure 18.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Action 13.6%

Dotto Botto: a classic Super Mario Bros. style platformer game.

Why similar: Platformer 26.1%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, 1980s 17.6%, Action-Adventure 12.1%, Adventure 9.8%

Embark on a journey as a small dragon across enchanting worlds, find runes with arcane powers and learn many powerful abilities. Master them to solve puzzles, defeat mighty enemies and eventually face the Black Dragon in this unique action-platformer!

Why similar: Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Emotional 8%

A runaway boy meets a lost fawn, and together they cross a quiet, dangerous world. Solve puzzles, climb, and slip past threats as your companion grows from a fragile newborn into a powerful deer. What you cannot do alone, you learn to do together.

Why similar: Platformer 14.8%, Stealth 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Cinematic 11.2%, Emotional 10.5%