- #1 Mad Manuel
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Alien Prism
Windows · Mac · Linux
Difficult, graphical, fun. A platformer that will make you cry, laugh, and cry again! That's how difficult it is!
Why similar: Time Attack 27.5% ★, Platformer 14.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Action 13.7%, Indie 10.6%
- #2 Metanet Hunter CD
97% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: RodeoNET
Windows
Get ready to rumble, Metanet Hunter CD is ready to take the stage with super-slick platforming, tons of action, and all around, all sorts of radical vibes from the good old times!
Why similar: Action 31.3%, Platformer 28.3%, Indie 24.1%, Side Scroller 16.3%
- #3 Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol
95% matchVery Positive82% of 96 reviews2014
Dev: A Jolly Corpse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Command treasure hunters Wyv and Keep through an ancient Amazonian temple in search of the Lost Idol! Use quick reflexes and teamwork to conquer a gauntlet of 60 fiendish puzzles and deadly traps. Unlock the secrets of the mystical Xu'hutl pygmies and their terrifying overlord, the great Quetzecola.
Why similar: Action 24%, Platformer 23.1%, Adventure 21.2%, Indie 17.8%, Puzzle 13.9%
- #4 Konrad the Rocket
94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Leonardo Alexandrino
Windows
Konrad the Rocket: A hardcore platformer inspired by Orwell's 1984 and jetpacks.
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Indie 26.2%, Platformer 23.5%, Difficult 16.2%
- #5 Squirbs
94% 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 26.7%, Adventure 16.8%, Action 15%, Indie 14.7%, Difficult 11.7%
- #6 The Evil Party
93% matchMixed46% of 46 reviews2018
Dev: Irvin Vaush
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 38%
The Evil Party is a very difficult platforming game, you play a ninja, and you have to go through many levels to get to the party . But it will be very difficult to do this, the game does not forgive mistakes, the player dies with one blow and starts the level first .
Why similar: Adventure 23.7%, Action 22.4%, Platformer 20.2%, Indie 17.8%, Difficult 12%
- #7 Super Dangerous Dungeons
91% matchVery Positive98% of 106 reviews2018
Dev: Adventure Islands
Windows · Mac
Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!
Why similar: Time Attack 21.9% ★, Platformer 19.6%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 13.2%
- #8 Super Galaxy Boy
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DesignBy.Cloud
Windows
Let go of Gravity in this indie platformer adventure! Search from one star system to the next and blast beyond your enemies with your multi-functional raygun to save your friends!
Why similar: Indie 22.8%, Platformer 21.7%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 20%, Difficult 15%
- #9 Crossbow Warrior - The Legend of William Tell
92% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2015
Dev: MobyDick GamesPub: Scherrer Medien GmbH
Windows · Mac
Crossbow Warrior has 29 exciting levels with 4 different game types like classical Jump'n'run-, Sniper-, TempleRun-, Boat-Levels! Experience the whole story behind the legend of William Tell with a multitude of lovely graphics!
Why similar: Platformer 25.2%, Adventure 22.1%, Action 21.6%, Indie 15.9%, Difficult 13.4%
- #10 Exoder
90% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Fever Dream Gameworks
Windows
Exoder is a frantic, fast paced, 2D, action platformer that will test your skills of reflex, resilience, patience and determination.
Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Action 31%, Indie 23.9%, 2D 7.3%
- #11 SUPER DISTRO
91% matchMostly Negative37% of 1,155 reviews2015
Dev: KITATUS STUDIOSPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"SUPER DISTRO" is a hard-as-nails 2D platformer in the style of retro games such as Megaman, Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels and other such rage-inducing classics. Taking "Difficult gameplay" to a whole new level - SUPER DISTRO is not for the faint-of-heart. The weak need not apply.
Why similar: Platformer 29%, Indie 24.9%, Action 15.9%, Adventure 15.7%, Difficult 11.3%
- #12 Run The Gamut
89% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2016
Dev: Playdev Gaming
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
100 levels with three difficulty levels - Casual, Hardcore and Ultra mode. On Ultra Mode, we take no responsibility for any broken keyboards or gamepads.
Why similar: Platformer 23.4%, Indie 22.5%, Action 19.8%, Adventure 19.4%, Difficult 14.8%
- #13 DepthMera
88% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Davids
Windows · Mac
DepthMera is a 2D Rogue-like platform shooter where you collect symbolic pictures of self-discovery to transform your haunted home into a vibrant haven. Explore dynamic levels, battle epic bosses, and uncover a story of growth and redemption.
Why similar: Action 27.7%, Adventure 27.6%, Platformer 24%, Indie 20.7%
- #14 Freedom Fall
87% matchVery Positive92% of 389 reviews2014
Dev: Stirfire Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Freedom Fall is a diabolical down-scrolling platformer set in a prison tower so tall it touches the clouds. Presented with hand painted art, its old school vibe mixes with fast-paced free falling action and a story with both dark wit and heart.
Why similar: Platformer 33.1%, Action 23.2%, Adventure 21%, Indie 20.4%, 2D 2.4%
- #15 TY the Tasmanian Tiger 4
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 281 reviews2015
Dev: Krome Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Bush Rescue Returns! The hero loved by millions worldwide, TY the Tasmanian Tiger™, is back! Join TY on an exciting new adventure in the great Aussie Outback. Use your wits and boomerangs to find hidden treasures, help the colorful locals, and uncover the mysteries of the land Down Under.
Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Adventure 25.8%, Action 24.3%, Indie 14.7%, 2D 4.9%
- #16 Kautic - The Bald Wizard
86% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.
Why similar: Action 24.7%, Adventure 24.1%, Indie 19.5%, Platformer 18.7%, Difficult 9.5%
- #17 Gravity Den
85% matchVery Positive81% of 133 reviews2016
Dev: DiPiPub: Volens Nolens Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Den is a one-eyed alien who is grounded after the terrible crash of a spaceship. On this planet, one can control the gravity around him to walk in space. Lucky Dan is also able to change the gravity on the ground. Help him to reach the lost ship.
Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, Action 22.9%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 17.6%, 2D 5.6%
- #18 Rocketbirds 2 Evolution
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 405 reviews2017
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Triple XP
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The original Coq of War returns in a glorious explosion of finger-licking fun; with enhanced controls, new upgrade systems, a full single player campaign in “Part 1: The Cockup” with full VO and OST - and a 1- 4 player campaign in “Part 2: The Rescue” with procedurally generated maps.
Why similar: Platformer 28.1%, Action 26.4%, Adventure 22.7%, Indie 17.7%, 2D 5.1%
- #19 Lexie The Takeover
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2019
Dev: Chris Verner Studio
Windows
Lexie The Takeover is a 2D platformer that will send you to a post apocalyptic world where an army of skeletons roam, lead by the infamous Commander Bones. Your goal? To defeat the army and Commander Bones himself to restore peace to humanity.
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Action 24%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 18.4%, 2D 5.9%
- #20 Glitch's Trip
82% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: Ransacked Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Help Glitch save his planet from intergalactic tyrants in this innovative and vibrant retro-styled action platformer.
Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Action 22.6%, Adventure 21.5%, Indie 16.5%, Difficult 8.2%
- #21 Crimson Trigger
83% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2017
Dev: AT The Gate Team
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Welcome to Crimson Trigger, recruit! Embark on an important mission through the fantasy world of diverse landscapes in platforming style . Become stronger as you battle against the tyranny of the Marshal and his followers. Are you brave enough to bring down his White Crow Empire and avenge your loved one?
Why similar: Action 24.3%, Adventure 23.8%, Indie 18.2%, Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 9.4%
- #22 KUMO The Little Robot
81% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: YukiOstudio
Windows
Help KUMO get out of the tower Go through more than 100 levels in this game requiring reflexes and skill
Why similar: Action 26.8%, Adventure 26.7%, Platformer 22.5%, Indie 20%, 2D 4%
- #23 CrunchTime
80% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Umiringo StudioPub: Navila Software Japan
Windows
A long-term crunch time programmer entered the world of code, and became a green cursor. Knowing that the condition for getting off work is to find 4 bugs in the code world, the adventure begins...
Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Action 25.5%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 19.6%
- #24 Rad Rodgers: World One
81% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2016
Dev: Slipgate Ironworks™Pub: HandyGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Bringing back the 90's-era PC platformer with a game inspired by classics like Commander Keen, Conker, Ruff'n'Tumble & Jazz Jackrabbit.
Why similar: Platformer 32.9%, Adventure 25.5%, Action 23.9%, Indie 17.7%
- #25 Alien Spidy
82% matchMixed48% of 233 reviews2013
Dev: Enigma SPPub: Kasedo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 20%
After losing contact with his explorer friend Virgi, our fearless alien hero Spidy heads to Earth in his spacecraft to find her. While entering the Earth’s atmosphere, his spacecraft suddenly fails and starts to break up, causing Spidy to crash-land on the strange planet, with his craft scattered across forests, throughout ponds and in...
Why similar: Platformer 31.2%, Action 24.4%, Adventure 23.3%, Indie 19.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #26 Magnetic By Nature
79% matchMixed69% of 84 reviews2014
Dev: Team Tripleslash
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Experience a fast-paced, single-player adventure mixing fluid motion, split-second decision making, stylized machine-age visuals, and a dynamic soundscape.
Why similar: Platformer 34.7%, Action 24.3%, Adventure 23%, Indie 18%
- #27 Viktor
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 251 reviews2014
Dev: Shorebound Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Platformer 31.4%, Action 26.4%, Adventure 23%, Indie 19.1%
- #28 Bot Tales: The Crashed
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Ohayo Software
Windows
On a hostile planet, an alien race with big eyes and thirsty for energy, will chase you with the only purpose of silencing yours being robotic circuits to drain all your energy. Try to survive this attack!
Why similar: Platformer 28.3%, Action 26.1%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 20.1%
- #29 Deathless Dungeon
75% matchPositive100% of 21 reviews2019
Dev: Ember Works
Windows · Mac
Play as young Mavis followed by her trusty cat Sebastian to free her father from an evil dungeon. Overcome the deadly traps, figure out the secrets deep within from an untold past, converse with friendly spirits imprisoned within the dungeon to guide and cheer you on your adventure.
Why similar: Time Attack 20.3% ★, Adventure 18.1%, Action 18.1%, Indie 14.2%, Platformer 11.8%
- #30 ScribbleDude
75% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: RandomErik
Windows
In ScribbleDude, you play as an unknown creature who wants to explore the world around him and defeat the evil forces. It's a challenging non-linear 2D platformer where you encounter action-filled platforming with gimmicks, explore areas and defeat unique bosses.
Why similar: Adventure 29%, Platformer 23.4%, Indie 22.5%, Difficult 14.8%, Action 10.4%
- #31 Candlelight
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 25 reviews2016
Dev: Pixel Maverick Games
Windows
A world cast into darkness… but there is hope. After a mysterious entity extinguishes all the candles in the land, a lone surviving candle sets out on a most important adventure to bring light back to the land.
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Action 26.1%, Adventure 26%, Indie 19.5%
- #32 Sockman
76% matchPositive100% of 29 reviews2018
Dev: Sockware
Windows
Sockman is a single-screen platformer inspired by classics like Rick Dangerous, Jet Set Willy, Manic Miner, Jumpman, Prince of Persia… A hardcore platformer, very difficult, even more than suck your own elbow.
Why similar: Platformer 29.1%, Action 23.8%, Difficult 18.5%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 11.1%
- #33 Troubles Land
78% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2015
Dev: ENKSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Troubles Land is in trouble Again. When Qais and his friends decided to revolt against the evil invaders, the secret services discovered their plot and imprisoned all his party. Help Qais free his friends and join them as they run, jump and slash their way through five distinct worlds of the Troubles Land.
Why similar: Platformer 29.3%, Action 26%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 19.1%
- #34 Hubert's Island Adventure: Mouse o' War
77% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2016
Dev: Cheese and Bacon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Zip and zap your way to victory!
Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Action 26.7%, Adventure 26.1%, Indie 19.6%
- #35 Maru
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Upperpik Games
Windows
A complete a mess. Waking up in a very interesting morning, Maru finds himself in a mysterious adventure with his best friend Lei before he even knows what happened. Maru will find the answers to all the questions he cannot make sense with Lei on this journey.
Why similar: Action 20.1%, Adventure 20%, Indie 15.5%, Platformer 12.2%, Side Scroller 9.8%
- #36 Chop is dish
72% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2018
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
Chop is dish-2d-dimensional platformer, where you conroll an angry master-chef who was lost piece of meat-it was stolen. Looking in the root of their troubles hero plunges into the mysterious world of strange creatures, which is fraught with many traps and dangers.
Why similar: Action 22.7%, Platformer 21.9%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 16.3%, Side Scroller 11.8%
- #37 Super Furball
73% matchVery Positive83% of 59 reviews2015
Dev: Dustin Gunn
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 28.3%, Adventure 26.5%, Platformer 25.4%, Indie 19.9%
- #38 Fly'N
73% matchVery Positive86% of 511 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 44.8%, Indie 15.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Action 7.8%
- #39 Jetlad
76% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: KBS Games
Windows
Jetlad is a challenging jet-fueled platformer. Help Jetlad collect the gems of each level and reach the goal unharmed. Jetlad flies around using his jet-pack. Jetlad will explode when he runs out of fuel or touches any hazards. Are you able to help Jetlad overcome the obstacles that await him?
Why similar: Action 26.9%, Platformer 21.5%, Indie 20.7%, Side Scroller 13.1%, Difficult 12.4%
- #40 Fitz the Fox
73% matchVery Positive81% of 125 reviews2015
Dev: Bread Vision Studios LLC.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Designed to resemble a game for a classic portable game system with simple game play, pixelated graphics, and a 4-color color pallet. This callback to our childhood will test your skills, capture your imagination, and leave you satisfied when your quest is complete.
Why similar: Adventure 26.3%, Action 25.6%, Platformer 25.4%, Indie 22.8%
- #41 Zack Zero
74% matchMixed64% of 419 reviews2013
Dev: Crocodile Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Zack Zero takes you on an action-packed platform adventure with incredible 3D graphics and the playability and entertainment of classic 2D games. Help Zack Zero save his beloved Marlene, kidnapped by the evil Zulrog in an effort to obtain the powerful substance that will allow him to travel back in time.
Why similar: Platformer 38.8%, Action 22.5%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 16.9%
- #42 Nose Goes
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Epic Gamer World LLC
Windows · Mac
Help Ronny Nose get back to his Face in this Hilarious Throwback 2D Platforming Adventure! Let us bring you back to the nostalgia of challenging Golden-Age platforming games.
Why similar: Adventure 26.8%, Platformer 21.6%, Indie 20.1%, Action 17.4%, Difficult 12.4%
- #43 The Dungeon Power
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2017
Dev: Henri Osbourne
Windows
The Dungeon Power is a challenging 3D-Isometric Platformer where you must to get through deadly rooms in order to advance and escape from a gigantic cursed dungeon.Timing your actions, taking chances and tilting hard is required to overcome this trial and face the Dungeon Master!
Why similar: Time Attack 38.5% ★, Platformer 24.1%, Indie 21.2%, Difficult 14.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #44 A-Men
74% matchMixed48% of 58 reviews2014
Dev: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
What is A-Men?Classic puzzle-platformer, inspired by some oldschool titles like Lemmings and Lost Vikings. What is A-Men like?Hard. No holding your hand, no easy levels, we want to challenge you. If you are a casual, A-Men is not for you.
Why similar: Action 26.8%, Platformer 26.6%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 22.3%
- #45 Toy Odyssey: The Lost and Found
71% matchMixed67% of 323 reviews2016
Dev: Hikergames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Toy Odyssey is fundamentally an action-adventure platformer. The player spends the night exploring a randomly-generated house, defeating bosses in each of the unique rooms, and then going up against the final boss.
Why similar: Adventure 28.6%, Action 26.9%, Platformer 24.7%, Indie 19.9%
- #46 Dark Zone
69% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: Astero
Windows
DarkZone is a game where you have to go through severe tests and win the final battle with the enemy.
Why similar: Action 26.7%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 20.5%, Difficult 13.5%, Puzzle 12.8%
- #47 Mr. Bree+
71% matchVery Positive85% of 230 reviews2014
Dev: TawStudio Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Mr. Bree+ is a hardcore sidescrolling adventure platformer, enriched with great visual and musical aspects. It's about 60 levels of pure challenge, revealing along the progress, the dark past events which tells the story of our hero, a householding family pig, Mr. Bree.
Why similar: Platformer 40.3%, Adventure 20.8%, Action 19.5%, Indie 19.5%
- #48 Mechanic Escape
69% matchVery Positive85% of 793 reviews2014
Dev: Slak GamesPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 38%, Indie 23.1%, Action 20.5%, Adventure 18.4%
- #49 Blink the Bulb
69% matchVery Positive85% of 107 reviews2017
Dev: White Sparkle Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Blink the Bulb is a 16-bit platformer composed of massive, holiday-themed realms. Explore six unique worlds, mix and match varied power ups, and stave off the nefarious Holidaemon in this throwback to games of yore.
Why similar: Adventure 31%, Action 26.9%, Platformer 23.1%, Indie 19%
- #50 Wizhood: The Epic of Freedom
67% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2019
Dev: VuthaxPub: Roar Entertainment
Windows
Wizhood:The Epic of Freedom is an action-platformer game that treats the story of king who tries to save his kingdom. People of Troburg must be saved from this trouble!
Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Action 25.3%, Indie 19.5%, Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 10.3%
- #51 Molly: fear of clowns
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: BA.DPub: ATU Games
Windows
Molly: fear of clowns - Platformer in a classic style and with modern graphics. The adventures of a little girl named Molly, inside her fictional world of fears and fantasies.
Why similar: Action 28.5%, Adventure 28.3%, Platformer 22%, Indie 21.2%
- #52 Rynn's Adventure: Trouble in the Enchanted Forest
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2016
Dev: Arcane Four Studios
Windows · Mac
Rynn’s Adventure is a 2D platformer game in which the player guides Rynn through a variety of environments teeming with magic and danger. The player will help Rynn combat the many enemies she encounters and outwit each of their fearsome generals.
Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Difficult 20.1%, Indie 16.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 13.2%
- #53 Curse of the Crescent Isle DX
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 102 reviews2015
Dev: Adam Mowery
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A curse has befallen the Crescent Isle and it's up to you to save it. Luckily the curse has transformed your people into helpful monsters such as drills, blobs, icicles, and gravity flipping...things. With your monster subjects in hand you'll have to drill through rocks, maneuver through spiky terrain, freeze water to pass over the sea,...
Why similar: Adventure 28.3%, Action 27.6%, Platformer 22.8%, Indie 21.2%
- #54 Top Hat
70% matchMixed62% of 63 reviews2014
Dev: N94Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Best Indie PC Game, Digital Dragons 2014. Top Hat is a 2D action adventure platformer, just like old NES games. If you are tired of “games” in which you get hit by heavy machine gun and grenades, and all you need to do is cover behind the wall to replenish HP, then Top Hat is a perfect game for you!
Why similar: Adventure 27.5%, Action 26.8%, Platformer 23.4%, Indie 22.2%
- #55 Never Give Up
65% matchVery Positive88% of 176 reviews2019
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Never Give Up is a hardcore platformer determined to turn you into bloody chunks. Run, jump, and slide your way through ever-changing levels that get harder each time you succeed. You’ll need to try, die, and try again if you want to conquer the game without pressing the Give Up button.
Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Difficult 14.7%, Time Attack 12.2% ★, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 11.4%
- #56 Shu
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 226 reviews2016
Dev: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Shu is a stylish 2.5D platformer set in a beautiful and engrossing world. Guide Shu and a cast of beautifully hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way across exotic lands, forever pursued by the monstrous and unrelenting Storm. CAN YOU OUTRUN THE END OF THE WORLD?
Why similar: Platformer 32%, Adventure 20.6%, Action 20.1%, Indie 15.9%, Side Scroller 11.3%
- #57 Toxic Bunny HD
72% matchMostly Negative24% of 49 reviews2014
Dev: Celestial Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A caffeine fueled, pun infested, hamster launching retro platform romp through pop culture. Semi Visible Chickens. Hamster launchers. triple strength espresso, Armoured sentient mucus. Just a day in the office for Toxic Bunny.
Why similar: Action 28.1%, Adventure 27.8%, Platformer 24.9%, Indie 19.3%
- #58 Overcome
65% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2019
Dev: Overcome Studios
Windows · Mac
Beat your inner demons without attacking them, in this extremely difficult platformer about how grief changes one's perception of the world. It is an expression of the developer's experience with cancer and heartbreak.
Why similar: Action 20.3%, Adventure 20.2%, Platformer 17.6%, Indie 15.7%, Side Scroller 10.9%