Games Like Will You Snail?

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: Precision Platformer 27%, Difficult 23.3%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Puzzle Platformer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gold standard for precision platforming that balances extreme difficulty with a deeply emotional and narrative-driven experience.

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 39.5%, Difficult 27.7%, Platformer 17.7%, Indie 2.9%, 2D 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developer of Super Meat Boy, this game offers the same unforgiving, screen-by-screen precision platforming challenge.

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.1%, Difficult 20.2%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, Fast-Paced 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential precision platformer that defined the genre with its fast-paced, trial-and-error gameplay loop.

N++ is a fast-paced, momentum-based platformer about darting around obstacles, narrowly evading enemies and collecting gold in a beautiful minimalist landscape.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.4%, Difficult 19.6%, Fast-Paced 18.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, 2D Platformer 12%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist masterpiece that focuses entirely on fluid, physics-based movement and incredibly tight platforming controls.

Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 36.5%, Precision Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 16.2%, Story Rich 7.8%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-speed platforming with a meta-narrative and a focus on speedrunning that mirrors the intensity of Will You Snail?.

Slime-san was minding his own business when suddenly… A giant worm appeared and gobbled him up! Deep within the worm’s belly, Slime-san has to face a decision: Be digested by the incoming wall of stomach acid... Or jump, slide and slime his way through the worm and back out its mouth!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.8%, Difficult 18%, Fast-Paced 15.1%, 2D Platformer 11%, Platformer 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, humorous precision platformer that demands quick reflexes and constant adaptation.

Sunblaze is a brain-twisting precision platformer with hundreds of challenging, handcrafted levels to keep you dying for hours and hours.

Why similar: Difficult 22.3%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, challenging precision platformer that emphasizes puzzle-solving within its platforming gauntlets.

Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.9%, Comedy 15.9%, Puzzle 12.4%, Funny 8.9%, Platformer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features an iconic, sarcastic AI antagonist that constantly mocks the player while they solve complex, physics-based puzzles.

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.8%, Difficult 21.3%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Exploration 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique precision platformer that replaces jumping with gravity manipulation, offering a distinct challenge and retro charm.

Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

Why similar: Fast-Paced 25.5%, Difficult 19.1%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Story Rich 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, one-hit-kill action game that features a compelling narrative and a time-manipulation mechanic that feels like a simulation.

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 19.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Platformer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, physics-based platformer that offers a wide variety of movement mechanics and challenging level design.

Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.3%, Fast-Paced 19.3%, Difficult 17.9%, 2D Platformer 11%, Funny 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A polished, fast-paced precision platformer that captures the retro aesthetic and high-difficulty feel of modern indie hits.

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 24.1%, Difficult 18.5%, 2D Platformer 15%, Funny 10%, Side Scroller 8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends tight platforming with a humorous, meta-aware story that constantly subverts player expectations.

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: Precision Platformer 23.7%, Fast-Paced 23.6%, Difficult 18.4%, 2D Platformer 11.2%, Platformer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult 2D platformer that focuses on tight movement and quick respawns.

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: Precision Platformer 39.6%, Difficult 18%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Platformer 7%

Why You'll Like It: Introduces a unique magnetic movement mechanic that forces players to rethink traditional platforming logic.

In this challenging 2D platformer game, play as a Superhero and help the Kid to find all the missing socks inside the cursed washing machine, Sockventure has stunning colorful graphics, hand-crafted levels, tight controls and fun ever-changing gameplay.

Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Precision Platformer 18%, Fast-Paced 17%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward but highly polished precision platformer that provides a satisfying difficulty curve.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Side Scroller 14.7%, Platformer 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the personality and narrative of AI entities, providing a thoughtful experience centered on simulation and character.

Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!

Why similar: Platformer 25.9%, 2D Platformer 25.8%, Funny 20.5%, Cute 12.4%, 2D 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a robust level editor and challenging platforming mechanics that reward creativity and precision.

You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Why similar: Difficult 40.8%, Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Cute 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, its difficult, atmospheric world and AI-driven creature behavior provide a similar sense of being watched by a simulation.

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

Why similar: Difficult 35.9%, Platformer 28.3%, Precision Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 5.9%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, difficult platformer with a pumping electronic soundtrack that matches the fast-paced intensity of Will You Snail?.

A Meat-Like/Hedge-Like Mashup! Dr. Proventriculus is snatching up the Chickabirbs! Help Panic blast through over 50 stages of topsy-turvy, spike-laced, slime-drenched, buzzsaw-filled deathtraps to rescue them! And remember, there are no rings...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 22.2%, Fast-Paced 22%, Platformer 9%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Difficult 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed precision platformer that focuses on momentum and quick reactions in a challenging 2D environment.

Take up the challenge and face true high-stakes platforming in Jump King! Struggle upwards in search of the Smoking Hot Babe of legend, but explore with care; a single missed jump could lead to a long fall back down...

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.3%, Difficult 36.1%, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 3.1%, Funny 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: An intentionally punishing platformer that focuses on the tension of every single jump, much like the unforgiving nature of Will You Snail?.

Master the art of lightning-fast noodle delivery in this challenging 2D platformer. With deadly traps, a range of moves to master, including teleportation, and trophies to unlock, are you ready to become the ultimate noodle delivery master?

Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.5%, Difficult 23.6%, Platformer 13.1%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult platformer where speed is the primary focus, rewarding players for efficient movement.

A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.

Why similar: Difficult 63.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Funny 9.6%, Comedy 5.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-commentary on frustration and difficulty that challenges players to maintain composure while facing extreme platforming obstacles.

It's a Car, made of Jelly! Squishy Physics, Tactile, Silly & Imaginative Driving/Platforming

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21.3%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 10.8%, Funny 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that emphasizes creative movement and puzzle-solving in a unique, squishy world.

Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!

Why similar: Fast-Paced 22.9%, Difficult 17.2%, Side Scroller 12.1%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Platformer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, fast-paced platformer with fluid movement and a strong sense of personality.

Transcend the material realm and assume your true form as Spinch, a hyper-agile organism consumed by the quest to rescue a litter of its missing offspring, in this side-scrolling, psychedelic platformer from the mind of award-winning Canadian cartoonist, Jesse Jacobs.

Why similar: Difficult 22.2%, Precision Platformer 15.6%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 12.6%, 2D Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A psychedelic, fast-paced platformer that prioritizes visual flair and tight, responsive controls.

Fowl Damage is an atmospheric puzzle platformer where your default jump provides enough fall damage to destroy you! Carefully manage your jumps and falls as you adventure through this chilling, beautiful, and occasionally cute world.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 12.5%, Cute 6.5%

A fast-paced hardcore platformer featuring hand-crafted levels and lightning-fast respawns. Help Square survive his journey to the depths of Flatland, a minimalist neon-style 2D world. Run, jump, die, learn, repeat.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.5%, Difficult 16.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Fast-Paced 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, high-speed platformer that is as unforgiving as it is stylish.

The platformer without a jump button! Master the art of potion propulsion in this fast-paced adventure where strategy, precision, and creativity meet explosive fun.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 19.2%, Side Scroller 13.4%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%

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: Difficult 22.2%, Fast-Paced 17%, Platformer 14.1%, Precision Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.5%

Sprint between saw blades while dodging homing missiles. Duck under lasers while the floor crumbles beneath you. Almost There was designed specifically for fans of the hardcore platforming genre - you've been warned.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.9%, Difficult 22.5%, Fast-Paced 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, unforgiving platformer designed specifically for players who enjoy short, intense bursts of difficulty.

Step into a cinematic adventure as Darwin, a brilliant octopus trapped in a mysterious industrial world. Use his unique abilities - swimming, wall-climbing, shooting ink, camouflage, and more - to overcome traps and escape.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Platformer 17.4%, Funny 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Comedy 9%

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: Precision Platformer 17.9%, Difficult 13%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Side Scroller 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

Welcome to the Sponchies tryouts, The Sponchies are an ELITE TEAM created by the government to do special, secret, impossible missions; Only the best are able to get into the program. In order to become a Sponchie you have to complete a set of 50 incredibly difficult hand crafted levels.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.4%, Fast-Paced 20.3%, Difficult 17.8%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Comedy 8.8%

This is a SHORT, 2D PLATFORMER with TIGHT CONTROLS about exploring a single level to get past a bunch of TRAPS. There is an EASY mode and a HARD mode depending on your skill level.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 30.2%, Difficult 23.9%, 2D Platformer 14.1%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 11.1%

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Difficult 56.4%, Puzzle 16%, Cute 10.7%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 5.2%

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: Difficult 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 10.4%, Side Scroller 9.9%

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: Precision Platformer 26%, Difficult 21%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 10.4%

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

Why similar: Fast-Paced 17.6%, Difficult 14.9%, Side Scroller 14.7%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 10.3%

Help Snail Bob avoid the dangers that lie on his path. Snail Bob 2 is a puzzle game for all the ages. It'll make you think and smile.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Funny 14.2%, Comedy 14%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 11.8%

Help Oliver in this retro-pixel and challenging platformer. Explore a cursed cave, full of traps, secrets and diamonds. Complete all levels, get the biggest diamond for your girlfriend and break the curse that is dooming you.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 20.2%, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%

Sir Lovelot is on a quest to find the love of his life. Join him in this wacky tight platformer, where impressing cheeky damsels is harder than a heart of stone!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.4%, Difficult 23.5%, Platformer 13.1%, 2D Platformer 13%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%

Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.5%, Platformer 22.6%, Funny 20.2%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Cute 6.6%

It's a Wrap! is a challenging puzzle game about making movies in 1980s Hollywood. Figure out the perfect timing of props, actors, and special effects as the Director. Then jump into the scene as the movie's star in a traditional 2D platformer.

Why similar: Difficult 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Comedy 10.3%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

Escape from a laboratory house in this unique puzzling platformer with a twist! All important objects are randomly placed in the world before the start of the game. Each playthrough will take a different path through the house, but can always be completed. A perfect introduction to Randomizers.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 15%, Platformer 13.2%, Funny 11.1%, Comedy 9%

Have you ever wanted to be a snail? Now you can be! Explore the vast Snearth with snail friends! Join monthly Snail Parties! MMOS (Massive Multiplayer Online Snails)! BECOME a snail (in a simulation)!

Why similar: Comedy 36%, Cute 21.4%, Exploration 20.8%, Action 7.4%, Adventure 7.3%

Jump, dash, and shoot your way through this story-rich action 2D platformer. Together with your magical wizard companion, play as the world's cutest, fastest, most agile slug as you explore a world full of charm, humor, and endearing characters.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.8%, Side Scroller 15.9%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Platformer 12.5%, Funny 10%

100 moves, 2 buttons, 0 tutorials. Master a massive moveset hidden within a D-Pad and 2 buttons. Conquer +100 levels in the ultimate movelike precision platformer.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.5%, Difficult 21%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Funny 10.2%

Axolotl is Dry is a precision platforming game where you play as a little axolotl taken from his home. You'll need to jump, dash and slide your way through the harsh desert before you sweat yourself dry. Help the axolotl get to his home!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 27.3%, Difficult 23%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Platformer 10.1%, Story Rich 7%

You're Benny, a test character trapped in an unfinished game by a figure called The Designer. She's up against a deadline for her publisher which means it's your last day as a test character. Navigate the facility, dodge game-dev chaos and defy expectations to become the main character.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.3%, Platformer 18.6%, Funny 11.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Fast-Paced 10.2%

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: Precision Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 9.7%

The Colorful Creature is difficult platformer with puzzle color mechanics. Play over 350 levels with diverse gameplay that have many items and hazards, in-game level editor, local multiplayer, endless run, customizable skins & hats, steam workshop and more!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 28.3%, Difficult 23%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 9.7%

No Princess, only Pineapple! Dodge bullets, leap lava pits, and wall-jump your way up the Big Tower in this precision platformer. Quick deaths, generous respawns, and a whole lot of jumping.

Why similar: Difficult 25.7%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Comedy 10.7%, Funny 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%

Dash, jump, and fly at full speed through Wunderling DX: a non-stop puzzle platformer and the world's first "goomba simulator"! Race against the clock, beat tricky puzzles to uncover shiny secrets, and stomp the odds to please your evil overlord!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.6%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Action 13.3%, Indie 10.8%

A precision platformer that welcomes newcomers and rewards mastery. Master smooth movement, discover hidden secrets, and overcome handcrafted challenges in a charming adventure built for all skills levels.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.3%, Side Scroller 16.8%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 14.8%, Cute 7.3%

Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!

Why similar: Difficult 30.4%, Side Scroller 23.3%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D 4.5%

iZBOT is fast paced, double jumping, wall sliding, edge of your seat platformer that delivers delicious bite sized challenging platforming levels while always keeping you in the action.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 24.2%, Fast-Paced 19.9%, Difficult 13.4%, Side Scroller 11.1%, Platformer 11.1%

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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.7%, Platformer 21.8%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 7.6%, Action 4.5%

Compete for the world record in this fast-paced multiplayer racing platformer! Dash through short and fun levels, or be creative and build your own levels in the fully fledged level editor!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.7%, Difficult 27.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Funny 8%