- #1 Celeste
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 143,464 reviews2018
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 26.5 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: Precision Platformer 27.1%, Difficult 23.3%, Platformer 11.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Puzzle Platformer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of precision platforming that matches the tight controls and emotional depth found in Will You Snail?
- #2 Slime-san: Superslime Edition
96% matchVery Positive84% of 338 reviews2017
Dev: FabrazPub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 18.1%, Fast-Paced 15.1%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Platformer 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, funny platformer that emphasizes speed and precision in a vibrant, chaotic world.
- #3 The End Is Nigh
96% matchVery Positive94% of 3,455 reviews2017
Dev: Edmund McMillen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 27.8%, Platformer 17.7%, Indie 2.8%, 2D 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features brutal precision platforming and a dark, cynical sense of humor that mirrors the tone of the seed game.
- #4 Super Meat Boy
95% matchVery Positive94% of 38,699 reviews2010
Dev: Team Meat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 10.5%, Fast-Paced 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive precision platformer that defined the genre's high-difficulty, fast-paced gameplay loop.
- #5 BZZZT
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,158 reviews2023
Dev: KO.DLLPub: CINEMAX GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 18%, 2D Platformer 11%, Funny 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, highly polished precision platformer that captures the fast-paced, rhythmic feel of the seed game.
- #6 Neon White
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 20,254 reviews2022
Dev: Angel MatrixPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 23.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Neon White is a single-player speedrunning FPS where you can sacrifice your guns for godlike parkour moves.
Why similar: Fast-Paced 36.6%, Precision Platformer 27.7%, Platformer 16.1%, Story Rich 7.8%, Action 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines lightning-fast platforming with a meta-narrative and a stylish, high-energy presentation.
- #7 Never Give Up
94% matchVery Positive87% of 181 reviews2019
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 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: Difficult 22.3%, Fast-Paced 17%, Platformer 14.1%, Precision Platformer 10.2%, Side Scroller 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A brutally difficult platformer that leans heavily into dark humor and constant failure.
- #8 Velocity Noodle
92% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2022
Dev: Shotgun AnacondaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
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 23.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 12.3%, 2D Platformer 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A neon-soaked, fast-paced platformer that demands perfect execution and speed.
- #9 Super Magbot
91% matchVery Positive84% of 415 reviews2021
Dev: Astral PixelPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Platformer 7%
Why You'll Like It: Introduces a unique magnetic movement mechanic that requires high precision and creative problem-solving.
- #10 Sunblaze
91% matchVery Positive91% of 474 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 22.4%, Precision Platformer 19.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Platformer 9%
Why You'll Like It: A tight, puzzle-oriented precision platformer that focuses on clever level design and superhero themes.
- #11 VVVVVV
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,487 reviews2010
Dev: Terry Cavanagh
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 21.4%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 15.1%, Exploration 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic precision platformer that uses a unique gravity-flipping mechanic to create intense, fast-paced challenges.
- #12 N++ (NPLUSPLUS)
89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,543 reviews2016
Dev: Metanet Software Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 24.3%, Difficult 19.7%, Fast-Paced 18.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, 2D Platformer 12%
Why You'll Like It: The ultimate test of pure precision platforming skill with a minimalist aesthetic and thousands of levels.
- #13 Ghostland Yard
89% matchVery Positive98% of 97 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: 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 precision platformer that rewards quick reflexes and mastery of movement.
- #14 Sockventure
88% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Nighthouse GamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 19.8%, Precision Platformer 18%, Fast-Paced 17%, 2D Platformer 8.8%, Platformer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that features tight controls and a humorous, lighthearted tone.
- #15 Vibrant Venture
87% 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 19.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Platformer 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A creative platformer that emphasizes adventure and diverse movement mechanics.
- #16 Katana ZERO
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 75,452 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 25.6%, Difficult 19.1%, Platformer 15.9%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Story Rich 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, one-hit-kill action and a deep, narrative-driven experience involving time manipulation.
- #17 Panic Porcupine
86% matchVery Positive94% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: Shiny Dolphin Games LLC
Windows · Mac
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 9.1%, Side Scroller 8.4%, Difficult 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced precision platformer that captures the frantic energy of classic speed-focused games.
- #18 JellyCar Worlds
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,052 reviews2022
Dev: Walaber Entertainment LLC
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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 17.9%, Platformer 10.8%, Funny 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Uses physics-based movement and puzzle-platforming elements to create a quirky, challenging environment.
- #19 Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
84% matchVery Positive82% of 81,907 reviews2017
Dev: Bennett Foddy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
A game I made for a certain kind of person. To hurt them.
Why similar: Difficult 64.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Funny 9.5%, Comedy 5.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative experience that uses extreme difficulty and a mocking narrator to challenge the player's patience.
- #20 Rift Racoon
85% 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: Precision Platformer 26%, Difficult 21%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Platformer 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced precision platformer that emphasizes quick movement and tight level design.
- #21 Portal
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 196,328 reviews2007
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 42%, Comedy 15.8%, Puzzle 12.5%, Funny 8.9%, Platformer 8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a iconic, antagonistic AI narrator and clever puzzle-solving mechanics that inspired many meta-narrative games.
- #22 Jump King
82% matchVery Positive90% of 13,282 reviews2019
Dev: Nexile
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 36.2%, Platformer 9.3%, Side Scroller 3.1%, Funny 3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on extreme precision and high-stakes platforming where every mistake carries a heavy penalty.
- #23 One Gun Guy
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,021 reviews2022
Dev: Ritual GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 29%
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%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired action platformer that focuses on fast, punchy combat and movement.
- #24 Super Puzzled Cat
80% matchVery Positive99% of 200 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: Difficult 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 10.3%, Side Scroller 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Blends precision platforming with time-manipulation puzzles to create a unique gameplay experience.
- #25 The Wizard and The Slug
81% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2020
Dev: Silkworm
Windows
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 12.6%, Funny 10%
Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that combines side-scrolling action with strategic movement challenges.
- #26 Sir Lovelot
81% matchVery Positive86% of 126 reviews2021
Dev: pixel games SARL-S
Windows
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 23.6%, Platformer 13.2%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, pixel-art precision platformer that focuses on tight movement and difficult obstacles.
- #27 Baba Is You
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 24,274 reviews2019
Dev: Hempuli Oy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 56.6%, Puzzle 16%, Cute 10.7%, Indie 6.1%, 2D 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: While a logic-puzzle game, it shares the deep, rule-breaking intellectual satisfaction found in the seed game's puzzles.
- #28 Fowl Damage
77% matchVery Positive94% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: May GardensPub: Red Nexus Games Inc.
Windows
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 20.5%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Cute 6.5%
- #29 1 Screen Platformer
79% matchVery Positive87% of 426 reviews2019
Dev: Return To Adventure Mountain, LLC
Windows · Mac
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 24%, 2D Platformer 14%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Platformer 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, difficult precision platformer that packs intense challenges into a single screen.
- #30 Splodey
76% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2024
Dev: Send It StudiosPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
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%
- #31 Electronic Super Joy
78% matchVery Positive90% of 3,293 reviews2013
Dev: Michael Todd GamesPub: 2&30 Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.3%, Side Scroller 5.9%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, music-synced platformer that matches the chaotic and fast-paced nature of the seed game.
- #32 Spinch
79% matchMixed67% of 247 reviews2020
Dev: Queen Bee GamesPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 22.3%, 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 offers a unique visual style and challenging gameplay.
- #33 Darwin's Paradox!
74% matchVery Positive88% of 898 reviews2026
Dev: ZDT StudioPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 17.5%, Funny 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Comedy 9.1%
- #34 Rain World
75% matchVery Positive94% of 53,967 reviews2017
Dev: VideocultPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 22.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 40.9%, Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 13%, Exploration 9.4%, Cute 6.3%
- #35 Sponchies
77% matchVery Positive86% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: TrerPlayPub: Edco Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 17.9%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Comedy 8.7%
- #36 Polyroll
76% matchVery Positive95% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Spicy Gyro GamesPub: HOF Studios
Windows
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 10.4%
- #37 Snail Bob 2: Tiny Troubles
75% matchVery Positive98% of 373 reviews2015
Dev: Hunter Hamster
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 14.3%, Comedy 13.9%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 11.8%
- #38 Ultimate Chicken Horse
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,798 reviews2016
Dev: Clever Endeavour Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31.6%, Platformer 22.7%, Funny 20.1%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Cute 6.6%
- #39 Snail Simulator
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,587 reviews2023
Dev: Mr. Snail Dev
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 81.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Funny 34.9%, Exploration 28.5%, Cute 27.5%, Action 9.1%
- #40 It's a Wrap!
73% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Chanko StudiosPub: AMC Games
Windows
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 18%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Side Scroller 10.8%, Comedy 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
- #41 Cursed Gem
74% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2020
Dev: AikonCWDPub: Vega Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 19.7%, Platformer 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
- #42 Wunderling DX
73% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2020
Dev: Bitwave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 38.7%, 2D Platformer 22.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 13.4%, Indie 10.7%
- #43 Randomice
70% matchVery Positive96% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: VideoludidPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
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 13.3%, Funny 11.1%, Comedy 9%
- #44 TRY AGAIN
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,472 reviews2023
Dev: the Rejects
Windows
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 18.7%, Funny 11.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Fast-Paced 10.2%
- #45 Axolotl is Dry
72% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Manodeix
Windows
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 27.4%, Difficult 23.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 10.2%, Story Rich 7%
- #46 Super Grappling Gecko
71% 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: Precision Platformer 17.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, 2D Platformer 13.2%, Difficult 13.2%, Platformer 9.7%
- #47 The Colorful Creature
70% matchPositive96% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Infiland
Windows · Linux
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 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 9.8%
- #48 Moventure
68% matchMixed70% of 231 reviews2026
Dev: Pixelatto
Windows
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 21.1%, Side Scroller 12.4%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Funny 10.1%
- #49 Big Tower Tiny Square
71% matchVery Positive93% of 136 reviews2018
Dev: Evil ObjectivePub: EO Interactive
Windows
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 25.8%, Precision Platformer 21.1%, Comedy 10.7%, Funny 8.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #50 iZBOT
72% matchVery Positive81% of 286 reviews2015
Dev: Ruxar
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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%
- #51 Brainmelter Deluxe
70% matchPositive98% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Cosmocat
Windows
Melt your brain with this twisted take on the platform genre!
Why similar: Difficult 30.5%, Side Scroller 23.3%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Platformer 15.8%, 2D 4.4%
- #52 Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils
67% matchVery Positive95% of 417 reviews2022
Dev: Colorgrave
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 10.7%, Platformer 10.2%
- #53 Go Slimey Go!
65% matchVery Positive99% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: TembacPub: Tembac and Chabbie
Windows · Mac
A precision platformer that welcomes newcomers and rewards mastery. Discover hidden secrets and overcome handcrafted challenges in a charming adventure built for all skill levels.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.4%, Side Scroller 16.9%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Platformer 14.9%, Cute 7.3%
- #54 while True: learn()
67% matchVery Positive91% of 8,141 reviews2019
Dev: Luden.io
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You’re a machine learning specialist who makes neural networks but your cat seems to be better at it. Now you must solve puzzles to build a cat-to-human translation system (who knows what else this cat is capable of!). Earn a fortune, buy kickass cat outfits, learn how machine learning really works!
Why similar: Puzzle 71.5%, Indie 24.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #55 Escape Goat
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2013
Dev: MagicalTimeBean
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Escape Goat is a puzzle platformer where you take control of a goat, who has been imprisoned for witchcraft, and overcome traps and obstacles to escape the Prison of Agnus. Fear not, for with your supreme agility, sturdy horns, and the help of a magic mouse friend, you can turn the tables on foes and use the environment to your advantage.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 50.7%, Platformer 27.3%, Puzzle 9.4%, Indie 5.3%, Action 4.1%
- #56 ElecHead
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,394 reviews2021
Dev: NamaTakahashi
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.7%, Platformer 21.9%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Puzzle 7.6%, Action 4.6%
- #57 Splasher
68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,188 reviews2017
Dev: SplashteamPub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Splasher is a fun and challenging 2D Platformer filled with humor and surprises. Armed with a paint cannon, you’ll face the dangers of the Inkorp mega-factory in order to save your companions, the Splashers, and put an end to the Machiavellian projects of the evil boss, Le Docteur.
Why similar: Platformer 49.6%, Difficult 18.6%, Action 13.2%, Indie 10.9%, 2D 6.2%
- #58 Exoracer
66% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Nyan Studio Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 27.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Funny 7.9%
- #59 Garbanzo Quest
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 654 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 25.3%, Difficult 18%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%
- #60 Leap Year
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,124 reviews2024
Dev: Daniel Linssen
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.7%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 12.3%, Exploration 8%