Games Like Wings of Vi

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 32.1%, Difficult 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Platformer 12.4%, Female Protagonist 8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for precision platforming, offering a perfect balance of extreme difficulty and rewarding, tight controls.

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

Why similar: Platformer 25.1%, Difficult 21%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Anime 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-speed, anime-inspired platformer that refines the fast-paced action and boss-heavy gameplay of its predecessor.

Dodge bullets, missiles and lasers in battle as you wrap your head around that bunny girl costume! Combo away with your mighty Piko Hammer or spam various spells from afar with your fiery fairy friend. Explore and explode through Rabi-Rabi Island as you collect power-ups and uncover secrets...

Why similar: Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Metroidvania 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines intense bullet-hell boss fights with platforming and a charming anime aesthetic.

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 41%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.9%, 2D 9.5%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the classic Mega Man-style action and anime aesthetic with modern, fluid movement mechanics.

A 2D action game featuring a young man with the power of lightning who stands for freedom against the evil ambitions of a massive organization. When lightning strikes, a new legend is born.

Why similar: Platformer 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Anime 15.6%, Action 11.4%, 2D 8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, anime-styled action platformer that emphasizes high-difficulty combat and rhythmic movement.

BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

Why similar: Difficult 26.4%, Platformer 18.9%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Metroidvania 12.3%, Anime 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, anime-inspired action platformer that features satisfying combat and precise traversal.

Rosenkreuzstilette is a mega-action-platformer game in which you step into the shoes of Spiritia Rosenberg, a virtuous young woman caught on the wrong side of a revolution instigated by her closest friends.

Why similar: Difficult 26.9%, Platformer 20.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Anime 9.9%, 2D 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A very similar anime-styled, difficult action platformer that channels the spirit of classic retro titles.

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.6%, Difficult 22.6%, Platformer 15.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Gore 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty precision platformer that pairs tight movement with a dark, stylish aesthetic.

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 33.4%, Difficult 24.3%, Platformer 15.6%, Metroidvania 13.8%, Anime 5%

Why You'll Like It: An extremely challenging precision platformer that features complex boss fights and demanding environmental puzzles.

Embark on an all-new adventure with Shantae, the hair-whipping belly dancing genie. After losing her magic, Shantae teams up with the nefarious pirate Risky Boots in order to save Sequin Land from a curse.

Why similar: Platformer 23.3%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Metroidvania 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Anime 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Polished 2D platforming with a strong female lead, vibrant art, and an iconic soundtrack.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Difficult 26.6%, Platformer 17.1%, Metroidvania 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, difficult 2D action platformer featuring a female protagonist and precise combat.

Touhou Luna Nights is a Metroidvania title with a heavy emphasis on exploration and action. Developed by Team Ladybug, creators of multiple fantastic action games thus far.

Why similar: Difficult 26%, Platformer 15.3%, Metroidvania 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania with a heavy focus on time-manipulation mechanics and challenging bullet-hell boss encounters.

Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection brings together six classic titles in one game: Mega Man Zero 1, 2, 3 and 4, as well as Mega Man ZX and ZX Advent. The collection also features Z-Chaser, an exclusive new mode created just for this set of games.

Why similar: Difficult 24%, Platformer 20.5%, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Action 13.4%, Metroidvania 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: These titles served as a primary inspiration for the challenging, anime-styled boss-rush gameplay found in Wings of Vi.

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 40.1%, Difficult 25.2%, Platformer 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%, 2D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-difficulty precision platformer that demands perfect timing and reflexes.

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.8%, Difficult 18.3%, Platformer 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic precision platformer that tests reflexes and pattern recognition through unique gravity-flipping mechanics.

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 32.3%, Platformer 22.7%, Difficult 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep combat mechanics and challenging platforming within a beautifully realized 2D world.

In a bizarre universe where the oppressed are on the brink of oblivion, Dandara has awoken to reshape the world.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.4%, Platformer 19.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Difficult 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features unique movement mechanics in a challenging, atmospheric 2D world that requires precise navigation.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 21.5%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Platformer 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy platformer with a strong narrative and beautiful anime-inspired pixel art.

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 18.4%, Metroidvania 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action platformer that channels the brutal difficulty of classic 8-bit titles.

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 47.4%, Difficult 20.9%, Platformer 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive precision platformer for those who enjoy trial-and-error gameplay and demanding level design.

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 23.8%, Platformer 22.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Difficult 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging retro-inspired platformer with a heavy focus on exploration and clever ability-based puzzles.

-A magical world beautifully depicted through in-game graphics. -Diverse levels that provide a fair challenge. -Additional bonuses that reward those who replay the game. -3 difficulty modes.

Why similar: Platformer 24.2%, Female Protagonist 20.5%, Action 10.4%, Anime 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled boss-rush action platformer that emphasizes pattern learning and character progression.

Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

Why similar: Platformer 24.9%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action platformer with a charming anime aesthetic and accessible but challenging gameplay.

A full-blown adventure played with only two buttons. Become the recently deceased agent Terry Cooper and escape the underworld while facing the toughest, meanest and most difficult obstacles ever devised.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 50.5%, Difficult 14.8%, Platformer 9.7%, Metroidvania 8.2%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, minimalist precision platformer with a unique two-button control scheme.

Challenging precision platformer based on tight, fluid movement. Open map layout with multiple routes. Collect gems and save animals.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37%, Platformer 22.8%, Metroidvania 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging 2D platformer that focuses on precise movement and exploration in a colorful world.

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: Great Soundtrack 25%, Difficult 23.5%, Platformer 23.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Action 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Fast, one-hit-kill precision action that requires perfect timing and pattern memorization.

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 27%, Platformer 25.3%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Precision Platformer 18.3%, Indie 3%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, difficult precision platformer that pairs intense levels with a thumping electronic soundtrack.

Take control of a nimble janitor to rid the world of dust and debris.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 51.4%, Difficult 15.8%, Platformer 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, 2D 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer focused on flow, speed, and maintaining momentum through difficult obstacle courses.

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 40.7%, Difficult 25.4%, Platformer 14%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tight, difficult platforming challenges contained within a single screen, perfect for short bursts of play.

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 48.1%, Difficult 30.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 3.9%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but incredibly demanding precision platformer that focuses on physics-based movement.

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Difficult 10.7%, 2D 5%

TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer that rewards practice and perseverance. Guide Mae and her axolotl spirit, Bao, on a wholesome coming-of-age pilgrimage while mastering Astral Projection, a tether that links Mae to her spirit and is the source of her strength.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.8%, Difficult 22.4%, Platformer 11.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%

Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!

Why similar: Platformer 26.4%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Metroidvania 13.6%, Anime 9%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Can't run or jump? But with a bat, you can surpass any obstacle! Climb to the heavens, learn techniques, and discover secrets across the valley in this challenging puzzle - execution - momentum game!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 35.8%, Difficult 25.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8%, Anime 5.4%

Seraph is a skill-based, acrobatic shooter... without aiming! Take the role of an angel who's mastered the art of 'Gun Fu' as she blasts and cartwheels her way through hordes of twisted demons.

Why similar: Platformer 43.3%, Female Protagonist 37.7%, Action 12.5%, 2D 6.5%

Nixxsz Castle is a precision platform and rage inducing game. Inspired by games from previous generations, Nixxsz Castle has a very hard gameplay experience for those with patience and skill.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 34.1%, Difficult 24.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Anime 6.7%

A great unknown danger is approaching Roah's home planet. Follow Roah as she explores the world and encountering all of its different factions, uncovering the mystery of what is draining the planets lifeforce.

Why similar: Difficult 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Platformer 13.9%, Metroidvania 11%, Great Soundtrack 9.4%

Shantae embarks on her first full HD adventure! When a mysterious crime wave sweeps Sequin Land, it’s up to Half-Genie Hero Shantae to save the day! Use Shantae’s devastating Hair-Whip Attack to send monsters flying, or Belly Dance to transform her into more powerful forms!

Why similar: Platformer 20.6%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Metroidvania 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Anime 8.6%

Umihara Kawase is a girl who uses a fishing hook as a grappling hook. You’ll need quick reflexes to swing your way through the branching surreal environments. Use your brains to figure out the best way through. They say fish is brain food—you’re going to need it!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 53.9%, Platformer 16.7%, Difficult 10.2%, Female Protagonist 6.4%, Pixel Graphics 3.5%

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is an exploration-focused, side-scroller action RPG by Koji Igarashi. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse that slowly crystallizes her body. Battle through a demon-infested castle and defeat its master to save yourself, and all of humanity!

Why similar: Metroidvania 31%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Platformer 13%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Anime 7.7%

Embark on an epic action-adventure as you slash, dash, and combo your way through a vast, vibrant world. Explore and uncover hidden secrets. Customize your build to triumph in spectacular boss battles. Experience a tale of mystery, magic, and mayhem in TEVI, a bullet hell metroidvania!

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.5%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Platformer 17.8%, Anime 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-contextualizes precision platformer trappings and flips them upside-down!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 37.3%, Platformer 15.4%, Difficult 14.8%, Metroidvania 12.5%, Cute 4.4%

Love is a reductive platforming game with a retro aesthetic and a focus on a challenging difficulty. It has an custom respawn system, 16 levels, 12 track soundtrack, competitive scoring, and a simple-to-use level creation feature.

Why similar: Platformer 36.2%, Precision Platformer 21%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Difficult 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

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 40.8%, Difficult 22.5%, Platformer 17%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Indie 2.3%

Hardcore action platformer with multiple endings that depend on your choices.

Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Female Protagonist 15%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Anime 6.5%

Step into the shoes of Freudia Neuwahl, a cool and collected young woman on a mission to save her best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. "Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel" is the sequel to "Rosenkreuzstilette", a level-based 2D side scrolling action game for PC.

Why similar: Difficult 19.2%, Platformer 17.5%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Anime 9%

Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.6%, Platformer 19.6%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Difficult 12.1%, Metroidvania 7%

FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!

Why similar: Precision Platformer 41.1%, Difficult 26%, Platformer 11.8%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 32.7%, Difficult 21.6%, Platformer 13.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 4%

Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.7%, Metroidvania 21.4%, 2D 8.3%, Anime 8.2%, Action 6.6%

A 2D Metroidvania-style game developed under the supervision of Ryo Mizuno, depicting the story of Deedlit and the events leading up to Record of Lodoss War: Diadem of the Covenant. Use a variety of weapons and spirit powers to unravel the mystery of the labyrinth.

Why similar: Platformer 21%, Metroidvania 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Anime 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 47.6%, Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 2.9%

Help Leah overcome a serious illness caused by her cybernetic implants. In this a platformer from the creators of Aeterna Noctis, you will face hundreds of challenges and secrets that unravel the mystery of Eden Genesis. Live this Cyberpunk 2D adventure.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 36.3%, Difficult 23.5%, Platformer 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Metroidvania 5.2%

The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 29.4%, Difficult 22.2%, Platformer 12.7%, Metroidvania 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

"Momodora: Moonlit Farewell" is the latest installment in the Momodora series. Join Momo, High Priestess of the village of Koho, as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from imminent destruction at the hands of the demon hordes summoned by a malevolent bellringer.

Why similar: Platformer 19%, Metroidvania 17.6%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Difficult 12.4%, Anime 10.2%

Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling survival action game, where you play as a young girl that has awoken in a strange and foreign place without her memories. Explore a dark and dangerous world, battle hideous monsters, and topple incredible bosses.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.8%, Platformer 22.5%, Anime 15%, Female Protagonist 11%, Pixel Graphics 8%

Ink and blood stain the streets of Ramezia. Witches must burn and sins must be judged. Venture forth as Sister Semilla to burn down the pillars of heresy in Minoria, an action-platformer by Bombservice, creators of Momodora.

Why similar: Difficult 22.6%, Female Protagonist 22%, Metroidvania 22%, Anime 9.8%, Platformer 7.7%

Challenge all your skill and quick thinking ability in this precision platform game, where you are a bitrom who controller over gravity called Newton, who is trying to escape from a deformed creature that relentlessly follows him in subspace.

Why similar: Precision Platformer 42.9%, Difficult 27.6%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D 4.3%, Action 3.3%

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

Why similar: Precision Platformer 31.3%, Difficult 27.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.7%