- #1 Slain 2: The Beast Within
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
A brutal gothic hack-and-slash where steel and savagery collide. As Prince Akran, wield the sentient blade Bathoryn, embrace your werewolf fury, and battle through a dying world against the forces of Vroll. The quest begins now.
Why similar: Gothic 24.8% ★, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Gore 10.8%, Difficult 10.6%
- #2 LightBall
96% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2020
Dev: Coffee Studio
Windows
Can you see in the dark? Set in a 2D universe, Light Ball brings with it a concept of "Dark Puzzle", a legitimate platform game where you have to cross dark levels with different obstacles using LightBall, a sphere with its own light and capable of firing light.
Why similar: Gothic 25.9% ★, Side Scroller 16.8%, Difficult 14.7%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Retro 11%
- #3 Yui Tui
96% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Anamik Majumdar
Windows · Linux
Yui Tui is a 2D Platform Action game where Yako, the protector of the island, has been assigned to eliminate the enemies who infiltrated the island with an intention of ruling over it.
Why similar: Difficult 17.8%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Retro 14.3%, Violent 12.8%
- #4 Elderand
95% matchMostly Positive75% of 777 reviews2023
Dev: MantraPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Only the strong will conquer this gruesome action platformer with RPG elements. Dismember demonic creatures and terrifying bosses by wielding brutal weapons in intense skill-based combat. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world.
Why similar: Gothic 28.3% ★, Side Scroller 15.3%, Hack and Slash 12.7%, Violent 11.4%, Gore 10.9%
- #5 Apple Slash
94% matchVery Positive96% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
Repel an invasion of mysterious charming creatures in a vast murky marshland. Strike your foes in a God-like slash-based manner and experience ambiguous encounters brimming with personality.
Why similar: Gore 17.4%, Hack and Slash 17.1%, Violent 14.8%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Retro 12.7%
- #6 Slain: Back from Hell
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,379 reviews2016
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
Why similar: Gothic 33.7% ★, Gore 20.6%, Difficult 14.2%, Hack and Slash 6.8%, Side Scroller 6.7%
- #7 TCL - The Cursed Legacy
93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: GGS Studio CreationPub: Broke Studio
Windows
The Cursed Legacy is an action/exploration game based on “die and retry” and made with love and passion to pay tribute to the games of the 90s. It also offers mini games that give this work an infinite lifespan.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.8%, 2D Platformer 18%, Violent 15.7%, Action-Adventure 14.7%, Gore 14.7%
- #8 Crossbow Crusade
92% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
You will have to survive among hundreds of monsters thanks to your weapons and accuracy. The monsters have completely lost their fear! They have made a real mayhem, hunting down living people and destroying them. It's time to stop this and put everything back in its place!
Why similar: Violent 22.7%, Gore 21.2%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Difficult 10.5%, Retro 9.5%
- #9 Specters of the Sun
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ETCLundberg
Windows
Specters of the Sun is a challenging 2D action platformer with action-packed levels. Take on the role of an elusive specter to reclaim your old corpse, now possessed at the heights of your former kingdom.
Why similar: Gothic 29.1% ★, Difficult 18.8%, Side Scroller 15.8%, 2D Platformer 12.7%, Retro 12.1%
- #10 Legacy of Kain: Ascendance
91% matchMostly Negative30% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: Bit Bot MediaPub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Enter the dark world of Nosgoth – Ascendance is a fast paced, 2D action platformer built around fluid combat, vertical movement, vampiric powers, and skill-driven play.
Why similar: Gothic 25.4% ★, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Side Scroller 15.5%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Violent 11%
- #11 Exsanguination
90% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: Never Late ProductionPub: Jamk Games
Windows
Exsanguination is a fast-paced, first-person melee combat game where you play as a former vampire hunter turned into a vampire. With your new vampiric powers, fight against your enemies to reclaim your humanity in a dark, brutal world.
Why similar: Gothic 40.1% ★, Retro 16.7%, Hack and Slash 14.9%, Violent 9%, Gore 8.4%
- #12 Valfaris
89% matchVery Positive83% of 2,694 reviews2019
Dev: Steel MantisPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Why similar: Gore 21.8%, Gothic 19.4% ★, Side Scroller 15.8%, Violent 14.2%, Retro 10%
- #13 The Yellow Ladder
89% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Solemn Acres Studios, LLC
Windows
Fight through enemies with multiple tools and shut down a massive computer in this arcade-style thriller!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.9%, Retro 21.2%, Violent 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12%, Gore 7.8%
- #14 The Last Omen Knight
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Caleb Norman
Windows
The Last Omen Knight is a 2d Side-Scroller where Health, Mana, and Currency are a shared resource in the form of souls. Slay the undead and collect their souls, using them on spells, defences, and upgrades in this hack-&-slash pixel art adventure!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.9%, Gothic 26.7% ★, Side Scroller 18.3%, Action-Adventure 14.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #15 Colossal Crisis
87% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Benjamin Scott
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fast-paced 2D hack-and-slash platformer where you battle through 7 levels and face off against two towering giants. Master precision combat, overcome deadly enemies, and reclaim a ruined island from the brink of collapse.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.2%, Side Scroller 21.2%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Adventure 5.8%
- #16 The Stranded Traveler
86% matchMixed67% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: DeadEaglePub: Spitfire-Games
Windows
Embark on an epic journey in The Stranded Traveler, a 2D side-scrolling action-adventure game where you take on the role of a traveler stranded on a mysterious island. Explore dangerous environments, fight fierce enemies, and defeat challenging bosses!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 25.9%, Side Scroller 22.5%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Action-Adventure 14.3%, Adventure 5.9%
- #17 Hunted Within: The Walls
86% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: LRDev Games
Windows
Dive into a gripping first-person horror Survival game Where you're trapped in a terrifying towering maze. Explore, craft tools and Fight by day, watch out over night when the Darkness hunts you within the walls. Uncover the truth behind the walls and Escape, or become a part of the nightmare.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.5%, Violent 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Difficult 12.9%, Action-Adventure 12.5%
- #18 Impossible Slasher! Hack and Slash
85% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: TheLostSunPub: Angel Star Studios
Windows
Defeat as many enemies as you can and Unlock different characters with different abilities in this arcade Hack and Slash.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.5%, Side Scroller 31.2%, Gore 18.1%, Retro 15.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #19 Shadows of Zana
84% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: SnuggleFry Games
Windows
Swing, dash, slide and slice your way through the Corrupted Nature Realm. Blast, hack and slash your opponents or bounce off their heads! Power up Special Agent Lawt and rid the land of consuming shadows in this retro inspired 2D Action Platformer RPG.
Why similar: Side Scroller 20.8%, Difficult 18.1%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Action-Adventure 11%, Hack and Slash 9.8%
- #20 Murdo's Quest
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Jason SpitzPub: SpitzSoft, LLC
Windows
Rescue your family and defeat Count Othar in this old-school platformer. Inspired by the "Addams Family" game for the NES. This game presents a unique and challenging platforming experience.
Why similar: Gothic 33.7% ★, Side Scroller 25.8%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D 3.6%
- #21 Valeria the Pagan Priestess
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GauchobotPub: Skynet Games
Windows
Valeria the Pagan Priestess is a savage and sexy celebration of old-school dark fantasy themes, modernized with visceral hack-and-slash combat!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.8%, Side Scroller 17.6%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Violent 15.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
- #22 Zako Slayer
82% match9 user reviews50% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: WarriorWasp
Windows
You are a female super soldier trying to escape from the invaded base by unknown intruders. (A 2D Sci-fi Platformer, Megaman-like style, but with hack and slash.)
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.4%, Hack and Slash 20.8%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Violent 10.5%, Gore 9.8%
- #23 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
79% matchVery Positive93% of 2,479 reviews2025
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 18.1%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Gore 14.1%, Difficult 13.7%, Retro 12.6%
- #24 Hippocampus
82% matchMixed56% of 70 reviews2020
Dev: Bad Vices Games
Windows
Challenging gothic Hack & Slash with gore action and platform phases.
Why similar: Gothic 22.4% ★, Hack and Slash 20.6%, Violent 16.3%, Gore 14.8%, Difficult 11.7%
- #25 Ellen
81% matchPositive85% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: Red Mount Media
Windows
Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths' and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game.
Why similar: Violent 29.1%, Gore 27.2%, Horror 9.3%, Retro 7.6%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
- #26 Linked Mask
81% matchMixed63% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Spoonman Games
Windows
Kill the deities that have been abandoned in the towers created by people, a KAIZO LIKE EXTREME CHALLENGING PLATFORMER video game that aims to make you become a god in Linked Mask.
Why similar: Difficult 20.2%, Side Scroller 18.5%, Hack and Slash 15.5%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Retro 10.2%
- #27 Reincarnation Tower
80% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: FortL
Windows
Reincarnation Tower gives you the trial to reincarnation. In order to reach the top, you need to overcome several gimmicks using only jumps. Let's take on the challenge carefully, as one failure will have irreversible consequences!
Why similar: Difficult 28.8%, Side Scroller 23.3%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #28 Spine Lasher
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pink Anvil
Windows
Armed with a whip made from human spines, confront the nightmarish creatures of mankind. Swing your whip, use sub-weapons, crush your foes under chandeliers, and deflect enemy projectiles back at them—all in this pixel-perfect action platformer!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 21.1%, Retro 20.5%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Gothic 13.7% ★, Difficult 7.1%
- #29 The Legend Of Kuro
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Guys
Windows
The Legend of Kuro is a challenging 2D platformer blending precision, captivating storytelling, and samurai aesthetics. Join Kuro on his quest for vengeance against the demons who destroyed his village.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28.9%, Side Scroller 21.2%, 2D Platformer 18.9%, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Difficult 6.2%
- #30 BloodFlood
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ProTDC
Windows
BloodFlood is a violent 2D Action-Platformer where you battle your way through a deadly infestation.
Why similar: Violent 20.1%, Gore 19.4%, 2D Platformer 18%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Adventure 9.1%
- #31 Vlad Voievod Dracula. Episode 1 Manhunt
77% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Tiberius
Windows · Mac · Linux
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
Why similar: Gothic 32.1% ★, Side Scroller 16.3%, Difficult 13%, Retro 12.4%, Horror 7.8%
- #32 Unlinked Mask
76% matchPositive82% of 33 reviews2024
Dev: KlonozPub: indie.io
Windows
Unlinked Mask is a videogame inspired by the Game Boy but with touches of elevated difficulty. Viewer has been called by the gods to enter the People's Lands, lead his way and overcome the challenges!
Why similar: Difficult 20.5%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Retro 15.1%, Action-Adventure 13%
- #33 House of Pain
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reset Games Ltd
Windows
House of Pain is a brutal hack and slash platformer. Battle hordes of twisted gore-encrusted mutant enemies. Explore, fight and wield deadly weapons such as the chainsaw, axe, machete and flame thrower. Avoid deadly traps while surviving the terror legions of twisted monsters and huge creatures.
Why similar: Gothic 25.6% ★, Hack and Slash 23.5%, Side Scroller 19.8%, Retro 12.2%, Horror 9.6%
- #34 DARK RAMPAGE
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: SomSmolGeims
Windows
DARK RAMPAGE is an 2D platformer with action elements where you play as a hero who finds himself in a dark and dangerous world after he falls into a dark well. You have to explore various locations, fight monsters and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.3%, 2D Platformer 24.7%, Action-Adventure 17%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #35 HEART ABYSS
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DEADMAPPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Heart Abyss is a brutal action-platformer inspired by Japan during the 17th and 18th centuries. Wake up your inner beast and take vengeance on those who put a collar around your neck. Find your sister and uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of all jinkos.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 17.5%, Violent 16.1%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Gore 14.7%, Difficult 13.6%
- #36 Saviner
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cracked Case Games
Windows
Fight your way through a gauntlet of vicious enemies in this 2D action-platformer, where patience and timing is key and a single mistake can cost you everything.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.1%, Hack and Slash 29.5%, 2D Platformer 21.6%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, 2D 2.7%
- #37 Skelethrone: The Prey
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 437 reviews2024
Dev: 70`StrikePub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%
This game is a challenging 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by games like Castlevania and Dark Souls. Skelethrone: The Prey is a free prequel to the main game, setting the stage for the events that will unfold throughout Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona campaign.
Why similar: Gothic 30.3% ★, Side Scroller 18.5%, Difficult 14.2%, Violent 14.1%, Gore 8.1%
- #38 I Wanna Ascend
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: JANGSUE
Windows
As you climb this place, you will fall countless times, sinking into despair. Prove that you're not just a loudmouth coward—reach the top. The 2D platforming jump game that will break your keyboard: I Wanna Ascend.
Why similar: Difficult 23.3%, 2D Platformer 19.9%, Side Scroller 16.4%, Retro 16.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #39 Darkened Glory
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: Inverted Normals
Windows
Darkened Glory is an epic fantasy action game where each player fights for glory of a darkened age in a mythical land.
Why similar: Gothic 36.5% ★, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Violent 12.5%, Gore 11.7%
- #40 Dream Alone
73% matchMixed58% of 57 reviews2018
Dev: Play2ChillPub: No Gravity Games
Windows
Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!
Why similar: Gothic 31% ★, Difficult 15.5%, Side Scroller 15.3%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Horror 10.4%
- #41 Blade's Legacy
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2Design Games
Windows
Use your skills to double jump, crouch, climb wall, jump across platforms, defeat your enemies and save the world! You are the last hope to this land, go through challenging levels and defeat Rorudark!
Why similar: 2D Platformer 18.6%, Difficult 18.5%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Retro 12.6%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
- #42 Galactivore
71% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Fulkult
Windows
Galactivore is a gory retro-style action-platformer inspired by the 16-bit era and featuring an all female cast.
Why similar: Violent 20.7%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Retro 15.7%, Gore 15.4%, 2D Platformer 14.4%
- #43 Obscura: A Sleep Worth Dying For
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hü Hü Hü Studio
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D action platformer set in neon noir: Explore ruins/dream worlds, master the sai and magic scepter, accompanied by pets/mounts, and confront the shadows of loss and memory. Atmospheric, story-driven, single-player.
Why similar: Gothic 32.6% ★, Side Scroller 21.8%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Atmospheric 5%
- #44 Keo and the Cosmic Crystals
71% matchPositive100% of 42 reviews2023
Dev: Crydolphin Games
Windows
Keo and the Cosmic Crystals is a 2D platform game with colorful and cute graphics, featuring high difficulty and precision challenges.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.6%, Difficult 19.5%, 2D Platformer 17.9%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Retro 10%
- #45 Super Meat Boy Forever
71% matchMixed56% of 1,782 reviews2022
Dev: Team Meat
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Super Meat Boy is back! This time around Meat Boy is always running, literally it's an auto-runner. You will jump, dive, slide and punch your way through brutal levels and mean boss fights. We designed 5,000+ levels so you can play the game over and over without seeing the same level twice.
Why similar: Difficult 17.4%, Side Scroller 17%, Violent 16.4%, Hack and Slash 14%, Gore 13.6%
- #46 ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,883 reviews2026
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Paint the screen red and travel the cosmos in this bloodstained action adventure game! Witness the latest from Grasshopper Manufacture: the advent of ULTRA-VIOLENT SCIENCE FICTION!
Why similar: Violent 24.6%, Hack and Slash 23.5%, Gore 22.3%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 9.6%
- #47 NecroKitty
70% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: GOTH PUPPY GAMES
Windows
Precision platformer set in a gothic minimalist shadow world. Cut down a path, defy gravity, and unleash your inner strength to find your way out.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27%, Hack and Slash 26.6%, Gothic 19.5% ★, 2D Platformer 19.4%, 2D 2.6%
- #48 Umbra Sepulcri
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dead Pixel Games
Windows
You are a necromancer. The souls of the dead are your weapon. Push the limits of your combat skills in this story-driven, action packed Metroidvania. Enter in a dark world, where the sun's rays no longer heat up and evil creatures roam free in the night.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21%, Side Scroller 15.9%, Difficult 15.5%, Violent 14.7%, Gore 12.2%
- #49 More Dark
70% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2019
Dev: HugePixel
Windows
More dark - is a two-dimensional platformer with a side view, with elements of puzzles. The game takes place in a strange place called hell. Not a single person who got there will be able to return back. Or can he still?
Why similar: Violent 27.9%, Gore 26%, Side Scroller 12.2%, Retro 9.9%, Difficult 9.7%
- #50 INARI
69% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2023
Dev: ChowdahoundPub: Astrocat
Windows
Descend from the heavens and slay the evil spirits plaguing Japan in INARI, a college project made by students at Columbia College of Chicago. Slice your way through wicked yokai as you run across rooftops and make your way to the leader of the demonic parade.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.2%, 2D Platformer 21.2%, Violent 17.1%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Adventure 10%
- #51 Manus Dei
69% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy Industries
Windows
Wield the holy weapon Manus Dei and annihilate creatures from the Rift in this fast-paced shooter. Only your skill will grant you passage into the halls of eternity.
Why similar: Gothic 33.9% ★, Retro 23%, Horror 14.2%, Violent 14.1%, Gore 13.2%
- #52 HeroTower
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: CZ Game
Windows
"Hero Tower" is a game without regular monsters where you directly face challenging bosses. Dodge the boss's attacks through rolling and jumping, and seize the opportunity to counter-attack. It tests players' reflexes, stamina management, and insight into the boss's moves.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.2%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Difficult 19.8%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Retro 8.7%
- #53 Project: Artificial Legacy Saga
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Medaverse Studio
Windows · Mac
Embark on journey through the "Project: Artificial Legacy Saga" a four-part series, crafted to feel as if it was released across four console generations. Follow Kirana on her heroic journey, as she protects her family and her homeland from a mysterious evil force.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.4%, 2D Platformer 22.5%, Retro 19.2%, Action-Adventure 17.1%, Adventure 5.8%
- #54 Becloudead
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Headbang Games
Windows
Becloudead is a horror story driven, hack and slash cinematic platformer, set in a post-apocalyptic world plagued by a zombie virus. Featuring close combat fighting with a unique time based modular combo system, puzzle solving, nerve-racking boss fights and more...
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.4%, Side Scroller 18.4%, 2D Platformer 17.2%, Horror 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.7%
- #55 Teared
67% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Juan-ModPub: JanduSoft
Windows
Embark on a thrilling 3D arcade action-platformer adventure in Teared. Travel through 9 challenging levels filled with epic bosses and a variety of deadly creatures. Are you ready for this epic journey?
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.5%, Hack and Slash 25.8%, Retro 19.9%, Action-Adventure 10.7%, 2D Platformer 5.6%
- #56 GuraQuest
65% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Lee-PicPub: holo Indie
Windows
Play as Gawr Gura in this 2D-platformer Hololive Fan game! Jump and dash your way through 3 hand crafted levels and collect hidden shrimp in this vibrant, pixel-art environment.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.3%, 2D Platformer 23.3%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Retro 12.7%, Atmospheric 4.4%
- #57 Lasagna Boy
67% matchMixed61% of 41 reviews2021
Dev: Trashy Rascal Studios
Windows
An adventure horror game with a Gameboy aesthetic. Lasagna boy brings a mix of puzzle, adventure, and platforming along with some minor shooting elements, all packaged together in a charming yet haunting pixel art style.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 22.4%, Side Scroller 18.6%, Action-Adventure 16.9%, Horror 14.8%, Retro 9.8%
- #58 Darkest Abyss
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2ndBoss
Windows · Mac · Linux
Darkest Abyss is a platform/action game inspired by the Classic-Vania genre.
Why similar: Gothic 42.4% ★, Retro 16.9%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Side Scroller 12.3%, Adventure 5.4%
- #59 SCRAM!
66% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Rapid Fire Games
Windows
SCRAM! is a platformer based on speed. Play as Boki, a mischievous goblin with a need for speed. Slash, dash, and dive your way through enemies as you loot the Petrifying Forest, Ruined Bastion, and various other worlds. Fight off massive bosses in fast paced gameplay.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.7%, Hack and Slash 18.8%, 2D Platformer 18.3%, Retro 12.5%, Action-Adventure 12.2%