Games Like Yury

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

Why similar: Difficult 30.4%, Platformer 28.3%, Fast-Paced 12.4%, Indie 11.8%, 2D 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive masocore platformer that mirrors the high-difficulty, instant-respawn loop found in Yury.

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: Difficult 34.1%, Platformer 30.7%, Indie 14.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the developer of Super Meat Boy, this game offers a brutal, atmospheric platforming experience filled with traps and precision challenges.

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: Difficult 36.2%, Platformer 24.5%, Indie 14.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%, 2D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-driven, it features some of the tightest precision platforming mechanics available on Steam.

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Difficult 31.5%, Platformer 26.4%, Retro 11%, Indie 9.9%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal, retro-inspired action-platformer that rewards patience and mastery of its difficult combat.

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

Why similar: Platformer 27%, Difficult 25.5%, Indie 13.1%, Retro 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled platformer that relies on gravity-flipping mechanics to create fast-paced, difficult puzzles.

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: Difficult 34.2%, Fast-Paced 24.4%, Platformer 18.6%, Indie 12%, Action 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, physics-based platformer that demands extreme precision and mastery of momentum.

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 24.9%, Platformer 22.7%, Fast-Paced 14.8%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masocore platformer that leans heavily into the instant death mechanic with a dark, humorous tone.

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: Platformer 36.4%, Difficult 32.6%, Indie 15%, Action 5.9%, Retro 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, music-driven platformer that provides a relentless challenge similar to Yury's intensity.

Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...

Why similar: Platformer 28.2%, Difficult 24.5%, Indie 12.4%, Retro 10%, Action 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hardcore platformer that specifically focuses on the spikes and traps design philosophy seen in Yury.

Velocibox is a twitch-heavy action game crafted for the hardcore audience.

Why similar: Difficult 35.4%, Fast-Paced 31.6%, Indie 19.4%, Action 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, twitch-reflex game that shares the high-intensity, don't blink nature of Yury.

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

Why similar: Difficult 37.2%, Platformer 29.4%, Indie 10.7%, Action 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, combat-heavy platformer with a distinct pixel-art style and high difficulty curve.

RITE is a high-speed, precision platformer where you must conquer a series of challenging trials, a rite of passage for every Nim.

Why similar: Platformer 25.4%, Difficult 23.4%, Indie 11.6%, Adventure 10.6%, Action 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist precision platformer that focuses on short, difficult levels that require quick reflexes.

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Action 23.9%, Indie 16.1%, Retro 13.8%, Adventure 11%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style action-platformer that captures the classic feel of 8-bit run-and-gun games.

2D platform game focused on intense combat against enemies and exploration of secret areas in dark dungeons full of dangers.

Why similar: Difficult 18.4%, Platformer 16.8%, Fast-Paced 16%, Indie 12.7%, Retro 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style platformer that offers a challenging, single-player adventure with classic mechanics.

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Difficult 29.4%, Indie 24.7%, Platformer 21.4%, Adventure 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer that focuses on tight movement and overcoming obstacles in a retro environment.

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Platformer 24.7%, Indie 24.2%, Action 21.2%, Retro 17.2%, 2D 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action-platformer that captures the spirit of classic 8-bit adventures.

"SUPER DISTRO" is a hard-as-nails 2D platformer in the style of retro games such as Megaman, Super Mario Bros 2: The Lost Levels and other such rage-inducing classics. Taking "Difficult gameplay" to a whole new level - SUPER DISTRO is not for the faint-of-heart. The weak need not apply.

Why similar: Indie 29.8%, Platformer 24.5%, Difficult 17.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, indie action-platformer that emphasizes difficult combat and platforming sections.

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

Why similar: Platformer 36.3%, Difficult 30.7%, Indie 14.7%, Action 6.3%, Fast-Paced 6%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer focused on flow and speed, requiring perfect execution to clear levels.

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: Difficult 28.2%, Indie 24.6%, Platformer 21.8%, Action 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique precision platformer that simplifies controls to focus entirely on movement and obstacle navigation.

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: Difficult 22.8%, Platformer 21%, Fast-Paced 15.3%, Indie 11.5%, Retro 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, vertical-scrolling roguelike that captures the retro aesthetic and high-intensity gameplay of Yury.

Ball laB is a hardcore platformer with minimalist graphics.

Why similar: Difficult 31.6%, Platformer 24.4%, Retro 16.9%, Indie 12.8%, 2D 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, physics-based precision platformer that emphasizes tight, responsive controls.

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 35.7%, Retro 21.6%, Indie 18.8%, Adventure 8.5%, 2D 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platformer that pays homage to gaming history through varied, difficult level designs.

DYE is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level.

Why similar: Difficult 19.6%, Platformer 17.7%, Indie 15.1%, Fast-Paced 12.1%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, fast-paced platformer that requires precision timing to navigate through its challenging levels.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Indie 15.8%, Difficult 10.7%, Retro 10.6%, Action 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal retro action-platformer that features challenging boss fights and exploration.

Stonerid is a challenging 2D platformer, which the most important feature are two parallel, different worlds. Over 30 different levels to complete, unconventional game style and lots of dangerous traps and monsters make it extremely difficult to rise to the challenge.

Why similar: Indie 37.2%, Platformer 32.6%, Action 30.3%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult platformer that tests player reflexes with its demanding level design and retro aesthetic.

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 29.4%, Fast-Paced 14.2%, Retro 12.2%, Indie 10.5%, Difficult 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, momentum-based platformer that offers a high-speed challenge similar to classic retro titles.

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 31.8%, Retro 16.9%, Difficult 13.4%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-inspired action-platforming that balances difficulty with rewarding mechanics.

Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.

Why similar: Difficult 30.9%, Platformer 25.9%, Indie 17.3%, Action 14%, Retro 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, fast-paced platformer that thrives on its high difficulty and retro charm.

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams -- she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero looks like!

Why similar: Platformer 25%, Fast-Paced 20.9%, Difficult 16.1%, Indie 13.9%, Action 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, fast-paced action game that focuses on fluid movement and dodging projectiles.

Stray Savior is a 2D action platformer packed full of lethal traps, precise jumps, and powerful bosses. Venture through the dystopian world with weapons and skills, to prove yourself and forge your own path.

Why similar: Platformer 30%, Action 14.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Difficult 14.1%, Indie 11.9%

C&F Inc. teleporters are going offline all over the place, and it's up to an intrepid frog employee to fix the situation.

Why similar: Difficult 29.5%, Platformer 23%, Retro 11.9%, Indie 8.3%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A polished, retro-style action-platformer from the creator of Cave Story that offers a tight, difficult experience.

Run through huge multi-level locations, avoiding spikes, falling platforms, and flying blades, use double jumps, and choose your route to reach the Heart before the lights go out.

Why similar: Platformer 41.2%, Adventure 29.6%, Indie 13.4%, 2D 8.1%, Action 7.6%

Dangerous Bullets- This dynamic hardcore platforming, challenges you.

Why similar: Platformer 22.5%, Action 14.7%, Difficult 14%, Retro 13%, Indie 12.9%

A platform game so difficult and at the same time, so addictive that you will enjoy having to repeat a levels dozens of times until complete them.

Why similar: Indie 28.7%, Difficult 22.3%, Platformer 21.2%, Action 14.8%, Adventure 13%

Volchaos is an ultra-challenging old school platformer.

Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Retro 17.1%, Adventure 12.4%, Action 12.3%, Difficult 10.7%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Indie 16.6%, Difficult 16.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Action 12.6%

Hardcore pixel indie platformer with puzzle elements and history. Can you get to the end?

Why similar: Indie 24.5%, Adventure 20.1%, Difficult 19.5%, Platformer 19.2%, Retro 12.4%

Dynamic, hardcore and explosive action on the passage with a bunch of weapons, enemies and bosses.

Why similar: Indie 15.8%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 13.7%, Action 13.5%, Fast-Paced 12.7%

Time Up is a fast paced action platformer, with each level only being 9 seconds. Sieze every opportunity, plan your route, Survive various deadly traps, and reach the finish line! This game combines a variety of classic platformer elements: The levels are carefully designed to make them harder, yet more enjoyable to give the player a...

Why similar: Difficult 18.8%, Indie 17.5%, Fast-Paced 16.2%, Adventure 15.3%, Action 13.7%

Squirbs is a challenging puzzle-platformer in which you control two cute blue Squirbs simultaneously with one set of controls. Looking for an awesomely difficult game? That's Squirbs.

Why similar: Platformer 25.7%, Difficult 21%, Indie 20%, Adventure 14.5%, Action 12.3%

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Fast-Paced 21.5%, Action 12.7%, Retro 10.7%, Indie 8.4%

Mr. Bree+ is a hardcore sidescrolling adventure platformer, enriched with great visual and musical aspects. It's about 60 levels of pure challenge, revealing along the progress, the dark past events which tells the story of our hero, a householding family pig, Mr. Bree.

Why similar: Platformer 39.1%, Indie 26.7%, Adventure 18%, Action 16.2%

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

Why similar: Difficult 32.7%, Platformer 27.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Action 9.4%, Indie 8.4%

The great arcade challenge in physics based platform world. Join the hardcore journey of 200 levels with puzzle elements and claim the title of Ultimate Solid!

Why similar: Difficult 28.1%, Indie 27.9%, Adventure 22.8%, Action 21.2%

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: Difficult 22.8%, Fast-Paced 20.8%, Platformer 15.7%, Retro 10.3%, Indie 8.7%

ION Shift delivers fast, high-stakes gameplay with precision controls and a unique sandbox-style approach to combat arenas. The campaign progressively challenges the player through evolving level design, tight mechanics, and a focus on player-driven mastery.

Why similar: Difficult 31.2%, Fast-Paced 22.9%, Platformer 10.3%, Action 8.5%, Indie 8.3%

You think you are a die-hard? Here you will die quick! A proper hardcore RPG-action where you will die a million times across a myriad of procedurally-generated levels. Extremely difficult, but highly addictive Indie Gem in your Steam game collection!

Why similar: Difficult 28.6%, Fast-Paced 20.2%, Space 18.6%, Action 9.7%, Adventure 9.7%

Rush to Adventure is a retro fantasy speedrunning adventure. Inspired by classic NES titles like Zelda, Mario and Castlevania. You awaken on the shore of a cursed island. Your only way off the island is to fight the monsters and lift the curse.

Why similar: Indie 18.7%, Difficult 16.6%, Adventure 15.7%, Action 14.6%, Platformer 13.9%

Inspired by the legendary ZX Spectrum classic Bugaboo (La Pulga), Flix the Flea is a precision arcade platformer where every jump counts. Master momentum, bounce through deadly caverns, and conquer ten challenging levels in this deceptively simple but brutally addictive skill game.

Why similar: Platformer 27.5%, Action 16.3%, Fast-Paced 15%, Difficult 14.8%, Retro 11.5%

VVVVV is a colorful, dynamic platformer action with puzzle elements, made in retro style.

Why similar: Indie 21.9%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 17.8%, Difficult 10.5%, Platformer 10.4%

An insanely difficult precision platformer

Why similar: Difficult 46.7%, Platformer 19.5%, Adventure 13.8%, 2D 10.4%, Indie 9.5%

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: Difficult 27.2%, Platformer 25%, Fast-Paced 18.4%, Indie 14.1%, Action 9.3%

Challenging 2D platformer in the best traditions of classic games, with an excellent chiptune soundtrack. The game will check your nerves for strength and bring a lot of emotions.

Why similar: Difficult 30.5%, Platformer 24.5%, Retro 15.8%, Indie 12.1%, Adventure 9.6%

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: Difficult 24.2%, Indie 18.4%, Platformer 13.2%, Action 9.1%, Space 8.8%

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: Platformer 22.7%, Difficult 21.6%, Retro 15.7%, Indie 12.2%, Action 10.2%

Welcome to Cataegis - The White Wind: Ziggurat Chapter, a frantic 2D arcade action retro-style game that pays homage to the glory days of 8-bit side scrolling gaming.

Why similar: Indie 30.5%, Action 27.9%, Platformer 21.2%, Retro 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.6%

Dynamic is an indie Platformer game. The goal is to try to avoid obstacles and dangerous enemies who want to kill you

Why similar: Indie 32.3%, Difficult 14.3%, Adventure 13.9%, Action 13.3%, Platformer 12.1%

Be the weapon! Swing like an axe, thrust like a spear, and soar like an arrow in this physics-based platformer. Flip, throw, and carve your path to the peak! Rage burns, revenge awaits... Are you up to the challenge?

Why similar: Difficult 40.3%, Platformer 18.7%, Retro 13.6%, Adventure 11.8%, 2D 8.4%

Prompt is a hardcore platformer. It is minimalist, it is retro, and it is very, very hard. Everything from the visual style to the design of every level has been coded with love, just for you.

Why similar: Platformer 55.8%, Indie 44.2%

Challenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and a great chiptune soundtrack.

Why similar: Difficult 29.1%, Platformer 21.7%, Retro 15.7%, Indie 9.6%, Action 8.9%