- #1 Skul: The Hero Slayer
96% matchVery Positive93% of 57,348 reviews2021
Dev: SOUTHPAW GAMESPub: NEOWIZ
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide 'Skul' on his quest to single-handedly take on the Imperial Army and rescue his King from captivity, in an action-packed rogue-lite 2D platformer for the ages.
Why similar: Action 21.4%, Indie 16.7%, Side Scroller 13.5%, Difficult 12.9%, Platformer 12.4%
- #2 Roah
97% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: Grynsoft
Windows
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: Action 16.3%, Adventure 14%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Difficult 12.1%
- #3 Knightin'+
96% matchVery Positive86% of 292 reviews2019
Dev: Muzt Die Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join brave sir Lootalot on his epic quest in this little Zelda-lite adventure. Explore and fight your way through the dangerous dungeons filled with traps, puzzles and magical artifacts. And, of course, show the evil bosses who is the real boss here.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.7%, Action 16.5%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 13.4%, Fantasy 9.6%
- #4 Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel
95% matchVery Positive89% of 148 reviews2017
Dev: [erka:es]Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Side Scroller 15.4%, Platformer 13.5%, Action 10.8%, Difficult 10.4%
- #5 Sir Lovelot
94% 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: Difficult 28.2%, Platformer 26.8%, Indie 11.8%, Action 9.9%, Adventure 7.3%
- #6 Ittle Dew 2+
94% matchVery Positive86% of 439 reviews2016
Dev: Ludosity
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Ittle and Tippsie crash onto yet another island filled with loot, puzzles and mysterious inhabitants! With the help of a magical map, they set out to steal eight pieces of a raft from increasingly improbable locations including beaches, prairies, an art exhibit and some dude's basement.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Adventure 20.4%, Action 17.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #7 Cookie Cutter: Overkill Edition
92% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,405 reviews2023
Dev: Subcult Joint LTD
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Fueled by love but driven by rage, Cherry embarks on a blood-soaked quest for revenge, explores the massive Megastructure, and eviscerates the armies of Infornet in a best-in-class action-adventure that breaks tropes and bones.
Why similar: Platformer 19.9%, Violent 18%, Nudity 13.4%, Action 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #8 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit
93% matchVery Positive85% of 3,713 reviews2012
Dev: ArkedoPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A crazy action-adventure platformer... In Hell.
Why similar: Platformer 36.9%, Action 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Funny 9.8%, 2D 6.5%
- #9 Song of Iron
91% matchMostly Positive71% of 493 reviews2021
Dev: Resting Relic
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Behind you lies a trail of broken helms, shattered shields. You hold the axe of a fallen foe. Worn and dented, it will suit it's purpose. What lies ahead is still a mystery. Your goal is not.
Why similar: Side Scroller 32%, Violent 16.7%, Action 16.4%, Adventure 15%, Indie 7.7%
- #10 MO:Astray
91% matchVery Positive92% of 5,046 reviews2019
Dev: Archpray Inc.Pub: Rayark International Limited
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Platformer 13.1%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 10%
- #11 Expelled
90% matchMixed58% of 105 reviews2017
Dev: Whited43Pub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Expelled - the adventure of a rabbit on dangerous planets, and all in order to use the only chance to get out of prison and return home to his wife and children.
Why similar: Platformer 16.9%, Adventure 14.3%, Action 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%
- #12 Magicians & Looters
89% matchVery Positive87% of 128 reviews2014
Dev: Morgopolis Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Guide three sociopathic apprentices through an open world filled with caves, castles and underground cities as you search for your kidnapped teacher. Discover countless secrets, loot hidden treasure troves, and decapitate your enemies. Or immolate them. Or smack them in the face with fruit.
Why similar: Indie 39.7%, Action 23.6%, Adventure 21.8%, Platformer 14.9%
- #13 Cally's Caves 3
89% matchVery Positive81% of 554 reviews2016
Dev: VDO Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Cally's parents have been abducted, as her arch-enemy Herbert has taken control of the Caves to perform his evil experiments. Join Cally and her friends in this action-packed run and gun platformer, conquering insane bosses, exploring to find secrets, and levelling up EVERYTHING.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 16.7%, Platformer 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 14.6%, Action 14.1%, Adventure 12.5%
- #14 Dungeons & Geese
88% matchMixed63% of 56 reviews2017
Dev: the Bratans
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Join the adventures of an old man as he embarks on a desperate quest. Stripped of his former fortune by a mysterious event, the protagonist is forced to seek out the truth as he hunts for one of the most valuable resources known to man.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.7%, Platformer 18.6%, Nudity 13.3%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 10.7%
- #15 Mute Crimson+
87% matchVery Positive91% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: Iced Lizard Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 26.6%, Difficult 20.6%, Platformer 18.5%, Action 9.2%, Adventure 7.2%
- #16 Valdis Story: Abyssal City
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,713 reviews2013
Dev: Endlessfluff Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Platformer 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Action 15.6%, Difficult 11.7%, Indie 9.6%
- #17 HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES
82% matchVery Positive97% of 408 reviews2026
Dev: Контора ОптимистовPub: Emotional Bytes
Windows
HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES is a colorful and absurd action-platformer about Buckethead, a hero past his prime, in a world that, let's be honest, has seen better days...
Why similar: Platformer 23%, Side Scroller 18.7%, Action 11.9%, Fantasy 10.3%, Funny 9.6%
- #18 Pharaoh Rebirth+
86% matchVery Positive92% of 355 reviews2016
Dev: KROBON stationPub: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
An ancient evil has been set loose, and Jonathan cursed in the process. Jonathan must now collect seven holy grails from around all of Egypt to cleanse himself of the curse of Sehur the First. Be delighted by the quirky humor, charming characters, and the beautifully designed world, in Pharaoh Rebirth+!
Why similar: Action 29.9%, Adventure 28.3%, Indie 20.6%, Platformer 17.5%, 2D 2.4%
- #19 The Vagrant
83% matchVery Positive90% of 8,622 reviews2018
Dev: O.T.K GamesPub: Thermite Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Side Scroller 22.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Action 13.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Nudity 7.9%
- #20 Skelattack
85% matchMixed61% of 142 reviews2020
Dev: Ukuza, Inc.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Play Skelattack and save the Underworld in this fun action platformer! Together with your best bat friend Imber, you jump, slash, and flap your way though the Underworld and stop the human threat!
Why similar: Platformer 22.2%, Action 18.8%, Adventure 18%, Indie 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
- #21 Hollow Knight
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 549,733 reviews2017
Dev: Team Cherry
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Difficult 17.3%, Platformer 16.5%, Indie 7.4%, Adventure 7%
- #22 Piko Piko
84% matchMixed60% of 135 reviews2022
Dev: MarquetPub: KOMODO
Windows
Take control of Piko, our hammer wielding heroine, as you bash things up with a big hammer in this cute Anime-styled 2D metroidvania-inspired adventure! Uncover mysteries! Beat the bad guys who do naughty things! Explore the Piko Piko world with her floof fox friend!
Why similar: Platformer 23.6%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Funny 13.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Cute 10.7%
- #23 Kautic - The Bald Wizard
84% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: Bad Coffee Games
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Kautic is an action platform game where villagers from a little Town have been petrified and now Kautic, the Bald Wizard, has the hard mission of saving them, but he will need to venture into a world controlled by evil creatures.
Why similar: Action 25.5%, Adventure 24.2%, Indie 19.6%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 11.7%
- #24 Eroico
81% matchVery Positive87% of 1,367 reviews2018
Dev: KyrieruPub: Critical Bliss
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Eroico is a colorful, lighthearted platformer with monster-girls and sexual content. Journey across the land, battling and escaping the grasp of monster-girl foes in your quest to defeat the demon lord!
Why similar: Nudity 44%, Platformer 18.9%, Action 9.1%, 2D 6.1%, Fantasy 4.8%
- #25 Lovish
78% matchVery Positive87% of 127 reviews2026
Dev: LABS WorksPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Lovish is an outrageous 8-bit action-adventure game! Quest with Sir Solomon through a series of bite-sized rooms, as he attempts to free Princess Tsuna, the woman he loves, from the Devil Lord's clutches!
Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Funny 21.7%, Action 19.7%, Indie 14.3%, 2D 8.8%
- #26 Mission Zigloton
79% matchVery Positive94% of 249 reviews2020
Dev: Ben Lega
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help Zigloton steal an old relic on his journey to infiltrate a mysterious planet, in this challenging platformer developped and hand-animated by one person.
Why similar: Adventure 25.3%, Indie 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.3%, Platformer 9.1%
- #27 Freedom Planet
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,884 reviews2014
Dev: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Great Soundtrack 24.6%, Platformer 21.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Action 9.7%, Indie 6.7%
- #28 Liberty Prime
82% matchMostly Negative29% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Prime Studios
Windows
Welcome to an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, glory is valued above gold and freedom is hard earned. In the age of Great Drotus Empire, a lone mercenary accepts a contract to liberate 13 nations of The Empire in order to regain his lost "Glory".
Why similar: Action 22.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Indie 14.7%, Difficult 14.6%
- #29 The End Is Nigh
77% 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: Platformer 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Difficult 21.6%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #30 Girls and Dungeons
80% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Nebelsoft
Windows
A cute, fanservice filled dungeon crawling RPG following the story of a young mercenary exploring a long forgotten dungeon. Along the way he teams up with a team of charming "Lost Maidens" to take on the threat of the mysterious demon of intoxication, Yashumugi.
Why similar: Nudity 36.5%, Great Soundtrack 31.7%, Adventure 18.9%, 2D 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #31 Frebbventure
77% matchVery Positive97% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: AlmyriganHero
Windows
In a world gone wild, there's only one animal man enough to put his foot down!Join Frebb's small clique of reluctant "friends" as they rumble, tumble, and action-platform their way through the craziest journey of the year!
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.3%, Platformer 23.4%, Action 13.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #32 The Narrator Is a DICK
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Adam DeLease
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In this narrated platformer there's one man who's always out to get you... The Narrator. He's a real jerk, but with determination and a lot of skill MAYBE you can make it through this crazy adventure.
Why similar: Difficult 26.9%, Platformer 24.6%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Funny 15%, 2D 6.7%
- #33 Shantae and the Seven Sirens
75% matchVery Positive90% of 2,015 reviews2020
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!
Why similar: Platformer 23.7%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 16%, Adventure 12.2%, Cute 6.9%
- #34 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures
76% matchVery Positive88% of 3,164 reviews2013
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.
Why similar: Platformer 19.5%, Difficult 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 8.8%
- #35 Zetria
73% matchVery Positive84% of 1,042 reviews2022
Dev: KarnePub: PixelBee
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 48%
An adult-only 2D pixel-art platformer!
Why similar: Platformer 19.3%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Side Scroller 16.8%, Nudity 15.7%, Action 11.1%
- #36 Star Fetchers
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,364 reviews2020
Dev: Svavelstickan
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 45%
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 23.1%, Action 18.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Indie 15.3%, Violent 13.6%
- #37 Dungeon of Zolthan
75% matchMostly Positive77% of 534 reviews2016
Dev: Robert AlvarezPub: New Reality Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dungeon of Zolthan is a casual, arcade-style metroidvania platformer where your goal is to defeat Zolthan; a powerful mage that lives inside the dungeon. Using an array of powerups and your own wit and guile, guide your character through Zolthan's Dungeon!
Why similar: Indie 42.7%, Platformer 18.8%, Action 17.6%, Adventure 14.6%, 2D 4.7%
- #38 Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation
73% matchVery Positive89% of 793 reviews2016
Dev: FreakZone GamesPub: Retroware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a mysterious beam from space transforms the world into a game, the Angry Video Game Nerd must return to put the "ASS" in ASSimilation. Utilize new mechanics, power-ups, abilities, and collectible armor pieces to defeat your most powerful foe yet, and save the world!
Why similar: Action 18.3%, Adventure 16%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Indie 12.8%
- #39 Zahalia: The Knights of Galiveth
76% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2017
Dev: LunarCore Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Multi-Character Metroidvania Style Action RPG Featuring PermaDeath!! Switch at anytime between characters in a quest to stop The Dark Prince Rhigor from using the Ethi to unleash The Darkness on the realm.
Why similar: Platformer 28%, Action 19.7%, Indie 13.6%, Fantasy 11%, Adventure 9.3%
- #40 Blasphemous
69% matchVery Positive90% of 65,282 reviews2019
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
Why similar: Violent 17%, Difficult 14.7%, Platformer 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Side Scroller 9.9%
- #41 Chastity Catastrophe
72% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: Naelstrof
Windows · Mac · Linux
Chastity Catastrophe is a action platformer where instead of beating up enemies, you break your friends out of chastity equipment!
Why similar: Action 21.6%, Platformer 21.5%, Adventure 19.9%, Nudity 19.3%, Fantasy 6.3%
- #42 DOOMBLADE
71% matchMostly Positive80% of 373 reviews2023
Dev: Muro StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.
Why similar: Side Scroller 27.3%, Platformer 20%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.7%
- #43 Giraffe Town
73% matchVery Positive81% of 413 reviews2018
Dev: Samer Khatib (Snowconesolid Productions)
Windows
A giraffe born with slippery feet sets out to find love...
Why similar: Violent 20.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 12.1%, Difficult 11.1%
- #44 Driven Out
72% matchVery Positive84% of 273 reviews2019
Dev: No Pest ProductionsPub: Jens Kolhammar
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Beautiful 16 bit retro art style with fluid animations and deliberate combat. Read the enemy and act accordingly in this seamless world without any load screens.
Why similar: Action 18.3%, Difficult 18.3%, Side Scroller 16.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 13.3%
- #45 The Warrior
67% matchVery Positive98% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: ThornDuck
Windows · Mac · Linux
A unique platforming experience where the protagonist, story, and mechanics are constantly changing. Take control of legendary warriors, giant worms, greedy kings, and lazy demons, each with their own purpose.
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.1%, Platformer 20.4%, Adventure 13.8%, Funny 13%, Cute 10.9%
- #46 The Buried Pillars
67% matchVery Positive85% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: T.F.A.N.C.S.
Windows
Explore the world, fight fierce and alluring monster girls to uncover the secrets hidden within! A Metroidvania 2D platformer with combats that push you to the edge!
Why similar: Nudity 25.6%, Platformer 18.1%, Side Scroller 14.3%, Action 14.2%, Cute 10.9%
- #47 Chamber of Darkness
74% matchMixed46% of 68 reviews2018
Dev: The Crow StudiosPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Play as a fearsome knight on a journey filled with challenges. Use a variety of abilities and powerups to take down enemies in an abandoned, torn by war castle.
Why similar: Adventure 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Indie 15.9%, Platformer 13.1%, Violent 11.8%
- #48 Mechaneer Resta's Grand Adventure
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Resta!Pub: Kagura Games
Windows
One day, the robots around town go out of control and start running amok. It's up to Resta and her good friend Curie to identify the source of the disturbance and save everyone!
Why similar: Adventure 39%, Action 22.6%, Indie 17.9%, 2D 13.7%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #49 Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,058 reviews2015
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Platformer 21.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Action 7.4%, Side Scroller 7%
- #50 Luna: Shattered Hearts: Episode 1
74% matchMostly Negative30% of 66 reviews2014
Dev: Daniel GillPub: Gillis LLC
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Explore the infernal abyss of Luna in this action packed RPG Platformer. Confront your dark past and forge your own transformation from being a self-centered disaster to a hero that can change the world. As your party forms a courageous family of rejects you may even find love.
Why similar: Action 24.6%, Adventure 24.5%, Nudity 23.7%, Indie 18.4%, Fantasy 8.7%
- #51 Abyss Of Pleasure
66% matchVery Positive90% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Jpegsama
Windows
The story is about the adventures of the witch Erika in a world filled with monsters. Erika will have to find her sisters and deal with all the obstacles along the way!
Why similar: Adventure 33.8%, Action 31.3%, Nudity 22.9%, 2D 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #52 Void Memory
71% matchMixed67% of 231 reviews2017
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You, who was born in a world full of darkness, should wander this hollowed land to find the Relics for a person who created you. However, fallen and lost souls with trap-filled trials await in your course of doing so. Can you survive in this crumbling world and start a new era?
Why similar: Action 20.2%, Adventure 19.6%, Difficult 15.4%, Indie 14.4%, Side Scroller 14%
- #53 WarriOrb
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 180 reviews2020
Dev: Not Yet
Windows · Linux
Demons, giants, mutants, and a talking Ball with hybrid limbs?! In WarriOrb you play as a mighty demon trapped in an unlikely body. The path ahead is not an easy one. Will you do whatever it takes to regain your freedom?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Difficult 14.2%, Platformer 14%, Cute 6.3%
- #54 雨上がりのハナビィ Ameagari no Hanaby
68% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2018
Dev: Enigmatic Network
Windows · Mac
A 2D platforming adventure featuring fireworks
Why similar: Side Scroller 23.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%, Action 8%, Mature 7.5%
- #55 Primal Light
67% matchVery Positive81% of 422 reviews2020
Dev: Fat Gem
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Inhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Difficult 18.2%, Platformer 8.9%, Action 8.7%
- #56 GoNNER
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,344 reviews2016
Dev: Art in HeartPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
GoNNER is a tough as hell procedurally-generated 2D platformer with roguelike elements, following the largely misunderstood and altruistic Ikk on a journey to cheer up his only friend in this world - a giant landbound whale named Sally - by searching for just the right trinket in the deep and dark places nearby.
Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Difficult 15%, Indie 14.4%, Action 6.1%
- #57 Madness
70% matchMixed56% of 131 reviews2016
Dev: Indie Games StudioPub: Enoops
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You a hero, so have to explore a world full of dangers. overcome various difficulties, traps and demons.
Why similar: Action 39.7%, Adventure 30.6%, Indie 20.3%, 2D 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #58 Camera Obscura
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,538 reviews2015
Dev: Anteater Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption?
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.8%, Platformer 23.3%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 10.5%, Action 9.2%
- #59 ICEY
65% matchVery Positive90% of 27,705 reviews2016
Dev: FantaBlade NetworkPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?
Why similar: Side Scroller 22.8%, Action 19.8%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Great Soundtrack 12%, Adventure 9.7%
- #60 Nine Sols
60% matchVery Positive94% of 43,080 reviews2024
Dev: RedCandleGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Nine Sols is a lore rich, hand-drawn 2D action-platformer featuring Sekiro-inspired deflection focused combat. Embark on a journey of eastern fantasy, explore the land once home to an ancient alien race, and follow a vengeful hero’s quest to slay the 9 Sols, formidable rulers of this forsaken realm.
Why similar: Difficult 25.6%, Platformer 22.4%, Action 13.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%