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by Crazy Viking Studios
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.
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$0.99Jet Gunner
Aug 4 · Sinclair Strange
Both: Platformer · Retro · Difficult
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.
ActionIndiePlatformerAdventurePixel GraphicsRetro2DDifficultArcade👍 122
-70%$2.09Armorik the Viking: The Eight Conquests
Mar 10 · Infogrames Multimedia SA
Both: Retro · Platformer · Arcade
Armorik is a young, courageous and ambitious Viking. With your help and that of Thor, he will try to conquer the eight territories that will allow him to become a legend.
ActionRetroPlatformerArcadeSide Scroller
$14.99Mago
Jun 21 · Dream Potion Games
Both: Platformer · Retro · Difficult
Mago is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlords' food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!
IndieAdventurePlatformerPixel Graphics2DRetroGreat SoundtrackFunnyDifficultSingleplayer👍 933
$19.99The Messenger
Aug 30 · Sabotage
Both: Retro · Platformer
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.
RetroPlatformerPixel GraphicsMetroidvaniaNinja2DGreat SoundtrackIndieAction2D Platformer👍 10,714
$0.99Bullshot
Nov 22 · GATO STUDIO
Both: Platformer · Retro · Arcade
Help Frank F. Franky fight the evil cardesians, zombies & robots while setting your arrested friends free. Bullshot is a run 'n gun game that tries to recover the essence of the 90s classics, such as Abuse, Contra or the Metal Slug sagas.
IndieActionPlatformerRetroSingleplayerShoot 'Em UpSpaceArcadeGreat SoundtrackComedy👍 232
$24.99Rain World
Mar 28 · Videocult
Both: Difficult · Platformer
You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.
DifficultAtmosphericSurvivalExplorationIndiePixel GraphicsPlatformer2DOpen WorldPost-apocalyptic👍 46,938
$2.99The Impossible Game
May 8 · Grip Games
Both: Difficult · Platformer
The super-addictive and very, very hard platform game finally arrives on Steam - it's quite possibly the world's hardest game! As well as five classic Impossible Game levels, this desktop version includes an EXCLUSIVE new Level Editor.
IndieDifficultGreat SoundtrackPlatformerLevel EditorMusicCasual2DAddictiveSingleplayer👍 1,253
$7.99Gato Roboto
May 30 · doinksoft
Both: Platformer · Retro
Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
IndieMetroidvaniaActionPixel GraphicsAdventure2DCatsPlatformerRetroSingleplayer👍 4,364
$0.99Sir! I'd Like To Report A Bug!
Oct 19 · Lord Puggington Games
Both: Difficult · Platformer · Arcade
Bust some bugs and save the world with the most average of heroes in this retro style platformer! Overcome obstacles such as killer cars, lava floors and one seriously @!&#^% off sun, tackle the horrors of the daily commute but with more fire and randomness.
SingleplayerSide Scroller2D PlatformerDifficultPlatformerArcade2DRetroDark HumorFunny
$14.99Vibrant Venture
Jul 24 · Semag Games
Both: Platformer · Difficult
Vibrant Venture is a singleplayer 2D adventure platformer game featuring a quirky cast of characters! The game features four playable characters with multiple unique abilities that can be combined for extremely versatile, fluid and fun movement!
PlatformerAdventureSide Scroller2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerDifficultActionPixel GraphicsCartoony2D👍 575
$4.99Electronic Super Joy: Groove City
Jun 6 · Michael Todd Games, Yazar Media Group LLC
Both: Platformer · Difficult
A Giant Robot Stripper called JoJo has smashed Groove City! She's angry because Dr Swinger stole her Laser-Nipples! Help JoJo reclaim her Laser-Nipples & defeat the Evil Plans of Dr.Swinger, with the help of Pope Boris the Super Sexy!
IndiePlatformerActionGreat SoundtrackDifficult2DPixel Graphics👍 253
$4.99Glorkian Warrior: The Trials Of Glork
Mar 24 · Pixeljam
Both: Retro · Platformer · Arcade
A retro mashup of a Galaga-style shoot-em-up and simple platforming action. Made in collaboration with Eisner-award-winning James Kochalka, based on his graphic novel series for kids.
Shoot 'Em UpBullet HellActionSide ScrollerRetroPlatformerArcadeShooter2D PlatformerIndie👍 128
$4.99IN-VERT: Definitive Edition
Mar 2 · TERNOX
Both: Difficult · Platformer · Retro
This is a short hardcore enthralling puzzle-platform game about a lonely robot, which tries to find his master. To go all the way you'll have to look for the master in two dimensions at the same time. Parallel world module will help to overcome any obstacles!
IndieActionAdventureDifficultPlatformer2D PlatformerPixel GraphicsRetroSingleplayerPuzzle
$14.99STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Feb 19 · Double Helix Games, Capcom
Both: Platformer · Arcade
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
PlatformerMetroidvaniaActionNinjaSide ScrollerHack and SlashReboot2.5DArcadeAdventure👍 2,167
-50%$0.99Super Mustache
Jan 27 · Redro Games
Both: Platformer · Retro
Super Mustache is a vintage styled platformer, filled to the brim with 8 bit pixel art juice! Join Captain Super Mustache in a journey to save the planet Uranus. If you enjoyed classic platformer games from the golden era of video games, then you’re going to love this.
IndieAdventurePlatformerActionCasualPixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerRetro2D👍 323
Viking Butcher
Jul 21 · Yodum Games I/S
Both: Platformer · Arcade
Viking Butcher is a wave based arcade game where you fight your way through waves of different enemies and bosses, in an action packed quest to harvest meat and feed your dying town. During this you will face increasingly difficult animals and bosses.
ActionCasual2D Platformer2DSurvivalLinearSingleplayerIncrementalPlatformerArcade
-85%$0.74SUPER DISTRO
Jul 22 · KITATUS STUDIOS
Both: Platformer · Difficult
"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.
IndieActionAdventurePlatformerDifficult2DWalking Simulator👍 293
$9.99A Hole New World
May 19 · MadGearGames
Both: Retro · Difficult · Platformer
The city is being invaded by monsters from the Upside Down World! You, the Potion Master, must defeat evil all alone, with no tutorials or "Easy Mode" to assist you. You'll have to rely on the help of Fäy, your companion fairy, and your potions!
ActionIndiePixel GraphicsRetroDifficultPlatformerSingleplayer1980sFunnyAdventure
$1.9910 Second Ninja
Mar 5 · Four Circle Interactive
Both: Platformer · Difficult
Ninjas are cool, this is an established fact of the universe. Nazi Robots from space are not cool, they are the complete opposite of cool, and Robot Hitler is out to get you, the world's first ninja. You have 10 seconds to destroy all Nazi Robots in your vicinity. IT. IS. ON.
IndieActionPlatformerNinjaFast-PacedPuzzle2DTime AttackDifficultSingleplayer👍 370
$4.99Bleed
Jul 3 · Ian Campbell
Both: Platformer · Difficult
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!
ActionIndiePlatformerFemale ProtagonistFast-Paced2DShooterPixel GraphicsDifficultLocal Co-Op👍 1,498
$29.99Tiny Barbarian DX
Dec 3 · StarQuail Games
Both: Platformer · Retro
Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.
ActionAdventurePlatformerRetroPixel GraphicsIndieSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack2DFantasy👍 128
$7.99Skyhook
May 17 · Megastorm Games
Both: Platformer · Retro
Fight with grappling hooks in this party brawler for one to four players. Play as a treasure hunting cat or a land swimming shark as you swing around the stage taking out your opponents.
2D FighterFightingPlatformer2DPixel GraphicsPiratesRetro4 Player LocalCo-opLocal Co-Op👍 109
SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics
Jun 1 · D3T Limited
Both: Retro · Arcade
SEGA’s collection of Mega Drive & Genesis Classics comes to a new generation, now updated with even more features: online multiplayer, achievements, mirror mode, rewind, save states, VR and more! Over 50 classic games in one great package. Get into the classics!
ClassicActionAdventureRPGRetroCasual1990's2DArcadePixel Graphics👍 7,995
-60%$3.19Epic Battle Fantasy Collection
May 30 · Matt Roszak
Both: Retro · Old School
A collection of short and silly games from the early days of the internet. There's turn-based RPGs, shoot-em-ups, platformers, and more - updated with new quality-of-life features. Plus there's a whopping 150 achievements to collect, and a free soundtrack DLC!
SingleplayerRetroJRPGAction2D PlatformerBullet HellAdventureOld SchoolRPGAnime👍 351
$9.99Ultratron
Mar 18 · Puppygames
Both: Arcade · Retro
Experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty, and a subtle system of tactics combined with classic gameplay make Ultratron a fun and hypnotic arcade blast.
IndieActionArcadeRetroTwin Stick ShooterLocal Co-OpPixel GraphicsShoot 'Em UpSci-fiSingleplayer👍 518
$4.99Freedom Fighter
May 26 · Volens Nolens Games
Both: Platformer · Arcade · Retro
"With your trusty shank and die hard will to survive, you've successfully broken out of your Prison Cell. How many other prisoners can you set free on your way to Freedom? Take down as many Guards as possible while avoiding traps and hazards along the way! From Knives, to Guns, and Mines to Bombs!"
ActionIndiePlatformerRPGArcade2D Platformer2DPixel GraphicsRetroLinear
$1.99Alien Attack
Jun 21 · Alien Jellyfish
Both: Difficult · Arcade
You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens. Persist them as long as you can.
ActionIndieCasualAdventureSimulationPixel GraphicsDifficultArcadeShoot 'Em Up2D👍 181
$1.99Roof Genocide
Dec 10 · Tamashii
Both: Retro · Platformer · Arcade
Could you dare to slash through your way in a space era with our mighty warrior Zila! Ease your mind with our nostalgic athmosphere while fighting against dreadful robots.
ActionCasualCyberpunkRetroAction-AdventurePlatformerArcadeLinearRobotsBeat 'em up
-90%$2.49Valfaris
Oct 10 · Steel Mantis
Both: Platformer · Retro
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.
ActionIndieGorePlatformerPixel Graphics2DGreat SoundtrackSide ScrollerViolentRetro👍 1,786
$4.99Pixel Gladiator
Sep 8 · Flying Islands Team
Both: Difficult · Platformer
Distant future… Brutal gladiatorial battles is a top-rated show, extremely popular all over the Universe. You’ve been sent to the abandoned planet as one of the participants of the show. Your goal is to survive as long as possible, fighting back deadly creatures in the focus of billions of viewers.
ActionIndiePixel GraphicsTower Defense2DSingleplayerDifficultPlatformerSurvivalSide Scroller👍 359
$4.99Deadly Racing Duel
Jan 31 · DDRACE
Both: Difficult · Retro · Arcade
Deadly Racing Duel - in the role of a racer who conquers circuit auto racing, you accept challenge after challenge in order to prove how good a racer you are.
DifficultRoguelikePixel GraphicsSingleplayerIndieRacingRetroArcadeRoguelite2D
$14.993000th Duel
Dec 12 · NEOPOPCORN Corp
Both: Platformer · Difficult
3000th Duel is action-adventure game that has speedy, exciting battles as its charm. Fight against monsters with your own style of battle to travel an unidentified world and discover a secret hidden.
ActionAdventureMetroidvaniaSouls-likeIndiePlatformerDifficultDark FantasySide Scroller2D👍 365
$7.99Super Win the Game
Oct 1 · Minor Key Games
Both: Difficult · Platformer
Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
MetroidvaniaSide ScrollerPrecision PlatformerCasualExplorationOpen WorldDifficultPlatformer2DNonlinear👍 527
$2.99DLC Quest
Mar 18 · Going Loud Studios
Both: Platformer
What happens when DLC practices go too far? An indie developer makes a game that mocks the industry and its foibles, that's what! Defeat the bad guy, save the world and get the girl! But first you'll need to find coins to buy DLC to enable animation, sound and even pausing.
PlatformerIndieSatireComedyShortParody Pixel Graphics2DSingleplayerFunny👍 4,994
-89%$0.54Robotex
Nov 19 · YFYX GAMES
Both: Platformer
Life on Earth is unsustainable. Humanity must seek a new home but the only planet found is very hostile. You were sent on a expedition to slay the monsters inhabiting the surface of this planet. In this adventure you end up being the villain. Game contains two basic controls, many puzzles and lots of guns and enemies.
IndieCasualActionAdventure2DPlatformerSide Scroller👍 745
$3.99ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
Apr 19 · BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.
Both: Arcade · Retro
First appearing in arcades in 1981, the masterpiece GALAGA finally comes to Steam! Move the fighter left and right and destroy the waves of incoming aliens!
ArcadeActionShoot 'Em UpRetroClassic2DSingleplayerPixel GraphicsShooterSpace👍 843
-80%$2.5999Vidas
Dec 22 · QUByte Interactive
Both: Retro · Old School
"99Vidas" is a "beat 'em up" set in a contemporary world that pays tribute to both the new and the classic in gaming industry. Brought to you in all pixelated, 16 bit-esque glory, chockfull of references to not only gaming, but all 80's and 90's pop culture.
Beat 'em upActionPixel GraphicsRetroIndieNostalgia2D1990's1980sOld School👍 405
$16.99Blazing Chrome
Jul 11 · JoyMasher
Both: Retro · Arcade
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
RetroActionPixel GraphicsSide ScrollerIndieShoot 'Em Up2DArcadeLocal Co-OpShooter👍 1,326
$19.99BlazBlue Entropy Effect
Feb 14 · 91Act
Both: Platformer
Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.
Action Roguelike2DActionAction-AdventurePlatformerReplay ValuePixel GraphicsAnimeCyberpunkPost-apocalyptic👍 30,416
$1.99Linea, the Game
Jan 4 · KHB-Soft
Both: Difficult · Arcade
The goal of the game is to survive for more than 60 seconds on each level, dodging platforms and objects, listening to bitpop soundtracks. Four levels, online-records, achievements and trading cards are waiting for you.
IndieCasualMinimalistDifficultActionFast-PacedArcadeMusicMusic-Based Procedural GenerationPsychedelic👍 883
$24.99Freedom Planet 2
Sep 13 · GalaxyTrail
Both: Platformer
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!
PlatformerSide ScrollerFemale ProtagonistPixel GraphicsAction-AdventureIndieColorfulAdventureSci-fiAction👍 1,581
$9.99Droid Assault
Jan 9 · Puppygames
Both: Arcade · Retro
Play Droid Assault and experience running blaster battles with hordes of rampaging killer robots! Discover a unique tactical arcade shooter, with the fun addictive gameplay of 8-bit classics. You'll need your wits and the help of your acquired droid squad to stay alive in this fast-paced retro actionfest.
ActionIndieArcadeShooterRetroTop-DownSci-fiLocal Co-OpTop-Down ShooterRobots👍 267
$14.99Steel Assault
Sep 28 · Zenovia Interactive
Both: Arcade · Retro · Difficult
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this 16-bit retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes.
2D PlatformerFast-PacedArcadePost-apocalypticActionSide ScrollerPixel GraphicsRetroBullet HellDifficult👍 386










