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In this action platformer you play as a cat, Bast, running through a dark fantasy world. You’ll be running, jumping and sliding with smooth and precise controls designed to make you feel like a cat. But it wont be easy. In the dark you never know what lies in the shadows.
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$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
$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
$9.99Castle In The Darkness
Feb 5 · Matt Kap, Nicalis, Inc.
Both: Platformer · Difficult
Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
MetroidvaniaIndiePlatformerActionDifficultPixel GraphicsAdventureRPGRetro2D👍 1,185
$9.99GravNewton
Jul 26 · JOZGamer, Hatus Quemuel
Both: Difficult · Platformer
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.
Precision PlatformerDifficultPlatformer2DActionCartoonyFamily FriendlySingleplayerIndieReplay Value👍 378
$14.99Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Oct 30 · Endlessfluff Games
Both: Platformer · Difficult
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.
MetroidvaniaActionPlatformerRPGIndie2DDifficultGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerExploration👍 2,275
$19.99Pid
Oct 31 · Might and Delight
Both: Platformer · Difficult
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
IndiePuzzle PlatformerAdventurePlatformerPuzzleLocal Co-OpDifficultSingleplayerCo-opGreat Soundtrack👍 296
$29.99Aeterna Noctis
Dec 14 · Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Both: Difficult · Platformer
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.
MetroidvaniaDifficultPlatformerSouls-likePrecision PlatformerSoundtrack2DAction-AdventureIndieExploration👍 1,698
$12.99Elemgate
Sep 25 · CWPGames
Both: Platformer · Difficult
Elemgate is a unique precision platformer where you'll need to control your speed, changing of the elements and jump timing and to earn more time that converts into score needed to pass 10 stages per level and ultimately across 15 levels in this 2.5D obstacle course challenge to escape an evil god.
PlatformerDifficult2.5DIndieCasualAdventureActionFast-PacedSide ScrollerPrecision Platformer
-90%$0.99The Purring Quest
Nov 12 · Valhalla Cats
Both: Cats · Platformer
Have you ever wanted to be a cat? You will be able, thanks to the aventure platformer The Purring Quest. Take on the role of Kimchi the cat and meet famous cat of the internet in a journey full of humor.
CatsIndieCutePlatformerSingleplayer2DHand-drawnAdventureGreat SoundtrackAction👍 1,205
$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
$7.99Gato Roboto
May 30 · doinksoft
Both: Cats · Platformer
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
$14.99Mago
Jun 21 · Dream Potion Games
Both: Platformer · 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
$9.99Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
Feb 1 · 2Play, Prasius
Both: Difficult · Cats · Platformer
Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.
Co-opOnline Co-Op4 Player LocalDifficultMultiplayerPrecision PlatformerCatsPixel GraphicsPlatformerLocal Multiplayer👍 824
$4.99The Narrator Is a DICK
Jun 14 · Adam DeLease
Both: Difficult · Platformer
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.
Precision PlatformerDifficultPlatformerFemale Protagonist2DFunnyParody Psychological HorrorDynamic NarrationCartoony👍 107
$7.99Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe
May 24 · Andrew Morrish
Both: Platformer · Difficult
The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.
IndieActionCasualPlatformerPuzzlePuzzle PlatformerDifficultGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsLocal Multiplayer👍 374
$14.99BattleBlock Theater®
May 15 · The Behemoth
Both: Platformer · Cats
Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.
Co-opPlatformerFunnyComedyLevel EditorMultiplayerLocal Co-Op2DOnline Co-OpCats👍 55,793
$9.99Remnants of Naezith
Feb 5 · Tolga Ay
Both: Platformer · Difficult
With the powers granted to him by the dragon, Kayra will destroy the Remnants of Naezith, enchanted fragments of the dragon's body, to prevent anyone from exploiting their power for evil. Rush and swing through levels to top the leaderboards in this fast-paced, grappling hook precision platformer.
Precision PlatformerIndieActionPlatformerRacingFast-Paced2DAdventureDifficultCasual👍 440
$5.99Miner Ultra Adventures 2
May 12 · Sinned Games
Both: Difficult · Platformer
Our friend Miner is back !!! Amazing adventures with extreme difficulty, this 3d platform game will surprise you and give you a lot of satisfaction to overcome all the challenges !!! Be versatile and have quick reflexes to be the best !!!
3D PlatformerDifficultThird-Person ShooterPlatformerArcadeThird PersonDark ComedySurrealFunnyAction👍 535
$2.99Spooky Cats
Jun 4 · russpuppy
Both: Cats · Platformer
Oh no! This cute little kitty cat is alone and lost in a haunted house! Only by collecting pennies and defeating monsters can she find the way out! Use your fast fingers to defeat this adorably dark and funny platform game.
CasualActionIndieCatsPlatformerDarkCutePuzzle PlatformerDark ComedyDark Humor👍 370
$11.99Deepening Fire
Apr 19 · VeryBigDog
Both: Difficult · Platformer
Deepening Fire is a side-scrolling action adventure game. Choose different classes, with appropriate equipment, explore hidden complex map, defeat powerful enemies, expose the conspiracy of the chaotic world, experience the souls-like battle
DifficultSouls-likeExplorationMetroidvaniaPlatformerSide ScrollerSingleplayerControllerAction RPGIndie👍 571
$9.99Out There Somewhere
Mar 14 · MiniBoss
Both: Platformer
You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.
PlatformerPixel GraphicsIndiePuzzleAdventure2DGreat SoundtrackRetroActionSci-fi👍 6,161
$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
$12.99Impulsion
Jul 19 · Driving Force Games
Both: Difficult · Platformer
Impulsion is a fast-paced first-person platformer designed to play with your nerves and reflexes! Make your way through 25 levels of increasing difficulty by manipulating physics to your advantage, shooting force fields to slow down or speed yourself up and the environment!
IndieAction3D PlatformerSci-fiParkourCompetitiveDifficultFirst-PersonPlatformerSingleplayer👍 157
$4.99EvilMorph
Feb 3 · ClickGames
Both: Platformer · Difficult
Evilmorph – this is a platform game the main feature of which is a transformation into your enemies after killing them. After slaying the foes you obtain their abilities which gives you one kind of power instead of another. Will you be able to overcome all the obstacles of the grim labyrinth? Will you face against the numerous enemies?
ActionAdventureIndiePlatformerDifficultPuzzle Platformer2DPixel Graphics
$9.99StrikeForce Kitty
Feb 20 · Creepy Brothers
Both: Cats · Platformer
Comedic puzzle-adventure with strong RPG influences. Take away costumes from the foxes, create the most mad combinations of clothes, explore the world, find secrets and save the princess from the clutches of the cunning king!
ArcadeMemesCatsRunnerCasualPlatformerCuteInventory ManagementSide Scroller2D👍 1,003
$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
$14.99Wuppo: Definitive Edition
Sep 29 · snekflat
Both: Platformer
Play as an exiled 'wum' looking for a new home in this bizarre but charming world, filled with strange creatures, puzzles, monsters and political chaos.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPlatformer2D2D PlatformerCuteGreat SoundtrackPuzzleActionSingleplayer👍 4,950
$12.99UnEpic
Jul 25 · @unepic_fran
Both: Platformer
Daniel was just an average guy. He was a great videogame player, a big fan of sci-fi movies, and a novice RPG player. In the midst of an RPG, he was teleported to a castle. At first, Daniel believed that he was having a massive hallucination.
RPGIndieMetroidvaniaPlatformerActionComedy2DExplorationFantasyAdventure👍 5,385
$10.99CATO: Buttered Cat
Sep 5 · Team Woll
Both: Cats · Platformer
Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous "Buttered Cat Paradox". The game features 200+ levels, 70+ skins, plus boss fights and mini-games!
Puzzle PlatformerCatsCuteAdventurePuzzlePixel GraphicsIndieMultiplayerPlatformerSingleplayer👍 2,795
$19.99Cloudbuilt
Mar 20 · Coilworks
Both: Platformer · Difficult
Rocket parkour your way through dizzying obstacles and lethal robot hazards, in this 3rd person action platformer with over 40 levels, and even more community levels.
ParkourActionCombatFast-Paced3D PlatformerAdventurePlatformerDifficultPrecision PlatformerStylized👍 798
$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
$15.99F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
Oct 2 · TiGames
Both: Platformer
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
MetroidvaniaPlatformerActionSteampunkAdventure2D PlatformerSingleplayerStory RichExplorationAction-Adventure👍 6,666
-80%$1.19Lovely Planet
Jul 31 · quicktequila
Both: Difficult
A First Person Shooter Gun Ballet set in a cutesy abstract world. Jump and shoot your way through five worlds full of treacherous enemies with your trusty semi-automatic!
IndieActionFPSCuteDifficultGreat SoundtrackFast-PacedShooterFirst-PersonSingleplayer👍 1,385
$9.99HackyZack
Mar 28 · Spaceboy Games
Both: Platformer · Difficult
You are Zack. Juggle balls with unique properties through platforming puzzles to a goal at the end of each stage. Help Zack fill his treasured book of stickers to unlock optional challenge levels, where you race against the timer to destroy targets as fast as possible.
IndieSportsActionPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerPuzzleDifficult
$9.99Catmaze
May 24 · Redblack Spade
Both: Platformer
Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Nav, the world of the dead.
Side ScrollerExplorationMetroidvaniaPlatformerAction RPGAction-AdventureFemale ProtagonistCharacter Action GameRPG2D👍 570
$4.99Celadon
Sep 12 · Karpopper
Both: Difficult · Platformer
A tightly designed, precision platformer with a large variety of mechanics. Jump, dash and teleport your way past spikes to get to the end. Use multiple move sets over seven chapters. For players of all skill levels to enjoy!
Precision PlatformerDifficultPuzzle Platformer2D PlatformerPixel GraphicsSingleplayerIndiePlatformerPuzzle2D
-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
$4.99The Shadowland
Jul 17 · Bloodcraft Dev
Both: Difficult · Platformer
EN Little Reaper finds himself lost in grim otherworld. Help him find the way back through treacherous obstacles and threatening foes.Prepare to rely heavily on your reflexes to complete 30+ levels spanning through 6 locations, and beat 3 unique bosses. RU Маленький жнец потерялся в мрачной потустороннем мире.
MetroidvaniaPuzzle Platformer2D PlatformerSouls-likeDifficultPlatformerAction-Adventure2DHorrorCute
$19.99Monochroma
May 28 · Nowhere Studios
Both: Platformer
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
IndieAdventurePlatformerPuzzleAtmosphericPuzzle PlatformerDystopian 2.5DSide ScrollerSingleplayer👍 467














