Games like Retro Game Crunch
by Rusty Moyher, Shaun Inman, Matt Grimm
Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. A massive genre-spanning collection.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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$19.99Isle of Reveries
Sep 4 · desertcucco
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Metroidvania
Make a pilgrimage skybound to the Isle of Reveries, where any wish can be granted. Conquer mysterious dungeons, solve puzzles, and explore a vast overworld in this retro-inspired adventure.
FantasyPixel GraphicsRetroMetroidvaniaAction-AdventurePuzzleIndieAdventureStory RichExploration
$19.99Aggelos 2
Aug 27 · WONDERBOY BOBI
Both: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics · Retro
With the Gods of light about to lose the great battle against the Army of Darkness, the Aggelos must learn to embrace his darker side. Explore two opposing realms full of secrets, puzzles and intense 2D combat in this challenging action-platformer.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPixel GraphicsPrecision PlatformerAction-AdventureRetroSide ScrollerSingleplayerActionAdventure
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: Metroidvania · Platformer
Dive into Fatal Claw, a Metroidvania game in vibrant 2D artwork. Explore the arcane underworld your way with Kisha. Your ultimate goal is to find the key to the surface world alongside other survivors, while vanquishing infected enemies and absorbing their power. Start your clawsome adventure now!
MetroidvaniaExploration2D PlatformerAction-AdventureHand-drawnNonlinearPlatformerAtmosphericStory RichMultiple Endings👍 444
-10%$14.39Draco and the Seven Scales
3 days ago · Ice Goat Games
Both: Metroidvania · Pixel Graphics
Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is a retro-inspired adventure that harkens back to an age of top down dungeon crawlers and lovable, crunchy pixel art.
MetroidvaniaIndiePixel GraphicsPiratesDungeon CrawlerExplorationPuzzleTop-DownSailingAction RPG
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
Defend humanity's first Mars colony in this fast-paced modern arcade space shooter. Battle asteroid storms, hostile UFOs, complete challenging missions, and master skill-based gameplay inspired by the golden age of arcade classics.
ActionArcadeShoot 'Em UpPixel GraphicsSpaceRetroDifficultControllerSingleplayerMars
$9.99ZENONIA 1
Aug 31 · Com2us Holdings, CFK Co., Ltd.
Both: Pixel Graphics
Remember the RPG that defined a generation? ZENONIA is back—faithfully restored and now on Steam. Relive the adventure that kept you playing for hours, or experience it for the first time.
RPGAction RPGIndieAdventure2DAction-AdventureCuteCartoonyPixel GraphicsFantasy👍 440
$8.99Lander
3 days ago · DextericGames
Both: Retro · Pixel Graphics
Fly the Lander, collect the fuel, avoid obstacles and perfect your skills to attempt a soft landing in this difficult precision platformer.
Precision PlatformerRacing2D PlatformerDifficultArcadeRetroScore AttackPhysicsPixel GraphicsSingleplayer
-10%$9.00Urban Struggle
6 days ago · PIRITUBA HILLS STUDIO
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
The city of São Paulo is threatened by a military leader who wants to control everyone, and the freedom fighters will fight to defend their tribes and beliefs in this urban civil war. Retro 2D fighting game.
Action2D Fighter2DOld SchoolPixel GraphicsCombatRetroIndieEarly AccessSports
New$1.90BABU - Blow All Blocks Up!
Yesterday · Hoopdy Woopdy Games (UG)
Both: Pixel Graphics
A sci-fi 80s retro shooter and bullet hell. Use your plasma cannon and bombs to repell an alien invasion. Either defeat the alien robots building and upgrading the blocks and turrets - or blow all of their blocks up! 20 straightforward levels.
ActionCasualArcade2DPixel GraphicsOld School1980sShooterReal Time Tactics1990's
$1.99Ollie Ninja Slash
4 days ago · 7 Moon Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics · Platformer
Ninja Ollie jumps and slashes through obstacles to look for Kaela! A difficult platformer game that will test your skill to the limit, jump and slash and reach the scroll at the end of each level. Get good, or get angry!
Pixel GraphicsCasualActionPlatformerFemale ProtagonistSingleplayer2D PlatformerArcadeSide Scroller2D
-10%$17.99Kernel Hearts
4 days ago · Ephemera Games
Gather your allies. Eliminate Angels. Transform into a Magical Girl. Slay god. Kernel Hearts is a Multiplayer Co-Op Roguelike Action RPG about four magical girls and their attempt to save a world that's drowning in ashes
Hack and SlashAction RPGOnline Co-OpMultiplayerAction RoguelikeActionAnimeRogueliteRPGRoguelike👍 102
-20%$10.39Two Sides of Hell
4 days ago · Red Sky Games
Both: Local Co-Op · Platformer
Think fast, kill faster. Blast through shifting alien hellscapes in this roguelite platform-twin stick shooter, switching between Soldier precision and demonic destruction. Survive relentless hordes, brutal bosses, and endless roguelite chaos.
ActionRoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellTwin Stick ShooterShooterLocal Co-OpPlatformerPvEFuturistic
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-20%$3.99Vibe Lab: Idle Dev Sim
3 days ago · Green Growth Digital
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
A cozy idle game about vibe-coding with AI. Hire a crew of agents, climb a five-branch upgrade tree, and dress the whole lab from 80 cosmetics across five tiers. Progress lands in minutes, not days — no subscriptions, no daily check-in. Numbers go up, vibes stay immaculate.
IdlerCasualSimulationResource ManagementPixel GraphicsRetroRobotsSingleplayerArcade2D
$6.99Krukmore
Aug 30 · David Gamble
Both: Retro · Pixel Graphics
Krukmore is a brutal, transparent dice roguelike. No hidden math. No safety nets. No save scumming. One run. One mountain. One ending — yours or his.
DiceDungeon CrawlerRogueliteRoguelike DeckbuilderRetroPixel GraphicsTurn-Based CombatStrategyParty-Based RPGClass-Based
-10%$7.19Bot slash Bot
3 days ago · Traveller's Box
You click - You dash - You slash. Bot slash Bot is a fast-paced, top-down Hack n‘ Slash in which you control a rogue robot slashing & dashing through your former co-machines holding you captive! It's all about speed. Time is running out.
Fast-PacedHack and SlashArcadeIndieDifficultTop-DownPost-apocalypticCombatTime AttackSwordplay
-20%$3.99Died in the Tower Again
3 days ago · BANANAK
Both: Pixel Graphics
Climb a tower that never lets you leave. Move — your spells fire themselves. Combine 8 elements into automatic synergies, awaken them twice, and gamble on relics that break the rules. Die, bank your gold, climb again. 100 floors, 35 relics, 14 artifacts, and a leaderboard that remembers.
Bullet HeavenAction RoguelikeRoguelikeRogueliteBullet HellPixel GraphicsSingleplayer2DTop-DownAction
-50%$4.99Asgard's Fall — Viking Survivors
12 days ago · Soulpotion
Both: Pixel Graphics
Embark on an epic saga in Asgard's Fall, a norse Survivors-like Roguelite. Fight your way through hordes of creatures and let the gods feel your relentless wrath. How will your saga unfold?
Action RoguelikeBullet HellRogueliteCasualPixel GraphicsIndie2DRoguelikeHack and SlashStrategy👍 1,305
-15%$11.89YesterSol
4 days ago · Neat Games
Both: Metroidvania
Unleash your magical spear! Explore a vast inter-connected world, battling enemies sent by Culex, the dark mosquito deity. Throw, recall, and use your spear as a platform through this minimalistic metroidvania made by one developer!
MetroidvaniaAtmosphericExplorationLore-RichIndieNatureColorfulCuteAction-AdventureAction
-40%$4.79Noxcode
4 days ago · Glitch Squirrel
Both: Platformer
Run, jump, climb, glide, fly - or just fall in a way that somehow works. Doesn't matter how, just keep moving through this maze. How high do you have to climb to get out?
Action Roguelike3D PlatformerFirst-PersonParkourCyberpunkIndie3DPlatformerProcedural GenerationAction
-15%$8.49Cube Crusaders
3 days ago · Frentwick Indie
Both: Platformer
Adoros is dying. A catastrophic Void Anomaly has torn open the planet’s surface, warping reality and unleashing forces no one fully understands. You are a Cube Crusader sent to crush the Anomaly, at any cost.
ExplorationSide ScrollerPvEShooterPlatformerAction-AdventureCharacter Customization2.5DLinear3D
New$15.00DIY Dadish
Yesterday · Thomas K. Young
Both: Platformer
Create your own adventure and share it with the world! Everyone's favorite radish dad is back, but this time the story is up to you! in DIY Dadish gives players the ability to design any Dadish level they can imagine.
ActionAdventurePlatformer2D PlatformerPrecision PlatformerPuzzle Platformer2DCartoonyColorfulCute
$3.99Kitty Kitty Bounce Bounce
13 days ago · Liquid Darkness
Both: Retro
Good old-fashioned arcade game in which you bop around a kitty using various cushions. Your goal is to break all breakable block without falling onto the floor. Learn each Kitty's story - beware, though, because even the silliest adventures finally end.
CasualArcadeAction-Adventure2DColorfulCartoonyHand-drawnCuteCatsRetro
-40%$14.99CONVRGENCE
4 days ago · Monkey-With-a-Bomb
CONVRGENCE is an atmospheric VR extraction shooter set in the procedurally generated, ever-changing Chernokamensk Anomaly Zone. Scavenge loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts — all with your loyal dog companion by your side. But extract before nightfall, or face what lurks in the dark.
VRAtmosphericPost-apocalypticShooterExtraction ShooterLooter ShooterLootSurvival HorrorSurvivalHorror👍 1,588
$29.99Valheim
12 days ago · Iron Gate AB
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayerBuildingCraftingBase BuildingExplorationCo-op👍 465,813
$1.99Arcade Hall 1980
5 days ago · geertvd
Both: Pixel Graphics
ARCADE HALL 1980 — step into a neon-lit arcade at the turn of the eighties. Walk the aisle, watch the attract screens flicker, pick a cabinet and play. Six original arcade games under one glowing marquee: racing, shooting, bombing, breaking and digging — with more machines coming soon.
CasualArcadeSimulation1980s1990'sFamily FriendlyRacingPixel GraphicsSingleplayer2D Platformer
$9.99Friendly Steps
Sep 3 · KORO.GAMES
Both: Platformer
A HARDCORE physics-based 1-4 player co-op RAGE GAME about getting home after a wild night out. It was a fun night! Now grab your buddies and walk home. IF YOU REMEMBER HOW.
MultiplayerPhysicsWalking SimulatorOnline Co-OpChoices MatterAdventureDifficultComedyPlatformerCo-op👍 233
-20%$5.59Glitch Protocol
3 days ago · Boogygames Studios
Both: Platformer
A brutal precision platformer where the level itself is lying to you. Run, jump and die through 200 handcrafted rooms of vanishing floors, fleeing doors and gravity that flips mid-jump. Then build your own lies in the editor and share them as codes.
ActionSingleplayer2D PlatformerPlatformerArcadeIndieAtmosphericPrecision PlatformerDifficultCyberpunk
-40%$29.99STRATA
3 days ago · Gamesforgames
Both: Pixel Graphics
STRATA is an arcade descent through rock that is destroyed cell by cell. You pilot a drilling capsule from a dome on the surface, and everything below the first metre is procedurally generated geology: dirt, clay, stone, shale, granite, basalt, obsidian, ironstone.
CasualRoguelikeExplorationDungeon CrawlerPixel Graphics2DAtmosphericFamily FriendlyOld SchoolSingleplayer
-25%$2.99WomboCombo
3 days ago · wannabe
Become the hero in this fast-paced incremental roguelike game! Show off your reaction skills to your Overlord, earn massive gold, stack game-breaking upgrades, and forge powerful combos to survive relentless enemy waves.
Action RoguelikeRoguelikeBeat 'em upPvETop-DownArcade2DActionCasualFantasy
-30%$6.29奇点
6 days ago · xzx
SINGULARITY is a collection of 61 distinct games — from particle dreamscapes and detective puzzles to tactical combat and survival farming. Collect Embers in every level to grow and unlock more. The Particle Eggs keep expanding over time, so the journey never ends.
CasualRelaxingAtmosphericCozyExplorationLore-RichGod GameStory Rich2DTactical RPG
-10%$6.29Pull Me Up!
3 days ago · Murat Akin
Both: Platformer
Pull Me Up! is a challenging parkour adventure where every jump takes you higher. Face your fears in Horror Mode, featuring dark environments, unexpected jumpscares, and terrifying surprises. Are you brave enough to reach the top?
ActionParkourPlatformerPrecision PlatformerSingleplayerJump ScareHorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorThriller
-10%$8.99Driving Rogue
4 days ago · Gravity Works
Drift, slipstream, and chain risky near-misses at insane speeds to build huge combos. Adapt to procedurally generated streets and challenges, upgrade your ride, unlock abilities, and stack powerful cards to break records. Climb the Redline rankings and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Fast-PacedArcadeIndieRacingDifficultControllerOnline Co-OpDriving3DCasual
-20%$0.79Super Moncat
3 days ago · Urulginka Studio
Fly, dodge, and score points — this is a real test of reaction and concentration, where every new record feels like a big victory over the ruthless cosmos.
RoguelikeRogueliteDifficultFast-PacedPrecision PlatformerSurvival HorrorCatsSpaceMusicScore Attack
-10%$5.39ToonSouls Maker
3 days ago · Toon Crafter
Both: Platformer
Create, play, and share your own chaotic 2D platforming levels! Inspired by classic cartoons, powered by your creativity, and fueled by one simple truth: My game is good. The algorithm just ignores me.
Early AccessActionAdventureAction-AdventureArcadePlatformerRoguelikeShooter2D PlatformerAction Roguelike

