Games like Leap Year
by Daniel Linssen
Leap Year is a clumsy platformer about knowledge and discovery. Explore a compact, hand drawn world filled with hidden paths. Understand the game’s secrets to reach new areas and collect all the pages of your calendar.
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$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration · 2D 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
New$15.00DIY Dadish
Yesterday · Thomas K. Young
Both: Platformer · 2D Platformer · Precision 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
$8.99Lander
3 days ago · DextericGames
Both: Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer
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
-20%$5.59Glitch Protocol
3 days ago · Boogygames Studios
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Precision 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
NewFreeKairos: In Step with Time
Yesterday · Jiakang Lin
Both: Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
Kairos: In Step with Time is an experimental interactive experience about time, cosmic order, and human response. Align the time ring, answer six moments of change, and let your final hexagram emerge from the rhythm of the universe.
CasualSimulationStrategySpace SimPuzzle3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerExploration3DStylized
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Share some of the same DNA, but further from the original.
$19.99Aggelos 2
Aug 27 · WONDERBOY BOBI
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration · Precision Platformer
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
-20%$0.79Super Moncat
3 days ago · Urulginka Studio
Both: Precision Platformer
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%$14.39Draco and the Seven Scales
3 days ago · Ice Goat Games
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration · Puzzle
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
-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
$1.99Ollie Ninja Slash
4 days ago · 7 Moon Studio
Both: Platformer · 2D 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
$19.99Isle of Reveries
Sep 4 · desertcucco
Both: Metroidvania · Puzzle · Exploration
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
$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
-10%$5.39ToonSouls Maker
3 days ago · Toon Crafter
Both: Platformer · 2D 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
$4.99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer
Aug 27 · AZAMATIKA
Both: Exploration
A challenging trading and combat game with a story and quests, where goods have unique properties, and the more you carry, the more dangerous the journey becomes.
ExplorationComedySide Scroller2DPixel GraphicsSandboxAuto BattlerTradingOpen WorldWalking Simulator👍 1,533
-20%$4.79Neural Maze
3 days ago · unCurieux Studio
Both: Puzzle
2 neurons. 2 sticks. One brain has to drive both at once: yours. Guide your stray neurons through ever-more-twisted mazes — inverted controls, power cuts, memory mode — under the eye of a doctor who's in over his head.
ActionPuzzleDifficultArcade2DSingleplayerControllerScienceFunnyMinimalist
$0.99Farewell
Aug 28 · wvkmind
Both: 2D Platformer
A hand-painted deckbuilding roguelike. At sea, play cards against waves and reefs, read the fog or burn your lantern to clear it, and cook below deck. Two crew, five endings. Plus an online mining town: drill ore with cards, beam crates onto your truck, sell at the dock, team up with others.
2D PlatformerCasualCard GameCookingDeckbuildingChoices MatterRPGMassively MultiplayerAbstractPsychological
-10%$6.29Pull Me Up!
3 days ago · Murat Akin
Both: Platformer · Precision 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
-40%$2.99Thuggin It Further
2 days ago · Firetoad Games, Nebula Radiance
Both: Exploration
High intensity co-op roguelite space adventure party game for 2–4 players (or bots). Take on crew jobs, keep a failing ship alive, and survive procedural missions with endless exploration, light RPG progression, and real-time crisis gameplay.
Early AccessAction RoguelikeExplorationStrategyRoguelitePvEArcadeParty GameAction-AdventureRoguelike
-15%$4.24Ride Up Together
5 days ago · Necha Games, Mriya Games
Both: Precision Platformer · Platformer
Ride, climb, kick, and survive! Ride Up Together is a chaotic 1-8 player online co-op motorcycle climbing game where every jump matters. Climb to the top, sabotage your friends with powerful kicks, survive crazy physics obstacles, and try not to fall all the way back down.
Party GameActionOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPhysicsMotorbikeParkourPrecision PlatformerPlatformerIndie
-15%$11.89YesterSol
4 days ago · Neat Games
Both: Metroidvania · Exploration
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
$39.99The Grinch 2: Saving Christmas
3 days ago · Casual Brothers Ltd.
Both: Platformer · 2D Platformer · Exploration
Play as the Grinch, collect ornaments, master gadgets, and tackle festive challenges to decorate the ultimate Christmas tree for the Whos.
ActionAdventureCasualArcadePlatformerVisual Novel2D PlatformerExplorationCartoonColorful
-15%$8.49Cube Crusaders
3 days ago · Frentwick Indie
Both: Exploration · 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
$29.99Valheim
12 days ago · Iron Gate AB
Both: Exploration
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
-30%$10.49Craftomation 101: Programming & Craft
7 days ago · Luden.io
Both: Puzzle
Program a crew of tiny robots to turn a frozen planet into a living world. Connect visual code blocks, automate crafting, and build a workforce that fuels itself. Keep the heat flowing, refine your machines, and watch your ideas come to life.
EducationProgrammingAutomationSandboxPuzzleCraftingRobotsBase BuildingStrategy2D👍 643
-10%$6.29Cubed
3 days ago · Hobbes Foundation
Both: Puzzle
Cubed is both a puzzle and an arcade game for VR and non-VR. Relax and get your mind off everyday life in puzzle mode. Challenge yourself in arcade mode. Or grab a friend and play arcade mode either as a team or as bitter rivals, stealing and sabotaging your way to victory!
Falling BlocksPuzzlePvEPvPArcadeCo-opVRStrategyLogic3D
$7.99BOMBANANA!
Sep 2 · Lefto Studio
Both: Puzzle
Chaotic bomb disposal fun with friends & monkeys! Work together as a 3-player co-op team of blind, deaf, and mute monkeys. Each player has only part of the needed information. Communicate, solve puzzles, and race against the clock. Can you defuse the bombs before they explode?
MultiplayerTeam-BasedOnline Co-OpPuzzleParty GameCasualComedyTime ManagementIndieFunny👍 2,476
-40%$2.39Jack's Achievements Simulator: Dog & Lava
7 days ago · Fortcomp, Eyes-Studio
Both: Platformer · Puzzle Platformer · Exploration
A crazy 3D platformer with 100 achievements! Escape from hot lava, peel plaster off walls, fly on a bungee near a nut, and blow on the acid dog Jack so that he doesn't throw you off the roof of the kennel!
CasualAdventureSimulationArcadeRoguelikePlatformerRunnerChoose Your Own AdventurePuzzle PlatformerExploration
$5.00GLITCHED MATRIX Prototype Lab
Aug 23 · GLITCHED MATRIX
Both: Exploration
Play a major role in an evolving simulation of simulations. Explore endless 2D and 3D dimensions spanning nearly every game genre, with 50+ experimental prototypes and stories whose worlds, systems, discoveries, and ideas can become part of the greater experience.
Action RoguelikeExplorationFPSCreature CollectorDungeon CrawlerColony SimSandboxUtilitiesEducationArcade
$4.99Cage & Seek
5 days ago · Volodymyr Aleksieievskyi
Both: Exploration · Puzzle Platformer
Cage & Seek is a multiplayer hide-and-seek game where one player becomes the Seeker while the others hide, rescue captured teammates, and use special items to escape. Explore unique maps, outsmart the Seeker, earn points, and play with friends or bots.
MultiplayerParty GamePvPSingleplayerRPGExplorationScore Attack3D PlatformerCasualPuzzle Platformer
-15%$8.49Dewdrop
3 days ago · Second State Games
Both: Puzzle · Exploration
Make music & solve puzzles with physics at the same time. Draw vines, guide dewdrops through vibrant levels, unlock new sounds, and create your own beats in a relaxing musical sandbox.
PuzzleAudio ProductionMusic-Based Procedural GenerationPhysicsRhythmLogicRelaxing2DAbstractExploration
$9.99ZENONIA 1
Aug 31 · Com2us Holdings, CFK Co., Ltd.
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




