Games like The Last of the 9 Lives
by 5 Years Now
One cat. Nine lives. Three retro arcade adventures! Outclimb the rising flood in Tower Climb, run across wrapping 3D planets in Milk Orbit, and launch into Nine Lives Pinball to defeat the Tin Can Warden. Master precision jumps, rescue fish, and conquer daily challenges.
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-50%$9.99Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Jul 17 · Squid Shock Studios, Christopher Stair, Trevor Youngquist
Both: Precision Platformer · Side Scroller · 2D Platformer
Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.
Precision PlatformerSide ScrollerExploration2D PlatformerPlatformerMetroidvaniaSouls-likeAction-AdventureComic Book2D👍 1,399
$4.99Jaded
Jan 24 · ShellSnore Games
Both: Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Platformer
A fast-paced platformer where you can slash, dash, and control time. Slow down the frenzy of combat and find the right moment to strike! Then, aim the 360-degree dash and zoom away at lightning speed! Master your abilities to maneuver around obstacles and vaporize foes before they can touch you.
Precision Platformer2D PlatformerPlatformer2DCombatIndieLinearActionSide ScrollerHack and Slash
$11.99BZZZT
Nov 13 · KO.DLL
Both: Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Controller
Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!
Precision PlatformerPixel GraphicsScore Attack2D PlatformerSoundtrackDifficultTime AttackFunnyController2D👍 1,423
$39.99Contra: Operation Galuga
Mar 12 · WayForward
Both: Arcade · Platformer · 2D Platformer
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
ActionArcadeShooterPlatformer2D PlatformerShoot 'Em UpSide Scroller2D1980s1990's👍 810
$8.99Lander
3 days ago · DextericGames
Both: Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Arcade
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
$8.99Amberial Dreams
Dec 5 · Lumorama
Both: Precision Platformer · Side Scroller · 2D Platformer
The hit series returns! Roll and bounce in this jumpless precision platformer for all skill levels. Play through an eerie campaign, best the wicked difficulty, or create your own levels to share with the world!
Precision PlatformerAtmosphericLevel EditorPhysicsSide Scroller2D PlatformerCompetitiveDifficultPlatformerColorful
$4.99Disconnect 2
Jul 18 · J_C
Both: Precision Platformer · Platformer · Arcade
I made a game about my dog.
Precision Platformer3D PlatformerPlatformerPuzzle PlatformerArcadeActionIndieFast-PacedAtmosphericFalling Blocks
-20%$5.59Glitch Protocol
3 days ago · Boogygames Studios
Both: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Arcade
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
$7.99Only Up 2
Dec 17 · SKYZ Studio
Both: Precision Platformer · Platformer · Arcade
Reach new heights in "Only Up 2," set in a mysterious world above the clouds, brimming with secrets waiting to be unearthed. Embark on an ascent like no other, the only limit is the sky.
Precision Platformer3D PlatformerDifficultActionPlatformerArcade3DThird PersonFunnyCasual👍 166
$24.99Fatal Claw
Aug 26 · NDEV GAMES
Both: 2D Platformer · 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
-35%$9.74SANABI
Nov 8 · WONDER POTION
Both: 2D Platformer
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Pixel GraphicsStory RichActionCyberpunk2D PlatformerAdventureSingleplayer2DIndieAction-Adventure👍 41,734
$4.99Hans
Nov 6 · at0m
Both: Precision Platformer · Platformer
Hans is a physics-driven, parkour adventure. Ascend to the sky with our lonely watermelon hero. Navigate treacherous platforms, defy physics by slowing down time, try not to fall and chase the dream of reuniting with humanity. No saves. Bounce, fail, adapt, and bounce again.
DifficultPrecision PlatformerSingleplayerPost-apocalypticPhysicsPlatformerExploration3D PlatformerRunnerFunny👍 741
$39.99SONIC SUPERSTARS
Oct 16 · SEGA
Both: Platformer · 2D Platformer
Adventure through the mystical Northstar Islands in this all-new take on classic 2D Sonic high-speed action platforming in Sonic Superstars.
ActionPlatformer2D PlatformerAdventureCasualAction-Adventure2DColorfulMultiplayerFast-Paced👍 2,962
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$19.99Peglin
Aug 27 · Red Nexus Games Inc.
Both: Perma Death
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage. Acquire special relics that radically change the game and ensure no two runs are the same. Aim carefully to survive in this unique turn-based RPG!
DeckbuildingRoguelikeRoguelitePinballTurn-BasedStrategyPerma DeathPixel GraphicsCute2D👍 16,626
$6.99Corn Kidz 64
Oct 16 · BogoSoft
Both: Controller · Platformer
The unauthorized, kid-friendly version of the classic Stephen King thriller (or maybe not, maybe it's just a game about one-horned goatbabies)
3D PlatformerRetroCollectathonCartoonyAction-AdventureControllerCartoonExploration3DPlatformer👍 1,694
$12.99Elemgate
Sep 25 · CWPGames
Both: Platformer · Side Scroller · Precision Platformer
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
$1.99Cherry Jump
Nov 26 · Heinrich Venter
Both: 2D Platformer · Arcade · Precision Platformer
Cherry Jump is a 2D platformer where players race through levels, collecting cherries and aiming for the fastest completion time. The game features multiple paths, achievements to unlock, and various characters to discover. Players test their speed and skill in this fast-paced pixel art world.
RunnerPixel Graphics2D PlatformerCuteScore AttackCartoonyRogueliteRoguelikeArcadePrecision Platformer
$10.99CATO: Buttered Cat
Sep 5 · Team Woll
Both: 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
$29.99Nine Sols
May 28 · RedCandleGames
Both: Platformer
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.
MetroidvaniaSouls-likeDifficult2DPlatformerActionHand-drawnStory RichIndieAtmospheric👍 40,184
-50%$7.49KILL KNIGHT
Oct 2 · PlaySide
Both: Arcade
KILL KNIGHT is an ultra-responsive arcade-inspired isometric action shooter. Condemned to eternal sufferance, deep within the voids of an eldritch arena, you must wield an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate swarms of otherworldly horrors - and MASTER THE DEMON WITHIN.
StylizedBullet HellTop-Down ShooterArcadeHack and SlashDifficultScore AttackTwin Stick ShooterIndieShooter👍 1,805
-40%$11.99Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition
Feb 13 · Digital Eclipse, Ubisoft
Both: Platformer · Side Scroller
Celebrate 30 years of Rayman with the definitive edition of the platforming classic, featuring 5 versions, 120+ extra levels, and an exclusive documentary on the creation of the limbless hero.
AdventureActionPlatformerSide Scroller2DSingleplayerAtmosphericFamily FriendlyComedyFunny👍 427
-35%$12.99MULLET MADJACK
May 15 · HAMMER95
Both: Arcade
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
FPSBoomer ShooterFast-PacedArcadeActionCyberpunkSingleplayerAnimeIndieShooter👍 8,242
-60%$2.39The Sirena Expedition
Oct 26 · Giraffe Cat
Both: Platformer · 2D Platformer
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
HorrorPlatformerUnderwaterAtmosphericSupernatural2D PlatformerRetroLinearAdventureFemale Protagonist👍 135
$17.99Ollie and the Merchant of Dreams
Mar 12 · Lavadrop Entertainment
Both: 2D Platformer · Controller
A 2D metroidvania where every defeated Archon becomes a summonable power. Claim six ancient beings, use their abilities to fight, move, and unlock hidden paths, and uncover a sinister plot threatening the world.
MetroidvaniaPixel Graphics2D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerAction-AdventureMagicExplorationAction RPGControllerMultiple Endings
FreeTVS Sample Box
Dec 31 · James H. Van der Meulen
Both: Platformer · Precision Platformer · Side Scroller
An evolving app with random surprising updates.
ActionPlatformerPuzzleExplorationHack and SlashPrecision PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerSide Scroller2DColorful
$7.99Cat Girl Without Salad: Amuse-Bouche
Apr 1 · WayForward
Both: Arcade · Side Scroller
Interstellar mayhem! A bounty-hunting cat girl! Funktasmical genre-spanning action! This one has it all — no foolin'!
1980sArcadeBeat 'em upFemale ProtagonistOn-Rails ShooterShoot 'Em UpSide ScrollerCartoonyColorfulCute
$24.99ANIMAL WELL
May 9 · Billy Basso
Both: Platformer
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
MetroidvaniaExplorationPuzzlePixel GraphicsPuzzle PlatformerPlatformerHorror2DAtmosphericAdventure👍 22,819
$24.99UFO 50
Sep 18 · Mossmouth
Both: Arcade
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.
IndiePixel GraphicsRetroAction2DArcadeStrategyRPGAdventureDifficult👍 7,137
$7.99Arcadium - Space Odyssey
Jan 26 · Luciano Bercini
Both: Arcade · Procedural Generation
A bullet heaven roguelite set in a procedurally generated universe. Land on planets to harvest resources, craft hundreds of game-breaking builds, and unleash them on relentless waves of aliens. Every run unveils a new universe: endless challenges, endless discoveries.
Bullet HeavenRogueliteArcadeAction RoguelikeBullet HellProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterTop-Down ShooterSpaceAliens👍 110
-60%$7.99Go Mecha Ball
Jan 25 · Whale Peak Games
Both: Arcade
Load up and roll out, in this twin stick shooter with roguelike progression! Blast your way through arcade-style levels, using pinball-style physics mixed with an arsenal of devastating weapons. Defeat waves of enemy bots, battle big bosses, and upgrade your mech between runs.
Shoot 'Em UpTwin Stick ShooterArcadeRoguelikeBullet HellArena ShooterActionRogueliteAction RoguelikeShooter👍 371





