Games like There Was A Caveman
by Nauris Amatnieks
There Was A Caveman is a prehistoric themed, retro styled, action platformer. With challenging gameplay that will keep you on your toes. Get ready to die and die a lot.
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$6.99Corn Kidz 64
Oct 16 · BogoSoft
Both: Retro · 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
$11.99BZZZT
Nov 13 · KO.DLL
Both: Precision Platformer · Pixel Graphics · Difficult
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
$11.99Collision Course
May 29 · Crynosaurs
Both: Dinosaurs
An asteroid is hurtling toward the planet! Sneak, scavenge and blast your way through an immersive prehistoric world filled with Humans, Dinosaurs, Droids and Mother Nature’s fury!
AdventureActionIndieDinosaursSurvivalEarly AccessOpen WorldFirst-PersonMultiplayerFPS👍 302
$7.99Only Up 2
Dec 17 · SKYZ Studio
Both: Precision Platformer · Difficult · Platformer
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
$44.99ARK: Survival Ascended
Oct 25 · Studio Wildcard, Grove Street Games, Instinct Games
Both: Dinosaurs
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaursBase BuildingCraftingBuildingAdventureSandboxAction👍 106,877
$8.99Lander
3 days ago · DextericGames
Both: Precision Platformer · Difficult · Retro
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
$12.99Elemgate
Sep 25 · CWPGames
Both: Platformer · Difficult · 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
$24.99UFO 50
Sep 18 · Mossmouth
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Difficult
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
$4.99Jaded
Jan 24 · ShellSnore Games
Both: Precision 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
-51%$0.49Lizard Survivors: Battle for Hyperborea
Nov 16 · Ephemeral Interaction
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro
They have launched an active invasion on our lands in late September this year, so let us break free of the slavic hand that held us by our balls for many ages! Rally all of our reptile militia, we will end this all together! LIZARDS, WE WILL NEVER BE SLAVES BUT WE WILL BE CONQUERORS!
Pixel GraphicsBullet HellDark FantasyRoguelite2DIndieRetroProcedural GenerationFunnyShoot 'Em Up👍 1,287
-70%$8.99Prince of Persia The Lost Crown
Aug 8 · Ubisoft Montpellier
Both: Precision Platformer · Controller
Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate.
MetroidvaniaExploration2D PlatformerActionSide ScrollerAdventurePrecision PlatformerAction-AdventureSingleplayerController👍 6,766
$24.99ANIMAL WELL
May 9 · Billy Basso
Both: Pixel Graphics · 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
$19.99Tomba! Special Edition
Jul 31 · Limited Run Games
Both: Platformer · Retro
In Tomba! Special Edition, leap, bite, and throw your way across stunning 2.5D landscapes in this vastly-enhanced update to a platforming classic!
ActionPlatformer2D Platformer2.5DRetroOld SchoolSingleplayer3D PlatformerMetroidvaniaAdventure👍 721
$29.99Paleo Pines
Sep 26 · Italic Pig
Both: Dinosaurs
Welcome to Paleo Pines, a charming island known for its friendly dinosaurs, quirky townsfolk, and mysterious past. Befriend dinos and enlist their help to fix up your ranch and farm crops to create your cozy dino sanctuary! Then set out with your companion, Lucky, to uncover the island’s secrets.
DinosaursFarming SimExplorationRelaxingIndieCasualSimulationCuteSingleplayerColorful👍 2,100
-40%$11.99Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition
Feb 13 · Digital Eclipse, Ubisoft
Both: Platformer
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
$19.99Core Keeper
Aug 27 · Pugstorm
Both: Pixel Graphics
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Open WorldSurvivalExplorationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSandboxCraftingBuildingCo-opBase Building👍 50,086
-33%$40.19Jurassic World Evolution 3
Oct 21 · Frontier Developments
Both: Dinosaurs
Build your own Jurassic World. Nurture generations of dinosaurs with the series debut of juveniles, create and manage sprawling prehistoric parks around the globe, and let your imagination roar with powerful new creative options.
SimulationDinosaursStrategySandboxCity BuilderSequelManagementActionResource ManagementEconomy👍 11,412
$4.99travis, the frog
Jan 30 · ItllBeFunTheySaid
Both: Precision Platformer · Platformer · Pixel Graphics
travis, the frog is a lightning fast speedrunning platformer in which you are a frog on a skateboard.
Precision PlatformerSide ScrollerParkourPlatformerAdventureShooterArcadeCuteActionPixel Graphics
$4.99Time Survivors
Jan 15 · Lunar Chili
Both: Pixel Graphics · Controller
The Most Historically Inaccurate Roguelike Ever Made. Slay hordes of minions as Lincoln, Tesla, Cleopatra and other historic heroes with unique abilities! Fight through various historical eras, collect resources, unlock and enhance gameplay through a deep skill-tree metaprogression.
Action RoguelikeBullet HellPixel GraphicsRogueliteDark FantasyActionCasualControllerRoguelikeArena Shooter👍 272
$14.99Territory: Farming and Warfare
Feb 4 · Wit Studio
Both: Pixel Graphics
From a small village of a dozen people to a small kingdom of thousands of people. Arrange for residents to work, gathering, fishing and hunting, farming and mining, processing and manufacturing. Trade, accumulate supplies, increase your strength, and fight evil forces and monsters.
SingleplayerSimulationBase BuildingCity BuilderStrategySandboxAutomationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementBuilding👍 738
$3.99Bondman Of Traps
Jan 11 · Yasin KÜÇÜK, Vahit Can YUMLU
Both: Precision Platformer · Platformer
Bondman of Traps is a challenging survival obstacle course game. There is no limit to dying in this game. Solve the traps, improve your reflexes, and pass through them one by one. Traps will harm you and cause you to start over. Either you become a prisoner of traps or the master of traps...
Precision PlatformerSurvivalPhysicsAction-AdventureThird PersonSingleplayerPlatformer3D PlatformerParkourLoot
$14.99Pit Panic
Jul 21 · Flying Rat Studio
Both: Platformer · Difficult · Precision Platformer
Escape the sinking Aztec temple in this cartoonish rogue-like arcade platformer. Dig your own path up, jump and climb in blazing speed, hoard loot, trade lives for god-like powers, beat bosses, master 1000 handmade levels and humble other players in daily leaderboards.
PlatformerRoguelikeAction RoguelikeIndieDifficultSide ScrollerPrecision PlatformerProcedural GenerationFemale ProtagonistPuzzle
-20%$0.79Super Moncat
3 days ago · Urulginka Studio
Both: Difficult · 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
$1.99Mars 2099
3 days ago · Oldschool Tobias
Both: Pixel Graphics · Retro · Difficult
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
$17.59dotAGE
Oct 4 · Michele Pirovano
Both: Pixel Graphics
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Resource ManagementTurn-BasedRogueliteCity BuilderPixel GraphicsBoard GameTurn-Based StrategyTabletopColony SimSurvival👍 2,560
$3.99Jumpy Jumptime
May 17 · Posa
Both: Platformer · Precision Platformer
Jumpy Jumptime is an endearing first-person platforming game that immerses players in the excitement of exploring a world of floating islands. As Jumpy, a lovable alien who has crash-landed, your goal is to recover the scattered parts of your UFO and simply find your way back home.
Early AccessAdventureCasualPlatformerPuzzle3D PlatformerPrecision PlatformerExplorationAction-AdventureRunner
-35%$9.74SANABI
Nov 8 · WONDER POTION
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
New$15.00DIY Dadish
Yesterday · Thomas K. Young
Both: 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
$19.99Peglin
Aug 27 · Red Nexus Games Inc.
Both: Pixel Graphics
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
-70%$3.59Anomaly Agent
Jan 24 · Phew Phew Games
Both: Platformer
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
2D PlatformerSide ScrollerAction RoguelikeHack and SlashPlatformerSouls-like2D FighterRogueliteAction RPGAction-Adventure👍 9,465
-75%$6.24Amber Isle
Oct 10 · Ambertail Games
Both: Dinosaurs
Welcome to Amber Isle - a quaint, friendly village of prehistoric residents who are in need of a new shopkeep... That’s you! Craft and sell items, upgrade your shop, befriend your Paleofolk neighbours and customise the island to bring the village back to life and welcome even more prehistoric pals!
DinosaursCraftingManagementExplorationLife SimCharacter CustomizationCute3DRPGRelaxing👍 1,771
$7.99Swarm Grinder
Apr 22 · Last Bite Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Controller
An action roguelite game with alien swarms and mechs. Battle enemies to make your way through a mass of spreading and evolving cells hosting dormant enemies. Collect a variety of game-changing skills and upgrades to create unique builds.
RoguelikeRogueliteAction RoguelikeBullet HellMechsProcedural Generation2DPixel GraphicsControllerAction RPG👍 1,164
$8.99Pyramid Runner
Jun 18 · Kuzmin Nikolay
Both: Platformer · Retro
This arcade puzzle game challenges you to collect treasures from ancient pyramids, dark dungeons, and even Mars. You'll have to outsmart cruel mummies and dangerous gorillas, as well as solve many of clever puzzles.
Puzzle PlatformerArcadePuzzleCasualLogic2D Platformer2DPlatformerOld SchoolRetro
$4.99Time Walker: Dark World
Nov 29 · Heartfun
Both: Pixel Graphics
Time Walker Dark World is a roguelike auto-battler with strategic combat. Players will need to adjust their formations, plan their resources, acquire loot, and upgrade skills to defeat formidable enemies and vicious bosses.
Auto BattlerRogueliteTurn-Based StrategyCharacter CustomizationPixel GraphicsResource ManagementStrategyTop-DownChoices MatterFantasy👍 1,434
$4.99Adventures of Helio
Nov 23 · Steel Fish Studios
Both: Platformer · Precision Platformer · Pixel Graphics
In Adventures of Helio, you play as the young dragon, Helio, as he must battle and trek his way home before the sinister thief, El Ladron, does and steal his treasure! Play through 60 levels across six worlds, discover new powers, battle scary bosses, and collect treasure!
ActionArcadePlatformer2D PlatformerPrecision Platformer2DCartoonyColorfulCutePixel Graphics
$16.99Vlad Voievod Dracula. Episode 1 Manhunt
Oct 2 · Tiberius
Both: Platformer · Retro · Pixel Graphics
If you enjoyed NES games like Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Shatterhand, Jorney to Silius you have to try this game! Play as Vlad Tepes Dracula and fight your way to the Wallachian border to take your rightful throne in a new medieval Classicvania game with gorgeous art, and 10 playable characters!
ActionAdventurePlatformerMetroidvaniaRetro2DSide ScrollerPixel GraphicsDifficultGothic
-65%$0.69Up to Gods
Nov 17 · Kebabos
Both: Platformer · Precision Platformer
Up to Gods is a single-player platformer game known for its unique story and philosophy. In a world where the gods have declared war on humanity. You must navigate the challenging and sin-filled path prepared by the gods to reach them and save the future of humanity.
AdventureAction-AdventurePlatformer3D PlatformerExplorationRunnerPrecision PlatformerThird-Person Shooter3DRealistic
$17.99Sephiria
Jul 31 · TEAM HORAY
Both: Pixel Graphics
Save Bunnyville from a doomed fate: a top-down action/RPG roguelite from the makers of Dungreed. Explore the depths of the tower, collect and upgrade artifacts, and defeat hordes of demons to keep your village safe.
Action RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeCo-opPixel GraphicsInventory ManagementActionRPGCombatCute👍 11,674
-30%$10.49Europa
Oct 11 · Helder Pinto, Chozabu (Alex PB), Novadust Entertainment
Both: Platformer
On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.
AdventureExplorationAction3D Platformer3DAtmosphericPlatformerCreature CollectorRobotsPuzzle👍 778
Freean unplayable game?!
Oct 20 · ./badgames.zip
Both: Short · Pixel Graphics
a game about accessibility settings that's just a *bit* too hard for you to play effectively. 10-15 minutes in length with 30+ minutes of developer commentary!
LinearActionCasualAbstractShortPuzzle PlatformerEmotionalPuzzle2D PlatformerPixel Graphics
$29.99The Rogue Prince of Persia
Aug 20 · Evil Empire
Both: Platformer
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
RogueliteAction RoguelikeActionParkourReplay ValuePlatformerRoguelikeAction-AdventureCartoonyAtmospheric👍 2,408
$11.99Crafty Survivors
May 16 · Flannel Bear Games
Both: Pixel Graphics · Controller
All heroes got corrupted! Unlock a diverse cast of crafty professionals, use their unique skills, create your own builds and defend your home by eliminating hordes of monsters. Gather materials, rebuild your village and craft your way to the origin of this malignous curse!
Action RPGAction RoguelikeRogueliteRoguelikeBullet HeavenBullet HellCraftingPixel GraphicsControllerSingleplayer👍 712
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Pixel Graphics
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742
-80%$4.99SteamWorld Build
Dec 1 · The Station
Both: Controller
SteamWorld Build is a casual city-building and dungeon-management cross-over set in the SteamWorld Universe, where you build and manage a town on a dying planet. You'll need to balance resources, construction, and exploration to its depths to ensure your town's survival and eventual escape.
City BuilderCasualRelaxingEconomySingleplayerResource ManagementCartoonyColorfulControllerCute👍 1,885
$9.99Dive The Depths
Apr 15 · Frizuo, Starpixel Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics · Difficult
Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?
SingleplayerAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsUnderwaterDifficultCombatRoguelikeRoguelite2DProcedural Generation
$19.99Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
Aug 7 · Mega Cat Studios
Both: Pixel Graphics
Survive five nights of terror in this chilling adventure game. Travel between time periods to solve puzzles, gather clues, and outrun the threat relentlessly pursuing you. Move swiftly and stay hidden, and you may just survive. But be careful—it's not just your own life that’s on the line this time.
HorrorPixel GraphicsAdventure2DSingleplayerExplorationTime Travel1980sMultiple EndingsAction👍 10,163
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Jan 16 · Team Tyrant
Both: Retro
Tyrant's Realm is a roguelite action-adventure inspired by classic PS1 visuals. Explore procedurally generated dark fantasy worlds, battling through dangers that evolve with each run. Death is not the end, as the night is still young.
RPG1990'sRetroAction RoguelikeDark Fantasy3DMedievalRogueliteSouls-likeProcedural Generation👍 1,038
$9.99Fera: The Sundered Tribes
Sep 17 · Massive Damage, Inc.
Fera: The Sundered Tribes is an enthralling mixture of monster hunting survival action RPG with village building and tribe management with groundbreaking aerial traversal and combat mechanics.
Early AccessMultiplayerOnline Co-OpSimulationAction RPGOpen WorldHuntingColony SimBase BuildingThird Person👍 394





