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ArcadeIndiePlatformerDifficultHigh score

Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon

71 rating5 lists3 h main storyOften paired

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IndiePlatformer8-bit styleDifficultBoss fight

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses,

81 rating8 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired

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IndiePlatformerSpiderPost-credits plot twistConveyor belt

Limbo is a black and white puzzle-platforming adventure. Players take the role of a young boy traveling through an eerie and treacherous world in an attempt to discover the fate of his sister.

82 rating17 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired

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IndiePlatformerDeliberately retroCollectiblesAction

In Edge players take direct control of the cube and roll their way around the game's dozens of levels. Search for all the prisms and find the shortcuts to improve your times.

79 rating4 lists3.5 h main storyOften paired

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerActionScience fiction

A mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifact

83 rating4 lists13 h main storyOften paired

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerRhythmDifficult

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles

76 rating1 list3 h main story

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IndiePlatformerRhythmMusic and rhythmIgf awards

140 is an indie 2D rhythm puzzle-platformer. The game features high interactivity between the soundtrack and the environment around the player, and how the player must traverse this unwieldy environment.

71 rating8 lists1 h main story

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ActionIndiePlatformerBow and arrowPuzzle

With boots of speed on your feet, an infinite supply of bullets for your semi-automatic and the ability to jump over twice your own height, you're well equipped to go up against any enemy on your quest to reach Lovely Planet! Balance betwee

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Gish isn't your average hero. In fact, he's not your average anything...you see, Gish is a ball of tar. A Sunday stroll with his lady friend, Brea, goes awry when a shadowy figure emerges from an open manhole and pulls Brea below ground. Fo

76 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerRhythmDifficult

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.

77 rating1 list2 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndiePlatformerRhythm

6180 the moon is a platformer game with a unique mechanic. It offers a fresh, unseen gameplay style by connecting the top and bottom of the screen. This allows in a mechanic with delightfully long jumps and no fear of 'slipping' to death.

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IndieRhythmHigh scoreMusic and rhythmIgf awards

Audiosurf is a puzzle/rhythm hybrid game created by Invisible Handlebar, a personal company created by Dylan Fitterer. It's track-like stages visually mimic the music the player chooses, while the player races across several lanes collectin

82 rating3 lists9 h main storyAlso in Music games

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IndiePlatformer8-bit styleBoss fightDeliberately retro

The Steam version and the Japanese only PlayStation Network port of the game includes the Nintendo 3DS DLC levels. "Get ready for a blast from the 8-bit past with the all-new 2D action/platforming game, MIGHTY GUNVOLT! A loving nod to the

61 rating1 list0.5 h main story

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerRhythmDifficult

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer. Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages

75 rating4 lists21 h main storyAlso in Music games

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerRhythmAction

Can you beat the beat? Journey as a green LED mysteriously trapped inside a dying boombox and play the ultimate musical experience. In this rhythmic platform adventure where your every action needs to be right on the beat, bring electro, du

75 rating3 lists2 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndiePlatformerHigh score

Space Ark is a fun arcade/puzzle game with a hint of retro arcade flavour; inspired by classic arcade games of the late 80s, such as Rainbow Island, Bubble Bobble and Arkanoid. With your crack team of animal ‘Arkonauts’, you have escaped y

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ActionIndiePlatformerRobotsDeliberately retro

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle. You play as Spark, an electric jester frustrated by the loss of his job! On one beautiful day, rob

72 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerDifficultDeliberately retro

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror. Rendered in a distinct visual style that blends pixel art with paper and ink textures, They Bleed Pixels is a singular mix of inten

81 rating1 list8.5 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndieRhythmMusic and rhythm

Drums Rock is an arcade drums game for VR, follow the rhythm of rock with your drums and smash the demons. Live a unique campaign: with different levels, challenges, songs and worlds. Drums Rock is an ideal game to feel like a rock hero, wh

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerDeliberately retroCollectibles

There's something terribly wrong in an alternate dimension! Help Captain Viridian flip to find five crew members, 20 hard-to-reach Trinkets and save a dimension on the brink of destruction. It's a space opera in the most unique scale with a

80 rating9 lists2.5 h main story

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ArcadeIndieHigh scoreBoss fightDeliberately retro

The once peaceful Kingdom of Gorudo is threatened by an evil presence. The only hope for salvation is Cyrus!

78 rating3 lists4.5 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndiePlatformer8-bit style

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeat

72 rating5 lists5 h main story

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerBoss fightAnthropomorphism

Kero Blaster is a platform video game created by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It was released in 2014 for PC and iOS and is the first major project of Pixel since Cave Story in 2004. The game lays a heavy emphasis on shooting and got positive rev

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerDifficultAction

Splasher is a 2D platformer that offers arcade action. With a powerful and surprising paint canon the player will have to face great challenges and use all his skills to rescue the Splashers. These little fellows are working as peons in a b

73 rating4 lists5.5 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndieRhythmSide view

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

81 rating3 lists5.5 h main story

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerDifficultBoss fight

Circa Infinity is an arcade puzzle platformer filled with action. Reach the core of each level by slipping through a series of circular layers. Time your jumps carefully to avoid the creatures that reside within the circles and reach the ne

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ActionIndieScience fictionSide viewMaze

Flywrench is a frenetic action game from the makers of Nidhogg about piloting an aerobatic ship through the depths of space.

80 rating1 list2.5 h main story

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ArcadeIndieRhythmMusic and rhythmAction

Old School Musical is a retro rhythm game that will make you fall back in your childhood. Tib and Rob are the heroes of an epic and completely crazy adventure that will make them cross numerous worlds searching for the source of all bugs. W

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ActionArcadeIndieBoss fightAnthropomorphism

Sine Mora is a horizontal shoot'em up that provides a unique take on challenge, where time is the ultimate factor. Mixing classic shooter sensibilities with contemporary presentation, Sine Mora is a gorgeous shmup that offers a Story Mode t

77 rating9 lists2.5 h main story

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ArcadeEndless runnerPlatformerActionScience fiction

Return to the world of Tron with Tron Run/r, a new lightning fast, action-adventure runner with a twist! Hone your disc and cycle skills, then challenge the grueling stream program that throws endless combinations of modes and levels at you

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ArcadeIndieAliensUfoHigh score

As the last surviving tank commander on Earth, single-handedly turn back the evil invading alien army, drive back the Titans across the Solar System, and defeat them on their homeworld... Titan Attacks has the same easy-to-learn and addicti

70 rating4 lists1.5 h main story

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IndieRhythmMusic and rhythmActionSide view

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all

90 rating3 lists4.5 h main storyAlso in Music games

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ActionArcadeIndiePlatformerAnthropomorphism

Vlambeer's SUPER CRATE BOX is coming to bring back the glory of the golden arcade age, when all that really mattered was getting on that high score list. Grab your baseball cap and loosen your pants, it's time to fight endless hordes of ene

79 rating6 lists1 h main story

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ArcadeIndieHigh scoreCountdown timerAction

Xotic is an arcade-style first-person shooter where you rack up huge scores by shooting enemies, detonating chain reactions, and discovering secret power-ups and point multipliers. Armed with a weaponized symbiotic creature called the Macro

80 rating1 list4 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndiePlatformerScience fiction

Wryn is a girl with a big arsenal and big dreams and she wants to be the ultimate videogame hero! Help her take down the Greatest Heroes of All Time in an action-packed bid to claim the title for herself and show the world what a true hero

73 rating3 lists1.5 h main story

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IndiePlatformerCollectiblesIgf awardsAction

In the dark and mysterious world of Closure, only what you see exists. Manipulate lights to phase objects in and out of reality in this multiple-award-winning puzzle game. Play as a strange spider-like demon who explores the stories of thre

78 rating5 lists6.5 h main story

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PlatformerDeliberately retroActionScience fictionSide view

Rise On! After 20 years, the legendary lost project “Dark Void” is back! To commemorate the game’s humble origins, Capcom has commissioned the recreation of the original 8-bit classic, now re-titled “Dark Void Zero”. In this critically acc

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IndiePlatformerBow and arrowActionSide view

Dead Cells is a 2D side-scrolling action platformer combining roguelike and Metroidvania design. Players control the Prisoner, an immortal creature that possesses corpses and fights through procedurally generated levels filled with mutated

86 rating9 lists14 h main story

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IndiePlatformerDeliberately retroCollectiblesIgf awards

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D

83 rating11 lists6 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndieHigh scoreScience fiction

Climb into the cockpit of a futuristic race craft and tear up the anti-gravity track. Offering single & multi-player action, Radial-G delivers full immersion racing on tubular tracks featuring gut-wrenching twists, jumps, splits & unique in

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ArcadeIndiePlatformerBoss fightAction

You are Sarah, princess of the peaceful realm of Kaleiya. The quiet life of your kingdom was lost the day your father was seduced and then kidnapped by Lilith, a demon mistress. Travel through ice castles, cold dungeons, lava caves and much

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ArcadeIndieRhythmMusic and rhythmAction

In BPM, all of your actions and the actions of your enemies are tied to the beat of the music. Your enemies perform a dance-like sequence of attacks to an epic rock opera. BPM is inspired by retro shooters of the 90’s. It is fast, frenetic

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IndiePlatformerCollectiblesFake game over screenSide view

The Princess of the Flower Kingdom has vanished! She was taken by the Ghulibas of the north, and it is up to brave Zee Tee to rescue her. On his quest, he - and you - will discover the hidden lands behind the peaceful kingdom, and come face

70 rating1 list1 h main story

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ActionArcadeIndiePlatformerRobots

Ronin (stylized as RONIN) is a 2015 turn-based action platformer video game developed by Polish indie developer Tomasz Wacławek, designer at polish indie studio Flying Wild Hog, and published by Devolver Digital. It was released for Microso

70 rating3 lists6 h main story

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ArcadeIndieActionScience fictionSide view

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach. Innovative controls, physics effects, power-ups, special attacks, and boss battles which combine to pro

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ArcadeIndieRhythmMusic and rhythmAction

Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Co

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IndiePlatformerCollectiblesConveyor beltAction

Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level.

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IndieRhythmHigh scoreCollectiblesIgf awards

Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowi

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