Games Compilations Indie platformers

Indie platformers

Platformers are one of the most popular genres of games, and at the same time the easiest to implement. Therefore, many aspiring independent developers begin their journey with platformers.

However, this does not mean that all indie platformers are made by beginners. Many of them are considered the best of their kind due to their unusual ideas.

Dead Cells

Action, Roguelike, Side view

August 6, 2018

VGTimes: 8.8/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Главный герой пытается добраться до конца большого замка, только вот на пути ему встретится целое полчище разных чудищ, которые будут его бить, швырять, сжигать и...

Hollow Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

February 24, 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Hollow Knight is an action-adventure platformer set in a surreal world filled with various bugs and other insects. It is very rare that brave knights appear in this...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Sandbox, Side view

November 23, 2013

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 93/100

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

Cuphead

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view

September 29, 2017

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the style of classic animation from the 30s. The main character lost his life to the devil at dice, and is now forced to run...

Hollow Knight: Silksong

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

2024

Anticipation Rating: 8.4/10

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. In the game you will have an adventure as the hunter Hornet, who will have to...

SIGNALIS

Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view,

October 27, 2022

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

SIGNALIS is a classic sci-fi horror, stylistically very reminiscent of the film "Alien". Finding herself alone on the snowy planet Elster, the main character...

Spelunky 2

Arcade, Platformer, Roguelike, Side view

September 15, 2020

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Spelunky 2 is a sequel to the fun side-scrolling arcade platformer with procedurally generated levels. This time you have to embark on an adventure as the child of...

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view

June 26, 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat the evil...

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view

June 30, 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course is an add-on for a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer made in the style of classic 1930s animation. The plot will tell how...

Celeste

Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view

January 25, 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include abandoned cities...

Unepic

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

October 2, 2011

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

June 27, 2013

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Super Meat Boy

Action, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie

October 20, 2010

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Super Meat Boy is a hardcore 2D side-scrolling platformer. You have to help the meat cube save his beloved, who was kidnapped by the evil scientist Dr. Fitus. The...

BattleBlock Theater

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

April 3, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 85/100

BattleBlock Theater is a side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer. There are a total of eight different modes available in the game. In Soul, the player will...

Spelunky

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike

July 4, 2012

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Spelunky is a fun adventure that takes you to explore dangerous but rich mines. You will control a rather big-nosed but cute gold digger who came to the mines for...

Chasm

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

July 30, 2018

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

April 13, 2012

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...

Botanicula

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Arcade

April 19, 2012

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Botanicula is an adventure arcade puzzle game with a third-person view. In this game you will find a relaxing atmosphere, a huge number of detailed locations that...

Braid

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

August 6, 2008

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Cave Story+

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

September 8, 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Cave Story+ — an expanded and improved version of the side-scrolling arcade action platformer Cave Story. You have to go to a fascinating world where an...

Gunpoint

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Tactics

June 3, 2013

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Gunpoint is an arcade, action, stealth, platformer, indie and tactical game from the masters at Suspicious Developments. The game is published by Suspicious...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view

May 30, 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

Nidhogg

Fighting, Platformer, Indie

January 13, 2014

Players: 1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Nidhogg is a fighting game with a mixture of platformer and indie game from developers from the Messhof Games studio. The game is published by Messhof Games...

Gish

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

August 2, 2004

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Arcade, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Side view

March 3, 2017

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a free add-on for owners of the side-scrolling arcade platformer Shovel Knight. You have to take the other side of the...

Steelborn

Action, Indie, Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike, Combat robots

March 8, 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 84/100

Earth headquarters have lost contact with a remote colony on planet VL-744. The main character, together with his faithful fighting vehicle, goes on reconnaissance...

Dustforce

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Sandbox

January 17, 2012

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Dustforce — the gameplay is based on acrobatic stunts. Playing as one of four cleaning heroes, the player tries to clear the dirt from the level as quickly as...

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows

Arcade, DLC, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

September 17, 2015

Players: 10/10

Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows — You play as the Plague Knight, a villainous master of alchemy, on his own adventure. Using his maniacal scientific mind...

Bridge

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

February 22, 2013

Bridge is a side view arcade game with a hint of puzzle from the developers from The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild studio. The main publishers of the game are...

NRG

Third-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Platformer

February 9, 2023

Steam: 77/100

A vibrant game in which robots fight in arenas in various modes. There are platforms placed at locations that help you quickly hide from enemies or take them by...

Astral Coconut

Third-person view, Platformer, Science fiction

February 10, 2023

Steam: 84/100

The main character explores a vibrant alien world and fights against opponents. Skills can be upgraded to solve more complex problems as you move towards the very...

The Pest

Side view, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

May 19, 2022

The main character is a tiny pest virus that is heading towards the core of the system. The player solves complex puzzles and tries to avoid dangerous computer...

Magneko

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

August 20, 2022

Steam: 83/100

Magneko is an indie arcade puzzle game with platforming elements. This is a cat who lives in the witch's house. Punished for some mistakes, the cat became a magical...

Pompom the Great Space Rescue

Indie, Side view, Platformer, Comedy, Space, Old school

March 14, 2022

A hamster named Pompom goes into space to save the boy Hoshi and stop the gang of space cat pirates Captain Murmyous. The main feature of the game is that you need...

Panda Parkour

Side view, Platformer

June 17, 2022

Panda Parkour is a side-scrolling platformer. You play as a panda and overcome difficult terrain while collecting as many coins as possible. Every time you...

NinjaThea

Casual game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Old school

August 23, 2022

Steam: 100/100

NinjaThea is a casual indie side-scrolling action platformer. Mischievous creatures have stolen all the fruit from the local grocery store. You, the brave little...