Skip to main content
Games like lord of the pixels

Games like lord of the pixels

Games like lord of the pixels

Looking for games like lord of the pixels? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Black Future '88, Jet Set Knights or Bleed.

Change display type

Skip Platform filter

Skip Play Mode filter

Skip Price filter
  1. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    71% User Score Based on 390 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

    Climb a procedural tower in an alternate version of 1988 to kill its insane owner. Then do it again, and again. The constantly evolving world is influenced by other players as you experience this bold and wildly exciting dungeon crawler. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Future '88.

    View Game
  2. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story
    84% User Score Based on 50 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Jet Set Knights is an old-school arcade action platformer inspired by classics from the golden age such as Mario Bros, Snow Bros or newest Super Crate Box. If You love retro 2D platformers mixed with tower defense and RPG elements, Jet Set Knight is for You! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jet Set Knights.

    View Game
  3. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    92% User Score Based on 1,242 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    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 looks like! Bleed is an action-platformer focused on stylish, acrobatic dodging and fluid, challenging gameplay. There's no filler, just you and your skills ag… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bleed.

    View Game
  4. 56%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    62% User Score Based on 40 reviews

    Gunman Tales is an old-school action adventure game for 1-4 players set in the wild west and inspired by the legendary game from Amiga Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight and Cabal If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gunman Tales.

    View Game
  5. 53%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    71% User Score Based on 21 reviews
    Critic Score 62%Based on 1 reviews

    LootLite is a roguelike-arcade in which you can embody different heroes to try to recover their stolen treasures, through a huge area full of secrets, hidden paths and all kinds of weapons that will make your playthrough easier. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LootLite.

    View Game
  6. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    88% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    A dynamic sneak-and-slash RPG that mixes procedural generation with hand-made puzzles and story! Featuring heavy-hitting deliberate combat, robust stealth mechanics, a huge selection of versatile items, and unique threatening enemies to face! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Night, Knight.

    View Game
  7. View Game
  8. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    68% User Score Based on 281 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 6 reviews

    HIVE JUMP is a sci-fi action platformer for 1-4 players blending run ‘n gun gameplay with roguelike elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hive Jump.

    View Game
  9. 48%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    47% User Score Based on 30 reviews
    Critic Score 58%Based on 9 reviews

    - Iconic ASW characters remixed in 8-bit pixel art! Characters from all the iconic Arc System Works franchises, including Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and the River City series, all meet in a 2D pixel art action game! Utilize a whopping 100 characters to successfully adapt and complete all stages! - Brawl with up to 4 players! The included "COLORFUL FIGHTERS" game mode features a brawler mini-game that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CODE SHIFTER.

    View Game
  10. 51%Game Brain Score
    51% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Please note: Make sure to click fullscreen, in the bottom right corner of the game window! The game is set to 1920x1080. The Slimes Return is a pixel 2D side scrolling, precise platformer, in which the player must utilize the variety of movement mechanics to explore and evade traps throughout the map.  Every 100 years, a hero is selected to venture forth into the caves to slay The Prime Slim… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Slime's Return.

    View Game
  11. A mysterious little witch dressed in dinosaur pajamas is dragged into a cyberspace by a cyber devil. She needs to find the exit in each fragment of space, while collecting healing balloons and completing time races to unlock subsequent spaces. This is a platforming game that blends action-packed jumping with a chaotic mix of physics. As the name suggests, the core gameplay revolves around "heads."… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Head's Adventures:chibichibi.

    View Game
  12. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 106 reviews

    Saint Slayer is an NES-style 2D action game, featuring loads of stages, enemies, and gore set against the backdrop of late-17th century Europe. Play as the ex-soldier Rudiger and wield the Spear of Sacrilege as you save the Holy Roman Empire from the corrupt Catholic priest Father Pacer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege.

    View Game
  13. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 133 reviews

    Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval Shoot’em up that mixes elements from classical shoot’em ups, exploration and duel-like boss battles, it tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gryphon Knight Epic.

    View Game
  14. 73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability
    71% User Score Based on 104 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 3 reviews

    Donuts 'N' Justice is a fast-paced 2d horizontal shoot-'em-up wherein you take the role of one of two Super Cops in the 1980s to defend their city against gangs, violence and corruption. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Donuts'n'Justice.

    View Game
  15. View Game
    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    90% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    In “Portal Dungeon”, in this multiplayer Roguelike adventure game with random elements, as an adventurer, you and your friends will bravely find the last portal in this portal world, defeat powerful enemies and save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Portal Dungeon.

    View Game
  16. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    98% User Score Based on 41 reviews

    Plague Breaker is a retro rogue-lite platformer with heavy RPG elements. Pick your class, create unique characters by multiclassing or create your own class with the class creator, all while exploring a procedurally generated castle filled with undead monsters and corrupted plague doctors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plague Breaker.

    View Game
  17. View Game
    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    63% User Score Based on 329 reviews
    Critic Score 61%Based on 7 reviews

    Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity. As a member of an extraordinary task force fight your way through a dieselpunk megatower and uncover its hidden secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tower 57.

    View Game
  18. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 344 reviews

    Spirits Abyss is a procedural death labyrinth. Cast into the abysm you must explore its diverse depths battling phantasmic meanies and plundering its useful treasures to find a way home... but does something nestle beyond the realmic veil of death? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spirits Abyss.

    View Game
  19. View Game
    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, story
    90% User Score Based on 123 reviews

    Koala Kids is a puzzle-platformer game, in the style of retro games like Lode Runner. Includes Hot-seat Coop and Level Editor. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koala Kids.

    View Game
  20. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    79% User Score Based on 28 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Moon Raider is a 2D action adventure platformer set in the diverse and dangerous underworld of the moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Moon Raider.

    View Game
  21. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 88 reviews

    Thy Sword is a hack n' slash platformer with procedural levels and roguelike elements. A world of Sword & Sorcery awaits! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thy Sword.

    View Game
  22. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 26 reviews

    Can you and up to seven of your friends defeat the criminal gangs of the city and stop MR BIG? Prove your skills in EIGHT DRAGONS, an old-school scrolling beat-'em-up straight outta the eighties! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eight Dragons.

    View Game
  23. 41%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
    30% User Score Based on 43 reviews
    Critic Score 66%Based on 4 reviews

    Fast paced platforming action, cooperative gameplay up to 4 players, an elite squad of agents with amazing skills, space travels, exploration, unique missions, fancy characters, incredible fights with huge bosses, trade, minigames and much more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unit 4.

    View Game
  24. View Game
    62%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    100% User Score Based on 13 reviews

    Neon Aileron is a retro-style shooter where enemies spawn to the beat of the music. Neon Aileron was created to evoke memories of playing older shooters that pre-date the bullet-hell genre. We call this bullet-lite, because the focus is on shooting enemies instead of dodging complex bullet patterns. Neon Aileron is great for players who are new to the shoot 'em up genre or those who haven't a p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Aileron.

    View Game
  25. 98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    100% User Score Based on 60 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    An atmospheric platformer with co-op play in single-player mode. Immerse yourself in the ethnic world of two heroes, solve puzzles and overcome obstacles together, explore the fairy forest and other locations, help each other in battles against bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hand In Hand.

    View Game
  26. 60%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    61% User Score Based on 280 reviews
    Critic Score 59%Based on 8 reviews

    Rogue Stormers is a run'n'gun game with roguelike elements for up to four players in local and online multiplayer mode. Dying in a mission will allow you to keep earned perks which allow your character to grow stronger with each new raid. You'll delve further and further with each session until you finally defeat the final boss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rogue Stormers.

    View Game
  27. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics
    82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    Equipped with nothing but water balloons, you must help a young child named Leek on an uber-challenging journey home! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure of Leek.

    View Game
  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    85% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Makis Adventure is an Action- Platformer with shark demons. Fight, dash, swim and bite your way through 3 different dungeons. Let the inner shark out! Face many different opponents and defeat powerful bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Makis Adventure.

    View Game
  29. In the not-so-distant past, littered with scars from the recent world wars and the obscurities of the tropes of war, you are a fighter pilot, on a conquest to achieve victory. In this thrilling, surreal game named “Aviators conquest”, it is an endless runner designed in the Py Game Zero library where you are invited to go on a mission against enemies to break the stalemate of war and help avenge y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aviators Conquest.

    View Game
  30. 46%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

    Invader TD is a side scroller tower defense, where the player is in the role of an alien race with the purpose of infecting and dominating the earth, but for that you must protect yourself from the attacks of the humans, who are trying to destroy you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invader TD.

    View Game
  31. Dive into the heart-pounding action as MT Force, an elite government unit racing against time to unravel the mysteries of enigmatic anomalies. Rumors suggest that a mysterious scientist made contact with aliens, and now everything is out of control! Game Modes: Ranking mode: designed for beginners, where losing a life impacts your standings. Ideal for a relaxed game while you learn to comba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MT Force Aliens Uprising.

    View Game
  32. Lost at sea on a strange alien planet called Earth, your goal is to return to your home planet Circanoid in a galaxy far, far away. Fight your way through a number of challenging levels and ultimately defeat the ancient Guardian lurking in the depths of space. Unlike traditional games in the Breakout genre, your paddle moves in a circle rather than left and right, making for an interesting challen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circanoid.

    View Game
  33. 50%Game Brain Score
    50% User Score Based on 2 reviews

    Welcome to KNOCK-OUT ARCADE! This is a 2D retro-inspired fighting game with easy-to-pick-up controls and stylish combos. The game takes place at a famous arcade, owned by a dangerous businessman.  Each character has their own playstyle and combos, making for a diverse roster and allowing players to express themselves. The game has a simple 4-button attack layout: light, medium, heavy, and speci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KNOCK-OUT ARCADE (version 0.6.1).

    View Game
  34. View Game
    68%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Find your way in Troupe! A platform adventure inside a castle filled with demons. Explore the depths and top of the castle in search of your troupe. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Troupe.

    View Game
  35. Stones of the Revenant is inspired by retro arcade beat-em-ups mixed with elements from your favorite classic action-platformers. Choose from six playable heroes; Radcliffe the Knight, Halvar the Barbarian, Brielle the Sorceress, Galina the Ranger, Isaak the Thief, and Fritz the Tinkerer. Each with their own unique playstyle! Pair up with a friend via local co-op or fight your way solo through the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stones of the Revenant.

    View Game
  36. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    91% User Score Based on 245 reviews

    Hunt creatures of the night in this Action RPG set in the suburbs of Arizona in the iconic 1980's. Choose a class, and take to the streets to save your small town from Baphomet and his demon generals. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kingdom of Night.

    View Game
  37. 63%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    76% User Score Based on 34 reviews

    Space Dragons is a classic "shoot em up" horizontal shooting game, in which you can choose different ships with unique characteristics and abilities to destroy tons of invading aliens. During the adventure you will run into powerful bosses and explosive enemies. Get upgrades for your ship, weapons and much more to make your way through the meaty and bloody path that awaits you in Space Dragons. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Dragons.

    View Game
  38. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 214 reviews

    Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons takes everything you love about classic metroidvanias and brings them together with a cooperative, modern twist! Join Pampas and Selene as they collect powerful artifacts, overcome monsters, demons, and a vengeful evil with the help of the gods themselves! Features Experience the Retro 8-bit Adventure: Control both Pampas & Selene, swapping between them to conqu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pampas & Selene: The Maze of Demons.

    View Game
  39. 67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

    Slam And Roll is true tribute to the frantic platform arcades games of the 90s, where intense gameplay and fast action are kings. Grab your stick, baseball bat, or best sports companion, solo or with a friend, and face off against the evil alien and their machines and save the world's best places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slam and Roll.

    View Game
  40. View Game
  41. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    88% User Score Based on 68 reviews

    Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive... The only human city located on the space ark is subjected to an organized mutant invasion. For the sake of surviva… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Anima Flux.

    View Game
  42. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    82% User Score Based on 22 reviews

    Astebros is a roguelite game about the beginnings of the kingdom of Asteborg! Choose your hero among three different characters and go through procedural dungeons to eliminate your formidable opponents! Defeat bosses to obtain valuable power orbs! Collect coins and materials to buy and upgrade your equipment! Discover mysterious secrets within the dungeons... All this alone or in pa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astebros.

    View Game
  43. View Game
    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    Jump, run, steal, fight, catch, and solve puzzles in this minimal-style adventure inspired by the golden age of the Japanese computer MSX! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adventure Bit.

    View Game
  44. 61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    65% User Score Based on 114 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    In this sequel to Gonner, journey through deep dark chaotic places with unimaginable sparks of color as you go on a mission to help Death rid a mysterious presence from her lair. Battle crazy bosses and lose your head (a lot) in this messy, cute, fast-paced procedurally-generated platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GONNER2.

    View Game
  45. View Game
    85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 727 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 4 reviews

    Steredenn is a frenetic and chaotic space shooter, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Embark in your ship and engage the fight against dreadful space pirates in a never-ending combat for your survival. Steredenn is at the crossroads between a shmup and a rogue-like. Enjoy the infinite replayability of the game with its unforgiving gameplay, intense boss fights, (almost) ran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steredenn.

    View Game
  46. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 320 reviews

    Welcome to Cataegis - The White Wind: Ziggurat Chapter, a frantic 2D arcade action retro-style game that pays homage to the glory days of 8-bit side scrolling gaming. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cataegis : The White Wind.

    View Game
  47. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    63% User Score Based on 333 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 5 reviews

    When the evil railroad baron Clayton Boon decided to build a track to Hell, he didn’t reckon on a crazed shaman raising a posse of embittered psychopaths from the dead to stop him. Now they’ll pursue him across the whole Wild West, fighting their way through hordes of bandits, bears, braves and boogeymen just to find Boon and repay their debt with… A FISTFUL OF GUN!Select one of eleven unique play… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Fistful of Gun.

    View Game
  48. View Game
    57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
    67% User Score Based on 33 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 2 reviews

    Pride Run is a RTS Rhythm Game! Dance your way through the streets of the world cities growing the most crowded and colorful parade towards the final battle against the local Boss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pride Run.

    View Game
  49. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    85% User Score Based on 40 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    An old robot named H-34-RT wakes up in a derelict space station orbiting his home planet. His civilization was destroyed long ago by evil O'Xelg, but he has yet to figure that out. After an initial shock, he decides to follow his old defense routines: that means fighting the invaders, even if he is alone now. Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story is a challenging, squad-based shoot-em-up/bullet hell roguelite… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story.

    View Game
  50. View Game