Games like Neon the Ninja

Explosive exploration platformer.

The Messenger is a challenging platformer with retro-inspired pixel art. As a demon-slaying ninja, traverse a cursed land, switch between time periods, and discover the truth behind a mysterious scroll. With precise controls, clever level design, and a witty narrative, this game offers a unique and satisfying experience.

Demon Peak is a 2D action-platformer Metroidvania, focused on close combat and movement abilities. Explore interconnected areas to discover abilities, powerups, and bosses, with hand-painted pixel art and a 30-minute soundtrack. This game is a student project filled with numerous abilities, enemies, and rooms for players to enjoy.

Environmental Station Alpha is a metroidvania-style action adventure game set in a futuristic, abandoned space station. As the lone surviving crew member, players must explore the station, solve puzzles, and battle roderent-like alien creatures to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the crew. The game features smooth controls, hand-drawn pixel art, and a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack.

"FOX n FORESTS is a 2D action platformer with puzzle elements, featuring pixel-perfect graphics and a magic crossbow that lets you switch between two seasons in each level. Inspired by 16-bit classics, the game offers challenging platforming, screen-filling bosses, rich bonus levels, and upgrades for your shots and crossbow. Explore the mystical forest, uncover secrets, and test your skills in this love letter to retro gaming."

Odallus is a NES inspired exploration game with lots of action. It brings elements of classics such as Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania while subverting some modern twists.

In "Bacon Man: An Adventure," play as Bacon Man and fight through different food groups to clear your name and reclaim your place on the Meat Throne. Experience tough platforming, 2-player couch co-op, and a satire-rich story. Unlock abilities, costumes, and obliterate enemies with versatile moves.

"Volgarr the Viking" is a challenging side-scrolling action game with retro graphics. Play as the legendary Viking Volgarr, battling through treacherous levels filled with traps, enemies, and bosses. With no level saves or continue points, it requires skill, strategy, and perseverance to complete.

"They Bleed Pixels" is a platforming slash-em up game where an academy student must defeat a curse transforming their body into a demonic form through nightmarish levels. The game offers a balance of fast-paced acrobatic platforming and combat, with a unique checkpoint system that rewards smart and stylish kills. Its features include hardcore difficulty, an easier mode, striking art style, and an original electronic soundtrack, with bonuses to unlock.

In Tiny Thor, players control a tiny but mighty hero named Thorn, who wields a powerful hammer to save his kingdom from evil. Explore vast landscapes, battle enemies, and solve puzzles in a charming 2D pixel art world, combining the thrill of action-packed combat with the satisfaction of solving intricate puzzles. Your hammer is not only a weapon but also a tool, and you'll need to use it wisely to overcome obstacles and defeat foes in this charming, nostalgic adventure.