Games like Platforms of Peril
Looking for games like Platforms of Peril? Here are top platformer recommendations with a fantasy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Dimension Shift, Cat King's Long Journey (GMTK Jam 2024) or Boti: Byteland Overclocked.
1 View GameDimension Shift Rick-a-saurus Rex has just learned how to jump! Unfortunately for Rick-a-saurus Rex, each time he jumps the dimensional planes shift! Help Rick-a-saurus Rex navigate 12 levels, you must collect all 3 coins to activate the portal to progress to the next level. Look out for the easter egg hint on the game complete screen! If you manage to get stuck (I only had this happen on level 10…
View Game2 View GameThis is a puzzle game where you stretch cats to get their king to the top of a mountain. Try to complete all 8 levels! This was solo developed by me for the 2024 GMTK jam with the theme "Built to Scale". Some minor fixes have been made to this game post-jam, the original jam version is available to download below. Note: There seems to be some minor visual issues with the cats in the windows buil…
View Game3 View Game69%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, replayability70% User Score 194 reviewsCritic Score 67%7 reviewsIn "Boti: Byteland Overclocked," play as a data robot on a mission to rid the computer world of Byteland from bugs, viruses, and glitches. Traverse vibrant levels with 3D platforming action, using powers to solve puzzles and defeat digital threats. Enjoy the option of seamless drop-in/drop-out co-op mode for single or multiplayer fun.
View Game4 View Game38%Game Brain Scorehumorgameplay, story38% User Score 13 reviewsCritic Score 48%8 reviewsIn "Dream Alone," players navigate a 2D platformer with challenging gameplay and deadly traps, all while searching for a sorceress who can stop a mysterious sickness. Levels have alternative reality versions, revealing more about the hero's past and motivation as the game progresses. Instant death awaits mistakes or carelessness, requiring precision jumps and quick running.
View Game5 View Game49%Game Brain Scoregraphics, humormusic, gameplay59% User Score 34 reviewsIn Dark Throne, play as a knight on a mission to lift a curse from the kingdom of Trimont, plunged into eternal night by a mad king. This 2D sidescrolling RPG features nine skills to develop and nine teachers to free, each offering new abilities. Battle various enemies and five bosses, using key combinations for fluid movement. Skills include damage, vitality, and energy expansion for archer, and unique abilities for spy and sorceress.
View Game6 View Game70%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, character development68% User Score 164 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews"Wallachia: Reign of Dracula" is a retro-styled action platformer/shooter game with a unique soundtrack and professional voice actors, including Kira Buckland and Robert Belgrade. The game is based on the history of Vlad the Impaler, rather than typical vampire myths, and follows the protagonist Elcin Floarea's journey to take down Vlad Dracula and free Wallachia. Along with 7 action-packed levels, the game offers bonus content, mini games, and unlockable crossover content from Bloodstained Ritual of the Night.
View Game7 View Game96%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplayreplayability, optimization96% User Score 391 reviews"Tamashii" is a single-player horror platformer game with a good story and masterful visuals, inspired by 90s Japanese games. As an unnamed soul, you are tasked by an ancient entity to discover the evil source in his temple. The game features full controller support, auto-save, level select hub, time trial/score attack, and optional slow-motion mode to help solve timing puzzles. Look out for secrets, Easter eggs, and the warning for flashing lights.
View Game8 View Game69%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, character development69% User Score 98 reviews"METAGAL is a single-player Science Fiction Platformer game with marvelous gameplay and beautiful visuals, accompanied by outstanding music. As "Meta", a cyborg girl, players must rescue Dr. Ray and Metagal's sisters from the rogue army led by General Creeper. Finishing the game with GAL.00 unlocks GAL.01 as a playable character, offering a unique set of power-ups and a different story mode."
View Game9 View Game79%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, character development79% User Score 114 reviewsIn Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel, play as Freudia Neuwahl, a Magus on a mission to save your best friend from an Imperial witch hunt. This 2D side-scrolling action game is the sequel to Rosenkreuzstilette, featuring a new story that follows the Holy Empire's crackdown on magic-users. Join the remaining resistance and navigate through various levels filled with challenging enemies and intense boss battles.
View Game10 View Game69%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding67% User Score 69 reviewsCritic Score 71%17 reviews"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."
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