Games like Shovel Knight
Looking for games like Shovel Knight? Here are top platformer recommendations with a fantasy and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Shovel Knight, The Messenger or Infernax.
1 View Game94%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability96% User Score 19,114 reviewsCritic Score 90%9 reviews"Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is a fantasy action game that offers multiple gameplay experiences. The full edition includes the Shovel of Hope story campaign, playable with a friend in co-op mode, and three additional games featuring Plague Knight, Specter Knight, and King Knight. Showdown mode allows up to four players to battle each other, and Body Swap mode offers a unique twist to the game. With a myriad of challenge modes and the chance to uphold the virtues of Shovelry, Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove provides a complete and satisfying gameplay experience."
View Game2 View Game90%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, optimization93% User Score 8,102 reviewsCritic Score 87%31 reviewsThe 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.
View Game3 View Game89%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability93% User Score 866 reviewsCritic Score 85%24 reviews"Infernax is a platformer game with single-player and local co-op modes, offering a dangerous open world, challenging dungeon crawls, and customizable leveling. Your choices in this gory, humorous adventure affect the story's outcome, while plenty of secrets, monsters, and boss battles guarantee high replay value."
View Game4 View Game74%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability74% User Score 1,572 reviews"Castle In The Darkness" is a challenging 2D action-platformer with RPG elements. Battle monsters, find weapons and upgrades, and overcome platforming obstacles in a large interconnected world. With over 100 enemy types, 20 boss battles, and a New Game+ mode, there's plenty of content to explore.
View Game5 View Game91%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsgrinding, stability94% User Score 4,310 reviewsCritic Score 88%5 reviewsRayman Origins is a 2D side-scrolling platformer, returning to the series' roots with high-definition graphics and four-player co-op. When the Glade of Dreams is overrun by evil Darktoons, the Fairy Council calls on Rayman and his friends to restore peace and save their home. With humorous gameplay and a variety of levels, Rayman Origins offers a fun and challenging experience for players. Note: Online features will no longer be available from 2024-01-25.
View Game6 View Game89%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storystability, grinding95% User Score 8,714 reviewsCritic Score 79%5 reviewsTrine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil. The gameplay is based on fully interactive physics - each character's different abilities help the…
View Game7 View Game91%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicgrinding, stability96% User Score 54,365 reviewsCritic Score 86%65 reviewsIn "Cuphead," a run-and-gun indie game, players control Cuphead, a cup-headed character, fighting through various levels and bosses in a classic 1930s cartoon style. This adaptation is a research project, aiming to create a playable version for the retro PSP console, using Game Maker 8. The latest version, Alpha 0.8.2, is available for testing, featuring numerous fixes since the initial release of Alpha 0.6. Note that this is not an official adaptation, and purchasing the original game supports the official developers.
View Game8 View Game90%Game Brain Scoregraphics, storystability, grinding94% User Score 4,036 reviewsCritic Score 85%7 reviewsTrine is a fantasy platformer game with single-player and multiplayer/co-op options for up to 2 players. It features an intriguing story, beautiful game mechanics, fabulous visuals, and exceptional music. The gameplay is physics-based, allowing for clever solutions to hazardous puzzles and challenges with three unique characters. Despite some bugs, Trine offers high replayability and a dense, emotional atmosphere.
View Game9 View Game96%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability96% User Score 917 reviewsKhimera: Destroy All Monster Girls is a DRM-free beat-em-up platformer, originally released on Steam in 2016, where you play as Chelshia, a synthetic chimera with parts of oni, golem, and harpy, protecting your monster-inhabited island home from looting pirates using GIANT STONE FIST technology. This itch.io version has identical features to the Steam version and can transfer saves between the two.
View Game10 View Game84%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability88% User Score 1,568 reviewsCritic Score 72%3 reviews"Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom" is a colorful action-adventure game, continuing the legacy of the Wonder Boy in Monster World series. Players control Jin, who can transform into six different forms, each with unique abilities, to save the Monster World Kingdom. The game features over 15 hours of gameplay, with hidden locations, upgradable equipment, and challenging puzzles. Explore the vast world, unlock new paths, and defeat mighty bosses in this modern adventure.
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