Games like Space Pirates for Life

"VVVVVV is a gravity-defying fantasy platformer, where you help Captain Viridian rescue teleported friends. Its elegant level design and gravity-reversing mechanic provide challenging, fast-paced gameplay with frequent checkpoints. Enjoy over 30 minutes of chiptune music and additional game modes, like time trials and no death mode."

In Offspring Fling, guide a mother creature through over 100 levels of action-packed puzzle platforming to rescue her misplaced children. With ghost replays, replay sharing, and secret unlockables, the game offers challenging puzzles and a cute art style. Throw babies to make them bounce off objects and enjoy the satisfaction of reuniting the family.

Gato Roboto is a black and white 2D metroidvania game where you play as a cat in a mech suit. Explore a large interconnected world, battling alien creatures and solving puzzles to unlock new abilities. With tight controls and retro-inspired design, Gato Roboto offers a challenging and engaging experience.

"Trash Quest" is a metroidvania-style game set on a space station overrun by a raccoon. With zero checkpoints, players must navigate through an interconnected maze, destroying robots and collecting power-ups. Progress saves automatically, allowing you to keep any unlocked abilities or shortcuts upon death, creating a challenging yet rewarding experience.

Rifter is a single-player platformer game known for its sensational mechanics and ingenious graphics, set in a neon-lit 80’s inspired world. As you dash, swing, and smash your way through over 90 levels, unlock 30 upgrades, and discover different endings to unravel the mysteries of Rifter's world. The game is infused with a hypnotic synthwave soundtrack that enhances the challenging obstacles and boss battles, providing an immersive and thrilling experience.

"Out There Somewhere" is a puzzle-platformer game where players manipulate time and space to help the stranded astronaut solve complex puzzles and navigate through dangerous environments. Players must collect and manage resources while exploring multiple dimensions to repair their spacecraft and return home. The game features unique mechanics, hand-drawn art, and a minimalistic narrative that emphasizes exploration and discovery.

In "Xanthiom Zero," venture as Captain Grisham to investigate Planet 4-514, battling powerful enemies and bosses while collecting items and powering up weapons. With over 70 items, 5000 weapon combinations, and multiple biomes, each playthrough offers unique challenges. Earn achievements to unlock game-altering modifiers and enjoy the original soundtrack and art created by a dedicated duo.

"Celeste is a narrative-driven platformer about Madeline's journey to climb Celeste Mountain, battling her inner demons and challenging obstacles along the way. The game features over 700 screens of tight platforming, including brutal B-side chapters, with simple and expressive controls. With an IGF-nominated soundtrack, Celeste explores themes of self-discovery and redemption."

"Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien" is a single-player Kids Platformer game with a good plot and fantastic game mechanics. Spectacular graphics and an excellent soundtrack accompany players as they run, jump, slide, and kick through 5 worlds and 120 levels, battling bosses and unlocking costumes as one of 8 characters, in a rhythm-music platforming sequel to the award-winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER. The game features lots of grinding and hilarious elements.

"DYE is a single-player Fantasy Platformer game with a focus on precise controls and challenging gameplay. As player, you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat nefarious Necrolights to restore color to the world, navigating through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges. Gamers praise its slick controls, well-designed levels, and masterful music, making it enjoyable for both newcomers and hardcore platforming fans."