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Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Axiom Verge 2. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Axiom Verge 2.
Release Date: 12/04/2023
Out Now: PC
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Rusted Moss is an exploration traversal game where you swing your way to finding a balance between human and fae realms. You play by shooting and grappling your way through witches and rusted machine enemies. It stands out from other Metroidvania games...
Release Date: 10/09/2019, updated in 2020
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Blasphemous is a running, jumping and fighting game set in a horrific world of corrupted catholicism and unnerving contorted characters. You explore, upgrade your abilities, and execute the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to...
Release Date: 24/08/2023
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Blasphemous II is a running, jumping and fighting game set in the same horrific world as the first game. The follow-up focuses on quality over quirkiness which makes the exploration and combat smoother but a little more derivative. There's more...
Release Date: 12/01/2023
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5 and Switch
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a running, jumping and fighting game like 90s classics Shinobi and Hagane: The Final Conflict. You play the Moonrider guardian that was created to defend a totalitarian state, racing through levels, attacking enemies and...
Release Date: 23/01/2018, updated in 2023
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Celeste is a platform game that requires players to use jumping and climbing moves to ascend an increasingly challenging two-dimensional mountain. You play Madeline, who is haunted by self-doubt at the scale of the task at hand. She presses on but is...
Release Date: 20/04/2023
Out Now: PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Mr Sun's Hatbox is a slapstick running, jumping and shooting game about retrieving a stolen hatbox at any cost. Play is Spelunky-style platforming and shooting, but with characters who have problematic traits that must be offset with hat abilities. It...
31 Similar Games Long List
Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Axiom Verge 2. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Axiom Verge 2.
Release Date: 10/05/2017, updated in 2023
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Dead Cells is a running, jumping and fighting game where you are escaping a prison. In a bright pixelated world you must accurately time attacks and dodges to defeat a wide range of enemies. It's intentionally hard, and you will die a lot. But each time...
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC
Skill Rating: 12+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Earthblade is a running, jumping and fighting game from the creators of Celeste and Towerfall where you explore a ruined earth and discover its hidden past. You gymnastically traverse through the levels, fighting...
Release Date: 11/03/2020, updated in 2020
Out Now: PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is an action platform game that places you in control of a diminutive elfish spirit called Ori. As in the previous game, you run, jump and solve platforming challenges to progress through the world. As you do, new powers...
Release Date: 30/11/2019
Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, Android, PS3, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Another World (Out of This World in North America) is a retro cinematic running, jumping and shooting game about a young scientist who, as a result of a failed experiment finds himself on a dangerous alien world where he is forced to fight for his...
Release Date: 23/01/2018, updated in 2020
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Dandara: Trials of Fear is a running, jumping and puzzle-solving game where you play Dandra, the Afro-Brazilian warrior of the colonial period of Brazil. You can defy gravity to jump from wall to wall and ceiling to ceiling. This combines the action of...
Release Date: 26/06/2014
Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, Mac, PC, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, Switch, Wii U and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is a retro-style platform game where you play as a Knight whose primary weapon is a shovel. It can either be used to attack enemies head-on, dig up treasure, or aim below while jumping to bounce on enemies. You can get...
Release Date: 06/08/1986, updated in 2017
Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, DS, GBA, GameCube, Switch, Wii and Wii U
Components: 3D First-Person
Metroid is a series of running, jumping and exploration games where you play bounty hunter Samus Aran who protects the galaxy from the Space Pirates. It includes the platforming of a Mario game, but the focus is more on fighting enemies, finding new...
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Aurascope is a retro running and jumping game that combines elements from other genres. The platform action is central but you also have a lot of collecting and exploration to do. As much as the gameplay, the game stands out for its fast skill-based...
Release Date: 19/02/2020
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Skul: The Hero Slayer is a running, jumping and fighting game where you play a lone skeleton in a fight against the overpowered human heroes with his unique ability to swap his head, Worzel-Gummidge-style. Each of the heads grants different powers and...
Release Date: 26/02/2021
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
RetroMania Wrestling is a simple fighting game based on classic arcade wrestling games of the past. It stands out for its retro visuals and plethora of lycra-clad characters and varied locations. Some may bemoan the simplicity and old fashioned...
Release Date: 28/04/2009, updated in 2018
Out Now: Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360 and iOS
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Bit Trip (Bit.Trip) is a series of games with a focus on simple game-play, retro visuals and chip-tune music. The games range from pong to platforming but each one requires you to play in time to the music.
Release Date: 30/03/2023
Out Now: Mac, PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Lunark is a platform game with simple pixelated graphics that tell a cinematic story. It's similar to games like Flashback that were popular in the 80s and 90s. You run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through mysterious alien ruins, a...
Release Date: 02/02/2022, updated in 2022
Out Now: PC and Switch
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Donut Dodo is an old-fashioned running and jumping game. Like games from the 80s arcades, it's intentionally hard and requires practice (and dying a lot) to master. You play a Baker who has to run, jump, and climb to collect all donuts in each level as...
Release Date: 10/12/2014, updated in 2018
Out Now: PC, PS Vita, PS4 and Switch
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels
Rock Boshers is a retro action adventure inspired by Spectrum and NES games, where you help young Queen Victoria fight her way to escape from Mars. You play by moving around the blocky Martian world, shooting enemies to clear a path for the Queen.
Release Date: 28/09/2021, updated in 2023
Out Now: PC, PS Vita, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels
UnMetal is an adventure shooting game where you play Jesse Fox, who has been unjustifiably imprisoned in a military prison. Set in the early 70's and Drawing on 80's TV shows like The A-Team and games like Metal Gear, you escape using what you can find...
Release Date: 17/08/2021
Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon
Greak: Memories of Azur is running, jumping and sword fighting game. You play in a hand-animated world as three siblings: Greak, Adara and Raydel who travel through the lands of Azur. It's unusual because you switch control between each of them to use...
Release Date: 03/03/2015, updated in 2020
Out Now: Android, Mac, PC, Switch, Wii U and iOS
Components: 2D Side-On
Tallowmere is a series of running, jumping and fighting games. You aim to get a high score as you journey through a vast, randomly generated 2D retro-style dungeon, dodging traps and killing enemies in gory and unusual ways. Its unique combination of...
Release Date: 30/08/2019, updated in 2020
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
The Messenger is a platform game where you play as a young ninja after his village is attacked by a demon army. You must deliver a scroll, fight enemies and pull off complex acrobatic manoeuvres along the way. The game is inspired by the classic Ninja...
Release Date: 16/06/2020, updated in 2020
Out Now: PS4 and PS5
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
Tiny Quest is a running, jumping and carrying puzzle game where you help Anton become king. The game is played on a single screen, but the world and your character are tiny. At first you have minimal powers but as you progress you gain more abilities...
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: Mac, PC and Switch
Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels
Wild River Outlaws is a classic arcade-style shooting game where you and a friend shoot your way through bandits and cowboys. With a western theme and inspired by the old Gain Ground and Ikari Warriors game, you rescue and recruit a posse of bandits,...
Release Date: 21/03/2022
Out Now: PC, PS4 and Xbox One
Components: 2D Side-On
Itorah is a running, jumping and fighting game similar to Dead Cells, where you explore a vibrant, handcrafted world, solve a mystery and defeat enemies. The game stands out with an artistic style inspired by Mesoamerican...
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Components: 2D Overhead and Cartoon
Minishoot Adventures is, as its name suggests, a shooting adventure. You play a miniature spaceship on a mission to save its friends from invaders. In the small craft, you traverse lush caves, arid deserts, and ancient dungeons and shoot down enemy...
Release Date: 21/07/2020
Out Now: PC and Switch
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Panzer Paladin is a platform game where you control Flame, a rescue service android who commands the Paladin robot Grit. They work together to defend against the dark Prince Ravenous and save Earth from being destroyed.
Release Date: 22/02/2018
Out Now: Mac and PC
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Vagante is an adventure game where you hunt for riches in a dark fantasy world filled with monsters, demons, and crooks. Like Spelunky, enemies are not pre-programmed but respond to the player and the environment. This creates all sorts of ways to...
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC, PS4 and PS5
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Animal Well is a platform puzzle game where you explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth. Play involves collecting items that let you manipulate the world in unexpected ways. It's a layered experience that works as a platform game but also hides...
Release Date: 30/11/2022
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Astronite is a running, jumping and shooting game where you control a brave explorer working through challenging zones full of hidden secrets, enemies and big bosses. Play combines action, exploration, puzzles and jumping. It stands out for it's simple...
Release Date: 13/09/2023
Out Now: PC and Switch
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Gunbrella is a retro running, jumping and shooting game set in a world dependent on a rapidly diminishing natural resource. You play a gruff woodsman on a quest for revenge, armed with the mysterious Gunbrella that shoots, glides and lets you interact...
Release Date: 18/10/2021, updated in 2023
Out Now: PC, PS4 and Switch
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Nuclear Blaze is a running, jumping and fire extinguishing game from the same developer as Dead Cells. You put out fires and dodge explosions, debris and fiery chasms. Along with its uniquely intricate levels, there are...
Release Date: 10/12/2009, updated in 2015
Out Now: PC, PS Vita, PS3 and PS4
Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made
PixelJunk Shooter is a shooting game where you fly a subterranean vehicle to rescue scientists trapped underground. You control movement with one stick and shooting with the other. This combines with the world's physics to create a puzzling shooting...
Release Date: 21/02/2021, updated in 2021
Out Now: PS4 and PS5
Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Slice is a jumping and collecting game where you free an enslaved world by slicing open cursed urns and freeing souls over 25 levels. Free all the souls to open the portal to the next level, but if you touch the spikes you die. It's a game with unusual...
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Wonky Works is a running, jumping and shooting game. You play as Wonky and recruit computer-controlled helpers as you traverse a the world, shoot enemies and use your grapple to access hard to reach areas.
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