The top results based on the latest update are Gato Roboto [Score: 72.7], VVVVVV [Score: 72.1] and OUTBUDDIES DX [Score: 71.9].
The top rated games you can find here are Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove [SteamPeek Rating: 9.0] ranked #4, VVVVVV [SteamPeek Rating: 8.2] ranked #2 and Axiom Verge [SteamPeek Rating: 7.7] ranked #11.
Also don't forget to check the newest releases The Witch & The 66 Mushrooms [Release date: 2020-11-07] ranked #19, Bad Run - Turbo Edition [Release date: 2020-04-21] ranked #22 and OUTBUDDIES DX [Release date: 2019-10-15] ranked #3.
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You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Developer: Minor Key Games, Publisher: Minor Key Games, Game website
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Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.
Developer: doinksoft, Publisher: Devolver Digital, Game website
Windows | Steam Achievements | Full controller support | Steam Trading Cards
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VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?
Developer: Terry Cavanagh, Publisher: Terry Cavanagh, Game website
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Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Developer: Julian Laufer, Publisher: Headup, Game website
Windows | Steam Achievements | Full controller support | Steam Trading Cards
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Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.
Developer: Yacht Club Games, Publisher: Yacht Club Games, Game website
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In this pixel-perfect homage to Commodore 64's classic Montezuma's Revenge, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!
Developer: CollectorVision Games, Publisher: CollectorVision Games, Game website
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Best Buds vs Bad Guys is a 2D run ’n’ gun from a game developer Dad and his 11 year old son, with a special message behind it. Travel to 11 different worlds, all presented in classic 16-bit style, with a catchy chip-tune soundtrack and lots of over-the-top weapons!
Developer: Reset Games Ltd, Publisher: Reset Games Ltd, Game website
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Flippin Kaktus is a brutal action-driven vendetta featuring a spiky hero with the thorny past and rage outbreaks combat style. When the vicious drug cartel raids his home, he breaks bad in a hardcore journey to save his foster family.
Developer: rage++, Publisher: No Gravity Games, Game website
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The armies of darkness are pouring in from another dimension! Explore beautifully hand-crafted locations, rediscover long-forgotten stories, and fight to save the future of civilization in Xevorel - The Way Of The Feather!
Developer: Amberaxe, Publisher: Amberaxe, Game website
Windows | Steam Achievements | Steam Leaderboards
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Unleash the bouncy power of Mjölnir in this 16-Bit retro-inspired action platformer with beautiful pixel art by Henk Nieborg and a pumping soundtrack by Chris Hülsbeck.
Developer: Asylum Square, Publisher: Asylum Square, Game website
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Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
Developer: Nicalis, Inc., Studio Pixel, Publisher: Nicalis, Inc., Game website
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Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Developer: Thomas Happ Games LLC, Publisher: Thomas Happ Games LLC, Game website
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Ever miss being a child, playing games at your grandma's or in your old bedroom? Look no further! Play The Adventures of Elena Temple, the classic you never knew existed, on old machines that kind of sort of maybe existed. It's not like you can remember for sure, right?
Developer: GrimTalin, Publisher: GrimTalin, Game website
Windows | Steam Achievements
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Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!
Developer: Minor Key Games, Publisher: Minor Key Games, Game website
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PlayBound tells the story of Kelvin, a boy whose parents have become fatally boring. Strap on your velcro light-up kicks and equip your POG slammers, because it's time to save the world from certain lameness!
Developer: Studio Sploot, Publisher: Studio Sploot, Game website
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Put on a lizard and go for an adventure! Six different ones are scattered across the land, each with a special ability. Carefully hop your way to the top of an active volcano. Surf down a surging river. Swim an underwater lake. Ascend a snowy mountaintop. Can you unravel the mysteries of Lizard?
Developer: Brad Smith, Publisher: Brad Smith, Game website
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The long-awaited sequel to La-Mulana, La-Mulana 2 follows Lumisa Kosugi as she explores the ancient ruins of La-Mulana. Desperate to find the cause of the recent slew of monsters appearing from the ruins, Lumisa discovers the "other" La-Mulana: the ruins known as Eg-Lana.
Developer: NIGORO, Publisher: PLAYISM, Game website
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Ghoulboy is a retro-inspired action platformer. Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters.
Developer: Serkan Bakar, Publisher: Serkan Bakar, Game website
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LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.
Developer: NIGORO, Publisher: PLAYISM, Game website
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An all-new Metroidvania-style game developed using Pixel Game Maker MV! Make use of a variety of weapons as you traverse sprawling stages on a mission to take back your brother's body from the witch who stole it!
Developer: Gotcha Gotcha Games, KADOKAWA, Publisher: PLAYISM, Game website
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Nightmare Boy is a metroidvania, action/adventure 2D game where you'll meet weird and unique friends and foes. But tread carefully: Quirky characters and their reactions can have game-changing consequences. Be prepared to collect rare items, vanquish enemies, and eventually face your deepest fears.
Developer: The Vanir Project, Publisher: BadLand Publishing
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Red Bit Ninja is an old school platformer with a rope climbing physic and difficulty of the good old times. It features classic pixel art, hair pulling levels and five mean bosses.
Developer: Seven Sails Games, Publisher: Seven Sails Games, Game website
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Bad Run is a spin-off of Bad Pad, featuring a casual action packed, runner metroidvania platformer.
Developer: Headbang Games, Oray Studios, Publisher: Headbang Games, Game website
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Explore a vast research outpost on an alien planet in Transmute! Descend to the planet's core and discover the dark secrets of the human outpost, and the whereabouts of your missing mother in this challenging and intimate action adventure!
Developer: Evan Tor Games, Publisher: Evan Tor Games, Game website
Windows | Full controller support
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Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which the player controls the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh’oul after he is freed from captivity. While inspired by masochistic retro platformers, Wings of Vi aims to cut out arbitrary difficulty in favor of skill based gameplay.
Developer: Grynsoft, Publisher: Grynsoft, Game website
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