Games Like Canto I

Canto I

Face the Dark Forest of the Divine Comedy in this action platformer inspired by the Sommo Poeta’s masterpiece! Help Dante avoid pitfalls, spikes & specters using double jumps, magical attacks and dashes. Find the scrolls containing the triplets of the Canto exploring this gloomy, pixelart forest!

★ PRIMAL LIGHT ★ 1 SCREEN PLATFORMER: PROLOGUE ★ CAVE CRAWLER 2 ★ RITE ★ SYMPHONIA ★ VVVVVV ★ KITSUNE TAILS ★ BZZZT ★ SUPER MEAT BOY ★ MAGO: THE VILLAIN'S BURGER ★ PEPPERED: AN EXISTENTIAL PLATFORMER ★ SLASH/JUMP ★ WE ♥ IT 
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1 Screen Platformer: Prologue

88% 👍 OF 228
About This Game

FREE DEMO features 1 playable character and 1 complete level with leaderboards. Try, die, retry in this challenging but fair precision platformer that takes place on 1 screen. Ultra tight controls, dozens of traps. Great for speedrunning, and 100% completionists. Also, no water levels!

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Symphonia

90% 👍 OF 399
About This Game

Awaken an expansive musical realm in this non-violent and poetic platformer. In Symphonia, you'll use the power of your violin coupled with your platforming skills to gather an orchestra to bring the musical machinery of the world back to life.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …catapult yourself with a violin bow and chain slinghook-style swings across gaps.
  • …play your violin to trigger platforms, unlock paths, and wake up level machinery mid-run.
  • …finish the journey with a full concert sequence that pays off everything you rebuilt along the way.
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VVVVVV

96% 👍 OF 10K
About This Game

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Player reviews say you can…

  • …enter a secret area that dares you to grab a trinket, climb a spike shaft by flipping gravity, then descend the same gauntlet with no checkpoint.
  • …take on a survival room that demands you survive for 60 seconds with nothing but gravity flips.
  • …use a built-in level editor to build your own gravity-flip challenges and play community-made stages that push the mechanic in new ways.
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Kitsune Tails

94% 👍 OF 892
About This Game

Run, jump, and dash across a land inspired by Japanese mythology and untangle the love triangle between three young women on a journey of self discovery. Explore the complicated relationships between kitsune and humans through classic platforming action.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Power Up With Outfits
  • …Kick Pango Balls
  • …Carry Ghost-Warding Lights
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BZZZT

95% 👍 OF 1.2K
About This Game

Become a tiny ZX8000 robot and begin your journey through a beautiful, pixel-art world inspired by games iconic to the platformer genre. Follow a cute story, upgrade your skills, beat challenging levels, and compete with other players for the fastest speedrun!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Collect Every Scrap
  • …Beat Each Par Time
  • …Unlock Bonus Stages
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Super Meat Boy

94% 👍 OF 39K
About This Game

The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …leap off walls over buzz saws and needle pits to rescue Bandage Girl from a fetus in a tuxedoed jar.
  • …finish a level and watch every failed attempt replay at once, until only the winning run makes it across.
  • …unlock and play as indie-crossover characters with totally different movement, letting you tackle the same level in a new way.
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Mago: The Villain's Burger

90% 👍 OF 612
About This Game

Mago: The Villain's Burger is a retro 2D platformer that puts us in the boots of a sorcerer, who was unfortunate enough to eat evil overlord's food. Now he has to rescue his beloved princess from the dinner menu of the evil Gourmet! Nostalgia awaits!

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Purify with a Wand
  • …Pilot a Mecha
  • …Find Secret Orbs
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PEPPERED: an existential platformer

96% 👍 OF 715
About This Game

An existential platformer where Doomsday is just around the corner. Save the world or become an eternal corporate slave for the God of Death. Choices matter. Or do they? Goof around and find out.

Player reviews say you can…

  • …Choose Work or World
  • …Carry Boss Losses Forward
  • …Sneak Through Encounters