Top-Rated Free 2D Platformer Games on Steam

60 free 2D Platformer games with 500+ reviews and a 70%+ positive rating, newest first.

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Angels Online Global - Players say: Build a customizable hero, battle monsters and factions, raise pets, and explore a persistent 2D fantasy MMORPG. Players like: Nostalgic Classic MMO · Cute Art and Music · Flexible Skill Builds ·
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Angels Online Global is a charming 2D fantasy MMORPG featuring flexible builds, faction warfare, and deep customization. Enjoy 4× leveling, expanded inventory, real-time chat translation, and dungeon-earned outfits with fusion upgrades!

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Jun 17, 2026
73% 👍
of 672
Sill Cats - Players say: A desktop companion where up to two pixel cats roam across windows, react to clicks, nap, and burst into late-night sprints. Players like: Cute Cat Animations · Relaxing Desktop Company · Catlike Behavior ·
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Tiny cats have moved into your desktop. They pad around the screen, bat at your cursor, curl up to sleep somewhere, and suddenly break into a sprint in the middle of the night. Dote on their delightfully cat-like antics. Adopt two cats for free.

Deadswitch Combat - Players say: Fight through fast 2D side-scrolling battles in PvP, co-op survival, and solo missions, with customizable weapons and vehicles. Players like: Punchy Gunplay · Nostalgic 2D Shooter · Mode Variety ·
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DEADSWITCH COMBAT is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons, vehicle combat, and plenty of team-based game modes.

The Spike Cross - Players say: Control one player in 3v3 volleyball, using timed attacks to advance Siwoo’s story and unlock tournaments and other modes. Players like: Engaging Volleyball Matches · Fluid Moves and Effects · Distinctive Character Designs ·
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"The thrill of spiking in volleyball. Why don't you try it out?" Developed by an indie developer who loves volleyball! The sports game made after numerous trial and error to contain the appeal of volleyball!

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Sep 19, 2025
91% 👍
of 829
Wires And Whiskers - Players say: Two players guide a lab-made gerbil and magnetic exosuit through a ruined world, combining combat, platforming, and puzzles. Players like: Enjoyable Co-op Sessions · Teamwork-Based Combat · Charming Visual Design ·
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Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

Wheelchair Wizards - Players say: Battle up to seven other players as a wheelchair-using wizard, casting spells and upgrading your build in chaotic 2D arena matches. Players like: Funny Friend Matches · Chaotic Spell Combat · Easy To Learn ·
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Wheelchair Wizards is a 2-8 player party game where you battle your friends while upgrading your wizard.

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Jul 30, 2025
97% 👍
of 1.3k
Heavy Spoilers RPG: The true identity of the final enemy is the hero's father - Players say: As people vanish, Harold and a mage investigate the kingdom in a comic JRPG that turns blatant story spoilers into misdirection. Players like: Clever Spoiler Twists · Funny Character Names · Heartfelt Story ·
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People across the kingdom are vanishing. Young hero Harold Sageblood is ordered by the king to defeat the mastermind behind it all. Joined by the loyal mage Martha Bethraeor, the hero sets out—seeking answers about his missing father and the truth behind the disappearances.

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Jun 5, 2025
99% 👍
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waxweaver - Players say: Explore and mine a procedurally generated square planet, craft gear, build a home, and fight bosses under shifting gravity. Players like: Distinctive Gravity · Straightforward Progression · Charming Pixel Art ·
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A short sandbox rpg game that takes place on a square planet. Explore the world, gather resources, build a home and become stronger.

Batography - Players say: Guide a curious bat through a moonlit town, using photos to help animal neighbors and collect mooncakes before a full-moon shot. Players like: Cute Hand-Drawn Art · Relaxing Night Atmosphere · Photo-Based Puzzles ·
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Play as a curious bat on his mission to take a full fledged photo of the moon. Run, Climb, Glide and Snap your way through an array of obstacles while interacting with the cheeky characters in the neighbourhood. Can you collect all the moon cakes?

Bloody Painter Dating Sim - Players say: Captured by serial killer Bloody Painter, you have seven days to make choices that shape your survival and relationship. Players like: Voice Acting · Bloody Painter Appeal · Art and Sound ·
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You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?

Reverse: 1999 - Players say: As the Timekeeper, trace a reality-reversing Storm across 20th-century eras, rescue Arcanists, and fight with tactical skill cards. Players like: Story and Characters · Distinctive Art Direction · Voice Acting and Music ·
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Reverse: 1999 is a 20th Century Time-Travel Strategic RPG developed by Bluepoch. As the Timekeeper, the observer of eras, you will embark on a journey across time and space, from the Roaring '20s to the turn of the millennium, uncovering the truth about the "Storm" and the mystery of the year 1999.

Rainy Day - Players say: Guide a paper commuter through a perpetually rainy town, using an umbrella and shelters to dodge water on the way home. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Calming Music · Thoughtful Story ·
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A hand drawn style obstacle avoidance game. How to deal with rainy days if don't like it?

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Sep 20, 2024
91% 👍
of 1.0k
Slash/Jump - Players say: A knight who cannot walk or jump uses sword-swing recoil to propel through hazards in a compact precision platformer. Players like: Distinctive Sword Movement · Responsive Controls · Thoughtful Level Design ·
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How do you platform if walking and jumping aren't an option? With a sword of course! Bounce and slash your way through this short and sweet, uniquely controlled precision platformer!

Idle Heros - Players say: As gods destroy the world, assemble heroes for automated battles, earn idle resources, and improve their skills, talents, and gear. Players like: Hero Variety · Idle Resource Gains · Hero Development ·
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《IDLE HEROS》 is a special placement game, invite your friends to form a fixed team, come to participate in the battle, placement can easily obtain a variety of resources

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May 1, 2024
82% 👍
of 574
Akatori: Сhapter One - Players say: Young monk Mako explores two realms, fighting with fists and a bird companion that doubles as a weapon and platforming tool. Players like: Distinctive Pixel Art · Satisfying Combat · Responsive Platforming ·
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Join young Mako as she ventures into a wild world of exploration and finds a mysterious bird companion. Navigate through two distinct realms with your staff and face off against an ancient sentinel in this prologue to the action-packed metroidvania Akatori.

Rabbit Hole - Players say: As Disc, descend a shifting 2D rabbit hole, battling foes and bosses with changing weapons to find your heart. Players like: Demanding Boss Fights · Weapon Variety · Art and Music ·
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Rabbit Hole is a fast paced, tough-as-nails 2D RogueLike-Shooter, made with love for the genre. You are Disc, someone who was suddenly brought to the Rabbit Hole. Collect guns, fight foes and meet strange new characters on your descent to the bottom, all in an attempt to find your heart again.

Sheepy: A Short Adventure - Players say: Guide a living plush sheep through a ruined facility, gaining movement abilities to platform, face threats, and uncover its past. Players like: Soundtrack and Sound · Pixel-Art Atmosphere · Smooth Platforming ·
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A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

Milthm - Players say: Follow a rain-and-dream story through rhythm charts, tapping moving notes and using optional modifiers to change each song. Players like: Memorable Music · Expressive Chart Design · Rainy Visual Style ·
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Rhythm in rains. Realization in dreams. "All the words, belong to a melody of rain. Resonating within ripples, dreams of human remain. Wading through unknown dreams, our understanding shall be gained..."

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Nov 16, 2023
94% 👍
of 540
I Wanna Maker - Players say: Build and share trap-filled precision platforming levels, or test your timing against a campaign and a vast library of player-made stages. Players like: Flexible Level Editor · Varied Community Stages · Campaign Level Design ·
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I Wanna Maker is a precision platformer with a robust level editor and online level sharing, based on I Wanna Be The Guy fangames. Create complex levels using a variety of objects, a powerful events system, and customizable visuals. Browse levels online, take on challenge modes, and more!

Draw - Players say: Guide Stickman through a lined-paper world, drawing objects to solve platforming puzzles as a story of grief unfolds. Players like: Emotional Story · Drawing Puzzles · Hand-Drawn Art ·
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Welcome to the world of Draw, a 2D sidescroller and visual novel! Armed with nothing but a pencil, play as “Stickman” as you explore a brand-new world. Solve puzzles by drawing into the game, meet new friends while dodging scribble monsters, and make memories that’ll never be erased!

Pages of Time: Prologue - Players say: Guide witch Loretta through a magic academy, platforming and using time-recording, rewinding, and orb spells to solve puzzles. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Time-Based Puzzles · Gentle Soundtrack ·
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Pages of Time: Prologue is a 2D platformer puzzle game. Play as the witch who controls the magic of time, in a beautiful and magnificent magic academy, utilize the skills of recording and rewinding time, solve all kinds of puzzles, and look forward to the adventure of the future.

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Nov 23, 2022
97% 👍
of 3.0k
Breadsticks - Players say: Guide a fox boy through wooded caves, throwing breadsticks as platforms and wall-jumping toward afternoon tea with Mr. Bear. Players like: Breadstick Platforms · Cute Fox Art · Short Fun Sessions ·
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A speed-based platformer with throwable platforms! Travel through the dangers in the woods as a fox boy to join afternoon tea with Mr. Bear.

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Nov 5, 2022
95% 👍
of 506
Gun Devil - Players say: As a gun-wielding devil, dash, glide, and shoot through hellish stages, gather upgrades, and search for your kidnapped wife. Players like: Fluid Movement · Fast Bullet-Fights · Pixel-Art Style ·
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GUN DEVIL is an explosive platformer about rescuing your kidnapped hell wife from Satan's child, the Caramelized Dumbass and his Pimp Legion.

MultiVersus - Players say: A Warner Bros. crossover platform fighter where familiar characters battle in 1v1, 2v2, and four-player matches. Players like: Cross-Franchise Roster · Distinct Character Moves · Chaotic, Fun Matches ·
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MultiVersus is a free-to-play platform fighter that brings the depth of iconic WB stars to life across the nearly endless possibilities of play.

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Jul 19, 2022
76% 👍
of 116k
Magic Rampage - Players say: Choose a fantasy hero, platform through monster-filled dungeons, hunt secrets, and build gear while investigating the king's fate. Players like: Story And Characters · Secrets And Levels · Classes And Builds ·
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Magic Rampage is a fast-paced action RPG platformer with a massive single-player campaign, deep character customization, and challenging dungeons. Master powerful gear, uncover secrets, and test your skills in competitive and PvP modes.

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May 24, 2022
95% 👍
of 1.8k
Argentum Online - Players say: Explore a pixel-art fantasy world as an adventurer, taking quests, fighting monsters and other players, and growing your character. Players like: Old-School Nostalgia · Challenging Progression · Pixel Graphics ·
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Argentum Online, a 2D MMORPG, offers epic quests, dungeon delves, and battles in a fantasy world. Emphasizing community, it features alliances, PvP, and a player-driven economy, all within a vibrant open-world setting.

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Apr 29, 2022
73% 👍
of 845
With You - Players say: Guide two awkwardly moving characters through wordless physics-platform puzzles, coordinating with a partner as their relationship unfolds. Players like: Fun Partner Co-op · Cute Hand-Drawn Art · Moving Relationship Story ·
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With You is a cooperative two-player puzzle-playground. It's a tiny game that hopes to inspire couples to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

Touhou Mystery Reel - Players say: As Cirno investigates strange structures in Gensokyo, platform through stages, deflect attacks, and choose bosses or shortcuts. Players like: Satisfying Parry Combat · Touhou Characters · Instant Respawns ·
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Touhou Mystery Reel is a 2D platformer action game with special combat system. You can experience exciting battles and interesting stories in the game. There will be different endings of the stages. The player has the freedom to choose either to fight the powerful bosses or to take "shortcuts".

Mago: The Villain's Burger - Players say: A sorcerer who ate the evil Gourmet’s food crosses perilous platforming levels, using magic to rescue a princess from the menu. Players like: Nostalgic Soundtrack · Autumn Theme · Good Prequel ·
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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!

Cave Crawler - Players say: Jump and shoot your way through five side-scrolling cave levels, avoiding enemies and hazards on the path to a boss fight. Players like: Quick Retro Platforming · Jumping And Shooting · Brief Fun Challenge ·
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Cave Crawler is a short, 2D side-scrolling action platformer. Explore caves filled with interesting enemies and fun platforming challenges.

SuperTux - Players say: Guide Tux through icy and forest worlds, jumping on foes, using power-ups, solving platform puzzles, and seeking Penny. Players like: Nostalgic Appeal · Classic Platforming · Level Editor ·
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Classic 2D jump'n'run sidescroller featuring Tux the penguin. Run and jump through multiple worlds, fighting off enemies by jumping on them, bumping them from below or tossing objects at them, grabbing power-ups and other stuff on the way.

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Jan 12, 2022
94% 👍
of 1.2k
The Two of Us - Players say: Team up as two frog fighters, combining sword and shuriken skills to solve platforming puzzles and battle enemies. Players like: Co-op Friend Fun · Clever Shared Puzzles · Funny Frustration ·
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The Two of Us is a 2D Co-op Platformer that has a strong emphasis on working together. You will be greeted with various puzzle levels where you must work in conjunction with your friend to navigate the level.

The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare - Players say: A toy bear and fairy cross a nightmare of twisted fairytales, battling monsters and platforming through danger to rescue his owner. Players like: Dark Fairytale World · Atmospheric Music · Combat And Exploration ·
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When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.

Jerma's Big Adventure - Players say: As Jerma falls into a cavern, swing a baseball bat, fight robot dinosaurs and warlocks, and escape amid live chat reactions. Players like: Absurd Jerma References · Goofy Comedy · Responsive Controls ·
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Oh no! Jerma985 has fallen into a spooky cavern filled with ROBOT dinosaurs and EVIL warlocks. In this wacky action-platformer, fight to escape the treacherous cavern while a live studio chat cheers you on!

Dodge It! - Players say: Steer a black circle to collect black dots, dodging red hazards that multiply with each pickup as you chase a higher score. Players like: Score-Chasing Replay · Simple Rules · Satisfying Challenge ·
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Do you have enough strength to be #1?

Atopes - Players say: A philosophical meta-adventure shifts among mini-games and desktop puzzles, asking you to help a story break beyond its screen. Players like: Meta-Game Surprises · Creative Mini-Games · Emotional Story ·
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Your future is vaster than the cosmos.

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Jul 30, 2021
94% 👍
of 701
Sheepy - Players say: Guide a sheep searching for its family through two platforming levels, jumping, collecting rainbows, and avoiding or shooting slimes. Players like: Cute Pixel Art · Relaxing Music · Chill Platforming ·
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Cute and bouncy platformer with big, relaxing levels! Explore and enjoy!

Deepest Sword - Players say: Guide a knight through a cave with an ever-growing sword, using its awkward reach to climb toward a dragon. Players like: Clever Sword Mechanic · Short, Funny Experience · Pixel-Art Style ·
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Venture deep into the Cavern of Longing in this short-yet-challenging physics platformer. Plunge your sword deep into the dragon's heart! How deep is your resolve?

Have a Nice Dream - Players say: Explore a strange house as a quiet girl, solve light puzzles, evade pursuers, and uncover why you woke in a dreamlike room. Players like: Emotional Story · Original Music · Dreamlike Atmosphere ·
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A story about dreams. Explore a weird house and find the truth. A short game with mild puzzles and some psychological horror elements.

The Little Red Lie - Players say: Returning to the forest years after her grandmother’s death, Red solves puzzles and evades monsters while uncovering the past. Players like: Striking Color Contrast · Creepy Fairy-Tale Retelling · Atmospheric Forest ·
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2D side scrolling, adventure, horror game where you avoid monsters and solve puzzles.

Idle Slayer - Players say: Run and jump through pixel-art worlds to gather coins and souls, unlock upgrades, craft gear, and build a stronger Slayer. Players like: Addictive Progression · Retro Pixel Art · Casual Background Play ·
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Start from nothing and grow into a legendary Slayer. Explore countless dimensions, collect souls, unlock powerful upgrades, craft powerful gear, defeat epic bosses, and enjoy a deep idle RPG with active and offline progression.

Tukoni: Prologue - Players say: Guide a forest spirit through a hand-drawn woodland, helping animals by exploring, collecting and combining items to solve visual puzzles. Players like: Hand-Drawn Art · Cozy Atmosphere · Relaxing Puzzles ·
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Tukoni: Prologue is a point-and-click puzzle adventure, based on a series of award-winning books by the Ukrainian artist Oksana Bula. Play as Tukoni, the forest spirits, as you meet unique characters, solve captivating puzzles, craft new items, and explore a magical world filled with kindness.

Janosik - Players say: As Janosik, explore a secret-filled mountain castle, fight enemies, evade hazards, and find upgrades while rescuing captured companions. Players like: Interconnected Castle · Enjoyable Platforming · Charming Pixel Art ·
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Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!

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Sep 25, 2020
94% 👍
of 688
12 bananas - Players say: Guide fragile Banana Boi through hazardous 2D terrain, using precise jumps and oddball physics to recover 12 lost bananas. Players like: Memorable Soundtrack · Challenging Platforming · Inventive Level Design ·
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Leap over treacherous chasms, navigate past a sea of hazards, and locate all 12 bananas as you embark on an epic quest and travel the patience-testing path that lies ahead in this infuriatingly challenging, unforgiving, puzzling, memey platformer.

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Sep 16, 2020
85% 👍
of 503
Rushdown Revolt - Players say: Choose a distinctive fighter, dash across platforms, build combos, and win through ring-outs or by wearing down opponents. Players like: Fast, Mobile Combat · Distinct Fighter Styles · Smooth Combos ·
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Rushdown Revolt is a platform fighter featuring 12 dazzlingly unique characters and best-in-the-business rollback netcode.

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Sep 10, 2020
79% 👍
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DDNet - Players say: Race through demanding 2D obstacle maps, mastering jumps and a grappling hook alone or with teammates who can rescue you. Players like: Satisfying Skill Mastery · Co-op Teamwork · Community Map Variety ·
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Want to play the hardest cooperative 2D platformer ever? Want to finish no map ever? Want to be in pain for hours and cry, getting nothing in return? Come play DDNet with a large community of other sufferers!

Ninja Kiwi Archive - Players say: A collection of 60+ original Ninja Kiwi Flash games, from Bloons tower defense to arcade, action, and strategy titles. Players like: Flash Game Preservation · Childhood Nostalgia · Bloons Classics ·
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Enjoy some of the best loved Flash games of the past in this awesome time capsule of over 60 Ninja Kiwi classics. Experience a piece of history and play the original Flash games that spawned the worldwide phenomenon of Bloons TD.

Friendly Fire - Players say: Explore a magical 2D world, help its peculiar inhabitants through quests and dialogue, and uncover five possible endings. Players like: Charming Characters · Relaxing Atmosphere · Distinct Endings ·
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Can you save the world from an unknown destiny?

Left on Read - Players say: During 2020 quarantine, a college freshman texts a crush in a story-driven platformer where messages become paths and replies are choices. Players like: Relatable Texting · Quarantine Nostalgia · Emotional Story ·
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It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel.

Micro Platformer - Players say: Guide a tiny square through precise 2D platforming challenges, choosing difficulty levels and chasing faster clear times. Players like: Satisfying Challenge · Tight Platforming · Minimalist Clarity ·
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A minimalistic platformer with a 1x1 tileset. No enemies, no bullets, no lasers. Just sheer platforming.