Games like Jaded

94% positive from 2,086 reviewsReleased 2025Steam Deck Playable$4.99

What it is

Jaded is a fast-paced action-adventure game with a time-slowing mechanic. Players explore a large island, fight enemies, and find secrets.

What players liked

Players say "Jaded" is like Celeste and Hollow Knight, praising its surprisingly decent and amazing story.

The catch

Controller support is half finished, so a mouse is still needed in places.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 94% positive, but with 2,086 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Jaded

VVVVVV

96% positive from 4,519 reviews2010Deck Verified

VVVVVV is a challenging retro platformer where players reverse gravity instead of jumping to navigate minimalist levels. It offers fast-paced exploration with frequent checkpoints and a chiptune soundtrack.

What players likedPlayers praise its unique gravity-flipping platforming, tight controls, and challenging precision, comparing it to other games that have adopted similar mechanics.

The catchControls are slippery and floaty, which fights the precision the levels demand.

Both are tagged Precision Platformer, 2D Platformer and Platformer.

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OlliOlli World

90% positive from 1,841 reviews20221% finish itDeck Verified

This is a skateboarding action-platformer with a signature flow state mechanic. It offers accessible, deep gameplay with player freedom and a vibrant, eccentric feel.

What players likedPlayers praise OlliOlli World as a beautiful, fun, and smooth platformer with ideally balanced difficulty, reminiscent of other fast-paced games.

The catchA 2K terms update added always online checks and broad data collection after launch.

Both are tagged Precision Platformer, 2D Platformer and Action.

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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

84% positive from 1,649 reviews202413% finish itDeck Verified

This is a 2.5D action-platformer with Metroidvania elements. Players use a shapeshifting staff with a move-and-reset mechanic in a hand-drawn, folklore-inspired world.

What players likedPlayers praise its gorgeous art, fluid aerial movement, and accessible platforming, often comparing it favorably to Hollow Knight and Ori.

The catchThe controls feel clunky and unresponsive, with the grapple hooking the wrong points.

Both are tagged Precision Platformer, 2D Platformer and Platformer.

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Ambidextro

98% positive from 1,314 reviews202516% finish itDeck Verified

A precision platformer for one player running two characters at once, a hand each. Over 100 single-screen levels the severed halves of a royal wizard must reach each other before time runs out.

What players likedPlayers praise its brain-bending originality, though it's not compared to other games.

The catchPunishing difficulty that comes down to repeating levels until the inputs are memorised.

Both are tagged Precision Platformer, 2D Platformer and Action.

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N (NPLUSPLUS)

95% positive from 2,342 reviews2016Deck Verified

A momentum-based platformer in which a ninja carries its own speed past homicidal robots to grab gold and reach the exit, across 4,690 hand-made levels with an editor and leaderboards.

What players likedPlayers praise N++ as a perfected precision platformer, often compared to Celeste, with vast content and satisfying flow.

The catchLong standing bugs go unfixed, with broken displays, failed launches and lost saves.

Both are tagged Precision Platformer, 2D Platformer and Action.

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You Have 10 Seconds

89% positive from 1,362 reviews2016Deck Verified

This is a fast-paced arcade platformer where players must complete levels within a 10-second time limit. It features precise 60fps gameplay and unlocks new areas and items after each world.

The catchClumsy controls and heavy gravity, worst in the water, cause deaths that feel unfair.

Both are tagged Precision Platformer, 2D and Platformer.

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