Games like Rusted Moss

A physics-based Metroidvania twin-stick shooter with 360° aiming and a challenging grapple mechanic. Explore a melancholic wasteland, mastering momentum and precise gunplay.

89% positive from 1,626 · 2023 · 25% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $7.99 (2026-01-17)

Platformer Pixel GraphicsActionStory RichAdventure2D Platformer

Six games like Rusted Moss

SANABI

95% positive from 4,788 reviews202353% finish itDeck Playable

Cyberpunk action-platformer with chain-hook traversal and combat. Explore a mysterious, chaotic mega-city with a hacker companion.

What players likedPlayers praise SANABI's emotional story, pixel art, and grappling hook gameplay, often comparing it to Katana Zero and Celeste.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Pixel Graphics and Story Rich.

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Caveblazers

85% positive from 4,516 reviews20177% finish itDeck Verified

Caveblazers is an action platformer roguelike with procedurally generated levels and item discovery. Players explore a dangerous cave, facing unique bosses and smart AI enemies.

What players likedPlayers praise this challenging action roguelike platformer for its satisfying mastery, replayability, and fun co-op.

The catchCombat is unrewarding and enemies can be skipped entirely

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Pixel Graphics and Platformer.

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Lone Fungus

83% positive from 1,170 reviews202316% finish itDeck Verified

Lone Fungus is a Metroidvania with acrobatic combat and a spell-striking mechanic. It offers challenging platforming in a vast mushroom world.

What players likedPlayers praise its dedicated vision and challenging gameplay that demands pure skill.

The catchPlatforming demands juggling too many movement buttons with pixel perfect timing.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Pixel Graphics and Action.

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VVVVVV

96% positive from 4,540 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 2D Platformer, Pixel Graphics and Platformer.

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Ambidextro

98% positive from 1,338 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 2D Platformer, Pixel Graphics and Action.

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BZZZT

94% positive from 1,155 reviews202321% finish itDeck Verified

A fast-paced pixel-art precision platformer with intuitive controls and unlockable skills. It features time challenges, leaderboards, and optional permadeath.

What players likedPlayers praise this arcade-style platformer for its stellar level design, replayable timed challenges, and beautiful sprite art, reminiscent of classic Flash web games.

The catchThe art and music outclass the platforming, which is simple and short on depth.

Both are tagged 2D Platformer, Pixel Graphics and Action.

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More about Rusted Moss

What players liked

Players praise this Metroidvania for its challenging, physics-based grappling hook movement and satisfying combat.

The catch

The elastic grapple and slippery controls stay imprecise in a precision platformer.

Reviews: 89% positive from 1,626
Released: 2023
Finish it: 25% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: Lowest ever $7.99 (2026-01-17)
Play: Single-playerFull controller support

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 89% positive, but with 1,626 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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