Electronic Super Joy 2 similar games & best alternatives

Electronic Super Joy 2

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Electronic Super Joy 2 is a brutally hard platformer, set in a world of brain-smashing electronic music. Run, jump, smash, & slice your way through 55+ weird & different levels, with giant monsters, swarming missiles & secret areas.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Challenging and rewarding platforming
  • Excellent electronic soundtrack
  • Creative level design and mechanics
  • Responsive controls

Things to keep in mind

  • High difficulty can be frustrating
  • Some technical issues and bugs
  • Visual effects can cause eye strain
  • Immature humor and sound effects
  • Optional fps segments poorly optimized

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DERE EVIL EXE

  • Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

  • Tcheco in the Castle of Lucio

  • Vox Populi Vox Dei 2

  • Horace

  • Atomik: RunGunJumpGun

More expressive

Games that feels like Electronic Super Joy 2 but with more self-expression and customization

  • SuperTux

  • ANTONBLAST

  • Deep the Game

  • The End Is Nigh

  • Duck Souls

  • Garlic

More competitive

Games that feels like Electronic Super Joy 2 but with more competition against others

  • BLACKHOLE

  • GoNNER

  • Overclocked

  • They Bleed Pixels

  • Electronic Super Joy

  • Squirreltopia

Less creative

Games that feels like Electronic Super Joy 2 but with less focus on creating and customizing

  • Smilemo

  • Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

  • Super Life of Pixel

  • Super Mustache

  • Volgarr the Viking

  • Castlevania Anniversary Collection

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Electronic Super Joy 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Value. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026