Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe similar games & best alternatives

Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2013

Should you play it?

The title says it all. Take one part falling block puzzle game, combine one part old-school platformer, add a couple thousand pixels, blend and serve. Why match colored blocks when you can just shoot the hell out of them? Your goal is to survive as long as you can. From celebrated indie developer Andrew Morrish and Adult Swim Games.

What works

  • Addictive and challenging gameplay
  • Unique blend of puzzle and platforming
  • Variety of characters with different abilities
  • Retro pixel art and catchy soundtrack
  • Local multiplayer mode

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty curve can be frustrating
  • Lack of online multiplayer
  • Some achievements require excessive grinding
  • Minimal narrative or story
  • Repetitive after extended play

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • 1001 Spikes

  • Bleed

  • Iron Fisticle

  • I Wanna Maker

  • Super Raft Boat Classic

  • Fighties

Less social

Games that feels like Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Mega Serval

  • Sunblaze

  • Rogue Legacy

  • BLUE REVOLVER

  • 8BitBoy™

More story-driven

Games that feels like Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

  • Chenso Club

  • The Great Rebellion

  • Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

  • 30XX

  • TOKOYO: The Tower of Perpetuity

More intimate

Games that feels like Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe but with more focus on close relationships

  • Invisigun Reloaded

  • Little Triangle

  • Twin Shot Deluxe

  • Metaverse Keeper / 元能失控

  • Indie Pogo

  • Antonball Deluxe

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Similarity map

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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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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).

Super Puzzle Platformer Deluxe: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026