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Switch - Or Die Trying
Games like Switch - Or Die Trying

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A deceptively cute indie platformer that's brutally hard, demands precision, and plays best with a controller—a short, punishing trial-and-death experience.

The Hardest Game Ever
A free-to-play 2D precision platformer with cute visuals and tough, reaction-heavy stages that reward endurance in short bursts.
2023-09-14
- Platform
- Adventure

Indie

Side view

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ppL

A challenging solo 2D platformer with a two-to-four-hour runtime, praised for its graphics but noted by some for unwanted bitcoin-mining software.

2021-06-21

Action
Platform
Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Side view

Pixi Poxi Autorunner Lab cover art

Pixi Poxi Autorunner Lab

A short, punishing autorunner puzzle platformer that tests platforming precision through trap-filled levels.

2026-02-19

Action
Platform
Indie
Side view
Arcade

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Tinboy

A single-player puzzle-platformer with punishing difficulty and sensitive controls, offering a short but challenging experience.

2015-08-31

Platform
Puzzle
Indie

reIterate() cover art

reIterate()

A punishing 2D precision platformer with open-ended levels and a tight ~1.5-hour single-player run.

2022-01-13

Action
Science fiction
Platform

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Sleeping Valley

A brutally hard one-life 2D arcade platformer with a cute character and short, punishing runs.

2016-10-08

Action
Adventure
Indie

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Hardcore and Death

A tense action-platformer where players navigate hazard-filled multi-level stages, double-jump past traps, and race to the Heart before darkness falls, with a compact roughly one-hour experience.

2025-12-05

BROTHER!!! Save him! - Hardcore Platformer cover art

BROTHER!!! Save him! - Hardcore Platformer

A challenging single-player platformer about saving your brother through difficult levels, with a short runtime and tough-but-fun gameplay.

2020-05-15

Action
Platform
Adventure
Indie

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JumpoCalypse

A single-player, brutally hard one-button platformer with quick die-and-repeat runs, mouse/touch controls, and accessibility options that rewards timing practice.

2026-06-23

Action

Dynamic Very, Very, Hard game!! cover art

Dynamic Very, Very, Hard game!!

A punishing single-player indie platformer about dodging obstacles and enemies, with one reviewer's playthrough lasting about 11 hours.

2016-11-11

Action
Adventure
Indie

Time to Try cover art

Time to Try

A punishing precision platformer where players race against a cruel time limit to survive terrifying obstacle courses.

2026-03-26

Can you clear up to 100 stages? cover art

Can you clear up to 100 stages?

A cute-but-tough single-player action game that tests reflexes and patience across 100 stages, with a tight ~4-hour runtime.

2025-11-20

Action
Indie
Side view