SuperTux similar games & best alternatives

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SuperTux

Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2022

Should you play it?

Classic 2D jump'n'run sidescroller featuring Tux the penguin. Run and jump through multiple worlds, fighting off enemies by jumping on them, bumping them from below or tossing objects at them, grabbing power-ups and other stuff on the way.

What works

  • Free and open source
  • Nostalgic and charming platformer
  • Powerful level editor
  • Cross-platform support
  • Low system requirements

Things to keep in mind

  • Slippery and floaty controls
  • Some levels are frustratingly difficult
  • Graphics and sound are simple/outdated
  • Game feels unfinished with bugs
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Spark the Electric Jester

  • Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition

  • Reventure

  • The Messenger

  • Orion Sandbox Enhanced

  • Catmaze

Less expressive

Games that feels like SuperTux but with less self-expression and customization

  • Super Mustache

  • Mission in Snowdriftland

  • Ctrl CV

  • Bloo Kid 2

  • Adventures of Pip

  • Axiom Verge 2

More competitive

Games that feels like SuperTux but with more competition against others

  • I Wanna Maker

  • Slash/Jump

  • 10 Second Ninja X

  • Crystal Caves HD

  • Squirreltopia

  • Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with SuperTux. These titles are not in What to play next.

SuperTux: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Survival.

Last update: 21/08/2026