Games like Operation Hardcore
Games like Operation Hardcore include SANABI, Celeste, Touhou Luna Nights, Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef, and Cuphead. We matched them by the tags players give Operation Hardcore on Steam (Side Scroller, Shoot 'Em Up, 2D Platformer, Bullet Hell, and Difficult): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

SANABI
Shared: 2D Platformer · Action · Pixel Graphics

Celeste
Shared: Difficult · 2D Platformer · Platformer

Touhou Luna Nights
Shared: Side Scroller · Difficult · Bullet Hell

Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Shoot 'Em Up

Cuphead
Shared: Difficult · Platformer · Bullet Hell

Rise & Shine
Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Bullet Hell

Enter the Gungeon
Shared: Bullet Hell · Difficult · Pixel Graphics

Super Meat Boy
Shared: 2D Platformer · Difficult · Platformer

Bit Blaster XL
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Difficult

Super Time Force Ultra
Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Bullet Hell

Broforce
Shared: Platformer · Side Scroller · Action

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Difficult

Huntdown
Shared: Side Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter

Blasphemous 2
Shared: Difficult · Side Scroller · 2D Platformer

Zombotron
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · 2D · Side Scroller

Skul: The Hero Slayer
Shared: Action · Side Scroller · Platformer

Kero Blaster
Shared: Side Scroller · Shoot 'Em Up · Platformer

Pizza Tower
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Indie

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Shared: Platformer · Side Scroller · Difficult

Intrusion 2
Shared: Platformer · Side Scroller · Shooter

Katana ZERO
Shared: 2D Platformer · Platformer · Action

Anomaly Agent
Shared: Side Scroller · 2D Platformer · Platformer

Geometry Dash
Shared: Difficult · Platformer · 2D

NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
Shared: 2D Platformer · Side Scroller · Platformer