When comparing Platform Pixels vs Canabalt, the Slant community recommends Canabalt for most people. In the question“What are the best challenging platformers you can play in the browser?” Canabalt is ranked 1st while Platform Pixels is ranked 2nd. The most important reason people chose Canabalt is:
Canabalt's levels are randomly generated, so each time you start over, the experience will be different.
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Pros
Pro Inspired by Super Meat Boy
Platform Pixels is a difficult game in the same vain of Super Meat Boy. Definitely not for the faint of heart.
Pro Each game is different
Canabalt's levels are randomly generated, so each time you start over, the experience will be different.
Pro Easy to pick up
Canabalt is an endless runner and the only thing that you directly control is when the character jumps.
Cons
Con Difficult with a keyboard
Keyboard play is difficult with the game and can be frustrating at times.
Con Lags on Safari
The game stutters and skips frames on Safari browser. It makes the game almost unplayable since it requires precision that can't be achieved.
Con Short and has no goals
Can be beaten in 28 minutes and has nor real goal to the game other than completion.