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Games like A Difficult Game About Climbing

Games like A Difficult Game About Climbing

Looking for games like A Difficult Game About Climbing? Here are top survival platformer recommendations with a horror and comedy focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy, Jump King or Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends.

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  1. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 44,972 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy is a punishing climbing game, a homage to Jazzuo's 2002 B-Game classic 'Sexy Hiking'. You move the hammer with the mouse, and that's all there is. With practice, you'll be able to jump, swing, climb and fly. Great mysteries and a wonderful reward await the master hikers who reach the top of the mountain. To quote Jazzuo himself: "The hiking action is very simila… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy.

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  2. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 8,980 reviews
    Critic Score 73%Based on 2 reviews

    Jump King is a challenging climbing-platformer where suspense builds with every jump! Struggle upwards and explore the unknown while doing your best to avoid your inevitable fall back down... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jump King.

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  6. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 351 reviews

    Cascade into insanity in this brutally challenging journey into the sky. Armed with nothing but a fragile shell and a slimy yolk, can you take a lone egg to new heights? IT'S NO YOLK You’re an egg – and you’ll feel every wobble, roll, and crack. Master the art of egg physics as you navigate challenging climbing environments with a twist. Synchronize your jump with your roll-cycle, and when you’re … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Egging On.

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    69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    73% User Score Based on 6,101 reviews
    Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

    Embark on an exciting journey in Only UP! Exploring a huge world full of secrets and mysteries, you have to get as high as possible, and the most interesting starts above the clouds... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only Up!.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,920 reviews

    Throw your stick-figure-self at cannonballs and airplanes in an upward pursuit of the eraser! Play cooperatively online to share the journey! Who's to say whether the company will help or hinder, though... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eraser.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 1,055 reviews

    Climb the tower BETON BRUTAL is a first person parkour game which tries to replicate and build upon the parkour mechanics seen in Minecraft. Your goal is to climb a massive overgrown concrete tower which offers multiple stages of increasing difficulty. Watch your step Beware, a single misstep might cost you a lot of progress as there are no checkpoints whatsoever. The course is however riddled … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BETON BRUTAL.

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  13. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    75% User Score Based on 242 reviews

    "The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. - Albert Camus" Become Sisyphus and try to roll the boulder up the mountain. Numerous obstacles will hinder your progress. You can move using the arrow keys and adjust the direction in which you push the boulder with the left and right mouse buttons.Features: Of course, the boulde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Game of Sisyphus.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    89% User Score Based on 2,750 reviews

    ALTF4 is a 3rd person permadeath runner game where you play a clumsy knight who needs to overcome multiple traps in order to reach his goal. But the way to his destination won't be simple. There are no saves in this game, traps are constantly trying to kill you and character movements are filled with challenges. Do you have what it takes to clear the game in one go? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ALTF4.

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  15. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 24,724 reviews

    Super Meat Boy is a tough as nails platformer where you play as a boy without skin who needs to save his girlfriend made of bandages from an evil fetus in a jar wearing a top hat and a monocle. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Meat Boy.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    89% User Score Based on 1,282 reviews

    About this game:  Rat Quest is a game about a rat platforming up the level to get his sweet sweet cheese. Difficult platforming: The platforming in this game is very difficult! Every jump matters, if you fall, its right back to the bottom. Not as it seems: everytHing is finE, no reason to worry in the sLightest. very Pleasant game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rat Quest.

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    65%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay
    65% User Score Based on 124 reviews

    Clamb is a punishing VR climbing game inspired by the game 'Getting Over It' - now with optional checkpoints and multiple hammer styles. Climb a surreal mountain with nothing but your hammer. The hammer follows the movement of your controllers. Hit, push, and drag your hammer past obstacles to overcome them. It will be difficult at first, but practice makes perfect. Choose your climb style … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clamb.

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  18. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    77% User Score Based on 2,511 reviews

    Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bread & Fred.

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    95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 3,017 reviews

    BirdGut is a hand-drawn 2d puzzle-platformer from the perspective of an outcast bee who gets eaten by a bird, and discovers that the bird's internal organs are not organs at all, but facilities in which the consumed insects are brainwashed and enslaved. Experience this bizarre one-man project for yourself. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BirdGut.

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    70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization
    74% User Score Based on 1,518 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 6 reviews

    I Am Fish is a charming adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Throughout the game, players will join them as they swim, fly, roll, and chomp their way to the open ocean from the far-flung corners of Barnardshire (the smallest county in England) in their bid for freedom and to reunite once again. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Am Fish.

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  21. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 3,924 reviews

    The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king is a short experimental game. Grab the sword with your mouse and pull it out from the stone. If you are able to get it all the way out, you will prove that you are the rightful king and as such you will be crowned. Pull it out now and become a king or surrender and keep living like a peasant. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The one who pulls out the sword will be crowned king.

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  22. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 11,862 reviews

    This modded version of Runmo lets you play as Meatmo, a character that is totally not inspired by Meatboy. play Little Runmo play Meatboy If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Little Meatmo.

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  23. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 2,086 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 28 reviews

    Welcome to Snake Pass; a physical action-puzzle game that sees the player slither, curl and climb their way through increasingly challenging worlds filled with evermore intricate obstacles and fiendishly mind-bending objectives! Snake Pass is the wriggling brain-child of Seb Liese, who originally came to Sumo from Holland to work on the LittleBigPlanet team. His prototype of ‘real snake physics’ … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snake Pass.

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  24. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 3,504 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

    Buy Heavenly Bodies on PS4 and PS5 and discover the ever-changing nuances of weightless motion in this challenging physics game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heavenly Bodies.

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  25. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    67% User Score Based on 4,562 reviews
    Critic Score 71%Based on 24 reviews

    Between our world and the world beyond lie the Titan Souls, the spiritual source and sum of all living things. Now scattered amongst the ruins and guarded by the idle titans charged with their care, a solitary hero armed with but a single arrow is once again assembling shards of the Titan Soul in a quest for truth and power. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Titan Souls.

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  26. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 3,330 reviews
    Critic Score 88%Based on 2 reviews

    The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where the player takes control of Ash, one of few 'things' that have 'survived' the "end of the world." Follow Ash as he flops his way through a future of pain and suffering. Feel his stress levels rise as you throw him into an endless swarm of decaying, mutant creatures and help aid his final epic quest... to simply make a friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The End Is Nigh.

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  27. 79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    79% User Score Based on 1,578 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 6 reviews

    Remember when games were tough? Return to the Golden Age of arcades with an all-NEW hardcore action experience that pulls no punches. Volgarr the Viking possesses all the hallmarks of the true classics - simple controls, high challenge, and meticulous design - combined with hand-made pixel If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Volgarr the Viking.

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  28. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story
    85% User Score Based on 844 reviews

    The adventures of Bloody Trapland is back! Bloody Trapland is a fast-paced multiplayer platformer where the levels are filled with dozens of dangerous traps and tricky jumps that stand in your way! Play co-op with your friends or take on the challenges on your own. With support for up to 4 players at once, local and/or online. This is a challenging, yet simple game that anyone can enjoy, whether y… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity.

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  29. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 51,622 reviews

    You've fallen into the backrooms and now need to find a way to escape. Traverse through eerie procedurally generated levels while avoiding entities and other danger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape the Backrooms.

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  30. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    97% User Score Based on 92,552 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 8 reviews

    A single-player platformer about climbing a mountain. Battle your inner demons and climb through more than 250 devious stages to reach the summit. It won't be easy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celeste.

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    61%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story
    61% User Score Based on 1,039 reviews

    Minimalism - platformer with a lot of levels, made in minimalist style - which is a cube protogonist. The game is a kind of labyrinth consisting of levels, to go between them you need to open the doors with collected keys. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Minimalism.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    91% User Score Based on 22,815 reviews

    Dive into the epic adventure of "Chained Together" Begin your journey in the depths of hell, chained to your companions. Your mission is to escape hell by climbing as high as possible.Each jump requires perfect coordination to scale the platforms and escape the scorching heat. Traverse a multitude of worlds, each offering unique challenges. Features Diverse Worlds to ExploreEach world introduces n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chained Together.

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  33. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 3,350 reviews

    Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving. Kara, our heroine, has access to a unique gameplay mechanic that she uses to manipulate the world around her. She has a gun that is able to alter the laws of physics through the creation of pockets of gravity and anti-gravity. By mastering the use of these abilities Kara is able to au… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Defy Gravity Extended.

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  34. 81%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    81% User Score Based on 1,859 reviews

    Squishy the Suicidal Pig has made a deal with the devil and will do anything to reach his parents in heaven. This is a hard-going platformer with various puzzle elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Squishy the Suicidal Pig.

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  35. 66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 3,881 reviews
    Critic Score 51%Based on 6 reviews

    I am Bread is an action-adventure simulation game. It puts the player in control of a slice of bread and the aim of each level is to turn the bread into toast. If the bread, before becoming toast, touches objects the "edible" meter will go down. Objects and substances that can make this go down can be water and the floor. To control the bread the player must use the arrow keys or an analog stick. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Am Bread.

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    77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, character development
    86% User Score Based on 697 reviews
    Critic Score 68%Based on 12 reviews

    A game of speed, precision and freedom, use all the abilities of your rocket-powered suit to avoid fatal hazards, dodge hostile robots and reach not just the finish line, but the top of the worldwide leaderboards. Carve your own path through a multitude of mysterious floating ruins high above the clouds and show everyone you're the best! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cloudbuilt.

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  37. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    94% User Score Based on 11,937 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer. Jump your way through insane levels in a game of "the floor is lava" on top of speeding trucks driven by terrible drivers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clustertruck.

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    97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    97% User Score Based on 1,262 reviews

    A minimalistic platformer with a 1x1 tileset. No enemies, no bullets, no lasers. Just sheer platforming. Micro Platformer is a seriously minimalistic 2D platformer. A 1x1 tileset and a small square is not just a part of the artwork, it's a way to tell you exactly what the hitboxes are. Why? Well, there are quite a few difficulity levels. Some of them are not easy. At all. I wanted this game to be… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Micro Platformer.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 1,334 reviews

    Wings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which you play as the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh'oul after he is freed from captivity. Throughout her journey she must traverse dangerous worlds and fight countless hellspawn in order to discover where Jeh'Oul lurks and save the world from his demonic clutch. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wings of Vi.

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  40. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
    75% User Score Based on 1,746 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Airscape: The Fall of Gravity.

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    82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 9,316 reviews

    You are trapped in an experiment, trying to find ways to make you still "yourself" , persevere, and survive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Changed.

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  42. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding
    84% User Score Based on 2,739 reviews

    "Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories.

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  43. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 15,475 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 30 reviews

    Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spelunky 2.

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  44. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 10,240 reviews
    Critic Score 82%Based on 8 reviews

    Buy Sifu on PlayStation Store. Sifu is a stylish yet gritty beat-em-up, featuring visceral hand-to-hand combat in a contemporary urban setting. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sifu.

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  46. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    92% User Score Based on 3,558 reviews

    You Have to Win the Game is an free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to You Have to Win the Game.

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  47. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 615 reviews
    Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

    Verlet Swing brings you energetic swinging in a world that would be best described as a fever dream. Swing fast, don't crash and reach the goal as fast as possible! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Verlet Swing.

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  48. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 13,952 reviews

    A VR recreation of the original Fnaf: Sister Location game. Take control of a late-night technician who must do maintenance work on active machinery and animatronics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location.

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  49. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 1,427 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 12 reviews

    Manual Samuel is a classic adventure game with a wild twist. After making a deal with Death, our hero, the spoiled rich-kid Samuel, must survive for 24 hours controlling his entire body manually. From breathing and blinking to driving and working, all these tasks will fall to you. It won’t be easy, with Death himself tagging along for the ride, you might be in some very deep feces! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Manual Samuel.

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  50. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 70,643 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acq… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cuphead.

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