Games like Back to Zero
Looking for games like Back to Zero? Here are top arcade platformer recommendations with a mystery focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Unbound, Pawcision or Climb Quest.
1 70%Game Brain Scoremusic, replayabilitygameplay, graphics93% User Score 27 reviewsNoticeThis game was made for educational purposes at The Game Assembly in Malmö. The game is completely free and will remain so forever. About the GameAs a wrongfully imprisoned monkey, you break out. Navigate through a hazardous, futuristic city to escape your pursuer and reach an off-world colony. Unbound is a 2D precision-platformer game originally made in 13 weeks by Primal Crowd, 13 stud…
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Pawcision is a 2D retro-themed Precision Platformer where every jump counts. Take control of a determined cat on a vertical journey filled with danger, frustration, and triumph. Your goal? Climb as high as possible while timing your jumps perfectly, and try not to fall. With tight, responsive controls and a focus on skill-based progression, Pawcision challenges players to refine their reflexes…
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58%Game Brain Scorestory, graphics88% User Score 17 reviewsAwakened by Death itself, you must ascend through a world shattered into floating islands and fragmented landscapes in Climb Quest. Though you weren't the first choice, you are now the realm's last hope. Your mission is to destroy the Crystal of Chaos—the destructive source tearing the realm apart—and restore peace to the fractured world. Key Features Climb Anything: Navigate a world where every …
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Your speed is your power. Leap, dash, and slash your way to victory in this 2D Speedrunner platformer that blends the lightning speed of Sonic, the striking style of Metroid, and the intense combat of Mega Man. As Kin, you'll equip a cutting-edge suit and race to save your world from a mysterious alien invasion. In the all-new Arcade Mode, you'll strategically unlock new powers the faster you g…
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79%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplayreplayability, optimization78% User Score 309 reviewsCritic Score 81%2 reviewsCursed is an action platformer with a compendium of myths from medieval Spain and the spirit of a mid-to-late '80s arcade game. Run, jump and throw your weapons as you move through decadent medieval landscapes full of dangers and monsters. Learn about each situation and enemy pattern in order to progress. Open chests and hit hidden spots for bonuses, weapons and equippable objects. Find the five …
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66%Game Brain Scoregraphics, musicstory, gameplay100% User Score 17 reviewsDisoriented, you wake up locked in a shipping container. A 100% physics-based dirt bike game, designed to break the human spirit… or prove it’s still alive
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94%Game Brain Scoregameplay, humorgraphics, story94% User Score 507 reviewsSEE ALSO!! About the GameThis is Obstacle course game. Agent Spy-der Pig with the mission of finding and destroying the most powerful thing in the dark world. The higher you go, there will be more obstacles and challenges from Will-o'-the-wisp, black cats, poisonous spiders to ghostly witches' fire pans... Along the way, don't forget to collect gold coins to upgrade cases and guns, these are t…
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95%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding95% User Score 147 reviewsMY STORY I'm Mr. Moo! Over the last 5+ years, I've been obsessed with trying to make an amazing platformer, with tons of fun mechanics and super tight controls. Despite having a fulltime job, I've poured a large majority of my free time into perfecting the smallest of details. After lots of trial and error, Stolen Hearts: Wolf Knight is the combination of my best work, rolled up into a funny story…
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94%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsgrinding, stability97% User Score 9,682 reviewsCritic Score 79%2 reviewsDownwell is a curious game about a young man with guns for boots venturing down a well in search of untold treasures. Make your way further and further down into a darkness filled with nasty creatures and mysterious secrets and collect the spectacular red gems scattered about the rocks. Step into an oddly placed shop to buy some helpful items or level up between caverns to battle well dwelling mon…
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10 View GameStoryline The player awakens at the lowest depths of a massive chasm (entitled: "HANDMAN'S CHASM") as a single oversized eyeball with grotesquely large hands as its only limbs. Disoriented and trapped far underground, the only goal is to climb upward toward the distant light. The ascent is dangerous. The player must punch through rock, cling to ledges, and even launch their eyeball body like…
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