Games like Cardinal Escape
Looking for games like Cardinal Escape? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Berserk Boy, Strider or Xeodrifter.
1 86%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding90% User Score 370 reviewsCritic Score 82%20 reviewsIn the distant future, a mad scientist and his army of darkness seek to enslave the people of Earth. Hope for all humanity rests with The Resistance, but are they enough? Enter Kei, a rookie hero who is transformed by mysterious Orb energy into BERSERK BOY! With high-speed action and the power to defeat evil, BERSERK BOY must face off against the diabolical Dr. Genos and his army of Dark Energy m…
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82%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsoptimization, stability83% User Score 2,602 reviewsCritic Score 81%9 reviewsStrider Hiryu, the original assassin that inspired many third person action titles returns in a completely new game for a new generation of gamers as he takes on the Grand Master Meio. Use an arsenal of moves and weapons against your enemies whilst slicing your way through a massive interconnected game world. From scorching enemies to freezing them in their tracks or deflecting a host of bullets, …
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View Game74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding73% User Score 882 reviewsCritic Score 76%16 reviewsXeodrifter is an action-packed exploration game with a retro graphical style. Blast your way through alien landscapes, seek out valuable secrets, and defeat ancient guardians to unlock powers from a legendary supreme culture in this exciting journey of mystery and adventure.
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69%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding67% User Score 69 reviewsCritic Score 71%17 reviewsFOX n FORESTS is a 2D action platformer with RPG elements inspired by the glorious days of 16-bit! Switch between various seasons on the fly, shoot and slash with your magic melee crossbow and snatch valuable loot to unveil the mystery of the 5th seasons. A thrilling pixel art fable with rewarding super secrets, screen filling bosses and thriving exploration. This is 16-bit how you remember it!5 S…
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84%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, optimization84% User Score 151 reviewsStory OverviewA cataclysmic event turned the once beautiful and proud Greco-Roman space vessel Atromitos into breeding grounds for infested horrors from an unknown dimension. In the aftermath, a mysterious force chooses to interfere with destiny and awaken Adrestia from rubble and ashes. As Adrestia, your mission is to stop your twin sister Harmonia from unraveling the universe, but many questi…
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89%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, replayability89% User Score 382 reviewsGuns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!
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89%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability93% User Score 866 reviewsCritic Score 85%24 reviewsInfernax is the adventures of a great knight who returns to his homeland only to find it plagued with unholy magic. Uncover the mysteries of the curse and face the consequences of your actions.
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84%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, stability85% User Score 964 reviewsCritic Score 84%28 reviewsYooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure! Get ready for the ultimate challenge - the Impossible Lair! Capital B has created a Hivemind device and used it to enslave the toughest bees in the Royal Stingdom - the Royal Beettalion Guard! Liberate them from chapters filled with only the tastiest 2D platforming trimmings, and take on a 3D overworld that contains a wealth of puzzles, secret…
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92%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, grinding92% User Score 111 reviewsA short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.
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95%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storyreplayability95% User Score 110 reviewsDeep in the Nevada desert, in a secret underground government facility, a young robot boy is awakened by an unknown force. He finds the building infected with alien creatures and hostile robots… With his memory wiped, he sets out to uncover secrets of his - and the facility’s - past.
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