Games like Project Mercury
Looking for games like Project Mercury? Here are top platformer recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Jet Gunner, Akane the Kunoichi or Volgarr the Viking.
- 69%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, stability69% User Score 277 reviews
Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games. Hopefully this should wet your appetite for re-living the good ol' days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jet Gunner.
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- 47%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsgameplay, grinding47% User Score 409 reviews
You are Akane, a Kunoichi ninja secretely loving her master Goro, a noble samurai. One day Goro is kidnapped by the evil Hiromi - you have to rescue him, but it won't be an easy task! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akane the Kunoichi.
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- 79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding79% User Score 1,578 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 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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- 72%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability72% User Score 742 reviews
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is the first chapter in a full featured episodic hardcore action packed side scrolling platformer, in the traditions of retro classics, where you play as Ares, a combat robot created for the sole purpose of saving humanity. Can you live up to the task or will you be reduced to nuts and bolts? You are Ares, the first Zytron immune robot. A symbol of how far human techno… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda.
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- 63%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storyreplayability, optimization60% User Score 416 reviewsCritic Score 67%27 reviews
The game mixes pure shooting arcade with the use of different bullets to solve all the situations Rise will find on his path. Think of a more arcadey Another World, also with a very tight relationship between gameplay and story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rise & Shine.
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- 71%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, stability75% User Score 476 reviewsCritic Score 50%1 reviews
Inspired by the demanding gameplay of 8-bit action/platformers, Oniken pits your agility and swordplay against a gauntlet of enemies, traps, and challenging bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Oniken.
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- 50%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsoptimization, stability54% User Score 1,952 reviewsCritic Score 50%56 reviews
Mighty No. 9 is a Japanese 2D Side-scrolling Action game that takes the best elements from the 8 and 16-bit classics that you know and love and transforms them with modern tech, fresh mechanics, and fan input into something amazing! Led by a veteran team with decades of experience, Mighty No. 9 promises to be an evolution in the well-known genre. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mighty No. 9.
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- 83%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, replayability86% User Score 1,182 reviewsCritic Score 80%37 reviews
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow on a journey to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin. Slash through the techno hordes, leap past traps, and nimbly navigate the ruins of Mekacity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Shadow.
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- 83%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, grinding88% User Score 1,432 reviewsCritic Score 85%17 reviews
In addition to the full game, the Valfaris Digital Deluxe Edition includes the following content: - Valfaris - Digital OST - Valfaris - Digital Artbook If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Valfaris.
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- 74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, monetization76% User Score 288 reviewsCritic Score 68%2 reviews
Punch, whip, and zipline your way through a post-apocalyptic America in this retro-style action platformer! Play as Taro Takahashi, a resistance soldier on a revenge mission against the dictator who lords over the ashes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Steel Assault.
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