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Games like Space Pirates for Life

Games like Space Pirates for Life

Games like Space Pirates for Life

Looking for games like Space Pirates for Life? Here are top open world platformer recommendations with a science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with VVVVVV, Trash Quest or Xanthiom Zero.

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  2. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay
    95% User Score Based on 95 reviews

    Trash Quest is a compact metroidvania with a single spawn point, run and gun action and tight platforming. Navigate an interwoven maze of rooms through this space station, destroying robots, collecting power ups and unlocking shortcuts. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trash Quest.

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  3. 97%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics
    97% User Score Based on 122 reviews

    Take control of Captain Grisham as you investigate the uncharted Planet 4-514. Collect items to help you progress deeper into the planet's depths, and power up your weapons to fight off powerful enemies and bosses! Explore multiple biomes, each with its own hazards to navigate, and uncover the mysteries that lie underneath the surface! Features: Over 70 items to discover Each item has its o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xanthiom Zero.

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  4. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    95% User Score Based on 3,634 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gato Roboto.

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  5. 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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  6. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization
    82% User Score Based on 436 reviews

    Offspring Fling is a game about a poor forest creature that has misplaced all of her children. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Offspring Fling!.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere
    96% User Score Based on 114 reviews

    Explore an alien world, meet a variety of eccentric characters, unveil an unconventional story, and experience a combat system that blends turn-based strategy with skillful combo execution in this classically-inspired retro RPG adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kor.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 430 reviews

    RITE is a high-speed precision platformer where you must conquer a series of demanding trials, a rite of passage for every Nim. Find the key and reach the exit to move on to the next trial, and maybe collect some gold along the way. Who knows, they could prove valuable to those who like a brutal challenge.. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rite.

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    93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 148 reviews

    Hargrave finds himself inside the walls of a mysterious labyrinth filled with strange robots. Find the way out, or find what's hidden deep inside. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hargrave.

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  10. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    92% User Score Based on 5,600 reviews
    Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

    You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out There Somewhere.

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    73%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    76% User Score Based on 116 reviews
    Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

    Dye is a challenging precision platformer where you help Hue rescue Pigments and defeat the nefarious Necrolights in order to restore color to the world! Jump, wall jump and float your way through 4 unique worlds with hundreds of challenges ranging from beginner to advanced level. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DYE.

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  12. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    93% User Score Based on 8,102 reviews
    Critic Score 87%Based on 31 reviews

    As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Messenger.

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  13. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 258 reviews
    Critic Score 78%Based on 5 reviews

    [Media 6689485] ”Whose blood is that on the walls?” -Josie Josie is up for a challenge. Her dad, a retired superhero, has fixed his superhero training simulator and lets Josie go in there... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunblaze.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    96% User Score Based on 168 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Shoot, jump, and slide your way through a ruined, mysterious, dog-filled world as you fight to save humanity from the clutches of a rogue AI named Daddy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dogworld.

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  15. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    96% User Score Based on 1,232 reviews

    Descend a seemingly-endless tower, wielding an arsenal of deadly ninja weapons and attacks, as the fearsome Crimson Ninja. This 2D action-platformer uses ninja magic to generate every tower randomly, so no two adventures are the same! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super House of Dead Ninjas.

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  16. 76%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    78% User Score Based on 850 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 12 reviews

    In Alwa's Awakening you play as Zoe, a heroine sent from another world to bring peace to the land of Alwa. Equipped only with a magic staff she awakens in a distant land and must set out to help the people. Traverse dangerous dungeons, meet interesting and fun characters and explore the world in this 8-bit adventure game. Just like the old classics you won't have a flashing arrow telling you exact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alwa's Awakening.

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  17. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    91% User Score Based on 1,975 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 6 reviews

    Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to brand new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Timbletot and thwarting his evil plans to destroy not o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.

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    98%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    98% User Score Based on 636 reviews

    BZZZT is a fast-paced "jump-dash-run" platformer game combining a nostalgic pixel-art look with a modern gameplay design. It was almost single-handedly made by one developer – Karel Matejka, known as Ko.dll, as a tribute to beloved classic games. Inspired by the 80's tech revolution, this insanely detailed, pixel-art precision platformer transports you back in time, where you’ll get to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BZZZT.

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  19. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    75% User Score Based on 351 reviews
    Critic Score 70%Based on 4 reviews

    AGGELOS is a mesmerizing new action-RPG inspired by the likes of Wonder Boy that looks like it was plucked straight out of the 16-bit era... but plays like a modern-day marvel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AGGELOS.

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  20. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    97% User Score Based on 128 reviews
    Critic Score 72%Based on 6 reviews

    Planet Cube: Edge is 2D run n' gun platformer where you shoot, jump and dash through rooms filled with enemies. A precision platformer where shooting is key. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Planet Cube: Edge.

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  22. 50%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:music
    70% User Score Based on 20 reviews
    Critic Score 53%Based on 3 reviews

    Two Parsecs From Earth gameplay is remarkable interactive and adaptive to you! Choose 3 abilities during the exploration and experience your adventure in 8 different ways according to your own decisions, accompanied by music that adapts to your abilities choices. Once the adventure is over, you have the opportunity to do it again differently in the unique "New game+" mode integrated into the story… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Two Parsecs From Earth.

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    92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability
    95% User Score Based on 156 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Lightning fast and action packed, Rifter is the love child of Dust Force, Bionic Commando and Hotline Miami, mixed with acrobatics and parcour. Run and gun and swing and dash in this glorious neon-colored platformer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rifter.

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  24. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    86% User Score Based on 397 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 6 reviews

    Our submission to #gbjam3 Story: You're a T-rex with rocket boots. Gameplay: While avoiding obstacles, navigate jumpjet rex through the various rings throughout the level, fly through them all... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to JumpJet Rex.

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  25. 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 78%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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  26. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 356 reviews

    Traverse the perilous lands of a dying world in this bullet-hell inspired metroidvania! Strong enemies emerge from distant lands as the iron inventions of men succumb to the decay of rust and time. Use a trusty grappling hook and uncover new powers to battle monstrous machines, powerful witches, and explore a new emerging world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rusted Moss.

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    91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    91% User Score Based on 373 reviews

    Seek out new weapons and equipment to delve deeper into the dangerous world of Cypher-X72! Be warned, you aren't the only one seeking the forbidden technology known as Zexion! It will take cunning and valor to succeed in this action-packed sci-fi adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zexion.

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  28. 80%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability
    80% User Score Based on 156 reviews

    Game development is hard.Before committing to Zapling Bygone, I created a ton of "Just for fun" projects. This allowed me to learn the ropes in an environment where it didn't matter if I failed. I created a load of small throwaway games for the fun of it. Some of these games got lost or deleted, and some were uncovered in the depths of my old harddrive. I decided to rescue as many of them as I cou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Operation PP: Time Flies..

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  29. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    76% User Score Based on 982 reviews
    Critic Score 74%Based on 24 reviews

    10 SECOND NINJA X is a blisteringly fast, satisfyingly difficult and surprisingly methodical sidescroller which tasks you with completing each level in ten seconds or less. No lengthy checkpoint gaps. No cluttered control scheme. No hand holding. Get that three star rating, yo! You got this. 1 star. Again. 1 star. Again. 2 stars! Again. Back to 1 star. DAMN IT. Again... 100 levels including all … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 10 Second Ninja X.

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  30. 74%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
    73% User Score Based on 882 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 16 reviews

    Xeodrifter 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Xeodrifter.

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  31. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 4,778 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 3 reviews

    Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force. There's trouble around every turn, from insects to giant robots to sheer explosive destruction, but you'll have a variety of special fighting abilities to blast your way through each stage. As Lilac, you can use Dragon powers to whip enemies with your hair, spin like a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Freedom Planet.

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  32. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, character development
    84% User Score Based on 819 reviews

    A Metroidvania inspired by new & old classics like Hollow Knight, Super Metroid, Super Castlevania IV & Megaman X. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lone Fungus.

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    79%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    79% User Score Based on 91 reviews

    Ninjahtic is an action/adventure platformer with elements of puzzle-solving and stealth. While it's progression is linear, the open-ended nature of every level requires exploration of an abandoned civilization located atop floating islands. Usage of the environment also plays a key role when solving puzzles and dispatching enemy robots throughout. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ninjahtic.

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  34. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 249 reviews

    WISHLIST OUR NEW GAME About the GameSynopsisSlime-san: Superslime Edition includes all three major campaigns as well as some brand new levels and features! Mama’s Madness: You’ve been swallowed by a giant worm! Your goal is to platform yourself through its intestines back out its mouth before you get digested! Blackbird’s Kraken: You were about to take a vacation with your family and got eaten… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slime-san: Superslime Edition.

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  35. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    84% User Score Based on 2,692 reviews

    They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror. Rendered in a distinct visual style that blends pixel art with paper and ink textures, They Bleed Pixels is a singular mix of intense platforming and fierce beat-em-up action. At the core of its fighting system is a simple one-button combat scheme with surprising depth and versatility. Butt… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to They Bleed Pixels.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability
    82% User Score Based on 33 reviews

    When the whole world is against you, when even the nearest people leave you alone, wouldn't it be nice to wreck your offenders to death in a brand new action-packed rogue-like runner Nary, accompanied by glorious soundtracks? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nary.

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  38. 71%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
    61% User Score Based on 111 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 32 reviews

    This critically acclaimed sequel to Velocity Ultra weaves together two classic game formats into one seamless adventure, featuring puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning top-down shoot 'em-up gameplay! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Velocity 2X.

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  39. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    96% User Score Based on 917 reviews

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Khimera: Destroy all Monster Girls.

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  40. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    94% User Score Based on 24,724 reviews
    Critic Score 86%Based on 1 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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  41. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    84% User Score Based on 216 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

    Super Magbot is a precision platformer with no jumping! Players will have to traverse four distinct worlds with new mechanics and challenges unlocking along the way. Learn how to use Super Magbot's magnetic powers and use the different magnets to beat more than 150 levels. Enjoy unique challenging mechanics with classic 16-bit gaming vibes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Super Magbot.

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  43. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    90% User Score Based on 878 reviews
    Critic Score 84%Based on 9 reviews

    Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom! Three heroic explorers wander the post-apocalyptic desert on a mission to save their village from despair. They soon find a dark, twisted tower that has risen from the depths of the planet and seemingly h… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Astalon: Tears of the Earth.

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  44. 88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
    92% User Score Based on 2,452 reviews
    Critic Score 75%Based on 2 reviews

    Enter a strange and unexplored land full of adorable robots, hidden secrets, and evil virus-infected machines. Discover different weapons, items, and abilities that will help you progress and discover new areas. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haiku, the Robot.

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  45. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 1,182 reviews
    Critic Score 80%Based on 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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  46. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    90% User Score Based on 192 reviews

    Be a ninja and go on an action platforming adventure to save the world. Climb walls, slice up bad guys, master tricky platforming sequences and face ruthless bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mute Crimson+.

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  47. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability
    92% User Score Based on 64 reviews
    Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

    Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom is a fiendishly fun action platformer that all takes place on one enormous screen. Run, dive and dodge through the twisting maze, evading spikes, saws, fireballs, portals and even more and escape the Tomb of Doom! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization
    87% User Score Based on 853 reviews
    Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

    Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon of choice (from chainsaw, through shotgun, to grenade launcher) and kill your way through underground hideouts, post-apocalyptic cities, jungles and more. And i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BUTCHER.

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  49. 89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    96% User Score Based on 2,304 reviews
    Critic Score 81%Based on 10 reviews

    Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple but fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lunistice.

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    67%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding
    67% User Score Based on 232 reviews

    Inspired by the glorious retro days of 8-bit gaming, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer that pays tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid. Old-school fans and platformer newcomers alike will find Rex Rocket an enjoyable and rewarding experience thanks to one-of-a-kind handmade pixel art that makes up over 100 handcrafted levels connected in an expansive starship-- eac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rex Rocket.

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