Games like The Escapist
Looking for games like The Escapist? Here are top action recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Almost There: The Platformer, Dungeon Escape or Tinertia.
1 63%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding57% User Score 289 reviewsCritic Score 73%5 reviewsSprint between saw blades while dodging homing missiles. Duck under lasers while the floor crumbles beneath you. Almost There was designed specifically for fans of the hardcore platforming genre - you've been warned
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74%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsgameplay, story74% User Score 178 reviewsChallenging 2D platformer with simple graphics and great chiptune soundtrack. Try to get out of a dangerous dungeon full of enemies and traps.
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91%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsoptimization96% User Score 106 reviewsCritic Score 64%1 reviewsIn this game you must master the skill of rocket-jumping to traverse expansive, maze-like environments. Tinertia's platforming mechanics are entirely physics-based, giving you immense freedom of movement. There's no top speed and you can keep adding to your momentum. Launch yourself over deadly obstacles, take on bossy robots, and ultimately escape off the planet - Weldon's survival depends on it!
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80%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, optimization86% User Score 192 reviewsCritic Score 69%7 reviewsShadow Blade: Reload is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!
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37%Game Brain Scorehumor, emotionalgraphics, gameplay37% User Score 712 reviewsTake Canyon Capers, and add football to it... an all new way to play a classic retro platformer.
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71%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, grinding79% User Score 1,081 reviewsCritic Score 61%7 reviewsInk is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Ink has a similar feel to hardcore platformers like Super Meat Boy. The object of each level is to defeat all of the enemies in the room (if any) and reach the goal. However, the terrain is invisible to the player. The player can discover terrain by physically bumping into it, or by performing a double jump. T…
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79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, optimization79% User Score 268 reviewsWhen Super Meat Boy's insane difficulty meets Rayman's replayability
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82%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, stability95% User Score 3,970 reviewsCritic Score 83%35 reviewsN++ is a fast-paced, action-packed puzzle platformer set in the distant future. You play as a ninja -- darting through obstacles, narrowly evading a slew of inadvertently homicidal enemy robots, and collecting gold in a minimalist, sci-fi world. You know, traditional ninja stuff.
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79%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding79% User Score 1,578 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsRemember 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
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76%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, stability75% User Score 1,746 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsAirscape 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.
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