Games like Volgarr the Viking
Looking for games like Volgarr the Viking? Here are top arcade platformer recommendations with a fantasy and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Wings of Vi, They Bleed Pixels or Oniken.
1 83%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstability, grinding83% User Score 1,334 reviewsWings of Vi is a challenging 2D platformer in which you play as the angel Vi, tasked with defeating the Demon Lord Jeh'oul after he is freed from captivity. Throughout her journey she must traverse dangerous worlds and fight countless hellspawn in order to discover where Jeh'Oul lurks and save the world from his demonic clutch.
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84%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability84% User Score 2,692 reviewsThey 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…
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View Game67%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, stability75% User Score 476 reviewsCritic Score 45%3 reviewsInspired by the demanding gameplay of 8-bit action/platformers, Oniken pits your agility and swordplay against a gauntlet of enemies, traps, and challenging bosses.
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View Game85%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, grinding86% User Score 1,132 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsBit.Trip Runner is the fastest, most exhilarating music/ rhythm-platformer to hit Steam! Race across the Moon, kicking down crystal walls and sliding under chomping moon-slugs! Bound through the Robotic Mines and face off against the MinerMech! Dash through the Big City on a quest to find friends and defeat the final boss together!
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86%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding86% User Score 222 reviewsInhabit Krog, a mysterious blue creature in a red loincloth, as he traverses a labyrinth of ladders, levers, traps, and monsters. Explore the nooks and crannies of a bizarre and evocative world as you hack and slash your way to victory, leaving a graveyard of grotesque bosses in your wake.
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74%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability74% User Score 1,572 reviewsCastle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!
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83%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsstory, grinding88% User Score 1,432 reviewsCritic Score 85%17 reviewsIn addition to the full game, the Valfaris Digital Deluxe Edition includes the following content: - Valfaris - Digital OST - Valfaris - Digital Artbook
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74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, monetization76% User Score 288 reviewsCritic Score 68%2 reviewsPunch, 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.
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74%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, grinding75% User Score 557 reviewsCritic Score 74%39 reviewsGHOSTS N GOBLINS IS BACK FROM THE GRAVE
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90%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, stability94% User Score 24,724 reviewsCritic Score 86%10 reviewsSuper 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.
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