Games like Yars Rising
Looking for games like Yars Rising? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Gunbrella, Ghost Song or Ghost 1.0.
1 83%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding86% User Score 806 reviewsCritic Score 80%35 reviewsGunbrella is a noir-punk action-adventure set in a world dependent on a rapidly diminishing natural resource. Players take the role of a gruff woodsman on a quest for revenge, armed with the mysterious Gunbrella: a firearm that doubles as an umbrella. His investigation becomes entangled with the inner workings of ghouls and gangsters, cops and cultists, and the fallout of corporate exploitation.
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84%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, replayability84% User Score 1,007 reviewsCritic Score 86%2 reviewsOn the desolate moon of Lorian V, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
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84%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability87% User Score 878 reviewsCritic Score 77%4 reviewsA mysterious agent, capable of becoming a digital ghost, sneaks aboard the Nakamura Space Station. This is where the fun begins: the station is well-protected with its heavy defences, never-ending arsenal of weapons, and mysterious artifacts. It will all have to be destroyed.
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84%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, optimization90% User Score 1,424 reviewsCritic Score 78%26 reviewsFormerly referred to as Shantae 5, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sends the belly-dancing, hair-whipping, half-genie hero to a tropical island where Shantae and her friends encounter other Half-Genie allies, but they soon learn there’s trouble in paradise. As Shantae gets caught up in the island’s sinister secrets, she’ll use all-new dance abilities and instant-transformation Fusion Magic to explore…
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90%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, optimization93% User Score 8,102 reviewsCritic Score 87%31 reviewsAs 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
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82%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, optimization87% User Score 1,448 reviewsCritic Score 75%11 reviewsShantae: Risky’s Revenge – Director’s Cut brings hair-whipping, belly-dancing to your PC! Play one of the most critically acclaimed handheld series of all time, now with brand new features!
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86%Game Brain Scoremusic, storygrinding, optimization90% User Score 1,481 reviewsCritic Score 76%13 reviewsThe ultimate edition of Shantae: Half-Genie Hero comes with all of the previously released DLC, Modes, and Costumes in one epic collection! Includes an exclusive Blue Bathing Suit for use in Beach Mode!
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83%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, character development85% User Score 2,937 reviewsCritic Score 75%12 reviewsTimespinner is a 2D metroidvania platformer about a young woman who travels through time to destroy the empire that killed her family. At its heart, the game is a child of the great pixelated classics of the SNES and PS1 age. From the rich story worlds of Star Ocean, the expansive gothic castle to explore in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and the tight gameplay of Megaman X, Timespinner seek…
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76%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, stability76% User Score 1,514 reviews9 Years of Shadows is a side-scrolling Metroidvania by Halberd Studios. Travel alongside Europa, a brave warrior determined to enter the mechanical giant Talos and stop the corruption within before it swallows the world in darkness. Battle through tainted creatures, meet charismatic musicians and uncover the truth behind the curse that robbed the land of all color. Many have tried to venture insi…
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86%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, optimization86% User Score 363 reviewsGear up for Robot Mayhem, Action and Adventure! In this 3D, action-adventure platformer, play as Exe, an outlaw robot with his unexpected sidekick, Shipset, as you blast your way through armies of robots, control spaceships and forge your own path on a mission to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot m…
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