Games like Zero to Hero
Looking for games like Zero to Hero? Here are top platformer recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with Ascendant, Bookbound Brigade or 8-bit Commando.
- 70%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystory, grinding75% User Score 173 reviewsCritic Score 45%1 reviews
Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up that challenges you with a new world each time you play. It utilizes a number of modern roguelike elements such as permadeath and procedurally generated environments. You are a demigod who invades a plane controlled by your rivals. They will stop at nothing to eliminate you. Only the most impressive warriors will triumph over their armies of zealots and bea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ascendant.
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- 40%Game Brain Scorereplayability, gameplaystory, music60% User Score 5 reviewsCritic Score 56%2 reviews
Bookbound Brigade is about beating the hell out of historical and literary characters you studied in school by leading a dream team of real and fictional heroes through a 2D side-scrolling platform-adventure. It will take the likes of Dracula, King Arthur, Queen Victoria, Nikola Tesla, Cassandra, Dorothy Gale, Sun Wukong the Monkey King and Robin Hood to assemble and avenge a world plunged into… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bookbound Brigade.
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- View Game51%Game Brain Scoremusic, replayabilitygameplay, graphics57% User Score 40 reviews
8-Bit Commando is a run and gun platformer with fast-paced action, a rocking soundtrack, local multiplayer and explosions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 8-bit Commando.
- 98%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygrinding, atmosphere98% User Score 347 reviews
Iron Meat is a run-and-gun shooter with an onslaught of mechanics ripped from arcade and console classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Meat.
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- 94%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, stability96% User Score 85,966 reviewsCritic Score 89%4 reviews
In FTL you experience the atmosphere of running a spaceship trying to save the galaxy. It's a dangerous mission, with every encounter presenting a unique challenge with multiple solutions. What will you do if a heavy missile barrage shuts down your shields? Reroute all power to the engines in an attempt to escape, power up additional weapons to blow your enemy out of the sky, or take the fight to … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FTL: Faster Than Light.
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- 67%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstory, grinding75% User Score 262 reviewsCritic Score 54%5 reviews
Gigantic Army is a heartfelt tribute to 16-bit era mech shooters, finally available for the Nintendo Switch. It’s the 21st Century, planet Earth is at war with the Ramulons - an Alien race determined to stop humanity’s advance into space. War has now reached planet Ramulon, and it’s up to you to pilot the ‘GMR-34 SALADIN’ - a Manned Combat Robot - a mech amor that make effective stormtroopers and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to GIGANTIC ARMY.
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- 76%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaygraphics, optimization85% User Score 40 reviews
Battle your way through waves of robots as you attempt to survive in an unforgiving, grungy arena. Bathe in glory as you put on a good show for the audience, and be rewarded with upgrades. Try to last as long as you can to put your name down in history! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cyber Slayer.
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- 68%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgraphics82% User Score 34 reviews
A Small Robot Story is an adventure-platformer where you play as Rae, a small robot who activates and has no idea why. So you need to set out and find out what's up! With a heavy emphasis on story, A Small Robot Story will take you through forests, factories, caves, laboratories, and more as you track down and find the source of your sudden activation. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Small Robot Story.
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A fast and frantic arcade extravaganza with tons of action and gallons of blood! It's up to Count Bloodvayne and his vampire powers to rescue his BATS teammates from Scorpion Supreme and Sting's evil clutches. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BATS: Bloodsucker Anti-Terror Squad.
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One against a thousandMushrooms are trying to take over the world, will a lone samurai be able to overcome the threat of mushrooms filling the world? Slashboy is a classic arcade game, the main goal of which is to score as many points as possible by destroying mushrooms. You play as a samurai who can jump from wall to wall. Everyone who gets under the blade on the way will be exterminated. The … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Slashboy.
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