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2024PCSteam Deck playable93 % positive2.99 €

A fast-paced pixel-art action game where you run, jump and deflect bullets with precise timing. Any hit can be lethal, so reflexes and quick retries are what matter.

Jumping and platforming
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Challenging difficulty
Action-packed real-time combat

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The closest matches for Agent in Depth are Strider, Bit.Trip Runner and They Bleed Pixels. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Agent in Depth special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Agent in Depth

Best alternative overall: Strider 91% match – Jumping and platforming
Without combat: Super Meat Boy 89% match – calmer, no fighting
Newest alternative: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound 90% match – released 2025

Best match

Strider

91 %Match

1989PlayStationSteam Deck verified84 % positive14.99 €

A fast arcade action platformer where you play ninja Hiryu, slashing with a plasma blade and flipping, climbing and sliding through a futuristic dystopia. Short, brisk and demanding.

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Bit.Trip Runner

Jumping and platforming

A fast rhythm platformer where the hero runs automatically and you jump, slide and kick through obstacles in time with the music. Retro pixel visuals and a driving chiptune soundtrack make it a demanding test of reflexes.

They Bleed Pixels

Jumping and platforming

A brutally tough action platformer with a Lovecraftian horror vibe, blending precise jumping with fluid combo-based combat. Kicking enemies into saws and spikes is the hook, wrapped in a distinctive pixel-and-ink look.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast 2D ninja action platformer with precise sword combat, dodging and parrying across tight, linear stages. The pixel art is moody and the challenge is demanding but fair.

Volgarr the Viking

Jumping and platforming

A merciless retro arcade platformer where a Viking fights through brutally tough levels with precise jumps and spear throws. Every hit counts, and only those who learn the patterns will progress.

The Revenge of Shinobi

Jumping and platforming

A classic 16-bit Sega ninja platformer where you play Joe Musashi, slicing through tight, punchy stages with shuriken, sword and ninja magic against a criminal syndicate. Known for its great soundtrack and demanding action.

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Jumping and platforming

A fast-paced 16-bit ninja platformer built on precise jumping, shuriken and sword combat, with varied stages like horseback and surfboard rides. Tight controls and tough boss fights make it a genre classic.

Gravity Circuit

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast 2D action platformer in the vein of Mega Man X, where Kai uses a grappling power and gravity abilities to hurl robots through stages and boss fights. Fluid combat, crisp pixel art and a driving soundtrack.

Ghostrunner

Jumping and platforming

A blisteringly fast first-person parkour slasher where one hit kills you and you wall-run, deflect bullets and slice enemies apart as a cyber-ninja. Constant death-and-retry loops set to a pounding synthwave score turn every arena into a precise reflex puzzle.

Super Meat Boy

Jumping and platforming

A brutally tough precision platformer with hundreds of bite-sized, sawblade-filled levels where instant respawns keep you hammering away until you nail every jump. Its gross-out humor and replays showing all your failed attempts at once make every victory feel earned.