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1994 PC 53 % positive Mixed, 58 reviews on Steam

A classic DOS side-scrolling platform shooter where a jetpack-equipped hero blasts hordes of aliens and zombies through run-and-gun levels while rescuing hostages. The tone is campy and tongue-in-cheek.

What defines Alien Carnage:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Alien Carnage are Duke Nukem, Duke Nukem II and Alien Rampage. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Alien Carnage special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Duke Nukem

94 %

1991 PC 88 % positive Very positive, 170 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The first Duke Nukem is a classic side-scrolling platformer with shooting, where Duke takes on Dr. Proton's robot army. A short retro arcade outing that introduces the wisecracking action hero.

Duke Nukem II

Sci-fi setting

A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

Alien Rampage

Challenging difficulty

A classic 90s 2D run-and-gun shooter where you play an angry alien blasting through hordes of creatures to escape a hostile planet. Large animated sprites and parallax backgrounds deliver straightforward arcade action.

Bio Menace

Challenging difficulty

A classic 1993 run-and-gun platformer where you play Snake Logan, blasting mutants and robot guards with a machine gun and grenades on the way to Dr. Mangle's fortress.

Project Mercury

Challenging difficulty

A pixel-art run-and-gun platformer set in a sci-fi world, where you fight a mysterious threat on foot and on a hoverbike. The focus is on fast shooting and precise platforming.

Nux

Sci-fi setting

A small sci-fi shooter-platformer where you blast your way through the world to hunt down the villainous Silthax and recover your village's stolen power crystals.

Muri

Sci-fi setting

A retro run-and-gun platformer styled after 80s DOS games, where a woman in a powerful armor suit investigates why Mars vanished. Gameplay shifts between fast shooting action and more tactical combat.

Codename: Gordon

Sci-fi setting

A free 2D Flash sidescroller that brings Half-Life 2 into a side view: as Gordon Freeman you fight through levels with familiar weapons, enemies and locations, mixed with light puzzles.

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