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Games like Bionic Commando

1987

You swing through each level with an extending bionic arm, using it to grab, swing and dodge. Its unusual movement shapes both the platforming and the combat.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Interconnected level design
  • Pixel art
  • Shooting and gunplay

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Bio Menace

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Fits your focus: Mood like Bionic Commando and Look like Bionic Commando.

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.

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A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

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A retro-inspired 2D action platformer where you play combat robot Ares, running, jumping and shooting through sci-fi levels. It is the first chapter of an episodic series and leans on a tough difficulty.

Mega Man X6

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A fast 2D action platformer with robot bosses, selectable stage order and swappable armor parts. Known for its steep, sometimes unfair difficulty and the Nightmare system.

Xevious

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A 1982 arcade classic in which you pilot the Solvalou fighter through vertically scrolling waves of alien enemies, shooting air targets and bombing ground ones at once. It was a pioneering title for the shoot-'em-up genre.

Muri

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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.

Environmental Station Alpha

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A retro pixel-art Metroidvania where you play a robot exploring an abandoned space station to uncover what happened there. The focus is squarely on exploration and unlocking new abilities.

Axiom Verge

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A retro-styled Metroidvania in which a scientist wakes up in a strange biomechanical world. It thrives on a labyrinthine map, offbeat weapons and abilities, and the thrill of uncovering secrets.

Duke Nukem

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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.

Strider

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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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