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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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1989USK 12PlayStationSteam Deck verified84 % positive14.99 €

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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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Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X

  • Mood like Bionic Commando
  • Systems like Bionic Commando

You dash, jump and shoot through a futuristic world of rogue robots as Reploid X. This enhanced PSP remake of the first Mega Man X brings precise platforming action, new features and redesigned stages.

Bio Menace

  • Mood like Bionic Commando
  • Systems 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.

A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

  • Mood like Bionic Commando
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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.

Codename: Gordon

  • Mood like Bionic Commando
  • Systems like Bionic Commando

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.

Intrusion 2

  • Mood like Bionic Commando
  • Systems like Bionic Commando

A fast-paced sci-fi action platformer in the spirit of classic 16-bit side-scrollers, mixing quick shooting with modern physics and animation. You fight through the facilities of a hostile military corporation on a remote planet.

Fade to Black

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You return as Conrad Hart in this sci-fi action adventure, fighting through levels packed with gunfights, jumps and puzzles. Its cinematic presentation and demanding controls give it a distinctive feel.

Super Contra

  • Mood like Bionic Commando
  • Systems like Bionic Commando

Konami's arcade run-and-gun where you fight an alien invasion solo or with a friend. Alongside classic side-scrolling stages there are overhead levels, all with typical punishing arcade difficulty.

Contra: Legacy of War

  • Mood like Bionic Commando
  • Systems like Bionic Commando

Contra's leap into three dimensions turns the series' run-and-gun action into a shooter viewed from new angles. Its controls and camera feel unusual today, which is part of the charm of this historical curiosity.

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