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2021PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive19.50 €

You throw a magical boomerang and slow time to fly to it, tearing through waves of enemies in fast arena fights. It feels fluid and acrobatic, with a striking, colorful look.

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Action-packed real-time combat
Shooting and gunplay
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Boomerang X are Mega Man 11, Rollerdrome and Bleed 2. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Boomerang X special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Mega Man 11

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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive29.99 €

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Shooting and gunplay
Action-packed real-time combat

The classic run-and-gun platformer returns with a fresh 2.5D look: you beat Robot Masters, take their weapons and tackle tight, precise stages. The new Double Gear system lets you slow time or boost your firepower.

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Rollerdrome

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast third-person action game where you skate through futuristic arenas, pull off tricks and shoot enemies mid-air. Fluid movement and precise timing mesh together in a stylish retro-future 70s look.

Bleed 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced arcade action game where heroine Wryn shoots, dodges, reflects bullets and slows time. It centers on a string of boss fights in pixel art style with a tongue-in-cheek tone.

My Friend Pedro

Shooting and gunplay

A fast 2D shooter where slow motion, acrobatics and dual-wielding let you dance through levels like a bloody ballet. A talking banana gives the absurd orders, and the fun lies in chaining stylish kills.

Mega Man 8

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic run-and-gun platformer where Mega Man defeats eight robot masters and takes their weapons. The PlayStation entry brings a colorful cartoon look, animated cutscenes and varied stages with boss fights.

Mighty Gunvolt

Shooting and gunplay

Mighty Gunvolt is a fast 2D side-scrolling action game that pays homage to retro 8-bit classics. You fire lightning-powered shots, dodge boss attacks, and chase high scores across colorful pixel-art stages that carry the Azure Striker Gunvolt spirit.

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun

Challenging difficulty

You fire forward to clear a path and blast the ground to launch yourself skyward, helicoptering through dense hallways of spikes, turrets and saws. It is a brutally tough arcade platformer built entirely around that two-button recoil gunplay.

Hyper Demon

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A blisteringly fast, neon-soaked arcade FPS where you slay demons at speed: the faster you kill, the harder the game gets and the higher your score climbs. An uncompromising rush of reflexes and rhythm.

Mushihimesama

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic Cave arcade bullet-hell shooter where you fly through insect-filled forests, weaving through dense bullet patterns. Precise dodging and quick reflexes are the core of the experience.

Lovely Planet Arcade

Challenging difficulty

You chain jumps and shots through relentlessly hard trials where flying projectiles and moving targets must be solved as one precisely timed sequence. Every mistake stings, yet pulling off a clean combo feels graceful.

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