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2010PC73 % positive

A small indie platformer where you guide young archaeologist Dan through trap-filled temples, collecting treasure and reaching the map at the bottom of each one.

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Diamond Dan are Roll Away, Aero's Quest and Pharaoh's Tomb. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Diamond Dan special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Aero's Quest

Linear, curated structure

A fast-paced puzzle-platformer side scroller with over 100 colorful levels, where Aero solves puzzles to rescue Ariella from the evil Andraus.

Pharaoh's Tomb

Gameplay comes before story

A classic 1990 arcade-adventure where you work through 20 treacherous pyramid levels filled with traps and puzzles. With only five lives and a handful of spears, careful play is essential.

Adventure Apes and the Mayan Mystery

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced retro platformer in which an ape recovers a stolen magical artifact inside a labyrinthine Mayan temple. The focus is on precise jumping and speed.

Job the Leprechaun

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A small retro-style platformer in which you guide the leprechaun Job to rescue his friend Eri. Classic jumping action with light puzzle elements and a pixel look.

Shiny the Firefly

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A cute platform adventure set in a garden where you play a little firefly searching for your babies, dodging bugs, solving puzzles and surviving small-scale dangers.

Spectraball

Gameplay comes before story

An indie platformer with puzzle elements where you roll, jump and launch a ball through varied environments. The focus is on skillful movement and finishing levels rather than story.

Anki

Linear, curated structure

A small indie puzzle platformer where you teleport across the screen from left to right and top to bottom to get through levels. The simple core idea is meant to be quickly addictive.

Canyon Capers

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An indie pixel-art platformer where you play DinoJr and friends, leaping through canyons and ancient ruins in search of the Golden Mollusk. The tone is playful and tongue-in-cheek.

Alice's Mom's Rescue

Linear, curated structure

A small pixel-art puzzle platformer in which Alice rescues her mother from a giant raven. Magic mushrooms change her size, which shapes both the puzzles and her abilities across 25 levels.

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