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2013PCPlayStationXbox60 % positive9.99 €

You play Conrad Hart, hunting for clues about his lost memories on an alien-infested Earth. Paul Cuisset's remake blends cinematic platforming with clever puzzles, sneaky sequences and the tense feeling of narrowly escaping death.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Lavish presentation

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In short: Games like Flashback

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Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition

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2011USK 12PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified85 % positive9.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Flashback: jumping and platforming, a sci-fi setting as well as puzzles to figure out.

An iconic, minimalist sci-fi adventure: you are stranded on an alien planet as a scientist and survive without a word of dialogue through puzzles, precise jumps and desperate escapes. The anniversary edition adds reworked visuals that you can switch back to the original look at any time.

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Flashback

Challenging difficulty

Flashback is the remake of the 1992 classic: a cinematic sci-fi platformer with fluid, rotoscoped-style animation, hand-drawn backdrops and an agent trying to recover his lost memory. Precise jumping, shooting and light puzzles define the experience.

American Arcadia

Puzzles and brain teasers

A puzzle-platformer set in a 70s retro-futuristic city that is secretly a deadly reality show. You try to escape the cameras and uncover the truth, alternating between 2D puzzles, stealth sections and 3D chase sequences.

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

Action-packed real-time combat

As bounty hunter Jango Fett, you track down targets across the Star Wars galaxy in this third-person action game set before Attack of the Clones. Jetpack, dual blasters and gadgets drive the linear, mission-based levels.

DeadCore

Challenging difficulty

DeadCore is a fast first-person platformer with guns, in which you climb a massive, fog-shrouded tower. Precise jumping, timing and speedrun appeal take center stage, wrapped in a dreamlike sci-fi atmosphere.

Lunark

Lavish presentation

A cinematic 2D platformer in the spirit of classics like Another World and Flashback, with fluid rotoscope-style animation and a sci-fi tale spanning alien ruins and futuristic cities.

Inside

Lavish presentation

A wordless, oppressive puzzle-platformer in which a boy slips through a bleak dystopia, controlling bodies with his mind along the way. Masterful atmosphere and a disturbing finale make it unforgettable.

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty

Puzzles and brain teasers

A remake of the classic Abe's Oddysee in which you play Abe, an enslaved Mudokon sneaking and puzzling through a sinister meat factory, rescuing fellow workers via the GameSpeak system. Dark humor and a quirky world define the precise 2.5D platforming.

White Shadows

Lavish presentation

A dark puzzle-platformer in which you guide Ravengirl as she tries to escape the oppressive White City. A striking black-and-white look, stealth sections and a bleak fable world define the mood.

Velocity 2X

Vast, open spaces

A fast sci-fi game that blends top-down shoot-'em-up stages with quick platforming and teleport-based puzzle sections. It's all about speed, precise control and chasing best times.

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