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2011PCSteam Deck playable87 % positive14.99 €

A minimalist first-person arcade runner where you race at extreme speed through abstract, neon-like tracks. Easy to learn but hard to master, with eight tracks, an endless mode and split-screen races.

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

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The closest matches for Fotonica are N++, Boson X and Flat Heroes. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Fotonica special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like Fotonica

Best alternative overall: N++ 95% match – Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
To play together: Flat Heroes 90% match – with co-op
Without combat: Geometry Dash 90% match – calmer, no fighting
Newest alternative: Verlet Swing 90% match – released 2018

Best match

N++

95 %Match

2015PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive14.99 €

A minimalist, razor-precise physics platformer where you momentum-slide a ninja through thousands of short levels filled with mines and robots. Tight controls and punishing difficulty define the experience.

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Boson X

Distinctive, stylised art style

In Boson X you sprint through a rotating particle accelerator where every jump must be timed precisely. Its abstract design without fixed floors or ceilings gives the runner a unique, disorienting spatial feel.

Flat Heroes

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A minimalist, fast-paced arcade platformer where you play as a square dodging waves of enemies. It shines in frantic local co-op and versus modes for up to four players.

Geometry Dash

Challenging difficulty

A brutally demanding one-button rhythm platformer where you guide a geometric icon through spike-filled levels synced to pulsing electronic music. Pixel-perfect timing, endless retries and a huge library of community-made levels define the experience.

Verlet Swing

Distinctive, stylised art style

A fast swinging game set in a fever-dream world where you race to the goal without crashing. Precise timing and momentum are the core of the experience.

OlliOlli

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A precise, addictive pixel-art skateboarding arcade game where you chain tricks and grinds and must time every landing perfectly. Score chasing, daily challenges and leaderboards give it strong replay value.

Marble It Up!

Challenging difficulty

You roll, bounce and boost a marble through intricate platforming levels where every move has to land cleanly. Chasing friends' and the world's best times turns puzzling routes into a tight, frame-perfect challenge.

Circa Infinity

Distinctive, stylised art style

Circa Infinity is a fast arcade platformer where you slip through rings of circular layers toward each level's core. Precisely timed jumps dodge the creatures within, and the pace escalates noticeably with depth.

The Impossible Game

Challenging difficulty

A minimalist rhythm platformer where you guide a square over obstacles with one-button jumps timed to the music. Brutally hard with instant restarts, and the PC version adds a level editor.

SpeedRunners

Distinctive, stylised art style

A fast-paced multiplayer platformer-racer where up to four players swing, jump and use nasty pick-ups to push rivals off-screen. Tight controls and chaotic head-to-head matches keep every round tense.