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Games like Gargoyles

1995

You play as Goliath, climbing, gliding and clawing through levels loosely based on the events of the Disney TV series. It stands out for letting you feel like a gargoyle hunting through the night, using your claws to take down enemies.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Fantasy setting
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Challenging difficulty

In short: Games like Gargoyles

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Gargoyles special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

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1997PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Gargoyles: jumping and platforming, melee combat with weapons or fists as well as a fantasy setting.

A side-scrolling spin-off of Mortal Kombat that blends brawling with platforming. You play Sub-Zero in a prequel to the first tournament, though clunky controls make it quite frustrating.

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Strider

Challenging difficulty

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.

Raji: An Ancient Epic

Jumping and platforming

A linear action-adventure set in a mythic version of ancient India. As a chosen girl, Raji mixes melee combat with climbing and puzzle sections through beautifully designed temples to rescue her brother.

Castlevania Chronicles

Jumping and platforming

You take on Dracula's estate as Simon Belmont, lashing your whip through classic gothic stages alone against the resurrected Count and his minions. Precise jumps, sub-weapons and unforgiving enemy placement make every mistake count.

Oddmar

Jumping and platforming

You play Oddmar, a Viking outcast who must earn his place in Valhalla across 24 hand-drawn levels. Physics-based puzzles and precise platforming are mixed with magical weapons and shields, all framed by a story told like a motion comic.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jumping and platforming

An acrobatic adventure through a cursed Persian palace where the Dagger of Time lets you rewind mistakes while wall-running through elaborate trap puzzles. The Prince's charming, self-narrated tale and his banter with Farah make it a genre classic.

Strider 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast 2.5D action platformer where the ninja Hiryu slashes, wall-climbs and flips through futuristic stages. As the true sequel to the arcade classic, it delivers short, intense runs and boss fights.

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