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Games like High Seas Havoc

1993

You guide a pirate through side-scrolling stages full of enemies and seaborne adventure. It also ran on arcade cabinets built on Sega Mega Drive hardware, giving it a classic, punchy arcade feel.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for High Seas Havoc are Athena, Risky Woods and Crimson Trigger. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes High Seas Havoc special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Athena

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1986PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about High Seas Havoc: jumping and platforming, melee combat with weapons or fists as well as action-packed real-time combat.

A classic SNK arcade platformer where Princess Athena fights through mythology-inspired worlds, picking up weapons and armor along the way.

Risky Woods

Jumping and platforming

You sidestep enemies with a dagger as you run through sideways-scrolling forests, timing precise jumps across rivers. Coins dropped by fallen foes fund your visits to the shop, but dying costs you most of them, so every risky detour counts.

Crimson Trigger

Jumping and platforming

A small indie action platformer in which you fight through a fantasy world to topple the Marshal's empire and avenge a loved one.

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero

Jumping and platforming

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.

Cave Crawler

Pure single-player experience

Cave Crawler is a short 2D side-scrolling action platformer that sends you through caves full of varied enemies and playful platforming challenges. Its appeal lies in a tight, compact loop of action and jumping.

Momodora III

Jumping and platforming

A classic 2D pixel-art action platformer where you play the priestess Momo through mostly linear levels, collecting items and uncovering secrets. It relies on quick dodging and tough boss fights, and you don't need to know the earlier games.

Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue

Easy to pick up

You guide Jack Frost through this short 2D action platformer, a teaser for Deep Strange Journey. You explore demonic locations and get a compact taste of the Shin Megami Tensei world.

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Bright, upbeat tone

A classic 16-bit Sega platformer where Alex Kidd jumps and punches his way across Paperock to rescue his kidnapped father. Colorful stages, boss fights and tight platforming action define the experience.

Rygar

Jumping and platforming

A classic arcade platformer where the resurrected warrior Rygar fights through hordes of monsters with his Diskarmor to reach the demon Ligar. Fast, linear action with old-school 1980s difficulty.

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