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A classic flip-screen platformer where Willy roams his quirky mansion freely, collecting items room by room. Precise jumping and eccentric room design define its charm and punishing challenge.
What defines Jet Set Willy:
The closest matches for Jet Set Willy are Jump King, Only Up! and I Wanna Be the Boshy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Jet Set Willy special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
94 %
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A merciless platformer where you climb a huge tower using only precisely charged jumps, and a single misstep can send you tumbling far back down. Frustration and triumph sit very close together.
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A 3D parkour platformer where you climb an enormous tower of junk and odd obstacles with no checkpoints. One missed jump can send you tumbling far back down, making it equal parts frustrating and hilarious.
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A brutal fangame platformer in the vein of I Wanna Be the Guy, packed with sudden traps, cheap deaths and bosses that demand precision and memorization. Its absurd humor and references make the suffering part of the fun.
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A notoriously brutal 2D platformer where nearly everything is designed to kill you through trial and error. Packed with retro references, cruel traps and dark humor, it became a cult classic of the genre.
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The freeware classic sends you through randomly generated caves full of traps, monsters and treasure. Death is permanent, and you get deeper through experimentation, quick reflexes and smart item use.
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A physics-driven platformer where you use a fishing line as a grappling hook to swing through surreal stages. Mastering the momentum is tricky but deeply satisfying.
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An Atari-era classic where you run and jump through the jungle as Pitfall Harry, dodging swinging vines, crocodiles and scorpions while racing to collect every treasure within 20 minutes.
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Lots to discover
An indie platformer where you pick one of four characters and hunt for a lost treasure in the jungle. Tools like knives, grappling hooks, oxygen tanks and torches help you get past obstacles, fight enemies and collect keys.
85 % free
Lots to discover
A free retro platformer styled after early 1980s PC games, where you explore a small world full of hidden routes and secrets in order to win. It playfully toys with genre conventions and has little story or conventional combat.
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Lots of humour
A brutally hard precision platformer by Edmund McMillen where you play Ash, hopping through a ruined world and dying countless times in short, tricky screens. Dark humor and a huge map packed with hidden collectibles define the experience.