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2017 PlayStation

Matterfall is a fast 2D action shooter from Housemarque where you aim with the stick, dodge and hover through sci-fi levels. It focuses on fluid arcade action and precise play.

What defines Matterfall:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Lavish presentation
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The closest matches for Matterfall are Rollerdrome, Mega Man X8 and Time Recoil. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Matterfall special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Rollerdrome

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2022 PCPlayStationXbox 29.99 € 👍 91 % Very positive, 2,089 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A fast third-person action game where you skate through futuristic arenas, pull off tricks and shoot enemies mid-air. Fluid movement and precise timing mesh together in a stylish retro-future 70s look.

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Mega Man X8

Sci-fi setting

A fast 2.5D run-and-gun platformer where you pick a team of three Maverick Hunters, tackle bosses in any order and steal their weapons. The lunar adventure adds team swapping, armor upgrades and high-speed action.

Time Recoil

Sci-fi setting

A fast top-down shooter where every kill slows time, turning firefights into choreographed slow-motion action. Time travel through wormholes and special moves add variety to short, intense levels.

Gravity Circuit

Sci-fi setting

A fast 2D action platformer in the vein of Mega Man X, where Kai uses a grappling power and gravity abilities to hurl robots through stages and boss fights. Fluid combat, crisp pixel art and a driving soundtrack.

Metal Eden

Lavish presentation

A fast-paced sci-fi first-person shooter where you play the cyborg unit Aska fighting through an orbital city turned deadly trap. The focus is on fluid, mobile combat against machine enemies.

Valfaris: Mecha Therion

Sci-fi setting

A heavy 2.5D side-scrolling shoot 'em up where you pilot the mecha Therion through grim, metal-soaked sci-fi worlds. Fast, demanding action meets dark aesthetics and a driving metal soundtrack.

Alien Soldier

Challenging difficulty

A frantic Treasure run-and-gun with a gauntlet of boss fights, fast gunplay and a flexible weapon loadout. It is extremely demanding, rewarding pattern memorization and precise reflexes.

Mega Man X7

Sci-fi setting

The first 3D outing of the Mega Man X series, where you switch between X-hunter heroes like Zero and Axl, running and gunning through eight selectable stages against Mavericks. It mixes 2D and 3D sections, though it is widely seen as divisive for its camera and controls.

Reaver

Sci-fi setting

Reaver is an ultra-fast movement shooter where you use high mobility and weapon tricks to carve through arenas full of hostile machines. It focuses on speed, flow and stylish kills.

Astebreed

Sci-fi setting

A fast-paced anime-style mecha shooter that blends on-rails shooting sections with close-range hack-and-slash combat. You pilot a giant war machine in a war against a mechanical alien race.

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