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2016PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified50 % positive19.99 €

A 2D run-and-gun platformer in the vein of classic Mega Man: as the robot Beck you jump through twelve stages, blast enemies and absorb their powers with a dash attack. It is widely regarded as an uneven execution of its promising concept.

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

The closest matches for Mighty No. 9 are Planet Cube: Edge, Mega Man 10 and Steel Strider. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mighty No. 9 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Planet Cube: Edge

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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified88 % positive14.79 €

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

A fast 2D run-and-gun platformer where you shoot, jump and dash through rooms packed with enemies. Precise platforming and shooting are tightly interwoven.

Mega Man 10

Sci-fi setting

A deliberately NES-style 8-bit run-and-gun platformer where you pick stages in any order, beat robot bosses and take their weapons. Tight controls and a demanding, old-school difficulty.

Tachyon Project

Sci-fi setting

A twin-stick shooter in the spirit of classic shoot-'em-ups, featuring many enemy types, weapons and power-ups. Fast arcade space action with a solid challenge.

VectorMan

Sci-fi setting

A fast run-and-gun platformer where you play the Orbot VectorMan cleaning a polluted Earth of rogue machines. Known for its shiny pre-rendered orb-based graphics and power-up transformations.

Mega Man 9

Sci-fi setting

Mega Man 9 deliberately returns to the 8-bit classics: tight run-and-gun platforming, bosses with weaknesses, and a free choice of stage order. It is demanding and rewards precise timing and memorization.

Captain Kaon

Sci-fi setting

A retro twin-stick shooter with gravity-based flight, where you pilot a gunship across the solar system against the villainous Doctor Quantex. Its Amiga-inspired pixel art and tight controls deliver old-school arcade nostalgia.

Project Mercury

Sci-fi setting

A pixel-art run-and-gun platformer set in a sci-fi world, where you fight a mysterious threat on foot and on a hoverbike. The focus is on fast shooting and precise platforming.

Titan Attacks!

Sci-fi setting

A Space Invaders-style arcade shooter in which you play Earth's last tank commander, blasting waves of alien invaders as you fight across the Solar System to the Titans' homeworld. Upgrades and simple, addictive action drive the gameplay.

Astro Tripper

Sci-fi setting

A punishing arcade shoot-'em-up where you fly a nimble craft along the surfaces of large side-scrolling platforms and fend off swarms of enemies. It embraces old-school, unforgiving arcade action.

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