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2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch84 % positive14.99 €

You play as the villain on every stage, trying to kidnap a princess and escape with her. This 2D-animated action platformer leans on dark humor and plenty of moments that go hilariously wrong.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lots of humour
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Nefarious are Oozi: Earth Adventure, Splasher and Dynamite Headdy. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nefarious special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Oozi: Earth Adventure

88 %Match

2013PCSteam Deck verified88 % positive9.75 €

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lots of humour
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

You guide Oozi, an alien spaceship pilot stranded on Earth, through old-school 2D platforming levels. Hand-drawn HD visuals and selectable difficulty from Kid to Hardcore make it approachable for almost anyone.

Splasher

Jumping and platforming

A fast 2D platformer where you wield a paint cannon whose colors create different effects like stickiness or bounce, helping you clear tricky levels and free the Splashers from a factory. Precise platforming and speed take center stage, with old-school difficulty and tongue-in-cheek humor.

Dynamite Headdy

Jumping and platforming

A quirky Sega platformer where you play a puppet who throws his detachable head as a weapon and grappling tool. Its theatrical stage setting, inventive boss fights and swappable head power-ups make it stand out.

Crash Twinsanity

Jumping and platforming

A humorous 3D platformer where Crash and his nemesis Dr. Cortex reluctantly team up. Cortex can be thrown or swung as a hammer, wrapped in zany cartoon gags and more story-driven levels than earlier entries.

Disney's Aladdin

Jumping and platforming

A classic 2D platformer based on the Disney film: Aladdin jumps, swings and fights with his scimitar and thrown apples through Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and the palace. Its cartoon-style animation and film music are the main draw.

Pizza Tower

Jumping and platforming

A frantic, chaotic 2D platformer starring the manic pizza chef Peppino, built around momentum-based movement, score chasing and wildly hand-drawn animation. Its zany humor and driving soundtrack turn every level into a spectacle.

Super Rad Raygun

Linear, curated structure

You play Rad Raygun, shooting your way through neon-soaked 1980s levels full of communist robots. The game thrives on its over-the-top Cold War parody, bright cartoon look, and goofy humor.

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Jumping and platforming

A classic 3D platformer where Crash spins, slides and jumps through varied linear stages, smashing crates and collecting crystals for a supposedly reformed Dr. Cortex. Hidden gems, secret paths and tight timing challenges give it lasting appeal, wrapped in a colorful, slapstick cartoon style.

Rocketbirds 2: Evolution

Jumping and platforming

You play Hardboiled, a tough feathered super-agent, hunting the megalomaniacal despot Putzki through a world of absurd gunfights. Its cartoon style and sharp, deadpan humor set it apart in this action platformer.

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