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1990PC

A classic 1990 arcade-adventure where you work through 20 treacherous pyramid levels filled with traps and puzzles. With only five lives and a handful of spears, careful play is essential.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Pharaoh's Tomb are Arctic Adventure, Umihara Kawase and Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pharaoh's Tomb special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Arctic Adventure

93 %Match

1991PC56 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Pharaoh's Tomb: jumping and platforming, puzzles to figure out as well as a demanding difficulty.

A classic DOS platformer with 80 tricky levels where Nevada must get past ice patches, traps and snowmen. It blends precise platforming with level-based puzzle solving.

Celeste Classic

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The original tiny platformer made for the PICO-8 fantasy console: you climb a mountain with precise jumps and eight-direction dashes. Short screens and instant restarts make it tough yet compelling.

Pitfall!

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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.

Qomp

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

You guide a bouncing ball using just one button through tricky platforming and puzzle sections, even taking down bosses. The minimalist concept delivers surprising variety and skill-testing moments.

Crystal Caves

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic 1991 Apogee platformer where space miner Mylo Steamwitz works through caves full of crystals, traps and light puzzles. Its colorful EGA look and arcade feel recall Commander Keen.

Ink

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast, hardcore platformer in the vein of Super Meat Boy where the level is invisible and you reveal it by bumping into terrain and splashing paint with your double jump.

Escape Goat

Pure single-player experience

A tight puzzle platformer in which a goat wrongly jailed for witchcraft breaks out of prison using its horns, jumping skills and a magic mouse companion. Room-by-room puzzles with switches, blocks and traps are clever and charming in a pixel-art style.

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