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An early platforming classic in which Pitfall Harry explores a sprawling, maze-like cavern system, collecting treasure and dodging hazards. Its interconnected cave sections foreshadow the later Metroidvania formula.
What defines Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns:
The closest matches for Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns are Pitfall!, Jungles of Maxtheria and You Have to Win the Game. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pitfall II: The Lost Caverns special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
90 %
Best match
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.
89 % 16.79 €
Gameplay comes before story
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.
87 % free
Gameplay comes before story
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.
86 % −50 %Focus on a single character
Lara Croft travels the globe through perilous ruins and temples, mixing tricky jumping and climbing sections with puzzles and gunfights. Controls are blocky and levels are sprawling and unforgiving, with hidden artifacts and secrets to find.
86 %
Focus on a single character
A classic arcade platformer where Jack leaps through a pyramid collecting bombs and dodging enemies. The palace rooms reuse the original Bomb Jack formula, while the action zones add power-ups and more variety.
84 % free
Gameplay comes before story
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.
84 % −50 %Lots to discover
Lara Croft hunts the Dagger of Xian across Venice, an offshore oil rig, a sunken wreck and Tibetan monasteries. This classic demands precise jumps, solves tricky environmental puzzles and adds more gunfights against human foes than its predecessor, plus vehicles like a speedboat and a snowmobile.
83 % −80 %Gameplay comes before story
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.
83 %
Challenging difficulty
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.
83 % −50 %Lots to discover
The classic sends Lara Croft through perilous tombs full of traps, puzzles and wildlife. Precise platforming, exploration and a lonely atmosphere define the experience.