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1982 Classic

A 1982 arcade shooter where you play a mother pig riding an elevator basket, firing arrows at wolves trying to snatch her piglets. Quick reflexes and good aim are what count.

What defines Pooyan:

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

The closest matches for Pooyan are Millipede, Icy Tower and Ms. Pac-Man. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pooyan special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Millipede

97 %

1982 PC

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Gameplay comes before story

A 1982 arcade classic and the sequel to Centipede: using a trackball and a fire button, you blast a descending millipede and other bugs. It is all about high scores, reflexes and frantic, fast rounds.

Icy Tower

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A simple arcade freeware game where you hop up an endless tower from platform to platform, chaining combos and momentum to climb as high as possible. Easy to grasp, highly addictive score chasing.

Ms. Pac-Man

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The classic arcade sequel where you eat dots through several mazes while dodging ghosts with distinct behaviors. New maze layouts and bouncing fruit make it feel fresher and more varied than the original.

Super Crate Box

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic arcade platformer-shooter where you grab crates, swap weapons constantly and chase a high score while endless enemies keep spawning. Tight controls, pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack define it.

Aero Fighters

Action-packed real-time combat

A classic vertically scrolling arcade shooter with a roster of quirky pilots from different nations whose home countries serve as stages. Fast action, bullet dodging and two-player fun are the focus.

Dig Dug

Linear, curated structure

A classic arcade game where you tunnel through the earth and inflate monsters with an air pump until they burst. Dropping rocks onto enemies adds a layer of clever positioning.

Kero Blaster

Action-packed real-time combat

A compact retro run-and-gun platformer from Cave Story creator Pixel, where you play a frog swapping weapons through short, punchy stages. Charming, lighthearted and approachable.

Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An early Konami arcade classic that helped lay the foundation for modern fighting games: as kung-fu fighter Lee, you defeat a series of opponents with different weapons and styles in short, reflex-driven duels.

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