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Games like Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

2008PlayStationNintendo Switch

You guide an unlucky Prinny through absurd netherworlds, where 1000 units are your lifeline. Frantic side-scrolling combat, grabbing and hurling everything in sight, and sharp penguin-flavored humor make it stand out.

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Lots of humour
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Shovel Knight

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2014PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified93 % positive13.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?: jumping and platforming, melee combat with weapons or fists as well as a fantasy setting.

A lovingly crafted NES-style platformer where a shovel-wielding knight pogo-bounces through varied stages, digs up treasure and battles a colorful cast of rival knights. Tight controls, charming humor and a superb chiptune soundtrack make it a modern classic.

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Sigi: A Fart for Melusina

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You run, jump and fight as knight Sigi through an absurd side-scrolling platformer where farting becomes part of the movement. Its appeal lies in the silly humor, quirky enemies and bosses, and the climb up Mount Stinkup.

Demon Turf

Jumping and platforming

A snappy, cheeky 3D platformer where you play the demon Beebz, using momentum-based movement, punches and self-placed checkpoints to race through tricky levels on the road to becoming Demon Queen.

Disney's Aladdin

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A brisk 2D platformer based on the Disney film, where Aladdin leaps through Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and the palace using thrown apples and sword swipes. Its charming film-inspired visuals and chase sequences make it a 16-bit-era classic.

MediEvil

Lots of humour

A bumbling skeleton knight, Sir Daniel, fights through quirky gothic levels full of monsters and light puzzles using swords, shields and ranged weapons. Its Tim Burton-style dark humor is what makes this PlayStation classic memorable.

The Messenger

Jumping and platforming

A ninja platformer that begins as an 8-bit romp and, through time travel, opens up into a 16-bit Metroidvania full of deadpan humor. Precise sword fighting and the satisfying cloudstep mid-air jump make movement a joy.

Toki

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You play a spitting monkey fighting a sorcerer through short, punishing side-scrolling stages. This remake of the 1989 arcade classic brings all-new hand-drawn art and re-orchestrated music while keeping its tough, pattern-based action intact.

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

Challenging difficulty

A punishing 2D retro platformer in the vein of Mega Man and Castlevania, bringing the Angry Video Game Nerd's world to life with crude humor and nods to terrible games. You switch between several characters while battling through ten tricky levels.

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