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2014PCXbox75 % positive

A classic 2D platformer in the vein of Mega Man and Metroid, with handmade pixel art, chiptune music and over 100 levels spread across a large starship.

Sci-fi setting
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Action-packed real-time combat
Distinctive, stylised art style

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The closest matches for Rex Rocket are Blaster Master Zero II, Blaster Master Zero and Xeodrifter. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rex Rocket special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Blaster Master Zero II

93 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive9.99 €

Sci-fi setting
Action-packed real-time combat
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A retro action adventure that mixes side-scrolling tank platforming with on-foot top-down dungeons. It adds Metroidvania-style exploration, boss fights and upgrades in an 8-bit-inspired style.

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Sci-fi setting

A retro reboot of the NES classic where you switch between a tank vehicle and on-foot sections in 2D levels. Boss fights, upgrades and metroidvania-style backtracking deliver old-school 8-bit action.

Xeodrifter

Sci-fi setting

A compact retro space Metroidvania: you hop between four small planets, blast aliens, find new abilities and beat bosses. It is short, accessible and built around exploration.

Nux

Sci-fi setting

A small sci-fi shooter-platformer where you blast your way through the world to hunt down the villainous Silthax and recover your village's stolen power crystals.

Desecrators

Sci-fi setting

A retro first-person shooter in the vein of '90s six-degrees-of-freedom games, where you blast through the galaxy and gather powerful weapons to pull off a heist on the Galactic Treasury's vaults.

Construct: Escape the System

Pure single-player experience

A sci-fi first-person platformer where you are trapped inside a computer system and explore it to find eight ability orbs that help you escape.

BioGun

Sci-fi setting

A metroidvania shooter where you are injected into a dog's body as a microscopic vaccine and fight viral threats to save dogs from extinction. Exploration and shooting unfold in an unusual microscopic world.

Out There Somewhere

Pure single-player experience

A stranded space explorer must reach the core of a hostile alien planet with limited fuel. The game blends clever puzzles with platforming action in an otherworldly setting.

Mini Ghost

Distinctive, stylised art style

A short mini Metroidvania with the look and feel of 1980s MSX computers, serving as a small prequel to Ghost 1.0. It offers compact exploration and classic platforming action.

Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure

Bright, upbeat tone

A classic 1992 DOS platformer where little alien Cosmo uses suction-cup hands to climb through colorful alien levels in search of his missing parents. It has a lighthearted tone, hidden secrets and light puzzle elements.

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