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Games like Rick Dangerous

1989

A retro platformer in the spirit of Indiana Jones, where adventurer Rick dodges boulders, traps and enemies. Famous for its merciless trial-and-error traps that demand memorization.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Historical setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

In short: Games like Rick Dangerous

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Rick Dangerous special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Eryi's Action

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2011PCSteam Deck verified89 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Rick Dangerous: jumping and platforming, a demanding difficulty as well as combat with precise timing.

A cute-looking 2D platformer that keeps killing you with sneaky, hidden traps. You learn the layouts through trial and error and laugh at the cruel surprises.

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Jumping and platforming

You guide a tiny stick-figure ninja who grabs gold while a physics simulation keeps throwing him around. Hilarious ragdoll deaths and the built-in level editor Ned make it memorable.

I Wanna Be the Guy

Jumping and platforming

A notoriously brutal 2D platformer where nearly everything is designed to kill you through trial and error. Packed with retro references, cruel traps and dark humor, it became a cult classic of the genre.

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

Jumping and platforming

You haul yourself up an enormous mountain of junk using only a hammer while stuck in a cauldron, and one slip can send you tumbling far back down. Bennett Foddy's narration turns the frustration into a strange, darkly funny meditation on perseverance.

Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Jumping and platforming

You play Monty Mole, a coal thief running across Europe, leaping through 80 screens full of famous landmarks. Its charm lies in tight jumping and climbing acrobatics and a cheeky, dry sense of humor.

Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Jumping and platforming

A classic 2D platformer where you play Pitfall Harry Jr., leaping, swinging and throwing boomerangs through Mayan jungles, waterfalls and mines to find your father. Fluid animation and precise, demanding platforming define the experience.

I Wanna Be the Boshy

Jumping and platforming

A brutal fangame platformer in the vein of I Wanna Be the Guy, packed with sudden traps, cheap deaths and bosses that demand precision and memorization. Its absurd humor and references make the suffering part of the fun.

10 Second Ninja

Jumping and platforming

A blisteringly fast precision platformer where you have just ten seconds per level to destroy every Nazi robot. Success depends on finding the perfect route and quick reflexes, all wrapped in tongue-in-cheek humor.

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