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A charming 16-bit platformer where a star hero uses stretchy arms to grab enemies, swing from objects and move through colorful worlds. It is short and polished, and known for its distinctive style and music.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation
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The closest matches for Ristar are Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines, Sonic CD and Freedom Planet. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ristar special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines

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Brings what grabs you about Ristar: jumping and platforming, a sci-fi setting as well as a distinctive art style.

A fast 2D platformer built around grappling-hook swinging through colorful worlds. Pablo and Luna play differently, and the game offers charming pixel art and tight, precise movement.

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Sonic CD

Sci-fi setting

Sonic CD sends Sonic through time-travel zones where you alter the past and future to thwart Robotnik's schemes. Blistering speed, branching stages and a beloved soundtrack make it a standout in the series.

Freedom Planet

Sci-fi setting

A fast 2D platformer in the Sonic tradition with real combat, where dragon girl Lilac and her friends fight an alien invasion. Each character plays differently, backed by colorful stages, big boss fights and a strong soundtrack.

Sonic Generations

Lavish presentation

A high-speed anniversary platformer where classic 2D Sonic and modern 3D Sonic team up to replay reimagined iconic stages from two decades of the series. Blistering speed, remixed music and heavy nostalgia define the experience.

Sonic CD

Sci-fi setting

You race through colorful time zones as Sonic, using time travel to reshape past and future. This remaster adds widescreen support, smoother controls, both soundtracks and Tails as a playable character.

Sonic Mania

Lavish presentation

A lovingly crafted return to classic 2D Sonic, with blazing-fast pixel-art stages, inventive remixes of beloved zones and a cracking soundtrack that nails the Genesis-era feel.

Grapple Dog

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A snappy 2D pixel-art platformer where you play Pablo the dog and swing through colorful worlds with a grappling hook. The precise, momentum-driven movement is the main attraction.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Lavish presentation

A fast-paced 2D platformer where Sonic first meets Knuckles on Angel Island, featuring large branching stages packed with hidden routes, special stages and an iconic soundtrack.

Cyber Hook

Sci-fi setting

A fast 3D platformer set in a neon retrowave world, where you swing with a grappling hook, run along walls and slow time to race through short, speedrun-style levels. Precision and momentum matter far more than story or character growth.

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