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You guide Sonson and Tonton across six automatically scrolling lanes, hopping between platforms and fighting enemies that block the way. Your control over pace, rather than the scrolling itself, is what makes each stage tense.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Fantasy setting
  • Challenging difficulty

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

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Almost There: The Platformer

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2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified79 % positive8.19 €

Brings what grabs you about Son Son: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as a demanding difficulty.

A punishing hardcore platformer where you dodge saw blades, homing missiles, lasers and collapsing floors with precise jumps and fast reflexes. Short, demanding levels invite constant retries.

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Grapple Hoops

Gameplay comes before story

A fast first-person action game where you swing with a grappling hook, wall run and slide, and take down enemies with a basketball. It mixes basketball, parkour and explosions.

Disparity

Jumping and platforming

An extremely precise 2D puzzle platformer built around one core mechanic: flipping the polarity of the level. It demands sharp timing and clever thinking to get through its tough stages.

Mighty Switch Force!

Bright, upbeat tone

In Mighty Switch Force! you solve clever room puzzles by flipping switch blocks that make platforms appear or vanish by color. The mix of precise jumping and brainteasers is what makes it stand out.

Pixel Gladiator

Gameplay comes before story

A pixel-art arcade action game set in a distant future: as a gladiator in a galactic TV show, you fight deadly creatures on an abandoned planet and try to survive as long as you can.

Onraid

Pixel art

Onraid is a challenging 2D shooter with platforming elements that lets you develop your own play style and tactics against enemies. Details are limited, so this rating relies mostly on the metadata.

Gain Ground

Gameplay comes before story

An arcade top-down shooter where you pick from twenty fighters with different weapons and rescue captured comrades. Smart rotation and protecting your squad is the key to surviving the tough levels.

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