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2023 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 12.49 € 71 % positive Mostly positive, 271 reviews on Steam

A retro-style arcade boxing game where you punch your way through the galaxy's best fighters to become the greatest champion of the universe. Fast, bloody bouts are the focus.

What defines Thunder Ray:

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Thunder Ray are Bot Vice, Wild Guns and Akane. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Thunder Ray special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Bot Vice

96 %

2016 PCNintendo Switch 9.99 € 93 % positive Very positive, 1,401 reviews on Steam

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty

A frantic single-screen pixel-art gallery shooter inspired by Time Crisis and Wild Guns. A tight overall time limit for the whole run keeps the pressure on and tests your reflexes.

Wild Guns

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast arcade shooting gallery set in a steampunk Wild West, where you play Annie or Clint, dodging fire and blasting outlaws and robots in the background. Short, intense stages with a tough challenge, playable in co-op.

Akane

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast arcade arena slasher set in the neon-soaked pixel streets of Mega-Tokyo, where every hit is lethal. Akane fights waves of yakuza with sword and gun, demanding sharp reflexes.

Blue Rider

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An arcade shooter where you fight to survive as the Blue Rider in a valley flooded with bullets. It nods to classic console heroes and leans on fast reflexes.

Neon Hardcorps

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced run-and-gun shooter in the spirit of classic 16-bit action games like Contra and Metal Slug, built around direct arcade action and high tempo.

Strider

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast arcade action platformer where you play ninja Hiryu, slashing with a plasma blade and flipping, climbing and sliding through a futuristic dystopia. Short, brisk and demanding.

Wild Guns Reloaded

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An arcade gallery shooter set in a steampunk Wild West where you aim a crosshair at swarms of enemies, dodge bullets and deflect them. Playable solo or in co-op, with fast pacing and big boss fights.

Necromonads

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A space shooter inspired by classic arcade games where you pilot a ship covering colonists as they flee to shelter. Captured colonists become infected and spread the plague, adding extra pressure.

Steel Empire

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic steampunk side-scrolling shoot'em up originally released on the Mega Drive in 1992. You dodge and blast your way through linear stages against an evil empire, with four difficulty levels and a replay mode.

Madrobot X

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic retro shoot 'em up in pixel art where a robot escapes a mad scientist's lab with help from a fellow robot. The focus is on quick reflexes and arcade action.

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