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2024PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified93 % positive28.99 €

A 2D Metroidvania from WayForward where young hacker Emi Kimura infiltrates a shady corporation and revisits old areas with new abilities. Platforming action, sneaking and hacking drive a conspiracy mystery that reimagines the classic Yars arcade brand.

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  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for Yars Rising are Double Cross, Axiom Verge 2 and Headlander. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Yars Rising special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Double Cross

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2019PCXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable80 % positive16.79 €

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots to discover
  • Action-packed real-time combat

You play Zahra, an agent for a dimensional-rift agency who investigates cases and zips through fast platforming levels with a grapple and dimension-shifting abilities. The blend of investigation, puzzles and snappy action platforming with customizable abilities sets it apart.

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Axiom Verge 2

Lots to discover

A metroidvania with a large, interconnected world where new abilities and a drone unlock secrets and shortcuts. It continues the Axiom Verge universe but works fine without playing the original first.

Headlander

Sci-fi setting

You play a flying head that hijacks robot bodies, exploring a Metroidvania-style world in a brightly colored 70s sci-fi dystopia full of shootouts and puzzles. Humor and retro design take center stage.

Echo Weaver

Strong, story-driven narrative

A time-loop Metroidvania where knowledge, not traditional upgrades, drives your progress. As the last Weaver you exploit time anomalies, uncover secrets and try to break the cycle.

Haiku, the Robot

Lots to discover

A compact 2D metroidvania where you play a small robot exploring a decaying, virus-ridden machine world. Fast sword combat, platforming and new abilities gradually unlock hidden areas.

SteamWorld Dig 2

Distinctive, stylised art style

A Metroidvania where you play a steambot digging through the earth, uncovering treasure and secrets while upgrading your gear. Digging, platforming and puzzles mesh smoothly, making exploration highly compelling.

Axiom Verge

Lots to discover

A retro-styled Metroidvania in which a scientist wakes up in a strange biomechanical world. It thrives on a labyrinthine map, offbeat weapons and abilities, and the thrill of uncovering secrets.

Mega Man Legends

Sci-fi setting

Mega Man goes 3D as Mega Man Volnutt, a Digger exploring ruins and towns, blasting through dungeons while hunting for the legendary Mother Lode. Third-person shooting, exploration and light RPG elements with an anime-style charm make it distinctive.

BioGun

Lots to discover

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.

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