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Games like Bionic Commando

1987

You swing through each level with an extending bionic arm, using it to grab, swing and dodge. Its unusual movement shapes both the platforming and the combat.

Jumping and platforming
Interconnected level design
Pixel art
Shooting and gunplay

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Bio Menace

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A classic 1993 run-and-gun platformer where you play Snake Logan, blasting mutants and robot guards with a machine gun and grenades on the way to Dr. Mangle's fortress.

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A fast-paced sci-fi action platformer in the spirit of classic 16-bit side-scrollers, mixing quick shooting with modern physics and animation. You fight through the facilities of a hostile military corporation on a remote planet.

Duke Nukem II

Jumping and platforming

A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

Mega Man 10

Jumping and platforming

A deliberately NES-style 8-bit run-and-gun platformer where you pick stages in any order, beat robot bosses and take their weapons. Tight controls and a demanding, old-school difficulty.

A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

Shooting and gunplay

A retro-inspired 2D action platformer where you play combat robot Ares, running, jumping and shooting through sci-fi levels. It is the first chapter of an episodic series and leans on a tough difficulty.

Mutant Mudds

Interconnected level design

A tight retro platformer where you hover with a jetpack and blast mutant mud monsters while hopping between three depth layers in each level. Its pixel art and precise controls evoke the 8- and 16-bit era.

Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X

Shooting and gunplay

You dash, jump and shoot through a futuristic world of rogue robots as Reploid X. This enhanced PSP remake of the first Mega Man X brings precise platforming action, new features and redesigned stages.

Mega Man 9

Jumping and platforming

Mega Man 9 deliberately returns to the 8-bit classics: tight run-and-gun platforming, bosses with weaknesses, and a free choice of stage order. It is demanding and rewards precise timing and memorization.

Duke Nukem

Shooting and gunplay

The first Duke Nukem is a classic side-scrolling platformer with shooting, where Duke takes on Dr. Proton's robot army. A short retro arcade outing that introduces the wisecracking action hero.

Strider

Interconnected level design

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.