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2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable41 % positive39.99 €

A sequel to the retro classic Flashback: as Conrad you battle the alien Morphs and search for your abducted friend Ian in a sci-fi side-scroller. It mixes platforming, shooting and light puzzles in a classic style.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Flashback 2 are The Way, The Terrian Saga: KR-17 and Lunark. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Flashback 2 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Way

95 %Match

2016PCXbox83 % positive14.99 €

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Pure single-player experience

A pixel-art sci-fi platformer in the vein of Another World and Flashback: you travel to an alien planet seeking a way to bring a loved one back to life. Puzzles, platforming and exploration form the core.

Lunark

Sci-fi setting

A cinematic 2D platformer in the spirit of classics like Another World and Flashback, with fluid rotoscope-style animation and a sci-fi tale spanning alien ruins and futuristic cities.

Half-Life: Source

Sci-fi setting

The Source engine version of the shooter classic: as scientist Gordon Freeman you fight through aliens and soldiers after an experiment goes wrong at Black Mesa. Updated lighting, water and physics refresh the look, but it remains the tightly scripted, linear original.

Eden Genesis

Sci-fi setting

A fast-paced cyberpunk platformer where you guide the cyborg Leah through neon-lit trials to free her corrupted mind. Precise timing and quick reflexes take center stage, backed by a story framing the challenges.

AM2R: Return of Samus

Sci-fi setting

A fan-made remake of Metroid II that blends classic Samus Aran gameplay with modern controls, expanded areas and punchy boss fights. Hunting the Metroids across planet SR388 is atmospheric and rewards thorough exploration.

MindSeize

Sci-fi setting

A sci-fi 2D Metroidvania where you play a father exploring alien planets and blasting through enemies to rescue your daughter from a mysterious organization.

The Sun at Night

Focus on a single character

Play as Laika the space dog through branching 2D levels, blasting enemies and using a shield. It blends platforming action with an ambitious narrative.

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