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Games like Metal Slug 2

1998PCPlayStation89 % positive6.99 €

A classic arcade run-and-gun with beautifully detailed pixel art, over-the-top humor and frantic, punishing action. It shines in co-op with drivable vehicles, weapon pickups and endless enemy swarms.

  • Playing together in co-op
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Metal Slug 2

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Metal Slug 2 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Broforce

98 %Match

2015PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable96 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Metal Slug 2: playing together in co-op, good gunplay as well as jumping and platforming.

A chaotic run-and-gun platformer starring parodies of action movie heroes, where nearly everything is destructible and explosions tear levels apart. With up to four friends in co-op, the mayhem becomes gloriously over-the-top fun.

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Bleed 2

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced arcade action game where heroine Wryn shoots, dodges, reflects bullets and slows time. It centers on a string of boss fights in pixel art style with a tongue-in-cheek tone.

Huntdown

Jumping and platforming

A punchy 2D run-and-gun shooter with pixel art, a neon dystopian city and 80s action-movie flair. As a bounty hunter you take down gangs solo or in co-op, using cover, a wide range of guns and hard-hitting boss fights.

Gunstar Heroes

Jumping and platforming

A frantic Mega Drive run-and-gun with mix-and-match weapons, explosive boss fights and wild set pieces. The chaos is even better in two-player co-op.

Mighty Goose

Lots of humour

You play a gun-toting goose blasting through fast run-and-gun stages packed with enemy swarms and screen-filling bosses. Its cartoonish humor and over-the-top war machines give it personality.

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Challenging difficulty

A compilation of 32 Capcom arcade classics spanning three decades, including Street Fighter II, Strider and 1942. Short, punishing quarter-muncher sessions that deliver nostalgic fun solo or with friends.

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.

Bleed

Jumping and platforming

A fast arcade action-platformer in pixel art where you play Wryn, dodging acrobatically and chaining gunfire into stylish combos. Short and punchy, with inventive boss fights against parodied videogame heroes.

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A compilation of over 30 classic Capcom arcade games from the 80s and 90s, spanning shooters, brawlers and platformers. Modern features like online leaderboards, rewind and extras make these punishing coin-eaters easy to revisit today.

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