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1987 Classic

A retro platformer where a little green creature climbs rotating towers to blow them up. The twist is the tower spinning around the player, making jumps and timing on moving ledges tricky.

What defines Nebulus:

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty

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Mutant Mudds

94 %

2012 PC

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Gameplay comes before story
  • Challenging difficulty

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.

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball

Gameplay comes before story

Sonic becomes the pinball as you roll through Eggman's Veg-O-Fortress, completing table objectives and collecting the Chaos Emeralds. A quirky mix of platformer and pinball with tricky stages.

Mighty No. 9

Linear, curated structure

A 2D run-and-gun platformer in the vein of classic Mega Man: as the robot Beck you jump through twelve stages, blast enemies and absorb their powers with a dash attack. It is widely regarded as an uneven execution of its promising concept.

Icy Tower

Gameplay comes before story

A simple arcade freeware game where you hop up an endless tower from platform to platform, chaining combos and momentum to climb as high as possible. Easy to grasp, highly addictive score chasing.

Crystal Caves

Gameplay comes before story

A classic 1991 Apogee platformer where space miner Mylo Steamwitz works through caves full of crystals, traps and light puzzles. Its colorful EGA look and arcade feel recall Commander Keen.

Color Guardians

Gameplay comes before story

A fast side-scrolling action game where you switch colors to dodge obstacles and collect items. Quick reflexes and fast thinking decide your success.

Blinx: The Time Sweeper

Pure single-player experience

An Xbox platformer where you play a cat time sweeper who vacuums up monsters and slows, rewinds or pauses time to overcome hazards and puzzles.

Bit.Trip Runner

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast rhythm platformer where the hero runs automatically and you jump, slide and kick through obstacles in time with the music. Retro pixel visuals and a driving chiptune soundtrack make it a demanding test of reflexes.

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