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1976 Classic

An early 1976 arcade classic where you drive a car at night, seeing only roadside reflectors to guide you, and must steer carefully to avoid crashing as the turns get sharper.

What defines Night Driver:

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

The closest matches for Night Driver are River Raid, Crazy Climber and 1942. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Night Driver special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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River Raid

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1982 PCXbox

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

A classic 1982 arcade shooter where you fly a jet up a river non-stop, blowing up bridges while managing fuel and dodging enemies. Simple premise with fast, reflex-driven play.

Crazy Climber

Gameplay comes before story

An early 1980 arcade classic where you work a climber's arms with two joysticks to scale a skyscraper while dodging falling hazards. It is seen as a forerunner of the platformer genre.

1942

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic vertically scrolling Capcom arcade shooter where you fly a World War II fighter, blast waves of enemy planes, dodge bullets with loop-the-loops and grab power-ups. Short, reflex-driven, score-chasing runs with steep difficulty.

Scramble

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An early arcade side-scrolling shooter where you fly a jet over rough terrain, firing and dropping bombs while blowing up fuel tanks to keep flying. Its appeal is the constant fuel pressure and precise maneuvering around the landscape.

Rush'n Attack

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic Konami arcade run-and-gun in which you fight through an enemy military base as a lone soldier, relying on quick reflexes, a knife and pickup weapons.

Yie Ar Kung-Fu

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An early Konami arcade classic that helped lay the foundation for modern fighting games: as kung-fu fighter Lee, you defeat a series of opponents with different weapons and styles in short, reflex-driven duels.

Super Hang-On

Gameplay comes before story

A classic Sega arcade motorcycle racer where you speed against the clock across continents, dodging rivals and nailing corners. Short, fast runs and a catchy soundtrack define the appeal.

Burnout

Realistic visuals

An arcade racer that rewards reckless driving: dodging oncoming traffic and near misses fill your boost meter, while spectacular crashes are part of the show.

WRC: FIA World Rally Championship

Realistic visuals

Official rally racing game based on the 2010 WRC season by Milestone: you drive licensed cars and stages, racing against the clock on demanding special stages.

Millipede

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A 1982 arcade classic and the sequel to Centipede: using a trackball and a fire button, you blast a descending millipede and other bugs. It is all about high scores, reflexes and frantic, fast rounds.

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