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2014 PC 0.79 € 76 % positive Mostly positive, 150 reviews on Steam

A 16-bit 2D platformer that blends run-and-gun shooting with exploration and light RPG upgrades. You customise your character and delve through a sprawling underground world.

What defines Platformines:

  • Lots to discover
  • Strong character progression
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for Platformines are One Gun Guy, Cally's Caves 3 and Rocketron. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Platformines special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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One Gun Guy

97 %

2022 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable 4.99 € 71 % positive Mostly positive, 63 reviews on Steam

  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Lots to discover
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

One Gun Guy is a no-frills action platformer set in one big interconnected level packed with upgrades, hazards, enemies and a final boss. Multiple difficulty settings let players tune the challenge.

Cally's Caves 3

Strong character progression

A fast run-and-gun platformer where you blast through caves as Cally and Bera, hunt for secrets, and keep levelling up your weapons and abilities. Tough bosses and new moves like the triple jump and dodge roll keep things fresh.

Rocketron

Lots to discover

A side-scrolling Metroidvania-style shooter where you fly with a jetpack and rain fire on enemies from above. Exploration is simple and non-linear, with the focus on solid combat.

BioGun

Lots to discover

A metroidvania shooter where you are injected into a dog's body as a microscopic vaccine and fight viral threats to save dogs from extinction. Exploration and shooting unfold in an unusual microscopic world.

Xeodrifter

Gameplay comes before story

A compact retro space Metroidvania: you hop between four small planets, blast aliens, find new abilities and beat bosses. It is short, accessible and built around exploration.

The Mummy: Demastered

Lots to discover

A 16-bit-style pixel art Metroidvania where you play a Prodigium agent fighting Ahmanet's undead hordes with guns and upgrades. It stands out for tight run-and-gun action and well-crafted interconnected level design.

Blaster Master Zero

Lots to discover

A retro reboot of the NES classic where you switch between a tank vehicle and on-foot sections in 2D levels. Boss fights, upgrades and metroidvania-style backtracking deliver old-school 8-bit action.

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