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A 16-bit run-and-gun action game where a lone warrior uses jump-jets and a cyber cycle to blast through eight post-apocalyptic stages and take on huge mechanical bosses.
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The closest matches for Ranger X are Butcher, Fracture and Matterfall. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ranger X special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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A fast, extremely gory 2D pixel-art shooter where you play a cyborg blasting through grim levels, killing enemies with chainsaws, shotguns or environmental hazards. A throwback to early 90s action games.
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Linear, curated structure
A third-person shooter set in 2161 where terrain-deforming grenades let you raise and lower the ground to outmaneuver enemies and create cover. The campaign follows soldier Jet Brody through a war between the two halves of a fractured United States.
93 %
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Matterfall is a fast 2D action shooter from Housemarque where you aim with the stick, dodge and hover through sci-fi levels. It focuses on fluid arcade action and precise play.
93 %
Challenging difficulty
A classic 1993 run-and-gun platformer where you play Snake Logan, blasting mutants and robot guards with a machine gun and grenades on the way to Dr. Mangle's fortress.
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As the bionically enhanced Nathan Spencer you swing with a grapple arm through ruined cityscapes and fight through a conspiracy in third-person action. The traversal is the core hook, while the story is secondary.
92 % 5.89 €
Challenging difficulty
As smuggler Dash Rendar you fight through Star Wars locations between Episodes V and VI, such as Hoth and Mos Eisley. It mixes third-person shooting with vehicle and flight sections, including the famous Battle of Hoth.
92 % 19.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A Ukrainian third-person action game set in Kyiv after a dimensional catastrophe, mixing gunplay with melee combat in a grim, post-apocalyptic world.
92 % free
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A fast run-and-gun platformer where you play the Orbot VectorMan cleaning a polluted Earth of rogue machines. Known for its shiny pre-rendered orb-based graphics and power-up transformations.
92 % 19.99 €
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
A fast-paced sci-fi first-person shooter where you play the cyborg unit Aska fighting through an orbital city turned deadly trap. The focus is on fluid, mobile combat against machine enemies.
92 % free
Linear, curated structure
A fast run-and-gun platformer where the orb-bodied VectorMan blasts and transforms his way through an abandoned research facility. Its pre-rendered 3D orb-model look was distinctive for the era.