swap_horiz Prehistorik Man Alternatives

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Yoshi's Island

Released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a 2D platformer dev...

Nintendo Action Retro Snes

9.4 Excellent

2

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is a 2017 compilation developed and published by Yacht Club Games. It bundles several retr...

Action Modern INDIE 2D

9.2 Excellent

3

Super Castlevania IV

Super Castlevania IV is a 1991 platform game created by Konami for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The title wa...

Video Game Classic Exploration Retro

8.9 Great

4

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment is a 2D platforming game developed and published by Yacht Club Games in 2017. It serve...

INDIE Multiplatform 2D Retro Style

8.7 Great

5

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts is an action platformer developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment Sy...

Action Classic Capcom Snes

8.6 Great

6

Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil

Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil is a 2.5D platforming video game developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation 2 in 2001...

Classic Namco PS2 Puzzle Platformer

8.6 Great

7

Turrican II

Turrican II: The Final Fight is a 1991 run-and-gun platformer by Factor 5, released on Amiga and later other platforms,...

Action Classic 2D Amiga

8.4 Great

8

Shovel Knight: King of Cards

*Shovel Knight: King of Cards* is a 2D platformer developed by Yacht Club Games in 2019. It serves as the final campaign...

INDIE Multiplatform 2D Retro Style

8.3 Great

9

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017)

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017) is a remake by Lizardcube of the 1989 Sega Master System game Wonder Boy III, notab...

Modern Metroidvania Multiplatform 2D

8.2 Great

10

Freedom Planet 2

Freedom Planet 2 is a 2D action-platformer developed and published by GalaxyTrail, an independent studio led by designer...

Action INDIE Multiplatform 2D

8.2 Great

11

Gravity Circuit

Gravity Circuit is a 2D action-platformer video game developed by Domesticated Ant Games and released in 2023. It is inf...

Action INDIE Multiplatform 2D

8.2 Great

12

Phoenotopia: Awakening

Phoenotopia: Awakening is a 2D action-adventure platformer developed by Cape Cosmic and released in 2020. The game funct...

Action RPG INDIE Multiplatform 2D

8.2 Great

13

Bionic Commando Rearmed

Bionic Commando Rearmed is a 2008 platformer developed by GRIN and published by Capcom, serving as a high-definition rem...

Action Modern Capcom Multiplatform

8.1 Great

14

The End Is Nigh

The End Is Nigh is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel and released in 2017. Fo...

Modern Precision INDIE Difficult

8.1 Great

15

Pepper Grinder

Pepper Grinder is a 2024 indie platformer by Ahr Ech inspired by Drill Dozer, in which the player character bores throug...

Action INDIE Multiplatform 2D

7.9 Good

16

Cyber Shadow

Cyber Shadow is a 2021 side scrolling action platform game created by Finnish developer Aarne Hunziker under the Mechani...

Action INDIE Multiplatform 2D

7.9 Good

17

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a 2012 platformer by Black Forest Games and the modern revival of the 1987 Commodore 64...

INDIE Multiplatform 2D Side Scrolling

7.2 Good

18

Plok

Plok is a 1993 Super Nintendo platformer by Software Creations and the Pickford Brothers, featuring a stretchy-limbed ch...

Action Classic Snes 2D

7.2 Good

19

Zool: Ninja of the 'Nth' Dimension

Zool: Ninja of the 'Nth' Dimension is a 1992 action platformer by Gremlin Graphics, originally released on the Amiga, wh...

Classic 2D Amiga Side Scrolling

6.4 Fair

20

Chuck Rock

Chuck Rock is a 1991 side-scrolling platformer by Core Design, released on the Amiga and later ported widely, featuring...

Classic 2D Amiga Side Scrolling

6.4 Fair