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Games like Abscond

2017PC62 % positive

A small indie arcade game where you dodge obstacles and projectiles while grabbing points before they vanish. It's all about chasing a high score and beating your friends on the leaderboard.

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Fast pace
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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In short: Games like Abscond

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Abscond special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Best match

Spikit

93 %Match

2016PC80 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Abscond: combat with precise timing, a fast pace and gameplay over story.

Spikit is a minimalist bullet-hell dodger where you weave through a constant stream of spikes. You must watch the next wave and position yourself ahead of time to survive.

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Spinning Around

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A simple arcade game where you steer your spaceship quickly and precisely through gates. It purely tests your reflexes, with no story or frills.

Timberman

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A simple arcade game where you chop a tree as a lumberjack at breakneck speed while dodging the branches. Easy to learn, hard to master, built around chasing high scores and unlocking new lumberjacks.

Stack

Fast pace

Stack is a simple but highly addictive game that puts your reaction speed and hand-eye coordination to the test. Its challenge comes from quick, precise timing rather than complex systems.

Tiltagon

Challenging difficulty

A tiny arcade skill game where you guide balls through tricky levels, survive as long as possible in Endless mode and chase Steam leaderboard scores. Unlockable ball skins add some variety.

Pivvot

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Pivvot is a minimalist reflex game where you guide a pivoting object down a winding path while dodging obstacles in split seconds. Quick decisions and timing matter far more than story or progression.

Zero Reflex

Challenging difficulty

A psychedelic, fast-paced dodging arcade game where you evade circles, bullets, saws and rockets. With no save points and 60 punishing challenges, it all comes down to reflexes and nerves.

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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