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Games like Alex Kidd: High-Tech World

1987

A short Master System adventure in which Alex Kidd hunts for the eight torn pieces of the High-Tech World arcade map. It blends light platforming with puzzles and trivia, making it a quirky oddity in the series.

  • Pixel art
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

In short: Games like Alex Kidd: High-Tech World

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Alex Kidd: High-Tech World special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Treasure Island Dizzy

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1988PC

Brings what grabs you about Alex Kidd: High-Tech World: pixel art, puzzles to figure out and a bright tone.

A classic retro platform adventure where the egg hero Dizzy collects and uses items on an island to solve puzzles. Charming humor and tricky inventory puzzles define the experience.

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Lumo

Puzzles and brain teasers

An isometric puzzle-platform adventure that pays homage to 8-bit and 16-bit era classics, sending a little wizard through hundreds of trap-filled rooms packed with secrets and pop-culture nods.

LaserCat

Pixel art

You play a laser cat hopping through the castle of Wizzord, the magic space frog, collecting keys and answering trivia to rescue your owl friend. A small, humorous indie Metroidvania full of silliness.

Wunderling

Pixel art

You play a lowly villain minion who runs forward automatically and can only jump, so every move must be planned ahead. A humorous, precise platformer that cheekily flips the usual hero role.

Offspring Fling!

Puzzles and brain teasers

A charming pixel-art platformer in which a forest creature gathers her lost children while working through light puzzles and obstacles.

Life of Pixel

Pixel art

You guide the little green hero Pixel on a journey through video game history, from 8-bit to 16-bit looks. It's a nostalgic retro tribute with classic platforming, collectibles and light puzzles.

Bomb Chicken

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play a chicken that lays bombs after a freak accident and blast your way through tricky platforming stages. Its appeal lies in clever bomb-based puzzles and the goofy charm of its pixel art.

Tiny Hands Adventure

Pure single-player experience

You guide the little T-Rex Borti through several strange worlds in search of better arms. Collect hidden extras and face bosses who carry exactly what you need.

You Have to Win the Game

Pixel art

A free retro platformer styled after early 1980s PC games, where you explore a small world full of hidden routes and secrets in order to win. It playfully toys with genre conventions and has little story or conventional combat.

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