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1991PC97 % positive4.99 €

A classic 1991 Apogee platformer where space miner Mylo Steamwitz works through caves full of crystals, traps and light puzzles. Its colorful EGA look and arcade feel recall Commander Keen.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Crystal Caves special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure

91 %Match

1992PC, Steam Deck playable96 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Crystal Caves: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as a sci-fi setting.

A classic 1992 DOS platformer where little alien Cosmo uses suction-cup hands to climb through colorful alien levels in search of his missing parents. It has a lighthearted tone, hidden secrets and light puzzle elements.

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You guide the tiny robot Blitz through a hostile factory using nothing but jumps and four-directional air dashes. The minimal control scheme turns every stage into a satisfying test of precise timing.

Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Sonic becomes the pinball as you roll through Eggman's Veg-O-Fortress, completing table objectives and collecting the Chaos Emeralds. A quirky mix of platformer and pinball with tricky stages.

Duke Nukem II

Sci-fi setting

A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

Secret Agent

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A classic DOS platformer where you infiltrate an island as Agent 006, take out enemies and recover plans for a satellite laser weapon. Small puzzles and switches break up the levels.

ElecHead

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play Elec, a short-circuiting robot who charges whatever it touches, and use that ability to solve clever puzzles and navigate platforming sections. The appeal lies in experimenting with electricity and the environment in a compact pixel-art adventure.

Mutant Mudds

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A tight retro platformer where you hover with a jetpack and blast mutant mud monsters while hopping between three depth layers in each level. Its pixel art and precise controls evoke the 8- and 16-bit era.

Duke Nukem

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The first Duke Nukem is a classic side-scrolling platformer with shooting, where Duke takes on Dr. Proton's robot army. A short retro arcade outing that introduces the wisecracking action hero.

Super Mustache

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A humorous retro 8-bit platformer where Captain Super Mustache sets out to save the planet Uranus. Classic jumping action with a few puzzle elements.

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