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2006PEGI 7PlayStation

Daxter sends the wisecracking ottsel through Haven City as a pest exterminator, wielding a bug swatter and spray instead of Jak's weapons. This PSP adventure blends platforming action with plenty of humor and movie parodies.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lots of humour
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation

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In short: Games like Daxter

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

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Ratchet & Clank

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2016USK 12PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Daxter: jumping and platforming, plenty of humour as well as a sci-fi setting.

A colorful sci-fi adventure that blends platforming with an arsenal of wildly inventive weapons. This reimagining of the original looks like an animated film, with humor and fast pacing as you hop from planet to planet.

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Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Jumping and platforming

A funny sci-fi action adventure mixing wacky weapons, platforming and space flight between planets. Clank's time-manipulation puzzles and a warm story about the duo's fate round it out.

Ratchet & Clank

Jumping and platforming

A colorful sci-fi platformer where you hop between planets and blast enemies with an ever-growing arsenal of wacky gadgets and guns. Its sharp, sarcastic humor and the buddy dynamic between Ratchet and Clank give it plenty of charm.

Crash Twinsanity

Distinctive, stylised art style

A humorous 3D platformer where Crash and his nemesis Dr. Cortex reluctantly team up. Cortex can be thrown or swung as a hammer, wrapped in zany cartoon gags and more story-driven levels than earlier entries.

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier

Jumping and platforming

An action platform adventure in which Jak and Keira take to airships and use Eco powers in search of ancient Precursor machinery. It mixes aerial combat, platforming and wisecracking humor, though it is regarded as the weakest entry in the series.

Spyro: Year of the Dragon

Distinctive, stylised art style

A colorful 3D platformer in which Spyro the dragon recovers 150 stolen eggs across many worlds. Playable side characters, vehicle sections and mini-games keep the collecting varied and funny.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!

Distinctive, stylised art style

A charming 3D platformer where little dragon Spyro collects gems and talismans across Avalar, using fire breath and gliding to beat enemies and obstacles. New abilities, lively worlds and funny characters make it a PlayStation-era classic.

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

Lavish presentation

Naughty Dog's vibrant 3D platformer has Jak and his ottsel-transformed sidekick Daxter roaming a seamless island world collecting Power Cells. Tight jumping, loading-free exploration and Daxter's wisecracks give it lasting charm.

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

Jumping and platforming

A vibrant sci-fi romp that blends fast third-person shooting with platforming and a wildly inventive arsenal. Weapons level up through use, and the jokes keep the mood light throughout.

Headlander

Jumping and platforming

You play a flying head that hijacks robot bodies, exploring a Metroidvania-style world in a brightly colored 70s sci-fi dystopia full of shootouts and puzzles. Humor and retro design take center stage.

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