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1992

A classic cinematic platformer where you play Conrad Hart, recovering your lost memory and uncovering an alien conspiracy. Fluid rotoscope-style animation and unforgiving jump-and-shoot sequences make it a genre landmark.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Flashback: The Quest for Identity special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Lunark

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2023USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified84 % positive19.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Flashback: The Quest for Identity: jumping and platforming, a sci-fi setting as well as combat with precise timing.

A cinematic 2D platformer in the spirit of classics like Another World and Flashback, with fluid rotoscope-style animation and a sci-fi tale spanning alien ruins and futuristic cities.

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DeadCore

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DeadCore is a fast first-person platformer with guns, in which you climb a massive, fog-shrouded tower. Precise jumping, timing and speedrun appeal take center stage, wrapped in a dreamlike sci-fi atmosphere.

Blackthorne

Jumping and platforming

A grim cinematic platformer in the vein of Prince of Persia: as Kyle Blackthorne you climb, take cover and shotgun your way through mines and fortresses on the planet Tuul. Precise timing, cover-based gunfights and light puzzles define its unforgiving pace.

Bionic Bay

Jumping and platforming

A physics-driven 2D platformer where a swap mechanic lets you trade places with objects to leap and puzzle your way through an eerie, alien sci-fi world. Precise timing and inventive puzzles define the experience.

Cloudbuilt

Jumping and platforming

A fast 3D platformer where you rocket through floating ruins in a jet-powered suit, dodging hazards and hostile robots while chasing leaderboard times. Precision and freedom in choosing your route are the core appeal.

Super Cloudbuilt

Jumping and platforming

A fast-paced 3D platformer where Demi leaps, wall-runs and shoots her way across floating ruins. It rewards skill, momentum and creative route choices, with speedrun-style challenges and enemy encounters.

Tomb Raider

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The classic that made Lara Croft famous: precise grid-based jumping and climbing through vast, lonely tombs, mixed with lever puzzles and gunfights against wild animals and mythical creatures. The quiet, eerie atmosphere of ancient ruins defines the experience.

Ghostrunner

Jumping and platforming

A blisteringly fast first-person parkour slasher where one hit kills you and you wall-run, deflect bullets and slice enemies apart as a cyber-ninja. Constant death-and-retry loops set to a pounding synthwave score turn every arena into a precise reflex puzzle.

Black Mesa

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A loving fan-made remake of the original Half-Life: as Gordon Freeman you fight through the disaster at the Black Mesa research facility, with rebuilt levels, new voice acting and music. Classic first-person shooter action with alien fights, physics puzzles and the extended Xen finale.

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