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Games like Flix the Flea

2014PC61 % positive

A charming retro platformer where you guide a tiny flea out of monster-filled caves with carefully charged, well-timed jumps, back to his dog and spaceship home. It pays homage to the 8-bit classic La Pulga.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty

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In short: Games like Flix the Flea

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

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Mutant Mudds

92 %Match

2012PEGI 3PC

Brings what grabs you about Flix the Flea: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as combat with precise timing.

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.

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League of Evil

Jumping and platforming

A fast, pixel-art platformer where you play a bionic agent leaping and punching through trap-filled levels. Precise timing and quick retries deliver tongue-in-cheek arcade fun.

1 Screen Platformer

Challenging difficulty

You guide a ragtag team of space bounty hunters through a brutal platformer where every jump has to land. The temple traps react instantly, and one mistake can send you back to the start.

Dadish 3

Easy to pick up

You run, jump and climb as Dadish through absurd levels to rescue your kids from becoming radish soup. Its goofy characters and precise but fair jumping controls are what make it stand out.

Wunderling

Jumping and platforming

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.

Crystal Caves

Jumping and platforming

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.

Icy Tower

Jumping and platforming

A simple arcade freeware game where you hop up an endless tower from platform to platform, chaining combos and momentum to climb as high as possible. Easy to grasp, highly addictive score chasing.

Celeste Classic

Jumping and platforming

The original tiny platformer made for the PICO-8 fantasy console: you climb a mountain with precise jumps and eight-direction dashes. Short screens and instant restarts make it tough yet compelling.

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