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Games like Ghostbusters

1990

You guide three cartoonish Ghostbusters through side-scrolling levels, blasting ghosts with your proton stream. Its charm lies in the movie flavour and fast run-and-gun action on the Mega Drive.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Lots of humour
  • Fast pace

In short: Games like Ghostbusters

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

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Best match

My Friend Pedro

87 %Match

2019USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified95 % positive19.50 €

Brings what grabs you about Ghostbusters: good gunplay, jumping and platforming as well as plenty of humour.

A fast 2D shooter where slow motion, acrobatics and dual-wielding let you dance through levels like a bloody ballet. A talking banana gives the absurd orders, and the fun lies in chaining stylish kills.

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Super Rad Raygun

Lots of humour

You play Rad Raygun, shooting your way through neon-soaked 1980s levels full of communist robots. The game thrives on its over-the-top Cold War parody, bright cartoon look, and goofy humor.

No Time to Explain

Jumping and platforming

You blast yourself through absurd, chaotic levels using the recoil of your laser gun while your future self yells at you to hurry. Fast, funny and demanding, with precise momentum-based platforming and wacky boss fights.

Mighty Goose

Shooting and gunplay

You play a gun-toting goose blasting through fast run-and-gun stages packed with enemy swarms and screen-filling bosses. Its cartoonish humor and over-the-top war machines give it personality.

Gunman Clive

Fast pace

A short, old-school side-scrolling platform shooter set in the Wild West, with a distinctive sketched, paper-like look. You jump and shoot through 16 tight levels and face big bosses.

Bleed 2

Fast pace

A fast-paced arcade action game where heroine Wryn shoots, dodges, reflects bullets and slows time. It centers on a string of boss fights in pixel art style with a tongue-in-cheek tone.

Bleed

Jumping and platforming

A fast arcade action-platformer in pixel art where you play Wryn, dodging acrobatically and chaining gunfire into stylish combos. Short and punchy, with inventive boss fights against parodied videogame heroes.

MDK2

Fast pace

A wacky sci-fi action shooter where you alternate between Kurt, Dr. Hawkins and the six-legged robot dog Max. Each character has their own levels, abilities and playstyle, mixing sniping, puzzle-solving and all-out blasting.

8-Bit Bayonetta

Jumping and platforming

A short, tongue-in-cheek retro arcade gag where Bayonetta jumps and shoots in 8-bit style while chasing high scores. Born as a mini-game and April Fools joke, it is tiny and quick to enjoy.

Gunman Clive 2

Fast pace

A compact 2D run-and-gun platformer with a Wild West flavor and a hand-sketched look, offering varied levels and big bosses. Classic, straightforward action with no frills.

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