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1985

A legendarily brutal arcade platformer where you play knight Arthur, hurling weapons through graveyards and demon fortresses with only a couple of hits of armor. Precise timing and memorizing levels are key to survival.

  • Challenging difficulty
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Resources and survival
  • Boss fights as highlights
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In short: Games like Ghosts 'n Goblins

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Ghosts 'n Goblins special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Horror Turn-based combat High difficulty Roguelike runs Shooter Pixel art Grind Survival PvP Open world Card game

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Magician Lord

89 %Match

1990PC, PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Ghosts 'n Goblins: jumping and platforming, a fantasy setting as well as pixel art.

In Magician Lord you play a sorcerer fighting through side-scrolling monster hordes and blasting them with magic. As a launch title for the Neo-Geo it is a no-frills, demanding arcade classic with an appealing fantasy atmosphere.

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Volgarr the Viking

Challenging difficulty

A merciless retro arcade platformer where a Viking fights through brutally tough levels with precise jumps and spear throws. Every hit counts, and only those who learn the patterns will progress.

Hell is Other Demons

Challenging difficulty

Hell is Other Demons throws you into frantic bullet-hell stages where every hit matters and high scores are the goal. Its four-color pixel art and fast platforming make it an intense arcade experience.

Castlevania Chronicles

Jumping and platforming

You take on Dracula's estate as Simon Belmont, lashing your whip through classic gothic stages alone against the resurrected Count and his minions. Precise jumps, sub-weapons and unforgiving enemy placement make every mistake count.

Rygar

Fantasy setting

A classic arcade platformer where the resurrected warrior Rygar fights through hordes of monsters with his Diskarmor to reach the demon Ligar. Fast, linear action with old-school 1980s difficulty.

Ultrakill

Challenging difficulty

Ultrakill is an extremely fast retro first-person shooter that blends style-ranking from character action games with brutal carnage. You heal by bathing in enemy blood and must fluidly chain weapons, movement and combos.

Project Warlock

Pixel art

A fast retro first-person shooter in the spirit of Doom, Hexen and Wolfenstein, with pixel-art visuals, guns and spells. Over 60 levels of monsters and bosses, plus a simple upgrade system for weapons and magic.

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