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1986PEGI 7

A classic NES adventure where the angel Pit climbs and fights through Greek-inspired stages with his bow. It blends platforming with shooting elements and is known for its steep difficulty.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Pixel art
  • Fantasy setting
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In short: Games like Kid Icarus

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Kid Icarus 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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Rygar

88 %Match

1986PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Kid Icarus: jumping and platforming, a fantasy setting as well as a demanding difficulty.

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.

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Volgarr the Viking

Boss fights as highlights

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.

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Fantasy setting

A classic 8-bit Sega platformer where Alex Kidd punches his way across Aries, rides vehicles and settles boss fights with rock-paper-scissors duels. Charming yet fairly tough, and an important piece of Sega history.

Savage Halloween

Shooting and gunplay

A retro pixel-art run-and-gun platformer set in a Halloween world overrun by monsters from the afterlife. Fast arcade action in the spirit of classic console games.

Project Warlock

Boss fights as highlights

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.

Hocus Pocus

Fantasy setting

A classic DOS platformer where you play the young wizard apprentice Hocus, blasting monsters with lightning bolts and collecting keys and treasure across many levels to pass the Council of Wizards' trial.

Athena

Fantasy setting

A classic SNK arcade platformer where Princess Athena fights through mythology-inspired worlds, picking up weapons and armor along the way.

Mighty Bomb Jack

Challenging difficulty

A classic arcade platformer where Jack leaps through a pyramid collecting bombs and dodging enemies. The palace rooms reuse the original Bomb Jack formula, while the action zones add power-ups and more variety.

Mega Man 9

Boss fights as highlights

Mega Man 9 deliberately returns to the 8-bit classics: tight run-and-gun platforming, bosses with weaknesses, and a free choice of stage order. It is demanding and rewards precise timing and memorization.

Mega Man 10

Boss fights as highlights

A deliberately NES-style 8-bit run-and-gun platformer where you pick stages in any order, beat robot bosses and take their weapons. Tight controls and a demanding, old-school difficulty.

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