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Games like Lode Runner

1983PEGI 12

A 1983 classic where you collect gold across mazes of ladders and platforms, digging holes to trap guards and escape. Its built-in level editor made it an early pioneer of player-made content.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Pixel art
  • Challenging difficulty

In short: Games like Lode Runner

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

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Elasto Mania

94 %Match

2000PC98 % positive10.25 €

Brings what grabs you about Lode Runner: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as puzzles to figure out.

A 2D physics-based motorbike game where you use precise weight shifting and throttle control to collect every apple and then reach the flower. Easy to grasp but hard to master, with a dedicated speedrunning community.

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Arctic Adventure

Jumping and platforming

A classic DOS platformer with 80 tricky levels where Nevada must get past ice patches, traps and snowmen. It blends precise platforming with level-based puzzle solving.

Anki

Gameplay comes before story

A small indie puzzle platformer where you teleport across the screen from left to right and top to bottom to get through levels. The simple core idea is meant to be quickly addictive.

Umihara Kawase

Jumping and platforming

A physics-driven platformer where you use a fishing line as a grappling hook to swing through surreal stages. Mastering the momentum is tricky but deeply satisfying.

Escape Goat

Jumping and platforming

A tight puzzle platformer in which a goat wrongly jailed for witchcraft breaks out of prison using its horns, jumping skills and a magic mouse companion. Room-by-room puzzles with switches, blocks and traps are clever and charming in a pixel-art style.

Paganitzu

Gameplay comes before story

A classic puzzle-arcade adventure where you guide Alabama Smith through an Aztec pyramid full of traps and creatures. Thinking matters more than quick fingers.

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.

Crystal Castles

Gameplay comes before story

A classic arcade game where you guide Bentley Bear through isometric castle mazes, collecting gems while dodging enemies. It was one of the first arcade action games with a true ending.

Aero's Quest

Jumping and platforming

A fast-paced puzzle-platformer side scroller with over 100 colorful levels, where Aero solves puzzles to rescue Ariella from the evil Andraus.

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