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Games like Mr. Gimmick

1992

A tough 8-bit platformer where you play the toy Yumetarou rescuing a kidnapped girl. Its standout is the bouncing star you charge and throw, which demands precise timing, backed by a superb soundtrack.

  • Strong soundtrack
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Challenging difficulty
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In short: Games like Mr. Gimmick

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Mr. Gimmick 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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Remnants of Naezith

93 %Match

2018PEGI 7PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable95 % positive10.25 €

Brings what grabs you about Mr. Gimmick: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as a strong soundtrack.

A fast precision platformer where you swing through levels with a grappling hook while chasing leaderboard times. Fluid movement and tricky timing challenges are the core of the experience.

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Strong soundtrack

A fast rhythm platformer where the hero runs automatically and you jump, slide and kick through obstacles in time with the music. Retro pixel visuals and a driving chiptune soundtrack make it a demanding test of reflexes.

Super Meat Boy

Jumping and platforming

A brutally tough precision platformer with hundreds of bite-sized, sawblade-filled levels where instant respawns keep you hammering away until you nail every jump. Its gross-out humor and replays showing all your failed attempts at once make every victory feel earned.

Sonic Mania

Strong soundtrack

A lovingly crafted return to classic 2D Sonic, with blazing-fast pixel-art stages, inventive remixes of beloved zones and a cracking soundtrack that nails the Genesis-era feel.

Inside My Radio

Strong soundtrack

You play a little green LED trapped in a dying boombox, and every jump and move has to land exactly on the beat of electro, dub and disco tracks. A tight rhythm platformer with plenty of retro neon flair.

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.

Ristar

Jumping and platforming

A charming 16-bit platformer where a star hero uses stretchy arms to grab enemies, swing from objects and move through colorful worlds. It is short and polished, and known for its distinctive style and music.

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