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Games like Neon Hardcore

2017PC66 % positive3.99 €

You guide a green cube through short, brutal neon levels full of spinning saws and red hazards. Deaths are frequent and frustrating, but quick restarts give it a classic trial-and-error feel.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Fast pace

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In short: Games like Neon Hardcore

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

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Clustertruck

95 %Match

2016PEGI 3PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable93 % positive−80 % 14.79 € 2.95 €

Brings what grabs you about Neon Hardcore: jumping and platforming, combat with precise timing as well as a demanding difficulty.

A chaotic physics-based platformer where you leap across speeding trucks because the ground is deadly. Quick reflexes, short levels and absurd situations make for equal parts fun and frustration.

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The Impossible Game

Jumping and platforming

A minimalist rhythm platformer where you guide a square over obstacles with one-button jumps timed to the music. Brutally hard with instant restarts, and the PC version adds a level editor.

Hyper Box

Jumping and platforming

You race through short platforming levels with under 30 seconds on the clock, using your box's rotation to your advantage. It's tough, but rewarding as you get better.

Meganoid: Chronicles

Jumping and platforming

A brutally tough retro platformer with 100 short levels packed with traps, spikes and fire, which you can then replay in reverse. Precise jumping and memorizing hazards are the core of the experience.

You Have 10 Seconds 2

Fast pace

You have ten seconds to race from the start of each level to the exit without dying. Its frantic pace and tight time limits turn every run into a tense sprint for a better time.

Crazy Climber

Jumping and platforming

An early 1980 arcade classic where you work a climber's arms with two joysticks to scale a skyscraper while dodging falling hazards. It is seen as a forerunner of the platformer genre.

Celeste Classic

Jumping and platforming

The original tiny platformer made for the PICO-8 fantasy console: you climb a mountain with precise jumps and eight-direction dashes. Short screens and instant restarts make it tough yet compelling.

You Have 10 Seconds

Jumping and platforming

You race through more than 40 fast arcade levels where every challenge has to be beaten under heavy time pressure. It favours short, intense attempts where precise timing matters more than long preparation.

Mr. Run and Jump

Jumping and platforming

A fast, precise platformer where you run, jump, dash and roll through tough, speedrun-friendly levels. Hidden collectibles test your skill, and assist options let you tune the difficulty yourself.

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Jumping and platforming

You guide a tiny stick-figure ninja who grabs gold while a physics simulation keeps throwing him around. Hilarious ragdoll deaths and the built-in level editor Ned make it memorable.

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