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1990PC

A classic 1990 arcade-adventure where you work through 20 treacherous pyramid levels filled with traps and puzzles. With only five lives and a handful of spears, careful play is essential.

  • Resources and survival
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Interconnected level design
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pharaoh's Tomb special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Arctic Adventure

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1991PC56 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Pharaoh's Tomb: jumping and platforming, pixel art as well as interconnected level design.

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.

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Umihara Kawase

Interconnected level design

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.

Paganitzu

Puzzles and brain teasers

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

Puzzles and brain teasers

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.

Pitfall!

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

An Atari-era classic where you run and jump through the jungle as Pitfall Harry, dodging swinging vines, crocodiles and scorpions while racing to collect every treasure within 20 minutes.

MO:Astray

Puzzles and brain teasers

A pixel-art platformer where you guide the slime-like MO through hazardous levels full of traps and strange enemies. Precise jumping and the character's special abilities drive the challenge.

Spelunky Classic

Resources and survival

The freeware classic sends you through randomly generated caves full of traps, monsters and treasure. Death is permanent, and you get deeper through experimentation, quick reflexes and smart item use.

Jump King

Interconnected level design

A merciless platformer where you climb a huge tower using only precisely charged jumps, and a single misstep can send you tumbling far back down. Frustration and triumph sit very close together.

Elasto Mania

Challenging difficulty

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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