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Games like Qix

1981PEGI 3

A classic arcade game where you carve off areas of the screen with risky lines while the unpredictable Qix and the Sparx hunt you. Simple rules, highly addictive, with a constant risk-versus-reward tradeoff.

  • Pixel art
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat

In short: Games like Qix

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

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Best match

Flight Control HD

91 %Match

2010PC, PlayStation92 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Qix: gameplay over story, a demanding difficulty and a bright tone.

You play an air traffic controller, dragging planes and helicopters to their runways by mouse or touch while avoiding collisions. The simple idea turns into frantic, addictive arcade chaos as traffic keeps growing.

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Arkanoid: Doh It Again

Pixel art

A classic Breakout-style game where you steer the Vaus paddle ship to bounce a ball, clear brick patterns and collect power-ups. Quick reflexes and short, addictive levels are the core of the experience.

Intelligent Qube

Challenging difficulty

A tense real-time puzzler where you clear rolling cubes on a floating platform by marking and deactivating spots, without being crushed. Minimalist design and rising time pressure create a distinctive blend of planning and speed.

Snake II

Pixel art

The classic Nokia phone arcade game: guide a growing snake around the screen, eat food and avoid crashing into your own tail. Simple, addictive and built around chasing high scores.

Timberman

Pixel art

A simple arcade game where you chop a tree as a lumberjack at breakneck speed while dodging the branches. Easy to learn, hard to master, built around chasing high scores and unlocking new lumberjacks.

Solar Flux

Challenging difficulty

A challenging space puzzle-action game where you pilot a nimble ship to gather plasma and revive dying suns while dodging flares, asteroids and supernovae. Over 80 missions ramp up the difficulty gradually.

Chip's Challenge 2

Pixel art

A tough grid-based puzzler where Chip and Melinda work through many levels packed with monsters, hazards and tricky mechanics. This sequel to the classic rewards careful planning and experimentation.

Chip's Challenge 1

Pixel art

A classic top-down puzzle game where Chip works through 144 maze-like levels, collecting keys and chips while avoiding monsters, traps and a ticking clock. Tricky logic and careful planning are at the core.

SuperHyperCube

Bright, upbeat tone

SuperHyperCube is a first-person VR puzzler where you rotate a growing cluster of cubes to slip through holes in walls rushing toward you. Every wall you clear adds more cubes, so you must lean around your own structure and make quick rotation decisions to survive.

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