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Games like Rocket Knight

2010USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox74 % positive

You play the opossum knight Sparkster, blasting through colorful side-scrolling stages with a rocket pack to fight a wolf army. Its fast rocket boosts and inventive boss battles make it a lively classic-style action platformer.

  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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In short: Games like Rocket Knight

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

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Dynamite Headdy

94 %Match

1994PEGI 7PC

Brings what grabs you about Rocket Knight: gripping boss fights, jumping and platforming as well as pixel art.

A quirky Sega platformer where you play a puppet who throws his detachable head as a weapon and grappling tool. Its theatrical stage setting, inventive boss fights and swappable head power-ups make it stand out.

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Disney's Aladdin

Lots of humour

A brisk 2D platformer based on the Disney film, where Aladdin leaps through Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and the palace using thrown apples and sword swipes. Its charming film-inspired visuals and chase sequences make it a 16-bit-era classic.

Bleed

Boss fights as highlights

A fast arcade action-platformer in pixel art where you play Wryn, dodging acrobatically and chaining gunfire into stylish combos. Short and punchy, with inventive boss fights against parodied videogame heroes.

Shovel Knight

Boss fights as highlights

A lovingly crafted NES-style platformer where a shovel-wielding knight pogo-bounces through varied stages, digs up treasure and battles a colorful cast of rival knights. Tight controls, charming humor and a superb chiptune soundtrack make it a modern classic.

Bleed 2

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast-paced arcade action game where heroine Wryn shoots, dodges, reflects bullets and slows time. It centers on a string of boss fights in pixel art style with a tongue-in-cheek tone.

Antonblast

Lots of humour

A chaotic, ultra-fast 2D platformer where you smash through levels with a giant hammer. Its over-the-top cartoon pixel art and irreverent humor give it a strong identity.

Freedom Planet

Boss fights as highlights

A fast 2D platformer in the Sonic tradition with real combat, where dragon girl Lilac and her friends fight an alien invasion. Each character plays differently, backed by colorful stages, big boss fights and a strong soundtrack.

Muffin Knight

Boss fights as highlights

An arena-based action platformer where you face fairytale characters whose abilities grow stronger as you progress. Fast, arcade-style fights and a playful look define the experience.

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