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Games like Willow

1989

You guide the small sorcerer Willow through fantasy landscapes, fighting enemies with spells and jumps. The game draws its charm from its film origin and varied levels.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Fantasy setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat

In short: Games like Willow

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

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Best match

Magician Lord

88 %Match

1990PC, PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Willow: jumping and platforming, a fantasy setting as well as pixel art.

In Magician Lord you play a sorcerer fighting through side-scrolling monster hordes and blasting them with magic. As a launch title for the Neo-Geo it is a no-frills, demanding arcade classic with an appealing fantasy atmosphere.

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Hocus Pocus

Jumping and platforming

A classic DOS platformer where you play the young wizard apprentice Hocus, blasting monsters with lightning bolts and collecting keys and treasure across many levels to pass the Council of Wizards' trial.

Momodora III

Jumping and platforming

A classic 2D pixel-art action platformer where you play the priestess Momo through mostly linear levels, collecting items and uncovering secrets. It relies on quick dodging and tough boss fights, and you don't need to know the earlier games.

Alex Kidd in Miracle World

Jumping and platforming

A classic 8-bit Sega platformer where Alex Kidd punches his way across Aries, rides vehicles and settles boss fights with rock-paper-scissors duels. Charming yet fairly tough, and an important piece of Sega history.

Realms of Chaos

Jumping and platforming

A 1990s side-scrolling platformer set in the fantasy world of Mysteria, where a brother and sister fight a dark shadow engulfing the land. It blends jumping and action with light adventure and role-playing elements.

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Jumping and platforming

A classic 16-bit Sega platformer where Alex Kidd jumps and punches his way across Paperock to rescue his kidnapped father. Colorful stages, boss fights and tight platforming action define the experience.

Momodora

Jumping and platforming

The first, deliberately simple entry in the Momodora series: a short, punchy arcade-style 2D action platformer with pixel art. It is rough and unpolished but challenging.

The Princess Adventure

Jumping and platforming

A small indie 2D platformer set in a fantasy world, where you play a princess trying to save your kingdom from looming war. Enemies and tricky hazards demand careful, precise platforming.

Goblin Sword

Pixel art

A retro-style action platformer with light RPG elements: fight through monster hordes, collect loot, dodge traps and defeat bosses on the way to the evil wizard.

Cave Crawler

Action-packed real-time combat

Cave Crawler is a short 2D side-scrolling action platformer that sends you through caves full of varied enemies and playful platforming challenges. Its appeal lies in a tight, compact loop of action and jumping.

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