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290 games like Thousands

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01 Cave Story+ Cover

2011 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Cave Story+

67%

A young amnesiac hero discovers a hidden land and vows to protect the defenseless creatures who live there! Can he stop the mad doctor and learn the truth about his own past? Highly polished and addictive, Cave Story+ uses retro-game stylings to deliver an all...

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Indie Genre Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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02 Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures Cover

2013 · 3DS, PC, WiiU

Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

67%

"The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in hi...

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Indie Genre Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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03 GentleMoon 2 Cover

2016 · PC

GentleMoon 2

66%

GentleMoon 2 is a second game in GentleMoon series, an action game, filled with jokes and unlogical funny things to make you smile. The objective is to fly to the Moon and get away from the zombies this way. Before your trip to the Moon you collect the things...

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Indie Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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04 Mega Man 11 Cover

2018 · Switch, PC, PS4

Mega Man 11

64%

The classic series takes a leap forward in visual presentation in Mega Man 11 with a 2.5D design direction introducing beautiful, completely hand-drawn characters and environments. A freshly redesigned Mega Man takes on Dr. Wily’s berserk machines, defeating R...

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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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05 Mega Man 10 Cover

2010 · Switch, PC, PS3

Mega Man 10

64%

The 8-bit old-schoolers of the world have spoken. And boy, did they do so decisively. When Capcom released the NES-style Mega Man 9 back in 2008, they did it as a piece of one-off fan service, and no matter how good the game was (and it was very, very good), n...

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Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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06 Cuphead Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

Cuphead

62%

Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Players control Cuphead or Mugman in sin...

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Indie Genre Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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07 I Wanna Be the Guy Cover

2007 · PC

I Wanna Be the Guy

62%

I Wanna Be the Guy: The Movie: The Game is a 2D platform indie freeware video game created by independent developer Michael "Kayin" O'Reilly for Microsoft Windows using Multimedia Fusion 2. First released in October 2007, the game is not in active development...

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Indie Genre Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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08 Rico Cover

2019 · Switch, PC, PS4

Rico

61%

Rico is an arcade-style, first-person shooter inspired by modern action cinema. In the game you and a friend play as a pair of loose-cannon police partners, given twenty-four hours to crack a case as part of an elite organised crime taskforce. Planning is tac...

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09 Metroid Dread Cover

2021 · Switch

Metroid Dread

60%

Join intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran in her first new 2D Metroid story in 19 years. Samus’ story continues after the events of the Metroid Fusion game when she descends upon planet ZDR to investigate a mysterious transmission sent to the Galactic Federa...

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10 Risk of Rain Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Risk of Rain

60%

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or wit...

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11 Ultimate Chicken Horse Cover

2016 · Android, Linux, Mac

Ultimate Chicken Horse

60%

Ever wish you were a wall-jumping, arrow-dodging, trap-setting horse, besting your animal pals in a race through a peril-laden obstacle course that you all built together? Wish granted! Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer where you and your friends...

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Indie Genre Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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12 Volgarr the Viking Cover

2013 · DC, Linux, Mac

Volgarr the Viking

59%

Remember when games were tough? Return to the Golden Age of arcades with an all-NEW hardcore action experience that pulls no punches. Volgarr the Viking possesses all the hallmarks of the true classics - simple controls, high challenge, and meticulous design -...

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13 Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Cover

2020 · Switch, PC, PS4

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

59%

Curse of the Moon 2 brings classic 2D action and a dark, 8-bit aesthetic together with modern playability. The multiple-scenario structure of the previous title returns with an epic new story supervised by IGA (Koji Igarashi) himself. Players take control of...

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14 Devil Daggers Cover

2016 · Linux, Mac, PC

Devil Daggers

58%

Inspired by 1990s FPS and arcade games, Devil Daggers is a fast-paced shooter that places you in an abyssal arena to face endless legions of demons. Armed with versatile magic daggers and a fluid movement system, fight to survive as long as you can. Compete fo...

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15 Salt and Sanctuary Cover

2016 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Salt and Sanctuary

57%

Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D action role-playing game developed by Ska Studios and released in 2016. It combines side-scrolling combat with mechanics inspired by action RPGs, including stamina management and character builds. Players explore a dark, interconnect...

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16 Electronic Super Joy Cover

2013 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Electronic Super Joy

57%

Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.

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Indie Genre Platform Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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17 Rebel Galaxy Outlaw Cover

2020 · Switch, PC, PS4

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw

57%

Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is an open-world space combat adventure game, spread across the nearly 40 systems of the Dodge Sector. Play as a mercenary, a trader, a pirate, or whatever mix of the three you feel fits you best. With an engaging storyline and a full conve...

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18 Gene Rain Cover

2018 · PC, PS4, XONE

Gene Rain

57%

Gene Rain is a next-gen 3D third person shooter game. The story is set in a futuristic world, with a linear narrative structure, and uses shocking visual effects to present a brand new world for the players ' enjoyment.

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19 Broforce Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Broforce

56%

When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the o...

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20 Blasphemous Cover

2019 · Android, Linux, Mac

Blasphemous

55%

Blasphemous is a punishing action-platformer that combines the fast-paced, skilled combat of a hack-n-slash game with a deep and evocative narrative core. Explore this nightmarish world of twisted religion and discover its many secrets hidden deep inside. Use...

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