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229 games like Joust

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01 Never Give Up Cover

2019 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Never Give Up

74%

When the going gets tough, the tough don't quit! From the creators of the brutal and beloved Flash series enjoyed by millions of players worldwide comes the latest installment of hardcore, twitch-based platforming.

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74% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

02 Pigeon Pop Cover

2018 · iOS

Pigeon Pop

63%

The ultimate bird game, timing is critical! Help the Pigeon dance, pop and eat it's way through the levels. Don't get caught by the bad stuff! Unlock exclusive birds and over 100 Levels.

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63% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Action Theme
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

03 Big Crown: Showdown Cover

2018 · Switch, PC, PS4

Big Crown: Showdown

60%

Big Crown: Showdown sees friends become foes as they compete in 4-player local and online multiplayer combat, set over 3 wacky worlds full of medieval shenanigans. Avoid perilous hazards and engage in frantic fights as you attempt to knock your opponents off 1...

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Joust

60% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Anderer Spielmodus als beim Ausgangsspiel · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

04 Super Fancy Pants Adventure Cover

2017 · Android, Mac, PC

Super Fancy Pants Adventure

58%

Super Fancy Pants Adventure is a wild free-running adventure with buttery smooth platforming and a slick fountain pen!

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Joust

58% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

05 Whipseey and the Lost Atlas Cover

2019 · Android, Switch, PC

Whipseey and the Lost Atlas

58%

After discovering a magical book, a young boy named Drew is whisked away to Whipseeyland, where he transforms into Whipseey, the pink, whip-wielding hero of this bright, colorful world. With the help of Princess Alyssa, Whipseey embarks on a quest to recover m...

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Joust

58% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

06 Challenger Cover

1987 · Amiga

Challenger

56%

Challenger is a frantic single-screen shoot 'em up. The player is in their craft at the bottom of the screen, shooting bursts of three shots at 45 degree angles at flashing polygons. When hit, the polygons split into smaller ones. Your task is interrupted by i...

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Joust

56% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders 2 Cover

2018 · Android, Switch, iOS

Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders 2

56%

Sky Gamblers: Storm Raiders 2 has players taking control of legendary World War II era planes to engage in thrilling dogfights over key WWII battles in places like Pearl Harbor and the Cliffs of Dover.

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Joust

56% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Action Theme Single player Mode
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

08 Degrees of Separation Cover

2019 · Switch, PC, PS4

Degrees of Separation

55%

Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy...

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Joust

55% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

09 Dream Alone Cover

2018 · Mac, Switch, PC

Dream Alone

55%

2D platform game with classic platform gameplay, deadly traps, dark storyline and unique hero abilities, all in Tim Burton's-like audio-visual.

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55% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

10 Rico Cover

2019 · Switch, PC, PS4

Rico

52%

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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52% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Action Theme Single player Mode
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

11 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Cover
50%

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by B...

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Joust

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

12 Sonic the Hedgehog Cover

1991 · Arcade, PC, PS3

Sonic the Hedgehog

50%

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, a scientist...

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Joust

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Cover

1992 · 3DS, PC, PS3

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

50%

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and the sequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Players control Sonic as he traverses larger, faster-paced levels across West Side Island, collecting rings, defeating robot enemies, and pursuing Doctor...

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50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

14 Donkey Kong Country Cover

1994 · New 3DS, SFAM, SNES

Donkey Kong Country

50%

Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters fe...

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Joust

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

15 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Cover

1995 · New 3DS, SFAM, SNES

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

50%

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was developed by Rare and is one of the best selling Super Nintendo games.

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Joust

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

16 Broforce Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Broforce

50%

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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Joust

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

17 Super Mario Land Cover

1989 · Game Boy, 3DS

Super Mario Land

50%

Super Mario Land is the first Mario's outing on the Game Boy. It is a side-scrolling platformer much in the vein of the previous Super Mario Bros. This time, Mario must save Princess Daisy, rather than Princess Toadstool, from her kidnapper Tatanga, a mysterio...

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50% Mutiger Treffer
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Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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18 Avian Knights Cover

2026 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Avian Knights

49%

Battle it out with your friends or compete for the title of Grand World Champion in Avian Knights, the crazy game of mounted mayhem combat! Featuring an 8-player competitive arena mode, a classic arcade co-op mode, and tons of weapons and power-ups, there’s pl...

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Joust

49% Mutiger Treffer
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Arcade Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

19 Cuphead Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

Cuphead

47%

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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Joust

47% Mutiger Treffer
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

20 Katana Zero Cover

2019 · Android, Mac, Switch

Katana Zero

47%

Katana Zero is a fast paced neo-noir action platformer, focusing on tight, instant-death acrobatic combat, and a dark 80's neon aesthetic. Aided with your trusty katana, the time manipulation drug Chronos and the rest of your assassin's arsenal, fight your way...

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Joust

47% Mutiger Treffer
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Arcade Genre Platform Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Side view Perspective
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

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