Games Like Rex Rocket

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Platformer 28%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Retro 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.7%, Difficult 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern homage to 8-bit action-platformers, featuring tight controls and incredible level design.

Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.

Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Retro 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Difficult 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Why You'll Like It: This collection provides the direct source material and mechanical inspiration for the gameplay style found in Rex Rocket.

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 50.1%, Platformer 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%, Difficult 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a challenging, exploration-focused experience with deep secrets and retro-styled boss encounters.

Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Platformer 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Retro 6.2%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential indie metroidvania that set the standard for modern retro-inspired action-adventure games.

Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.9%, Platformer 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Retro 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Deeply inspired by the original Metroid, this game captures the sense of isolation and discovery in a pixelated alien world.

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle.

Why similar: Metroidvania 31.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Retro 11.9%, Difficult 8.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterful recreation of the classic NES action-platformer feel with multiple playable characters and branching paths.

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Platformer 14%, Difficult 10%, Retro 6.5%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, difficult, and humor-filled platformer that feels like a lost gem from the 8-bit era.

Mutant scum never learn! Blaster Master Zero makes its Steam debut! Blaster Master Zero is a 8-bit style top-down & sideview 2D action-adventure game that hearkens back to the golden age of the NES. The game features new gameplay elements such as improved gameplay, and a more robust scenario.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Platformer 15.2%, Action 13.7%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful and polished revival of the classic NES action-exploration hybrid gameplay.

The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.

Why similar: Metroidvania 33.2%, Platformer 15.9%, Retro 13.5%, Difficult 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the high-difficulty, fast-paced action of classic ninja-themed NES games.

As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan’s survival. What begins as a classic action platformer soon unravels into an expansive time-traveling adventure full of thrills, surprises, and humor.

Why similar: Metroidvania 37%, Platformer 15.1%, Retro 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 11%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Starts as a linear action-platformer before evolving into a deep metroidvania, perfectly mirroring the progression of retro classics.

Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

Why similar: Metroidvania 45.5%, Adventure 10.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Retro 8.2%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic action-RPG that captures the feel of a lost 8-bit adventure perfectly.

LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

Why similar: Metroidvania 48%, Platformer 14.2%, Difficult 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Adventure 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same level of punishing difficulty and intricate exploration as the most challenging retro titles.

Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.8%, Platformer 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Action 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines tight platforming mechanics with a narrative-driven adventure and creative boss battles.

Throw on your nostalgia goggles and travel back in time with Super Win the Game, a retro-core explosion of exploration and platforming action!!

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.7%, Platformer 15%, Difficult 13.1%, Retro 8%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the authentic look, feel, and sound of 80s platformers with remarkable accuracy.

The old gods have forgotten this land. No one could save our people when darkness started spreading and collecting human souls for its army. Odallus is a classic exploration/action game, inspired by Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Retro 13.8%, Platformer 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated love letter to 8-bit action-adventure games like Castlevania with excellent level design.

Steel yourself for a relentless display of might and muscle…brawn and bravery…magic and mayhem! Inspired by heroic fantasy fiction, Tiny Barbarian DX combines engaging 2D platform action and combo-based hack-and-slash combat with retro-style pixel art and a loincloth-stirring chiptune soundtrack.

Why similar: Platformer 28.4%, Action 27.4%, Adventure 21.4%, Retro 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the arcade-style action and retro aesthetic with satisfying, punchy combat.

Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight is the fourth installment in the beloved Momodora series of 2D platformers. Unleash ravaging combos against a variety of formidable monsters and deftly dodge your way through a cursed land to seek audience with the Queen and dispel the evil that threatens all life.

Why similar: Metroidvania 49.3%, Platformer 17.1%, Difficult 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Action 7%

Why You'll Like It: Features challenging combat and beautiful pixel art that rewards precision and pattern recognition.

Boasting beautiful, hand-drawn animations and a re-orchestrated soundtrack, the cult classic returns with a unique blend of exploration, action, and adventure!

Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Platformer 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Retro 8.4%, Action 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, faithful modernization of a classic 8-bit adventure that retains the original's charm.

Jet Gunner is a 2D platform action indie game that's full of Nestalgia. Full of action, gunfights, bosses and explosions so if you're into the whole 8-Bit vibe you should love this. From the sound, to the graphics to the flicker, this should pay tribute to those classic hard as nails, run 'n' gun games.

Why similar: Platformer 26%, Action 25.6%, Retro 16%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, fun action-platformer that delivers a classic retro experience.

A 8-bit retro action platformer that goes beyond just pixels and chiptunes

Why similar: Platformer 26.5%, Action 23.1%, Retro 20.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Indie 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A direct and charming tribute to the Mega Man style of action-platforming.

An open world adventure inspired by the classics. Get lost in a wide world of precarious platforming that will take you back to a simpler time...

Why similar: Platformer 26%, Retro 19.9%, Action 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same retro platforming DNA and indie spirit as the seed game.

You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

Why similar: Metroidvania 53.5%, Platformer 13.9%, Retro 11.7%, Difficult 6.9%, Pixel Graphics 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, challenging exploration platformer that perfectly mimics the CRT-monitor aesthetic.

Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!

Why similar: Metroidvania 26.2%, Platformer 24.7%, Action 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Retro 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, punchy action-platformer that fits the retro space theme of Rex Rocket perfectly.

Aeterna Noctis is a challenging metroidvania that majestically combines action, exploration and adventure. With 2 game modes and difficulty based on action or the exclusive Noctis mode where a level of difficulty is added in precision platforming never seen in the metroidvania genre.

Why similar: Metroidvania 52.5%, Platformer 19.2%, Difficult 16.5%, Action 4.9%, Indie 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly challenging platformer designed for players who enjoy the demanding difficulty of Rex Rocket.

Fight your way across the celestial world of Avalice where cats are green, motorcycles drive up walls and monster girls do most of the buttkicking! Freedom Planet is a cartoony, combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragonoid and her friends against an alien attack force.

Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Retro 13.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: High-speed platforming that evokes the spirit of 90s classics while maintaining its own unique identity.

Return to the Golden Age of arcades with a hardcore action platformer that pulls no punches! Possesses all the hallmarks of true classics like Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (SNES), Rastan Saga (Arcade), Castlevania (NES) and more with precise controls, high challenge, and meticulous design.

Why similar: Platformer 31.6%, Difficult 24.5%, Retro 14.5%, Action 10.4%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same brutal difficulty and precision platforming as the most unforgiving early NES games.

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Platformer 33.6%, Retro 19.9%, Action 14.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Adventure 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A clever platformer that evolves its mechanics through unique pixel-based character growth.

Assume the role of Wyatt in this Action/Exploration Platformer as you explore the ruins of a holy city that was lost many years ago. Battle various types of demons, angels, and a new threat known only as the “Ferals”, using swordsmanship, martial arts, and sorcery.

Why similar: Metroidvania 62.8%, Platformer 14.1%, Action 6.4%, Difficult 5.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Deep combat mechanics paired with expansive metroidvania exploration and high-quality pixel art.

Use your magic staff and progress through a large interconnected world where you'll solve puzzles, fight enemies and defeat bosses in order to help free the land of Alwa. Explore and uncover the secrets by using your platforming skills in this challenging and charming 8-bit adventure game.

Why similar: Metroidvania 47.7%, Platformer 14.2%, Retro 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming NES-inspired adventure that focuses on clever puzzle-platforming and exploration.

Spark the electric jester is an action/platformer video game heavily based on best classics from the 16-bit era from both sides of the aisle.

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Great Soundtrack 19.7%, Action 13.6%, Retro 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%

Join Pixel as he quests through gaming history, teleporting across the most iconic video game systems of generations past. He’ll have to jump, dodge and play smart if he wants to survive all the traps, puzzles and enemies waiting to take him down at every turn.

Why similar: Platformer 31.9%, Retro 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, Indie 8.7%

Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. A massive genre-spanning collection.

Why similar: Metroidvania 25.6%, Retro 17.2%, Platformer 12.5%, Action 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%

Designed to resemble a game for a classic portable game system with simple game play, pixelated graphics, and a 4-color color pallet. This callback to our childhood will test your skills, capture your imagination, and leave you satisfied when your quest is complete.

Why similar: Platformer 30.4%, Action 26.7%, Adventure 23%, Indie 20%

Super Blasting Boy is a logical platform platformer made in the best traditions of retro games of the late 80's and 90's.

Why similar: Platformer 17.9%, Action 15.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Difficult 13%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%

In this pixel-perfect homage to the classic action platformers, you play as Sydney Hunter - an explorer who gets trapped inside a Mayan pyramid while he's out exploring!

Why similar: Metroidvania 20.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Retro 9.8%

Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh new visual style. The new Double Gear system boosts Mega Man's speed and power for a new twist to the satisfying gameplay the series is known for.

Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Difficult 17%, Action 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Retro 10%

A rollicking action-platformer, inspired by the greats of the DOS and NES era. Explore 20 huge levels in 4 varied locations, full of cunning secrets and unique dangers, including 4 epic boss battles.

Why similar: Platformer 30.3%, Action 29.3%, Adventure 23.1%, Indie 17.3%

Love pixels? Fond of platformers? Is there a special place in your heart for the 8-bit and 16-bit era? Want to have fun? Yes!? Well, you’ve come to the right place, my friend. Mutant Mudds Deluxe is a “12-bit” action platformer full of pixels and platforming fun!

Why similar: Platformer 30.6%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Retro 15.6%, Indie 9.7%, Action 9.4%

Gravity Circuit is a flashy action packed 2D platformer in the spirit of console classics. Follow Kai, a lone operative war hero who harnesses the mysterious powers of the Gravity Circuit, on an adventure in a futuristic world inhabited by sentient robots.

Why similar: Platformer 31.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Retro 14.8%, Action 14%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%

If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?

Why similar: Action 39.6%, Retro 25.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Indie 8.6%, 2D 8%

Discover a vast world full of mysteries and action in this Metroidvania-style game inspired by the classics of the 16-bit era.

Why similar: Metroidvania 44.9%, Action 21.2%, Adventure 9.9%, Platformer 9.8%, Indie 7.2%

A precise 2D platformer with a twist. NO JUMPING. Master your magnetic powers to beat each level with speed and skill. Enjoy classic 16-bit gaming vibes, tackle challenging achievements and compete for global leaderboard supremacy along the way.

Why similar: Difficult 18.6%, Platformer 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Indie 11.2%, Action 11%

Embark on a heartfelt Mushroomvania adventure through a vast and dense interconnected world! It's like a mix of retro and modern classics!

Why similar: Metroidvania 57.7%, Platformer 15.7%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 4.3%, Retro 4.1%

A legend returns in stunning new detail with Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX! Fire up your power bracelet and relive a platforming classic alongside new modes, levels and features!

Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, Difficult 22.4%, Retro 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Adventure 8.3%

Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.

Why similar: Platformer 33.1%, Action 20.9%, Adventure 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Indie 13.5%

A short 2D pixel-style metroidvania where you explore, fight bosses, aquire items and abilities and find secrets. Inspired by games such as You Have to Win the Game and VVVVVV.

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.5%, Platformer 14.8%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Adventure 7.1%

A nostalgic metroidvania from the good old days back in 19XX. Take on the role of Sean, a young boy who ventures into the fictional city of Arostia to repay his father's debt. Rescue your 3 friends from imprisonment, defeat strong enemies, all while getting your debt paid in time!

Why similar: Metroidvania 51.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.4%, Retro 9.7%, Platformer 9.1%, Adventure 7.2%

Dispersio is a retro-style action platformer. As you progress through the game, you will have to use and combine special abilities, such as dashing, wall-jumping and more. There's even a hard mode for hardcore players.

Why similar: Platformer 22.3%, Difficult 20%, Great Soundtrack 18%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 13.3%

Momodora III is a classic action platform game with a variety of items and secrets. It's the third installment of the Momodora series, although playing the previous titles is not necessary to enjoy the game!

Why similar: Metroidvania 39.3%, Platformer 24.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 10.3%, Indie 7%

Jump back to the good old days of arcade machines with Void Invaders: a colourful, chaotic and explosive arcade shoot-em-up game inspired by classics such as Galaga and Space Invaders!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.5%, Retro 27.7%, Action 20.9%, Indie 13.9%

Dinocide is a classic NES inspired old-school single-player platformer in a prehistoric fantasy world. Dinocide tries to capture the drive and fun of that era and recreate it in a modern way!

Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Action 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Adventure 13%, Indie 11.1%

Trace Vector is a modern take on tough as nails, high speed, vector, action arcade games from the 1980's. Turn up the music, navigate your ship through high speed warp networks, maintain your fuel reserves, avoid deadly hazards, and try to safely return home! Quarters not required.

Why similar: Action 28.7%, Great Soundtrack 25.5%, Indie 23.3%, Adventure 22.5%

Super Helmets on Fire DX is a crazy side scrolling action platformer game, with lots of nods to old school games, mixed with hardcore runner gameplay and a pinch of RPG lite elements.

Why similar: Platformer 30.1%, Difficult 23.4%, Action 16.6%, Retro 10.7%, Indie 10.4%

Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action-adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, lovable bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!

Why similar: Action 18%, Platformer 17.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Indie 11.6%, Retro 11.1%

Cybarian The Time Travelling Warrior is a classically inspired arcade action game, with a mixture of modern and retro gaming tropes.

Why similar: Platformer 20.9%, Retro 16.5%, Difficult 14.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Action 10.5%

A throwback to the golden age of white-gloved 16-bit video-game mascots, Spectacular Sparky is an action-packed platformer with wacky characters, explosive weapons and boss battles to treasure!

Why similar: Platformer 37.8%, Retro 27.5%, Pixel Graphics 18.4%, Action 16.3%

A game that puts together Rastan's action with adventure elements inspired by Faxanadu. An old school tribute for every lover of 8-bit classics!

Why similar: Platformer 43.8%, Action 23.9%, Adventure 20.8%, 2D 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.4%

A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!

Why similar: Platformer 21%, Retro 19%, Difficult 17.1%, Action 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%

Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!

Why similar: Metroidvania 42.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Difficult 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%