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248 games like StarTropics · 1983 – 2021

  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 74Form.12World.25Curated.82Lists.00Role-playing · Robots · Often paired

    Noise · Nintendo 64, Wii, Wii U

    Role-playingRobotsActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Custom Robo V2 is the second game in the Custom Robo series. It is similar to the first, but it features tag teaming. The player travels an overworld, and participates in Custom Robo battles. The goal of the game is to win every battle of t

    6 listsOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 72Form.16World.43Curated.74Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure · Often paired

    Hudson Soft · PS3, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-16 +2

    Action-adventureAdventureRole-playingActionBird view / Isometric

    Neutopia is an overhead action-adventure video game developed by Hudson Soft. It was released by Hudson for the PC Engine in Japan on November 17, 1989. It was then released by NEC for the TurboGrafx-16 in North America in 1990. It was re-r

    6 listsOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 67Form.23World.13Curated.67Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure · Often paired

    Hudson Soft · PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-16, Wii +1

    Action-adventureAdventureRole-playingActionBird view / Isometric

    Jazeta brought peace back to the land. But as long as evil and fear live in the human heart, the dreaded Dirth, Emperor of Darkness, will be plotting his return. The Emperor is stirring under the peaceful surface of Neutopia, bringing suffe

    80 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 62Form.07World.29Curated.63Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure · Often paired

    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, Game Boy Advance +3

    Action-adventureAdventureActionBird view / IsometricNinja

    Restore peace to a land that has been overridden by evil! One stormy night in feudal Japan, a mysterious force begins to take control over Murasame Castle and its lands. Each lord in four neighboring castles has taken possession of a dark

    79 rating1 listOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 60Form.14World.25Curated.59Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    AdventureRole-playingAliensRobotsAction-adventure

    A science-fiction action role-playing game and the fifth main entry in the Star Ocean series. Combat is real-time, letting the player control and switch between a party of up to seven characters, with cutscenes and battles designed to flow

    57 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 57Form.14World.25Curated.54Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    Windows

    AdventureRole-playingAction-adventureActionScience fiction

    The appearance of the Metin stones has torn deep rifts through the once flourishing world of the Dragon God. War has erupted between the kingdoms – wild animals have transformed into fearsome beasts and the dead have arisen to bloodthirsty,

    65 rating1 list340 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 55Form.01World.25Curated.60Lists.00Adventure · Often paired

    Winning Entertainment Group · Switch, PS4, SNES +3

    AdventureActionScience fictionArcadeCabal shooter

    Released in 1994, Wild Guns is a shooting gallery video game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Natsume. Its setting is a unique blend of the Wild West, steampunk, and science fiction. The narrative revolves around An

    82 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 54Form.07World.25Curated.53Lists.00Adventure · Robots · Often paired

    Capcom · Android, MS-DOS, Mobile +5

    ActionAdventureRobotsScience fictionPlatformer

    Mega Man X, known as Rockman X in Japan, is the first game of the Mega Man X series. It was the first spin-off of the classic Mega Man series and made its debut on the Super Famicom/SNES, initially released in 1993. It was ported to the PC

    85 rating15 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 48Form.03World.13Curated.50Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing · Often paired

    Capcom · Nintendo 3DS, SNES, Wii U

    AdventureRole-playingActionDark fantasyFantasy

    This is the third game featuring Firebrand from the Gargoyle's Quest series. It is side a scrolling platformer.

    80 rating10 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 45Form.07World.27Curated.40Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Konami · Game Boy Advance, MSX, NES +2

    Action-adventureAdventureActionBird view / IsometricFeudal japan

    The peasants and commonfolk of Japan are suffering from corrupt officials and insane taxes! With no releif in sight, Ishikawa Goemon takes justice in his own hands, and starts a spree of robberies to steal back the wrongly taken money. Desp

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 40Form.21World.13Curated.26Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Namco · NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii +1

    Action-adventureAdventureRole-playingActionFantasy

    Once upon a time, in the world of Marvel Land, people and nature lived together in a peaceful and harmonic coexistence. All the animals were docile. Humans, Sandras, Quarkmen, Tattas, and other races mingled with one another and worked to m

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.08World.13Curated.30Lists.00Adventure · 8-bit

    Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Arcade, Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System +5

    ActionAdventure8-bitPlatformerShooter

    Kid Icarus is an action platform video game for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America. The plot of Kid Icarus revolves around protagonist Pit's quest for three sacred trea

    70 rating15 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.06World.31Curated.24Lists.00Robots

    Nintendo Research & Development 1 · NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii +1

    RobotsActionScience fictionFightingNinja

    One of the last Famicom games before the shift to the Super Famicom, Joy Mech Fight brings the full fighting game experience to the NES with top-notch controls, visuals and audio! Players can enjoy a single player campaign and fight against

    70 rating10 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 35Form.04World.25Curated.26Lists.00Role-playing

    Sunsoft · SNES, Satellaview, Wii +1

    Role-playingActionBird view / IsometricStrategyTactical role-playing

    Albert Odyssey is a tactical role-playing video game. The game features strategy-based combat in addition to traditional role-playing game elements in two-dimensional environments. It is the first game in the Albert Odyssey series, and was

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.02World.25Curated.26Lists.00Adventure

    Sunsoft · NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii +1

    AdventureActionScience fictionBird view / IsometricArcade

    You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels, searching for the secret passages to your escape. And th

    82 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 34Form.15World.13Curated.20Lists.008-bit

    Jaleco · Arcade, MSX, NES +3

    8-bitActionPlatformerNinjaFrog

    The game stars the brother of Ninja-kun (from Ninja-Kid). Princess Sakura has been kidnapped by Damazu-Dayuu, and because Ninja-Kun is away on a journey, the task falls to young JaJaMaru-kun. In the game, the player starts with three lives

    55 rating9 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.14World.13Curated.19Lists.008-bit

    Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4

    Action8-bitPlatformerNinjaFrog

    The game stars the brother of Ninja-kun (from Ninja-Kid). Princess Sakura has been kidnapped by Damazu-Dayuu, and because Ninja-Kun is away on a journey, the task falls to young JaJaMaru-kun. In the game, the player starts with three lives

    55 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.03World.29Curated.20Lists.00Adventure

    Nintendo · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo 3DS +2

    AdventureActionBird view / IsometricNinjaSamurai

    Restore peace to a land that has been overridden by evil! One stormy night in feudal Japan, a mysterious force begins to take control over Murasame Castle and its lands. Each lord in four neighboring castles has taken possession of a dark

    79 rating9 lists

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 32Form.07World.13Curated.22Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 +3

    AdventureRole-playingActionBird view / IsometricAction role-playing

    Dungeon Explorer is a multiplayer action/role-playing game where up to five players can play at the same time. You, brave soldier, are the last hope of a once-peaceful Oddesia. Yours is a strange world full of magic, hidden dangers and pot

    69 rating7 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.09World.25Curated.17Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Culture Brain · NES, Wii U

    AdventureRole-playingActionBird view / IsometricAction role-playing

    Little Ninja Brothers, known in Japan as Super Chinese 2, is a 1989 video game developed and published by Culture Brain for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989 in Japan, 1990 in the United States, and 1991 in Europe. It is the second

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.12World.15Curated.14Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Nintendo Research & Development 2 · SNES, Wii U

    Action-adventureAdventureRole-playingActionBird view / Isometric

    The great Captain Maverick was a pirate of legend who kept his treasure called "Marvelous" hidden that could only be found by those who were willing to solve puzzles that many deemed unsolvable. A group of children, however, will use their

    71 rating1 list

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 31Form.10World.04Curated.20Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Masaya · PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 +4

    AdventureRole-playingFantasyFirst person

    Summoned by the King, you are the last hope of a once peaceful land. Journey deep within the earth on your quest to destroy a strange, unnatural force. With new "split screen" action you and a partner can work together to uncover the myster

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  • Why 31Form.15World.00Curated.16Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    Square · NES, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable +5

    AdventureRole-playingBird view / IsometricFantasy

    Final Fantasy III is the third FF game for the Famicom. The turn-based battle engine has been improved: if the enemy is defeated, the next character will automatically switch to another enemy, and not hit the air, like in the previous two g

    70 rating14 lists18 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.01World.25Curated.19Lists.00Adventure

    HAL Laboratory · SNES, Wii, Wii U

    AdventureActionPlatformerMascotHamster

    That mean old King Dedede is at it again! He's causing his mischief and Dreamland's in trouble! Kirby, the resident hero of Dreamland, sets out to teach Dedede a lesson, this time with the help of many of his good friends! But wait! Someth

    82 rating10 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.01World.25Curated.22Lists.00Adventure

    Tose Co. · NES, Wii U

    AdventureActionPlatformerAbstractClimbing

    Mappy, who is a policeman, prepared all kinds of wonderful birthday presents for his girlfriend, Mapico. But, Nyamco and his child Mukies have hidden them in the eight towns of Mappyland. What a pity! Mappy must hurry to get the presents ba

    47 rating7 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 31Form.06World.27Curated.18Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    System 3 · Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, Amiga +10

    Action-adventureAdventureActionBird view / IsometricArcade

    Brotherhood. Survival. Revenge. The evil Shogun Kunitoki and his henchmen have slaughtered the entire Brotherhood of White Ninja. You alone survive. The Shogun has taken possession of the Ninja Palace of Lin Fen and the sacred scrolls con

    63 rating1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 31Form.04World.25Curated.19Lists.00Adventure · Role-playing

    FromSoftware · PS2

    AdventureRole-playingActionScience fictionDark fantasy

    Shadow Tower Abyss is a dark fantasy role-playing video game, developed and published by From Software in Japan for the PlayStation 2. The game is a sequel to Shadow Tower, and features a number of genre and mechanical elements that can als

    82 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 31Form.03World.13Curated.20Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Apple IIGS, Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System +8

    Action-adventureAdventureActionBird view / Isometric8-bit style

    The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe. The player controls Link and must make his way through the forests, graveyards, plains a

    81 rating18 lists9.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 30Form.03World.13Curated.21Lists.00Role-playing

    Konami · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, Mobile +4

    Role-playingActionBird view / IsometricAction role-playingReal-time strategy

    Brick Town, a town within a storybook, is in peril! Evil forces have descended upon the land and kidnapped the mayor's daughter. And it just so happens that you have ESP. Thus it descends upon you - and your gun - to save Brick Town. Unlik

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  • Why 30Form.30World.25Curated.00Lists.008-bit · Pictographic level design

    Douglas E. Smith · Amstrad CPC, Android, Apple II +34

    8-bitPictographic level designActionScience fictionPlatformer

    Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popular

    78 rating34 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 29Form.26World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Role-playing

    Surreal Software · PS2

    Action-adventureRole-playingAction

    After the dragon rider Rynn returns to her home village, she finds it destroyed, and all its inhabitants massacred. Her dragon, Arokh, tells her that he hears a voice that calls them to the city of Surdana. There, they find out that race of

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 29Form.28World.25Curated.00Lists.00Pictographic level design

    O-TWO Inc. · Switch, PS4, Windows

    Pictographic level designActionPlatformerPuzzleArcade

    Lode Runner Legacy is the latest edition in the popular Lode Runner series. Players control “Runner” to recover stolen gold while avoiding enemies and minefields. Enjoy the ingenious balance of puzzle and action gameplay, an updated Voxel v

    76 rating2 lists43 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.01World.13Curated.18Lists.00

    Quintet · Arcade, Mobile, Nintendo Super System +4

    ActionBird view / IsometricCity-buildingGod gamePlatformer

    ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console

    79 rating6 lists6 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.008-bit · Pictographic level design

    Taito · Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Arcade +11

    8-bitPictographic level designActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It expanded upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s by adding power-ups, different types of bricks, and a variety of level layouts. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which

    80 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.02World.25Curated.14Lists.00

    Nintendo Research & Development 2 · Arcade, NES, Nintendo 3DS +2

    ActionBird view / IsometricArcadeSportsGolf

    NES Open Tournament Golf is an NES game featuring Mario characters. As the name of the game implies, it is a golf game and was one of the first golfing games in the Mario series. You can play a round of golf on one of three different course

    61 rating1 list

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 28Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Krome Studios Melbourne · GameCube, PS2

    Action-adventureAdventureAliensActionScience fiction

    Men in Black 2: Alien Escape is a fast-paced third-person perspective action game liberally infused with the trademark humor of the smash 1997 movie and the upcoming sequel. The game is divided into five distinct episodes, including a Nucle

    25 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.04World.25Curated.14Lists.00Adventure

    Tecmo · Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE +8

    AdventureActionArcadePlatformerSide view

    A platform game where the main character travels throughout various levels collecting bombs. The hero of the game, Jack, must make his way through 16 levels of a pyramid in order to defeat the demon Belzebut and rescue the royal Pamera fami

    53 rating11 lists

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 28Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Xbox

    Action-adventureAdventureActionScience fictionThird person

    New Legends is a third-person action game setting man against militia, in a world of tomorrow where both technology and tradition blend to create a rich, and threatening world. It's a thrilling combination of mysticism and machines, of reli

    70 rating1 list

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.22World.31Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Grasshopper Manufacture · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    Action-adventureAdventureAliensActionScience fiction

    The latest numbered entry in the No More Heroes series. Fight your way to the top of the Galactic Superhero Rankings! The legendary assassin Travis Touchdown makes his glorious return to the Madness in the No More Heroes 3 game, exclusivel

    72 rating8 lists12 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.25World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Game Boy

    Action-adventureAdventureAction

    King Barius is back for revenge! From the flaming depths of evil, he returns, bringing forth legions of monsters more vicious than anything the world has ever known! Gather your wits and grab your sword! Team up with a band of worthy compa

    73 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.00Aliens · Robots

    Broderbund · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS +7

    AliensRobotsScience fictionSportsFirst person

    Shufflepuck Café is a computer air hockey game developed by Christopher Gross, Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott for Brøderbund. There are two game modes. The player can compete in a tournament, playing against opponents who visit the Café,

    66 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.00Aliens · Robots

    Brøderbund Software · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6

    AliensRobotsScience fictionSportsFirst person

    Shufflepuck Café is a computer air hockey game developed by Christopher Gross, Gene Portwood and Lauren Elliott for Brøderbund. There are two game modes. The player can compete in a tournament, playing against opponents who visit the Café,

    66 rating4 lists

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  • Why 28Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC

    Action-adventureAdventureScience fictionBird view / IsometricPuzzle

    The Self-Willed Extreme Environment Volitional Organism, or Sweevo for short, is a goofy-looking and generally incompetent robot. His world is Knutz' Folly, and it comprises almost 200 isometric-viewed screens of danger and challenge, makin

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 27Form.22World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Silicon Studio · PS3

    Action-adventureAdventureRole-playing8-bitAction

    3D Dot Game Heroes is an action adventure title paying a strong homage to 8bit adventure games such as The Legend of Zelda and Final Fantasy Adventures. The game uses a unique style, presenting 2D retro-style graphics in a 3D environment us

    74 rating1 list14 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 27Form.20World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Aliens

    AdventureAliensDolphinActionBird view / Isometric

    The best-received of the three Animorphs games, this RPG made much better use of the series' extended cast and universe. Battles play out similar to the Pokémon series, with turn-based battles and "capturing" morphs.

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  • Why 27Form.19World.29Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Action-adventureAdventureAliensRobotsAction

    The PK character may be unfamiliar to American audiences, but he is popular in Italy (and some other parts of Europe) through a series of comic books. This game is a simple 3rd person action shooter game. You control PK as he targets Evroni

    72 rating2 lists

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  • Why 27Form.25World.13Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Adventure

    Fatshark · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    Action-adventureAdventureTropicalActionHorror

    Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that follows Cliff Calo, who sets sail to document the unexplained events on Banoi. Arriving on the island of Narapela, he finds that not everything is as it seems. This title lets players

    46 rating6 lists6.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 27Form.17World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Dolphin

    Good-Feel · Wii, Wii U

    AdventureDolphinActionPlatformerSide-scrolling

    While walking through Dream Land, Kirby discovers a tomato and decides to eat it. Yin-Yarn, the evil sorceror who possessed the tomato (revealed to be a Metamato), appears and magically banishes Kirby into Patch Land, a world completely mad

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