Games like Rocket Knight
If Rocket Knight is your kind of game, the closest matches are Valdis Story: Abyssal City, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® and GIGANTIC ARMY — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and epic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Rocket Knight: Sparkster makes his triumphant arrival on next-gen platforms with Rocket Knight, the newest chapter in the classic side-scrolling rocket action series. Our favorite opossum hero returns home after 15 years to find the kingdom of Zephyrus in shambles.
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Valdis Story: Abyssal City
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Top pick for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
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.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rocket Knight.
Second-strongest match for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
GIGANTIC ARMY
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rocket Knight.
Third-strongest match for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Side-scrolling mech-shooting bad-assery is BACK!GIGANTIC ARMY is a heartfelt homage to 16-bit era mech shooters such as Cybernator / Assault Suits Valken, Metal Warriors, and Front Mission: Gun Hazard, developed by the studio behind the acclaimed shooter SATAZIUS.
Rad Rodgers - Radical Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rocket Knight.
Ranked #4 for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Bringing back the 90's-era PC platformer with a game inspired by classics like Commander Keen, Conker, Ruff'n'Tumble & Jazz Jackrabbit.
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Ranked #5 for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rocket Knight.
Ranked #6 for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Abyss Odyssey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Ranked #7 for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Shu
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Ranked #8 for Rocket Knight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Shu is a stylish 2.5D platformer set in a beautiful and engrossing world. Guide Shu and a cast of beautifully hand-drawn characters as they run, jump and glide their way across exotic lands, forever pursued by the monstrous and unrelenting Storm. CAN YOU OUTRUN THE END OF THE WORLD?
Reviewers mention these as similar to Rocket Knight
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ReCore: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Reviewers of Rocket Knight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.
Rocket Knight Adventures: Re-Sparked
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rocket Knight.
Reviewers of Rocket Knight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Rocket Knight Adventures:Re-Sparked has 3 games. This collection immerses players in these thrilling classic titles on Steam.
Skybolt Zack
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rocket Knight.
Reviewers of Rocket Knight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Skybolt Zack is a brand new fast-paced arcade gaming experience! With his Rocket Punches Zack leaps from enemy to enemy, destroying anything standing in his way! Match the colour of the enemies with the buttons on the gamepad to rid the world of Dr Kaz’s robot army!
Adventures of Pip
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rocket Knight.
Reviewers of Rocket Knight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
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.
Blaster Master Zero 2
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rocket Knight.
Reviewers of Rocket Knight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Rocket Knight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rocket Knight at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Rocket Knight.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Landlord of the Woods
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Rocket Knight on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Rocket Knight.
You're 25, you feel like all of your peers are ahead of you in life so you apply for a new job to try to find some sort of meaning. Your new career is filled with physics-based puzzles, hand drawn art & a cute little story.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
You Have to Win the Game
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.
Teeworlds
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
Raji: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India. A young girl named Raji has been chosen by the gods to stand against the demonic invasion. She must use the powers granted to her by the gods to rescue her brother as she battles to face the demon lord Mahabalasura.
Akatori: Сhapter One
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Join young Mako as she ventures into a wild world of exploration and finds a mysterious bird companion. Navigate through two distinct realms with your staff and face off against an ancient sentinel in this prologue to the action-packed metroidvania Akatori.
Kaelaverse: Pemascape
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Kaela Kovalskia of Hololive ID has gone missing! Play as her army of assistants, the Pemaloe, and set off to explore caves, dungeons, and mazes and discover the truth about Kaela's whereabouts!
Just Ski+
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
A difficult, minimalist, one-more-try, physics game. Slide your mouse up and down to control your skier's posture and initiate jumps. Stick the landings. Get to the cabin.
Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon?
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!
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More from Climax Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Climax Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rocket Knight.
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight.
Celebrating its first year of delighting millions of global players, the award-winning and best-selling strategy franchise continues with Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition, putting you at the center of even more epic historical battles that shaped the world.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rocket Knight.
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, a dark and vivid new re-imagining of the Castlevania mythology. It is the end of days and ungodly powers isolate the Earth.
Returnal™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: China
WHY THIS
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
The first entry in the Assassin’s Creed Chronicles saga takes place in China, 1526, as the Ming dynasty starts to crumble. You embody Shao Jun, the last remaining Assassin of the Chinese Brotherhood, returning to her homeland with a vendetta.
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: Russia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Join Nikolaï Orelov in his search for redemption as you journey through an iconic, propaganda art style Russia in 2.5D gameplay. • Survive the aftermath of October Revolution & travel accross Russia. • Experience the thrill of being a stealthy Assassin in an exclusive modern setting.
Assassin’s Creed® Chronicles: India
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Embody Arbaaz in his quest for retribution through a colourful depiction of Colonial India in 2.5D stealth gameplay. • Travel across an amazing 19th Century India and its legendary landmarks. • Experience the thrill of a stealthy assassin with a unique set of skills and weapons such as the double kill moves and the chakram.
DCL - The Game
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rocket Knight.
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
DCL - The Game is the official videogame of the Drone Champions League - the world’s leading series for Drone Racing Teams. Fly the original tracks from DCL and experience Drone Racing like a professional pilot. Join the flying revolution!
Sudeki
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Another title from Climax Studios, the studio behind Rocket Knight. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Sudeki, a world torn apart into light, shadow and dark. Rent asunder by deceit and betrayal, the land cries out for a peace that only four united heroes can bring. Beyond the protective walls of Illumina Castle lie miles of pastoral, rolling countryside, though once a serene landscape, the Aklorian forces have transformed the countryside...
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
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.
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rocket Knight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Strider returns in a brand new adventure, complete with incredible side-scrolling action, and lightning fast combat all in a massive interconnected world! Download the full game February 19th and become the original assassin!
Beatbuddy: Tale of the Guardians
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
Awakened from his slumber, Beatbuddy journeys through lush hand-painted environments on a quest to save his companions and his own immortality. Beatbuddy interacts with the living breathing environment that pulses to the beat of an original soundtrack, aiding him as he unlocks new paths and solves puzzles.
Blazing Chrome
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rocket Knight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rocket Knight.
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Abyss Odyssey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Rocket Knight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Rocket Knight.
From indie Chilean developer ACE Team comes a new side-scrolling action adventure game featuring a complex fighting engine in procedurally generated levels that destines its three warriors to battle a different abyss each time! Choose your hero and also learn to possess your enemies in the abyss…
Frequently asked about Rocket Knight
- How much does Rocket Knight cost?
- Rocket Knight is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Rocket Knight?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rocket Knight are Valdis Story: Abyssal City, STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®, GIGANTIC ARMY.
- Who developed Rocket Knight?
- Rocket Knight was developed by Climax Studios and published by KONAMI.
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