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Games like Gimmick! Special Edition

  • 31 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Gimmick! Special Edition also play

The closest matches to Gimmick! Special Edition: Gimmick! 2, Super Catboy, The Disney Afternoon Collection, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, and Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Gimmick! 2

    Why this

    Same nostalgic mood as Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2024
    Steam
  2. Rank 02

    Super Catboy

    Why this

    Also 1990's and Side Scroller, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
    • 2023
    Steam
  1. Rank 04

    SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

    Why this: Also Cartoon and Side Scroller, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025
  3. Rank 06

    Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

    Why this: Also Side Scroller and Old School, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • $15.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025
  4. Rank 07

    Berserk Boy

    • $20.00 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024
  5. Rank 08

    GEX Trilogy

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Gimmick! Special Edition

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Gimmick! 2

    Same nostalgic mood as Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 85% of 87 reviews
  2. 2
    Super Catboy

    Also 1990's and Side Scroller, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 78% of 109 reviews
  3. 3
    The Disney Afternoon Collection

    Also 1990's and Cartoon, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 86% of 348 reviews
  4. 4
    SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance

    Also Cartoon and Side Scroller, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 92% of 1,343 reviews
  5. 5
    Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition

    Shares save states with Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 91% of 169 reviews
  6. 6
    Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

    Also Side Scroller and Old School, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 79% of 80 reviews
  7. 7
    Berserk Boy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 252 reviews
  8. 8
    GEX Trilogy

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 73% of 230 reviews
  9. 9
    Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

    Shares rewind with Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 64% of 454 reviews
  10. 10
    Tiny Thor

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 122 reviews
  11. 11
    Aeon Drive

    Also Puzzle-Platformer and Side Scroller, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 71% of 59 reviews
  12. 12
    Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 94% of 230 reviews
  13. 13
    NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

    Same retro mood as Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 93% of 1,103 reviews
  14. 14
    Volgarr the Viking

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 83% of 1,036 reviews
  15. 15
    Bat Boy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 101 reviews
  16. 16
    Bionic Commando: Rearmed

    Genres: Action

    • 70% of 526 reviews
  17. 17
    Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 87% of 232 reviews
  18. 18
    Time Loader

    Also Puzzle-Platformer and 1990's, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 81% of 140 reviews
  19. 19
    SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics

    Shares rewind and save states with Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 79% of 5,230 reviews
  20. 20
    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 96% of 9,963 reviews
  21. 21
    Chronicles of the Wolf

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 207 reviews
  22. 22
    8BitBoy™

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 69% of 364 reviews
  23. 23
    Oozi: Earth Adventure

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 86% of 324 reviews
  24. 24
    Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

    Also Puzzle-Platformer and Cartoon, like Gimmick! Special Edition.

    • 93% of 807 reviews
Gimmick! Special Edition — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2023
  • Developer: CITY CONNECTION
  • Price: $14.99checked Oct 31
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 75% of 52 reviews
  • Genres: Action
  • Platforms: Windows
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Players highlight

  • Brutally hard but fair challenge
  • Faithful revival of a rare japanese exclusive
  • Mastering one mechanic feels deeply satisfying
  • Challenging
  • Nostalgic
  • Retro

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About Gimmick! Special Edition

The closest matches to Gimmick! Special Edition: Gimmick! 2, Super Catboy, The Disney Afternoon Collection, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, and Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Gimmick! Special Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gimmick! 2, Super Catboy and The Disney Afternoon Collection — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, nostalgic and retro, and single out its assist features and physics based star mechanic. 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.

About Gimmick! Special Edition: Save the day as a star-shooting, platform-bouncing cutie pie in Gimmick! Special Edition. SUNSOFT's beloved physics-based action platformer finally bursts onto current platforms enriched with a rewind feature, a time attack mode, online leaderboards, and modern extras.

Is Gimmick! Special Edition worth buying?

  • 75% of 52 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Really rough input lag, which kinda stinks for a platformer as precise as this one. It's otherwise fine and pretty much just "here's the game in an emulator with some QoL features and some speedrun leaderboards" - I originally thought this…”
3 h played
“Gimmick is a really fascinating game for its era but it's also extremely hard, even rewind makes it barely approachable enough. Despite that I was ok paying for it for a few extra features, but this is a steep price for a cheaply emulated…”
1 h played
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People who play it also play: Gimmick! 2, Super Catboy, The Disney Afternoon Collection

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Frequently asked about Gimmick! Special Edition

Can I run it?

Does Gimmick! Special Edition run on Steam Deck?

Gimmick! Special Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

How much does Gimmick! Special Edition cost?

Gimmick! Special Edition is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Gimmick! Special Edition?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gimmick! Special Edition are Gimmick! 2, Super Catboy, The Disney Afternoon Collection.

Who developed Gimmick! Special Edition?

Gimmick! Special Edition was developed by CITY CONNECTION and published by Clear River Games.

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