# Games like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket

> The closest matches to Zapper: One Wicked Cricket: GEX Trilogy, A Hat in Time, Croc Legend of the Gobbos, Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut, and Frogun Encore. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [GEX Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/3183970/gex-trilogy) — Shares checkpoint based progression and collectible hunting with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 230 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3183970/)
2. [A Hat in Time](https://imho.run/games/253230/a-hat-in-time) — Shares exploration with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 29,107 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253230/)
3. [Croc Legend of the Gobbos](https://imho.run/games/3043940/croc-legend-of-the-gobbos) — Also 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 214 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3043940/)
4. [Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut](https://imho.run/games/2374190/nikoderiko-the-magical-world-director-s-cut) — A frequent pick in Zapper: One Wicked Cricket players' libraries, and another Action. 125 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2374190/)
5. [Frogun Encore](https://imho.run/games/2312160/frogun-encore) — Shares checkpoint based progression and collectible hunting with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 84 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2312160/)
6. [Demon Tides](https://imho.run/games/2585890/demon-tides) — Shares checkpoint based progression and collectible hunting with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 589 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2585890/)
7. [SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide](https://imho.run/games/2479650/spongebob-squarepants-titans-of-the-tide) — Shares platforming and checkpoint based progression with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 460 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479650/)
8. [Corn Kidz 64](https://imho.run/games/2575900/corn-kidz-64) — Also Collectathon and 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 1,424 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2575900/)
9. [Yooka-Replaylee](https://imho.run/games/2448020/yooka-replaylee) — Shares checkpoint based progression and collectible hunting with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 731 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2448020/)
10. [Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition](https://imho.run/games/3504560/tomba-2-the-evil-swine-return-special-edition) — Shares platforming and collectible hunting with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 169 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3504560/)
11. [Super Chipflake Ü: Quest for the Uncooked Schnitzel](https://imho.run/games/3064060/super-chipflake-u-quest-for-the-uncooked-schnitzel) — A frequent pick in Zapper: One Wicked Cricket players' libraries, and another Indie. 233 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3064060/)
12. [Kao the Kangaroo](https://imho.run/games/1370140/kao-the-kangaroo) — Shares collectible hunting with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 379 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1370140/)
13. [Missing Banban](https://imho.run/games/3113680/missing-banban) — Shares checkpoint based progression and hidden collectibles with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 162 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3113680/)
14. [Yooka-Laylee](https://imho.run/games/360830/yooka-laylee) — Also Collectathon and 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 1,992 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360830/)
15. [Pumpkin Jack](https://imho.run/games/1186640/pumpkin-jack) — Also Collectathon and 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 2,823 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1186640/)
16. [Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom](https://imho.run/games/2011780/yellow-taxi-goes-vroom) — Also Collectathon and 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 1,275 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2011780/)
17. [Orbo's Odyssey](https://imho.run/games/2539960/orbo-s-odyssey) — Shares checkpoint based progression and hidden collectibles with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 1,339 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2539960/)
18. [Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines](https://imho.run/games/2278790/grapple-dogs-cosmic-canines) — Shares hidden collectibles with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 138 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2278790/)
19. [Effie](https://imho.run/games/975950/effie) — Also Collectathon and 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 63 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975950/)
20. [New Super Lucky's Tale](https://imho.run/games/1038300/new-super-lucky-s-tale) — Also Collectathon and 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 349 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038300/)
21. [Oozi: Earth Adventure](https://imho.run/games/257990/oozi-earth-adventure) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 324 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257990/)
22. [TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2](https://imho.run/games/411970/ty-the-tasmanian-tiger-2) — Also Collectathon and 3D Platformer, like Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 654 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/411970/)
23. [Ice Age Scrat's Nutty Adventure](https://imho.run/games/751060/ice-age-scrat-s-nutty-adventure) — Shares collectible hunting with Zapper: One Wicked Cricket. 67 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751060/)
24. [The Plucky Squire](https://imho.run/games/1627570/the-plucky-squire) — A frequent pick in Zapper: One Wicked Cricket players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,063 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1627570/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2766060&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2766060
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2766060
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Zapper: One Wicked Cricket

In this action-adventure game, Zapper (a cricket) hops his way through six worlds in a quest to find his brother, held captive by the evil magpie queen. Dangerous traps and even more dangerous enemies await! It will take skill and timing to conquer all the worlds and survive the final showdown.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2766060
- **Developer:** Blitz Games Ltd, Big Boat Interactive
- **Publisher:** Atari, Infogrames
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 15, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2766060/zapper-one-wicked-cricket)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2766060&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2766060/)
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