# Games like Rex Rocket

> The closest matches to Rex Rocket: Mini Ghost, The Mummy Demastered, Castle In The Darkness, LUNARK, and Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider. 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. [Mini Ghost](https://imho.run/games/586880/mini-ghost) — Shares boss pattern learning with Rex Rocket. 167 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/586880/)
2. [The Mummy Demastered](https://imho.run/games/630310/the-mummy-demastered) — Also Metroidvania, like Rex Rocket. 414 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/630310/)
3. [Castle In The Darkness](https://imho.run/games/262960/castle-in-the-darkness) — A frequent pick in Rex Rocket players' libraries, and another RPG. 801 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262960/)
4. [LUNARK](https://imho.run/games/1050370/lunark) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 134 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1050370/)
5. [Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider](https://imho.run/games/1942010/vengeful-guardian-moonrider) — A frequent pick in Rex Rocket players' libraries, and another Action. 294 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1942010/)
6. [Berserk Boy](https://imho.run/games/1561340/berserk-boy) — Same atmospheric mood as Rex Rocket. 252 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1561340/)
7. [BLADECHIMERA](https://imho.run/games/2671230/bladechimera) — Shares teleportation and checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 694 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2671230/)
8. [Gato Roboto](https://imho.run/games/916730/gato-roboto) — Also Metroidvania, like Rex Rocket. 2,122 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916730/)
9. [Cave Story+](https://imho.run/games/200900/cave-story) — Also Metroidvania, like Rex Rocket. 3,688 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/200900/)
10. [Axiom Verge](https://imho.run/games/332200/axiom-verge) — Also Metroidvania, like Rex Rocket. 4,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332200/)
11. [Cosmobreeder Yiffai](https://imho.run/games/3548000/cosmobreeder-yiffai) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 105 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3548000/)
12. [Super Hydorah](https://imho.run/games/628800/super-hydorah) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 144 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/628800/)
13. [Aggelos](https://imho.run/games/717310/aggelos) — Also Metroidvania, like Rex Rocket. 280 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/717310/)
14. [Zexion](https://imho.run/games/3392510/zexion) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 353 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3392510/)
15. [Xanthiom Zero](https://imho.run/games/2324610/xanthiom-zero) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 114 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2324610/)
16. [Terrian Saga: KR-17](https://imho.run/games/278640/terrian-saga-kr-17) — Same atmospheric mood as Rex Rocket. 97 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/278640/)
17. [Cyber Shadow](https://imho.run/games/861250/cyber-shadow) — Shares boss pattern learning with Rex Rocket. 637 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/861250/)
18. [Blood of the Werewolf](https://imho.run/games/260250/blood-of-the-werewolf) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 260 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/260250/)
19. [Rogue Legacy 2](https://imho.run/games/1253920/rogue-legacy-2) — Shares boss pattern learning with Rex Rocket. 7,605 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1253920/)
20. [The Way](https://imho.run/games/311010/the-way) — Shares checkpoint based progression with Rex Rocket. 429 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311010/)
21. [Mighty No. 9](https://imho.run/games/314710/mighty-no-9) — Same retro mood as Rex Rocket. 1,041 Steam reviews, 54% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314710/)
22. [Alwa's Awakening](https://imho.run/games/549260/alwa-s-awakening) — A frequent pick in Rex Rocket players' libraries, and another Indie. 478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/549260/)
23. [Infernax](https://imho.run/games/374190/infernax) — Also Metroidvania, like Rex Rocket. 1,056 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374190/)
24. [Moons Of Darsalon](https://imho.run/games/1234180/moons-of-darsalon) — Same atmospheric mood as Rex Rocket. 82 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234180/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=288020&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=288020&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=288020&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=288020
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/288020
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Rex Rocket

Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 288020
- **Developer:** Castle Pixel, LLC.
- **Publisher:** Castle Pixel, LLC.
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 5, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/288020/rex-rocket)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=288020&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288020/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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