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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 39 games similar to Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit down to the 11 that fit the “Shooter” category. Mega Man X, Metroid II: Return of Samus and Mega Man X3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenre2D Platformer
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Solo
Year 2025Dev Mega Cat Studios

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Within the “Shooter” category, the closest game to Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is Mega Man X — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Metroid II: Return of Samus and Mega Man X3 follow close behind.

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The best shooter games like Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit. Each one has been evaluated across 5 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Mega Man X
Mega Man X
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-Fi
IGDB85· 1
Year 1993Dev CapcomOn iOS

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Metroid II: Return of Samus
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-Fi
IGDB60· 1
Year 1991Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 34 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man X3
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-FiCyberpunk
Year 1995Dev Capcom

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and setting cyberpunk

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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Earthworm Jim
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-Fi
IGDB76· 2
Year 1994Dev Shiny Entertainment · Tec Toy

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Jurassic Park
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 1993Dev BlueSky Software · Sega

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man X5
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-Fi
IGDB50· 1
Year 2000Dev Value Wave · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man X8
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-FiCyberpunk
Year 2004Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man X2
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-Fi
Year 1994Dev Capcom

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man X6
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-FiCyberpunk
Year 2001Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PC

✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man X4
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-Fi
Year 1997Dev CapcomOn PC

✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mega Man 6
Platformer2D Platformer
Solo2DSci-Fi
Year 1993Dev Capcom · Playtronic

✓ Fits the 2D platformers cluster, with precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100

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