
games like
Dangerous Dave
Dangerous Dave leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
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Like Dangerous Dave, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like Dangerous Dave
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Perfect inputs trivialise every jump, spin and cape flight
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Cover gunfights and climbing timing
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Tight 2D platforming and music levels
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Scripted boss patterns, not reads
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Level layouts are fixed and quickly known
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Fluid run-jump-glide chains
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Gliding and charging need modest precision at most
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - More combat and platforming precision.
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Static seamless world
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Level events are scripted and quickly known
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Fixed level layouts
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (0 vs 1) - Fixed open city and missions
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- Released
- 1988
- Developer
- John Romero
- Platforms
- DOS, Apple][
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB users
- 59/100