
games like
Rick Dangerous
Rick Dangerous leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
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Like Rick Dangerous, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like Rick Dangerous
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 execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Deaths come from unknown scripted traps until memorised
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 4) - Boss fights require dodging and aim under pressure.
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Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 8) - Tight platforming, parries, and dodge-rolls demand precise inputs.
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - Minor enemy placement surprises first run
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - First-run trap and secret locations are unknown
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Platformer combat requires reactive dodging and timing
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - Unknown encounters on first run.
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - first-encounter dread fades once mapped
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 2) - hidden passages unknown only once
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 4) - Digging and platforming need modest precision
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Both lean on optimization about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 4) - Modest action timing
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Both lean on optimization about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 4) - Action combat with modest demands
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- Released
- 1989
- Developer
- Core Design
- Platforms
- Acorn Archimedes, C64, ZXS, Atari-ST, DOS, Amiga, ACPC
- Modes
- Single player
- IGDB users
- 77/100