Atomik: RunGunJumpGun similar games & best alternatives

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Atomik: RunGunJumpGun

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun is a tough as nails game that puts a gravity-defying weapon in your hands. One button lets you fly, the other blasts obstacles out of the way. With a cast of crazed characters, challenging gameplay, and a pulsing musical score, it delivers twitchy platforming goodness.

What works

  • Tight responsive controls
  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Excellent pixel art and psychedelic visuals
  • Great soundtrack enhancing immersion
  • Well-designed levels with unique mechanics

Things to keep in mind

  • Very high difficulty may frustrate some players
  • Short levels and overall game length
  • Some mechanics in later levels feel unfair or luck-based
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Potentially intense flashing effects (epilepsy warning)

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ScourgeBringer

  • Starward Rogue

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Flinthook

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

  • Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

More relaxing

Games that feels like Atomik: RunGunJumpGun but with a more relaxing feel

  • Jaded

  • Axiom Verge 2

  • Janosik

  • Spaceport Hope

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

  • UDONGEIN X

Less expressive

Games that feels like Atomik: RunGunJumpGun but with less self-expression and customization

  • Jet Gunner

  • Terrian Saga: KR-17

  • Environmental Station Alpha

  • BUTCHER

  • Hargrave

  • Cyber Shadow

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Atomik: RunGunJumpGun. These titles are not in What to play next.

Atomik: RunGunJumpGun: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026