JumpJet Rex similar games & best alternatives

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JumpJet Rex

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One • 2015

Should you play it?

Test your dinosaur jump-jet skills with a game that redefines the platformer genre, aptly renaming it "platflyer." Simply put, you're a t-rex with rocket boots trying to save earth from an incoming asteroid. Do you have what it takes to stop it?

What works

  • Tight and responsive controls
  • Challenging but fair difficulty
  • Cute and customizable dinosaur character
  • Engaging speedrun and leaderboard features
  • Local co-op and multiplayer modes

Things to keep in mind

  • Some difficulty spikes and frustration
  • Short overall length
  • Minor bugs and performance issues reported
  • Limited story depth
  • Camera/view sometimes too close making visibility difficult

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Little Triangle

  • Crypt of the NecroDancer

  • 1001 Spikes

  • Old School Musical

  • Spirits Abyss

  • Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Less social

Games that feels like JumpJet Rex but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Mega Serval

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Mutant Mudds Deluxe

  • Berserk Boy

  • Spark the Electric Jester

  • BZZZT

Less competitive

Games that feels like JumpJet Rex but with less competition against others

  • Dungreed

  • Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

  • Chenso Club

  • Risk of Rain (2013)

  • Garbanzo Quest

More violent

Games that feels like JumpJet Rex but with more combat and destruction

  • Duck Game

  • Copy Kitty

  • 30XX

  • Fighties

  • Mighty Goose

  • Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens

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Swipe to compare nearby games with JumpJet Rex. These titles are not in What to play next.

JumpJet Rex: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Story, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026