Games Like Comix Zone
Quick Answer
The closest games to Comix Zone are Streets of Rage 4, Shank 2, Guardian Heroes, Viewtiful Joe and Cuphead. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Comix Zone, and what does not.
What Made Comix Zone Work
Comix Zone puts you inside a comic page — you punch through panels, tear pieces of the page into paper aeroplanes, and the artist draws your enemies in front of you. It is short, brutally hard, and stylistically unlike anything before or since.
9 Games Like Comix Zone
1.Streets of Rage 4
The best modern beat-em-up, with hand-drawn art of its own.
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How These Picks Match Comix Zone
Comix Zone is catalogued here as a beat 'em up on the Sega Genesis. Eight of the nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — seven action games, five fighting games and five arcade games among them. The other one — Cuphead — is a different genre and is on the list for one specific thing Comix Zone did, so read the reason before ruling it out.
Four of the picks have their own list on this site, catalogued under the Sega Saturn, the Nintendo GameCube and the Sega Genesis (2). Shank 2, Cuphead, Battle Chef Brigade and The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile are from small or self-published studios.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Comix Zone | Where to play |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streets of Rage 4 | Fighting, Arcade, Action | Fighting, Action, Arcade | — |
| Shank 2 | Fighting, Action, Indie | Fighting, Action | — |
| Guardian Heroes | Fighting, Arcade, RPG | Fighting, Arcade | Sega Saturn (catalogued) |
| Viewtiful Joe | Fighting, Action, Arcade | Fighting, Action, Arcade | Nintendo GameCube (catalogued) |
| Cuphead | Shooter, Platformer, Indie | Different genre — see the reason above | — |
| Battle Chef Brigade | Puzzle, Action, Indie | Action | — |
| Gunstar Heroes | Shooter, Arcade, Action | Action, Arcade | Sega Genesis (catalogued) |
| Earthworm Jim | Platformer, Action, Arcade | Action, Arcade | Sega Genesis (catalogued) |
| The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile | Fighting, Action, Indie | Fighting, Action | — |
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