Games like METAL SLUG 3
If you like METAL SLUG 3 (arcade, run and gun and local co-op), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
ARCADE GAME SERIES: GALAGA
- In common: short sessions and action
- Difference: less co-op
When you fancy a quick game to see how far you get: you set your lives and start from a stage you've already reached.
Cuphead
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: more progression
When you have energy and fancy a challenge: each boss lasts minutes and victory tastes sweet.
PAC-MAN 256
- In common: short sessions and co-op
- Difference: less action
When you have a short break and fancy quick runs chasing a high score, or friends on the sofa to play with up to four.
Gravity Circuit
- In common: action and short sessions
- Difference: less co-op
When you want a retro platformer you can finish in a weekend: CGMagazine beat it in about three or four hours.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
- In common: co-op and action
- Difference: easier
When you want an adventure of around 7 or 8 hours, according to Pocket-lint, with optional challenges in every level.
Enter the Gungeon
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: more progression
When you want intense action in 30-60 minute doses and feel like discovering ridiculous weapons.
Risk of Rain 2
- In common: action and co-op
- Difference: more progression
If you have an hour and some energy, especially with friends: every run ends in an explosion of items and effects.
PAYDAY™ The Heist
- In common: action and co-op
- Difference: more progression
When you have three friends online and fancy a tense heist where you have to work together to get out.
Roboquest
- In common: action and co-op
- Difference: more progression
When you want an intense run of about thirty minutes where every attempt turns out differently.
Blood and Bacon
- In common: action and co-op
- Difference: easier
When you have friends online and want to shoot wildly without taking it seriously.
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About METAL SLUG 3
A 2000 arcade run and gun in 2D: five missions with alternative routes, prisoners to rescue, vehicles such as a tank or an elephant, and an extremely long final mission. Supports co-op on the same PC.
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