Games like Mega Man

Mega Man: first released 1987 by Capcom.

In the series: Mega Man (1987), Mega Man 2 (1988), Mega Man X (1993), Mega Man Legends (1997), Mega Man Battle Network (2001), Mega Man 11 (2018).

29 games inspired by Mega Man

• 20XX: Roguelike take on Mega Man X.
• 30XX: Sequel to 20XX with co-op and level editor.
• Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit: NES-style platformer that also got a real NES cartridge.
• Gravity Circuit: Mega Man X-style action platformer built around a grappling hook and punches.
• Gravity Circuit 2: Announced sequel to Gravity Circuit, listed for 2027.
• I Wanna Be the Guy: Freeware NES-style platformer of brutal traps, only offered from the author's site.
• Lizard: NES exploration platformer about a lizard costume, sold as ROM and cartridge.
• Mega Maker: Free Mega Man level editor with online level sharing, using assets from the first six games.
• Mega Man 1: The New Lands (Mega Man ROM hack): New Robot Masters and new stages in the first Mega Man, with faster firing, no knockback and tighter controls.
• Mega Man 2.5D: 2.5D Mega Man fan game with online co-op, featured by Capcom.
• Mega Man 4: Voyage (Mega Man 4 ROM hack): A near-total overhaul of Mega Man 4 that keeps only the Robot Masters' names: original story, new areas, reprogrammed bosses and almost 40 original songs.
• Mega Man 7 EP (Mega Man 7 ROM hack): The Rockman 4 Minus Infinity author's SNES follow-up: Rockman 7 with new stage designs, bosses and attack patterns and on-the-fly weapon switching.
• Mega Man CX (Mega Man 2 ROM hack): Remakes Rockman 2 in the style of Mega Man X, with an intro stage, a dash and a new plot in which Rockman CX is the villain.
• Mega Man Rock Force: Classic-style Mega Man fan game with a darker story and a team of robot allies.
• Mega Man Ultra (Mega Man ROM hack): A new story set twenty years on, in which Wily steals the blueprints for Dr. Light's secret robot X, told through rebuilt stages in the first Mega Man.
• Mega Man Unlimited: NES-style Mega Man fan sequel that grew out of fake Mega Man 10 trailers.
• Mega Man X: Corrupted: Metroidvania Mega Man X fan game in development since 2007, with X and Zero playable.
• Mighty No. 9: Kickstarted Mega Man successor led by Keiji Inafune.
• Panzer Paladin: NES-style action platformer about a pilot and her mech.
• Prison City: NES-style action platformer with a chakram, inspired by Shatterhand.
• Project Blue: NES action platformer.
• Rockman 4: Burst Chaser X Air Sliding (Mega Man 4 ROM hack): Fast movement, long jumps and mid-air sliding on top of new stages, music, weapons and smarter Robot Masters.
• Rockman 4: Minus Infinity (Mega Man 4 ROM hack): Rebuilds Mega Man 4 with new stages, branching paths, hidden guest bosses from the whole series, new weapons, an arena mode and MMC5 music.
• Rockman Deus Ex Machina (Mega Man 2 ROM hack): An expert-level Rockman 2 rebuild with reworked gameplay and very aggressive new boss fights.
• Rockman No Constancy (Mega Man 2 ROM hack): A Japanese rework of Rockman 2 with new music, graphics, bosses, weapons and stage layouts, plus a hard mode.
• Shovel Knight: Kickstarted NES-style platformer built on Capcom 8-bit design.
• Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove: NES-style action platformer that set the bar for modern 8-bit throwbacks.
• Street Fighter X Mega Man: Fan crossover that Capcom backed and released as official freeware.
• Super Bat Puncher: NES and Famicom platformer; a demo is available.