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24 alternatives to Micro Mages

A new game for the NES

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Micro Mages launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Gridland ▲87

   An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2PM
   Play multiplayer and singleplayer NES games online▲196

   2017 · nescat.gcubed.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Cubits!▲79

   A game where less is more.

   2014 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Brickies▲87

   A fresh and colorful take on the classic breakout game

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Battlecade▲87

   A portable vintage gaming concept for two

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Microbot▲10

   New strategy bouncing bullet game

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Logifaces▲76

   Analogue game for digital minds

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Technobabylon▲86

   A cyberpunk point-and-click adventure with a mid-90s style

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9VW
   Variables War, a kid-friendly code playing-cards game▲78

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10SA
    Stdcore, a toy container library▲54

    2017 · nedbingham.com · its alternatives →

11. 11AT
    A tabletop game for nerds▲6

    2016 · bug.industries · its alternatives →

12. 12XM
    Xkcd mario-ish: a playable xkcd mario level▲16

    2018 · natejenkins.ch · its alternatives →

13. 13MG
    Minimal game with procedural graphics in JavaScript/GLSL▲34

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14HL
    Hearthstone-like card game builder for humans▲44

    2016 · dulst.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Neon Knights Board Game▲4

    Cyberpunk Battle Racing Game

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16AF
    A few small games not only for kids (made with my programming language)▲9

    2024 · easygames.online · its alternatives →

17. 17IR
    I Recreated Encarta's MindMaze▲6

    You can check the game here: https://select.supply/game/mindmaze. Curious to learn your feedback. I personally loved the game so much!

    Apr 2026 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    2019 · its alternatives →

19. 19NI
    New iOS game by Blue Frog Gaming (YC Summer 07)▲11

    2011 · polarpuzzles.com · its alternatives →

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    New Game Very Addicitve▲5

    Addictive 2d casual game

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21CO
    Crypto, our NES game that we did for 2016 GGJ▲12

    2016 · globalgamejam.org · its alternatives →

22. 22
    QuickROLLER▲2

    INTERESTING GAME

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Playsian▲5

    Online gaming without the cruft

    2017 · its alternatives →

24. 24AN
    A NES Emulator Written in Emacs Lisp▲10

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →