I want suggestions

[Naho]

Hello everyone. I'm looking for games similar to Hylics, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Metal Slug, Earhtbound and Off.

Basically, games with weird aesthetics, a bit of comedy, absurd, and/or even better if they have horror.

I don't care about the genre (it could be pure action or a lot of reading). For PC or emulator.

 

[Deleted member 99901]

Jimmy and the pulsating mass

 

[Cu-Neo]

Broforce

And Shank

Both really good sidescrollers that are available on PC.

 

[RustySK]

Evil Tonight sounds like the perfect fit for what you described there.
It's a really good top-down action game with survival horror resource management and fantastic sprite art with a spooky/goofy aesthetic. I highly recommend it.

Another one that comes to mind is Eastward.
This one's a top-down... Zelda-like, I suppose? There's also some Secret of Mana in there for sure. I never finished this one for whatever reason, but I did enjoy my time with it.
It has an Earthbound-y aesthetic with some of the absolute best sprite art I have ever seen. Owlboy levels of presentational excellence.

 

[Urpazurpa]

have you heard about yume nikki?

 

[Deleted member 99901]

Another one that comes to mind is Eastward.

I never got around to playing Eastward, but its opening movie is Amazing.

 

[DanVzare]

Riddled Corpses.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Hello everyone. I'm looking for games similar to Hylics, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Metal Slug, Earhtbound and Off.

Basically, games with weird aesthetics, a bit of comedy, absurd, and/or even better if they have horror.

I don't care about the genre (it could be pure action or a lot of reading). For PC or emulator.

Dunno about the others but on Metal Slug, Earthbound and Off, I gotchu

-Lisa The Painful/Joyful
-Ancient Roman
-Aero Fighters 3
-Contra
-Parodius franchise
-Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
-Etrian Odyssey III
-LSD Dream Emulator
-Castle of Shikigami
-Mega Man Legends
-Dragon’s Crown (everything is so absurd looking that you will eventually bust out laughing)
-Jumping Flash
-Saturn Bomberman
-Earthworm Jim
-De Cap Attack

 

[Naho]

Jimmy and the pulsating mass

Simple and straightforward. That game really caught my attention.

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Broforce View attachment 57998
And Shank View attachment 57999
Both really good sidescrollers that are available on PC.

They look so fun, I'll definitely play them.

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Evil Tonight sounds like the perfect fit for what you described there.
It's a really good top-down action game with survival horror resource management and fantastic sprite art with a spooky/goofy aesthetic. I highly recommend it.

Another one that comes to mind is Eastward.
This one's a top-down... Zelda-like, I suppose? There's also some Secret of Mana in there for sure. I never finished this one for whatever reason, but I did enjoy my time with it.
It has an Earthbound-y aesthetic with some of the absolute best sprite art I have ever seen. Owlboy levels of presentational excellence.

Oh my god, I LOVE the art ♥ Just for that I'll play them.

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have you heard about yume nikki?

Nope, but it looks interesting.

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Riddled Corpses.

Looks fun and chaotic, definitely going on my list.

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Dunno about the others but on Metal Slug, Earthbound and Off, I gotchu

-Lisa The Painful/Joyful
-Ancient Roman
-Aero Fighters 3
-Contra
-Parodius franchise
-Cyberbots: Full Metal Madness
-Etrian Odyssey III
-LSD Dream Emulator
-Castle of Shikigami
-Mega Man Legends
-Dragon’s Crown (everything is so absurd looking that you will eventually bust out laughing)
-Jumping Flash
-Saturn Bomberman
-Earthworm Jim
-De Cap Attack

My god, you're the best. ♥
I have games for years.

 

[Skunkobot]

Yuppie Psycho should tick all your boxes

 

[Naho]

Yuppie Psycho should tick all your boxes

So a 10/10 suggestion. To my list.

 

[stealthRUSH stealthRUSH]

I'd suggest

NEO - Cyber Lip
GEN - The Ooze
SNES - Plok
TG16 - Splatterhouse
NES - Zombie Nation

 

[Graw]

Toe jam and Earl on the snes, Earthworm Jim on the snes or Genesis, Boogerman on the Genesis and Battletoads all have that 90's weirdness those other games have. There were lots of them back in the day. Iggy's Wrecking Balls, Uniracers, Super Smash TV, Clayfighters, Rampage World Tour. The snes, genesis, n64 and ps1 probably had the most of those weird, funny games.

 

[Naho]

I'd suggest

NEO - Cyber Lip
GEN - The Ooze
SNES - Plok
TG16 - Splatterhouse
NES - Zombie Nation

Old games, nice. I need them.

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Toe jam and Earl on the snes, Earthworm Jim on the snes or Genesis, Boogerman on the Genesis and Battletoads all have that 90's weirdness those other games have. There were lots of them back in the day. Iggy's Wrecking Balls, Uniracers, Super Smash TV, Clayfighters, Rampage World Tour. The snes, genesis, n64 and ps1 probably had the most of those weird, funny games.

Just what I want. ♥

 

[Deleted member 99901]

Knuckle Sandwich on Steam

Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.

store.steampowered.com

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Haunting Starring Polterguy
The game where you get to scare the crap out of a 90s upper middle class Italian American family.

 

[Naho]

Knuckle Sandwich on Steam

Knuckle Sandwich is a turn-based RPG by Andy Brophy. Get a job, beat up some monsters, and solve a mystery that's plaguing Bright City.

store.steampowered.com

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Aaawww, the skeletons are cute. Looks funny.

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Haunting Starring Polterguy
The game where you get to scare the crap out of a 90s upper middle class Italian American family.
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Looks interesting, nice.

 

[Antilocal123]

Super Lesbian Animal RPG and Tribal Hunter. /j

 

[Poltergeist]

Did you try Undertale? If not, you'll probably enjoy that game a lot and it's very cheep.

Basically, games with weird aesthetics, a bit of comedy, absurd, and/or even better if they have horror.

It's like a perfect mix of everything that you've described.

 

[sadasa]

day of fhe tentacle

 

[partymembervii]

if youre open to 3ds emulation shin megami tensei iv, while not all that "weird" like earthbound, is a very crunchy and satisfying turn based jrpg, these guys were doing monster recruitment before pokemon was a thought