Blaster Master Zero 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Blaster Master Zero 2

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

Join Jason, Eve, and Fred on an intergalactic journey! The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action adventure title "Blaster Master Zero" returns with its long-awaited sequel! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge in "Blaster Master Zero".

What works

  • Improved gameplay and mechanics over first game
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Challenging boss fights
  • Great pixel art and chiptune music
  • Exploration of diverse planets and environments

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Frustrating platforming sections (e.g. ladders, fall damage)
  • Limited replay value without dlc
  • Some difficulty spikes
  • No new game+ or extensive extras

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Astalon: Tears of the Earth

  • Axiom Verge

  • Aggelos

  • Spaceport Hope

  • Touhou Luna Nights

  • Axiom Verge 2

More expressive

Games that feels like Blaster Master Zero 2 but with more self-expression and customization

  • B.I.O.T.A.

  • Copy Kitty

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • UDONGEIN X

  • Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment

  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition

More intense

Games that feels like Blaster Master Zero 2 but with a more intense feel

  • Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

  • Zexion

  • Cyber Shadow

  • Rex Rocket

  • ScourgeBringer

  • Terrian Saga: KR-17

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Blaster Master Zero 3

  • Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon

  • Mighty Gunvolt

  • Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2

  • Azure Striker GUNVOLT 3

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Blaster Master Zero 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Competition, Leadership.

Last update: 04/08/2026