Gunman Clive similar games & best alternatives

Gunman Clive

Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

In the year of 18XX, the west is overrun by thugs and outlaws. A group of bandits have kidnapped Mayor Johnsons daughter and are spreading havok across the land. Only Gunman Clive can bring order to the west and save the girl!Jump and shoot your way across 16 diverse and challenging levels and fight massive bosses.

What works

  • Unique hand-drawn art style
  • Challenging and varied platforming
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Excellent value for price
  • Nostalgic gameplay reminiscent of classic platformers

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some repetitive music
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Slippery platforming controls reported by some
  • Minimal story and narrative depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Momodora III

  • Viktor

  • Touhou Mystery Reel

  • Pharaoh Rebirth+

  • Jaded

  • Exit the Gungeon

More expressive

Games that feels like Gunman Clive but with more self-expression and customization

  • Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

  • Super Daryl Deluxe

  • Pizza Tower

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer

  • The Legend of Tianding

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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).
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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).

Gunman Clive: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Value, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 04/08/2026